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  • THE PRICE OF FAILURE. by Ashford, Jeffrey (pseudomyn of Roderic Jeffries)
    Ashford, Jeffrey (pseudomyn of Roderic Jeffries)
    THE PRICE OF FAILURE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York St Martin's, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "At first it seems like a simple case of kidnapping. But after Victoria Arkwright is turned loose, sadly abused and HIV-positive, two months after her titled father ignores the kidnappers' orders to keep her disappearance a secret from the police, the plot turns deeper and darker. Constable Mike Carr, briefly forgetting his pregnant, ailing wife while he listens to a high-class tart's story of obscene phone calls, has no idea that he's about to become the pivotal figure in a scandal that'll infect the ranks all the way up to the Chief Constable--as well as entangle a rock star and a parvenu billionaire in the kidnappers' plans." (Kirkus) 184 pp. ISBN: 0-312-1818566.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 85575
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  • THE SERPENT AND THE MOON: Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King. by Princess Michael of Kent.
    Princess Michael of Kent.
    THE SERPENT AND THE MOON: Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Biography of Henri II (1519-1559), Catherine de Medici (1519-1589), and Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566). "Set against the stunning backdrop of Renaissance France and peopled by the titans of European history, [this] is a true story of love, war, intrigue, betrayal, and persecution. At its heart is one of the world's great love stories: the life-long devotion of King Henri II of France to Diane de Poiters." SIGNED by the author Marie Christine (Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent) on title page. Illustrated with many photographs, including a section in full color. Includes an author's note, map, family tree, chronology, bibliography, index. xii, 405 pp plus illustration credits. ISBN: 0-743251040.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 79677
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