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JECKS**, MICHAEL: : THE TEMPLAR'S PENANCE. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

LONDON.HEADLINE BOOK PUBLISHING,2003.

ISBN 0755301706.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's bold,expansive,black ink signature - without dedication - to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Danuta Mayer,illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Very light scoring/indents to dw/dj but without penetration to boards beneath.Top+fore-edges ubiquitously aged/toned but clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy? Bright, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,x-xviiipp+2-364pp [paginated] includes cast of characters,author's note, prologue,and 29 chapters.Plus [unpaginated] half-title,aforementioned SIGNED title page,a dedication,glossary and 2pp blanks at rear. It is the summer of 1323,and Baldwin Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock have been granted leave to go on a pilgrimage,both seeking solace after the recent,traumatic events in Gidleigh. Together they travel across Europe to Santiago de Compostela in Portugal but,as usual,danger is never far away. Foreign travel is perilous - outlaws and robbers threaten at all times,not to mention the risks from political unrest and a recent spate of attacks on pilgrims. But it seems an even greater menace hangs over the sacred city of Santiago.A beautiful young girl is found raped and murdered on the hillside,her poor,broken body leaving no doubt that she is the victim of the most brutal of killers. Among the first to arrive at the scene,Baldwin and Simon lend their investigative skills to the ensuing enquiry headed by the local pesquidore, Munio.With so many keen minds on the case it can only be a matter of time before the culprit is found.But they are reckoning without the unexpected appearance of a face from Baldwin's past - a face which looks set to threaten both the investigation and,it seems increasingly likely,Baldwin's very future. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. Buyers in EU countries may be required to pay Import VAT and a handling fee to the courier/mail service on items costing more than 150 Euros (including shipping costs).For items less than 150 Euros to EU buyers,charges may be minimised by opting to pay myself direct,via my account at Paypal. Please contact seller prior to ordering for more information. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Author's signature - without dedication.

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