New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1992. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Originally published in Great Britain under title 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII."" This is the First American Edition. Hard cover in fine condition with red boards; gold and red gilt spine lettering; on front board gold gilt author initials followed by red gilt initials of the six wives. Side edges deckle. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Five separate sections of four leaves / eight pages each of both black & white and color photographs of paintings, people, places, and a facsimile letter from the period. Dust jacket in fine condition; not price clipped. * From the book, "". . . richly dramatic and singularly illuminating study . . . .uncovers the complex and fascinating individuals whose true characters have been shrouded for centuries by stereotype and legend. . . . makes clear the remarkably high level of strength and intelligence displayed by these six women at a time when their sex traditionally possessed little of either . . .""

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Bookseller: Elk Creek Heritage Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: M001188
Title: The Wives of Henry VIII
Author: Fraser, Antonia
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First American Edition
ISBN 10: 0394585380
ISBN 13: 9780394585383
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1992
Keywords: Queens - Great Britain - Biography, Kings and rulers - Biography, Marriages of royalty and nobility - Great Britain - History - 16th Century
Bookseller catalogs: History; History of Great Britain;

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Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.

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