EDITH SITWELL - The Queens and the Hive

Harmondsworth, England, Penguin Books Ltd, 1971. Reprint, Binding: Soft Cover, Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall Duodecimo 0140023259 Paperback Paperback. The Queens and the Hive. Foxing to end inside covers and edge. Slight crease to corner front cover. Slight browning to edges of pages through age. No hive can tolerate two Queens. In the fatal clash between the Protestant Queen of England and the Catholic Queen of Scots, men were determined that 'The death of Mary is the life of Elizabeth'. In this moving chronicle a modern poet maginificently recaptures the splendid colour and sordid intriguwe of the most spectacular period of history in Britain. 523 pp.