THE HOLLOW CROWN: The Wars of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors

Jones, Dan

Published by Faber & Faber, London, 2014

Second printing. Signed by Dan Jones on the title page. Octavo: xl, 434 p. with 21 illustrations and 3 maps. Original black cloth binding, with silver titles. Light bumping to the corners and tips, with some very mild edgewear to the dust jacket; else very good or better. From the library of revered English actor, comedian, musician, and writer Eric Idle, accompanied by a letter of provenance. Idle (b.1943) is a founding member of the British comedy troupe Monty Python, as well as the parody rock group The Rutles, and is the writer of the music and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical Spamalot. In a posting for his Eric Idle Online! blog concerning his May reading in 2015, Idle wrote: "I picked up and read the second half of this - well from about Edward IV to the end. The more familiar arrival of the Tudors. Hundreds of years of civil war here, sometimes there seem to be about three rebellions a year. The entire island seems to be filled with plate armour and arrows and terrible bloody, muddy, hacking to bits. They're all about 23 too. So it's late teenage violence on a huge scale. More like gang warfare. Richard 3rd was definitely a serial killer. May have killed two Kings too. Henry VI it is widely assumed. Quite possibly his brother as well.". Seller Inventory # 76104

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE HOLLOW CROWN: The Wars of the Roses and ...
Publisher: Faber & Faber, London
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)