The Coffee Trader

Liss, David

ISBN 10: 0375508546 / ISBN 13: 9780375508547

Published by Random House, New York, 2003

About this Item

8vo., 389pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with number sequence to "2" as called for by Random House. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($24.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy of the author's second book; a follow-up to "A Conspiracy of Paper".

Seller Inventory # 010081

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Coffee Trader
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375508546
• ISBN 13: 9780375508547
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

In seventeenth-century Amsterdam, Miguel Lienzo, a Portuguese-Jewish trader who has lost everything in the sugar market and is desperate to recover his fortune, enters into a partnership with seductive Geertruid Damhouder to introduce coffee to the city and must confront betrayal, greed, and a ruthless adversary to succeed. 75,000 first printing.

About the Author

David Liss is the author of <i>A Conspiracy of Paper</i>, winner of the 2000 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. He has a graduate degree in English literature from Columbia University, as well as an M.A. from Georgia State University and a B.S. from Syracuse University. He lives in San Antonio with his wife and daughter, and can be reached via his website, www.davidliss.com.