Kate Carlisle
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323 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Brooklyn Wainwright is thrilled to be appearing on the San Francisco edition of the hit TV show This Old Attic as a rare-book expert and appraiser. Her first subject is a very valuable first-edition copy of the classic children's story The Secret Garden,which is owned by a flower vendor named Vera. Once she hears what her book is worth, Vera is eager to have Brooklyn recondition it for resale. But after the episode airs, a furious man storms onto...
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Series
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294 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Excited to explore the secrets of wine country, Brooklyn attends an excavation of the caves hidden deep under her parents' commune -- and the findings are explosive. A room is unearthed, and it contains a treasure trove of artwork, rare books, a chest of jewelry -- and a perfectly mummified body. A closer examination of the murdered man's possessions reveals a valuable first edition of Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth. Hidden in...