Pp. 272; a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edge of lower board; dust wrapper, slightly soiled; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Hutchinson of London, London, 1962. First edition. *Historical novel, set in the reign of Edward IV. More
Pp. 212; bottom fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; a little light foxing; Hutchinson of London, London, 1964. First edition. *Historical novel set in 14th century England. More
Pp. [viii]+184(last blank); demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, a couple of faint indentations to upper board, top fore-corners a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, front panel slightly scratched; text block browned; Little, Brown and Company, London, 1995. *Murder mystery featuring an ageing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Bernard Bastable is..... More
Pp. 428; med. 8vo; small bruise to fore-edge of upper board; dust wrapper; Doubleday & Company, London, 2009.First edition. *An octogenarian recalls his past as a bodyguard to the Russian Imperial Family. More
Pp. 284, a couple of text illustrations, endpaper map, translations from the Booandik, list of locations, sources; corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed and split, with a short closed tear from top edge of back panel; the author, 1986.First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author..... More
Pp. [vi]+360(last blank); dust wrapper; Viking, London, 2005. First edition. *Author's first novel, signed by her on title page. Historical novel set in mid-Victorian London. More
A novel of eighth-century China. Pp. [ii]+922(last blank), text decorations, endpaper map; thick med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block browned, a little light foxing; Michael Joseph, London, 1989. First U.K. edition. More
Pp. [vi]+298; boards faintly marked and slightly sprung; dust wrapper, lightly, foxed edges slightly rubbed and split; the free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; Macmillan, London, 1959. First edition. *Historical novel, set in the second year B.C. More
Pp. [vi]+330; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Fig Tree, London, 2006. First edition. *Signed by the author on title page. Novel set in Finland at the beginning of the 20th century. More
Pp. [viii]+376(last blank); med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Penguin Press, New York, 2005. First edition. *The author's first novel, signed by him on title page. More
Pp. [vi]+250(last blank), glossary; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned; HarperCollins, London, 1997. First edition. *Signed by the author on a label laid on the upper free endpaper. Historical novel about Tom Molineaux, the celebrated black boxer in nineteenth century England. The novel is loosely linked to the..... More
Pp. 348(last blank); dust wrapper; text block slightly browned, top edges of leaves faintly foxed; Bantam Press, London, 2004. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. More
Pp. x+342(last blank), decorative title page, 2 full page maps; demy 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, the flaps a trifle foxed, tiny chip to bottom fore-corner of back panel; top edges of leaves lightly foxed; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1980. First U.K. edition. *Historical novel..... More
Pp. 312; beige cloth, spine lettered in silver and decorated in red; top edges red, fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly discoloured; free endpapers faintly offset; Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1957. First U.S. edition. Higginson & Williams A82b. *Historical novel..... More
Pp. [vi]+458(last blank), endpaper map; dust wrapper; faint mark near fore-edge of upper free endpaper; SpectatorPublishing Co., London, 2008. First edition. *The second Thomas Chaloner book; signed by the author on the title page. Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of Cambridge academic Elizabeth Cruwys. More
Pp. [viii]+488(last blank), full page map; black cloth, spine lettered and decorated in cream, top fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper, top fore-corners slightly creased; Sphere, London, 2008. First edition. *The fourteenth chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew; signed by the author on the title page. Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of..... More
Pp. [viii]+310; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned; Little, Brown, London, 2002. First U.K. edition. *Set in 18th century Italy. More
Being the First of the Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan. Pp. [viii]+249, black and white map; foot of spine lightly bruised; dust wrapper, backstrip faded, small chip at top fore-corner of front panel; text block browned, edges of leaves foxed, inked ownership inscription at top fore-corner of upper free endpaper;..... More
Or A Gift For Mr. Lincoln. Pp. xii+290, frontispiece, plus 6 full page illustrations; two-tone papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; fore edges uncut; dust wrapper with publisher's 'signed copy' sticker on front panel; Dutton, New York, 2004. First edition. *Signed by the author on blank preliminary leaf. More
Pp. 288(last blank); demy 8vo; qr. red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, pale yellow papered boards; dust wrapper, backstrip slightly faded, the back panel faintly soiled; William Morrow, New York, 1977. First U.S. edition. *'The high-spirited, joyous tale of the liberation of a medieval woman ][wrapper blurb]. More
Pp. [vi]+184; dust wrapper; leaves lightly browned; HarperCollins, London, 2003. First edition. *Historical novel set in the last days of the Kaiser and the Nazis invasion of Holland during World War II. More
The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles. Pp. xii+402(last colophon, verso blank), pictorial title page, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned, edges of leaves faintly foxed; Random House Australia, Sydney, 2002. First edition. More
Pp. 350; boards flecked at edges and a trifle canted; dust wrapper, edges a trifle soiled and rubbed; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Hutchinson, London, 1970. First edition. *Third volume in the series of nautical war novels written by Douglas Reeman using the pseudonym Alexander Kent. The novels follow the..... More
Pp. 256, endpaper map; price-clipped dust wrapper; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Hutchinson, London, 1978. First edition. *A Richard Bolitho novel; one of a series of nautical novels written by Douglas Reeman using the pseudonym Alexander Kent. The novels follow the military careers of Richard and Adam Bolitho in..... More
