FRASER, ANTONIA — The Weaker Vessel

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. First American Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394513517. Stated First American Edition, 1984. British author Antonia Fraser, per the jacket flap, ".delves into the astonishingly varied lives of women in seventeenth-century England and gives us a book teeming with memorable voices, with drama and detail." Her narrative begins with the death of Elizabeth I in 1603 and ends with the death of William III in 1702. Includes 3 sections of plates bearing black & white illustrations. --- In full navy cloth-covered boards, with spine titling in gilt. Volume wrapped in jacket with color David Des Granges painting to front panel. --- A rather well-preserved copy: bright and tightly-bound, though with bold gift inscription to half title. Price-clipped dust jacket also in good shape but with a hint of age-toning to extremities, wrapped in removable archival mylar protector. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xvi, 544 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .