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BRYSON**, SARAH: : La Reine Blanche: Mary Tudor, A Life in Letters

UK.STROUD,GLOUCESTERSHIRE,AMBERLEY PUBLISHING,2018.

ISBN 9781445673882.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. NMINT/NMINT. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,wrap-around,matt,dark background with white-lettered and critic's capitalised orange-lettered named review at front's top edge; subject's oval thumbnail colour portrait painting by Joannas Corvus centrally to front of dw/dj with matt white-lettered part-title and orange-lettered sub-title and author's capitalised,matt orange-lettered name to front's lower edge.Spine/backstrip withcapitalised,matt white-lettered part-title and author's capitalised,matt orange-lettered name and publisher's white illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with small colour reproduction illustration of marriage tapestry of Louis XII and Mary,with a critic's matt,white-lettered-review and capitalised,matt orange-lettered name.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without ageing/toning or foxing/spotting; contentss bright,tight,solid and sound - pristine - with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,looks unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt-lettered spine and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,9-288pp [paginated] includes an Introduction,13 chapters,a Timeline,Notes,a 7pp Bibliography and an Index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and a Contents list/table.                                                                           See my book ID rja1174824 for another title by this same author,'THE BRANDON MEN: IN THE SHADOW OF KINGS.' another UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.                                              Visually,the external 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 it's brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of age-acquired detracting faults.                                Mary Tudor's childhood was overshadowed by the men in her life: her father,Henry VII,and her brothers Arthur, heir to the Tudor throne,and Henry VIII. These men and the beliefs held about women at the time helped to shape Mary's life. She was trained to be a dutiful wife and at the age of eighteen Mary married the French king, Louis XII, thirty-four years her senior.          When her husband died three months after the marriage,Mary took charge of her life and shaped her own destiny. As a young widow, Mary blossomed.This was the opportunity to show the world the strong, self-willed, determined woman she always had been.She remarried for love and at great personal risk to herself. She loved and respected Katherine of Aragon and despised Anne Boleyn again, a dangerous position to take.      Author Sarah Bryson has returned to primary sources, state papers and letters, to unearth the truth about this intelligent and passionate woman.This is the story of Mary Tudor,told through her own words for the first time.        Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order, especially if ordering any multiples.                          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.                     ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US 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. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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