Niccolo Rising - first US edition
by Dorothy Dunnett
First novel in the seven novel Niccolo series; trade, war, and political intrigue during the late 15th century; 470 pages. Maps on front and rear end papers.
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.
Book is red boards with red cloth spine, gold-stamped lettering on spine and front boards, in very good condition with a like dust jacket.