The Spanish Bow (First Print/signed & dated)

Romano-Lax, Andromeda

ISBN 10: 0151015422 / ISBN 13: 9780151015429

Published by Harcourt, 2007

About this Item

Harcourt, New York, 2007. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Stated "First edition", first printing with a full letter line starting at "A". 9-1/4" tall, 554 numbered pages includes "Author's Note"; plain red boards with black quarter binding, gilt lettering on spine; plain orangish end pages; fore edge is not trimmed. Book is like new and pristine: it is square, hinges very tight, corners not bumped, no dings on edges, head and heel of spine very lightly creased, interior clean, unmarked and not damaged in any way; no page corners folded or damaged; no remainder mark, not book club edition nor ex-library; no staining or discoloration; no distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving; pages are tight and clean with no marks. Jacket is also like new and pristine: it is clean; no tears, folds, creases or fading; no bumps on spine or edges; raised letters of author's name and title on front panel evident (they have not been crushed); publisher's original price of "$25.00 / Higher in Canada" listed on the upper right corner of front flap. Condition of book and jacket consistent with not being read. No other discernible or objectionable faults on book or jacket such as marks or writing within, stains, tears, chips, or other damage that would diminish its appearance. No remainder mark, no previous owner markings or inscriptions, not price clipped, not a book club edition, not a former library book. Signed legibly by the author in thin black felt pen near the bottom of title page beneath her printed name, which she has lined out; beneath her signature she has added the date ("9/26/07").

Seller Inventory # BMR-2020-9-12-3

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Spanish Bow (First Print/signed & dated)
• Publisher: Harcourt
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151015422
• ISBN 13: 9780151015429
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

**DEBUT FICTION**
 
I was almost born Happy.
Literally, Feliz was the Spanish name my mother wanted for me. Not a family name, not a local name, just a hope, stated in the farthest-reaching language she knew―a language that once reached around the world, to the Netherlands, Africa, the Americas, the Philippines. Only music has reached farther and penetrated more deeply.

In a dusty, turn-of-the-century Catalan village, the bequest of a cello bow sets young Feliu Delargo on the unlikely path of becoming a musician. Anarchist Barcelona and the court of the embattled monarchy in Madrid teach him his first serious lessons in creativity, principle, and passion―and their consequences. When he meets up with the charming and eccentric piano prodigy Justo Al-Cerraz, their lifelong friendship and rivalry orchestrate a tumultuous course for them both. Over the span of half a century of creative struggle and international turmoil that sees them paying house calls on Picasso one year and being courted by dictators the next, they make glorious music together, and clash over virtually everything else: love, politics, and the purpose of art. When the tensions propelling a war-torn world toward catastrophe bring Aviva, an Italian violinist with a haunted past, into their lives, Feliu and Justo embark upon their final and most dangerous collaboration.

About the Author

ANDROMEDA ROMANO-LAX has been a journalist, a travel writer, and a serious amateur cellist. Her fiction includes The Spanish Bow, The Detour, and Behave. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska, with her family.