THE WHITE LADY. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Stated First Edition.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's neat handwritten black ink dedication and signature to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt, b/w illustration/photographic illustrated dw/dj with capitalised,glossyred-lettered author name and capitalised,glossy,grey-lettered title.capitalised,black-lettered AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING MAISIE DOBBS SERIES credit benath author's name and a black-lettered review+red-lettered author name (Lee Child) towards front's lower,fore-edge corner; spine/ backstrip with capitalised,glossy red-lettered name aas front's but capitalised,glossy,black-lettered title and publisher's black-lettered named initials foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with repeated front illustration and critics' (5) black+red-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners with minimal creasing to both top edges – but no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges coloured(?) or else lightly toned(?) but still bright crisp,clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to spine/backstrip.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-351pp [paginated] includes 19 chapters and an epigram 'Every war is a war against the child' - Eglantyne Jebb,1876-1928.Founder of Save the Children,1919,Jebb drafted the Declaration of the Rights of the Chil,1924.,and Acknowledgements as the last page; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author dedicated+SIGNED title page,a dedication with author's potted biography to its reverse,and 3 epigrams [John Dahlberg-Acton,Lord Acton (1834-1902), Vittori Alfieri (1749-1803) and Anne Morrow Lindbergh 'The War Within & Without' (1980)] respectively. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional,exemplary,example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of detracting faults and especially with author's uncommon signature. Elinor White, known locally as 'the White lady', is living a solitary, quiet life in a grace-and-favour cottage in the Kent countryside. Unbeknownst to her neighbours, she is the veteran of two world wars, a trained killer and former intelligence agent. Yet Elinor's private and seemingly tranquil existence conceals a past trauma that comes to the fore when she is drawn into the predicament of a local man entangled with one of the most dangerous crime families in London. A treacherous path lies ahead, but it may be one that ultimately leads Elinor to a future unshackled from her own painful history. The White Lady introduces a new heroine from Jacqueline Winspear, author of the bestselling Maisie Dobbs series. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **