{"product_id":"folio-society-princes-in-the-tower-alison-weir-1999","title":"The Princes in the Tower — Folio Society Edition | 1999 | Alison Weir | Fine | Slipcase","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOne of English history's most enduring murder mysteries — and one of the Folio Society's most dramatically designed volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Princes in the Tower refers to the apparent murder in the 1480s of the deposed King Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York — children, and the only surviving sons of King Edward IV. Their fate has been among history's great enigmas for five centuries. \u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAlison Weir, one of Britain's most respected popular historians, brings the full weight of contemporary evidence and modern scholarship to bear on the question that has never quite been answered: did Richard III really do it — and if not, who did?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis Folio Society edition, published in London in 1999, features illustrated black boards with gilt lettering and a striking gilt and red graphic, a foreword by Ruth Rendell, Lancaster and York genealogical trees on the endpapers, and 22 colour plates on six unpaged leaves. \u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e The cover illustration by Francis Mosley — a stark, graphic tower arch in black, white and red — is one of the Folio Society's more memorable designs of the period, striking and immediately recognisable on any shelf. The spine lettering is in Mosley's characteristic medieval-influenced hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine throughout. The book is entirely free from marks, inscriptions or wear of any kind — an unread copy in every respect. The boards are crisp, the gilt lettering bright and the binding firm. The black companion slipcase is in like condition\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e — no shelf wear, no marking, no fading. A genuinely fine example of a copy that has been very carefully kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is the first Folio Society edition of Weir's text, which was originally published by The Bodley Head in 1992. Described in the trade as \"first thus\" — the first appearance of this text in this particular and very handsome form. A fine copy in a fine slipcase is increasingly the standard collectors expect, and this one delivers on both counts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eExtra photographs available on request. Just get in touch and we will be happy to help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003ePacked with stiff packing paper, card and a sturdy outer box for safe delivery anywhere in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Novel Relics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55481435324801,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/7887\/9617\/files\/the-princes-in-the-tower-folio-society-edition-1999-alison-weir-fine-slipcase-9993245.jpg?v=1778402600","url":"https:\/\/www.novelrelics.co.uk\/products\/folio-society-princes-in-the-tower-alison-weir-1999","provider":"Novel Relics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}