The Property of a Gentleman by Catherine Gaskin

The Property of a Gentleman

by Catherine Gaskin

Collins, 1974 [First Edition], ISBN 0002216639, hardcover, dust-jacket

Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, price-clipped dust-jacket with minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, small tears and creasing (see photographs)

"In the wild magnificence of the Lake District strands Thirlbeck, the remote and ancient seat of the Earls of Askew, containing unsuspected treasures.  But Thirlbeck broods on other secrets - ancient scandals and curses whose existence has haunted a noble birthright through the centuries.
The traditions which burden Thirlbeck dominate the minds and hearts of all who come within its orbit - a burden as real in its way as the superb furniture, the paintings or the great gem locked away from the world in its safe.  Joanna Roswell arrives from a famous London auction house to examine the contents for the owner and discovers almost too late both the menace and the attraction of Thirlbeck and its family."