Nye, Robert

Falsaff.

Hamish Hamilton, 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover, 450pp. Complete dustjacket designed by Anthony Cohen based on a portrait of Anthony Quayle as Falstaff. Very small light spots of foxing to the top edge, one light mark to the foredge, otherwise internally very clean. Falsfaff writes the story of his life... Very Good /Fine.

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Book number: 2644

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Orczy, Countess

Eldorado A Romance of the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Hodder, 1952. Mass Market Paperback, 256 pp, the edges browning a little with age, illustrated softback covers. Internally clean and tight. The second adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel in Revolutionary France... Very Good.

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Book number: 12778

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Adventure, Historical, french Revolution

Orczy, Baroness

Leatherface A Tale of Old Flanders.

Hodder, Hard Cover, Probably c.1910. 282pp, red boards with impressed publisher's design. a little rubbed to edges of spine. Internally clean. Set in seventeenth century Flanders. A rare title... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 12521

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical

Orczy, Countess

The Legion of Honour.

Hutchinson, Hard Cover, Probably circa 1910. 256 pp, small but clear type. Brown boards with impressed design. Internally clean. Set in Napoleonic times. A rare title... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 12522

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: adventure

Orczy, Baroness

The Scarlet Pimpernel.

Hodder, 1111. Hard Cover, Probably 1930s. 320pp, red boards with 'Pimpernel' motif in black, a little faded and worn to spine. B + w illustrations. Previous owner's name crossed out in biro to inner board, otherwise internally clean... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 4533

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical

Pilgrim, David

The Grand Design.

Macmillan, 1944. First Edition. Hard Cover, 502pp, red cloth covered boards with a couple of small marks. Internally clean. Adventure in the time of Charles II... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 7110

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Charles II, Stuart, Historical, Adventure

Plaidy, Jean

The Heart of the Lion.

Book Club Associates, 1978. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover, Ill.: B S Biro. Ex-Library, 331pp, complete dustjacket in removeable plastic sleeve. B + w text decorations. Ex library - flyleaf removed, small stamp to title page, otherwise internally clean. The story of Richard the Lionheart - the 3rd volume in the Plantagenet saga... Very Good /Very Good.

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Book number: 13941

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical, Plantagenet, Richard I

Plaidy, Jean

The Plantagenet Prelude.

Robert Hale, 1976. Hard Cover, Ill.: B S Biro. Ex-Library, 333pp, dustjacket professionally laminated to boards. B + w text decorations. Ex library - flyleaf removed, stamp to title page, otherwise a clean 'reading copy'. The story of Henry Plantagenet, his wife Eleanor, and the murdered Archbishop Thomas A Becket... Good.

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Book number: 13933

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical, Plantagenet

Plaidy, Jean

The Queen and Lord M.

The Book Club, 1974. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover, 269pp. Complete dustjacket by Angela Maddigan, a little faded to the spine and a little creased to the edges at the back. Internally very clean. The story of the difficult first years of Queen Victoria's reign, and her relationship with Lord Melbourne... Fine /Very Good.

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Book number: 12051

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical, Queen Victoria

Plaidy, Jean

The Revolt Of The Eaglets.

Pan, 1978. Mass Market Paperback, 336pp, the edges browning a little with age, illustated softback covers with a couple of light creases to spine. Internally clean and tight. The 2nd book in the Plantagenet saga... Very Good.

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Book number: 12116

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical, Plantagenet

Plaidy, Jean

The Sixth Wife.

Pan, 1971. Mass Market Paperback, 303pp, the paper browning a little with age, illustated softback covers with a couple of light creases to spine. Internally clean and tight. The story of Katharine, Henry VIII's sixth wife... Very Good.

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Book number: 12112

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical, Tudor

Plaidy, Jean

The Sixth Wife.

Pan, 1974. Mass Market Paperback, 303pp, the paper browning a little with age, illustated softback covers. Internally clean and tight. The story of Katharine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth wife... Very Good.

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Book number: 12948

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical, Tudor, Henry VIII

Plaidy, Jean

Spain For The Sovereigns.

Pan, 1974. Mass Market Paperback, 316pp, the edges browning a little with age, illustrated softback covers. A couple of light creases to spine, otherwise a clean, tight, copy. The 2nd book in the Ferdinand and Isabella trilogy... Very Good.

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Book number: 12108

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical

Ponsonby, D A

The Bristol Cousins.

Hutchinson, 1951. First Edition. Hard Cover, 272pp, priceclipped dustjacket with edgewear and a little loss to the edges of the spine. Internally very clean. The story of the Jaspards of Bristol, set in the 1730s. Rare... Fine /Very Good.

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Book number: 5962

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Bristol, Historical

Rayner, William

Knave of Swords.

Collins, 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover, 251pp. Complete Fine dustjacket. One faint mark to flyleaf where initials removed, otherwise a clean copy. The second volume of the Tom Blackford Trilogy, set in Regency England and Ireland.. Fine /Fine.

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Book number: 7987

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical, Adventure, Regency