Keith Roberts — Pavane
New York, Doubleday & Company, 1968 . First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of Keith Roberts's best known work, the alternative history science fiction novel 'Pavane&apos. The US edition, first printing.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.The novel depicts a twentieth century England in which the Catholic Church still has supremacy, due to the assassination of Elizabeth I in 1588.An additional story, "The White Boat", is present in this edition. It did not appear in the UK true first of the same year. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with minor areas of adhesive residue to board heads, and significant mark to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper exceptionally bright, with mark to tail of front wrap, and to flyleaf tails. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine.
