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Paris, Maubuisson 1983. 20 volumes in-8 pleine reliure éditeur rouge très décorées à motifs dorés. Frontispice à chaque volume; Têtes dorées. Un des 1000 exemplaires du tirage de tête limité à 1000 exemplaires, celui ci n° 369. Complet et en parfait état.
Lost in the fog after a carriage accident, Lady Jane Brooke takes refuge at the home of Lord Wintringham. The starchy lord takes Jane for a governess. When they meet again in London, Jane continues the masquerade. Book
What would it take to win her heart? Was Lady Angelina Penrose some grasping harpy? Or the beautiful widow longing for love that others saw? The Earl of Penrose wanted to think the worst. But when he learned otherwise, Frederick doubted he could ever make amends for their unfortunate introduction. Until he spotted Angel at a ball that could ruin her reputation...and he felt honor bound to save her! Abused by her late husband, Angel had come to the risque ball for a little harmless flirtation. And she found it with a mysterious stranger known only as Max. But even under the spell cast by Max's gentle kisses, she sensed there was something disturbingly familiar about her masked lover.... Book
"This new selection from the letters is separated into six periods of the writer's life, starting in 1796, when she was twenty, and ending in 1817, the year of her death." Selected and introduced by Penelope Hughes-Hallett. 160p. illus bibliography.index. Donor inscription on ffep, else fine. Book
(Harlequin Regency Romance, No 31193) Theodora Waverton had lived quite happily in the country with her widowed mother until the day Alexander Ravensworth galloped into her life. He was the catalyst that exposed the truth of her heritage-and of her prospects. A chance accident to Mr. Ravensworth's ward, Edmund, wrought further changes in her hitherto quiet life and launched her into her first London Season. But Alexander Ravensworth was more than a benevolent presence in her life, as Theodora discovered when she announced her betrothal to Edmund. Book
Sir Greville Seton cannot abide women who work as companions. But when he meets his cousin's companion, the lovely Megan Mortimer, the Christmas spirit allows him to embrace the greatest gift of all.... Book
'I wish,' Philadelphia Smith said wistfully, 'that something would happen to me.' Nothing ever happened to Philadelphia until she made that wish one fine autumn evening, Her dreams came true that very night when she got more attention than she bargained for: Jamie, her handsome fiance, was tired of waiting to marry her. He was going to jilt Philadelphia that evening - or was she going to jilt him? Mr. Artherton, her rich and jaded neighbor, was enchanted by her fresh young beauty. The more he attempted to console the weeping, distraught Philadelphia, the more he wanted to seduce her. Ferdy, Mr. Atherton's gambling companion, was the blackest sheep in the noblest of families. He had designs on Philadelphia - every one of them evil." Book
(Coventry Romances, No 160 0(Coventry Romances, No 160) Admonished by his irate father, young Viscount Ryven was literally driven to find a wife--the only thing that would save his inheritance. And so he decided on Miranda who, though not beautiful, was spirited, bright and charming. Miranda, seeing nothing better in the future, accepted the proposal. It was not a love match. It was a marriage in name only--until Miranda found herself falling in love with her husband.... Book
People thought Miss Jonas a very odd lady indeed, still unmarried at fifty, with an outspoken way of talking and a habit of wearing exotic costumes she had picked up in her youthful travels. But Miss Jonas was also very rich, so her relatives tended to tolerate her eccentricities. Until, that is, she astonished everyone by deciding to take in an orphaned refugee from the French Revolution. Then her drunken spendthrift brother Thomas saw the fat inheritance he had been expecting going to some adopted 'French brat', and he began to lay some rather unpleasant plans. Particularly when the 'child' turned out to be Serge, Vicomte de Valmont, a handsome, arrogant, six-foot tall young aristocrat.... Book
Sharp-tongued Charlotte Hungerford had a talent for taking the puff out of a man's pride ...a talent that seemed sure to doom her to spinsterhood at twenty-six. Hadn't she hurled the crockery at Princess Sophia's tea party--straight at Sir Hannibal Cheng, who dared make fun of her novels? Hadn't she made it clear she would not have a mooncalf like Lord Darlington, even if he was heir to a dukedom? Beautiful Charlotte Hungerford would never be wed but to a man as daring and bold as her own heroes ...a man she would test to the limit before succumbing--like a swooning heroine--to his mad, passionate embrace! Slight scuffing to paper cover, bookstroe stamp Book
Romantic suspense . Gothic novel Book
'A Justin & Anthea Rutherford Georgian Suspense Novel'. Years of exile in an Australian convict settlement fuelled his passion for revenge against three men. Now the day of reckoning was at hand... Sir Eustace Knowle was found battered to death. Threatening, anonymous letters had already been delivered to two others in the party gathered for the wedding of Sir George Marton's daughter. A chain of mysterious event and frightening "accidents" followed. It was at the masked ball that the Honourable Justin Rutherford and his niece, Anthea, witnessed the first incident--but this seemed an unlikely start to one of their famous adventures. Name of previous owner [blacked out] on ffep, elseAS NEWe Book
Time and distance have changed them both... Quiet and obliging, Mary Fleming and John Bexley marry to please their families and John immediately leaves on a two-year diplomatic mission. Now John is back, and everything they thought they knew about each other was wrong... It's disconcerting, irritating-and somehow all very exciting... Book
Mally came to her girlhood castle home in Wales to discover what should become of her as a woman.With her was Sir Christopher Carlyon. who begged her to be his wife and whose passion was devilishly hard to deny. Missing was her younger sister. who had vanished with--of all disreputable types of gentlemen--an American. And making her feel both all-too-comfortable and increasingly uneasy was her extraordinarily charming host. Richard Vallender. who claimed to be Christopher's most loyal friend even as he drew closer and closer to Mally. The questions of the heart and the seductive lies of love--twin puzzles for a young woman who found that all that was once so safe and familiar was now so menacing and strange.... Book
"On his arrival at one of his recently inherited estates, the Fourth Viscount Northover is surprised to learn that a family from Louisiana have made themselves at home there. In his library he meets Miss Lydia Leyland, who engagingly confides that she has come to England to secure a rich husband. Amused, Lord Northover watches Lydia scheme and flirt with various wealthy men as the Leylands set out to assault London society - always at hand to pull her out of the scrapes into which her forthrightness and charm precipitate her." Book
A resolute spinster at twenty-five, Abigail Weston is nonetheless determined to see her cherished younger sister wed to a man of Quality. But Abigail's lack of experience with the opposite sex means that she cannot allay her sister's fears about the marriage bed--unless she takes bold steps to learn what the intimacy between a man and a woman entails. Yet the one man in London qualified to teach her awakens temptation Abigail never anticipated--to experience each whispered pleasure for herself. James Stevens--wealthy, dissolute, and wholeheartedly bored by London society--believes nothing can shock him. While Abigail's request for a verbal explanation of the pleasures of the flesh is mildly surprising, what amazes James is his powerful reaction to her innocence and lush beauty. A sexual dalliance between them may bring untold carnal bliss, but anything more would ruin Abigail forever. And for the first time in his life, James suspects that mere physical intimacy pales in the face of true love. Book
Though Serafina D'Arblay agreed to accompany Miss Imogen Geddes to London for her comeout, she herself preferred books to husband hunting. Since she possessed neither title nor fortune, and would settle for nothing less than love, her predisposition seemed all for the best.But then Serafina was wrongfully accused of stealing, and Lord Robert Trenton, the greatest catch of the ton, came to the rescue. His proposal was madness! Announce their betrothal to smoke out the real thief? Surely this charade was just a lark to the devilish Trenton who, Serafina was convinced, had lost his heart to Imogen. The difficulty was, she yearned for their imaginary romance to be real. Book
(Zebra Regency Romance) Celestine Simons was past the age where a woman could hope to marry. Still, she counted herself blessed, for she held a good position as governess in the household of the Marquess of Ladymead. But when the Marquess's brother, the handsome Lord Justin St. Claire arrived for the Christmas season, Celestine's lonely heart caught fire. He was so sweet and understanding. Yet, a marriage proposal from a pleasure-seeking aristocrat had to be merely a cruel joke if not pity for a poor spinster. Love was a game for the devil-may-care Lord Justin St. Claire -- until he met Miss Celestine Simons. Justin never thought he could be felled by cheerful good sense and intelligent conversation. He'd set out to give the plain, timid miss an innocent thrill under the kissing bough -- becoming smitten with the gray-eyed beauty was the least of his intentions. But the more he denied his aching heart, the more he yearned to make Celestine his! Book
(Signet Regency Romance) (Signet Regency Romance) Trapped under the guardianship of her despicable uncle, Anne Haycroft is about to be married off to pay his gambling debts. She has been promised to a heartless nobleman who wants to add the lovely heiress to his collection of priceless treasures. Unwilling to be sold into a passionless marriage, Anne has no one to turn to....until Lord Justin Rochford finds himself alarmingly attracted to the desperate young beauty. He takes her under his wing, situating her at his aunt's London home. To thwart Anne's uncle, Justin creates make-believe suitors for her--all the while hoping that her innocent affection for him will make its roundabout way to a genuine love.... Book
A gentleman from the top his handsome head to the tip of his polished boots, Lord Jonathan Longe always managed to be nearby when Patricia needed rescuing- be it from a fallen horse or an odious dance partner. Then she heard the horrible truth. Her handy hero was Lord Longshanks- the coward whose long legs carried him away from the battlefield while others--like her brother-were gravely wounded. How confounding it was that such a vile soul would continue to prove himself so kindhearted and heroic. Worse, how long could she loathe a man for whom she was falling quite hopelessly in love? Book
What happens when the most sought-after beauty of the London season chooses to mock a stranger? What happens when she finds herself falling in love with that very stranger? And what happens when he chooses to take his revenge? A rollicking, vibrant tale of escapades and romantic adventures in English high society. Book
Lord Dearborn had been assured by a fortune-teller that his destiny lay with a tall, beautiful blonde. And he'd found her. Rosalind Winston-Fitts was everything he'd dreamed of. Perhaps her conversation was somewhat lacking, but her obvious charms were not to be denied. So why was it her small, dark cousin, Elinor O'Day, whose company he sought? Ellie was lively and intelligent, it was true, but definitely not to his taste. It would be far better for her to go to her grandfather in Ireland than to remain in his household after he and Miss Winston-Fitts were wed. Otherwise, he might be tempted to cast his fate to the winds! Book
Regency High-Society Affairs Vol 4: Two novels [A] Lord Calthorpe's Promise by Sylvia Andrew "Lord Adam Calthorpe had been rash in his promise to look out for a fellow soldier's sister before the soldier was killed at the battle of Waterloo. For Miss Katherine Payne was a golden-eyed shrew who took genuine delight in flouting Adam's authority at every turn.Surely bringing her to stay with his mother for the Season would absolve him of his responsibilities -- though he sincerely doubted such a headstrong young woman would ever find herself a husband in the marriage mart. But when an unscrupulous man starts pursuing Katherine, Adam comes to realize that fulfilling his promise might actually involve marrying her himself" [B] The Society Catch by Louise Allen "Miss Joanna Fulgrave has turned herself into the perfect society catch to be worthy of dashing Colonel Giles Gregory. But all her hard effort to improve herself comes to nothing when it looks as if Giles is about to propose -- to someone else! Deciding that bad behavior is infinitely more attractive than perfection, Joanna flees her shocked family. Giles is hot on her trail, determined to catch her and bring her safely home. But will he be as determined to make her his bride? Book
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, title in red and black, 148 sepia-toned plates on 80 and 11 vignettes after Cruickshank and others in the text; decorative blind-blocked cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy. Very scarce in anything like this condition.
L'évêque de Reims, bien connu pour sa fougue antijanséniste, s'adresse non seulement à ses pairs mais aussi aux cardinaux pour leur rappeler toute l'intransigeance qu'il faut maintenir contre les Novateurs (jansénistes). Ce combat lui vaudra de rejoindre lui-même le cardinalat.