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PARIS, E. Flammarion - Format à l'Italienne - 347 pages - Relié, dos toilé - Recueil de gravures, et documents avec texte explicatif.- Coins émoussés, état d'usage.
L'un des épisodes de la longue querelle entre jansénistes et jésuites. Une grande énergie est déployée au moment même où la France de la Régence bascule dans d'autres mœurs et où la modernité du Système de Law pose les bases de l'économie moderne et dont cette année là représente à la fois son apogée et l'amorce de sa chute.
(Signet Regency Romance) Beautiful, flame-haired Miss Christina Castleford had found a way out of the shadow of scandal cast by her notorious grandmother. The eminently well-born Charles Heybridge had asked for her hand. As his wife, Christina at last would have entry into the society that so harshly had scorned her. Just one obstacle barred her way. A most formidable obstacle. The most irresistible rake in London. The man who vowed that Christina would never wed Charles, and whose weapons Christina had to defeat: outrageous rumor that found her such easy prey... and the arrow of love that Cupid loosed so skillfully at her heart.... Book
Miss Ellie Rutherford has endured one tragedy after another. The deaths of her parents, Josiah and Mary Elizabeth Rutherford, along with the loss of the family fortune, leave her unsure of her future. Her only saving graces are her uncle, a pottery owner who gives her a home in Wales, and the mysterious stranger who steals a kiss...and her heart.Athan, Lord Griffin, is so taken by the uncanny resemblance between Ellie and the portrait of a lady hanging in his home, he is compelled to kiss her. And though Athan is betrothed to another out of obligation, duty plays no role when it comes to fate...or to love. But neither he nor Ellie can guess that Athan's impulsive action will lead to an adventure in exotic St. Petersburg that will bring passion...and destiny...to brilliant light. Book
(Signet Regency Romance) Hiring the handsome but bankrupt Mr. Macaulay to woo away the fortune-hunting seductress that is targeting her father, Serena Blake is unprepared for her plan to fail because of her own susceptible heart Book
"A scholarly account of the life and work of the cabinet-maker Duncan Phyfe. includes chapters about his competitors and brief histories of many of his customers." ( An unabridged and unaltered republication of the original limited edition NY. 1939. ) 364pp. with many (295) illustrations (B & W) Clean crisp copy, spine crease, else fine Book
(Zebra Regency Romance) When Elizabeth Fields, a spinster vicar's daughter, accompanies her shy friend Juliet to an eccentric relative's estate in the hopes of making her the heir to a fortune, she encounters a dashing rival, Major Roderick Shelton, who is promoting the interests of his own half -sister. Book
[Signet Regency Romance] Double edition containing [1]s Emily Hendrickson's Elizabeth's Rake, in which a lovely young lady is avidly pursued by a notorious scoundrel, [2] Karen Harbaugh's Cupid's Mistake, in which a marquess who despises intelligent women meets his match in a brainy beauty. Book
No one knew young Ella Fairmont was Miss Prattle-the notorious London gossip columnist.The main object of Miss Prattle's attention was Patrick Beresford, Duke of Clare--the most sought-after and talked-about bachelor in town. She quoted every indiscreet thing he said. Now a week-long houseparty at Clare's country estate would yield a lot of spicy talk to write about the arrogant nobleman.Ella never suspected there was another side to Patrick. Quite unexpectedly she found herself falling in love with him. Now no one must ever find out that Ella wrote those horrid things. Though it was getting harder and harder to keep the secret Book
Miss Eugenia Liddiard was utterly charmed with her solution to the marriage muddle. Since she must find a husband in her first season (to wait longer would be to disoblige her guardians), she made the practical choice of Tom, her childhood country playmate and her best friend's brother. She and Tom would suit famously and live amicably ever after... But on her way to proposing to the unsuspecting intended, Eugenia was waylaid by the predicament of one Richard Liddiard, a newly discovered and darkly handsome cousin. Richard was earnestly sought by the Bow Street Runners for murder--a case of mistaken identity the enterprising Eugenia could not resist trying to put right. Soon she was one step ahead of the law--and one perilous step behind the real culprit. Bt the true danger lay in the bold, smoldering gazes the captivating Richard! Book
(Signet Regency Romance) Two novels [1] Fine Feathers : Miss Molly Marriott has left the stifling confines of her aunt's home to live with her uncle and cousin at Underhill House and take her rightful place among the ton. But when she falls victim to a highwayman and is left for dead, she's rescued by the magistrate Lord Cordrey. Molly knows there's a plot against her life, but isn't sure whether or not she can trust Cordrey with her life--or her heart.. [2] Makeshift Marriage : When lovely young Miss Laura Milbanke was asked for her hand in marriage in romantic Venice, the irresistibly handsome Sir Nicholas Grenville was at death's door. He had fought a disastrous duel to defend Laura's honor, and now he would defend her from poverty by leaving her his estate when he died. But Sir Nicholas did not die. He lived to bring Laura home to King's Cliff manor. Waiting for him was the fabulously beautiful Augustine Townsend, whom Nicholas had long adored and who would be his - if only Laura did not stand in the way. Should Laura try to fight this ravishing rival? Or should she give her husband his freedom by giving herself to the temptingly attractive Daniel Tregarron, who offered her all the love Sir Nicholas denied her? Never did a young bride find herself in a greater dilemma - as a marriage that broke all the rules threatened to break her heart... Book
Banished by her father for refusing to marry, Lady Cristabel teams up with Martha Peabody and heads to Lissenberg to continue her opera career, becoming involved instead in political intrigues during th Napoleonic era.192p.Age toned apper, ex-Library but clean & tight and most Library marks and ffep removed Ex-Library
Miss Frances Dean, known as Fancy, thinks she need no longer struggle to resist the handsome, wealthy Earl of Wychfield when the stunning Lady Celeste Standon throws herself at him, but the earl has other ideas Book
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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
New edition of a book on Georgian architecture in London, first pub 1945. ".this learned and lively book.It treats not only of Georgian architecture but of the whole problem of the growth of a city" HC.349p. illus.list of buildings. index. Condition V.Good/Good (dj spine slightly faded) Book
After losing heavily at the tables, Georgiana Morland's brother incautiously challenged the honor of London's most notorious duelist. It's up to Georgie to save her brother from his own folly, not only by paying his debt out of her meager funds, but also to convince the implacable Lord Garth not to shoot her brother. That should be the end of it, except for a certain visit to Vauxhall Gardens and the complications that aroused there. Book
Miss Glory Sutton has two annoyances in her life. One: the precious spa she's determined to renovate keeps getting damaged by vandals. Two: Oberon, the arrogant Duke of Westfield - the man assigned to help her find the perpetrators.Oberon has no interest in this independent, troublesome woman! And Glory couldn't be less interested in the enigmatic rogue! As they get drawn deeper into the mysteries of the spa, they too must reveal their secrets in order to uncover the truth. And then, perhaps, the legend of the waters will come true! Unread, remainder mark Book
(Bruton Street Bookstore Series) Fitz Monckton, Duke of Groveland, has never encountered a woman he could not seduce--until he clashes with the beautiful Rosalind St. Vincent, whose bookshop sits in the way of Fitz's lucrative development deal. Left nearly penniless because of her late husband's gambling debts, Rosalind has managed to save her bookshop by dint of hard work and through a foray into a slightly irregular endeavor. She has no intention of selling her shop to satisfy the whim of an entitled scoundrel--even if said scoundrel is gorgeous as sin. If money won't entice Rosalind to sell her shop, Fitz must tempt her in other ways--hopefully mutually pleasurable ways profitable to them both. As for the lady's obstinate resistance, that will only make her inevitable surrender all the sweeter... Book
Make charming replicas of your favorite American landmarks with this inspiring collection of 25 original origami models. Patterns, instructions, and historical commentary. Previous owner's name inside. 10 1/8"w x 14 1/2"h. You can make these buildings: Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, AT&T Building, Trump Tower, Flatiron Building, Statue of Liberty, Manhattan Skyline, Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Capitol Building, White House (front and back), National Air & Space Museum, Dulles International Airport, Carpenter Center, Gateway Arch, Republic Bank Center, Marina City, Crown Hall, Johnson Wax Building, Hyat Regency Hotel, Golden Gate Bridge, TransAmerica Pyramid, San Francisco Skyline, and the Hollywood Sign.
(Harlequin Regency Romance, No 89) Venetia Fielding had made the catch of the Season! Her dreams had come true with her engagement to the Duke of Hazlemere. But an overheard conversation on the night of her betrothal party sent her flying to the eccentric household of Victor Allen, the French emigre who had been commissioned to paint her portrait. When Venetia's father discovered her whereabouts, she knew she was ruined. Then Victor came to her rescue, claiming they had been married at Gretna Green. That was when her problems really began. Book
Michele du Bois burst upon the London season as society's most dazzling beauty. Gentlemen swarmed around her like bees after honey--only to have their dreams of marriage brutally dashed. Men were mere playthings to this exquisite enchantress. Then Lord Randol arrived on the scene and suddenly Michele found herself playing a different role. For she had known Lord Randol before. Known him and loved him as she had no other. And now she discovered that she, who had broken so many hearts, risked having her own broken-- by a lord who showed no pity for passion and whose only desire seemed to be for revenge... Book
Beautiful, fair-haired Helene Ambel was the hit of the London season, the epitome of a refined young heiress. But she preferred books, horses, and intellectual pursuits to the dances, parties, and simpering, overdressed, foolish men she could not take seriously. Helene was hungry for adventure. She found it by helping her friends Juliet and Nicholas, who wanted to marry. Juliet's mother preferred the smooth-talking earl as a match for her daughter. And though Nicholas adored Juliet, he had his own reasons for hesitating to make her his wife. Helene was drawn into the dark intrigue that threatened to separate Nicholas and Juliet forever--the same intrigue, that had touched Helene's maid's sister. Then Helene met the handsome Captain Longford. His interest in helping the star-crossed lovers made him very attractive to Helene.... Book
Antonia Fairfax was sent home from London by her secret fiancé, Charles Kenyon, because of a small indiscretion. But seven years have passed, with few letters from Charles. Now Antonia must return to London for her niece's coming-out. Antonia knows she can never love anyone but Charles and looks forward to seeing him, but Viscount Kedrington does share her love of verbal sparring.201p. Spine of dj slightly sun=faded, else finer Book
Quintus MacLachlann is arrogant - unapologetically so. When he's asked to impersonate one half of a married couple to infiltrate Edinburgh society, he relishes the challenge of being "married" to the frustratingly willful yet beautiful Esme. Esme makes no bones about her fervent dislike of the dishonored rake. He's the last person on earth she can conceive of marrying, sham or otherwise. But being forced to play wife to the handsome-as-sin wastrel brings up very real feelings of desire.. Book