Níccolò Rising - first UK edition
by Dorothy Dunnett - signed
First novel in the eight novel Niccolo series; trade, war, and political intrigue during the late 15th century; 470 pages.
Beginning in Bruges, 1460, Claes, a street
smart dye apprentice, brilliant at figures, adept at the subtleties of diplomacy
and the well-timed untruth, rises from wastrel to prodigy in a breathless
adventure that wins him the hand of the most powerful woman in Bruges--and the
hatred of two powerful enemies. From a riotous--and potentially
murderous--carnival in Flanders to an avalanche in the Alps and a pitched battle
on the outskirts of Naples, Niccolò Rising brilliantly combines history,
adventure and high romance.
Fine book in very good dust jacket. I personally acquired the signature in
Philadelphia in September 2000.