Bess of Hardwick – Empire Builder by Lovell, Mary S

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

UsedVeryGood. Moderate wear to corners/edges from shelving. Dust cover has a crease/tear on cover.

W. W. Norton, 2006-04-25. Hardcover. Good.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 555 pages. Bibliographic References, Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with monochrome and color photographs. First edition, first printing with full number line. No previous ownership marks. The story of one woman's success in the tumultuous social and political reality of early Tudor England. Widowed at 16 and losing three of her first child's godparents to the headsman's axe, she persevered to outlive four monarchs, build the great home of Chatsworth and die one the wealthiest and most powerful women in English history. A clean, square, solid copy in a very nice dust-jacket with no tears or chips. Only flaw is what appears to be a small pen date written on top edge of bulked sheets. Very good in a very good dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good./Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Norton, 2006. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in boards and dust jacket. Bump to the upper corners.

New York: W. W. Norton & Co. VG/VG DJ In Mylar Wrap. Pages: 555.. 2006. Hardcover..

W. W. Norton & Company. New in New dust jacket. 2006. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 039306221X . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in fine condition with barely detectable wear if any. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Bess Hardwick, the fifth daughter of an impoverished Derbyshire nobleman, did not have an auspicious start in life. Widowed at sixteen, she nonetheless outlived four monarchs, married three more times, built the great house at Chatsworth, and died one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in English history."; 9.3 X 6.2 X 1.6 inches; 576 pages .

W. W. Norton. Collectible - Acceptable. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Acceptable dust jacket. 1st American edition. Inscribed by author on half title page. Large cut to rear panel of dust jacket and back cover.

W. W. Norton, 2006. First U.S.Edition. Hardcover. New/As New. 6x1x9. Boards are in fine condition. Binding and text block are tight and square; pages are clean, not marked, and not bent.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.