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The Left-Handed Spirit: Available Copies
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THE LEFT-HANDED SPIRIT. by Nichols, Ruth.
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780770517014
Publisher: Macmillan of Canada, Toronto (1978)
Seller: Capricorn Books (Oakville, ON, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $10.00
Shipping: $4.99
TOTAL Cost: $14.99
220 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). "A thousand years before Marco Polo, a young woman from Rome makes the journey along the Silk Road to China: her name is Mariana, and she is a skilled jeweller who also posseses the gift of healing. It is this gift, given by the god Apollo, that moves the Chinese ambassador to kidnap her. The despairing Mariana finds herself taken by ship, horse, camel and foot across a vast area of the ancient world: from the sophisticated Rome of Marcus Aurelius, across northern Mesopotamia to the haunted ruins of Babylon; through Samarkand, the Tarim Basin, to the Taklamakan desert, and at last, after many dangerous encounters, to a China threatened by civil war, and a prince only Mariana can save. (The book) evokes a long-vanished society in fascinating detail and against this brilliant background, exquisitely described, (Nichols) has written a striking tale that speaks from the ancient civilizations in a voice that is utterly contemporary." Book slightly cocked, faint watermark at bottom of both boards and spine, tiny bump at bottom of rear hinge. Dust jacket has minor edge wear/wrinkling - tiny piece of laminate missing at top of spine.
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Seller: Booked Experiences Bookstore (Burlington, ON, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $15.95
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $22.95
Fine in Near Fine jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.220. A thousand years before Marco Polo a young woman from Rome makes the journey along the Silk Road to China. clean tight copy d/j shows slight crinkling to top front/back edge.
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The Left-Handed Spirit by Nichols, Ruth
Hardcover
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Publisher: Macmillan Canada, Toronto (1978)
Seller: Purpora Books (Comox, BC, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $8.00
Shipping: $21.00
TOTAL Cost: $29.00
Slight spine slant and minor bump top of spine; dust jacket with some lfight ruffling along top edge. A novel of ancient Rome; wrap-around dust jacket art by Frederick Schneider.
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Seller: Truman Price & Suzanne Price / oldchildrensbooks (Monmouth, OR, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $32.00
Shipping: $4.67
TOTAL Cost: $36.67
CONDITION: Fine in Near Fine clipped jacket. Juvenile hardback. Mariana, a young Roman girl gifted with the power of healing, sets off along the Silk Road to China and is kidnapped on the way by the Chinese ambassador. YA. ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. .
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The Left-Handed Spirit by Nichols, Ruth
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780770517014
Publisher: Macmillan, Toronto (1978)
Seller: June Samaras (STREETSVILLE, ON, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: As New
Book Price: $27.50
Shipping: $10.00
TOTAL Cost: $37.50
A fascinating historical novel that takes the young heroine " by ship, horse, camel and foot across .the ancient world: from the sophisticated Rome of Marcus Aurelius across northern Mesopotamia to the haunted ruins of Babylon;through Samarkand.the Tarim basin to te Taklaman dEsrt anda lasy .toa China theatened by Civil war, and a Prince that only Marians can save.220p. .
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