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May Contain Traces of Magic: Available Copies

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May Contain Traces of Magic (J.W. Wells & Co.)
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2010)


    Seller: Bay State Book Company (North Smithfield, RI, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $6.53
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    TOTAL Cost: $6.53

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May Contain Traces of Magic
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2010)


    Seller: Shakespeare Book House (Rockford, IL, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $3.39
    Shipping: $3.99
    TOTAL Cost: $7.38

Item in acceptable condition including possible liquid damage. As well answers may be filled in. May be missing DVDs, CDs, Access code, etc. 100%Money-Back Guarantee! Ship within 24 hours!!

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May Contain Traces of Magic (J.W. Wells & Co.)
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2010)


    Seller: Book Deals (Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $10.01
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Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 0.62

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May Contain Traces Of Magic: J.W. Wells & Co. Book 6
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2010)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $2.85
    Shipping: $7.26
    TOTAL Cost: $10.11

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May Contain Traces Of Magic: J.W. Wells & Co. Book 6
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2010)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $2.85
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    TOTAL Cost: $10.11

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May Contain Traces of Magic
    by Holt, Tom, HOLT, T. O. M.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781841495057
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited (2009)


    Seller: Better World Books (Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $10.15
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    TOTAL Cost: $10.15

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May Contain Traces Of Magic
    by Holt, Tom

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781841495057
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2009)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $2.97
    Shipping: $7.26
    TOTAL Cost: $10.23

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May Contain Traces Of Magic
    by Holt, Tom

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781841495057
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2009)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $2.97
    Shipping: $7.26
    TOTAL Cost: $10.23

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May Contain Traces Of Magic
    by Holt, Tom

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781841495057
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2009)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $2.97
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    TOTAL Cost: $10.23

The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

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May Contain Traces of Magic
    by Holt, Tom

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781841495057
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2009)


    Seller: SecondSale (Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $10.85
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    TOTAL Cost: $10.85

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

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May Contain Traces Of Magic: J.W. Wells & Co. Book 6
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Orbit (2010)


    Seller: WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $1.59
    Shipping: $10.18
    TOTAL Cost: $11.77

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

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May Contain Traces of Magic (J.W. Wells & Co.)
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2010)


    Seller: MusicMagpie (Stockport, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $5.34
    Shipping: $7.12
    TOTAL Cost: $12.46

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May Contain Traces Of Magic: J.W. Wells & Co. Book 6
    by Tom Holt

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom, London (2010)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $5.69
    Shipping: $7.26
    TOTAL Cost: $12.95

'Holt is, as usual, absurd, funny, and light-handed enough with the completely ridiculous bits to keep the story moving, assuring that the reader doesn't actually notice how bizarre the story has become, or how tangled the mystery is, until it's nearly done.' - Booklist 'Uniquely twisted . . . cracking gags.' - Guardian There are all kinds of products. The good ones. The bad ones. The ones that stay in the garage mouldering for years until your garden gnome makes a home out of them. Most are harmless if handled properly, even if they do contain traces of peanuts. But some are not. Not the ones that contain traces of magic. Chris Popham wasn't paying enough attention when he talked to his SatNav. Sure, she gave him directions, never backtalked him, and always led him to his next spot on the map with perfect accuracy. She was the best thing in his life. So was it really his fault that he didn't start paying attention when she talked to him? In his defence, that was her job. But when 'Take the next right' turned into 'Excuse me,' that was when the real trouble started. Because sometimes a SatNav isn't a SatNav. Sometimes it's an imprisoned soul trapped inside a metal box that will do anything it can to get free. And some products you just can't return. Another slice of fantastic comic TOMfoolery. Books by Tom Holt: Walled Orchard Series Goatsong The Walled Orchard J.W. Wells & Co. Series The Portable Door In Your Dreams Earth, Air, Fire and Custard You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps The Better Mousetrap May Contain Traces of Magic Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages YouSpace Series Doughnut When It's A Jar The Outsorcerer's Apprentice The Good, the Bad and the Smug Novels Expecting Someone Taller Who's Afraid of Beowulf Flying Dutch Ye Gods! Overtime Here Comes the Sun Grailblazers Faust Among Equals Odds and Gods Djinn Rummy My Hero Paint your Dragon Open Sesame Wish you Were Here Alexander at World's End Only Human Snow White and the Seven Samurai Olympiad Valhalla Nothing But Blue Skies Falling Sideways Little People Song for Nero Meadowland Barking Blonde Bombshell The Management Style of the Supreme Beings An Orc on the Wild Side. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

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May Contain Traces Of Magic
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Orbit (2010)


    Seller: Goldstone Books (Llandybie, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $4.93
    Shipping: $9.06
    TOTAL Cost: $13.99

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May Contain Traces Of Magic
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Orbit (2010)


    Seller: Goldstone Books (Llandybie, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $4.93
    Shipping: $9.06
    TOTAL Cost: $13.99

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May Contain Traces Of Magic
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Orbit (2010)


    Seller: Goldstone Books (Llandybie, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $4.93
    Shipping: $9.06
    TOTAL Cost: $13.99

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May Contain Traces of Magic
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2010)


    Seller: GreatBookPrices (Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: As New
    Book Price: $11.78
    Shipping: $2.64
    TOTAL Cost: $14.42

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May Contain Traces of Magic
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited (2010)


    Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $5.86
    Shipping: $10.37
    TOTAL Cost: $16.23

Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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May Contain Traces of Magic
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited (2010)


    Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $5.86
    Shipping: $10.37
    TOTAL Cost: $16.23

Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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May Contain Traces of Magic
    by Holt, Tom, HOLT, T. O. M.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781841495057
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited (2009)


    Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $5.91
    Shipping: $10.37
    TOTAL Cost: $16.28

Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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May Contain Traces of Magic
    by Holt, Tom, HOLT, T. O. M.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781841495057
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited (2009)


    Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $5.91
    Shipping: $10.37
    TOTAL Cost: $16.28

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May Contain Traces of Magic
    by Tom Holt

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2010)


    Seller: medimops (Berlin, Germany)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $6.77
    Shipping: $9.80
    TOTAL Cost: $16.57

Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

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May Contain Traces of Magic
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2010)


    Seller: GreatBookPrices (Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $14.87
    Shipping: $2.64
    TOTAL Cost: $17.51

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May Contain Traces Of Magic (Paperback)
    by Tom Holt

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, London (2010)


    Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Fairfield, OH, U.S.A.)
    New Book
    Book Price: $17.52
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $17.52

Paperback. There are all kinds of products. The good ones. The bad ones. The ones that stay in the garage mouldering for years until your garden gnome makes a home out of them. Most are harmless if handled properly, even if they do contain traces of peanuts. But some are not. Not the ones that contain traces of magic.Chris Popham wasn't paying enough attention when he talked to his SatNav. Sure, she gave him directions, never backtalked him, and always led him to his next spot on the map with perfect accuracy. She was the best thing in his life. So was it really his fault that he didn't start paying attention when she talked to him? In his defence, that was her job. But when 'Take the next right' turned into 'Excuse me,' that was when the real trouble started. Because sometimes a SatNav isn't a SatNav. Sometimes it's an imprisoned soul trapped inside a metal box that will do anything it can to get free. And some products you just can't return. Another slice of fantastic comic TOMfoolery. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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May contain traces of magic
    by Tom Holt

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Orbit (2010)


    Seller: Bookbot (Prague, Czech Republic)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $6.50
    Shipping: $12.51
    TOTAL Cost: $19.01

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May Contain Traces of Magic (J.W. Wells & Co.)
    by Holt, Tom

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2010)


    Seller: Book Deals (Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $20.58
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $20.58

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May Contain Traces Of Magic
    by Tom Holt

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (2010)


    Seller: PBShop.store UK (Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom)
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    Book Price: $15.22
    Shipping: $5.39
    TOTAL Cost: $20.61

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MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF MAGIC
    by Tom HOLT

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Orbit (2010)


    Seller: Jeff 'n' Joys Quality Books (Redcar, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $4.65
    Shipping: $16.85
    TOTAL Cost: $21.50

A first UK edition B format (130 x 198 mm) paperback. Unread. Some age tanning to pages. J.W. Wells & Co Book Six. SYNOPSIS: "There are all kinds of products. The good, the bad, the ones that moulder in the garage until your garden gnome stakes a claim. Most are harmless, even those advertising a hint of peanuts. But some are not. Not the ones containing traces of magic. Chris Popham was taking his SatNav for granted. Sure, she gave great directions and never gave him backchat. But it was her job. So was it his fault that he didn't notice when she started talking back? When "Take the next right" turned into "Excuse me," that was when the real trouble started. Because sometimes a SatNav isn't a SatNav. Sometimes its an imprisoned soul trapped inside a metal box that will do anything to get free. And some products you just can't return." Packed weight 360gms. IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH  

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May Contain Traces of Magic
    by Tom Holt

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Orbit (2010)


    Seller: Bestsellersuk (Hereford, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $6.52
    Shipping: $15.56
    TOTAL Cost: $22.08

Bumped edges and book is warped Sun Damage to edge of Pages. No.1 BESTSELLERS - great prices, friendly customer service â" all orders are dispatched next working day.

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May Contain Traces of Magic
    by Tom Holt

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781841495064
    Publisher: Orbit (2010)


    Seller: Bestsellersuk (Hereford, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $6.52
    Shipping: $15.56
    TOTAL Cost: $22.08

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