Mary Stewart — The Ivy Tree

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Mary Stewart"s gripping romantic suspense novel, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original green cloth binding, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.This volume is a first edition. In this romantic suspense novel, a young woman is drawn into a dangerous scheme to impersonate a long-lost heiress at a remote Northumbrian estate.the New York Times writes, "The Ivy Tree is as un-put-downable as any of her previous novels Â- no one writes the damsel-in-distress tale with greater charm or urgency."Mary Stewart (1916–2014) was a bestselling British author known for blending romance, suspense, and mystery with rich, evocative settings. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with the slightest rubbing and bumping to extremities. one or two spots to endpapers. Dust wrapper, very smart. Slight fading to extremities. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in the odd small crease, closed tear and chip, more so to upper joints. Age toning with the odd slight spot to inside of wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.