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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.
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
1996Fine Romanian Paperback. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In Romanian and a small abstract in English. 300 p. Criza dinasticâ din România, (1925-1930).= The dynastic crisis in Romania, (1925-1930). The first signs of a serious institutional impasse, an event commonly referred to as the "Crisis of succession", may be applied between 1918-1919, when Prince Carol, the eldest son and heir of King Ferdinand - who was in love with Ioana (Zizi) Lambrino - was ready to give up his powers as a successor of the Romanian Crown. Although the question of the succession to the throne was governed with great efforts in 1881 by Ferdinand's appointment as successor to the Crown, the constitutional order of the country knows in the third decade of the last century, an unprecedented stalemate, a result of the Crown Prince Carol's decision to withdraw from the order of succession. Decision of the Council held in Sinaia, on December 31st, 1925, on the question of giving up the throne would lead to the convening of the two Houses of Parliament for January 4th, 1926. Patriarch Miron Cristea was to be involved in the major events that have ridden the Romanian political stage in 1925 and 1927, on the occasion of the so-called "dynastic crisis", as a witness and adviser, and then, with the establishment of the Regency, as a member of it, alongside Prince Nicolae, the younger son of King Ferdinand I and Gheorghe Buzdugan, the President of the High Court of Justice and Cassation.
1991A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's name inside. Light edge wear to dust jacket. 128 pages. 11 5/8"w x 10 1/2"h. Many color illustrations. Contains "the complete series of aquatints for the first time since they were executed and contains a fold-out section through the state apartments."
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1987Lady Jane Derwent faced formidable odds as she set out to win the furious coach race to Brighton. She had to defeat the famous team--and the infamous tricks--of the ruthless king of the road, Edward Chapman. She had to best the finest entry that her sport-besotted brother Henry could buy with his wealth.And she had to prove to Lord Lewis Ardenley who had flagrantly betrayed her with a beauteous new darling--that he was wrong in rating Jane as too frail either to stay the course or stand off his advances. Lady Jane knew how hard it would be to win, and how easy it would be to lose so much--especially her heart....Crisp tight vopy -looks unread Book
1995(Signet Regency Romances) Perhaps if bold and beautiful Merissa Pritchard had not grown so tired of country life, it would not have happened. Perhaps if her cocksure suitor; the blueblooded Harlan Gatesby, had not been so boring, it would not have happened. Whatever the reason, Merissa had given the fleeing French prisoner-of -war; Captain Alexandre Valmont, a hiding place on her family estate. Even more shocking, she had given him entry into her heart. Very Good. Book
2008Simply 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
2005Simply 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
2006Simply 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
2007Simply 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
1980Miss 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
2001Miss Elizabeth Beresford had become an heiress upon her grandmother's death. Her sister, Evadne, thought she was very clever when she engineered that Elizabeth would be trapped overnight in the cellars with Evadne's brother-in-law. Except that the plot misfired and it was Sir Richard Knightley who became entrapped with Elizabeth! Richard was not unwilling to marry, for Elizabeth had changed beautifully from the young girl he remembered. It was Elizabeth who was reluctant, for she loved him and there was something she couldn't tell him.... Book
2003Wearing nothing but a man's nightshirt, Fleur Monley wakes to find herself in the bed of England's most charming and reckless libertine. But it was a stray gunshot, not passion, that put her at the mercy of a man as infamously handsome as he is famously talented in the arts of love. Believing herself immune to any seduction, Fleur thinks herself perfectly safe to proffer an arrangement no ordinary woman would dare make: half her fortune for the freedom she would gain by being his wife--in name only. Desperately in need of funds, Dante Duclaire could do worse than the "white marriage" proposed by this idealistic beauty too naïve to know the danger she is in. But the rashest thing he's ever done is to tell himself he'll be able to resist the invitation to sin that this sensuous innocent would arouse at every turn--or that he'll be able to protect her from both the ruthless enemies that seek her ruin . . . and his own dangerous desire. Book
1994Miss Eleanor Needwood was about to be married to a most unsuitable suitor when Philip Markham came to her rescue. He arranged for Eleanor to be in London for the Season, a guest of Markham's sister, who decided that everyone, including herself, would benefit if Markham married Eleanor. And thus the rumor started.The surprised couple decided to play along with the mistaken impression until a scandal-free way to end the betrothal could be found. But when Eleanor agreed to pose for one of the town's most daring artists, the result was far more scandalous than any broken engagement. Markham, a dedicated bachelor, found himself not only competing with an army of suitors to save Eleanor's reputation--but determined to win her heart as well. Book
1986"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
1991Lucinda Neville had hit upon a famous idea. By proposing marriage to her childhood friend and country neighbour, she would save him from the sponging house and he would save her from the Marriage Mart. But before the betrothal could be made official, Lucinda agreed to endure one Season in Town, though she was certain it would not make one whit of difference. She had not reckoned on the fatal charms of Beau Devereux or the unexpected flurry of Cupid's arrows that left more than just one lovesick couple in their wake. Book
1988Overhearing the marriage proposal of the haughty Lord Ravenal and its subsequent refusal, unconventional Gwenda Mary Vickers offers some unsolicited advice on love and becomes the next object of his affections Book
2000Sir 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
1997Miss 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
1986(Signet Regency Romance) When lovely Perdita comes to the aid of an injured duke in the elegant Regency resort of Bath, she suddenly finds herself pursued by two men--the wickedly charming duke and his rakish son, Lord St. Ive. Clean tight copy, slight wear to paper covers Book
2000Marianne Pamberly thinks she's being clever by setting out to make a match in the coming season, but her handsome but lowborn best friend, a former stable hand, accuses her of being shallow and calculating. [Book 2 of 3 in the Flirtations Series] Book
1992[Harlequin Regency Romance No. 31180] The third book in the Thackery Jewels series SHE had expected an heirloom but all she got was the headache! Wed and widowed four times, Lady Udora Middlesworth was quite certain she'd experienced all. This became patently untrue as she was charged with the guardianship of The Thackery Jewels: Amythest, Emerald and Topaz, three of the mangiest mudlarks she'd ever beheld. Too much of a handful, Udora decided to hire on Aaron Bently who had volunteered his help. Little was Udora to know that having done so, she had leapt from the fat into the fire! Book
1993Lord 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
2004Headmistress Charlotte Gregory, while walking down the streets of London, encounters an enigmatic man named Finch who takes her on an exciting adventure through the glittering world of the ton when he asks for her help in infiltrating a ring of French spies Book
