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Author Name Schoonover, Lawrence Title The Prisoner of Tordesillas Binding Hardcover Book Condition Near Fine Jacket Condition No Jacket Type Book Edition First Edition Publisher Boston, MA Little Brown & Company 1959 Seller ID 001197 In Tordesillas, a remote town isolated from the metropolitan centers of Spain, lived the Queen of Castille, daughter of Fedinand and Isabella. Her son and received word to come, as she was gravely ill. Her son, Charles Quint, The Holy Roman Emperor, His Imperial and Apostolic Majesty, was not at ease in Spain, as Flemish was his native tongue. He journeyed there, expecting a long and tedious stay, but she died moments after he went in to see her. Now came the question of his right to rule Spain, along with many other countries under his rule. The red cloth binding has some dark marks at the bottom front, and a horizontal spot on the spine. This book was rescued from a patient library that was closing, so it was stamped on the outside edges, has an envelope inside and a few more stamps. There is also a note glued in from the hospital reminding patients to return their books! 309 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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