The Kings in Winter

New York: Atheneum, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First printing, large octavo size, 221 pp. Cecelia Holland (b. 1943) has written, to date, over twenty historical novels which span both the globe and time. In addition, she has authored a multitude of other fictional series, as well as short stories, children's books, and non-fiction. She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1981-1982.

This work, "The Kings in Winter", was her third published historical novel. It is set in Ireland in the early eleventh-century; her protagonists moving between various Irish clans at war with each other.

Note that we have several other volumes of Holland's historical fiction, many of them signed; if you are searching for a particular title, please do let us know.

___DESCRIPTION: Bound in quarter bright green cloth with grey paper-covered boards, the title blind-debossed on the front board, gilt lettering stamped onto the spine, top edge stained yellow, gold endpapers; large octavo size (9 1/2" by 5 1/2"), pagination: [2, blank verso with prior published titles on recto] [i-vii] viii-x [1-3] 4-208 [2 blanks] [1, author bio]. Dust jacket with illustration on the front panel of "Fight with the Danes" from a MSS dated 1125-50 CE, summary of book on both flaps, short author bio on the back flap, review blurbs for "The Firedrake" and "Rakossy" on the back panel.

___CONDITION: Volume fine overall, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; a hint of sunning at the top of the spine and boards, else fine. The dust jacket near fine, clean, with a light amount of edgewear, note that the jacket has been price-clipped.

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