James By the Grace of God de Tranter, Nigel - 1985

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Hardback. Very Good.

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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1985. 368 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). "To be King of Scots was never the passport to peace or joy, and for young James the Fifth the throne made an uncomfortable seat indeed. As a boy he had been deliberately corrupted by step-father, the Red Douglas, Earl of Angus, so that he might get both king and kingdom into his power. Even when James escaped from Angus's clutches, he still had that most rebellious and powerful house to cope with. Not to mention the Hamiltons, whose chief, the Earl of Arran, was next in line to the crown. So he did not have his troubles to seek. Add to this, James himself was impetuous, hot-blooded, handsome, with no great interest in matters of state, but an enormous interest in women. While to the south, his uncle Henry the Eighth of England watched every move north of the border, poised to invade. In this second of his trilogy of love and hatred, folly and statesmanship, poetry and martyrdom, Nigel Tranter paints a vivid picture of a… Leer más

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0340337222 . Light edge wear. Remnant of pevious owner's stamp on front free end paper. ; A bright solid, book, DJ in Mylar, unclipped. ; James the Fifth #2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 368 pages; Tranter continues the story of Scotland's King James V begun in his novel The Riven Realm. James, whose father, James IV, died when he was a baby, is 12 years old when this tale begins. For the warring nobles, control of the boy-king is a much sought after prize. Still, one man, David Lindsay, remains faithful to his king and seeks to protect him from those who would keep him prisoner while ruling in his name. Later, when James reaches his majority, David tries (not always successfully) to keep the impressionable young man from heeding the advice of some of the more unscrupulous courtiers. .

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1985. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 368 pp. Black boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. James Stewart, by God's grace King... but only just. For the warring nobles, control of the boy-king is a much sought after prize. Still, one man remains faithful to his king and seeks to protect him from those who would keep him prisoner while ruling in his name....

London : Hodder & Stoughton , 1985 . First Edition . F/NF . 8VO . Very light wear to priceclipped jacket with small mark on rear panel.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1985. Crisp and clean with no inscriptions and not clipped. The second of the James 5th trilogy.. First Edition. Black Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 6" x 8.5". Hardback.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Near Fine. 8vo. Black boards with gilt lettered spine. Corners of boards lightly bumped. Dust jacket not price clipped. A clean and tight copy.