Alfred Duggan - The Cunning of the Dove & Family Favourites

London, Faber and Faber, 1960. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition historical novels from Argentine-born English writer Alfred Duggan. Two volumes. First edition. Written by Alfred Duggan, an Argentine-born English historian and archaeologist, as well as a well-known historical novelist whose novels are known for meticulous historical research. This set contains: The Cunning of the Dove, 1960. The career of Edward the Confessor, as told by one of his servants the royal chamberlain, son of a Winchester cordwainer. Family Favourites, 1960. Set in the third century, an ordinary Roman soldier witnesses the reign of Emperor Elagabalus who was not yet fourteen when he began his reign and looked upon his mother, grandmother, and aunt to help him rule the civilized world. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear and light fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spines with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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