Beltran in Exile
by William Watson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Chatto & Windus, 1979 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5". none . A very smart first edition copy of William Watson's historical novel following the last Templar, Beltran. This is a very well presented first edition copy of William Watson's Beltran in Exile, a historical novel that follow Beltran a lone survivor of the Templars as he navigates an alien world after the defeat of the Christians during the Crusades.Watson writes with vitality and imagination. William Watson was a Scottish author, playwright and newspaper editor. In the unclipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright clean pages. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. Light bumping to the head of the spine. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 818B14
- Title
- Beltran in Exile
- Author
- William Watson
- Illustrator
- none
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- William Watson Beltran in exile historical literature Beltran in exile
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Dustwrapper
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- Fine
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