First edition. 376pp. Green cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on printed red spine label; top text block edge sprayed green. 8vo. Very lightly rubbed spine ends. Text block edges starting to tan and fox. Some foxing to prelims. Otherwise, internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some chipping to edges, minor shelf wear, not price clipped. Anya Seton was an American novelist, writing historical fiction, or to use the term she preferred, biographical novels. She was noted for her extensive historical research.