The City of Falling Angels
by John Berendt
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1594200580
- ISBN 13
- 9781594200588
- Seller
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About This Item
NY: The Penguin Press, 2005. SIGNED. Unread - New. 1st/1st. First edition, first printing with complete number line starting with 1. SIGNED on the title page by John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Unread book is tight and square with sharp tips and clean unmarred boards. Illustrated endpapers. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or marks and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped and Fine. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover.
Turning to the magic, mystery, and decadence of Venice, Berendt gradually reveals the truth behind a sensational fire that in 1996 destroyed the historic opera house. Encountering a rich cast of characters, Berendt tells a tale full of atmosphere and surprise as the stories build, one after the other, ultimately coming together to portray a world as finely drawn as a still-life painting.
Synopsis
Twelve years ago, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil exploded into a monumental success, residing a record-breaking four years on the New York Times bestseller list (longer than any work of fiction or nonfiction had before) and turning John Berendt into a household name. The City of Falling Angels is Berendt's first book since Midnight , and it immediately reminds one what all the fuss was about. Turning to the magic, mystery, and decadence of Venice, Berendt gradually reveals the truth behind a sensational fire that in 1996 destroyed the historic Fenice opera house. Encountering a rich cast of characters, Berendt tells a tale full of atmosphere and surprise as the stories build, one after the other, ultimately coming together to portray a world as finely drawn as a still-life painting.
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- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2429
- Title
- The City of Falling Angels
- Author
- John Berendt
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1594200580
- ISBN 13
- 9781594200588
- Publisher
- The Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
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- First Editions; Signed Books;
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