The Sword Of Islam
by Sabatini, Rafael
Rafael Sabatini (1875-1950) was an Italian/British writer who crafted some of the greatest tales of action and adventure ever written, including "Captain Blood," "The Sea Hawk," "Scaramouche," and many more.This volume collects 14 rare Sabatini short stories (most appearing for the first time in book form). Included are: "The Sword of Islam," "The Tapestried Room," "The Baker of Rousillon," "The Blackmailer," "The Curate and the Actress," "The Foster-Lover," "The Ordeal," "Wirgman's Theory," "The Wedding Gift," "Annabel's Wager," "The Dupes," "The Fool's Love Story," "Gismondi's Wage," and "Intelligence."
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The Sword of Islam
by Sabatini, Rafael
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- Used - Very good publisher's cloth with very good dust jacket with some soiling and wear
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- First edition
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- 1939
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- 1 vols. 8vo
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, USA
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$75.00
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London: Hutchinson & Co, 1939. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Very good publisher's cloth with very good dust jacket with some soiling and wear. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Naval battles, Genoese intrigue, romance, and more. Set in the Mediterranean in the days of the Barbary Coast pirates, this story follows the fortunes of Prospero Adorno, the poet-solider… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sword of Islam
by Sabatini, Rafael
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- Used - Owner's inscription, else a fine copy in a price-clipped, VG, wrap-around pictorial Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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Hulls Cove, Maine, USA
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$45.00
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Boston: Houghton, 1939. First Edition. hardcover. Owner's inscription, else a fine copy in a price-clipped, VG, wrap-around pictorial Dust Jacket. Sixteenth Century Genoa Item Price
$45.00
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The Sword of Islam
by Sabatini, Rafael [Dust Wrapper art by John Alan Maxwell]
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- First American Edition; First Printing
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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North Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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$15.00
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1939. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Salmon/reddish cloth with dark reddish lettering/rules, 393 pages. "A long line of blockading galleys rides at anchor, barring the sea approaches to Genoa the Superb, Genoa of the sixteenth century". Some spotty staining to the top edge, cloth faded along the top edge, some spine cocking; else tight VG… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sword of Islam
by SABATINI, Rafael
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1939
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Littleton, Colorado, USA
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$11.00
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. An ex-library first US edition of Rafael Sabatini's 1939 historical novel. Set in the sixteenth century, the famous Admiral Andrea Doria led the defense of Genoa from attacking Muslim ships led by Dragut-Reis. The Italian-born Sabatini lived most of his adult life in Britain.… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SWORD OF ISLAM
by Sabatini, Rafael
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- Used - Mild foxing to top and fore edges, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with rubbing to edges, slight loss at upper rig
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- First U. S. edition
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- 1939
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1939. First U. S. edition. Mild foxing to top and fore edges, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with rubbing to edges, slight loss at upper right front corner, wear with minor loss at head of spine panel, small closed tears to upper front panel, base of spine panel and upper… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sword of Islam
by Sabatini, Rafael
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- Used - Very good
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- 1st
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$32.00
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1939. 1st. Hardcover. Very good. Bound in the publisher's original salmon colored cloth over boards, cover and spine stamped in red. Some wear to extreities, particularly the head and heel.
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The Sword of Islam
by SABATINI, Rafael
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- Very Good
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- 1939
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$50.00
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Tape shadows on rear endpapers else near fine in a very good dustwrapper with slight spine-fading, edgewear along the spine, and internal repair. Item Price
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THE SWORD OF ISLAM
by Rafael Sabatini
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- 1939
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Dayton, Ohio, USA
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New York: P.F. Collier & Son Corporation, 1939. Hardcover. Good. 393p. A purple cloth hardcover book in good+ condition. Edges barely rubbed. Tiny hole in title page. Small child's pencil scrawls next to page numbers of first 20 or so pages; small hole at top of page 17. Otherwise clean and tight. Historical novel by the author of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sword of Islam
by Rafael Sabatini
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- Book Club Edition
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SWANSEA, West Glamorgan, GBR
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$11.30
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Hutchinson. FREE U.K. Shipping. FAMILY Business. FIRST Class Service. Full refund if not totally satisfied. Undated Hardback edition, No dust jacket. Owner's bookplate inside. Browning. . Fair. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Item Price
$11.30
The Sword Of Islam
by Sabatini, Rafael.
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- Used - Very Good- in Good dust jacket
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- First U.S. Edition
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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Bishop, California, USA
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$18.00
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Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1939. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. VG hardcover in good- dust jacket. DJ not price clipped, ( price $2.50) but does have creasing, several tears, and edgewear. Now protected in mylar, and still attractive. Book has some minor shelfwear as well. Previous owner's name on ffep and bookstore stamp… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SWORD OF ISLAM
by Rafael Sabatini
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- Used - Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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Livonia, Michigan, USA
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$49.88
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Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket. 1939. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ; Mauve cloth cover has light wear to extremities but clean and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Gift inscription on front end sheet. Pages are clean and near pristine. Dust jacket is worn, tattered, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sword of Islam
by Sabatini, Rafael
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1939-01-01
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- Hardcover
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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
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$12.11
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P.F. Collier & Son, 1939-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Original purple cloth covered boards with embossed design on cover and gilt lettering along spine; light rubbing along edges. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for some pencil marks on FFEP. 393pp. Reprint edition,. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SWORD OF ISLAM
by Sabatini, Rafael
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1939
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Rochester, Michigan, USA
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$89.60
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THE SWORD OF ISLAM, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1939, first edition, just about fine in vg+/near fine bright full color wrap-around dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear. An historical novel of Genoa in the 16th century. Item Price
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The Sword of Islam
by Sabatini, Rafael
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- Used - Fair
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- First Edition
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, CAN
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$49.95
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1939. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 393 pages. Front free endpaper removed. Above-average, but not excessive wear. Prior owner's details atop title page. Binding intact. Bookseller's stamp 2x upon back endpaper and at least twice within book. Not pretty, but a decent working… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sword of Islam
by SABATINI, Rafael
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good+
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- Reprint.
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- Hardcover
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Auckland, NZL
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$20.00
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London: Hutchinson Undated, 33rd thousand. Red cloth titled in black on spine. Light foxing in endpapers, browned in edges. Dust jacket is unclipped, rubbed at corners, small gaps to spine ends and top edge, unfaded, in a clear film protective sleeve. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Item Price
$20.00
The Sword of Islam
by SABATINI, Rafael
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- Reprint.
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- Hardcover
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Auckland, NZL
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London: Hutchinson Red cloth titled in black on spine. Undated, 33rd thousand. Tight and square, part fading or possible damp stain to the front board, unmarked internally. Dust jacket is unclipped and bright, slight wear to spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Item Price
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Sword of Islam
by Sabatini, Rafael
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1946-01-01
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- Hardcover
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Devizes, Wiltshire, GBR
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$18.20
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Hutchinson, 1946-01-01. hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). This book does NOT include a jacket. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Item Price
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THE SWORD OF ISLAM.
by Sabatini, Rafael.
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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Santa Monica, California, USA
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$125.00
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HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO. BOSTON 1939. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1939. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First American Edition. A very good copy in good+ dust jacket. (Faint dampstaining at edges of last several pages in text. Spine on jacket toned & lightly stained. Titles are still readable. General shelf wear to jacket. )… Read more about this item Item Price
$125.00
The Sword of Islam
by Sabatini, Rafael
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good Plus to Near Fine
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- First American Edition
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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SANTA BARBARA, California, USA
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$121.50
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1939. Nice copy of first printing with 1939 on title page. Unmarked, tight and square. Clean copy in price intact jacket that has only light edgewear and short crease. Author of several books which became basis for famous swashbuckling films starring Errol Flynn such as Captain Blood and Sea Hawk. This is another swashbuckler.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sword of Islam
by Sabatini, Rafael
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- Used - Fine unmarked.
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- Limited Reprint Edition of 300 copies.
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- c1939
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- Hardcover in maroon cloth boards, no jacket.
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Nevada City, California, USA
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$40.00
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Mattituck NY: American Reprint Co., c1939. Limited Reprint Edition of 300 copies.. Hardcover in maroon cloth boards, no jacket.. Fine unmarked.. Historical novel about the French admiral Andrea Doria and his conflicts. Nice bright clean crisp copy of scarce limited edition.
5-3/4 x 8-3/4, 393 pp, red endpapers. Item Price
$40.00