GOUDGE, ELIZABETH — The Child from the Sea

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1970. BCE. Hardcover. Book club edition. Elizabeth Goudge's ".colorful and romantic historical novel." is the story ".of Lucy Walter, the proud and beautiful secret wife of Charles II." Emerging from her childhood in Wales in the 17th century, Lucy marries the king, then the two become estranged and she eventually dies in Paris at the age of twenty-eight. --- In full black leatherette-look paper-covered boards with spine titling in white. Volume wrapped in dust jacket with color Biro painting to front panel. --- A well-preserved, tightly-bound, clean copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Jacket with a large triangular chip near tail of spine, other small chips & tears and mild sunning to spine, but remaining mostly intact and wrapped in new removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; x, 598 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .