The Game Of Kings
by Dunnett, Dorothy
Dorothy Dunnett was born in 1923 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Her time at Gillespie's High School for Girls overlapped with that of the novelist Muriel Spark. From 1940-1955, she worked for the Civil Service as a press officer. In 1946, she married Alastair Dunnett, later editor of The Scotsman. Dunnett started writing in the late 1950s. Her first novel, The Game of Kings, was published in the United States in 1961, and in the United Kingdom the year after. She published 22 books in total, including the six-part Lymond Chronicles and the eight-part Niccolo Series, and co-authored another volume with her husband. Also an accomplished professional portrait painter, Dunnett exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy on many occasions and had portraits commissioned by a number of prominent public figures in Scotland.She also led a busy life in public service, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland, a Trustee of the Scottish National War Memorial, and Director of the Edinburgh Book Festival. She served on numerous cultural committees, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In 1992 she was awarded the Office of the British Empire for services to literature. She died on November 9, 2001, at the age of 78.
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by Dorothy Dunnett
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Scottish author of large historical novels Dorothy Dunnett's first book, The Game of Kings. The book is sound, no internal marks save pencil price on ffep. The book block has light foxing externally. The jacket has creases to the bottom front panel, small loss to top of spine and a larger loss at the base (see photos). … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Game of Kings : Book One in the Legendary Lymond Chronicles
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Vintage Books, 1997. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. 543 pages. First Vintage Books edition, first printing with full number line. Book one of the Lymond Chronicles. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A copy that has been read with light wear, but is… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Game of Kings
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by Dunnett, Dorothy
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The Game of Kings (Lymond Chronicles, 1)
by Dorothy Dunnett
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The Game of Kings (Book One of the Lymond Chronicles)
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New York: Warner Books, 1987 Book. Fine. Pbk. Reprint. The first book about the adventures of Frances Crawford of Lymond. "We are first introduced to Francis Crawford of Lymond as the disreputable youngest son of a wealthy and well-liked Borders family. The Game of Kings opens with his return to Scotland after years of exile, an unexpected homecoming that promptly… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Game of Kings
by DUNNETT Dorothy
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The Game of Kings (Lymond Chronicles, 1)
by Dorothy Dunnett
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by Dunnett, Dorothy
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The Game Of Kings: The Lymond Chronicles Book One (The Lymond Chronicles, 1)
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