Death of a Duchess
An Italian Renaissance Whodunnit
Sigismondo Book One

by Elizabeth Eyre
Pseudonym of Jill Staynes (signed)
and Margaret Storey (signed)

Headline First Edition

Description: Hardback book published by Headline Book Publishing in 1991. The copyright page states 'First published in 1991 by Headline Book Publishing' and the printing status bar is complete, making this a first printing. Signed by both authors on the title page without inscription or personalization.

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Autographed books by Staynes and Storey

Publisher's Note: The first of a new series set in Renaissance Italy features detective Sigismondo who, with the help of the supposed village idiot, must uncover the framing of an innocent man caught in the middle of a family feud.

Condition: Binding - near fine, top and bottom of spine bumped, pages starting to turn brown, otherwise like new. Dust jacket - very good, closed tear at the bottom of the front cover has been mended with clear tape on the back side (I don't know what kind, it hasn't started turning brown yet, maybe it won't), moderate edgewear, otherwise like new, not price clipped, in dust jacket protector.

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