Castile for Isabella [with] Spain for the Sovereigns [with] Daughters of Spain. THE FERDINAND AND ISABELLA TRILOGY COMPLETE IN DUSTWRAPPERS
by PLAIDY Jean
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Robert Hale,, [1960-61]. 3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, free endpapers and fore-edge of third volume mildly spotted; burgundy cloth, gilt backs, a good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper (one wrapper price-clipped). Dustwrapper artwork by Philip Gough. The trilogy comprises Castile for Isabella (1960), Spain for the Sovereigns (1960), Daughters of Spain (1961). A bright set of one of Plaidy's most elusive series. Each volume contains bibliography and publisher's catalogue. COMPLETE SETS ARE VERY SCARCE.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45845
- Title
- Castile for Isabella [with] Spain for the Sovereigns [with] Daughters of Spain. THE FERDINAND AND ISABELLA TRILOGY COMPLETE IN DUSTWRAPPERS
- Author
- PLAIDY Jean
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Hale,
- Date Published
- [1960-61]
- Keywords
- modern first editions, modern firsts, plaidy, jean plaidy, spain, ferdinand, isabella, isabella of castile, historical fiction, historical novels
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Island Books
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Thakeham, West Sussex
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Fine and Rare Books at the foot of the South Downs
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- Dustwrapper
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