Arriving at a rural monastery, the monk Ambrosius meets a young girl called Benedicta, shunned by the local community for being the daughter of the local hangman. Ambrosius is drawn into a dangerous friendship with her and, in defiance of the community and his superiors, he starts spending time alone with her. But when her virtue is corrupted by an impetuous young man, the stage is set for a battle between body and spirit, the sins of the past and the desire for redemption. Allegedly a rewriting from a lost German original, ...
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Arriving at a rural monastery, the monk Ambrosius meets a young girl called Benedicta, shunned by the local community for being the daughter of the local hangman. Ambrosius is drawn into a dangerous friendship with her and, in defiance of the community and his superiors, he starts spending time alone with her. But when her virtue is corrupted by an impetuous young man, the stage is set for a battle between body and spirit, the sins of the past and the desire for redemption. Allegedly a rewriting from a lost German original, Ambrose Bierce's 1892 novel reads as a seamless, almost folk-tale-like masterpiece.
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Good. Paper coming unglued in one corner of slipcover. Cloth cover is dirty, as are a couple of pages.; Illustrations by Michael Ciry. Support an independent used bookstore in Minneapolis! ; 10.90 X 7.60 X 0.80 inche.
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Ciry, Michel (illustrator) Very Good. J No Dust Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall In ochre cloth with matching slipcase, 4to, 80pp. (light darkening to spine edge and slipcase).
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Michel Ciry. Near Fine. Hard Cover. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Textblock and binding immaculate and tight; Slipcase minimally rubbed; A very nice copy, but lacking the "Sandglass"; 80p.
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Near Fine. Avon 628; 16mo 6"-7" tall; 127 pages; Mass market paperback in glossy illustrated covers. Lovely unread copy in uniformly crisp, clean covers. Mild glue shrinkage wrinkle to spine. Expected mild toning to page stock. Prior owner's brief notation of personal catalog # and purchase price penned in very small letters. A very well preserved copy-1st edition in this form and collections. NF.
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