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CORNWELL**, BERNARD: : THE FLAME BEARER. ** [10th novel of The Saxon Stories series.]

LONDON.HarperCollinsPublisher's,2016.

ISBN 9780007504213.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] NFINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Lee Gibbons/ Tim Moon,illustrated dw/dj with embossed white lettered author's name and capitallised, embossed gilt-lettered title to front panel, similarly lettered spine/backstrip,rear panel with critics' 3 gilt+white lettered reviews; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing - no nicks,tears or splits present - and book has a slight lean.Top+fore-edges though lightly aged/toned are without foxing/spotting or other blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a navy blue headband and immaculate plain navy blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-284pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-4 comprising 12 chapters and an Epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title,place names list, title page,a dedication,contents list/table,a single page b/w map of England,black+grey vignetted illustrated individual Pts+Epilogue separator pages,a Historical Note,and at the rear too,3pp publisher's advert for author's other published titles,followed by 4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minor exterior faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exemplary example for brightness, cleanliness and lack of other detracting faults. 'THE LAST KINGDOM' series is an historical novel series about the birth of England in the 9th & 10th Centuries. The protagonist of the series is Uhtred of Bebbanburg,born to a Saxon lord in Northumbria. He is captured as a child and adopted by a Danish warlord.The name of the fictional protagonist comes from the historical Uhtred the Bold,and Cornwell is a descendant of this family. The story begins with the conquest of all but one of the major Saxon kingdoms by the Danes, with Wessex,the last kingdom,nearly overrun. Alfred the Great,King of Wessex,rallies his forces and begins the long struggle to fulfill his ambition of uniting all English speakers in one realm.Uhtred,despite his inclinations otherwise,repeatedly fights and schemes to bring about Alfred's dream over the course of a long life. 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. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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