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2、et(eightbooksofplaysandtwobooksofpoetry)atwhatwasclaimedtobea‘remarkable’price:fifteenpoundsandfiftypence,includingpostageandpacking.IhadwantedasetofShakespeare’splaysandpoemsforsometime,andthesebooks,inredimitationleather,lookedparticularlyattractive;soIsentforthem.Tw
3、oweekslater,thebooksarrived,togetherwithasetofthecompleteworksofCharlesDickenswhichIhadnotordered.SoIreturnedtheDickensbookstoyou,withachequeforfifteenpoundsandfiftypencefortheworksofShakespeare.Twomoreweekspassed.ThentherearrivedonmydoorstepasecondsetoftheworksofShake
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8、oksLtd.totakeawaythebookshehadnotordered.C.laughatCosmoBooksLtd..D.advisereadersnottoorderbooksfromCosmoBooksLtd..42.
