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Mm 160x240 Brossura editoriale a stampa, 479 pagine. Dorso brunito e con una gora d'umidità, peraltro buona copia con legature ben salde. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
pp. 252, cm 21x14, brossura, Nuovo.
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The history of the Valentine card. 144 pages. Book is accompanied by an amount of ephemera on the subject collected by a previous owner. Dust jacket with extensive and horrible tape repair to tears around the edges.
Simply Quartet # 2. When Anne Jewell, a teacher struggling with traumatic events in her past, hears that her son David has been invited to spend a month at an estate in Wales, she reluctantly decides to go as his chaperone. There she meets Sydnam Butler (the brother of Kit Butler in A Summer to Remember), who is a quiet, disfigured veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. Together these two wounded hearts find lasting love and spiritual healing. Book
Simply Quartet # 3. On a splendid August afternoon Susanna Osbourne is introduced to the most handsome man she has ever seen . . . and instantly feels the icy chill of recognition. Peter Edgeworth, Viscount Whitleaf, is utterly charming,and seemingly unaware that they have met before. With his knowing smile and seductive gaze, Peter acts the rake; but he stirs something in Susanna she has never felt before, a yearning that both frightens and dazzles her. Instantly she knows: this brash nobleman poses a threat to her heart . . . and to the secrets she guards so desperately. From the moment they meet, Peter is drawn to Susanna's independence, dazzled by her sharp wit-he simply must have her. But the more he pursues, the more Susanna withdraws . . . until a sensual game of thrust-and-parry culminates in a glorious afternoon of passion. Now more determined than ever to keep her by his side, Peter begins to suspect that a tragic history still haunts Susanna. And as he moves closer to the truth, Peter is certain of one thing: he will defy the mysteries of her past for a future with this exquisite creature-all Susanna must do is trust him with the most precious secret of all. . . . Book
Simply Quartet # 4. In Regency England at the enthralling world of an elite academy for young ladies, amid music lessons and garden parties, whispered confessions and secret yearnings, one of the school's teachers--headmistress Claudia Martin--will find her well-ordered world jolted by love when she meets a man who would make the perfect husband...for somebody else. Tall, dark, and exquisitely sensual, he is the epitome of male perfection, but Claudia Martin is not looking for a lover or a husband. As owner and head-mistress of Miss Martin's School for Girls in Bath, she long ago resigned herself to a life without love until Joseph, Marquess of Attingsborough, arrives unannounced and tempts her to toss away a lifetime of propriety for an affair that can only lead to ruin. Joseph has is own reasons for seeking Claudia out. Attracted to Claudia, he embarks on a plan of seduction that leaves them both yearning for more. But as heir to a dukedom, Joseph is expected to carry on his family's legacy, and Claudia knows she has no place in his world. Now that world is about to be rocked by scandal. An arranged marriage, a secret that will shock the ton, and a man from Claudia's past conspire to drive the lovers apart, but Joseph is determined to make Claudia his at any cost even if that means defying convention and breaking every rule for a love that is perfection itself Book
Simply Quartet # 1. Drawing us into the lives of four women, teachers at Miss Martin's School for Girls, Balogh introduces this novel's marvelous heroine: music teacher Frances Allard,and the man who seduces her with a passion no woman could possibly forget. They meet in a ferocious snowstorm. She is a young teacher with a secret past. He is the cool, black-caped stranger who unexpectedly comes to her rescue. Between these two unlikely strangers, desire is instantaneous.and utterly impossible to resist. Stranded together in a rustic country inn, Lucius Marshall, who is the Viscount Sinclair, and Frances Allard share a night of glorious, unforgettable passion. But Frances knows her place,and it is far from the privileged world of the sensual aristocrat. Due to begin her teaching position at Miss Martin's School in Bath, Frances must try to forget that one extraordinary night,and the man who touched her with such exquisite tenderness and abandon. But Frances cannot hide forever. And when fate once again throws them together, Lucius refuses to take no for an answer. If Frances will not be his wife, he will make her his mistress. So begins an odyssey fraught with intrigue, one that defies propriety and shocks the straitlaced ton. For Lucius's passionate, single-minded pursuit is about to force Frances to give up all her secrets-except one-to win the heart of the man she already loves. Book
Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Small scratch to front paper label. ; Garland Reference Library Of The Humanities; 8.6 X 5.7 X 1.0 inches; 316 pages
Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). A bit of creasing to wraps. Small stain to front wrap. ; This handbook offers a synopsis of the regular changes that Latin words underwent in the course of their evolution into modern Romance languages (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and French, with their English cognates). Although it is intended for the nonspecialist, students of Romance philology will find it useful as a ready reference and as a source of abundant examples of Latin sound changes. ; 177 pages
Former owner's name on ffep. Minor shelfwear. ; This handbook offers a synopsis of the regular changes that Latin words underwent in the course of their evolution into modern Romance languages (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and French, with their English cognates). Although it is intended for the nonspecialist, students of Romance philology will find it useful as a ready reference and as a source of abundant examples of Latin sound changes. ; 177 pages
Foxing to endpapers. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; 8.6 X 5.6 X 1.1 inches; 258 pages
She must choose... choose to seek a "suitable" position as governess or take the most outrageous risk of her young life. For beautiful, high-spirited Julia Swanton, the next step was clear. She must conceal her father's death, her near penniless state, and plunge into the Season with one object: a wealthy marriage! That decided, she would return to London to delight Beau Brummel, charm the Prince Regent, and dazzle Lord Garde, the wealthy libertine who had already shown an interest. Apart from her jealous sister, only one person could undo her: the handsome Frenchman who had his secrets and knew hers. They had made a cold bargain, but could Julia keep it? Could her icy resolve falter, melted by passion? By love? Fine, but paper age-toned Book
Sir Edward Fairmount had decided had decided that his daughter Valeria must marry Perry Adaire. Despite her own opposition to the match, Sir Edward took her to Vienna, where Perry's regiment was stationed, to make sure the betrothal took place. In Vienna, the Peace Congress was in progress, and amidst the intrigue and excitement, love touched Valeria at last. But it was not love for Perry. Valeria had lost her heart to a man who seemed to have no heart of his own. 224p. Ffep missing, else fine Book
When her father dies without leaving a male heir, Miss Lucy Stanton is forced to leave her ancestral home and live with her grandfather, Prince Virinsky. The late Sir Charles Stanton had written to his estranged father-in-law Prince Kuragin in Russia - entrusting him with the care of his daughter Lucy. The prospect of traveling to St. Petersburg - far away - was frightening and exciting. Though without a chaperone, Lucy did not fear for her virtue, one look at her escort, cousin Nikolai, revealed a nature as frozen as the Russian steppes.Fine but for age-toned paper. Book
pp. iii, 383 +Plus 6 leaves of plates. 12mo. 200mm. Original publisher's pictorial full green cloth binding lettered in yellow and decorated in dark green, yellow and gilt. Cover has floral and vine decoration designed by Rome K. Richardson with his monogram. Spine lettered and decorated similarly. Cover colors are bright but board is scuffed. Spine rubbed. Some Wear to base and head of spine. Corners sharp. Slight Fading to rear board near spine. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good. Francis Marion Crawford (1854-1909) was an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastic stories. Horace Thompson Carpenter (1857-1947), was an illustrator, artist and art writer of the late 19th and early 20th century U.S. Rome K. Richardson was on the staff of the Decorative Designers from 1896 through 1901. In 1902, he left the firm to design book covers under his own name. NW62
377 p. Plus frontis. Original publisher's full cloth pictorial binding in green. Cover stamped in gilt with color illustration, gilt on spine. Slight fading of spine. A clean and tight example. 8vo. 200mm. Hardbound. Very Good. NW66
When Linda, an heiress, sets out to find out what real life is like, she decides to accompany Mrs. Bates to the Greek Island of Corfu, posing as her hired companion, but she gets more than she bargained for when suspicious accidents begin occuring that threaten Mrs. Bates' life. Book
pp. xxxiv, 305. +Plus Frontis and numerous illustrations throughout the text. 12mo. 190mm. Publisher's padded binding in coarse silk. Binding airbrushed with leaf decoration and stamped with gilt lettering. Spine also lettered in gilt. Edges gilt. Light fading to the front cover and spine and bottom edge of boards moderately soiled. Binding tight and contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good. NW70
[ Harekuin # 675] 'A Reason for Being" translated into Japanese by Aso? Kei. [2 copies found in WorldCat] Book
pp. ii, 355 +Plus 8 plates of B/W illustrations. 12mo. 220mm. Publisher's red cloth binding with color illustration and black lettering. Cover illustration depicts a women dressed in black tying a hat around her face. Spine lettered in black and decorated with a heart and a candle. Color on boards worn in places. Illustration soiled on cover. Corners bumped. Manuscript ownership on inside flyleaf, 'Miss Maggie P. Snovel, 629 Moss St. Reading PA. M.E.C.' Hardbound. Very Good. NW60
pp. ii, 355 +Plus 8 plates of B/W illustrations. 12mo. 220mm. Publisher's red cloth binding with color illustration and black lettering. Cover illustration depicts a women dressed in black tying a hat around her face. Spine lettered in black and decorated with a heart and a candle. Color on boards worn in places. Cover illustration slightly soiled. Hardbound. Very Good. NW61