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SKY OF SWORDS
by Duncan, Dave
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0380974622
- ISBN 13
- 9780380974627
- Seller
-
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Avon Eos, 2000. Book. Illus. by Boris Zlotsky;. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. 358 pp. Signed by Dave Duncan on the title page. Quarter-bound in black on gold boards, lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; aside from the author's signature, no interior markings. Dj art by Boris Zlotsky..
Synopsis
The mightiest swordsmen in the relm, are bound by magic to defend their noble wards...to the death.The King's Blades The unloved child of the unscrupulous King Ambrose,Princess Malinda learned at an early age to fight for what was rightfully hers. Now , with the Kings abrupt death, civil war has become her grim destiny. Making her uncertain way through the blood labyrinth of schemesand betrayals, Malinda can trust none but the Blades of the Royal Guard. But the Blades themselves are in grave peril. And the young Queen faces the most crucialdecision of her life: a choice that will either redeem her kingdom from chaos...or bring ultimate destruction down upon it, her Blades, and herself.
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Details
- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 231301
- Title
- SKY OF SWORDS
- Author
- Duncan, Dave
- Illustrator
- Boris Zlotsky;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0380974622
- ISBN 13
- 9780380974627
- Publisher
- Avon Eos
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- king's blades; supernatural literature; speculative fiction; weird tales; heroic; epic; high; light; dark fantasy; lost world; wizard; wizardry; magic; sorcerer; swords; sorcery;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy;
Terms of Sale
W. Fraser Sandercombe
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About the Seller
W. Fraser Sandercombe
Biblio member since 2004
Burlington, Ontario
About W. Fraser Sandercombe
We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.
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- Title Page
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Headband
- A strip of colored material attached to the text block at the top of the spine of a hard cover book. The same treatment applied...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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