The Flanders Panel

Harvill an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, London, 1994. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Dark red coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with red and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. 'The Game of Chess', a masterpiece by the 15th century Flemish artist Pieter van Huys, comes on to the art market in Madrid. But, before it goes to auction a gifted young picture restorer is given the task of cleaning it. She is disconcerted to find under a layer of paint the words "Who killed the Knight?" ? A chess player by working backward from the game depicted , identifies one noble player, who had met a violent death, now there are more deaths, including the ex lover of the restorer. Accident? Murder? Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa Rubbing of the back strip edges and of the book corners and there is a bump to the lower left-hand corner of the front panel. Tanning and scattered fine foxing of the text block edges with age toning of the pages. A little creasing of the dustwrapper edges and rubbing of the panels. Second Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 294, [2] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; Spain; ISBN: 0002712946. ISBN/EAN: 9780002712941. Inventory No: 0128533. . 9780002712941