Stated first printing. A VG+ copy in a near fine dust jacket. Soiling to the edges of the book's upper page block. Small bumps to its lower corners. The dust jacket has rubs to its spine tips and corners. Dust soiling to the rear panel....
An appealingly extravagant wit, The Los Angeles Times."Sheer intellectual bliss," The Los Angeles Times."A Passionate and erudite critique of American culture," Library Journal."One man's time capsule, lovingly gathered and carefully packed and then ...
A coded letter drives the devout monk Conrad into the bawdy, treacherous society of 13th-century Italy. His quest to discover the truth behind St. Francis’ death entangles Conrad in the lives of worldly merchants, scheming clerics, indomitable wome...
On the nights of the full moon, fra Angelo Lorenzini crawls into the darkest part of his dungeon and pulls his blanket over him. He stays away from stray moonbeams, those stairways to the edge of his senses that start his skin prickling and the blood...