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Cathedral of the Sea ****UK HB 1/1 SIGNED****
by Falcones, Ildefonso
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Isle of Man, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Doubleday, 2008. Hardcover. Fine. This is a first edition and first printing of Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones, published by Doubleday in 2008. Both the book and protected dust jacket are in Fine/As New condition without inscriptions and not price clipped. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. Synopsis: A masterful epic of love, war, treason, plague, famine, witchcraft, anti-Semitism and the Inquisition 14th-century Spain, the medieval city of Barcelona is enjoying a golden age of prosperity. Its humblest inhabitants are building, stone by stone, a magnificent church to overlook their harbour. This is the Cathedral of the Sea: a church to be built for the people by the people. In its shadow, Arnau, a young serf on the run from his feudal lord, struggles to earn his freedom. After famine, plague and thwarted love, Arnau's fortunes begin to turn when King Pedro makes him a baron as a reward for his courage in battle. But he is also forced to marry Eleonor, a ward of the King whom he does not love. His newfound status excites jealousy from his friends who plot his downfall with devastating consequences. Arnau's journey from slave to nobleman is the story of a struggle between good and evil that will turn Church against State and brother against brother ...
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- Bookseller
- BritoBooks
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014460
- Title
- Cathedral of the Sea ****UK HB 1/1 SIGNED****
- Author
- Falcones, Ildefonso
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Date Published
- 2008
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
BritoBooks
Books will be posted out normally within 2 days of payment being processed. All items are sent by 1st class or special delivery within the UK. For overseas I only use airmail for shipping.
I will only accept payment by cheque if it is in GBP.
Customer service is my top priority. Books are always protected by bubble wrap and cardboard before posting. And I always try to give an accurate description of all my books. Should damage occur during transit or the book doesn't reach it's destination in the condition it has been described, then I offer a 100% return guarentee
About the Seller
BritoBooks
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Isle of Man
About BritoBooks
Buying, selling, collecting books is my hobby. I tend to specialise in modern, signed 1st edition, both adult and childrens titles. But I also stock many rare & collectible books from all generations and all genres.
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- New
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- Jacket
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