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GREGORY**, PHILIPPA: : DARK TIDES. ** [2nd novel of The Fairmile series.]

LONDON.SIMON & SCHUSTER UK LTD,2020.

ISBN 9781471172854.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Volume 2 of The Fairmile series.] FINE-/FINE-. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/purchase,so no owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - as new.Bright,crisp, clean,matt red background with red foliaged borders to repeated colour illustration to front+rear panels of dw/dj,embellished with embossed gilt individual leaves and embossed silver gilt flowers and flat white glossy sea mammal figures,and capitalised,embossed white-lettered author name and flat printed other white lettered strap lines; capitalised,embossed gilt-lettered title and flat printed capitalised THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR to top front edge,spine/backstrip with capitalised,white-lettered author name,capitalised,gilt-lettered title and thumbnail detail of illustration from front panel and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with repeated illustration as front panel an with 5 critics' white-lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - front  panel with some minimal indents lightly affecting the board beneath - only noticeable on close inspection and the removal of dw/dj on my collation,rear board without any indent.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean - no blemish and no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean - text body pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,unread other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain maroon cloth boards with aforementioned indents to front's only,bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate colour pictorial antique maps - London to front and Venice to rear,illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-480pp [paginated] includes chronological time-frames switching between London, New England and Venice,Author's note,a 4pp Bibliography]; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a facsimile b/w illustrated handwritten letter,and to the rear,a separator page for a 10pp extract from 'TIDELANDS' the first volume of the Fairmile series.                                           See my book ID rja1077423 for UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn example,the 3rd title in this series. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It is only the exterior fault described that prevents a higher overall grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness.                                      Philippa Gregory's new historical novel tracks the rise of the Tidelands family in London, Venice, and New England. Midsummer Eve 1670. Two unexpected visitors arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thames. The first is a wealthy man hoping to find the lover he deserted twenty-one years before. James Avery has everything to offer, including the favor of the newly restored King Charles II, and he believes that the warehouse's poor owner Alinor has the one thing his money cannot buy his son and heir. The second visitor is a beautiful widow from Venice in deepest mourning. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and has come to tell Alinor that her son Rob has drowned in the dark tides of the Venice lagoon. Alinor writes to her brother Ned, newly arrived in faraway New England and trying to make a living between the worlds of the English newcomers and the American Indians as they move toward inevitable war. Alinor tells him that she knows without a doubt that her son is alive and the widow is an imposter.                            Set in the poverty and glamour of Restoration London, in the golden streets of Venice, and on the tensely contested frontier of early America, this is a novel of greed and desire: for love, for wealth, for a child, and for home.          Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,that 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 US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive 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,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

GREGORY**, PHILIPPA: : DARK TIDES. ** [2nd novel of The Fairmile series.]

LONDON.SIMON & SCHUSTER UK LTD,2020.

ISBN 9781471172854.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Volume 2 of The Fairmile series.] FINE-/FINE-. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/purchase,so NO owner inscrptn and NO price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,red background with red foliaged borders to repeated colour illustration to front+rear panels of dw/dj,embellished with embossed gilt individual leaves and embossed silver gilt flowers and flat white glossy sea mammal figures,and capitalised, embossed white-lettered author name and flat printed other white lettered strap lines; capitalised,embossed gilt-lettered title and flat printed capitalised THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR to top front edge,spine/ backstrip with capitalised,white-lettered author name,capitalised,gilt-lettered title and thumbnail detail of illustration from front panel and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same, rear panel with repeated illustration as front panel an with 5 critics' white-lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+ fore-edges bright,crisp and clean - no blemish and no foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean - text body pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate colour pictorial antique maps - London to front and Venice to rear,illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-480pp [paginated] includes chronological time-frames switching between London,New England and Venice,Author's note,a 4pp Bibliography]; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a facsimile b/w illustrated handwritten letter,and to the rear,a separator page for a 10pp extract from 'TIDELANDS' the first volume of the Fairmile series. See my book ID rja1077423 for UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn example,the 3rd title in this series. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior fault described that prevents a higher overall grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. Philippa Gregory's new historical novel tracks the rise of the Tidelands family in London, Venice,and New England. Midsummer Eve 1670. Two unexpected visitors arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thames. The first is a wealthy man hoping to find the lover he deserted twenty-one years before. James Avery has everything to offer, including the favor of the newly restored King Charles II,and he believes that the warehouse's poor owner Alinor has the one thing his money cannot buy his son and heir. The second visitor is a beautiful widow from Venice in deepest mourning. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and has come to tell Alinor that her son Rob has drowned in the dark tides of the Venice lagoon.Alinor writes to her brother Ned,newly arrived in faraway New England and trying to make a living between the worlds of the English newcomers and the American Indians as they move toward inevitable war. Alinor tells him that she knows without a doubt that her son is alive and the widow is an imposter. Set in the poverty and glamour of Restoration London,in the golden streets of Venice, and on the tensely contested frontier of early America,this is a novel of greed and desire: for love,for wealth,for a child,and for home. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that 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 US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive 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,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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