Nell Gwyn
by Parker, Derek
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0750919922
- ISBN 13
- 9780750919920
- Seller
-
ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Sutton Publishing Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0750919922 Minor wear to edges of dj. Slight yellowing to pages. When Nell Gwyn, an actress on the London stage, first became familiar with the king, she was no better than a prostitute. Yet from the moment Charles II summoned her, there was never any suggestion that she granted her sexual favours to anyone but him; unlike some of his other lovers, she was as loyal to him as the Queen. On his deathbed Charles prayed neither for his Church nor his people, but asked that 'Nelly might not starve'. Nell Gwyn's name is one of those few familiar to us all, yet what can we really know of this sensuous woman - the sensation of Restoration England - who captured the heart of a king? This engaging biography sets Nell Gwyn's life against the background of London during the Restoration and the ups and downs of theatrical life in the seventeenth century. Drawing on letters and contemporary accounts, and with dramatic portrayals of the main characters, Derek Parker's book provides us with a vivid insight into the character of the woman who rose from nothing to love and be loved by a king. .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 133611
- Title
- Nell Gwyn
- Author
- Parker, Derek
- Illustrator
- Plates
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0750919922
- ISBN 13
- 9780750919920
- Publisher
- Sutton Publishing Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Stroud
- Date Published
- 2000
Terms of Sale
CHARLES BOSSOM
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Please contact me if you have any problem with your order by e-mail charles.bossom@googlemail.com
About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...