The Murder in the Tower [with] The Wandering Prince [with] A Health Unto His Majesty [with] Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord [with] The Three Crowns [with] The Haunted Sisters [with] The Queen's Favourites. THE STUART SAGA COMPLETE IN DUSTWRAPPERS
by PLAIDY Jean
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Robert Hale,, [1956-1966]. 7 vols., 8vo., First Edition (save two volumes), with head-pieces and pedigrees in the text, signatures on front free endpapers; original cloth, gilt backs, a bright, clean set in dustwrapper, the wrappers lightly chafed and frayed as often. Dustwrapper artwork by Biro. In historical sequence, the set comprises: The Murder in the Tower (1964); The Wandering Prince (1956; third impression 1966); A Health Unto His Majesty (1956); Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord (1957; fourth impression 1968); The Three Crowns (1965); The Haunted Sisters (1966); The Queen's Favourites (1966). COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE VERY SCARCE.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18751
- Title
- The Murder in the Tower [with] The Wandering Prince [with] A Health Unto His Majesty [with] Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord [with] The Three Crowns [with] The Haunted Sisters [with] The Queen's Favourites. THE STUART SAGA COMPLETE IN DUSTWRAPPERS
- Author
- PLAIDY Jean
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Hale,
- Date Published
- [1956-1966]
- Keywords
- modern first editions, modern firsts, plaidy, jean plaidy, stuarts, stuart saga, biro, val biro, historical fiction, historical novels
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Island Books
Biblio member since 2004
Thakeham, West Sussex
About Island Books
Fine and Rare Books at the foot of the South Downs
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Dustwrapper
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- Cloth
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...