Queen's Play
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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London: Cassell, 1964. First edition, first printing. Published by Cassell in London, 1964. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, illustrated by Barbosa, has some wear at the corners and bumping at the spine tips. It has not been price clipped and shows the original 25s net price. The green publisher's buckram is without notable wear though… Read more about this item Item Price
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Queens' Play: Book Two in the Legendary Lymond Chronicles
by Dunnett, Dorothy
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Vintage, 1997. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. 432 pages. First paperback edition by Vintage Books, first printing thus with full number line. The second novel of the legendary Lymond Chronicles. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A lightly read copy with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Queens’ Play
by DUNNETT, DOROTHY
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New York: Putnam, 1964. First Edition - American. Near fine copy with a faint trace of a 1/4” dampstain to the bottom edge of the spine in a very good dust jacket with a trace of dampstaining to the bottom of the spine and minor age toning to the rear panel and a few tiny nicks and creases. Item Price
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Cassell, London, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Barbosa -- Dustwrapper. list of characters. At the beginning of the text. There is a double page map showing France and the various towns in the story. Green coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, by Barbosa, with pink… Read more about this item Item Price
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QUEEN'S PLAY
by DUNNETT, DOROTHY
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Queen's Play
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by Dorothy Dunnett
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Queen's Play - Lymond Saga #2
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Hutchinson, UK, 1987. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 432 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hutchinson, UK, 1987. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. Foxing to top edge of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Queens' Play : Book Two in the Legendary Lymond Chronicles
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
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Queens' Play
by DUNNETT, Dorothy
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New York: Putnam, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First am. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Stamp on end paper and very light browning to pages. Spine and boards are fading. Dustwrapper is from London edition. Dustwrapper is rubbed verylightly with a crease along the edge. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from… Read more about this item Item Price
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Queens' Play: Second in the Legendary Lymond Chronicles
by Dorothy Dunnett
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Queens' Play: Book Two in the Legendary Lymond Chronicles
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Queens' Play (The Lymond Chronicles)
by Dunnett, Dorothy
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Queen's Play
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Queen's Play
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Queen's Play
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Sphere Books Limited, 1972. Paperback. Acceptable. 1972. First Edition Thus. 510 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to first page. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light sunning to spine and edges with splits to spine edges and reading creases. Slight curling to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Queen's Play
by Dorothy Dunnett
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Sphere, 1972. Paperback. Good. 1972. First Edition Thus. 510 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Queens' Play: Book Two in the Legendary Lymond Chronicles
by Dorothy Dunnett
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- Used - Good
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- April 1997
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- Trade Paperback
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Vintage, April 1997. Trade Paperback. Good/None. Pages tanned. Edgewear and rubbing. ; 5.2 X 1 X 8 inches; 432 pages Item Price
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