THREE SISTERS, THREE QUEENS.

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 subjects' portraits and Henry VIII's part- portrait paintings illustrated front panel of dw/dj with capitalised, glossy embossed,white-lettered title and capitalised,crisp,gilt-lettered author's name and other capitalised white lettering and a single gilt embossed flora decoration to to either side of the dw/dj,dark spine/ backstrip with colour thumbnail detail of the three sisters' portraits from front panel and similarly capitalised+coloured lettered titleauthor name and white lettered+illustrated publisher's colophon to foot spine; rear panel with repeated Henry VIII's colour portrait at top edge and gold-coloured and white-lettered prose extracts.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears present, other than an approx 1.1/4" score with minimal puncture,to front panel's lower spine/backstrip gutter's crease/fold.Top+fore-edges lightly toned but without foxing; 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 black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip and immaculate, repeated castle approaches scenic monochrome illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-548pp [paginated] includes story,Author's Note towards the rear,a bibliography and journal and other sources; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,double-page genealogical tree charts: House of Tudor in 1501 and House of Stewart in 1501 respectively,a single page b/w map of England,Scotland and Wales,1501 with a London inset,and a last page of author's note on her charity Gardens for the Gambia.

Visually the exterior appearance is still in an exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading for thee dw/dj.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional/ acceptable copy for its cleanliness and brightness. No. 8 in the The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels by award winning author Philippa Gregory.
"There is only one bond that I trust: between a woman and her sisters. We never take our eyes off each other. In love and in rivalry, we always think of each other." When Katherine of Aragon is brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, the oldest princess, Margaret, takes her measure. With one look, each knows the other for a rival, an ally, a pawn, destined - with Margaret's younger sister Mary - to a sisterhood unique in all the world. The three sisters will become the queens of England, Scotland and France. United by family loyalties and affections, the three queens find themselves set against each other. Katherine commands an army against Margaret and kills her husband James IV of Scotland. But Margaret's boy becomes heir to the Tudor throne when Katherine loses her son. Mary steals the widowed Margaret's proposed husband, but when Mary is widowed it is her secret marriage for love that is the envy of the others. As they experience betrayals, dangers, loss and passion, the three sisters find that the only constant in their perilous lives is their special bond, more powerful than any man, even a king.
From the bestselling author, a riveting new Tudor story featuring Katherine of Aragon, and King Henry VIII's sisters Margaret and Mary, chronicling the pivotal roles the three queens played in King Henry VIII's kingdom.
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