The Kings in Winter
New York: Atheneum, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, large octavo size, 221 pp. Fine / near fine. Item #23081701
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 Kings in Winter", was her third published historical novel. It is set in Ireland in the early eleventh-century; her protagonists moving between various Irish clans at war with each other.
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 quarter bright green cloth with grey paper-covered boards, the title blind-debossed on the front board, gilt lettering stamped onto the spine, top edge stained yellow, gold endpapers; large octavo size (9 1/2" by 5 1/2"), pagination: [2, blank verso with prior published titles on recto] [i-vii] viii-x [1-3] 4-208 [2 blanks] [1, author bio]. Dust jacket with illustration on the front panel of "Fight with the Danes" from a MSS dated 1125-50 CE, summary of book on both flaps, short author bio on the back flap, review blurbs for "The Firedrake" and "Rakossy" on the back panel.
___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; a hint of sunning at the top of the spine and boards, else fine. The dust jacket near fine, clean, with a light amount of edgewear, note that the jacket has been price-clipped.
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