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GREGORY**, PHILIPPA: : DAWNLANDS.** [3rd novel of the Fairmile series.]

LONDON.SIMON & SCHUSTER UK LTD.,2022.

ISBN 9781471172892.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.Wrapped and protected fron day of issue/purchase,so NO owner inscrptn and NO price-clip to dw/dj - as new. Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,matt mauve background with colour pictorial glossy,embossed red foliage,flowers and fruit/berries with bright crisp gilt female bust,castle,and anchor silhouettes and other gilt embellishments illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised,embossed white-lettered author name and title and other white-lettered strap-lines, plus capitalised pale blue-lettered THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR to its top edge; spine/ backstrip with glossy but flat-printed, similarly coloured+lettered author+title as front,the continuation of design and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with similar design's continuation with 3-masted sail ship silhouette and critics' white+gold lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate contemporary antique maps - London to front and Barbados to rear endpapers,respectively.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-526pp [paginated] includes story,4pp Bibliography; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a title separator page reverse of same with first page of double-paged Ferryman Family genealogical chart,and to the rear,an advertising separator page,2 separate adverts for 'TIDELANDS','DARK TIDES' the 1st+2nd in this Fairmile series,and 6 separate adverts for the first 6 titles in the 'Cousin's War' series.      Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book 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 makes an excellent addition to any Philippa Gregory collection or series. The 3rd title in the Fairmile series,following on from 'TIDELANDS', 'DARK TIDES' (see my book ID rja1077423), and 'DAWNLANDS' (see my book ID rja1077423) both UK,HB+dw/dj,1st edns.            Want more Philippa Gregory titles? Please search my MODERN FIRST2 and SIGNED catalogues for more or similar titles/series.               In a divided country,power and loyalty conquer all . . . Ned Ferryman,inspired by news of a rebellion against the Stuart kings,returns from America with his Pokanoker servant to join the uprising against roman catholic King James.As Ned swears loyalty to the charismatic Duke of Monmouth,he discovers a new and unexpected love. Meanwhile,Queen Mary summons her friend Livia to a terrified court.Recklessly,Livia drags her son Matthew and his foster mothers Alinor and Alys into a plot to save the queen from Monmouth's invasion,and Matthew is rewarded with the Manor of Foulmire on the tidelands where Ned,Alinor,and Alys had once scraped a poor living. Suddenly,Alinor is lady of the manor,as ned marches into the last battle between the royalists and commoners,hoping for a new dawn for freedom.                                      A compelling and powerful story of political intrigue and personal ambition,set between the palaces of London,the tidelands of Foulmire and the shores of Barbados. 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 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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