The Bear's Whelp. The Autobiography of Robert Dudley Duke of Northumberland, Earl of Warwick and Earl of Leicester in the Holy Roman Empire. Part One: 1574-1596

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978. First Edition. First impression. Octavo (20cm). Turquoise cloth-covered boards, titled in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 311pp. Small (ca 1/4") closed tear to jacket at base of front flap fold, else Fine in a Near Fine, unclipped dustwrapper (priced £4.95 net).

First volume in Wilson's fictionalized autobiography of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. An almost new-appearing copy.