The Sunne in Splendour - first US edition

by Sharon Kay Penman

The story of Richard III, the last born son of the Duke of York and the last Plantagenet King of England, it is also the history of the vicious power struggle history refers to as 'The War of the Roses'. 

Book is ivory-colored boards with matching cloth spine and gold stamped lettering on spine, in very good plus condition, with the House of York and the House of Lancaster family trees circa 1459 on the front and rear end papers. Previous owner's library label on inside fly. Dust jacket is in near fine condition, with illustration by David Palladini.