The Swan and the Rose by Francis Leary The Swan and the Rose A Novel of the War of the Roses Francis Leary New York: A. A. Wyn, Inc. Copyright 1953 304 pages The binding is in good condition. The pages are clean but tanning and the page ends are lightly foxed. The red cover has a small amount of edge wear. The jacket has stains and scuff marks the bottom edge especially has small tears and edge wear. Good in acceptable dust jacket. Hardcover. This is a novel of the last flame of medievalism in England, and of the final bloody battles between Red Rose and White, between the Lancastrians of a dying order and the iron-gloved opportunists of York's new monarchy. (#02)