The Golden Mistress - 1st Edition/1st Printing de Beyea, Basil - 1975

New York: Simon and Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671219952 . A first Edition/First Printing that has negligible edgewear, otherwise Fine in a like dust-jacket; In 1669, the year England's King Charles II was restored to the throne, a young woman by the name of Henrietta is smuggled out of France and into England in a basket. She is looked after by a kind woman, Mrs. Williams, who becomes her sponsor. Henrietta is uneducated and has no skills, but she is beautiful, and soon catches the eye of the handsome, young Duke of York. He is instantly drawn to her, and they begin a secret affair.Henrietta is not the only one interested in the dashing Duke. The King, Mrs. Williams, and the Duke of Buckingham all want to marry him. But the Duke is not interested in any of them, and he is only interested in Henrietta. She is not sure what to do, but she knows she can't stay in England, where she is not wanted, and she can't go back to France, where she would be forced into a convent.; 8vo; 380 pages .