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London: Peter Davies, 1951. A first edition, first printing published by Peter Davies in 1951. A very good+ book without inscriptions a little fading to the tips of the spine. In a very good clipped wrapper which has a chip to the top of the spine and a smaller one to the tail. A rare book and a classic British mystery set in the reign of Richard III

London: Peter Davies, 1951. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Hardcover, foxing to front edge, spine ends rubbed, and top of spine is faded, otherwise Good+ in Good+ dustjacket with edge loss and browning on inside mainly down spine and along top edge of rear panel.

The Macmillan Company, 1952. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine Copy In a Very Good Plus Jacket.$2.50 On Flap. Stated First Printing. Very Scarce. Lightly Faded at the Spine Of Jacket. One Of The Great Mysteries of All Time. Author's Masterpiece..

Hard Cover, As New. Shrink wrap removed to see publishers information. Unread copy. Maroon/brown boards made to emulate Franklin's usual trademark leather, with gilt titles and decorations and gilt edges, family tree on end papers. Josephine Tey is Pseudonym Of Elizabeth Mackintosh, A Franklin Mystery. The Daughter of Time investigates his role in the death of his nephews, the princes in the Tower, and his own death at the Battle of Bosworth. Richard III reigned for only two years, and for centuries he was vilified as the hunch-backed wicked uncle, murderer of the princes in the Tower., Josephine Tey's novel The Daughter of Time is an investigation into the real facts behind the last Plantagenet king's reign, and an attempt to right what many believe to be the terrible injustice done to him by the Tudor dynasty. Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, recuperating from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard III that bears no resemblance to… Read More

Folio Society,, 2018. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, 6 coloured illustrations and printed endpapers; blue pictorial cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in black and white, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

TEV 7& UH4 printed on Text Block, else content appears as unblemished with very good wraps displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown, with very small bump to corner.About the book: "One of the best mysteries of all time" (The New York Times) (Josephine Tey recreates one of history's most famous) and vicious crimes in her classic bestselling novel, a must read for connoisseurs of fiction, now with a new introduction by Robert Barnard.Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, recuperating from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard III that bears no resemblance to the Wicked Uncle of history. Could such a sensitive, noble face actually belong to one of the worlds most heinous villainsa venomous hunchback who may have killed his brothers children to make his crown secure? Or could Richard have been the victim, turned into a monster by the usurpers of England's throne? Grant determines to find out once and for all, with the help of the British… Read More

London: The Folio Society. VG : in very good condition with burgundy slipcase. Slipcase faded. 2006. First FS Edition. Burgundy pictorial hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xvi, 187pp. Illustrations by Lucy Weller. .

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