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In the world of rare books everything has its price. But when the book is a satanic tract, the currency is not money but life...
A well-know bibliophile is found hanged days after selling a rare manuscript of Alexander Dumas's classic, The Three Musketeers. Across Madrid, Spain's wealthiest book dealer has finally laid his hands on a 17th-century manual for summoning the devil. Lucas Corso, solitary and obsessive, is the detective hired to authenticate both texts. But the further he follows the trail of devil worship, the more it leads him back to Dumas. He's the unwitting protagonist in someone's evil plot, but is he sleuth or hero, Sherlock Holmes or d'Artagnan?
A well-know bibliophile is found hanged days after selling a rare manuscript of Alexander Dumas's classic, The Three Musketeers. Across Madrid, Spain's wealthiest book dealer has finally laid his hands on a 17th-century manual for summoning the devil. Lucas Corso, solitary and obsessive, is the detective hired to authenticate both texts. But the further he follows the trail of devil worship, the more it leads him back to Dumas. He's the unwitting protagonist in someone's evil plot, but is he sleuth or hero, Sherlock Holmes or d'Artagnan?
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"A dizzyingly complicated, dazzlingly allusive, breathlessly exciting novel of adventure and detection" (Michael Kerrigan Scotsman)
"A noir meta-fiction. Even a reader armed with a Latin dictionary and a copy of The Three Musketeers cannot anticipate the thrilling twists of this Escher-like mystery" (New Yorker)
"A sophisticated and exciting intellectual game which brilliantly illustrates the sheer delight of fiction" (Stephanie Merritt Daily Telegraph)
"A rip-roaring entertainment - tongue in cheek and sword in hand" (Mail on Sunday)
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"A noir meta-fiction. Even a reader armed with a Latin dictionary and a copy of The Three Musketeers cannot anticipate the thrilling twists of this Escher-like mystery" (New Yorker)
"A sophisticated and exciting intellectual game which brilliantly illustrates the sheer delight of fiction" (Stephanie Merritt Daily Telegraph)
"A rip-roaring entertainment - tongue in cheek and sword in hand" (Mail on Sunday)
A wonderfully atmospheric Spanish mystery about a manual for summoning the devil, set in the world of antiquarian booksellers
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- EditoreHarvill Press
- Data di pubblicazione1996
- ISBN 10 1860460712
- ISBN 13 9781860460715
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero edizione1
- Numero di pagine384
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. In the world of rare books everything has its price. But when the book is a satanic tract, the currency is not money but life.A well-know bibliophile is found hanged days after selling a rare manuscript of Alexander Dumas's classic, The Three Musketeers. Across Madrid, Spain's wealthiest book dealer has finally laid his hands on a 17th-century manual for summoning the devil. Lucas Corso, solitary and obsessive, is the detective hired to authenticate both texts. But the further he follows the trail of devil worship, the more it leads him back to Dumas. He's the unwitting protagonist in someone's evil plot, but is he sleuth or hero, Sherlock Holmes or d'Artagnan? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR001215501
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Good. In the world of rare books everything has its price. But when the book is a satanic tract, the currency is not money but life.A well-know bibliophile is found hanged days after selling a rare manuscript of Alexander Dumas's classic, The Three Musketeers. Across Madrid, Spain's wealthiest book dealer has finally laid his hands on a 17th-century manual for summoning the devil. Lucas Corso, solitary and obsessive, is the detective hired to authenticate both texts. But the further he follows the trail of devil worship, the more it leads him back to Dumas. He's the unwitting protagonist in someone's evil plot, but is he sleuth or hero, Sherlock Holmes or d'Artagnan? The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Codice articolo GOR004186864
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Descrizione libro Condizione: Poor. Some outer edges have scuffs. Cover has scratches and marks. Textblock has tanning. Book content is still in good readable condition. Codice articolo 086131-13
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Descrizione libro Condizione: Fair. Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within. Codice articolo bk1860460712xvz189zvxacp
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Descrizione libro Condizione: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. Shelfwear bumped edges/corners on cover Slightly creased Paperback. Codice articolo FN7-00823
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Descrizione libro Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Faint scratches on covers due to shelf wear. Inscribed fly leaf. Tanning of pages. What could possibly be the connection between an allegedly authentic manuscript of a chapter from Dumas The Three Musketeers and a 17th century occult text, a manual for invoking the devil, only one copy of which is believed to have survived after its was publisher was burnt at the stake? Gin-swilling book-hunter Lucas Corso is hired to authenticate the Dumas manuscript. At the same time, Varo Borja, the owner of an occult text, The Nine Doors, persuades him to investigate two further editions of the book known to be in collections in Sintra and Paris. As Corso digs into the mystery, the twilight world of antiquarian bookselling, a milieu of ruthless predators, unfolds. Corso finds himself sharing a stage with a cast of characters who seem to have walked straight off the pages of a Dumas novel. And Corso appears to have been assigned the role of D Artagnan. Codice articolo 000594
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Descrizione libro Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Codice articolo 017737
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Descrizione libro Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. First English Language edition. Stated first impression. Previous owner's inscription and bookseller's stamp on half-title. A fresh, tight and square copy. Listing with ABEbooks since 2003, we guarantee our book descriptions, & post the next business day. Codice articolo 1708141
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Descrizione libro Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. A lovely bright, tight and square copy of the first English Language edition. Stated first impression. Cult bibliophile thriller - the basis for Roman Polanski's film 'Ninth Gate'. Listing with ABEbooks since 2003, we guarantee our book descriptions, & post the next business day. Codice articolo 1708833
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