The Paper Grail (signed by the author)

Blaylock, James P.

ISBN 10: 0441651267 / ISBN 13: 9780441651269

Published by Ace Books: NY, 1991

About this Item

Fantasy/sf novel. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket (as new).

Seller Inventory # 01018

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Paper Grail (signed by the author)
• Publisher: Ace Books: NY
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0441651267
• ISBN 13: 9780441651269
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition (& 1st printing).
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Howard Barton travels to Mendocino looking for a sketch by the Japanese artist Hoku-sai, but others are also interested in the drawing, and Howard finds himself in the middle of a private war between secret, underground societies

From the Back Cover

Howard Barton comes to the remote northern coast of California in search of a folded scrap of paper rumoured to bear a sketch by the legendary Japanese artist Hokusai. Unfortunately, there are plenty of others in search of the Paper Grail ...

Mrs Lamey, who waters her garden with blood, among other strange and noxious substances; the enigmatic Mr Jimmers whose garden shed conceals a bizarre invention designed to raise the dead; Uncle Roy, founder of The Museum of Modern Mysteries and builder of haunted houses.

In Mendocino, nothing is what it first appears ... but everything is connected, and Howard will have to work out whose side he’s on, as he is led into o a vicious battle between mysterious underground societies ...

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