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SATURNALIA
de Davis, Lindsey
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0312361297
- ISBN 13
- 9780312361297
- Librería
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Maps. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2"), ivory cloth with light gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) by Michael Sabanosh, [xx: includes genealogical tables & two maps] + 341 pages + [3] Maps. SUPERB CONDITION: internally & externally. Small remainder mark on bottom of pages. Author's historical mystery crime novel set in ancient Rome and the 18th book of the Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries series. The title refers to the Saturnalia feast held annually in December, a time of drunkenness and lusty behavior. Lindsey Davis (born 1949) is an English historical novelist, best known as the author of the Falco series of historical crime stories set in ancient Rome and its empire. Among her awards: The Author's Club Prize for "Best First Novel" in 1989 for The Silver Pigs; The Crime Writers' Association (CWA): Dagger in the Library for being an author "whose work has given most pleasure" in 1995; Winner of the 2011 Cartier Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers' Association.
Sinopsis
LINDSEY DAVIS has written nineteen novels, beginning with The Course of Honour , the love story of the Emperor Vespasian and Antonia Caenis. Her bestselling mystery series features laid-back First Century detective Marcus Didius Falco and his partner Helena Justina, plus friends, relations, pets and bitter enemy the Chief Spy. Her books are translated into many languages and serialised on BBC Radio 4. Past Chair of the Crimewriters' Association and a Vice President of the Classical Association, she has won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, the Dagger in the Library, and a Sherlock award for Falco as Best Comic Detective. She was born in Birmingham but now lives in London.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 4164
- Título
- SATURNALIA
- Autor
- Davis, Lindsey
- Ilustrador
- Maps
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth and boards
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition, First Printing
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0312361297
- ISBN 13
- 9780312361297
- Editorial
- St. Martin's Minotaur
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2007
- LCCN
- 2007007527
- Palabras clave
- Rome, informers, murders, assassination, mystery, slaves, Esquiline district, temples
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Borg Antiquarian
Miembro de Biblio desde 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
Sobre Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Jacket
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- Remainder Mark
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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