| Uniform title | Maestro de esgrima. English |
| Series |
A Harvest book
Harvest book. ^A910442
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| Contents |
I. The Fencing Bout -- II. Compound Attack with Two Feints -- III. Uncertain 'Time' on a False Attack -- IV. The Short Lunge -- V. Glissade -- VI. An Attack on the Blade -- VII. The Appel -- VIII. With Bare Blades |
| Abstract |
A murder mystery in 1886 Madrid featuring an old fencing master who still teaches in the age of the pistol. He is famous for his unstoppable thrust and one day a beautiful woman arrives asking he teach it to her. The novel traces their relationship. By the author of The Flanders Panel. |
| Local note | See also manuscript material related to the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Ask in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner Schlobin copy Gift of James C. Holte, 2006. |
| ISBN | 0156006847 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780156006842 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0156029839 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780156029834 (pbk.) |
