The Bishop Must Die. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around monochrome pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with white and blue lettering,Waterstones b/w circular adhesive 'SIGNED by Author' label to front panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tear present. Book with a very slight lean.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xiipp+ 2-403pp [paginated] includes a glossary,cast of characters,2 b/w street maps (St Paul's Cathedral, 1326 and The Tower of London,1326),46 chapters and author's note at rear; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED - without dedication - title page,and a dedication.
Want more Michael JECKS titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues. 1326: Queen Isabella refuses to leave France and further humiliates her husband King Edward II by flaunting her adulterous relationship with his sworn enemy,the arch-traitor Sir Roger Mortimer.The King is furious when he hears she has also betrothed their son to the daughter of the French Count of Hainault,and all England fears invasion.King Edward suspects there is a rebellion afoot and his reign begins to disintegrate amidst panic,violence and terror.As news of an invasion fleet is received the King's knights, including Sir Baldwin de Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace,are commanded to London to protect the King and his realm. Meanwhile Bishop Stapledon,the Treasurer of England,is under threat - but from whom? He has made many dangerous enemies in a long political life and Baldwin and ex-bailiff Simon Puttock must do all they can to find the would-be assassin before he can strike.But in a chaotic London gripped with paranoia can the pair help their friend before it's too late? Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. Buyers in EU countries may be required to pay Import VAT and a handling fee to the courier/mail service on items costing more than 150 Euros (including shipping costs).For items less than 150 Euros to EU buyers,charges may be minimised by opting to pay myself direct,via my account at Paypal. Please contact seller prior to ordering for more information. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.