The Earl
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 319 pp., inscribed by Cecelia Holland. Fine / near fine. Item #21102211
Cecelia Holland (b. 1943) has written, to date, over twenty historical novels which span both the globe and time. In addition, she has authored a multitude of other fictional series, as well as short stories, children's books, and non-fiction. She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1981-1982.
This work, "The Earl", her sixth published historical novel, is set in the middle of the twelfth century. The story follows an Anglo-Norman Earl who struggles to maintain his loyalties during "The Anarchy" following the death of Henry I of England.
Note that we have several other volumes of Holland's historical fiction, many of them signed; if you are searching for a particular title, please do let us know.
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full gold cloth over boards boards, the title debossed in gilt on the front board, lettering debossed in gilt on the spine, red top-stain, illustrated endpapers, inscribed by the author on the title page ("To Larry") in blue ink; octavo size (8 5/8" by 5 7/8"), pagination: [2] [i-v] vi-xii [2] [1-3] 4-301 [2]. The dust jacket shows the original price of $6.95, wrap-around illustration of a twelfth-century miniature drawing on parchment, summary of book on front flap, author picture and bio on the back flap.
___CONDITION: Volume fine overall, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; the text block very slightly cocked, else fine. The dust jacket near fine, it is not price-clipped, clean, with a light amount of edgewear and a short vertical crease to the front panel.
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