The saracen blade Unknown - 1952

The Dial Press, 1952-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.2000 in x 8.3000 in x 5.5000 in.

* The Saracen blade- New York: Dial press, 1952. Dial press earlier edition. Hardcover. Fair/none. book designed by William R Meinhardt. excellent reading copy nice endpapers with maps see pictures leaves the book are sewn together.red cover cloth red wash on top of book corners bumped -color loss also color loss bumping frame header and footer book bottom edge of book.no dust jacket probably first edition.310 pages The story of Pietro di Donati, son of a 13th-century Sicilian peasant, who was born at almost the exact same moment as the Emperor Frederick. Their stories are linked against the early 13th century and backdrop of the Children's and Albigensian Crusades.Set in Europe during the 1200s, Pietro is the son of a serf who lives for one purpose: to marry Iolanthe, a woman from a rich and powerful home. However, Pietro's class of uneducated, ignoble, ill-mannered individuals makes this possibility bleak. Pietro, although not a knight or of noble blood, studied intensely as a child, setting his… Leer más

The Dial Press. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1952. Hardcover. 011380122X . ; Red cloth cover has faint wear at corners and caps but in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Red stained top edge. Pages are clean and pristine. Dust jacket has wear at the edges with two small chips, otherwise clean and bright. DJ protected by a clear, acid-free mylar cover to preserve the DJ and add luster to magnify its beauty or improve its appearance. Pictured here without the mylar cover for an accurate visual of it's condition. ; 8.3 X 5.5 X 1.2 inches; 406 pages .