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THE THISTLE AND THE ROSE [signed]
by Plaidy, Jean
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Robert Hale, 1963. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. Gift inscription from the author to the front end paper "For Vera with my love Jean Plaidy". 287 pages. Original dust jacket fair, with some general wear and rubbing, lightly chipped to head/tail of the spine, old water-staining to the rear panel and underside with some colour bleed from the claret coloured binding, not price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard-back binding, good, lightly water marked to bottom edge. Contents good and tight, end papers somewhat water marked and foxed, paper toned, light spotting to page edges. A good first edition copy, signed by the author..
Synopsis
From the pen of the legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy comes the story of Princess Margaret Tudor, whose life of tragedy, bloodshed, and scandal would rival even that of her younger brother, Henry VIII.Princess Margaret Tudor is the greatest prize when her father, Henry VII, negotiates the Treaty of Perpetual Peace with neighboring Scotland. The betrothal is meant to end decades of bloody border wars, but it becomes a love match: To Margaret's surprise, she finds joy in her marriage to the dashing James IV of Scotland, a man sixteen years her senior. But the marriage, and the peace it brings to both nations, does not last. When King James is struck down by the armies of Henry VIII, Margaret--Princess of England, but Queen of Scotland--finds herself torn between loyalty to the land and family of her birth and to that of her baby son, now King of the Scots. She decides to remain in Scotland and carve out her own destiny, surviving a scandalous second marriage and battling with both her son and her brother to the very end. Like all the Tudors, Margaret's life would be one of turmoil and controversy, but through her descendants, England and Scotland would unite as one nation, under one rule, and find peace.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028155
- Title
- THE THISTLE AND THE ROSE [signed]
- Author
- Plaidy, Jean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Robert Hale
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- GREAT BRITAIN_FICTION FICTION_HISTORICAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction - General; First & Early Editions;
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- Fair
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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