The Adventurer - first US edition
by Mika Waltari - signed
Europe in the 1500s was a fascinating time of tumultuous, pivotal events.
Mika Walteri captures that time in The Adventurer with the color, the flavor and
the feel of the times. This piece of fiction that takes the reader through
lives, travels, and experiences so foreign to contemporary man as to be
bordering to fantasy than real life. But real life, it was, and The Adventurer
will make it so for you. It's a fast-paced, action packed story that will throw
the reader off-balance and keep him there, start to finish. First part of the
two-novel series which concludes with 'The Adventurer'.
Book has green boards with the title in green on a gold field on the spine.
Tipped in page indicates that this is a special autographed edition in
appreciation to the book trade with the compliments of the author; followed by
another tipped in page with the author's signature. Square and clean book.
Jacket is in good condition, price-intact at $3.50. Lightly chipped at spine
head and folds; 2 pieces separated between spine and back panel; sun-toned
spine.