TORRE, LILLIAN DE LA. - The Heir of Douglas

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1953. 1st edition. Being a New Solution to the old Mystery of The Douglas Cause. A Notorious 18th Century Scandal over the disputed Birthright of Archie Douglas. Heir, or Imposter? To which is added, the Secret History of Andrew Stuart and his Detections in Foreign Parts; with a candid Character of Lady Jane Douglas, The whole bas'd upon Secret Records now first made Publick; with serious Reflexions on the Whirligig of Fortune. "In simple terms, the mystery of the Heir of Douglas is: Was Archibald Stuart really a son of Lady Jane Douglas and Colonel John Stuart, and therefore the legal heir to the vast fortune of the Duke of Douglas?" Pp.246, 5 black & white plates, slight toning to endpapers. Red/brown cloth, dustwrapperrubbed with edge wear and chips to top of spine and top corner tips. VG/G+.

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