Isbn: 9780312854607 - strange devices of the sun and moon (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. London in the time of Queen Elizabeth I is a bustling place, its streets crowded with vendors selling goods from all over the world. In the courtyard of St. Paul's Cathedral, Alice Wood competes with other booksellers, hawking pamphlets, plays, and the latest poetry from the continent. It is a lonely life for a hardworking young widow, and she will soon put it aside. When a black-clad stranger visits, speaking in riddles and asking questions about her long-vanished son, Alice will be drawn into an adventure straight out of one of her faerie stories. The Elizabethan court has been infiltrated by the Fair Folk, a race of magical beings whose intentions are shadowy and dangerous. With the help of Christopher Marlowe, the city's most dashing playwright, Alice must untangle the faerie conspiracy to save her son--and the crown.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. London in the time of Queen Elizabeth I is a bustling place, its streets crowded with vendors selling goods from all over the world. In the courtyard of St. Paul's Cathedral, Alice Wood competes with other booksellers, hawking pamphlets, plays, and the latest poetry from the continent. It is a lonely life for a hardworking young widow, and she will soon put it aside. When a black-clad stranger visits, speaking in riddles and asking questions about her long-vanished son, Alice will be drawn into an adventure straight out of one of her faerie stories. The Elizabethan court has been infiltrated by the Fair Folk, a race of magical beings whose intentions are shadowy and dangerous. With the help of Christopher Marlowe, the city's most dashing playwright, Alice must untangle the faerie conspiracy to save her son--and the crown.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper, 1st edition. Strange Devices Of The Sun And Moon is a deeply human fantasy, full of historical detail in the bookseller's trade, and yet contemporary in concerns both in feminism, and in its jibes at the masculine posturing of some writers.

Zustand: FINE. First printing. A fantasy novel which recreates the world of Elizabethan London, a city of spies and booksellers, alchemists and playwrights, witches and plague. SIGNED on the title page. 301 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Collectible-Very Good. A Faerie Queen and her court invade Elizabethan London and fight a magical battle for the reborn King Arthur, in a tale of dragons, faeries, and alchemy.