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Purity of Blood (Captain Alatriste)
by Perez-Reverte, Arturo
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399153209
- ISBN 13
- 9780399153204
- Seller
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About This Item
U.S.A: G, P, Putnam's Sons - The Knickerbocker Press, 2006. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. First Edition Hardcover and Jacket in Near Fine Condition. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. Remainder. The second adventure in Perez-Reverte's Captain Alatriste Series, a 17th century Madrid tale of a society of pomp, pistols, and provocation. Light scratch line on front panel, else Fine. Unclipped bright and clean jacket, faint wrinkle to top edge. Internals as new. 267 pages. 8.6 x 5.75 inches. 2006, G. P. Putnam's Sons, USA
Synopsis
The second swashbuckling adventure in the internationally acclaimed Captain Alatriste series Captain Alatriste, Madrid’s most charismatic swashbuckler, returns in Perez-Reverte’s acclaimed international bestseller. The fearless Alatriste is hired to infiltrate a convent and rescue a young girl forced to serve as a powerful priest’s concubine. The girl’s father is barred from legal recourse as the priest threatens to reveal that the man’s family is “not of pure blood” and is, in fact, of Jewish descent—which will all but destroy the family name. As Alatriste struggles to save the young hostage from being burned at the stake, he soon finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into a conspiracy that leads all the way to the heart of the Spanish Inquisition. A literary thriller that delivers adventure and rich historical detail, Purity of Blood captivates to the final page.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023718
- Title
- Purity of Blood (Captain Alatriste)
- Author
- Perez-Reverte, Arturo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0399153209
- ISBN 13
- 9780399153204
- Publisher
- G, P, Putnam's Sons - The Knickerbocker Press
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- SPAIN MADRID 17TH CENTURY ADVENTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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