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THE NATURE OF MONSTERS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harcourt, Inc., (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, set in 1718 where 16-year-old Eliza Tally arrives in a London rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666 as an apothecary's maid, "a position hastily arranged to shield the father of her unborn child - a wealthy merchantÕs son - from scandal. . . On one of her visits to the friendly Huguenot bookseller who keeps the apothecary supplied with scientific tomes, she finally realizes the nature of her master's obsession. And when she learns that Mary too is pregnant, she knows she has to act to save not just the child but Mary and herself." Author's note. xi, 382 pp. ISBN: 978-0151012060.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 90238More details Price: $18.50 -
THE BELLS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Crown, (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of a celebrated opera singer born in a belfry high in the Swiss Alps, who was castrated as a young boy to preserve his voice, even though castration was considered an abomination in the Swiss Confederation. Written as a letter to his son, Moses "recounts how his gift for sound led him on an astonishing journey to Europes celebrated opera houses and reveals the secret that has long shadowed his fame: How did Moses Froben, world renowned musico, come to raise a son who by all rights he never could have sired?" Historical note. 374 pp. ISBN: 978-0307590527.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)
Book ID: 89392More details Price: $18.50 -
THE NATURE OF MONSTERS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harcourt, Inc., (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, set in 1718 where 16-year-old Eliza Tally arrives in a London rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666 as an apothecary's maid, "a position hastily arranged to shield the father of her unborn child - a wealthy merchantÕs son - from scandal. . . On one of her visits to the friendly Huguenot bookseller who keeps the apothecary supplied with scientific tomes, she finally realizes the nature of her master's obsession. And when she learns that Mary too is pregnant, she knows she has to act to save not just the child but Mary and herself." Author's note. xi, 382 pp. ISBN: 978-0151012060.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 88165More details Price: $21.50 -
CORAM BOY.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - An historical novel for older children in which mystery, romance, horror, and adventure overlap. Beginning in England in 1741, this is the story of the brutal work of the "Coram man," a monstrous character who pretends to be a representative of the famous Coram foundling hospital, but who either abandons, buries, or sells into slavery the unwanted children he takes. Winner of the Whitbread 2000 Children's Book of the Year Award, this is the first book by Gavin to be published in the US. vii, 327 pp. ISBN: 0-374315442.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 85772More details Price: $24.50 -
OTHER SORROWS, OTHER JOYS: The Marriage of Catherine Sophia Boucher and William Blake.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: St Martin's, (2003). First edition - The author begins this novel with "This is the imagined life of a woman who really lived in the late Eighteenth Century - Catherine Sophia Boucher, called Kate - wife of the English poet and artist, William Blake. If you read between the lines of his poetry and letters, this is a story you might find." Illustrated. Biographical notes and author's note. 371 pp.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (crease to upper corners of the first 2 pages).
Book ID: 82155More details Price: $18.50 -
THE VENETIAN MASK.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical novel of romance and adventure set against the backdrop of eighteenth century Venice. 422 pp. ISBN: 0-385-421907.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 57863More details Price: $18.50 -
MARIE ANTOINETTE, PRINCESS OF VERSAILLES.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scholastic, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - In 1769, thirteen year old Maria Antonia, daughter of Empress Theresa, begins a journal chronicling her days at the Austrian court and preparations for her to become queen of France. Illustrated with photographs.A title in the Royal Diaries Series. 236 pp. ISBN: 0-439-076668.
Condition: Fine in illustrated boards, no dust jacket as issued. All edges gilt.
Book ID: 53328More details Price: $12.50 -
NOW FACE TO FACE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Random House, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second massive epic novel by the author of "Through a Glass Darkly" set in the early 18th century. Focusing on a 20 year old widow, Barbara Devane, who finds herself financially and emotionally devasted from the death of her husband in suspicious circumstances, the story sweeps from the tobacco plantations of Virginia to Hanoverian England to the South Sea Bubble scandal. Author's historical note, list of characters. 733 pages. The true first edition with a price on the dj flap, pale green decorative endpapers, dark blue cloth spine. ISBN: 0-394-569296).
Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket (initials on front endpaper, otherwise tight and clean.)
Book ID: 47422More details Price: $55.00 -
NOW FACE TO FACE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Random House, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second massive epic novel by the author of "Through a Glass Darkly" set in the early 18th century. Focusing on a 20 year old widow, Barbara Devane, who finds herself financially and emotionally devasted from the death of her husband in suspicious circumstances, the story sweeps from the tobacco plantations of Virginia to Hanoverian England to the South Sea Bubble scandal. Author's historical note, list of characters. 733 pages. The true first edition with a price on the dj flap, pale green decorative endpapers, dark blue cloth spine. ISBN: 0-394-569296).
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dust jacket (very uncommon to find this thick book in such tight and clean condition )
Book ID: 43536More details Price: $50.00 -
NOW FACE TO FACE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Random House, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second massive epic novel by the author of "Through a Glass Darkly" set in the early 18th century. Focusing on a 20 year old widow, Barbara Devane, who finds herself financially and emotionally devasted from the death of her husband in suspicious circumstances, the story sweeps from the tobacco plantations of Virginia to Hanoverian England to the South Sea Bubble scandal. Author's historical note, list of characters. 733 pages. The true first edition with a price on the dj flap, pale green decorative endpapers, dark blue cloth spine. ISBN: 0-394-569296).
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (very uncommon to find this thick book in such tight and clean condition )
Book ID: 39857More details Price: $65.00 -
NOW FACE TO FACE.
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: Random House, (1995.) dj. Hardcover - Full size edition, easily mistaken for the first, since it states "first edition" on the copyright page and has the correct number line - main differences are the lack of price on the dj, plain endpapers. The second massive epic novel by the author of "Through a Glass Darkly" set in the early 18th century. Focusing on a 20 year old widow, Barbara Devane, who finds herself financially and emotionally devasted from the death of her husband in suspicious circumstances, the story sweeps from the tobacco plantations of Virginia to Hanoverian England to the South Sea Bubble scandal. Author's historical note, list of characters. 733 pages. ISBN: 0-394-569296).
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket. (a tight, straight and clean copy, unusually good condition for such a thick book, scratch to back cover of dj - dj now protected by an archival cover.)
Book ID: 39191More details Price: $25.00 -
JEFFERSON.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Bantam, (1993.). SIGNED first edition - While best known for his award-winning suspense novels, Byrd is also an expert on 18th century literature, and he spent 5 years researching this historical novel about Thomas Jefferson in Paris. SIGNED on the title page. 424 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (appears unread.)
Book ID: 37724More details Price: $30.00 -
NEW LANDS, NEW MEN: America and the Second Great Age of Discovery.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Very near fine in gray boards with a white cloth spine, lacking the dj (remainder line.0
Book ID: 37496More details Price: $12.50 -
WALFORD'S OAK.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Citadel Press, 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical novel woven around a true story of murder, witchcraft and a hanging in England in 1797, a story with attracted poet Samuel Coleridge's attention (and whose musings form the basis of this novel.). ISBN: 0-8065-1159-1.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dj (dot on bottom edge, prev owner's name)
Book ID: 16961More details Price: $12.50 -
THE PORTRAIT OF ZELIDE
Edition: Hardcover.
New York: Scribner's, 1926. Biography of this Dutch born 18th century 'bluestocking' whose captivation of the young Boswell resulted in a series of extraordinary letters from the persnickety Scotsman and who had an 8 year liason with French writer Benjamin Constant, beginning in 1787 when she was 49 and he 20. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 3 other plates. 216 gs. Bound in blue paper coverered boards with a black cloth spine, gold lettering on front and spine, uncut edges.
Condition: Very good condition - corners slightly bumped and worn.
Book ID: 13445More details Price: $20.00