A story of medieval times. Pp. 240; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly rubbed and split; a little light foxing; Hutchinson of London, London, 1961. First edition. *Historical novel set in England and Wales during the reign of Henry II. More
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. 238; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Hutchinson, London, 1982. First edition. 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]+122; qr. tan cloth, spine lettered in gilt, brown papered boards, upper board decorated in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper; Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin, New York, n.d.[1995]. Second impression. *Winner of the Newbery Medal in 1996. More
Pp. [xii]+308, full page map; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned; Headline, London, 2006. First edition. *An ancient Egyptian mystery, signed by the author on the title page. 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. [xiv]+560(last blank), genealogical chart, list of characters, endpaper map; med. 8vo; head of spine and bottom fore-corner of lower board lightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, backstrip lightly faded; edges of leaves foxed; Michael Joseph, London, 1997. First edition. *Seventh title in The House of Niccolo series..... More
Pp. [viii]+520(last blank), genealogical chart, list of characters, endpaper maps; med. 8vo; foot of spine bruised; dust wrapper, backstrip lightly rubbed on edges; edges of leaves foxed; Michael Joseph, London, 1991. First edition. *Fourth title in The House of Niccolo series, set in the late-fifteenth-century European Renaissance. 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
With maps and drawings by Samuel H. Bryant. Pp. 140, title page vignette, numerous text illustrations and full page maps; tall post 4to; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, the upper board blocked in black, edges lightly rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; bookseller's..... 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. [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
