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The Fencing Master [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
by Arturo Perez-Reverte; Margaret Jull Costa [trans.]
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1860464548
- ISBN 13
- 9781860464546
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: The Harvill Press, 1999. Very Good +/Near Fine. London: The Harvill Press, 1999. First UK Edition. Bookplate signed by Perez-Reverte loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 212 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in gilt.
Unclipped dust jacket is gently rubbed at edges. Boards show just a trace of wear at spine ends. Binding is sound. Some light creasing to preliminaries but otherwise pages clean and unmarked.
Unclipped dust jacket is gently rubbed at edges. Boards show just a trace of wear at spine ends. Binding is sound. Some light creasing to preliminaries but otherwise pages clean and unmarked.
Synopsis
In Madrid, in 1868, Don Jaime, fencing master and anachronistic man of honor, is working on his Treatise on the Art of Fencing. One day he is approached by a mysterious woman who seeks to learn the secret of "the unstoppable thrust," a supreme moment at the very heart of the art of fencing. All too soon he finds himself in the vortex of a plot that includes seduction, secret political documents, and more than one murder. Rich in historical detail of a decaying world that agonizes-as does fencing itself-over the ideals of honor and chivalry, The Fencing Master is superb literature and a true page-turner.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8337
- Title
- The Fencing Master [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
- Author
- Arturo Perez-Reverte; Margaret Jull Costa [trans.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1860464548
- ISBN 13
- 9781860464546
- Publisher
- The Harvill Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Fine
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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