The Moneyman - first US edition

by Thomas B. Costain - signed

A great tale of conspiracy and love, this is the story of Jaques Coeur, the moneyman to King Charles VII of France. Coeur was a merchant prince who worked his way up from a common birth to become the wealthiest private citizen of 15th century France. Coeur's wealth was accumulated through trade between France and the Levant. When the health of the king's mistress began to fail, it was Coeur who chose the sixteen-year-old Valerie to succeed her, not realizing that the choice would weave the first strands in a fatal net of love and intrigue. Signed by the author on the first blank page after the front end papers.

Book is navy boards with title stamped in gold on a red field on the spine, heraldry embossed in gold on front pane. End paper illustrations by Robert Ball. Dust jacket is in VG- condition, lightly chipped on edges, tiny hole in spine; mild fading to spine. This book is very difficult to find as a non-bookclub copy in truly collectible condition. Jackets of this book are particularly difficult to find in collectible condition.