Sitwell, Edith

The Queens and the Hive

Hardcover, Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1962. First US Edition. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. "In The Queen and the Hive Dame Edith Sitwell evokes a great age of blood and gold. The honey of the hive is the power and glory of England; the queens are Mary Tudor, Mary Stuart, and at the center, gorgeous, gay and terrible, Elizabeth, 'the being in whose reign the greatness of England began.' " Ships same or next business day. Spine is skewed and slightly loose, minor edge wear, fabric on spine ends is faded, slightly faded on head edges of boards and spine, light soiling on edges of pages; pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has normal edge and shelf wear, multiple tears on spine ends, small chips and tears on corners, yellowed, faint crease on spine, price-clipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 542 pages. [Item #60819]

Price: $40.00