Author: Alfred Duggan
Title: Seven Alfred Duggan Novels
Description: London, Faber and Faber, 1951-1963 . First edition. Cloth. A smart set of seven Alfred Duggan first editions, including historical novels set in Ancient Greece and in the Byzantine Empire. The first editions, first impressions of seven works of historical fiction by Argentine-born English historian and archaeologist Alfred Duggan Each volume is in the publisher's original dust wrapper, with all but the final volume 'Elephants & Castles', price unclipped.Present here are:'Conscience of the King' (1951), a speculative account of the life of Cerdic, founder of the kingdom of Wessex.'The Lady for Ransom' (1953), about Norman mercenaries from the West serving the Byzantine Empire in the eleventh century.'God and My Right' (1955), about the life of St Thomas Becket.'Winter Quarters' (1956), following two Gauls in the time of Julius Caesar who join the Roman army and are captured at the Battle of Carrhae.'Family Favourites' (1960), following an ordinary Roman soldier witnesses the reign of Emperor Elagabalus.An advance review copy, with publisher's slip loosely inserted, of 'The Cunning of the Dove', (1960). A novel about the career of Edward the Confessor, told by one of his servants.'Elephants and Castles' (1963), about the life of Demetrius I of Macedon, one of the Successors after the death of Alexander the Great.With former owner's inscriptions to the front free endpaper of 'Conscience&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with six unclipped dust wrappers, and with 'Elephants' dust wrapper price clipped. Bumping to head and tail of 'Conscience' and 'Elephants&apos. Inscription to 'Conscience' front free endpaper. Loss of paper to back strip heads and tails of 'Conscience' and 'Ransom' dust wrappers, with minor chipping to heads of 'Family', 'Cunning' and 'Elephants' back strip heads. Significant further closed tears to 'Ransom' back strip tail. Tide marks to rear wrap of 'Conscience' reverse. Light spotting to rear wraps. Offsetting from tape to dust wrapper reverse of 'Family&apos. Significant closed tear to rear wrap head, and back strip tail, of 'Elephants&apos. Ink and pencil notations to tail of front flyleaf of 'Quarters' dust wrapper. Light sunning to two dust wrapper back strips, with four back strips age toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with only the odd spot to first and last few leaves and page perimeters. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: historical fiction historical novels archaeology Conscience of the King historical novels Elephants and Castles None
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Title: Seven Alfred Duggan Novels
Description: London, Faber and Faber, 1951-1963 . First edition. Cloth. A smart set of seven Alfred Duggan first editions, including historical novels set in Ancient Greece and in the Byzantine Empire. The first editions, first impressions of seven works of historical fiction by Argentine-born English historian and archaeologist Alfred Duggan Each volume is in the publisher's original dust wrapper, with all but the final volume 'Elephants & Castles', price unclipped.Present here are:'Conscience of the King' (1951), a speculative account of the life of Cerdic, founder of the kingdom of Wessex.'The Lady for Ransom' (1953), about Norman mercenaries from the West serving the Byzantine Empire in the eleventh century.'God and My Right' (1955), about the life of St Thomas Becket.'Winter Quarters' (1956), following two Gauls in the time of Julius Caesar who join the Roman army and are captured at the Battle of Carrhae.'Family Favourites' (1960), following an ordinary Roman soldier witnesses the reign of Emperor Elagabalus.An advance review copy, with publisher's slip loosely inserted, of 'The Cunning of the Dove', (1960). A novel about the career of Edward the Confessor, told by one of his servants.'Elephants and Castles' (1963), about the life of Demetrius I of Macedon, one of the Successors after the death of Alexander the Great.With former owner's inscriptions to the front free endpaper of 'Conscience&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with six unclipped dust wrappers, and with 'Elephants' dust wrapper price clipped. Bumping to head and tail of 'Conscience' and 'Elephants&apos. Inscription to 'Conscience' front free endpaper. Loss of paper to back strip heads and tails of 'Conscience' and 'Ransom' dust wrappers, with minor chipping to heads of 'Family', 'Cunning' and 'Elephants' back strip heads. Significant further closed tears to 'Ransom' back strip tail. Tide marks to rear wrap of 'Conscience' reverse. Light spotting to rear wraps. Offsetting from tape to dust wrapper reverse of 'Family&apos. Significant closed tear to rear wrap head, and back strip tail, of 'Elephants&apos. Ink and pencil notations to tail of front flyleaf of 'Quarters' dust wrapper. Light sunning to two dust wrapper back strips, with four back strips age toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with only the odd spot to first and last few leaves and page perimeters. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: historical fiction historical novels archaeology Conscience of the King historical novels Elephants and Castles None
Price: GBP 280.00 = appr. US$ 399.84 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 929F36
- Book number: 929F36
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