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JECKS**, MICHAEL: : THE BISHOP MUST DIE: A KNIGHTS TEMPLAR MYSTERY.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

LONDON.HEADLINE BOOK PUBLISHING GROUP,2009.

ISBN 9780755354467.

UK,8vo 'C' format,SIGNED,1st p/back edn.NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's black ink freehand, expressive signature - without dedication - to title page.Bright,clean,photographic illustrated wraps and white+silver gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners. Spine/backstrip has slight spine-roll,also reading creases to same.Top+fore-edges generally bright,tight and clean; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear readingcreases to any pages' corner tips.UK,8vo p/b,SIGNED,'C' format p/back 1st edn,viii-xiipp+2-403pp [paginated] includes glossary,list of characters,2 b/w maps (1326,St Paul's Cathedral & environs and 1326 The Tower of London & environs),46 chapters, author's note; plus [unpaginated] half-title-page,author SIGNED title page and dedication page.See my book ID rja691517 for UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. 1326: Queen Isabella refuses to leave France and further humiliates her husband King Edward II by flaunting her adulterous relationship with his sworn enemy,the arch-traitor Sir Roger Mortimer. The King is furious when he hears she has also betrothed their son to the daughter of the French Count of Hainault,and all England fears invasion.King Edward suspects there is a rebellion afoot and his reign begins to disintegrate amidst panic,violence and terror.As news of an invasion fleet is received,the King's knights,including Sir Baldwin de Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace,are commanded to London to protect the King and his realm. Meanwhile Bishop Stapledon,the Treasurer of England,is under threat - but from whom? He has made many dangerous enemies in a long political life and Baldwin and ex-bailiff Simon Puttock must do all they can to find the would-be assassin before he can strike.But in a chaotic London gripped with paranoia can the pair help their friend before it's too late? Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct and possibly,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - 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 or FREE. ** N.B. Buyers in EU countries may be required to pay Import VAT and a handling fee to the courier/mail service on items costing more than 150 Euros (including shipping costs).For items less than 150 Euros to EU buyers,charges may be minimised by opting to pay myself direct,via my account at Paypal. Please contact seller prior to ordering for more information. ** 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo 'C' format,SIGNED,1st p/back edn.
Author's signature - without dedication. alone.

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