Cassell, London, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: David Knight Â– jacket. slight age toning of the edges of the pages, and darkening of the top section of the spine where exposed to light; The dustjacket has a split at the left-hand side of the spine section and is rubbed and chipped at the head and tail of the spine section, and lightly rubbed at the fold over tips. The 5th instalment of Dorothy Dunnett's highly popular series. The original bookseller's sticker at the bottom right hand corner of the front paste down. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. [6], 521, [1] pages. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: David Knight Â– jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 030493853X. ISBN/EAN: 9780304938537. Inventory No: 0249717. . 9780304938537

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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: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0249717
Title: The Ringed Castle
Author: Dunnett, Dorothy
Illustrator: David Knight Â– jacket
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 030493853X
ISBN 13: 9780304938537
Publisher: Cassell
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1971
Keywords: BZDB2 Miller will historical England 16th century Literature & Literary; David Knight Â– jacket Unbranded ISBN: 030493853X EAN: 9780304938537 Dunnett, Dorothy The Ringed Castle

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