Land of Burning Heat - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Van Gieson, Judith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0826331726
- ISBN 13
- 9780826331724
- Seller
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About This Item
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0826331726 . An unread first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Splash marks to page edges; otherwise a very nice copy; New Mexico archivist and occasional detective, Claire Reynier learns of an ancient document alledgely written by a Sephardic Jew condemned to death by the Inquisition in Mexico City in 1596. The sudden disappearance of the scrap of paper leaves Claire with many questions. Were these really the last words of the Jewish mystic hiding from the Inquisition and why was the paper buried for hundreds of years under a small adobe house in New Mexico owned by the Santos family? ; Claire Reynier Mystery; 8vo ; FSA .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15759
- Title
- Land of Burning Heat - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Van Gieson, Judith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0826331726
- ISBN 13
- 9780826331724
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Place of Publication
- Albuquerque, NM
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Mystery Fiction, New Mexico Fiction, New Mexico Authors
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