The Queens and the Hive
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Edith Sitwell
The Queens and the Hive
London: Macmillan, 1962
First printing
Edith Sitwell's poetic re-imagining of the Elizabethan Court, with the tempestuous relationships between female rulers at its center.
Elizabeth, Mary Tudor and Mary, Queen of Scots are contrasted with the baleful influence of Catharine de Medici, dictatorial rulers wrestling with conflicts between personal happiness and the demands of state.
Small owner name to first end board, hidden by jacket flap, otherwise a fine copy.