Sir Godfrey Tallboys: A knight-errant at the top of his profession and with little thought beyond the next tourney. A long way from being wealthy but in need of a house for his pretty young wife. Lady Sybilla Tallboys: A loving wife, tolerant of her husband's shortcomings--and with a strong desire for a home where she could raise their four children instead of relying on the charity of relatives. Forethought was rare for Sir Godfrey but he decided to build a house even though it took the last of his money. A ...
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Sir Godfrey Tallboys: A knight-errant at the top of his profession and with little thought beyond the next tourney. A long way from being wealthy but in need of a house for his pretty young wife. Lady Sybilla Tallboys: A loving wife, tolerant of her husband's shortcomings--and with a strong desire for a home where she could raise their four children instead of relying on the charity of relatives. Forethought was rare for Sir Godfrey but he decided to build a house even though it took the last of his money. A magnificent tourney in Spain would make his fortune so, leaving England, he went off to fight. But tourney turned to treachery and at home he was reported dead. It fell to Sybilla to fend for herself and her children in the hope that, one day, Sir Godfrey would return.
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Add this copy of Knight's Acre to cart. $13.25, very good condition, Sold by Ye Old Bookworm rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Odessa, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1975 by Doubleday.
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Very Good-in Very Good dust jacket. 8vo-8" to 9" tall; 252 pages; DJ rubbed and lightly nicked at edges. Mylar cover. Book solid, clean and tight. Previous owner bookplate and stamp at free end page.