Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional First hardcover edition, First printing of King at the Edge of the World by Arthur Phillips in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 2020 Random House. First Printing with complete number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 21.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on the bumped spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, bumped top spine end, mild edge wear, and one bumped corner. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with a corresponding crease on the spine top and rear cover and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new archival wrap.
The year is 1601. Queen Elizabeth I is dying, childless. Her nervous kingdom has no heir. It is a capital crime even to think that Elizabeth will ever die. Potential successors secretly maneuver to be in position when the inevitable occurs. The leading candidate is King James VI of Scotland, but there is a problem.
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