Bytown Bookery: Historical Fiction
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Music of the Spheres
Jove, 2002. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback in As New condition. Tight, bright, unmarked & uncreased with very light shelf wear. "In 1795 London, agent Jonathan Absey from the Home Office seeks the French spies that infiltrate England, but is haunted by the unsolved murder of his 15-year-old daughter. As he pursues both investigations, Absey stumbles across a strange society of astronomers looking for a long-lost star." ; 6.60 X 4.20 X 1.50 inches; 484 pages. As New .
-- Boeknummer: 14825
USD 18.25 [Appr.: EURO 17.25]
Catalogus: Historical Fiction, Thrillers
Trefwoorden: Thrillers Astonomers Fiction Mystery & Detective
Bull from the Sea, the
Four Square, 1964. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition. The first three pages are loose, otherwise a tightly bound book. The pages are unmarked with age tanning to them. Spine creasing with cover edgewear. "The Bull From The Sea tells the story of Theseus, the ancient Greek hero who defeated the Minatour and Crete. Mary Renault has written the finest "fictionalized" autobiography. Theseus struggles to become a man, then to stay alive, then to become free, then to do his duty - the thread of his life parallels those of every person." ; 7.09 X 4.17 X 0.63 inches; 253 pages. Very Good .
Boeknummer: 18780
USD 11.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.25]
Catalogus: Greece, Historical Fiction
Trefwoorden: Thesus, King of Athens Historical Fiction Greece / Roman
Tidewater Dynasty a Biographical Novel of the Lees of Stratford Hall
Mariner Books, 1983. Paperback. ISBN: 0156903369. Trade Paperback. A Very Good copy, tightly bound and unmarked with wear to the covers with scuffing and edgewear. "From Tom Lee to Robert E. Lee, who made the fateful decision to turn from the nation he loved to defend the state he loved more, the Lees of Virginia dominated both their local and our national landscape. "; 8.54 X 5.56 X 1.11 inches; 435 pages. Very Good+ .
Boeknummer: 18608
USD 25.95 [Appr.: EURO 24.25]
Catalogus: Historical Fiction
Trefwoorden: 0156903369 Historical Fiction
Children of My Heart
Seal, 1980. Paperback. ISBN: 0770415849. A Very Good Paperback. An uncreased spine with clean & unmarked pages and a sound binding. Age tanning. A crease to the back cover top edge. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 167 pages. Very Good+ .
Boeknummer: 27204
USD 15.25 [Appr.: EURO 14.25]
Trefwoorden: 0770415849 Canada > Prairie Provinces Historical Fiction Culture Manners & Customs Canada Culture Historical Fiction
Blackthorn Key, Book One of the Blackthorn Key Series
Mount Vernon, New York: Aladdin, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1481446517. Black Hardcovers, blue spine. In Very Good condition with a tight binding, writing to the front end paper, otherwise the interior is clean & unmarked. Page 179 has a crease to the upper corner. Spine end bumping. The DJ is unclipped and in Very Good++ condition. "In 1665 London, fourteen-year-old Christopher Rowe, apprentice to an apothecary, and his best friend, Tom, try to uncover the truth behind a mysterious cult, following a trail of puzzles, codes, pranks, and danger toward an unearthly secret with the power to tear the world apart." ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 384 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Boeknummer: 23609
USD 26.95 [Appr.: EURO 25.25]
Catalogus: Children' Fiction, Historical, Europe
Trefwoorden: 1481446517 Children's Fiction Historical > Europe Historical Fiction Children Europe
Blackthorn Key, Book One of the Blackthorn Key Series
Mount Vernon, New York: Aladdin, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1481446517. Black Hardcovers, blue spine. In Very Good condition with a tight binding, writing to the front end paper, otherwise the interior is clean & unmarked. Page 179 has a crease to the upper corner. Spine end bumping. The DJ is unclipped and in Very Good++ condition. "In 1665 London, fourteen-year-old Christopher Rowe, apprentice to an apothecary, and his best friend, Tom, try to uncover the truth behind a mysterious cult, following a trail of puzzles, codes, pranks, and danger toward an unearthly secret with the power to tear the world apart." ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 384 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Boeknummer: 23609
USD 26.95 [Appr.: EURO 25.25]
Catalogus: Children' Fiction, Historical, Europe
Trefwoorden: 1481446517 Children's Fiction Historical > Europe Historical Fiction Children Europe
Ivanhoe: A Romance
Chicago, Illinois: Rand McNally & Company, 1918. Hardcover. Green textured Hardcovers with a tipped in color drawing to the front cover. A sound binding, totally unmarked with illustrated end papers. Moderate wear to the spine ends and corners. A frontispiece with 12 mostly color illustrations. Very Good++ ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 637 pages. Very Good+ .
Boeknummer: 27038
USD 62.45 [Appr.: EURO 58.25]
Trefwoorden: Historical Fiction Anglo-Saxons Romance History England Adventure
Stone Diaries
Random House Canada, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394223624. First Edition. Red Hardcovers in Near Fine condition. Tightly bound, bright, unmarked pages with light spine end bumping. The DJ is unclipped and in Good condition with spine end and cover edgewear. "Born in 1905, Daisy Goodwill drifts through the chapters of childhood, marriage, widowhood, remarriage, motherhood and old age. Bewildered by her inability to understand her own role, Daisy attempts to find a way to tell her own story within a novel that is itself about the limitations of autobiography." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 361 pages. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .
Boeknummer: 27513
USD 24.25 [Appr.: EURO 22.75]
Trefwoorden: 0394223624 Historical Fiction Canada > Domestic Fiction Classics Fiction Canada Historical Fiction Classics
Rainbow and the Rose
William Morrow & Company, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Two toned, yellow & blue, Hardcovers. Blue titles to the spine. Tightly bound with an unmarked interior. The DJ is clipped and is in Good+ condition, spine end chipping with a tear up the middle of the spine end. "When seasoned pilot Johnny Pascoe tries to rescue a sick girl from the Tasmanian outback, his plane crashes and leaves him stranded and dangerously injured. Ronnie Clarke, who was trained by Pascoe, attempts to fly a doctor in to help, but rough weather makes his mission more difficult than he imagined. " ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 310 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .
Boeknummer: 27413
USD 32.95 [Appr.: EURO 30.75]
Catalogus: Fiction, Australia, Historical, Classics
Trefwoorden: Australia Historical Fiction Classics
The Cornish Hug
Balmuir Book Pub, 1985. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0919511287. Trade Paperback. A sound binding with bright & unmarked pages. Light corner bumping. "This story culminates in the Battle of Penobscot Bay, an almonst forgotten sea battle that was the worst naval disaster in American history until Pearl Harbour." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 220 pages. Very Good+ .
Boeknummer: 26652
USD 21.45 [Appr.: EURO 20]
Catalogus: Canada, Historical Fiction, War
Trefwoorden: 0919511287 Canada Historical Fiction War Fiction Historical Fiction War
The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication
The Viking Press, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Original Orange / yellow cloth covers. One name written on the front end paper, otherwise a bright, unmarked interior. Light spine end bumping. Book of the Month Club book. The DJ is in Very Good condition with cover edgwear and rubbing. "A satire on French politics follows the fate of amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal after he is drafted to rule the unruly French. Bored, Pippin is instrumental in starting a revolution." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 188 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .
Boeknummer: 27602
USD 75.25 [Appr.: EURO 70.25]
Trefwoorden: Fiction > Classics Historical Fiction Humor Politics Fiction Politics Historical Fiction Classics France
Last Enchantment, the
William Morrow & Co, 1979. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0688034810. Black Hardcovers with bright red titles to the spine, Book Of The Month Club. Bright, unmarked pages, a solid binding. Maps to the end papers. The DJ is Very Good+, cover edge wear with some rubbing. "Arthur Pendragon is king! Crowned and recognized as High King, Arthur is unchallenged on the battlefield, and he melds the country together in a time of promise, as Merlin works in the shadows. But sinister powers plot to destroy Camelot, and when the witch-queen Morgause - Arthur's own half-sister - ensnares him in an incestuous liaison, a fatal web of love, betrayal, and bloody vengeance is woven." ; 8.4 X 5.8 X 1.8 inches; 439 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Boeknummer: 26352
USD 29.25 [Appr.: EURO 27.5]
Trefwoorden: 0688034810 Fiction > Adventure Novel Historical Fiction Mythology Fiction Historical Fiction Action & Adventure
An Irish Country Girl Irish Country Book 4.
Forge Books, 2011. Paperback. ISBN: 0765320738. A Fine+ Trade Paperback with an uncreased spine, tighlty bound and clean pages. "Presents the story of the early life of Kinky Kincaid, once known as Maureen O'Hanlon, a farmer's daughter growing up in the hills and glens of 1920s County Cork, Ireland, who had a gift for seeing fairies, spirits, and the dreaded banshee." ; 5.57 X 18.19 X 210.82 millimeters; 320 pages. Fine+ .
Boeknummer: 26873
USD 21.95 [Appr.: EURO 20.5]
Catalogus: Historical Fiction, Ireland, Romance
Trefwoorden: 0765320738 Historical Fiction Ireland Romance
The Rebellion of the Hanged: No. 5 of the Jungle Novels
New York: Hill and Wang, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 080908046X. First Printing ( Numkber Line ) . Brown Hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. In Fine condition, a tight binding with bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped and in Very Good+ condition. "The fifth of Traven's Jungle Novels, depicting a revolt by long-oppressed workers in the great mahogany plantations, and culminating in a treacherous march through the jungles at the height of the rainy season." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 248 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Boeknummer: 26678
USD 42.95 [Appr.: EURO 40.25]
Catalogus: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics
Trefwoorden: 080908046x Fiction Historical Fiction Classics
Morality Play
Nan A. Talese, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385479530. First Edition. Gray Hardcovers, red cloth spine covering. In Fine+ condition with a sond binding, bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped and in Fine conditiion. "The author of the Book Prize-winning Sacred Hunger turns to 14th-century England with a novel of foul doings. Fearing reprisals by his bishop after he breaks his vow of chastity, a young monk joins a troupe of traveling players. But when they come to a small town in the dead of winter to stage a morality play, the group is soon caught up in a drama of a different kind--one that involves murder." ; 8.1 X 5.9 X 0.9 inches; 206 pages. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Boeknummer: 25872
USD 21.95 [Appr.: EURO 20.5]
Catalogus: Historical Fiction, Great Britain
Trefwoorden: 0385479530 Historical Fiction Great Britain Mystery & Detective Mystery & Detective Historical Fiction England
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