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	BENZONI, JULIETTE: Marianne and the Privateer; London, Heinemann, 1972; 1st UK edition; Hardback; Nr fine/ Dj Nr fine; 318pp; Pale green covers with gilt title on spine; Dust jacket has price intact. " Fleeing from her sinister second husband....." f GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 9093 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	BENZONI, JULIETTE: Marianne and the Masked Prince; London, Heinemann, 1971; 1st UK Edit; Nr Fine/ Dw Very Good; 317pp; Lilac covers with gilt title on spine; Dw has closed tear, price intact. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.66 \| JP¥ 1037] Book number: 1268 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	BROSTER, D. K. & TAYLOR, G. W.: The Vision Splendid; London, Heinemann, 1928; Hardback. Very good/ Dust jacket very good. 499pp. Red covers with black title. Dust jacket by Doris Pailthorpe has slight wear. " If one wished to know the age in which Keble and his friends at Oriel moved, this is the book which reproduces the very life of Oxford..." GBP 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 31.5 US$ 46.65 \| JP¥ 4150] Book number: 14302 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	CLUNE, HENRY: By His Own Hand; London, Collins, 1953; 3rd impression. Hardback. Good/ Dj Good. 638pp. Red soiled covers with gilt tile on spine. Dust ajcket has small scuff mark on spine, light edge wear, price intact. " This panoramic novel is the Author's first. A fascinating saga , mmassively conceived and excitingly told..." GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 13210 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	COOKSON, CATHERINE: Life and Mary Ann; London, Macdonald, 1963; 2nd Impression; Very Good;/ Dw Very good; Hbk; 220pp; Navy covers with title on spine; Inscription on ffep; Dust wrapper has price intact. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 3275 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	CORNWELL, BERNARD: Rebel; London, HarperCollins, 1993; Good/ Dw Good+; Ex- Library; 308pp; Green coves with gilt title on spine; Front end paper missing; Usual library stamps; Dust wrapper has price intact. . Good reading copy. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.66 \| JP¥ 593] Book number: 3363 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	DUMAS, ALEXANDRE ILLUSTRATED BY R. H. BROCK: Twenty Years After : An Historical Romance; London, Blackie, nd ( Inscription dated 1933); Hardaback. Good + condition. 524pp with 4 illustrations by R. H. Brock. Navy cover swiht faded gilt title on spine. Cup ring mark on back board. Internally very clean & tight. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 14871 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	ELLIOT, FRANCIS: Old Court Life in France; Leipzig, Tauchnitz, nd ( 1930 ) In two volumes--Vol. 1; Collection of British & American Authors Vol. 1351; Revised Copyright Edition; Very good; Soft cover. Faint stamp of Scotts Library , Rue Colber, Tours on front cover. Bottom line reads Not to be introduced into the British Empire and USA. !! GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 921 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	FARNOL, JEFFERY: Beltane the Smith; London, Sampson Low, nd. c 1950? Harback; Good/Dj Good; 304pp; Red covers with black title on spine, Ink marks on 1st three pages, slight foxing to edges. Dust jacket has small open tears at spine extremities & top, few closed tears, price clipped. Good reading copy. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 5 \| JP¥ 445] Book number: 3 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	FIFIELD, WILLIAM: The Devil's Marchioness; London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1957; 1st UK edition. Good/ Poor. 506pp . Internal hinge cracked but firm. Dust jacket by Loudon Sainthill is stuck to book covers, back flap has been torn off. Small stamp on back paste down for The postal library. Good reading copy. " Story based on the life of that evil woman Madeline d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers." GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 15079 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	FITZROY, ROSAMOND: The Manor of Braye; London, ArlingtonBooks, 1979; 1st Edition; Hbk; Nr fine/ Dw Nr fine; 245pp; Green cover with gilt title; Dust wrapper has price intact. An entrancing picture of contemporary county life in the first of 3 Mallamshire novels. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 1004 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	FLETCHER, J. S.: I'd Venture All for Thee! A Romance of the Yorkshire Coast in 1746; London, Nash, 1913; 1st Edition; Good/ No dw; Hbk; 312pp & 16pp Publishers Ads; Blue covers with gilt title on front & spine. Covers stained and faded especially at spine with a small split at the bottom. Inside has very small water mks at hinges on pasatedowns, Faint foxing throughout. Scarce edition. GBP 21.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.75 US$ 34.99 \| JP¥ 3112] Book number: 2341 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	FLETCHER, INGLIS: The Wind in the Forest; London, Hutchinson, 1958; 1st edition. Hardback. Very good/ Dj Very good. 432pp. Tan covers with black lettering on spine. Dust jacket has price intact. " The Auhtor's many historical novels about North Carolina have established her as the undisputed chronicler of this region. This novel is a romantic and eventful story, with the ring of authenticity." GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 US$ 14.99 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 13657 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	FROST, KELMAN: Sahara Desert; Dundee/London, Oberon Press, nd; Hardback; Very good/ Dw Very good; 208pp; Free front end paper missing; Dust wrapper has a little wear at spine extremities, price of 8/6d intact. Unconventional romance of travel & fine horse flesh and shows that the Author knows the Sahara and it's people at first hand. m GBP 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 31.5 US$ 46.65 \| JP¥ 4150] Book number: 1294 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	GIJSEN, MARNIX: The Book of Joachim of Babylon containing the True Story of His Life and That of His Famous Helpmate Susanna recently discouvered in the course of the Exploration at Nat-Tah-Nam and Now for the First Time Meticulously Translated and made Public by a London, East & West Library, 1951; 1st edition, Hardnback. Very good/ Dust jacket very good. 122pp translated from the Dutch by Fernand G. Renier and Anne Cliff. Red covers with black titele on front & spine. Dust jacket has slight edge wear, price 8/6 intact. " A witty and charming novel." GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 15260 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	DU GRIVEL, CLAUDE: King, Queen, Knave; London, Andrew Melrose, nd. ( c 1940's); Very good/ Dw Good-; 232pp; Green covers with red title on spine; Dust wrapper has 50% loss at spine extremities, price intact. Romantic story of the stirring days of King John and Magna Carta. GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 US$ 29.99 \| JP¥ 2668] Book number: 4256 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	HEAVEN, CONSTANCE: The Fires of Glenlochy; London, Heinemann, 1976; 1st Edition; Hbk; Very Good/ Dw Good +; 232pp; Green covers with gilt title on spine; Dust wrapper has few creases, cup ring on front, price intact; Historical romance in 18th century Scotland. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 3351 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	HEYER, GEORGETTE: The Convenient Marriage; London, Heinemann, 1935; Reprint. Hardback. Good-/ No dj. 330pp with internal hinge cracked & repaired with tape. Endpapers have ghost marks of the pattern from old coloured paper cover. Blue covers with gilt title on spine. Early reprint. Shaken . GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 US$ 29.99 \| JP¥ 2668] Book number: 13164 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	HEYER, GEORGETTE: My Lord John; London, Bodley Head, 1975; Second impression; Hardback; Very good/ Dj Good+; 384pp; Light foxing to edges; Blue covers with gilt title on spine; Dust jacket has edge wear. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 1543 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	HOUSTON, NOEL: The Great Promise; London, Francis Aldor, 1946; 1st Edition; Hbk; Very good/ Dw Good ; 385pp; Blue covers with gilt ttile on spine; Dust wrapper has small loss at spine extremities & some edge wear. " The action takes place around the turn of the century a great historical romance. z GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 5031 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	JOHNSTON, MARY: By Order of the Company; London, Butterworth, 1936; 28th impression; Hbk; Good/ No dw; 318pp; Red covers with title on spine; Spine has split in middle, sunned. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 5707 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	LYTTON, LORD: The Last of the Barons; London, Cassell, nd; Hbk; Good+/ No dw; 446pp with 16pp Publisher's Ads, decorated endpapers; Navy covers with gilt decoration & title on spine; Top edge gilt. z GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 5201 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	MORTON, STELLA: The Everlasting Answer; London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1957; 1st Edition; HBk; Very good/ Dj Very good; 309pp; Red covers with title on spine; Dust wrapper has "ghost" marks of old sellotape on ffep; Dust jacket has price intact. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 6023 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	PARRETTI, SANDRA: The Rose and the Sword; London, Heinemann, 1968; Hardback. Very good/ Dj Very good. 320pp Translated by A. J. Pomerans. Red covers with gilt title on spine. Dust jacket has edge wear, price intact. ".....Magnet and catalyst, Caroline is at once a proud countess, headstrong girl and passioonate creature cherished by fate..........a true heroine." GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 \| JP¥ 1186] Book number: 13887 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	PLAIDY, JEAN: The Captive of Kensington Palace; London, Hale, 1972; 1st Edition; Very Good/ Dw Good+; 288pp with text decorations by Biro; Burgundy covers with gilt title on spine; Dust wrapper has price intact. This is the first in the Queen Victoria Series. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 3469 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.

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	BENZONI, JULIETTE: Marianne and the Privateer; London, Heinemann, 1972; 1st UK edition; Hardback; Nr fine/ Dj Nr fine; 318pp; Pale green covers with gilt title on spine; Dust jacket has price intact. " Fleeing from her sinister second husband....." f GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 9093 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	BENZONI, JULIETTE: Marianne and the Masked Prince; London, Heinemann, 1971; 1st UK Edit; Nr Fine/ Dw Very Good; 317pp; Lilac covers with gilt title on spine; Dw has closed tear, price intact. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.66 \| JP¥ 1037] Book number: 1268 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	BROSTER, D. K. & TAYLOR, G. W.: The Vision Splendid; London, Heinemann, 1928; Hardback. Very good/ Dust jacket very good. 499pp. Red covers with black title. Dust jacket by Doris Pailthorpe has slight wear. " If one wished to know the age in which Keble and his friends at Oriel moved, this is the book which reproduces the very life of Oxford..." GBP 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 31.5 US$ 46.65 \| JP¥ 4150] Book number: 14302 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	CLUNE, HENRY: By His Own Hand; London, Collins, 1953; 3rd impression. Hardback. Good/ Dj Good. 638pp. Red soiled covers with gilt tile on spine. Dust ajcket has small scuff mark on spine, light edge wear, price intact. " This panoramic novel is the Author's first. A fascinating saga , mmassively conceived and excitingly told..." GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 13210 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	COOKSON, CATHERINE: Life and Mary Ann; London, Macdonald, 1963; 2nd Impression; Very Good;/ Dw Very good; Hbk; 220pp; Navy covers with title on spine; Inscription on ffep; Dust wrapper has price intact. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 3275 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	CORNWELL, BERNARD: Rebel; London, HarperCollins, 1993; Good/ Dw Good+; Ex- Library; 308pp; Green coves with gilt title on spine; Front end paper missing; Usual library stamps; Dust wrapper has price intact. . Good reading copy. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.66 \| JP¥ 593] Book number: 3363 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	DUMAS, ALEXANDRE ILLUSTRATED BY R. H. BROCK: Twenty Years After : An Historical Romance; London, Blackie, nd ( Inscription dated 1933); Hardaback. Good + condition. 524pp with 4 illustrations by R. H. Brock. Navy cover swiht faded gilt title on spine. Cup ring mark on back board. Internally very clean & tight. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 14871 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	ELLIOT, FRANCIS: Old Court Life in France; Leipzig, Tauchnitz, nd ( 1930 ) In two volumes--Vol. 1; Collection of British & American Authors Vol. 1351; Revised Copyright Edition; Very good; Soft cover. Faint stamp of Scotts Library , Rue Colber, Tours on front cover. Bottom line reads Not to be introduced into the British Empire and USA. !! GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 921 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	FARNOL, JEFFERY: Beltane the Smith; London, Sampson Low, nd. c 1950? Harback; Good/Dj Good; 304pp; Red covers with black title on spine, Ink marks on 1st three pages, slight foxing to edges. Dust jacket has small open tears at spine extremities & top, few closed tears, price clipped. Good reading copy. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 5 \| JP¥ 445] Book number: 3 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	FIFIELD, WILLIAM: The Devil's Marchioness; London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1957; 1st UK edition. Good/ Poor. 506pp . Internal hinge cracked but firm. Dust jacket by Loudon Sainthill is stuck to book covers, back flap has been torn off. Small stamp on back paste down for The postal library. Good reading copy. " Story based on the life of that evil woman Madeline d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers." GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 15079 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	FITZROY, ROSAMOND: The Manor of Braye; London, ArlingtonBooks, 1979; 1st Edition; Hbk; Nr fine/ Dw Nr fine; 245pp; Green cover with gilt title; Dust wrapper has price intact. An entrancing picture of contemporary county life in the first of 3 Mallamshire novels. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 1004 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	FLETCHER, J. S.: I'd Venture All for Thee! A Romance of the Yorkshire Coast in 1746; London, Nash, 1913; 1st Edition; Good/ No dw; Hbk; 312pp & 16pp Publishers Ads; Blue covers with gilt title on front & spine. Covers stained and faded especially at spine with a small split at the bottom. Inside has very small water mks at hinges on pasatedowns, Faint foxing throughout. Scarce edition. GBP 21.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.75 US$ 34.99 \| JP¥ 3112] Book number: 2341 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	FLETCHER, INGLIS: The Wind in the Forest; London, Hutchinson, 1958; 1st edition. Hardback. Very good/ Dj Very good. 432pp. Tan covers with black lettering on spine. Dust jacket has price intact. " The Auhtor's many historical novels about North Carolina have established her as the undisputed chronicler of this region. This novel is a romantic and eventful story, with the ring of authenticity." GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 US$ 14.99 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 13657 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	FROST, KELMAN: Sahara Desert; Dundee/London, Oberon Press, nd; Hardback; Very good/ Dw Very good; 208pp; Free front end paper missing; Dust wrapper has a little wear at spine extremities, price of 8/6d intact. Unconventional romance of travel & fine horse flesh and shows that the Author knows the Sahara and it's people at first hand. m GBP 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 31.5 US$ 46.65 \| JP¥ 4150] Book number: 1294 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	GIJSEN, MARNIX: The Book of Joachim of Babylon containing the True Story of His Life and That of His Famous Helpmate Susanna recently discouvered in the course of the Exploration at Nat-Tah-Nam and Now for the First Time Meticulously Translated and made Public by a London, East & West Library, 1951; 1st edition, Hardnback. Very good/ Dust jacket very good. 122pp translated from the Dutch by Fernand G. Renier and Anne Cliff. Red covers with black titele on front & spine. Dust jacket has slight edge wear, price 8/6 intact. " A witty and charming novel." GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 15260 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	DU GRIVEL, CLAUDE: King, Queen, Knave; London, Andrew Melrose, nd. ( c 1940's); Very good/ Dw Good-; 232pp; Green covers with red title on spine; Dust wrapper has 50% loss at spine extremities, price intact. Romantic story of the stirring days of King John and Magna Carta. GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 US$ 29.99 \| JP¥ 2668] Book number: 4256 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	HEAVEN, CONSTANCE: The Fires of Glenlochy; London, Heinemann, 1976; 1st Edition; Hbk; Very Good/ Dw Good +; 232pp; Green covers with gilt title on spine; Dust wrapper has few creases, cup ring on front, price intact; Historical romance in 18th century Scotland. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 3351 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	HEYER, GEORGETTE: The Convenient Marriage; London, Heinemann, 1935; Reprint. Hardback. Good-/ No dj. 330pp with internal hinge cracked & repaired with tape. Endpapers have ghost marks of the pattern from old coloured paper cover. Blue covers with gilt title on spine. Early reprint. Shaken . GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 US$ 29.99 \| JP¥ 2668] Book number: 13164 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	HEYER, GEORGETTE: My Lord John; London, Bodley Head, 1975; Second impression; Hardback; Very good/ Dj Good+; 384pp; Light foxing to edges; Blue covers with gilt title on spine; Dust jacket has edge wear. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 1543 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	HOUSTON, NOEL: The Great Promise; London, Francis Aldor, 1946; 1st Edition; Hbk; Very good/ Dw Good ; 385pp; Blue covers with gilt ttile on spine; Dust wrapper has small loss at spine extremities & some edge wear. " The action takes place around the turn of the century a great historical romance. z GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 5031 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	JOHNSTON, MARY: By Order of the Company; London, Butterworth, 1936; 28th impression; Hbk; Good/ No dw; 318pp; Red covers with title on spine; Spine has split in middle, sunned. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 5707 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	LYTTON, LORD: The Last of the Barons; London, Cassell, nd; Hbk; Good+/ No dw; 446pp with 16pp Publisher's Ads, decorated endpapers; Navy covers with gilt decoration & title on spine; Top edge gilt. z GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 5201 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	MORTON, STELLA: The Everlasting Answer; London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1957; 1st Edition; HBk; Very good/ Dj Very good; 309pp; Red covers with title on spine; Dust wrapper has "ghost" marks of old sellotape on ffep; Dust jacket has price intact. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 6023 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	PARRETTI, SANDRA: The Rose and the Sword; London, Heinemann, 1968; Hardback. Very good/ Dj Very good. 320pp Translated by A. J. Pomerans. Red covers with gilt title on spine. Dust jacket has edge wear, price intact. ".....Magnet and catalyst, Caroline is at once a proud countess, headstrong girl and passioonate creature cherished by fate..........a true heroine." GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 \| JP¥ 1186] Book number: 13887 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.
	PLAIDY, JEAN: The Captive of Kensington Palace; London, Hale, 1972; 1st Edition; Very Good/ Dw Good+; 288pp with text decorations by Biro; Burgundy covers with gilt title on spine; Dust wrapper has price intact. This is the first in the Queen Victoria Series. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 3469 Click here to order or inquire at Wheen O' Books.