COOPER, J. FENIMORE

The Pathfinder

New York: A. L. Burt, circa 1910. Reprint. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards show some shelf wear, corners lightly bumped, previous owner's name inside front board on illlustrated end papers. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 476 pages; "Vigorous, self-reliant, amazingly resourceful, and moral, Natty Bumppo is the prototype of the Western hero. A faultless arbiter of wilderness justice, he hates middle-class hypocrisy. But he finds his love divided between the woman he has pledged to protect on a treacherous journey and the untouched forest that sustains him in his beliefs. A fast-paced narrative full of adventure and majestic descriptions of early frontier life, Indian raiders, and defenseless outposts,". Very Good- with no dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 18880

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Mots-clés: Natty Bumppo Lake ontario Juvenile::Young Adult Fiction::Historical

CORELLI, MARIE

Barabbas; Dream of the World's Tragedy

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1894. Tenth Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth boards show some shelf wear, corners lightly bumped. Previous owner's name in ink on FFEP. Front and back hinges started but still solid. ; A tight solid book. Fore edges untrimmed. Dark green cloth covered boards with silver stamped design on front and back boards and gilt stamped titles front and spine. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 465 pages; A religious novel involving Christ's crucifixion.. Very Good- with no dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 19026

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Mots-clés: Jesus Pilate Crucifixion Fiction::Historical

CORNWELL, BERNARD

The Burning Land

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0060888741. Remainder dot on bottom page edges. Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Saxon Tales #5; 9.50 X 6.40 X 1.50 inches; 336 pages; "At the end of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in ill health; his heir, an untested youth. His enemy, the Danes, having failed to conquer Wessex, now see their chance for victory. Led by the sword of savage warrior Harald Bloodhair, the Viking hordes attack. But Uhtred, Alfred’s reluctant warlord, proves his worth, outwitting Harald and handing the Vikings one of their greatest defeats.For Uhtred, the sweetness of victory is soon overshadowed by tragedy. Breaking with Alfred, he joins the Vikings, swearing never again to serve the Saxon king. Instead, he will reclaim his ancestral fortress on the Northumbrian coast. Allied with his old friend Ragnar-and his old foe Haesten-he aims to invade and conquer Wessex itself. But fate has different plans .". Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 18381

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical::Series

Mots-clés: 0060888741 Anglo-Saxon uhtred Britain Fiction::Historical

COURTENAY, BRYCE

Tommo & Hawk

Ringwood, Australia: Viking, 1997. First Australian Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670878774. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, some yellowing of pages. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.2 X 6.0 X 2.3 inches; 673 pages; Brutally kidnapped and separated in childhood, Tommo and Hawk are reunited at the age of fifteen in Hobart. Together they escape their troubled pasts and set off on a journey into manhood. From whale hunting in the Pacific to the Maori wars of New Zealand, from the Rocks in Sydney to the miners' riots at the goldfields, Tommo and Hawk must learn each other's strengths and weaknesses in order to survive. Especially in their last, worst confrontation between good and evil. Brilliantly evoking a time of struggle and triumph in the young colonies, Bryce Courtenay has created an unforgettable tale of the enduring bond between two brothers.. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 20019

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Mots-clés: 0670878774 Fiction::Historical

CUSHMAN, DAN

Plenty of Room & Air

Great Falls MT: Stay Away, Joe Publishers, 1975. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0911436049. Signed by Author; Price clipped DJ shows some wear to extremities, short tear head of DJ spine, black X on back flap, light wear to blue cloth covered boards; Signed by the author on FFEP. DJ in Mylar ; 260 pages; "The fast-moving, funny, incident-rich account of the homestead days in Montana". Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 14015

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Mots-clés: 0911436049 Montana Fiction Homestead Fiction::Westerns

DAVIDSON, ALEXANDER

The Snare Is Broken

Folkstone, England: Bailey Brothers & Swinfen, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0561002312. Dustjacket creased topof back panel and front flap, light chipping top of spine, spine a little faded. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.7 X 5.7 X 0.9 inches; 172 pages; "The story of the Battle of Culloden in 1746 when the Duke of Cumberland's soldiers plundered the surrounding countryside, looting, burning and killing. Two families who are loyal to the Jacobite cause set out on a hazardous journey in the hope of reaching safety.". Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 19804

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Mots-clés: 0561002312 Jacobite uprising scotland highlands culloden British Fiction Fiction::Historical

DONATI, SARA

Dawn on a Distant Shore

New York: Bantam, 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0553107488. Top corners lightly bumped, light edge wear to dustjacket ; A near-fine book in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Wilderness series #2 ; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.4 inches; 463 pages; "Elizabeth and Nathaniel Bonner have settled into their life together at the edge of the New-York wilderness in the winter of 1794 when Elizabeth gives birth to healthy twins. But soon the events in Canada draw Nathaniel far away from his new family. Word has reached them that Nathaniel's father has been arrested by crown officials in British Canada. Nathaniel reluctantly leaves Hidden Wolf Mountain to set out for the distant city, determined to see his father freed. Instead Nathaniel is imprisoned and finds himself in imminent danger of being hanged as an American spy. In a desperate bid to save her husband, Elizabeth bundles her infants and sets out on the long trek to Montreal. Accompanied by her stepdaughter, Hannah, their wise friend Curiosity Freeman, and Runs-from-Bears, a Mohawk warrior and lifelong friend of Nathaniel's, Elizabeth journeys through the snowy wilderness and across treacherous waterways. But she soon discovers that freeing Nathaniel will take every ounce of her courage and inventiveness. It is a struggle that threatens her with the loss of what she loves most: her children. Torn apart, the Bonners must embark on yet another perilous voyage...this time all the way across the ocean to the heart of Scotland, where a wealthy earl claims kinship with Nathaniel's father, Hawkeye. In his heart, the Mahican tribe of Hawkeye's youth is the truest kin he will ever know, just as Nathaniel will always remain loyal to the Mohawk nation. But with this journey a whole new world opens up to Nathaniel and Elizabeth--and a destiny they could never have imagined awaits them....". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 19658

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical::Series

Mots-clés: 0553107488

DONATI, SARA

Dawn on a Distant Shore

New York: Bantam, 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0553107488. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, fading of boards on bottom edges, some creasing head and tail of DJ spine. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, map endpapers.; Wilderness series #2 ; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.4 inches; 463 pages; "Elizabeth and Nathaniel Bonner have settled into their life together at the edge of the New-York wilderness in the winter of 1794 when Elizabeth gives birth to healthy twins. But soon the events in Canada draw Nathaniel far away from his new family. Word has reached them that Nathaniel's father has been arrested by crown officials in British Canada. Nathaniel reluctantly leaves Hidden Wolf Mountain to set out for the distant city, determined to see his father freed. Instead Nathaniel is imprisoned and finds himself in imminent danger of being hanged as an American spy. In a desperate bid to save her husband, Elizabeth bundles her infants and sets out on the long trek to Montreal. Accompanied by her stepdaughter, Hannah, their wise friend Curiosity Freeman, and Runs-from-Bears, a Mohawk warrior and lifelong friend of Nathaniel's, Elizabeth journeys through the snowy wilderness and across treacherous waterways. But she soon discovers that freeing Nathaniel will take every ounce of her courage and inventiveness. It is a struggle that threatens her with the loss of what she loves most: her children. Torn apart, the Bonners must embark on yet another perilous voyage...this time all the way across the ocean to the heart of Scotland, where a wealthy earl claims kinship with Nathaniel's father, Hawkeye. In his heart, the Mahican tribe of Hawkeye's youth is the truest kin he will ever know, just as Nathaniel will always remain loyal to the Mohawk nation. But with this journey a whole new world opens up to Nathaniel and Elizabeth--and a destiny they could never have imagined awaits them....". Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 20502

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical::Series

Mots-clés: 0553107488 Fiction::Historical

DONATI, SARA

Fire Along the Sky

New York: Bantam, 2004. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0553801465. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, top corners lightly bumped. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Wilderness series #4 ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 608 pages; "The year is 1812 and Hannah Bonner has returned to her family’s mountain cabin in Paradise. But Nathaniel and Elizabeth Bonner can see that Hannah is not the same woman as when she left. For their daughter has come home without her husband and without her son…and with a story of loss and tragedy that she can’t bear to tell. Yet as Hannah resumes her duties as a gifted healer among the sick and needy, she finds that she is also slowly healing herself. Little does she realize that she is about to be called away to face her greatest challenge ever. As autumn approaches, news of the latest conflict with Britain finds the young men of Paradise—including eighteen-year-old Daniel Bonner—eager to take up arms. Against their better judgment, Nathaniel and Elizabeth must let him go, just as they must let his twin sister Lily, a stubborn beauty, pursue her independence in Montreal. But on the eve of the War of 1812, an unexpected guest arrives from Scotland: It is the Bonners’ distant cousin, the newly widowed Jennet Scott of Carryckcastle. Far from home, Lily and Jennet will each learn the price of pursuing their dreams and the possibility of true love. But it’s Hannah herself who must risk everything once more—this time to save Daniel, who’s been taken prisoner by the British. As the distant thunder of war threatens Paradise, Hannah may learn to live—and maybe love—again in one final act of courage, duty, and sacrifice.". Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 19659

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical::Series

Mots-clés: 0553801465 Fiction::Historical

DONATI, SARA

Queen of Swords

New York: Bantam, 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 055380149X. Light creasing on edges of dustjacket ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Wilderness series #5; 9.2 X 6.2 X 1.5 inches; 564 pages; "It is the late summer of 1814, and Hannah Bonner and her half brother Luke have spent more than a year searching the islands of the Caribbean for Luke’s wife and the man who abducted her. But Jennet’s rescue, so long in coming, is not the resolution they’d hoped for. In the spring she had given birth to Luke’s son, and in the summer Jennet had found herself compelled to surrender the infant to a stranger in the hope of keeping him safe. To claim the child, Hannah, Luke, and Jennet must journey first to Pensacola. There they learn a great deal about the family that has the baby. The Poiterins are a very rich, very powerful Creole family, totally without scruple. The matriarch of the family has left Pensacola for New Orleans and taken the child she now claims as her great-grandson with her.New Orleans is a city on the brink of war, a city where prejudice thrives and where Hannah, half Mohawk, must tread softly. Careful plans are made as the Bonners set out to find and reclaim young Nathaniel Bonner. Plans that go terribly awry, isolating them from each other in a dangerous city at the worst of times. Sure that all is lost, and sick unto death, Hannah finds herself in the care of a family and a friend from her past, Dr. Paul de Guise Savard dit Saint-d’Uzet. It is Dr. Savard and his wife who save Hannah’s life, but Dr. Savard’s half brother who offers her real hope. Jean-Benoit Savard, the great-grandson of French settlers, slaves, and Choctaw and Seminole Indians, is the one man who knows the city well enough to engineer the miracle that will reunite the Bonners and send them home to Lake in the Clouds. With Ben Savard’s guidance, allies are drawn from every segment of New Orleans’s population and from Andrew Jackson’s army, now pouring into the city in preparation for what will be the last major battle of the War of 1812.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 19660

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical::Series

Mots-clés: 055380149X Fiction::Historical

EDMONDS, WALTER D.

Chad Hanna

Boston: Little Brown, 1940. 1st. Hardcover. Small mark on front board, only light wear and bumping. Dustjacket shows some wear, chipping and short tears. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Red cloth covered boards, gilt design on front with gilt and black titles and design on spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 548 pages; In 'Chad Hanna' he tells a story of the year 1836, a story of the (Erie) Canal country. Chad Hanna is a young orphan who rus away to find his fortune. He works various different jobs until he discovers the excitement of a traveling circus. His travels take him through all the little villages along The Erie Canal.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 16317

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Mots-clés: upstate Circus Erie canal New York Fiction::Historical

EDMONDS, WALTER D.

The Musket and the Cross ; the Struggle of France and England for North America

Boston: Little, Brown, 1968. 1st. Hardcover. Illustrated by Map Endpapers. Price clipped dust jacket worn with chips and creases across top edge. Previous owner's stamp on front free end paper and blank page, light shelf soil bottom page edges. Dust soil top page edges.; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Only light wear to the reddish bown cloth covered boards with gilt design and maroon title, same on spine. Hinges intact. Stated first edition. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 514 pages; The focus of this historical chronicle is the protracted, complex struggle between France and England for the possession of North America (Canada and the US). The struggle crossed the borders as appears in the four parts he has divided the book into. Part one; - a detailed look at the growth and structure of French (or Lower) Canada, peculiar feudal nature of Canadian society, the functions of the Company of New France, the colony's relations with the Indians (Iroquois) explaining their culture. The Jesuit missionaries are a particularly factor in this tale. Part two; - deals with events in new York, new England and Virginia, the rivalry between the Dutch and the English, life in New Amsterdam, the Pequot War and othe Indian skirmishes in New England, settlement of Jamestown, Part three: - Loss of New Amsterdam to the English and other conflicts in the northeast US, Part four; - takes us back to Canada and the consolidation of French power there. The French explorers Joliet, Marquette and La Salle explore down the Mississippi. The culmination is the beginning of the 'cold war' between the French and English, each jockeying for the affections of the local Indian tribes for their aid in the conflict.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 16318

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Mots-clés: Indian Wars iroquois pequot New England New Amsterdam Jamestown French Canada Fiction::Historical

ERSKINE, BARBARA

The Darkest Hour

London UK: Harpercollins Publishers Ltd, 2014. Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0007513127. Some edge wear to book and DJ, light lean, top edge of dustjacket creased, light yellowing of pages ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.3 X 6.1 X 2.0 inches; 552 pages; "In the summer of 1940, eyes are focussed on the skies above the South of England: the Battle for Britain has just begun. But Evie Lucas has eyes for no-one but a dashing young pilot called Tony. Evie has a glittering career as an artist ahead of her but seems only to be fascinated in sketching portraits of him… Seventy years later, recently widowed art historian Lucy is putting the pieces of her life back together, and to do that she needs to uncover the mystery surrounding a painting in her home. As Lucy ties up the loose ends of one lifetime, she stirs up a hornet’s nest of history in another. Suddenly, Lucy finds herself in danger from people past and present who have no intention of letting an untold truth ever surface. Some stories are buried in the darkness forever. Some are just waiting to be told…". Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 19257

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Mots-clés: 0007513127 Battle Of Britain Fiction::Historical

ESQUIVEL, LAURA

Malinche a Novel

New York: Atria Books, 2006. First US Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 074329033X. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.4 X 5.8 X 1.0 inches; 191 pages; "A richly textured historical novel recounts the story of the love affair between the conquistador Hernan Cortez and Malinalli, his Indian intepreter during the conquest of the Aztec empire, describing her diverse roles as a slave to the Aztecs and as a mediator between two very different languages and cultures. ". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 20649

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Mots-clés: 074329033X FICTION Fiction::Historical

EVERTT, MYRTLE

Out of Russia

Surrey, BC: Emmanuel Publishing Inc, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550562096. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.0 inches; 272 pages; This is a novelization of the life of opera singer Maria Karinska from the era of Tsar Nicholas II. The daughter of a Cossack officer in the Tsar's guard, she gained affluence upon marriage to a Russian count who later died during the revolution. Maria attracted the attention of the Tsar with her singing and toured Russia extensively. With the downfall of the Tsar she eventually had to flee Russia with her family.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 19326

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Mots-clés: 1550562096 Maria Karinska Tsar nicholas II RUSSIA Opera Biographies & Memoirs Fiction::Historical