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GREIG, ANDREW: : ROSE NICOLSON - A NOVEL. [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.riverun/An imprint of Quercus Editions Ltd.,2021.

ISBN 9781529420852.

UK,8vo HB+dw.dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat handwritten ink signature - without dedication - to a special tipped-in page before the half-title,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,matt,two-tone red,two tone grey and black design illustrated dw/dj,with white-lettered title and author's name,a critic's review [Mariella Frostrup] and a b/w illustrated adhesive 'SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR' roundel; spine/ backstrip with similarly coloure+lettered title and author name as front's and publisher's name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with critics' (2) red+white lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – one tiny closed nick to front lower corner tip but no other nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges with very light toning but without foxing/spotiing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain maroon endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED tipped-in page,1st edn,5-452pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,Books I+II comprising 16 chapters and an Exit,,17 chapters and an Epilogue respectively,a 9pp Scots Guide glossary and Acknowledgfements; plus [unpaginated] author SIGNED page with publisher list for author's previous titles to its reverse,half-title+title pages,a dedication with blank reverse,separator page explaining a Scots dialect glossary to rear of book,a prose extract,,individual Books' separator page each with an epigram,and to the rear,4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minimal,minor fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other detracting faults.An uncommon SIGNED title from this acclaimed author.                            'A tale I have for you.' Embra, winter of 1574. Queen Mary has fled Scotland, to raise an army from the French. Her son and heir, Jamie is held under protection in Stirling Castle. John Knox is dead. The people are unmoored and lurching under the uncertain governance of this riven land. It's a deadly time for young student Will Fowler, short of stature, low of birth but mightily ambitious, to make his name. Fowler has found himself where the scorch marks of the martyrs burned at the stake can be seen on every street, where differences in doctrine can prove fatal, where the feuds of great families pull innocents into their bloody realm. There he befriends the austere stick-wielding philosopher Tom Nicolson, son of a fishing family whose sister Rose, untutored, brilliant and exceedingly beautiful exhibits a free-thinking mind that can only bring danger upon her and her admirers.                                        The lowly students are adept at attracting the attentions of the rich and powerful, not least Walter Scott, brave and ruthless heir to Branxholm and Buccleuch, who is set on exploiting the civil wars to further his political and dynastic ambitions. His friendship and patronage will lead Will to the to the very centre of a conspiracy that will determine who will take Scotland's crown. 'Rose Nicolson' is a vivid, passionate and unforgettable novel of this most dramatic period of Scotland's history,told by a character whose rise mirrors the conflicts he narrates, the battles between faith and reason, love and friendship, self-interest and loyalty. It confirms Andrew Greig as one of the great contemporary writers of fiction. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note, stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

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Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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