Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition
by Rafael Sabatini
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: Stanley Paul. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Undated but presumed first edition. Apparently rebound in dark green cloth with gilt lines and spine label. This is Sabatini's detailed history of the life of Torquemada who was the first Grand Inquisitor in Spain's attempt to harmonise religious practices in the 15th Cent. The interior is clean and unmarked. Spine title is misspelt Torquemeda. A handsome edition. DW Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2217
- Title
- Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition
- Author
- Rafael Sabatini
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Stanley Paul
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Reader’s Books
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Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
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- First Edition
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- Spine Label
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.