The people of Prince's Crossing called him the old maggot. Not just because he was despicably rich, nor because he owned all their farms, or sired the wild young men who tore up the roads with their galloping horses--it was because they could not pronounce the word magnate, which Mr. Skegg assuredly was. Lady Bythewaite, his common-law wife, had a devouring love that filled her entire existence, but never affected her iron will and the implacable destiny that led from it. Only Clarence of the three sons could claim the ...
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The people of Prince's Crossing called him the old maggot. Not just because he was despicably rich, nor because he owned all their farms, or sired the wild young men who tore up the roads with their galloping horses--it was because they could not pronounce the word magnate, which Mr. Skegg assuredly was. Lady Bythewaite, his common-law wife, had a devouring love that filled her entire existence, but never affected her iron will and the implacable destiny that led from it. Only Clarence of the three sons could claim the Skegg name, and at the first opportunity he ran off to New York to change it. When he came back, it was with a new name, silent picture fame, and a deadly vengeance to act out. Owen Hawkins was the "acknowledged" son who lived with Lady Bythewaite. A delicate lad, his world included each of his family, with a devotion that was frightening. Aiken Cusworth was the bastard. A great hulking horse-tamer with the smell of the fields and animals on him, he had a single bent that yanked man and beast to the line of his terrible whim. Together, they lived in the house of the solitary maggot.
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Fair. 1974 Doubleday stated 1st edition hardcover, exlibray copy with jacket under mylar, unmarked and solid, has library wear/stamps and opening flyleaf torn out. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket in Very Good jacket. Signed, dated, and inscribed to a named individual by the author across from the title page. Pages bright and clean except for light foxing along the head and foreedges and light ink spray on the heel edge; no owners' marks; binding square and secure, cloth hard cover (one-quarter black, balance in green) softened at the spine ends and mildly shelfworn at spine ends and corners. Dustjacket is moderately faded along the spine and bears small tears, chips, and creases at both spine ends as well as at the free corners, and there are a few tiny surface nicks on the front as well as a thin line of rubbing along the left front edge, a line of toning and gray smudging along the rear foreedge, and a few little chips along the top and bottom edges of the jacket, otherwise sound and attractive, unclipped, now protected in a clear sleeve. 360pp.; Signed by Author.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Remainder spray on bottom edge, near fine in a very good dust jacket with small nicks and tears, light toning, and a sticker shadow on the front flap. The second part of *Sleepers in Moon-Crowned Valleys*.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Light remainder spray bottom edge, else fine in slightly rubbed, very near fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Near fine with some minor erosion around the extremities in near fine, lightly worn dustwrapper. Part two of the continuous novel *Sleepers in Moon-Crowned Valleys*.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. A little rubbing on the spine else near fine in very good dustwrapper with a couple of tears. From the library of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Peter Taylor and his wife, the National Book Award-nominated poet Eleanor Ross Taylor, with Peter Taylor's ownership signature.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. First edition. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket. Light bumping to extremities. Some edge and surface wear to jacket; some soiling to jacket back--now in protective archival mylar sleeve. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat--a sound copy.
