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Published by Crippen & Landru Publishers, 2006
ISBN 10: 1932009434ISBN 13: 9781932009439
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Good. Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc.
Published by Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, Delaware, 2010
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
First Edition
hardcover, dust jacket. Sabatini, Rafael (illustrator). 6 x 9 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 200 pages. A biography and comprehensive bibliography of novelist Rafael Sabatini (1875-1950) is being presented here for the first time anywhere. Sabatini is one of the most prolific and widely read novelists of the twentieth century, specializing in making history come alive through his fictional characterizations and his unique ability to use history as a background for fiction. Sabatini, half Italian but living and writing in England, was the master of romantic historical novels and has rightly been called by Jesse Knight "The Last of the Great Swashbucklers." He was so immersed in his writing of historical fiction that he often referred to himself as a "man out of his own time." Not only did he write interesting and well-told stories of romance and adventure, but he inspired movies that were just as popular has his books. Sabatini's three most popular swashbuckling stories, still being read today, are Captain Blood, The Sea Hawk, and Scaramouche, and each has been made into at least two movies. No author has better captured the imagination of so many with fiction filled with intrigues, escapes, romantic loves, devilish plots, and sword play. This new book includes a thirty-page illustrated biography of the life of Sabatini written by the late Jesse F. Knight, who was the foremost expert on his life and works. It also contains a bibliography of the first US and UK editions, as well as other significant editions, of all forty-seven of his books, prepared by Stephen Darley. The bibliography also identifies all of the short story collections that have been published either in the US, the UK, or both. It describes all of the dust jackets, with color photos of many, which are important to collectors and sellers. Book collectors and all who love Sabatini's fiction will find this book an invaluable guide for determining the accuracy of first edition offerings, for understanding what dust jackets are available, or for developing a library of Sabatini's novels. Jesse F. Knight was a freelance writer for most of his life and crafted hundreds of short stories and articles. He was the foremost expert on the life and works of Rafael Sabatini, writing countless articles on the author, editing several collections of Sabatini short stories, and serving as president of the Rafael Sabatini Society. After a lifetime spent promoting romanticism, individualism, and all things heroic, he died in 2008 at the age of 62 in Vancouver, Washington. Stephen Darley (d. 2022) had a law degree from George Washington University and owned a real estate development and construction firm from 1972 until his retirement. Mr. Darley published a joint article with Jesse Knight on Rafael Sabatini in Firsts Magazine (March 2001), an article on Leslie Turner White in November 2004, and an article on Dale L. Morgan in June 2008. He has written articles on the Revolutionary War for three different historical publications and is currently completing a book on the 1775 expedition to Quebec led by Benedict Arnold. He lived in Connecticut with his wife Peggy until his death in 2022.
Published by Paul Pursell Outdoor Books, 1989
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Fine copy in green cloth with gilt titles. Signed and numbered 136/200. Also signed by Paul Pursell on title page. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Paul Pursell Outdoor Books, Chiloquin, OR, 1989
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Near Fine. Chiloquin, OR: Paul Pursell Outdoor Books, 1989. Limited Edition of 200 copies signed by Knight, this being #119. Additional inscription from Knight to previous owner, "To a Sabatini zealot who thinks as I do that Sabatini is the 20th century Dumas - with a flourish of his own! Jesse F. Knight." Octavo. 103 pp. Photographic frontis portrait. Green cloth stamped in gilt. Green ribbon. No dust jacket as issued. Light rubbing to extremities. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Published by Crippen & Landru Publishers, 2006
ISBN 10: 1932009434ISBN 13: 9781932009439
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good.
Published by Paul Pursell Outdoor Books, 1989
Seller: Masalai Press, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 103 p. Includes illustrations. 0.0.