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1924réf. 87685Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1924. !st Amer. ed. Hardcover. Very Good. viii 286p. Original black cloth. 19cm. No jacket. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
1924réf. 160445Boston And New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good. 1924. Hardcover. A later edition in very good condition. Black boards with red lettering on spine and cover. A few ink marks on front endpages; otherwise clean interior. ; In Love-At-Arms Rafael Sabatini tells the story of Don Fernando an impoverished nobleman who in order to improve his station in life woos and then marries the wealthy Lady Olivia. In spite of Olivia's many protests Fernando quickly falls in love with her and they spend their days and nights together in a whirlwind of passion. However when Olivia's brother arrives to take her away Fernando knows he must let her go. Leaving Olivia behind he embarks on a long journey home all the while trying to keep his love for her alive.; 8vo; 288 pages . Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
réf. 160459London: Hutchinson & Co. Very Good. N.D. Hardcover. A very good- edition with no date remarks. Spine is cocked with some fraying. Pages are clean and free of marks and discoloration. Inscription to previous owner on front endpage. ; Compilation of Bellarion the Strolling Saint and the Banner of the Bull. With 56 pages of publisher's advertisements at end ; 8vo; 848 pages . Hutchinson & Co. hardcover books
1921réf. 160437New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good-. 1921. Hardcover. An edition in very good- condition. Red boards with black text. Light shelfwear and some fraying to spine with previous owner's signature on front endpage. Pages have some tanning but are still tight. ; Sabatini's Scaramouche is a romance set during the French Revolution and tells the story of the eponymous Scaramouche a devil-may-care adventurer and rogue who becomes embroiled in a conspiracy to overthrow the French government.; 8vo; 392 pages . Grosset & Dunlap hardcover books
1924réf. 87683Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1924. 1st Amer. ed. Hardcover. Near Fine. 343p. Original black cloth. 19cm. No jacket. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
réf. 160448London: Hutchinson & Co. Very Good. N.D. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. Shelf wear present with some tanning to pages. ; First Series; 8vo; 342 pages . Hutchinson & Co. hardcover books
réf. 160449London: Hutchinson & Co. Very Good. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. Shelf wear present with some tanning to pages. Fair amount of foxing throughout. ; Second Series; 8vo; 295 pages . Hutchinson & Co. hardcover books
1925réf. 160446London: Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd. Very Good-. 1925. Hardcover. A later edition in very good- condition. Spine is loose and fading. Several stamps from bookseller on interior. Foxing is present throughout. ; This book is about a young man who is falsely accused of a crime and must prove his innocence.; 8vo; 286 pages . Stanley Paul & Co. , Ltd hardcover books
1913réf. 160444New York: Brentano's. Very Good-. 1913. Hardcover. A later edition in very good- condition. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Cover shows shelf wear and pages are tanned. ; With colored frontispiece and sixteen other illustrations in half-tone. ; 8vo; 465 pages . Brentano's hardcover books
1914réf. 565689New York: John Lane Company 1914. Hardcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Octavo. 465pp. Illustrated. Contemporary New York bookseller ticket on rear pastedown. Spine a tiny bit dulled modest wear at the corners and spine ends with the bottom corners just worn through just about near fine. The interior is fine. Issued as a part of The Essex Library. John Lane Company hardcover books
réf. 160466London: Hutchinson & Co. Very Good-. N.D. Hardcover. An edition in very good- condition. Cover shows wear and has fraying on spine. Some stains to back of cover. Small amount of foxing. No stated date or edition. ; With 24 pages of publisher's advertisements. U. S. Title - "The King's Minion" ; 8vo; 320 pages . Hutchinson & Co. hardcover books
2007réf. 193899New York: Abaris Books 2007. Hardcover. Very Good. Brown cloth with gilt letters and lines on spine and front cover. Abaris Books hardcover books
1978réf. 187588Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company 1978. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. A memoir from the winner of the 1978 Nobel Prize in Literature Singer. Includes illustrations by Raphael Soyer. A close to near fine copy with some scattered foxing to the page edges in a very good plus price clipped dust jacket that has some light wear and some tanning to the verso of the spine. Signed an inscribed by Singer on the half title page. Doubleday & Company unknown books
1974réf. 215133New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1974. First edition. Softcover. 136 pages. Exhibition catalog. Features a preface by Thomas M. Messer along with an interview of Soto by Claude-Louis Renard that is in English French and Spanish. Includes 80 illustrations with 10 in color chronology list of previous exhibitions reviews and a bibliography. A near fine copy in wrappers with some slight sunning to the spine. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum unknown books
1973réf. 62853New York: Atheneum 1973. First English edition 8vo pp. 2; xii 141 5; maroon paper covers; weak crease to spine else fine. From the library of Kim Merker. Atheneum unknown books
réf. 160670London: Hutchinson & Co. Near Fine with no dust jacket. N.D. First Printing. Hardcover. A new fine edition sage green boards with black letter. No dust-jacket. Spine has shelf wear. Pages are tanned and foxed throughout. ; Wilding is a novel set in the days of piracy and plunder on the high seas. The story follows the adventures of a young man Jack Aubrey as he searches for a ship and crew to join him in a quest for treasure. Along the way Jack meets a colorful cast of characters from the drunken and lecherous doctor Stephen Maturin to the brilliant but volatile captain Edward Vernon.; 8vo ; 288 pages . Hutchinson & Co hardcover books
1927réf. 160669London: Hutchinson & Co. Fine with no dust jacket. 1927. First Printing. Hardcover. A fine uniform edition practically new with dark brown boards and gold lettering. No dust-jacket. Name and stamp on paste down. Top edge is gilded in gold. ; Anthony Wilding is the illegitimate son of the Earl of Westmorland and the woman who becomes his governess. When Anthony is nine his father dies and his mother remarries. His new stepfather an army officer takes Anthony away from his mother and sends him to boarding school in the colonies. Anthony rebels runs away and falls in with a group of gypsies. After a dramatic adventure Anthony returns to England and becomes a gentleman hunter.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 271 pages . Hutchinson & Co hardcover books
1927réf. 160668London: Hutchinson & Co. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1927. First Printing. Hardcover. A near fine uniform edition with navy boards and gold lettering housed in a very good light blue dust jacket. DJ has small tears and wear on edges with a small piece missing from the back upper right corner. Spin is cracked but no netting showing. ; was born to a family of English nobility in 1553. He served the Crown during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I and wrote many poems plays and novels. He died in 1629.Anthony Wilding is the semi-autobiographical story of an English nobleman who served the Crown during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. Wilding's life is full of adventure love and battle and he writes vividly about these experiences in his poetry plays and novels. He is best known for his novel The She-Wolf of London which has been adapted into a film.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 271 pages . Hutchinson & Co hardcover books
1931réf. 160673Boston And New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1931. First US Edition. Hardcover. A near fine edition with black boards and red lettering. No dust jacket. Tanned edges and lettering worn off on spine. ; Captain Blood Returns is the sequel to Rafael Sabatini's 1887 novel Captain Blood. The novel retells the story of Captain Blood and his young friend Stephen Musgrave as they travel to South America to seek revenge on the man who ruined Blood's life.; 8vo ; 296 pages . Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
1923réf. 160662Toronto: Thomas Allen. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1923. First Printing. Hardcover. A very good edition printed in Great Britain Red boards with spine tape and black lettering. Spine is cracked with netting showing. Stained and tanned pages. No dust-jacket. ; A thrilling adventure story set in fifteenth century Spain The Banner of the Bull is the exciting tale of a young man Ferdinando who is falsely accused of treason and exiled to a remote mountain fortress. Ferdinando must use all his cunning and strength to survive the harsh conditions and make his way back to his loved ones. Along the way he must outwit the treacherous guards and treacherous mountain villagers all the while fighting for his life and the life of his beloved daughter.; 8vo; 272 pages . Thomas Allen hardcover books
1923réf. 160663Boston And New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1923. First Printing. Hardcover. A near fine edition with patterned blue boards. Stained foxed and tanned edges but clear pages throughout. Former Library book with "Withdrawn" stamped throughout on fly-leafs. No dust-jacket. ; The Banner of the Bull is a tale of adventure and intrigue set in the turbulent times of the Italian Renaissance. Francesco Sforza the duke of Milan is in search of a new champion to defend his city against the attacks of the neighboring duchies. He chooses the young Vitelli but the boy is reluctant to leave his mother and sister. Eventually Sforza forces Vitelli to leave home and he joins the duke's army. Vitelli quickly proves himself a brave and skillful soldier and soon becomes one of Sforza's most trusted advisors. But when Sforza is deposed by his jealous brother Vitelli is forced to flee the city. He joins a band of mercenaries and eventually finds himself fighting for the French against the Spanish. In the end Vitelli is able to restore Sforza to the duke's throne and he is able to return to his family.; 8vo; 254 pages . Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
1945réf. 160664Boston And New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1945. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A near fine 1st edition with red boards and black lettering. Fading on spine and very little shelfwear. No dust-jacket. ; Sabatini's The Birth of Mischief is a story of love adventure and mischief. It follows the mischievous Capitano De Filippo and his young apprentice Mischief. De Filippo is a pirate who is looking for new opportunities to plunder and Mischief is looking for new ways to get into trouble. The two embark on an adventure that takes them from Venice to the Middle East and back. Along the way they encounter all sorts of danger including pirates assassins and wild animals. In the end De Filippo and Mischief manage to outwit their enemies and find true love. This captivating story is full of humor and excitement.; 8vo; 308 pages . Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
2001réf. 160677Ireland: Michael Cummins. As New in As New dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. As new reprint of The Camisade. Copy 26 of 76 printed. Black boards with as new dust jacket. ; This is a collection of short stories set during the French Revolution. Some of the stories are about the revolution's impact on the people who live through it while others are about the revolution's impact on the leaders and their attempts to control it.; 8vo ; 127 pages . Michael Cummins hardcover books
1925réf. 160667Boston And New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1925. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A near fine 1st American edition with black boards and red lettering housed. No dust jacket. Slight cracking on spine and minimally tanned pages. Book plate of previous owner on back paste down. ; Carolinian is an epic tale of love adventure and revenge set in the lush and beautiful Carolinas in the early 1600s. The story follows the intersecting fates of Spain's greatest young nobleman Don Rafael de Córdoba and the beautiful fiery Englishwoman Lady Eleanor de Montfort. When Don Rafael is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned in the remote Spanish outpost of Santo Domingo Eleanor's determination to free him leads her on a dangerous journey across the Caribbean Sea and through the swamps of Carolina. Along the way she becomes embroiled in a deadly conspiracy and must use all her wit and courage to survive. In the end she triumphsbut at a cost that will forever haunt her.; 8vo; 411 pages . Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
1929réf. 160660Boston And New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1929. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A near fine first edition first printing with illustrated paste downs and fly-leaf. Light shelfware on spine edges and tanning on paper edges. No dust-jacket. Small book plate on front fly-leaf. ; The Romantic Prince is a story of a young man who is forced to become king. He must learn how to rule and deal with the people. He falls in love with a woman who is forbidden to him.; 8vo; 353 pages . Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books