The LADY of the RIVERS. [The Cousins' War.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour portrait photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with glossy,embossed white lettering to title+author name and other pale blue lettering,plus bright,crisp, embossed silver gilt and glossy pale grey illustrated flora+foliage border design to front panel; glossy, embossed white lettered author,title to spine/backstrip,publisher's white lettered+illustrated colophon to its foot and embossed silver gilt and glossy pale grey foliage detail to spine,rear panel of dw/dj with repeated embossed,silver gilt and glossy, pale grey illustrated flora+foliage border design from front panel and white lettering for critics' reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges brigth,clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - would appear unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered, original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a navy blue +white striped headband and immaculate blue background with a silvery-blue woodcut-style illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1- 502pp [paginated] includes story,a bibliography; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,2pp genealogical family trees - Jacquetta's and the Houses of Lancaster and York,and as the last page,author's note on her charity Gardens for the Gambia.
Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's age. It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. Descended from Melusina,the river goddess,Jacquetta has always had the gift of second sight.As a child visiting her uncle,she meets his prisoner,Joan of Arc, and sees her own power reflected in the young woman accused of witchcraft.
Married to the Duke of Bedford,English Regent of France, Jacquetta is introduced by him to a mysterious world of learning and alchemy. Her only friend in the great household is the Duke's squire,Richard Woodville,who is at her side when the Duke's death leaves her a wealthy young widow.The two become lovers and marry in secret,returning to England to serve at the court of the young Henry VI,where Jacquetta becomes a close and loyal friend to his new queen. The Woodvilles soon achieve a place at the very heart of the Lancaster court,though Jacquette can sense the growing threat from the people of England and the danger of royal rivals.The king slides into a mysterious sleep; Margaret,his queen,turns to the untrustworthy favourites for help; and Richard,Duke of York,threatens to overturn the whole kingdom for his rival dynasty of the House of York.
Jacquetta fights for her king,her queen,and for her daughter Elizabeth Woodville,a young woman for whom Jacquetta can sense an extraordinary and unexpected future: a change of fortune,the throne of England,and the white rose of York. A sweeping, powerful novel rich in passion and legend and drawing on years of research,'The Lady of the Rivers' tells the story of the real-life mother to the White Queen.
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