The Spider King by Lawrence Schoonover, 1954 Vintage Biographical Novel - King Louis XI - Book Club Edition

The Spider King was written by Lawrence Schoonover in 1954. This is the hardcover, Book Club edition.

This is a historical novel about the life of Louis XI of France. According to GoodReads...

Louis XI of France was forced to struggle against odds that would have broken an ordinary man. Feared and hated by his father, opposed by the decadent nobility, driven by his own consuming ambition and cursed with a misshapen body that lodged a terrifying malady, Louis had good reason to despair, but this he never did. Instead he exhibited great and constant personal courage, sagacity and a fervent idealism which, in this violent era, the end of the Middle Ages, made him the herald of a new and better era, a glorious dawn that would be called the Renaissance. 

BIXLEY NOTES
• The Spider King
• Written by Lawrence Schoonover
• Published by The Macmillan Company, 1954
• Book Club Edition
• Hardcover with original dust jacket
• Measures 8 1/2" x 5 3/4"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In good condition
• Dust jacket is very worn, tearing at the seams and binding (See our photographs)
• Binding is nice and tight
• Covers are in great shape with only a tiny bit of shelf wear
• Pages are in great shape
• Minor discoloration on the inside front page

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