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8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, and very numerous monochrome plates and illustrations in the text; orange cloth, backstrip lettered in red, orange top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at edges. One of the scarcer titles in Batsford's 'British Art & Building' series.
Historical novel about Princess Caroline daughter of George IV. Book
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
1780GIT01514A paris chez Eugène Onfroy 1780. In-12 366pp 2ff n ch. Pleine basane fauve, dos lisse orné de volutes et ancres dorés, grande pièce de titre et de tomaison de maroquin noir, dentelle dorée surbordure intérieure, tranches dorées, rel époque. Dorure de la pièce de titre et de tomaison altérée. Bel exp.
"this lively guide...clarifies the sometimes bizarre maze of rules and customs that governed life in Victorian England. For anyone who has ever wondered whether a duke outranked an earl, when to yell "Tally Ho!" at a fox hunt, or how one landed in "debtor's prison," This book serves as an indispensable historical and literary resource to the great nineteenth-century British novels of Austen, The Brontes, Dickens, Trollope and others. 426p. illus bibliography. index. Book
ML3239P, A Colin, 1932 , in8br, 238pp Langue: Français
1453Tunis, Sapi, 1931. In 8 broché, 153 pp., (couverture renforcée).
(Signet Regency Romance) Miss Sarah Baxter possessed both beauty and wit, but she knew that the Earl of Drakefield was after one thing only: the wealth he would gain when he made her his. Drakefield was the handsomest man Sarah had ever seen, but all she could see in him was everything she hated. Drakefield was a wastrel and rake to the core, with only his title to make her father command that she wed him. Sarah vowed to make this lord she loathed despise her in turn. She vowed as well to ignore his polished perfection. But in a game of deception with this master of seduction, keeping her vows proved to be heartbreakingly hard... Book
(Guardians) Laird of an ancient Scottish clan, Duncan Macrae also possesses the secret powers of the Guardians--humans with mystical abilities to control nature's forces and see into the hearts of others. Duncan has sworn to use his abilities for the greater good, but duty is eclipsed when he meets the dazzling, independent English widow Gwyneth Owens.Though Gwynne's father was a Guardian, she believes that she has inherited only her mother's beauty, not her father's power. Then one kiss from the dangerously alluring Duncan ignites a passion that shakes her to the soul--and reveals a looming catastrophe that threatens both their nations. Only by becoming Duncan's wife, and ultimately betraying the man she loves, can she avert disaster. As fate casts them onto opposing sides, Gwynne and Duncan must push their powers and passions beyond the most forbidden limits if they are to save their love--and secure the future. Book
"As the sole remaining heir to the Earl of Daventry, Alexander Randall knows his duty: find a wife and sire a son of his own. The perfect bride for a man in his position would be a biddable young girl of good breeding. But the woman who haunts his imagination is Julia Bancroft, a village midwife with a dark secret that thrusts her into Randall's protection " Book
Beautiful Alys Weston had found refuge from heartbreak in a most unlikely post. Fleeing a treacherous suitor, she had become manager of an isolated country estate by masquerading by mail as a man. But now her masquerade was over. The estate had a new master, whom she had to meet face-to-face. Book
Beautiful Lady Jocelyn Kendal had two pressing reasons to find a husband. First, she would lose her vast legacy to her grasping cousin Elvira if she did not. And second, the man she adored, the dashing Duke of Candover, refused to take a wife, but had a definite taste for married ladies. In Major David Lancaster, Jocelyn thought she found the perfect husband. For this wounded officer lay on the brink of death, badly in need of funds to support his orphaned sister. Thus the deal was struck, the vows exchanged, all Jocelyn's problems solved - until the maddeningly Major Lancaster made it clear that a death bed was not for him...and that a marriage bed most certainly was Book
They called him the Demon Earl. They said he could do anything. Son of a rogue and a gypsy, Nicholas Davies was a notorious rake until a shattering betrayal left him alone and embittered in the Welsh countryside. Desperation drives quiet schoolteacher Clare Morgan to ask the Demon Earl to help save her village. Unwilling to involve himself in the problems of others, Nicholas sets an impossible price on his aid --- only if Clare agrees to live with him for three months, letting the world think the worst, will he intervene. Furiously, Clare accepts his outrageous challenge, and finds herself drawn into a glittering Regency world of danger and desire. As allies, she and Nicholas fight to save her community. As adversaries, they explore the hazardous terrain of power and sensuality. And as lovers, they surrender to passion that threatens the very foundations of their lives.... Book
"I am Miss Yorke--the infamous Miss Yorke!" Thus defiantly did Tiffy Yorke introduce herself to the Marquess of Delamaine. She expected no more from him than from anyone else in England-condescension, contempt and freezing disapproval. Instead, Courteney offered her sympathy, understanding and staunch friendship. However, it was his disreputable, dashing cousin who awoke Tiffy to passion. It was for Jago, not Courteney, that she transformed herself from an American hoyden to the toast of Bath. But it was at Waterloo that Tiffy learned her greatest lesson. There, amid the horrors of war, she finally discovered who really held her heart-the daring rake or the steadfast Marquess! Book
(Candlelight Regency #716)No one knew the secret sorrows of Agatha Trimble. To all, she was the paid companion of Lord Winthrop's spoiled daughter, sworn to see the newly orphaned Cecilie through her first London season before making any future plans. Then suddenly fate delivered them both into the hands of the Earl of Denby, Cecilie's new guardian--and the everlasting flame Agatha had tried to extinguish from her heart. Five years ago he had deserted her without a word. Now she was in his grasp again, knowing he would never let her go. He vowed to make her his once more. But how could she ever trust him again? Book
2022500276222Independently published 2022 146 pages 1x20x13cm. 2022. Broché. 146 pages.
28094Paris, Berger-Levrault, 1961. 14 x 19, 270 pp., nombreuses illustrations, cartonnage d'édition pleine toile, bon état.
6034Paris, A. Quantin, Imprimeur-éditeur, 1881, broché, 12,5x19 cm, 305 pages. Orné de 5 portraits à l'eau forte par ROUSSELLE. Couverture légèrement défraichie, petit manque au bas du dos.
6035Paris, A. Quantin, Imprimeur-éditeur, 1882, broché, 12,5x19 cm, 368 pages. Orné de 5 portraits à l'eau forte par ROUSSELLE. Couverture tres légèrement défraichie.
6036Paris, A. Quantin, Imprimeur-éditeur, 1882, broché, 12,5x19 cm, 373 pages. Orné de 5 portraits à l'eau forte par ROUSSELLE. Couverture légèrement défraichie léger manque bas du dos.
6037Paris, A. Quantin, Imprimeur-éditeur, 1883, broché, 12,5x19 cm, 333 pages. Orné de 5 portraits à l'eau forte par ROUSSELLE. Couverture très légèrement défraichie .
6038Paris, A. Quantin, Imprimeur-éditeur, 1884, broché, 12,5x19 cm, 268 pages. Orné de 5 portraits à l'eau forte par ROUSSELLE. Couverture légèrement défraichie , léger manque bas du dos, dernier plat de couverture froissé avec manque en bordure supérieure .
6039Paris, A. Quantin, Imprimeur-éditeur, 1884, broché, 12,5x19 cm, 359 pages. Orné de 5 portraits à l'eau forte par ROUSSELLE. Couverture très légèrement défraichie.
187914788Paris A. Quantin 1879 In-12 CXXXV+156+328+288+302+XXX+305+368+XX+373+XXVI+333+XXXIX+268+359 pp, (.) Publié avec introduction, notes et index par E. Raunié, orné de portraits à l'eau-forte par Rousselle. Tomes I à IV : La Régence, Tomes V à VIII : Louis XV, Tomes IX et X : Louis XVI. Tome I a relier, débroché ; manques de papier en queue du Tome VII, brochages passés, dos insolés avec quelques fines coupures et frottis. Faibles rousseurs éparses, ensemble partiellement coupé.
1879106781879 Paris, Quantin, sans date (1879-1884); 5 parties en 10 volumes in -12° brochés, couverture blanche illustrée et imprimée en bleu et sépia, titre en bleu et sépia au dos. Illustré hors texte de portraits gravés à l'eau forte par Rousselle et Rivoalen. I. CXXXV-159 pp. ; II . 331 pp. ; III. 291 pp. ; IV. 304 pp. ; V. XXX-309 pp. ; VI. 371 pp. ; VII. XX-376 pp. ; VIII. XXVI-336 p. ; IX. XXXIX-271 pp. ; X. 363 pp. Imprimé sur beau papier vergé.
