Astraea / Jane Stevenson
2001, First Edition. London : Jonathan Cape. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages; Physical description: viii, 308 p. ; 24 cm. Summary: Set in the Netherlands in the 1640s, this novel tells of the relationship between Elizabeth of Bohemia and Pelagius. They fall in love, marry clandestinely and, secretly, Elizabeth gives birth to a baby boy, seen as a hope for the new age. Subjects: Netherlands - History - Wars of Independence, 1556-1648 - Fiction. Genre: Historical fiction. Item #193433
Price: €14.95
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