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Pawn in Frankincense (1986 reprint Century hardback)
by Dunnett, Dorothy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Century, 1986. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Good+/Good+ 1986 reprint Century hardback, unclipped DJ. Lovely jacket design as shown - area of water-related staining to inside lower front and rear edges of DJ, spine ends pushed and rubbed, some spotting to end-papers, corner bruising and a little page tanning, area of very small pin-sized wear to outer edge of some pages around centre edge of page block. else good+ tidy and unmarked. More by this author available Sent Airmail at no extra cost; Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 057879..
Synopsis
Dorothy Dunnett was born in 1923 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Her time at Gillespie's High School for Girls overlapped with that of the novelist Muriel Spark. From 1940-1955, she worked for the Civil Service as a press officer. In 1946, she married Alastair Dunnett, later editor of The Scotsman . Dunnett started writing in the late 1950s. Her first novel, The Game of Kings , was published in the United States in 1961, and in the United Kingdom the year after. She published 22 books in total, including the six-part Lymond Chronicles and the eight-part Niccolo Series, and co-authored another volume with her husband. Also an accomplished professional portrait painter, Dunnett exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy on many occasions and had portraits commissioned by a number of prominent public figures in Scotland. She also led a busy life in public service, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland, a Trustee of the Scottish National War Memorial, and Director of the Edinburgh Book Festival. She served on numerous cultural committees, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In 1992 she was awarded the Office of the British Empire for services to literature. She died on November 9, 2001, at the age of 78.
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- Bookseller
- 84 Charing Cross Road Books, IOBA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 057879
- Title
- Pawn in Frankincense (1986 reprint Century hardback)
- Author
- Dunnett, Dorothy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Century
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- BZDB14 Fiction; Pawn in Frankincense 1986 reprint Century hardback Dunnett Dorothy
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