HISTORICAL STORY
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BUDDENBROOKS: THE DECLINE OF A FAMILY
Written by Thomas Mann; H.T. Lowe-Porter; Derek Parker.
Illustrated by Leonard Rosoman.
Stock no. 2138369
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Translated by Lowe-Porter. Introduction by Derek Parker. Two-tone illustrations. Light page edge browning. Slip case is very good - faded to edges, with a few scuff marks.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- HISTORICAL STORY
LA VENDEE: AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Written by Anthony Trollope.
Illustrated by Shirley Bellwood.
Stock no. 2138211
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1998.
Fine condition.
Green cloth spine with black & gilt title labels. Pale green paper boards with floral borders. Top edge green. Full page b/w illustrations. Contained in a nearly fine slip-case. A few light scuffs to one edge.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- HISTORICAL STORY
THE MAURITIUS COMMAND
Written by Patrick O'Brian.
Stock no. 2136498
Published by Folio Society.
2009.
Fine condition.
Blue decorated covers. Gilt title boxes. Colour & b/w illustrations. 2nd printing. Contained in a nearly fine slip-case.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- HISTORICAL STORY
A ROVING COMMISSION
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1322066
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1900.
Almost very good condition.
Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 12 b/w plates. 383 pages + 32 page booklist. Subtitled "Or Through The Black Insurrection of Hayti". First edition published in 1899 but dated 1900. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby and marked. Joints cracked. All plates present, tear to one plate has been repaired on verso. Some minor page margin repairs. Light foxing and page browning. Hinges pulled causing contents to be a little loose.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- HISTORICAL STORY
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- PICTORIAL BINDING
THE TWO BOUQUETS
Written by Eleanor Farjeon.
Illustrated by Reginald Woolley.
Stock no. 1321787
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A period novelette featuring the Gills of Twickenham and misunderstandings at a ball, based on the operetta by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon. Deep pink cloth covers with silver titles to spine and silver vignette. B/w chapter headers. 163 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Price-cut wrapper is slightly worn at spine and corners and a tiny bit grubby to rear panel.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
- LITERATURE
ENSIGN CAREY
Written by Ronald Welch.
Stock no. 1321448
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Orange boards, silver title to spine. 175 pages. ISBN: 0192713868. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and top edge dusty. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed. Publisher's price sticker to front flap has been crossed out with biro.
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- HISTORICAL STORY
FOR THE KING
Written by Ronald Welch.
Illustrated by William Stobbs.
Stock no. 1320994
Published by Slightly Foxed Ltd..
1st thus
2013.
Very good condition.
Limited edition of 2000 copies. Green cloth, cream titles with illustration to front cover. Endpapers are a family tree of The Careys. B/w illustrations. 223 pages. ISBN: 9781906562533. This is copy no. 1086. Spine and corners bumped. Light stain to top corner of rear cover. Contents fine.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
SHARPE'S WATERLOO: RICHARD SHARPE AND THE WATERLOO CAMPAIGN 15 JUNE TO 18 JUNE 1815
Written by Bernard Cornwell.
Stock no. 1820612
Published by Collins.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Eleventh novel in the Sharpe's series. ISBN: 0002236435. Text block browned. Light browning to pictorial dustwrapper. Cigarette odour present.
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- LITERATURE
- HISTORY
- HISTORICAL STORY
- NAPOLEON
BY PIKE AND DYKE
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by Maynard Brown.
Stock no. 1319686
Published by Blackie & Son.
1st
1890.
Almost very good condition.
A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic. Brown cloth with gilt title area and decorations. 10 b/w plates + 4 plans. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn, small split to lower edge of spine on rear cover. Covers slightly grubby. Small patch of damage to edge of front free-endpaper. Some foxing and fingering to contents but generally a sound copy.
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- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- ADVENTURE
- HISTORICAL STORY
ENSIGN CAREY
Written by Ronald Welch.
Stock no. 1319446
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Orange boards, silver title to spine. 175 pages. ISBN: 0192713868. Spine and corners bumped, some slight fading to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is just a little rubbed at edges.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
RENEGADE
Written by Robyn Young.
Stock no. 1819792
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
2012.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Insurrection trilogy book 2. King Edward of England marches on Scotland his campaign to unite the British Isles under one crown inspired by an Arthurian prophecy. One man alone can thwart Edward's plan, Robert Bruce. A historical novel. ISBN: 9780340963678. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Text block lightly browned and a few pale foxspots present. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and a little scuffed.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORICAL STORY
- SCOTLAND
THE PLAYER'S BOY
Written by Antonia Forest.
Stock no. 2132019
Published by Faber & Faber Limited.
1st
1970.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red boards with gilt title to spine. When Nicholas Marlow rode away from Colebride at midnight with his near namesake Kit Marlowe, his only thought was to escape from an unbearable situation... ISBN: 057109516X. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper has bottom corner of front panel cut off; browning and edge-creasing; a few small nicks.
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- HISTORICAL STORY