The Tontine

The Tontine

$17.50 AUD

Availability: in stock at our Melbourne warehouse.

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Thomas B. Costain

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : First edition ,Good with light tanning, No dustjacket, Pages intact, no marks, notes or highlighting


A historical novel by Thomas B. Costain, a Canadian writer and journalist, that spans the lives of two generations of five families who participate in a tontine, a financial scheme in which the last survivor inherits a fortune. The book follows the fortunes and misfortunes of the characters from the Napoleonic Wars to the late Victorian era. The book was published by Collins in 1956. The book has 928 pages. Additional remarks: mild tanning. Previous owner's name to top, fore and tail edges. DJ is protected by a plastic sleeve.
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Description
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Thomas B. Costain

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : First edition ,Good with light tanning, No dustjacket, Pages intact, no marks, notes or highlighting


A historical novel by Thomas B. Costain, a Canadian writer and journalist, that spans the lives of two generations of five families who participate in a tontine, a financial scheme in which the last survivor inherits a fortune. The book follows the fortunes and misfortunes of the characters from the Napoleonic Wars to the late Victorian era. The book was published by Collins in 1956. The book has 928 pages. Additional remarks: mild tanning. Previous owner's name to top, fore and tail edges. DJ is protected by a plastic sleeve.