Price of a Princess
by Tranter, Nigel G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0340558997
- ISBN 13
- 9780340558997
- Seller
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0340558997 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Price-clipped with remainder dot on top page edges, slight yellowing of pages as is common in British publications.. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 5.5 X 1.25 X 9 inches; 232 pages; " After young James the Third's accession to the Scottish throne, the ambitious Boyd family of Kilmarnock seized power. Although James's sister, Mary, was at first unwilling to marry Thomas Boyd, she eventually learned to love him. When Thomas was sent to the Danish court, Mary discovered a talent for diplomacy. In exchange for Princess Margaret of Denmark marrying her brother, she persuaded the Danes to hand over the islands of Orkney and Shetland to Scottish dominion. But when the Boyd regime was finally toppled, Mary's position became severely compromised." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20854
- Title
- Price of a Princess
- Author
- Tranter, Nigel G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0340558997
- ISBN 13
- 9780340558997
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- 0340558997, Mary Stewart, James the Third
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction / Historical;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
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- Remainder
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- Edges
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- Good+
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- Jacket
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