On offer is a hand signed hardback 1st edition 1st impression book titled His Dark Lady by Victoria Lamb.
Synopsis
London, 1583. When young, aspiring playwright William Shakespeare
encounters Lucy Morgan, one of Queen Elizabeth I's ladies-in-waiting,
the two fall passionately in love. He declares Lucy the inspiration for
his work, but what secret is Will hiding from his muse? Meanwhile, Lucy
has her own secret - and one that could destroy her world if exposed. No
longer the chaste maid so valued by the Virgin Queen, she also bore
witness to the clandestine wedding of Lettice Knollys and Robert Dudley,
a match forbidden by the monarch. England is in peril. Queen
Elizabeth's health is deteriorating, her throne under siege from
Catholic plotters and threats of war with Spain. Faced with deciding the
fate of her long-term prisoner, Mary, Queen of Scots, she needs a
trusted circle of advisors around her now more than ever. But who can
she turn to when those closest to her have proved disloyal? And how
secure is Lucy's position at court, now that she has learned the
dangerous art of keeping secrets?