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Here Be Dragons
by Penman, Sharon Kay
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0030627737
- ISBN 13
- 9780030627736
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Signed first edition of Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman.. Octavo, xii, 704pp. Cream hardcover, title in blue foil on cream cloth spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page with full number line. Solid text block, dust remnants along top edge, lightly bumped front corner, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $19.95 retail price on front flap, small closed tear to front panel, shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed by the author on the half-title. This copy is signed by the author for The First Edition Circle at Kroch's & Brentano's of Chicago, with laid-in bookmark.
Synopsis
Here Be Dragons is a historical novel written by Sharon Kay Penman published in 1985. The novel is the first in a trilogy known as the Welsh Princes series set in medieval England, Wales and France that feature the Plantagenet kings. Penman is notable for providing vivid descriptions of historical events and for creating strong characterisations.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12806
- Title
- Here Be Dragons
- Author
- Penman, Sharon Kay
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition of Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0030627737
- ISBN 13
- 9780030627736
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- A King's Ransom, Falls the Shadow, Devil's Brood, Time and Chance, When Christ and His Saints Slept, Sharon Kay Penman signed
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