Alston, Christopher:

The Road.

London, The Adelphi Press, 1993 1st Ed., Hard cover green cloth bds, Nr Fine, in unclipped Nr Fine dust jacket, book seems unread, pp264.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 14199

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Roman road history historical fiction 1856540146

Alston, Christopher:

Strong To Save: A Tale of the 1953 floods in Norfolk.

Bungay Suffolk, Morrow & Co., 1996 1st Ed., hard cover with black cloth bds and unclipped dust jacket completely enclosed in protective film, film a bit loose and wavy otherwise VG, bk leans a little, lib. label to spine, ffep missing, biro price to top corner of ffep, lib. stamp to title verso, contents fine and tight, pp101. "...a dramatic tale of horror and heroism on that night in one North Norfolk village."

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 15478

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: floods Norfolk North Norfolk flooding 1953 North Sea coast guard fiction historical story events 0948903287

Bailey, H. C.:

The Lonely Queen.

London, Florin Books, Jonathan Cape, 1933 Hard cover stone cloth bds, some age-freckling, otherwise Good, bk leans a little, no dust jacket, contents clean and tight, pp256 + book adverts to rear, a nice sound reading copy.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 14303

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Queen historical fiction Tudor Elizabeth Mary Captain Coffin England English history

Barton, Pat:

Waiting For The Jubilee.

London, Blackie, 1976 1st Ed., Hard cover brown cloth bds, Near Fine, unclipped d/w, VG, contents crisp, clean and tight, no inscriptions etc... pp141.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 9686

Catalogue: historical fiction

Keywords: Victorian historical fiction children's teenage juvenile Florence Hope ghost Golden Jubilee Queen Victoria 0216901960

Broster, D. K.:

Almond, Wild Almond.

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1940 Hard cover blue cloth bds, almost VG, bk a little skewed at spine, rather tattered and torn dust jacket, piece missing at base of spine and rear, splitting at flaps, contents clean and tight, pp358, age-speckling to pge edge blocks.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 13749

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: historical fiction Scotland political intrigue truth honour romance landscape Highlander warfare Stewart

Butts, Marie Charles Keeping (Drawings by):

Champion Of Charlemagne.

London, The Bodley Head, 1967 1st in UK, Hard cover olive green cloth bds, gilt lettering to spine, VG, unclipped d/w, almost VG, a litle damage to rear corner near spine and lettering on spine has some small holes, contents clean and tight with b/w drawings by Charles Keeping, pp111, small closed tear at margin of last two pges.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 11963

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: fiction historical Charlemagne Ogier the Dane hostage court paladin Frankish army Franks twelfth century epic battles knight revenge 0000000000

Chesher, Kim:

The Fifth Quarter.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1976 1st Ed., hard cover with dust jacket and maroon cloth bds completely enclosed in protective film, Good, ex-lib, contents clean and tight, pp174.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 14788

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Laszlo Acs romance fiction Rye King Louis XVI son adventure Rye Marshes history historical smuggling French invasion tale spying intrigue loyalty danger 0241893038

Cloete, Stuart:

The Mask.

London, Collins, 1958 1st ed., Hard cover red cloth bds, VG, light crease along centre of spine, spine sl. age-lightened, no dust jacket, contents sound and tight, some age-marking - does not detract from text mainly brown spots/marks in margin, pp256, a nice sound reading copy.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 13279

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Africa Kaffirs Boer Makapan Paul Kruger Potgieter history cannibalism Schoemansdal Bavenda slavers siege Moorddrift

Crossley-Holland, Kevin Illust. by Charles Keeping:

King Horn.

London, Macmillan, 1965 1st Ed., Hard cover red cloth bds, VG+, bk leans slightly, clipped d/w, Good-, rubbed at extrem.s, contents clean and tight, illust. by Charles Keeping's brilliant drawings, pp214, neat inscript. to top of ffep. Medieval life and fast-moving action make this an exciting read for children from 7 - 12 years.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 8872

Catalogue: historical fiction

Keywords: medieval Middle Ages historical novel fiction story children's Prince Horn King of Suddenne Saracens Athulf Fikenhild Westernesse Princes Rymenhild Ireland adventure

Dymoke, Juliet:

Henry of The High Rock. (Second Book in The Trilogy).

London, Dennis Dobson, 1971 1st Ed., hard cover silver lettering to spine, VG+, unclipped dust jacket, VG, small nicks to top of spine, spine age darkened, contents clean and tight, pp288.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 14878

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: historical novel fiction William the Conqueror sons Henry th eFirst silver Robert Duke of Normandy William Rufus King of England conflict exile Eadgyth Scottish Anglo Saxon High Rock of Domfromt 0234776897

Gilson, Major Charles:

The Lost Empire: A Tale Of Many Lands.

Oxford University Press, 1943 Hard cover blue cloth bds, a little dusty otherwise VG, unclipped d/w, Good+, a little wear/chipping at spine ends and minor to edges, contents clean and tight, pp384, neat presentation inscript. to ffep. A work of historical fiction dealing with the Napoleonic war.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 9993

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: historical fiction Napoleon war Napoleonic Tom Nunn navy fleet Nelson Toulon

Graham, Sean:

The French Odalisque.

London, Orbach & Chambers Ltd, 2009 SIGNED by the author 'For Sarah from S Graham', 1st thus, hard cover green cloth bds, silver titles to spine, Fine, in dust jacket, nr Fine, a little label residue to rear, contents fine and tight, pp211. "Based on the life of Aimee Dubucq de Rivery (1763 - 1817) this novel tells the story of an extraordinary woman - a woman of great beauty and courage - who finds herself in an extraordinary place at an extraordinary time."

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 15530

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: French odalisque Aimee Dubucq de Rivery cousin Josephine slave Sultan Turkey harem son Topkapi palace Ottoman empire Napoleon Horace Sebastiani love 9780855145021

Haley, Gail E.:

The Post Office Cat.

London, Methuen Children's Books, 1979 Landscape pbk, Good+, small part of the edge of 'gold' Kate Greenaway Medal to upper wrap worn away, corners slightly scuffed, contents clean and tight, pp32. Set in Victorian England and based on historical fact this is the adventure of Clarence, a stowaway cat, who found fame and fortune as a Post Office cat.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 14297

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Post office cat historical fiction juvenile Victorian England cats mice post Clarence adventure 0416874207

Hill, Deborah:

This Is The House.

London, Peter Davies, 1977 Hardcover brown cloth bds, VG+, btm corners a little bumped, unclipped d/w, VG, v minor scuffing/wear to spine tip and corners, contents clean, bright and tight, pp413. A nice copy. A magnificent novel set in the post-American-Revolution world of New England.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 9127

Catalogue: historical fiction

Keywords: fiction romance Post-American Revolution New England historical novel 0432067337

Hughes, Richard:

The Wooden Shepherdess. The Human Predicament Volume Two.

London, Chatto & Windus, 1973 1st Ed., hard cover blue cloth bds, VG+, unclipped dust jacket VG, contents clean and tight, age-speckling to leading and top pge edge blocks, pp389.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 14214

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Human Predicament Volume 2 two II Augustine historical novel second world war Hitler slums Coventry Dorset country house Berber castle Night of the Long Knives German Carmelite nun Liberal MP American 0701119462