Fencing is not a game but a science. The outcome is invariably the same: triumph or disaster, life or death...It is 1868; Spain teeters on the brink of revolution. Jaime Astarloa is a master-fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honour of his ancient art; his friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but Jaime's obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrust. Then Adela de Otero, violet-eyed and enigmatic, appears at his door. When Jaime takes her on as a pupil ...
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Fencing is not a game but a science. The outcome is invariably the same: triumph or disaster, life or death...It is 1868; Spain teeters on the brink of revolution. Jaime Astarloa is a master-fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honour of his ancient art; his friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but Jaime's obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrust. Then Adela de Otero, violet-eyed and enigmatic, appears at his door. When Jaime takes her on as a pupil he finds himself embroiled in dark political intrigues against which his old-fashioned values are no protection.
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Add this copy of Fencing Master to cart. $13.59, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Harvill Pr.
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Book. Octavo; VG/VG; black spine with white and red text; first UK edition, first printing; dust jacket exterior clean; mylar wrap to jacket; cloth exterior has minimal; tight binding; straight boards; text block exterior edges have light tone; interior clean; pp 212. 1364929. FP New Rockville Stock.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Signed by the author on title page. ISBN: 1860464548 Pages: 222 Faint abrasion to front endpaper otherwise fine/fine.
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Fine book in a fine dust jacket. 224 pages. First British Edition. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa. Published in Spain in 1988. His first novel, a thinking-man, s thriller set in Madrid in 1868 on the eve of the September Revolution. Fine in fine dustjacket.
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