Young Roderick Kinsmere was a country bumpkin when he strolled into the Great Court of Charles II's Whitehall Palace. Three days later he had lost his fortune, gained a wife, fought for - and been outwitted by - his king, and no one would ever call Rowdy Kinsmere a bumpkin again. It was 1670 and London was a teeming, filthy, dangerous and splendiferous place. The king was in trouble and Roderick was surrounded by plots and counterplots. And somehow everything centred on the beautiful sapphire ring he had inherited from his ...
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Young Roderick Kinsmere was a country bumpkin when he strolled into the Great Court of Charles II's Whitehall Palace. Three days later he had lost his fortune, gained a wife, fought for - and been outwitted by - his king, and no one would ever call Rowdy Kinsmere a bumpkin again. It was 1670 and London was a teeming, filthy, dangerous and splendiferous place. The king was in trouble and Roderick was surrounded by plots and counterplots. And somehow everything centred on the beautiful sapphire ring he had inherited from his father ... 'Mr Carr has contrived a fine, adventurous entertainment of politics and piracy, espionage and murder' The Times
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Seller's Description:
Used-Good. Good ex-lib hardback in Good dust jacket. 1964 1st edition in tight binding; ex-library copy with usual stamps etc. Dust jacket not price-clipped and protected by removable clear sleeve; has been sellotaped to cover and this has left discolouration lines on cover outside/inside and endpapers. Internally, title written on front free endpaper; pages have a few discolouration spots; otherwise, a good, readable copy.
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Used-Good. Ex public library-date label on front free end paper; stamp on copyright page. Text generally clean; binding tight; slight wear at head & foot of spine. Very nice clean dust jacket by B. S Biro, not price-clipped, & protected in removable clear film.
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Good. Good condition. With remainder mark. (Fiction, Mystery, Suspense) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good in Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Jacket is in brodart, light wear. Boards have light wear. Usual library/discard markings. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
