The Hermit of Eyton Forest, Ellis Peters — 1st Edition, Signed

£165.00

The Hermit of Eyton Forest, Ellis Peters — 1st Edition, Signed

Name: The Hermit of Eyton Forest, Ellis Peters — 1st Edition, Signed
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6013
Price: 165.00 GBP
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Publication: London, Headline Book Publishing, 1987

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 224.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The original light blue cloth binding is exceptionally tight and square, featuring sharp, unbumped corners and bright, unoxidised gilt lettering to the spine. Internally, the text block is firm and entirely clean, showing only the faint, uniform age-toning to the page margins that is standard for the paper stock of this era, with no foxing or tears. The original dust jacket remains unclipped and vibrant, exhibiting virtually no shelf-wear, with crisp edges and no sun-fading to the spine or panels.

Catalogue Note: This is a true first edition, first printing of the fourteenth instalment in the celebrated Cadfael Chronicles.

The most distinguished feature of this copy is its exceptional provenance. Affixed to the front endpaper, which features an illustrated map of the Shrewsbury area, is a decorative author's bookplate bearing the monogram 'EP'. This bookplate has been uniquely signed in blue ink using both the author's famous pseudonym, 'Ellis Peters', and her real name, 'Edith Pargeter'.

While standard first editions of this title appear regularly on the open market, copies bearing this dual signature are genuinely scarce and highly coveted by collectors of historical detective fiction.

The year is 1142, and the English civil war rages on. In the relatively tranquil confines of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Brother Cadfael finds his peace disrupted by the arrival of a seemingly holy hermit and a runaway villein. When the wealthy Lord of Eyton dies, leaving his ten-year-old son as heir, a bitter struggle for control ensues. The boy's formidable grandmother seeks to marry him off for political gain, but the child refuses. As a corpse is discovered in Eyton Forest, Brother Cadfael must unravel a tangled web of greed, political intrigue, and hidden identities before the ruthless murderer strikes again.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Ellis Peters

Book Publisher: Headline Book Publishing

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Historical Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: Yes

Book Pages: 224

Book Publication Year: 1987

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: The Cadfael Chronicles

Country/region of manufacture: Worcester, United Kingdom

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