Mantel Pieces. Royal Bodies and Other Writing from The London Review of Books.
8vo., black boards lettered in gilt to spine with publisher’s device to foot; in the unclipped pictorial dustwrapper (£16.99) designed by Julian Humphries; black endpapers; pp. [xii], 335, [vii]; fine in fine wrapper, with round ‘signed by the author’ sticker to the front panel.
Limited signed edition.
A collection of essays from the author of ‘Wolf Hall’, with subjects ranging from Spirituality to Illness, Saudi Arabia to the Virgin Mary, and, of course, Tudor England and the reign of Henry VIII (of which she was somewhat of an expert). ‘Royal Bodies’, in particular, is noted for its controversial discussion of female royals and their place in society.
A fine copy.
8vo., black boards lettered in gilt to spine with publisher’s device to foot; in the unclipped pictorial dustwrapper (£16.99) designed by Julian Humphries; black endpapers; pp. [xii], 335, [vii]; fine in fine wrapper, with round ‘signed by the author’ sticker to the front panel.
Limited signed edition.
A collection of essays from the author of ‘Wolf Hall’, with subjects ranging from Spirituality to Illness, Saudi Arabia to the Virgin Mary, and, of course, Tudor England and the reign of Henry VIII (of which she was somewhat of an expert). ‘Royal Bodies’, in particular, is noted for its controversial discussion of female royals and their place in society.
A fine copy.
8vo., black boards lettered in gilt to spine with publisher’s device to foot; in the unclipped pictorial dustwrapper (£16.99) designed by Julian Humphries; black endpapers; pp. [xii], 335, [vii]; fine in fine wrapper, with round ‘signed by the author’ sticker to the front panel.
Limited signed edition.
A collection of essays from the author of ‘Wolf Hall’, with subjects ranging from Spirituality to Illness, Saudi Arabia to the Virgin Mary, and, of course, Tudor England and the reign of Henry VIII (of which she was somewhat of an expert). ‘Royal Bodies’, in particular, is noted for its controversial discussion of female royals and their place in society.
A fine copy.