Jean Briggs. First edition, second printing. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1975. Copyright page states 1974. NAP. But both the dust jacket (0375) and number line on page 336 show 1975. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in VG+ condition. No writing or markings (other than a line through price) found in the books, 336 pp.
Vintage historical fiction set in Renaissance Italy, Jean Briggs’s The Flame of the Borgias dramatizes the dangerous court of the Borgias and the tangled relationship between Lucrezia Borgia and Pietro Bembo — a lush, character-driven novel for readers of historical romance and literary historical fiction.
Why this copy is worth adding to a collection
Collectors and readers who seek mid-1970s historical novels and attractive jacketed copies will appreciate this well-preserved example. The unclipped DJ and clean interior make it an appealing trade/collectible copy for resale or display.
