When the Emperor Dies by Mason McCann Smith - 1981

Random House, Incorporated, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House, 1981. Hardcover. Good.

NY: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First Printing. Hardcover. 0394514580 .

New York: Random House, Inc., 1981. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Decorative Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Lilly Langotsky (Design). 393 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. No dj. Slightly slanted spine. Stains on fore edge. Publisher's remainder copy.

Random House, 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Good. (1st, 2d publishing) Maps by Raphael Palacios. Large, thicker, heavy book, cream cloth spine, lavender boards, silver lettering bright on spine. DJ glossy lavender with beautiful color illustration of plateau on front and back. DJ has jagged 3/4" tear with nicks at top front tip, micronicks at top back tip, very tiny tear at spine top edge, tiny surface tear at spine top right. Good DJ/Fine book.

New York: Random House, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Spotting on top page edges, spine a bit cocked, very good in a near fine dustwrapper.

New York: Random House, 1981. " He called himself Theodore, Emperor of the Ethiopians, King of Kings, Lion of Juda, Heir of David and Solomon of the Hebrews, Slave of God...." Theodore is the core of "When The Emperor Dies." At once a benign ruler who genuinely loved his country and his people and a raving despot capable of committing incredible acts of cruelty, a politician of rare genius who united scores of warring tribes into a nation and a mystic with distrubing visions who was subject to spells, the Emperor Theodore is a compelling and dominating figure whose downfall was the result of a tragic absurdity of fate... A marvelous tapestry woven out of fact and fiction. Pale lavender boards, natural textured cloth spine with silver title print. No ownership markings. Three maps illustrating (1) Ethopia at the time of Theodore and part of the Ottoman Empire (1864). (2)Battle of Aroge, (3) Fall of Magdala. Crease to front flap of jacket. Illustrated dust jacket by David… Read More

New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394514580 . A first Printing of the First Edition with bumped corners, otherwise in Fine condition in a like dust-jacket; When the Emperor Dies tells the story of the last days of the corrupt and tyrannical emperor of the fictional Eastern Empire. The emperor is a sick man, and his advisors know it. They scheme and backstab to keep their positions and power, but the emperor's health is deteriorating. When a trusted advisor suggests that the emperor abdicate in favor of his young son, the other advisors are outraged. They threaten the advisor with dismissal and imprisonment, but the advisor persists. The emperor finally agrees to abdicate, but only if he can appoint his own successor. The advisors can't agree on a candidate, so they start to kill each other. In the end, the young son is appointed emperor and the empire collapses.; 8vo; 393 pages .

New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394514580 . A barely edgeworn first Printing of the First Edition in otherwise Fine condition housed in a Fine dust-jacket; The story follows two friends, Jorgen and Markus, as they navigate the perils of life in the Imperial Court in the days leading up to the death of the Emperor. Jorgen is a skilled artist and Markus is a talented musician, but they must hide their skills if they want to stay alive. The court is a dangerous place, with factions vying for power and enemies lurking in the shadows. As the Emperor's health declines, the courtiers start to turn on each other, and Jorgen and Markus must choose who to trust. The story culminates in a dramatic battle for the throne, and Jorgen and Markus must choose between their friendship and their own survival.; 8vo; 393 pages .

Random House, 1981-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!