 ... most enticing method of sale, as things you do not want, and would never go into a shop to ask for, are thus brought under notice, and you are seduced into bidding because they seem to be going for a trifle. One man we stopped, had in his...  Algeria and Tunis in 1845 - Page 15by John Clark Kennedy - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1846 - 562 pages
...have to dispose of, and mentioning the last price that has been offered by any of the lookers on— a most enticing method of sale, as things you do not...going for a trifle. One man we stopped had in his bands a pair of antique burners for perfumes, a silk scarf over one arm, and a second-hand Turkish... | |
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