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The Venetian Mask
by Laker, Rosalind
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good DJ
- ISBN 10
- 0385421907
- ISBN 13
- 9780385421904
- Seller
-
Southampton, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Doubleday, 1993. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good DJ. 8vo = over 9". n/a. First Printing Hardcover. Clean interior and exterior. No highlights or markings in text. Bright copy. Strong and tight binding. Spine is bumped at top/bottom edges. DJ is glossy and crisp, with some light staining. DJ has wear along edges.
Synopsis
Enduring friendships and long-held vendettas come alive against the splendor and decadence of eighteenth-century Venice.In 1775 Venice--known to outsiders as "the brothel of Europe"--the tradition of mask-wearing has allowed adultery and debauchery to flourish. But Marietta and Elena, two dear friends at the Ospedale della Pieta, a world-famous orphanage and music school for girls, know little of that milieu--until they come of age. Elena is forced to wed the head of the Celano clan, a jealous, brutal man, while Marietta marries Domenico Torrisi, whose family vendetta with the Celanos is centuries old. Tradition dictates that the friends should never speak again, but their bond is too strong to break. As the French Revolution unsettles all of Europe, Elena's husband frames Domenico and he becomes a political prisoner. Marietta and Elena plot to save him, and the women discover that Venetian masks have noble purposes, too--but will their efforts put their own lives at risk?Embodying the glitter and the treachery of the city it portrays, The Venetian Mask will keep you turning pages long into the night.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- F51438
- Title
- The Venetian Mask
- Author
- Laker, Rosalind
- Illustrator
- n/a
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good DJ
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385421907
- ISBN 13
- 9780385421904
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Pages
- 422
- Size
- 8vo = over 9"
- Keywords
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2008
Southampton, Massachusetts
About Heritage Books
Our bookshop is located in the historic town library building of Southampton, Massachusetts. Southampton lies within the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with a view of Pomeroy Mountain to the West and Mt. Tom to the North. It is situated between the artistic, vibrant communities of Easthampton and Northampton and the city of Westfield. We have a collection of over 40,000 books with many more waiting to be unboxed and squeezed onto our shelves. The large double-door front entrance will lead you to our main floor where we hold a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as a good selection of scarce and rare editions. The original fireplace is surrounded by hardbacks and you can peer out the original nine-foot windows. Take the staircase to the basement and you will find our large children's section and many shelves full of paperbacks. Our physical address is 225 College Highway/Route 10. Our mailing address is 241 College Highway & Clark St. P.O. Box 100 Southampton, MA 01073. The store hours indicated are by appointment only Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday you can stop in. Please call to schedule an appointment if you can't make it to the store on the weekends from 11 am to 3 pm.
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