Reade, Charles

The Cloister And The Hearth A Tale of The Middle Ages.

Dent, 1910. Hard Cover, Ill.:. Everyman's Library edition, with an Appreciation by Algernon Swinburne.. 703pp, red cloth covered boards, a little rubbed to the corners, with gilt floral decoartion to the spine. Decorated endpapers and title pages. Internally clean. The story of Gerard who is forced to leave Margaret and travel through Europe, set in the 15th century... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 6005

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical

Reade, Charles

The Cloister And The Hearth.

The Modern Library Random House, 1111. Hard Cover, Probably 1950s. 913pp, green cloth covered boards with black title label, a little faded to spine. Original owner's name on flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. Classic mediaeval adventure... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 6415

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical

Reade, Charles

The Cloister And The Hearth.

Blackie, Hard Cover, Ill.: R H Brock. Probably 1930s. 682pp, blue cloth covered boards. Sepia full page illustrations. One mark to spine, otherwise a clean copy. A classic medieval adventure story... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 9961

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical

Reed, Myrtle

Lavender and Old Lace.

Putnam, 1947. Hard Cover, 250pp. Dustjacket by W G Robb with a little loss and tears to the edges. Internally very clean. A classic of historical romance... Fine /Good.

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Book number: 7941

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Romance

Robb, Jady

The Border Fox of the '45.

Vantage Press, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover, First edition. 145pp. Complete illustrated dustjacket, a little rubbed to the edges. Map and b + w illustrations. Light spots of foxing to the foredge, otherwise internally clean. Historical adventure set in Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 - Mungo Dixon, a Northumbrian shepherd, is recruited into the army... Very Good /Very Good.

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Book number: 6170

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Bonnie Prince Charlie, Jacobite, Jacobite Rebellion, Historical

Scott, Sir Walter

Count Robert of Paris.

Black, 1897. Hard Cover, Victoria edition. 414pp, including Introductory Address and Index, hand cut edges. Green cloth covered boards with impressed thistle and coat of arms pattern. Frontispiece illustration with tissue guard. A clean copy... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 13896

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical

Scott, Sir Walter

Kenilworth.

Black, 1897. Hard Cover, Victoria edition. 479pp, including Introduction, Notes and Index, hand cut edges. Green cloth covered boards with impressed thistle and coat of arms pattern, with a little wear to edge of spine. Frontispiece illustration with tissue guard. Internally clean... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 13899

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical

Scott, Sir Walter

Old Mortality.

Nelson, 1111. Hard Cover, Pocket sized Nelson's Classics edition, circa 1910. Introduction and 521pp text and Notes, the edges browning a little with age. Red cloth covered boards, faded to spine, with impressed ornament to the front. Frontispiece illustration. Previous owner's name and date 1911 on inner board, a few light spots of foxing, otherwise internally clean. The story of Henry Morton and the Covenanters, set c 1679,.. Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 10382

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical, Covenanter

Scott, Sir Walter

Peveril of the Peak.

Black, 1897. Hard Cover, Victoria edition. 638pp, including Introduction, Notes and Index, hand cut edges. Green cloth covered boards with impressed thistle and coat of arms pattern. Frontispiece illustration with tissue guard. Internally clean... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 13898

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical

Scott, Sir Walter

Redgauntlet.

Black, 1897. Hard Cover, Victoria edition. 464pp, including Introduction, Notes, Glossary and Index, hand cut edges. Green cloth covered boards with impressed thistle and coat of arms pattern. Frontispiece illustration with tissue guard. Internally clean. A plot to bring back the Stuart kings - Darsie has been kidnapped and his friend Alan sets off to rescue him... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 13900

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical

Scott, Sir Walter

Redgauntlet.

Dent, 1962. Hard Cover, Everyman edition. Preface and Glossary by W M Parker. 460pp, green cloth covered boards with gilt title, now with protective plastic cover. A couple of tiny spots of foxing to edge, otherwise internally very clean. Adventure - there is a plot to restore the Stuart kings - Darsie has been kidnapped and his friend sets off from Edinburgh to rescue him... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 14579

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical

Scott, Sir Walter

Redgauntlet.

Dent, 1967. Hard Cover, Everyman edition with a Preface, Bibliography and Glossary by W M Parker. Author's Introduction. 460pp. Dark green cloth covered boards with gilt title. Previous owner's name to the flyleaf, otherwise a clean copy. First published in 1824. Adventure - there is a plot to gain the throne for Prince Charles Edward Stuart, set in the aftermath of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion in Scotland... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 16714

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical, Jacobite , Scott, Scotland , Scottish History

Scott, Sir Walter

Rob Roy.

Black, 1897. Hard Cover, Victoria edition. 475pp, including Introduction, Notes, and Index, hand cut edges. Green cloth covered boards with impressed thistle and coat of arms pattern with a couple of light marks to back cover. Frontispiece illustration. Internally clean... Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 13901

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical

Scott, Sir Walter

The Talisman.

Dent, 1912. Hard Cover, Everyman edition. 319pp, red cloth covered boards, faded to spine. Gift inscription on flyleaf, a few spots of foxing on flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. Set in the time of Richard I and the Crusades.. Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 10386

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical, Crusade, Richard I

Seton, Anya

The Hearth & Eagle.

Coronet, 1974. Mass Market Paperback, 318p, the edges browning a little with age, illustrated softback covers. A clean, tight copy The story of Hester, set in a tavern in Marblehead, Massachusetts... Very Good.

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Book number: 11254

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Historical, Marblehead