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First US edition hardback with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing. Minor bump to head and tail of book spine. Price still on dustjacket. Rough-cut leading edges on pages, common in American books. Volume One of the Baroque Cycle. “It is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the great minds of Baroque-era Europe. Europe is a chaotic world where reason wards with the bloody ambitions of the mighty and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight. It is a chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of Half-Cocked Jack Shaftoe – London street urchin turned swashbuckling adventurer and legendary King of the Vagabonds – risking life and limb for fortune and love whilst slowly maddening from the pox…” PLEASE NOTE: This will be an extremely heavy parcel as the book weighs in excess of 1.5Kg unpacked. Please contact us for an accurate quote for postage before placing an order. IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH