Description
NY: The Penguin Press, 2005. SIGNED. Unread - New. 1st/1st. First edition, first printing with complete number line starting with 1. SIGNED on the title page by John Berendt, author of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." This unread book is tight and square with sharp tips and clean unmarred boards. Illustrated endpapers. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or marks and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped and Fine. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover.
Turning to the magic, mystery, and decadence of Venice, Berendt gradually reveals the truth behind a sensational fire that in 1996 destroyed the historic opera house. Encountering a rich cast of characters, Berendt tells a tale full of atmosphere and surprise as the stories build, one after the other, ultimately coming together to portray a world as finely drawn as a still-life painting.
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