Rose Tremain — Music and Silence
London, Chatto & Windus, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this historical novel from English writer Rose Tremain, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. In 1629, a young English lutenist names Peter Claire arrives to the Danish Court to join King Christian IV's Royal Orchestra. From the moment he realises the musicians are to play in the freezing cellars underneath the royal apartments, he understands the opposing states of light and dark are waging a war to the death. Written by Dame Rose Tremain, an English novelist, short story writer, and former Chancellor of the University of East Anglia. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with minor wear to the extremities only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.
