Outside the pale of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in September of the year of our Lord 1140, a priestly emissary for King Stephen has been reported missing. But inside the pale, what troubles Brother Cadfael is a proud, secretive nineteen-year-old novice. Brother Cadfael has never seen two men more estranged than the Lord of Aspley and Meriet, the son he coldly delivers to the abbey to begin a religious vocation. Meriet, meek by day, is so racked by dreams at night that his howls earn him the nickname the Devil ...
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Outside the pale of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in September of the year of our Lord 1140, a priestly emissary for King Stephen has been reported missing. But inside the pale, what troubles Brother Cadfael is a proud, secretive nineteen-year-old novice. Brother Cadfael has never seen two men more estranged than the Lord of Aspley and Meriet, the son he coldly delivers to the abbey to begin a religious vocation. Meriet, meek by day, is so racked by dreams at night that his howls earn him the nickname the Devil's Novice. Shunned and feared, Meriet is soon linked to the missing priest's dreadful fate. Only Brother Cadfael believes in Meriet's innocence, and only the good sleuth can uncover the truth before the boy's pure passion leads him to the noose.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Eighth in the Brother Cadfael series, 1st edition, 8vo, 192pp, pages tanned inevitably, o/w VG Copy in VG DJ, mildly sunned at spine; not price clipped.
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G+ in VG jacket. G+/VG. 8vo. original brown boards gilt (ex-library with occ. rsms, labels etc. to outer leaves, a little rubbed & toned) in dustwrapper priced £6.50 net (a little rubbed and frayed); pp. 192, with a map. A good reading copy of the 8th Cadfael chronicle.
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Good in Good jacket. Publication of 191 pages. The Dust jacket is slightly edge worn, shelf rubbed and scuffed in places. The boards underneath remain in good condition. There is tanning throughout the book. There is slight foxing on the first and last pages. The text remains clear. GK.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition first printing of the eighth novel in the Brother Cadfael series. In fine / fine condition. 191 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
