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GREGORY**, PHILIPPA: : The WHITE QUEEN. [The Cousin's War.**]

LONDON.SIMON & SHUSTER LTD.,2009.

ISBN 9781847374554.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,wrap-around matt black background with gilt-coloured foliage tendrils with embossed b/w stylised flowers illustrated dw/dj which also has a cut-out shape to top edge of front panel - with a ubiquitous,vertical tear at top edge - the narrowest and therefore weakest part of the cut-out shape,but with an internal+ external selleotape repair to that tear.The cut-out reveals the face of the actress [Rebecca Ferguson] that played the part of Elizabeth Woodville in the BBC's drama series The Cousin's War in June,2013.Capitalised white-lettered title+author name and to front of dw/dj,gold-lettered From the bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl credit; spine/backstrip with similarly embossed,coloured+lettered author name and title as the front's and publisher’s white illustrated colophon+capitalised,white-lettered name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with flat printed b/w stylised flowers to foliage tendrils and critic's (2) white+gold lettered reviews.The interior flaps of dw/dj are gold coloured with black text and the insides of the dw/dj are also gold coloured.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without blemish/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 paper-covered boards with aforemention actress's 3/4 length colour portrait photograph repeated to either board,and with similalrly repeated,but flat printed,coloured+lettered author name+title to spine/backstrip as the dw/djs',a black+yellow striped headband and dw/dj foliage design repeated to immaculate endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-417pp [paginated] includes story spanning from Spring 1464 to April 1485,Author's Note as last paginated pages; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with blank reverse,Genealogical family trees of the Houses of York, Lancaster and Tudor in Spring 1464,and to the rear,6pp blanks.                          Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 14 year-old age and the ephemeral nature of the cut-out dw/dj. It is only the minimal fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading for the dw/dj.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other,major detracting faults. The first in a stunning new series,'The Cousin's War',is set amid the tumult and intrigue of the Wars of the Roses. Internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings this extraordinary family drama to vivid life through its women - beginning with Elizabeth Woodville,the White Queen.              Elizabeth Woodville,of the House of Lancaster, is widowed when her husband is killed in battle. Aided and abetted by the raw ambition and witchcraft skills of her mother Jacquetta, Elizabeth seduces and marries,in secret,reigning King Edward IV of the family of the white rose, the House of York.As long as there are other claimants to Edward's throne,the profound rivalries between the two faamilies will never be laid to rest.Violent conflict,shocking betrayal and murder dominate Elizabth's life as Queen of England,passionate wife of Edward and devoted mother of their hildren.                  In 'The White Queen',Philippa Gregory brilliantly evokes the life of a common woman who ascends to royalty by virtue of her beauty; a woman who rises to the demands of her position and fights tenaciously for the survival of her family,a woman whose two sons become the central figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the Princes in the Tower,whose fate remains unknown to this day (2009).From her uniquely qualified perspective, she explores this most famous unsolved mystery, informed by impeccable research and framed by her inimitable storytelling skills.              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. **

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

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