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(Harlequin Historical 308) Determined to overthrow a notorious smuggling operation, gentleman thief-taker Sir Ashley Saunders will let nothing stand in his way! Until he runs up against spirited Pippa Kingslake, who's just as determined to protect her own interests. With a string of demanding mistresses in his past, Ash thinks he'll handle Pippa with ease. Still unsure where her loyalties lie, Ash vows to keep her safe. But could Pippa's fierce independence end Ash's case -- and his rakish ways? 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
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 # 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 # 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
8vo. First Edition with frontispiece and very numerous illustrations throughout; burgundy cloth backstrip lettered in silver a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper the latter sunned at backstrip.
Lady Emily Marlowe was beautiful, wild, and unspoiled. She could not hear or speak, though she listened with her eyes and answered with her smile. She was betrothed to a man who would have her as a pretty possession, a captive listener. But there was only one man for her--the dark and reckless Lord Ashley Kendrick, the childhood amour who inspired her fantasies--then left for India and found another love. Seven years and countless dreams later, he returned to her, and love was born with a dance, a minuet that stirred her soul, a song so passionate it has no words... Book
Miss Charlotte Stanwood was the despair of her family. She had reached the ripe age of eighteen without a husband, and if her disastrous first season in London was any indication, she was doomed to spinsterhood. What could you do with a girl who would not learn to chatter sweetly or sew neatly or even play the harp? Instead Charlotte rode as well as any man, read the most boring books, and even knew how to speak German. All society was startled when the dashing, handsome, immensely wealthy Duke of Imbrie asked for Charlotte's hand - and shocked when she turned him down. But that was just the first of many surprises Miss Charlotte Stanwood had in store. A novel is as delightfully entertaining as the best of Georgette Heyer! Neat tight unmarked copy with some wear to paper wraps Book
1905100151487SOCIÉTÉ DV MERCVRE DE FRANCE 1905 in12. 1905. Cartonné. L'ouvrage 'Scarron et son milieu' d'Émile Magne propose une étude biographique et historique de l'écrivain Paul Scarron en le replaçant dans son contexte social et littéraire sous Louis XIII et la Régence. L'auteur utilise des documents inédits pour dépeindre la vie quotidienne de l'époque et réhabiliter la figure de Scarron souvent réduite à son handicap. Le livre publié en 1905 par la Société du Mercure de France s'adresse à un public érudit intéressé par l'histoire littéraire du XVIIe siècle
Years ago, Lady Francesca St. Ives was divorced and cast out of her family--surrounded by rumors of a terrible scandal. Only her beloved Aunt Clarissa and Uncle John stood by her, taking her to their home in India. Now heiress to a large fortune and known as Lady Fanny Wentworth, she returns to England to make a new life for herself--without the help of a man. But as they board the ship in Calais, she and her aunt rescue a little girl named Charlotte from thieves... and meet the child's father, the very handsome--and arrogant--Colonel Sir Derek Sheldon. Lady Fanny is charmed by sweet, innocent Charlotte, even as she is irritated by the child's father. Then an illness traps Lady Fanny at the Sheldon estate and, as she recovers, sharing close quarters with him, sparks begin to fly. Now Fanny must make a difficult decision--for if she trusts the Colonel with her heart, she must also trust him with the scandalous secrets of her past.... Book
As children, Juliet and Josephine often played the innocent game of impersonation. They were cousins, but they looked like twins. Life and war separated them, but the years didnt dim the astonishing resemblance. Suddenly, fate threw them together again two beautiful, desirable women playing out a deadly masquerade. Set against the elegance, splendor and gentility of the early 19th-century South, this is a suspenseful tale of high intrigue and dangerous deception. Book
QWA-18521Fayard, 1997, in-8 br., 636 p., avec la collaboration de Jean-François Fitou, planches en coul., grav. en front., très bon état.
1997LFA00eecUn ouvrage de 636 pages, format 235 x 155 mm, illustré, broché couverture couleurs, publié en 1997, Editions Fayard, bon état
18935885Paris, Augustin Challamel, Editeur, 1893, in-8°., Demi-reliure, 231 pages. Bon état.
Long accustomed to a life of independence -- especially in financial matters -- Miss Hannah Jasper was not about to relinquish her freedom to the fortune-hunting Prince Andre-Charles de Bourbon Valois.She was nonetheless surprised to find herself quite attracted to him -- and most distressed that his former fiancee still clung to the hope of a union with him. Princess Eulalie, now wed to octogenarian Samson Croft for reasons presumably mercenary, was shockingly ruthless in her quest.What was Hannah to do? Her mind was set against the Prince, but her heart seemed not so sur Book
Regency and Victorian England This is a nice facsimile of the delightful guide first published by George Rowe in Cheltenham in 1850.103p, Index + xlvix pages of advertisements of local businesses. Book
188922562Paris Ernest Leroux 1889 In-8 pagination continue pour les 4 fascicules 640 pp
At four and twenty, with a sizable inheritance to boot, Miranda Trafford had refused every suitor. Her father hoped a lavish Season would soon change that! But a blizzard waylaid her trip to London, landing her in the arms of the notorious Lord Wendover. And though her indiscretion went only as far as lively conversation, Miranda received a most scandalous reputation! Her winning charms soon quieted clucking tongues...and her hand became most eagerly sought. Yet her thoughts kept returning to a country estate...and a most intriguing earl. Book
18203567Paris Le Normant 1820 in-8 reliure signée Paris, Chez Le Normant, 1820. 21,5 x 13 cm (R), in-8, XII - 626 pp. (la dernière mal chiffré : 606) - 1 planche dépliante hors texte (vue d'Alger prise de la mer), reliure de l'époque de plein veau fauve, dos lisse orné, filets noirs en encadrement sur les plats avec petits fers dans les coins, roulette sur les coupes, tranches marbrées à l'égal des gardes (reliure signée Thouvenin).
201081599Regency Superior 2010-01-01. Good. Good; Contents are tight; lower part of spine bumped; Soft Cover; Regency Superior; 2010; 0 Regency Superior paperback
199643745London : Phaidon Press, 1996. 240 Seiten ; ill. ; Sprache: Englisch broschiert
26439Petition dated from London February 1833. Despite a recent book by Miles Macnair supporting Serre's claims the case for her imposture is overwhelming as her entry in the Oxford DNB demonstrates. See also the various reports of the matter for example Ryves v. Duke of Wellington Law Times 31 October 1846. 23pp. foolscap 8vo. On six loose bifoliums of laid paper with 1833 Britannia watermark of Gilling & Alllford. Good on lightly aged and worn paper. Folded into the customary packet and docketed on reverse of last leaf 'Copy Letter to the King from the Princess Olive'. Note that this is not how such a document would have been described had the recipient been a royal representative. Clearly a draft with a number of lacunae and a few emendations in another hand in pencil. The document and its ‘signature’ do not appear to be in Serres’ autograph: they do not resemble other examples consulted for example the manuscript offered for sale at Sotheby’s in London in July 2009. The few pencil annotations are in another hand and although more like are still not likely to be in her hand. Written in the year before Serres' death and apparently unpublished. The first page is headed 'A letter to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty' and begins; 'Sire The high opinion I wish to Cherish that your Majesty when truth claims your attention will do no wrong induces this public appeal to your justice for the consideration and redress of my unprecedented wrongs which I have from Year to yr patiently & degradingly submitted to rather than lay open to the English Nation the true Cause of the desertion and neglect of my late Royal Parents Relatives'. The document ends with the petition pp.21-23 headed: 'To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty The dutiful and humble petition of Olive Princess of Cumberland - London Feby 1833.' It begins: 'Sheweth That your Petr altho she is the legitimate Daughter & Sole Heir of his late Royal Highness Henry Frederick Duke off Cumberland by her Royal Highness Olive his first and lawful Wife is disposed of all her Birthrights except her rank & name of her late Royal Parents'. The petition claims that she 'lawfully proved in the prerogative Court in the month of June 1822' a 'Bequest of his late Majesty George. the 3rd of £15000'. Petition dated from London, February 1833. unknown
199516391ABPrinces Risborough, Shire Publ., 1995. 21 cm. 96 S. mit zahlr. Abb. im Text u. a. Tafeln, dav. 40 in Farbe. Illustrierter Originalkarton (Softcover), Klebebindung. Neuwertiges Exemplar. Shire garden history ; 7.
Homeless and facing penury, Kate Warrender and her mother are forced to take refuge with saturnine Lord Hawth, the 'wicked earl' of local rumour. As Luddite riots and French invasion threaten England, Kate needs all her wit and spirit to save not only reputation but life itself... Book
1854GIT128Paris Guillaumet et Cie 1854. In-8 XV 408pp. Demi chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs orné de compartments dorés, plats percaline rouge, belles armes impériales dorées sur le 1er plat, rel époque. Angle inférieur du 1er plat de la reliure taché, sinon bel exp.
