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Jean Plaidy; Glenda Gordon : Defenders of the Faith; Better to Arrive Omnibus

Odhams Books, 1972

1972 BOOK in cream cloth hardcovers with floral & gilt print to front & back covers, smaller version of printing to spine with titles in gilt, tilt to spine, tanning & some grubby marks to edges of cover, some tanning to spine, used appearance. PAGES tanned to very edges but clean, flat & tight, vertical crease to spine edge of page 255 & some spotting to bottom margin but neither interfere with text. Book Extract; it was a summer's day and there was perfect peace in theGhelsea garden. The Thames, flowing quietly by the steep bank nowdecorated with purple loosestrife and scorpion grass, washed theprivy steps with a gentle rhythmic murmur, and a cuckoo stammeredout a few notes from a bush in the nuttery. One of the kitchen-maidscame out into the garden to feed a peacock which had perched onthe low stone wall, impatiently waiting for his dinner. She stood, herhand outstretched, that he might peck at the pulse she held in herpalm, and putting her head on one side, muttered to the gorgeouscreature: 'You greedy thing! You vain old greedy thing!' Her lipswere full and soft, her eyes gentle, and her body heavy beneath herworsted gown. She was clearly destined for almost immediatemotherhood.'Get along with you, then/ she said. 'Can't you wait for yourdinner?'She shaded her eyes and looked across the hundred yards or soof garden to the river. The serenity of maternity became her.'Nan! Nan! Where are you ?' called a voice from within.Nan went slowly through the porch, pausing to give a quickglance at the big bay windows and the large casements as she didso. The latticed window on the second floor opened from MasterCharles' chamber; and every time she passed into the house sheglanced at it.The sun burned down on the walls, which were covered withgolden moss and stone crop; it brought out the smell of newly cuthay in the home field and mingled it with the perfume from thewalled rose-gardens. The heat shimmered on the gables; a dog, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Good

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