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Torquemada
by Fast, Howard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Methuen & Co.Ltd, London, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Faith Jaques -- Cover Art. VI, 7-160 pages, last two pages blank. Black coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Light bumping to the top backstrip edge and rubbing to the book corners. Very light age toning to the internal text. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Faith Jaques, with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper edges and yellowing of the back dustwrapper panel. Clipping of the dustwrapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner. A novel set in 15th century Spain, of Elizabeth and Ferdinand, of Columbus and his exploration and of the Spanish Inquisition and its most feared Inquisitor -- Torquemada. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Faith Jaques -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Spain; Inventory No: 0107862. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0107862
- Title
- Torquemada
- Author
- Fast, Howard
- Illustrator
- Faith Jaques -- Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co.Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Spanish Inquisition -- Torquemada -- Novel Fiction; Spain; Faith Jaques -- Cover Art Unbranded Fast, Howard Torquemada
- Bookseller catalogs
- Spain;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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