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GOD'S FIRES.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Ace Books, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - In Portugal, during the Inquisition, a space ship has landed - three creatures emerge from the ship and are captured and imprisoned by the Jesuits - are they angels or devils? A thought-provoking novel about confronting the unknown. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. 370 pp plus an author's note. ISBN: 0-441-004075.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 35366More details Price: $25.00 -
IN THE GARDEN OF IDEN: A Novel of the Company.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book and the first book in The Company series, an innovative time travel series. Mendoza, a cyborg and trained botanist from the 24th century is sent back to Renaissance England where the Counter-Reformation under Queen Mary is underway. Gardner Dozois called her writing "fresh, audacious..wry, jazzy, irreverent, sharp as a razor, full of daring,dash and elan, suprisingly lyrical.... and one hell of a storyteller." 329 pp. Dust jacket art by Michael Koelsch. ISBN: 0-151002991.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (appears unread.)
Book ID: 42523More details Price: $45.00 -
THE SEA BEGGARS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical novel set in 16th century Netherlands, a peaceful, prosperous and tolerant world until King Philip II of Spain orders his army to purge the land of heretics, extending the reach of the Inquisition. SIGNED on the title page. 305 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Braldt Bralds. ISBN: 0-394-504062.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 61657More details Price: $30.00 -
THE HOUSE OF DAWN.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Good overall in coarse tan cloth with blue lettering and black and silver decorations (some rubbing and wear to the cloth, especially at the ends of the spine.)
Book ID: 46332More details Price: $115.00 -
BALTASAR AND BLIMUNDA.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1987). First edition - Novel set in 18th century Portugal by this 1998 Nobel prize winning author. Included among the characters isPadre Bartholomeu Lorenco de Gusmao, who was ridiculed for his belief that man could fly, but in 1709 invented a rudimentary airship. Translated by Giovanni Pontiero. The first book by Saramago to be published in the US, . 303 pp plus translator's note.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (some sunning to the covers). An uncommon advance issue.
Book ID: 73325More details Price: $30.00 -
THE RELIGION.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2007.). First edition - Massive historical epic begins in 1565 when "Suleiman the Magnificant, Emperor of the Ottomans has declared a jihad against the Knights of Saint John the Baptist. The largest armada the world has ever seen approaches the Knights' Christian stronghold on the island of Malta. The Turks know the Knights as the 'Hounds of Hell.' The Knights call themselves 'The Religion.' " 627 pp plus a glossary.
Condition: Very near fine in glossy illlustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 38260More details Price: $20.00 -
THE RELIGION.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Massive historical epic begins in 1565 when "Suleiman the Magnificant, Emperor of the Ottomans has declared a jihad against the Knights of Saint John the Baptist. The largest armada the world has ever seen approaches the Knights' Christian stronghold on the island of Malta. The Turks know the Knights as the 'Hounds of Hell.' The Knights call themselves 'The Religion.' " Glossary. 618 pp plus a note about the author. ISBN: 0-374-248656.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 45674More details Price: $20.00
