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Ley, Alice Chetwynd
Masquerade of Vengeance
'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
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Lindsey, Dawn
Devil's Lady
(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
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Lindsey, Dawn
Foolish Fancy
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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Lindsey, Dawn
The Great Lady Tony
Lady Antonia Burke was the most outrageous beauty in all the realm. She was the despair of her proper papa, the agony of her swarm of suitors, and the delight of wagging tongues that reveled in her every escapade. Lucien St. Clare was the most disgraceful lord in London. He had unforgivable broken a gentleman's code of honor, unthinkingly broken a legion of ladies' hearts, and unrepentingly broken every rule of decent behavior. Love between these untamed two was like an accident that was bound to happen -- and that neither could survive without one surrendering what was most precious to them both: the upper hand... Book
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Lindsey, Johanna
No Choice but Seduction
When Sir Anthony Malory's young daughter is abducted from London's Hyde Park, her kidnapper's ransom note mistakenly falls into the hands of a Malory relative, the sea captain Boyd Anderson. Searching for the girl with Anthony, Boyd fully intends to make the foolhardy villain pay. But he hardly expects to find exquisite Katey Tyler, recently a passenger on his ship, at the center of the plot! Innocent Katey, who fled her dull Connecticut town in search of romance and adventure, is about to experience more excitement than she ever dreamed of now that she has caught the attentions of Boyd Anderson. For a multitude of surprises await Katey, from the startling truth about her own family, to the lengths a man will go to win the affections of a lady who has every reason to despise him-but who can't resist the seductive, impassioned love he offers. Crisp, unread copy, as new except for remainder mark Book
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Linley, David
Classical Furniture
A lavishly illustrated introduction to classical furniture from the viewpoint of a modern master of the style. The author surveys classicism from it origins in ancient Greece and its rebirth in Renaissance Italy to its golden age in 18th century France, England, and America. It also features some modern pieces from the Linley workshops that emulate the craftsmanship of those masters.192p. illus.index. Book
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Linley, David
Classical Furniture
A lavishly illustrated introduction to classical furniture from the viewpoint of a modern master of the style. The author surveys classicism from it origins in ancient Greece and its rebirth in Renaissance Italy to its golden age in 18th century France, England, and America. It also features some modern pieces from the Linley workshops that emulate the craftsmanship of those masters.192p. illus.index.Signed on titl epage by author Book
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Linton, Isobel
An Impromptu Charade (Zebra Regency Romance)
(Zebra Regency Romance) Preferring the handsome tutor who has captured her heart to the stuffy lord her family would have her marry, Lady Elinor pretends to be a governess so that the desirable commoner will court her but is unaware of his secret title. Book
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Longus
Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé
Très rare édition contenant outre le frontispice d'après Coypel, les 28 figures (dont 13 doubles) dessinées par Philippe d'Orléans (Régent de France) gravées par Audran. À la fin se trouve la fameuse planche " Les petits pieds" gravée par Caylus. Ex-libris manuscrit du Comte de Moras au dos du frontispice. Le comte de Moras (1718-1771) a été ministre de la Marine sous Louis XV. Les figures de la suite du Régent sont en premier tirage (1718). La suite est bien complète contrairement à l'édition de 1731 qui ne contient que 26 gravures. Plein maroquin rouge, dos long richement orné, pièce de titre maroquin vert, triple filet d'encadrement sur les plats avec fleuron d'angle, dentelle intérieure, tranches dorées. Très bon s. l. s. n. 1745 1 volume in-8°
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 11565
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London, Julia
Highlander Unbound
(Lockhart Family Trilogy, Book 1) On leave from his Highland regiment, Captain Liam Lockhart comes to London on an urgent mission: to repossess the stolen family heirloom that could save his ancestral estate. He never dreamed it would involve surrendering his heart. But the beautiful and scandalous socialite Ellen Farnsworth sets his Highland blood aflame with a will as strong and reckless as his own. Though bound to Liam by a soul-searing passion, duty impels Ellen to commit a terrible betrayal.Now, driven by passion, pride, and vengeance that know no bounds, this fearsome Highlander will reclaim not only his family's ancient treasure, but the one daring woman he was meant to love for all time. Book
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London, Julia
The Book of Scandal
London society will never be the same...once the outrageous secrets of The Book of Scandal are revealed. The Princess of Wales has catalogued the shocking exploits of the outrageous Prince Regent and many of his noble friends in a book that has all of London aflutter...Nathan Grey, the Earl of Lindsey, is infamously known as the Libertine of Lindsey for his scandalous ways with women. But when he hears gossip that his estranged wife, Evelyn, is about to be named in The Book of Scandal, he has no choice but to remove her from London to protect her and himself from charges of treason -- even if it calls for abduction! While Evelyn has no legal recourse against the man who broke her heart years ago but is still considered her lord and master, she is no longer the immature girl Nathan married. Her enforced homecoming quickly turns into a battle of wills that tears down her husband's defenses and lays bare the passion that still burns between them. Before it is too late, Nathan must confront powerful adversaries as he convinces Evelyn that she is not only his wife, but the one woman he will love for all time. Book
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London, Julia
The Scoundrel and the Debutante
(Third volume in the Cabot Sisters trilogy] The dust of the Cabot sisters' shocking plans to rescue their family from certain ruin may have settled, but Prudence Cabot is left standing in the rubble of scandal. Now regarded as an unsuitable bride, she's tainted among the ton. Yet this unwilling wallflower is ripe for her own adventure. And when an irresistibly sexy American stranger on a desperate mission enlists her help, she simply can't deny the temptation. The fate of Roan Matheson's family depends on how quickly he can find his runaway sister and persuade her to return to her betrothed. Scouring the rustic English countryside with the sensually wicked Prudence at his side--and in his bed--he's out of his element. But once Roan has a taste of the sizzling passion that can lead to forever, he must choose between his heart's obligations and its forbidden desires. Book
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Lorel, Claire
Miss Miranda's Marriage
(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
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Louise D'Humieres
Catherine de Médicis
Le club du livre d'histoire 1956 in8. 1956. Relié. Biographie de Catherine de Médicis (1519-1589) reine de France mère de trois rois et régente du royaume pendant trois ans. L'ouvrage cherche à réhabiliter son image souvent associée au deuil et à une réputation négative forgée au XIXe siècle en lui rendant justice
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 100146804
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Louis de SAINT-SIMON
MEMOIRES COMPLETS et AUTHENTIQUES de LOUIS de SAINT-SIMON, DUC et PAIR de FRANCE
22 forts volumes, format 145 x 210 mm, illustrés, reliés cuir bordeaux et or aux armes de France, publiés en 1965-1967, Editions Jean de Bonnot, bon état (quelques frottements sur certaines reliures)
Referenz des Buchhändlers : LFA000c7
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Lowing, Anne
The Napoleon Ring
To the great unhappiness of a lovely young woman, Sarah, she is placed under the guardianship of Edward Channon when her father is murdered. Reserved and private, Edward's presence in the house of mourning makes her uneasy but is faintly enticing. She can enjoy the excitement of the coastal English village, even with the threat of Napoleon's invasion ever present. And she is still allowed to see Will Penfyn, the young man whom she's loved since childhood, with whom she secretly intends to elope. However, in the middle of the dangers rocking this turbulent era, Sarah's contentment suddenly comes to an end. Her planned elopement with Will is interrupted by the increasingly forceful Edward- now a most mystifying enigma to her. Book
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Lynson, Jane
The Duke's Downfall
Betrothed against her will to her odious cousin, Lady Elizabeth Keaton is determined to convince him of the error of his choice, but her mischievous antics could backfire when she attracts the attention of Charles Earnshaw, Duke of Braxton. Book
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M. de VARILLAS
MEMOIRES de la MINORITE de LOUIS XIV
Un ouvrage de 268 pages, format 90 x 150 mm, relié cuir dos à nerfs orné, publié en 1689, A Villefranche Chez Jean de Paul, rare (intérieur bon, reliure frottée)
Referenz des Buchhändlers : LFA-126713504
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Mack, Dorothy
A Prior Attachment (Signet Regency Romance)
(Signet Regency Romance) The Duke of Carlyle's plans for a marriage between his daughter, Lady Gemma Monteith, and the wealthy John Deleyan are threatened by Gemma's preference for Captain George Godwin, her childhood sweetheart Book
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MacLean, Julianne
To Marry the Duke
My dear sister Clara, London society is so much more complicated than I could ever have known! Every night is a different ball or assembly, and a different swirl of glittering jewels and rustling gowns. Though I fear I am making social blunders left and right I am having some measure of success in my (or rather, Mother's) objective. Mother is beside herself with glee at the attentions I have been receiving from a few gentlemen she finds supremely suitable as husband material. But my dearest sister, it is so hard for me to even look at any gentleman but a certain duke, who, if I may confess, makes my heart beat so that I fear it can be seen across a ballroom. He is James Langdon, the Duke of Wentworth, and though I may sound dramatic, he makes me feel as no man ever has before.But I must push these feelings away. I sometimes hear whispers about his dark past, and he is quietly called the Dangerous Duke. Oh Clara! I am secretly overjoyed that he may love me, and at the same time terrified of his attentions. I have waited so long for my true love, and now I must resist him to protect my heart. If only I knew how to proceed Book
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Madame de Pompadour
Mémoires de Madame la Marquise de Pompadour
Paris, Mame et Delaunay-Vallée, 1830. 2 volumes reliés, demi basane, pièces de titre dorées, 13 cm x 20 cm, 446+ 414 pages. Texte attribué à Madame de Pompadour, ex-libris de Charles Mathelat. Bon état
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 23628
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Maitland, Joanna
My Lady Angel
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
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Maitland, Joanna
Rake's Reward
Desperate to support her widowed mother, Marina Beaumont had agreed to become a companion to a dowager countess and found herself in an impossible situation. She had never anticipated the position would force her to deal with Kit Stratton -- a renowned rake who would stop at nothing to get the revenge he sought...even if it cost Marina all that she held most dear. For unable to restrain the dowager's gambling habit, Marina soon found herself paying the price for Kit's sweet revenge on the widow. And the only way this rake would agree to her request to forfeit the money he was owed was if Marina gave him the reward he most desired.... Book
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Malcolm, Anthea
A Sensible Match
(A Zebra Regency Romance) Aristocratic Alessandra di Tassio had learned her lesson in love only too well, and now, at one-and-twenty, was no longer given to giddy swoons and foolish romantic yearnings. So when Harry Dudley, Sixth Earl of Milverton, offered for her band, Alessa felt duty-bound to accept. After all, be was the most spotlessly respectable and utterly unromantic man she bad ever met! Yet never did she dream that a sensible alliance would soon flame into something far more passionate--or that her handsome husband's tender kisses would so completely capture her heart.The Earl of Milverton had wed for one reason only: to produce an heir to carry on the distinguished family name. Love didn't even enter into it. But now this marriage of convenience was proving most inconvenient. And all because of his well-bred wife, whose captivating charms drove him to near-distraction! But when an age-old secret embroiled Harry and his new bride in a royal scandal that endangered his title and very life, it was Alessa who showed him bow love could ensnare even the most jaded of hearts. Book
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Mallory, Margaret
To Catch a Husband
(Harlequin Historical 307) Impoverished husband-hunter Kitty Wythenshawe knows what she must achieve by the end of her London Season -- marriage to a wealthy gentleman will save her mother from a life of drudgery. After all, love doesn't pay the bills. Wealthy landowner Daniel Blackwood is proud to be an industrialist, even if it means he's not quite what the ton expects. And as for young ladies like Kitty, who care only for a man's fortune, well, they just ought not to feel so temptingly irresistible when you kiss them Book
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Mansfield, Elizabeth
A Splendid Indescretion + Tthe Grand Passion
(Signet Regency Romance) Double edition [1] In A Splendid Indiscretion, a scatterbrained lady refuses to get involved with the man she loves due to her strange ways [2] In The Grand Passion, a young woman finds her plan to exact revenge against the man who was responsible for her fiance's death taking the most unexpected turn. Book
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MARAIS Mathieu
Journal et mémoires sur la Régence et le règne de Louis XV (1715-1737). Publiés pour la première fois d'après le manuscrit de la Bibliothèque impériale, avec une introduction et des notes par M. de Lescure.
Paris, Firmin Didot, 1863-1868, [published date: 1868] Édition originale de cette source importante sur la Régence, par un avocat au parlement de Paris. Intéressant témoignage sur la cour et les controverses religieuses pendant le début du règne de Louis XV.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 17485
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MARCHAND E. Le
l'Europe à La Conquête d'Alger
Paris Perrin et Cie 1913 In-8 340 pp, rousseurs, 1ère de couverture manquante, étiquettes de papier sur dos insolé, cachets de bibliothèque.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 13464
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MARTIN, Henri
Le Dix-huitième siècle
Paris, Ancienne Librairie Furne,Sans date (190?) - In-4 - Couverture polychrome verte - Dos à nerfs, orné de fleurs - accroc en queue - Premier plat orené au centre d'une couronne de laurier avec mention "Université de France, Lycée Condorcet" - Ouvrage illustré de 35 gravures sur bois, dont 5 Hors-texte - 256 Pages - Bon exemplaire - Envoi rapide et soigné
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 26288
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Marshall, Paula
Cousin Harry
Shw was a usurper and a fortune hunter.. or so it seemed to Alex, Earl of Templestowe. Alex found himself deprived of part of his inheritance. The home where he had grown up had been left to his cousin's widow, Harriet Ashburn, a woman whose reputation was not to her credit. But Cousin Harry was not the least bit like her reputation - unless she was playing some sort of devious game. Harry seemed to be gentle and kind and all woman, and Alex was afraid of his growing attraction to her. Harry had already tricked his cousin into marrying her, and one fool in the family was more than enough. Book
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MARTIN, Henri
Le Dix-huitième siècle
Paris, Ancienne Librairie Furne,Sans date (190?) - In-4 - Couverture polychrome verte - Dos à nerfs, orné de fleurs - accroc en queue - Premier plat orené au centre d'une couronne de laurier avec mention "Université de France, Lycée Condorcet" - Ouvrage illustré de 35 gravures sur bois, dont 5 Hors-texte - 256 Pages - Bon exemplaire - Envoi rapide et soigné
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Mary O'Brien [Mary O'Brien (fl 1785 – 1790), Irish poet and playwright who wrote during and about the Regency period:
Mary O'Brien Irish poet and playwright; Arthur Murphy C18th Irish author Autograph Letter Signed "Mary O'Brien" to "Michael Bourke" WITH two ALSs from husband Patrick one third person joint trying to launch her literary career.
White Hall & Whitehall Court & Whitehall Chappel sic Stairs No.11 27 May 1785 and 3 Nov. 1785. LETTER A. Autograph Letter Signed "Mary O'Brien" to "Michael Bourke" in another letter a connection of Bourke with the possible influence/support of Arthur Murphy author and playwright one page 4to no date one small hole not affecting text bifolium aged but legible as follows: " I can with truth affirm though not the first to condole the late losses you sustainedI am equally concerned at the event any Loss or misfortune to a Gentleman of your Benevolent mind is not confined to himself - for many are thereby affected and Involved in the consequences: I need not remind a Gentleman of your religious principles that fortitude is the best eradicate sic for the accidents and vicissitudes every Mortal is liable to meet with in this life this doctrine I am convinced is imprinted on your Mind and supported by a Manly sense of the Instability of human hapiness sic: Mr O'Brien joins me in requesting the Honor of your company on Wednesday Evening next to tea & coffee .". Addressed to Michael Bourke Esq Garrard Street Soho. LETTER B. Autograph Letter Signed "P O'Brien" Husband Patrick O'Brien 27 May 1785 one page 4to aged but good condition also to Michael Bourke Burkeas follows: "Your being so kind as promise your interest with Your Friends in the disposal of Mrs O'Brien's Poem Presumably "The Pious Incendiaries" She has taken the Liberty to order 50 to be left at your House being the Number you was sic pleased first to mention to me: nor doubting from the friendships you have already shewn but you will do what you conveniently Can - She joins in best Compliment & thanks". He adds a note in less of a copperplate: "Mr. Hooper See Note A below Mrs O'Brien's Book Seller receives what ever the Books may Sell - for the Price for those she charges 3:s 6d Each". LETTER C. Third Person but in Patrick O'Brien's handwriting one page 4to bifolium aged but good condition 3 Nov. 1785 as follows: "Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien's Compliments Wait on Mr. Bourke hoping he is willing As Mr. Bourke was so kind as promise to procure the friendship of Mr Arthur Murphy in support of the Play unidentified committed to his protection Mrs O'Brien requests the favor of Mr Burke sic to inform him what she may depend upon in that respect - The Season is now far Advanced and Mrs. O'Brien wishes to know the fate of that first Attempt of hers in the Dramatic Line - Mr. O'Brien called Several times at Will's Coffee House on purpose to pay his Complements to Mr. Burke after his return to Town but was not fortunate enough to meet him.…". Notes: A. "Very little is known about the personal life of Mary O'Brien except that she was the wife of Patrick O'Brien Esq. as she wrote both under her name and as Mrs Patrick O'Brien. She was in favour of Irish economic independence and an independent Irish parliament as well as being a supporter of Charles James Fox and Richard Brinsley Sheridan. She believed that George III should be replaced by a Regent while he was unwell. O'Brien hoped that this would also remove William Pitt from his position. Her work was considered satyrical and political. She wrote poetry and plays." B. "The pious incendiaries: or fanaticism display'd. A poem. By a lady"; London : Printed for the author and sold by S. Hooper No. 212 High Holborn facing Bloomsbury Square; Stockdale Piccadilly Messrs. Edgertons Charing Cross; and Richardson under the Royal Exchange MDCCLXXXV. 1785". White Hall & Whitehall Court & Whitehall Chappel [sic] Stairs (No.11), 27 May 1785 and 3 Nov. 1785. unknown
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Matthews, Laura
Ardent Lady Amelia
Lady Amelia Cameron decides to use herself as bait to uncover a French spy, but ends up falling in love with her intended victim Book
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Maurice RAT
Les FEMMES de la REGENCE
Un ouvrage de 269 pages, format 140 x 190 mm, illustré, relié toile, publié en 1961, Editions Berger-Levrault, bon état
Referenz des Buchhändlers : LFA-126714468
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Maxwell, Cathy
In the Bed of a Duke
The distressed traveler Charlotte Cameron encounters on a rainy Scottish night is absolutely the worst man she could have invited into her carriage! It is Phillip Maddox, the reprehensible Duke of Colster, who brought the full weight of the ton's fury down upon her-simply because Charlotte encouraged her sister not to wed the powerful peer. And now the seductive devil responsible for her social ruin is sitting close enough to kiss . . .Phillip's distaste for the meddlesome beauty matches Charlotte's --though, under alternate circumstances, he might have enjoyed sampling the sensuous charms of the tempting young chit. There is grave danger, however, on the journey they now must reluctantly sharesince a man who means them both mortal harm. But can a passion that inconveniently ignites in the face of disaster erase a painful past . . . and lead two sworn enemies to a most unanticipated destination: the bedchamber? LARGE TYOE EDITION Book
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Maxwell, Cathy
The Seduction of an English Lady (Avon Historical Romance)
Colonel Colin Mandland has wealth, power...everything but a bride. But although there is no mistress of his newly purchased manor, Maiden Hill, there is certainly a resident maiden: Lady Rosalyn Wellborne, a stubborn beauty who steadfastly refuses to leave the place she has always called home. Tantalizing Rosalyn proves to be far more difficult than any enemy he's ever met on the battlefield. She attacks by declaring Colin an upstart who is unfit for local society. He shockingly counters by offering for her hand in marriage - and she surprisingly accepts. Although this genteel lady has vowed never to succumb to unbridled passion, she quickly learns that theirs will be no marriage in-name-only, but rather a slow, sensuous and alarmingly effective seduction...that turns her world upside down. Book
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McCabe, Amanda
The Shy Duchess
With her golden hair and dazzling emerald eyes, Lady Emily Carroll should have her pick of suitors. Instead, her crippling shyness has earned her the nickname "Ice Princess." Nicholas, Duke of Manning, isn't looking for a bride, but he won't pass up a stolen kiss at a masked ball. With her blushes hidden, Emily lets her inhibitions go. Only to find herself betrothed! Now it's her wedding night, and her new husband seems determined to thaw his Ice Princess and reveal her every secret.... Book
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McCarthy, Teresa
The Convenient Bride
(Signet Regency Romance) Book 3 in the Clearbrooks Series. Lady Briana has adored Lord Clayton since she was sixteen. And although he must marry within three weeks or lose his inheritance, Briana knows he is a rogue who could break her heart. But that does nothing to lessen Briana's wild desire for Clayton. Book
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McClelland, Nancy
Duncan Phyfe and the English Regency 1795-1830.
"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
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McRae, Melinda
The Duke's Daughter
Determined never to reveal the secret she conceals, Elizabeth Granford finds her icy will and indifference sorely tested by the persistent attentions of the dashing Somerset Graham, Earl of Wentworth Book
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Meerza Jiafer Tabeeb, Persian physician and visitor to Regency England [Cullum baronets of Hardwick Hall]:
Meerza Jiafer Tabeeb Persian physician and visitor to Regency England. Autograph Letter in third person and set of translations both in English and addressed to Lady Cullum. With calling card carrying his autograph signature in Persian script.
Letter: 'Weddnesday sic Morg.' 2 June 1819; from 8 Upper John Street Golden Square. Translations without date or place. Tabeeb was a fêted 'exotic' visitor to England at the end of the Regency period. In March 1819 the Asiatic Journal reported his presence in London and on 6 June four days after the present letter he breakfasted with the Irish poet Thomas Moore who reported in his diary that he was 'to take a Diploma of Doctor at Oxford this month'. In April 1820 a fine engraving of Tabeeb after a painting by John James Hall was published. In September 1820 the London magazine La Belle Assemblee printed a letter describing the English in complimentary terms written by 'Meerza Jiafer Tabeeb Persian physician who had been sent by his Royal Highness the Prince Abbas Mirza Bey Prince of Persia to this country to study the practice of physic and who has now returned to his own country'. Three items from an album compiled by Lady Ann Cullum 1807-1875 wife of Sir Thomas Gery Cullum 1777-1855 of Hardwick House. In the letter and calling card Tabeeb's name has a macron over the 'a' of 'Jiafer' LETTER: 1p 12mo. In fair condition lightly aged with wear at one corner and water staining at head with traces of mount adhering to reverse. The letter reads: 'Meerza Jiafer Tabeeb presents his respectful Compliments to Lady Cullum and is very sorry to say that he is obliged to attend Mr. Brande's lecture the celebrated chemist William Thomas Brande 1788-1866 at Royal Institution tomorrow morning at Nine Oclock therefore he begs to put off his breakfasting for some other morning.' TRANSLATIONS: 1p landscape 8vo. In fair condition aged with water staining to one corner. Folded three times. Addressed on reverse 'To Lady Cullum.' The only other writing on that side preceded by a small heart is 'Seeing Friends gives Brillany sic to the Eye'. The first of the quotations is preceded by an asterisk and the second by a cross suggesting that the Persian original may have originally accompanied them. The first reads: 'I saw my moon-like love in the garden: she was gathering roses. The thorn of the rose wounder her hands but she only laughed. I asked her the cause of her laughter: she replied “the rose cannot bear to see any thing superior to itself.' The second reads: 'O Beloved of my heart I cannot say whether you are the sea or the moon. Is it your face or a rose which I see: is it light which dazzles me or is it your neck.' CALLING CARD. 3.75 x 7.5 cm. Laid down on the last item beneath the second quotation. In fair condition with vertical fold line. The name 'Meerza Jiafer Tabeeb' engraved in copperplate and centred on the card. Beneath this at bottom left Tabeeb has written his signature in Persian script and at bottom-right he writes the address '30 Golden Sqr.' Letter: 'Weddnesday [sic] Morg.' [2 June 1819]; from 8 Upper John Street, Golden Square. Translations without date or place. unknown
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Melling, Antoine-Ignace, Joseph-Antoine Cervini, Victor Petit, Eugene Ciceri, Andre Gorse, et al.
Voyage pittoresque dans les Pyrenees francais [with] Souvenirs des Pyrenees [with] Bagneres de Luchon et ses environs [with] Les Pyrenees dessinees d'apres nature [with] Alpes et Pyrenees
AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, OF 19TH-CENTURY DEPICTIONS OF PYRENEAN SCENERY, executed in lithography (often hand-colored), aquatint, and engraving. ***(1) An unusually fine set of Melling's large folio "Voyage pittoresque dans les Pyrenees francais" (1826-1830), complete with 72 delicate aquatints, a map, a lithographed portrait of the artist, and the text by Cervini. Attractively bound and with clean, unfoxed plates (most unusual for this book). ***(2) TWO fine sets of Victor Petit's folio "Souvenirs des Pyrenees", with about 50 lithographs per set. The first set is beautifully hand-colored on fine wove paper; the second set uncolored on chine. As usual with these albums, the sets offer interesting bibliographical differences. ***(3) Two beautiful sets (30 lithographs per set) of Petit's folio "Bagneres de Luchon et ses environs", one colored and one uncolored on chine. ***(4) Two excellent (and different) complete sets of Ciceri's "Les Pyrenees dessinees d'apres nature", both very fresh, in their original bindings. ***(5) Two copies (one colored, one uncolored) of "Alpes et Pyrenees" (1842), both in publisher's cloth. ***(6) Several additional albums by Gorse (two, one with rectangular lithographs and one with oval), Allom, and others, including a few miniature albums. Many of these items are quite rare, and all are in very good condition. Several hundred prints in all. An outstanding collection. (I may consider selling one or more items separately. Please enquire.)
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Merle, William Henry; Cruikshank, George.
ODDS AND ENDS. In Verse and Prose. Illustrated by George Cruikshank from designs by the author.
pp. (vii), 146 (1), Including (10) full page etched plates and small illustrations. 12 mo. 200 mm. Original paper boards binding; needs rebacking. William Henry Merle (1791-1878) was a journalist and writer in the Regency era. Around 1814 he befriended George Cruikshank (1792-1878) who was a great and famous humorist and illustrator with an extraordinary output. Merle and Cruikshank shared ideas - back and forth - over sixty years. First Edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ENGLAND 6
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Metzger, Barbara
Cupboard Kisses
Well-bred orphan Cristabel Swann tolerates her thankless teaching job until her uncle dies unexpectedly. Arriving in London to claim her inheritance, Cristabel encounters something else entirely--a loutish naval captain who won all of the old man's property in an evening's gambling, leaving his niece nothing but debt! To his credit, Captain Chase recognizes her desperation and offers her a position as landlady of a "boarding house" in Kensington. Cristabel is happy with her new situation and with the female tenants of the house. They are exceedingly well dressed for working-class girls and have many admirers. Cristabel soon has a beau of her own--the dashing Lord Winstoke, who seems just a tad familiar, both in appearance and in attitude. Of course, Cristabel maintains propriety in every situation. But she cannot understand why the men she meets are so forward. Could it be the company she keeps? Book
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Metzger, Barbara
The Duel
If only he could go back in time. Then Ian, Earl of Marden, would not have dueled, and he would not have hit an innocent bystander -- a sickly lad, no less. And he certainly would never have brought the boy's sister, Athena Renslow, to stay at his house without a chaperone. On top of it all, the 19 year-old beauty is under the mistaken impression that Ian is the gentle hero who rescued her brother instead of the rogue who practically killed him. So in order to keep the Renslows' lives from getting any worse, Ian resolves to marry the girl. But Athena won't let the wealthy', handsome bachelor sacrifice everything for a country' nobody, despite the urgings of both their families--and their hearts Book
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MEYRAC, Philippe Albert
Chroniques indiscrètes et galantes d'autrefois. le Régent, ses filles, ses maîtresses, les dames galantes de la Régence. d’après Saint-Simon, la correspondance de Madame, les chansons du temps... [2 volumes]
Paris, Albin Michel 1928 2 volumes. In-8 21 x 13,5 cm. Reliures demi-basane verte, dos à nerfs ornés de roulettes et d’un grand fer dorés, tête dorée, 335-339 pp., 15-15 gravures à pleine page hors texte, avec notes, notices et appendices, table des matières.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 116191
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MEYER (Jean).
La Vie quotidienne en France au temps de la Régence.
Hachette, 1979, in-8°, 437 pp, 2 tableaux généalogiques, biblio, broché, qqs annotations crayon, bon état, envoi a.s.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 75433
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MEYER Jean
La vie quotidienne en France au temps de la Régence
Hachette Hachette, 1979. In-8 broché, 444 pages. Envoi autographe de l'auteur. Bon état.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 178370 ISBN : 2010031687
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MEZERAY (François Eudes de)
Histoire de la mère et du fils, c’est-à-dire, de Marie de Médicis, Femme du Grand Henry, & mère de Louis XIII, Roy de France, et de Navarre. Contenant l’Etat des affaires politiques & ecclésiastiques arrivées en France depuis & compris l’an 1616 jusques à la fin de 1619
Amsterdam, Michel-Charles Le Cene, 1730
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003238
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MICHELET Jules
Histoire de France : Le Dix Huitième siècle : La Régence et Louis XV
Rencontre Lausanne 1966 Tome XI de l’Histoire de France et Tome II du Dix Huitième siècle. Présentée et commentée par Claude Mettra In-12, cart. éditeur bleu simili cuir, dos orné de fers dorés géométriques et pièces de titre rouge. 481pp.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 98243
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