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  • THE TIME THIEF: Being the Second Part of the Gideon Trilogy. by Buckley-Archer, Linda.
    Buckley-Archer, Linda.
    THE TIME THIEF: Being the Second Part of the Gideon Trilogy.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "An accident with an antigravity machine catapulted Peter Schock and Kate Dyer back to 1763. A bungled rescue attempt leaves Peter stranded in the eighteenth century while a terrifying villain, the Tar Man, takes his place and explodes onto twenty-first-century London. . . Meanwhile, in our century, the Tar Man wreaks havoc in a city whose police force is powerless to stop him. Set against a backdrop of contemporary London and revolutionary France, The Time Thief is the sequel to the acclaimed The Time Travelers." 491 pp. ISBN: 1416915273.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 57843
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  • EARTHLY POWERS: The Clash of Religion and Politics in Europe, from the French Revolution to the Great War. by Burleigh, Michael.
    Burleigh, Michael.
    EARTHLY POWERS: The Clash of Religion and Politics in Europe, from the French Revolution to the Great War.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A sweeping history covering two hundred years of the battles between religion and politics. Illustrated with both full color and black and white plates. Notes, an extensive bibliography and index. 530 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0580933.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 47359
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  • Gras, Felix (Janvier, Catherine, translator.)
    THE REDS OF THE MIDI: An Episode of the French Revolution." New York

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1912. Hardcover - Translated from the Provencal by Catherine Janvier. Introduction by Thomas A. Janvier. Later printings also include a note from the publisher which reprints letters from the author to Gladstone after the book first appeared - in his letter Gras describes the events in the novel as based on those which actually happened to his great-grandfather. This novel of the French Revolution is uncommon in its focus on the peasants of the South of France and their involvement, rather than on the aristrocracy or the leaders. Small duodecimo boundin rust-colored cloth with gold lettering on the spine and front cover, with a small decoration on the front.

    Condition: Good condition overall - some wear to the ends of the spine.

    Book ID: 22183
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  • Harbaugh, Karen.
    NIGHT FIRES.

    Edition: Book club edition: the first hardcover printing.

    New York: Dell, (2003.) dj. Hardcover - Historical romance - a love story between a French vampire and an English spy in 1793, the turbulent years of the French Revolution. 356 pp.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 33790
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  • Lee,Tanith.
    THE GODS ARE THIRSTY:

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Woodstock, New York: Overlook Press, (1996.). First edition - A novel of the French Revolution, following the life of journalist, pamphleteer and patriot Camille Desmoulins through those turbulent days., until he was silenced by the guillotine during the Terror at age 28, 514 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 37885
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  • Lindop, Audrey Erskine.
    THE WAY TO THE LANTERN.

    Edition: BOMC edition.

    New York: Doubleday, 1961. dj. Hardcover - A novel of the French Revolution.

    Condition: Near fine in a good dust jacket (some edgewear and several short tears to dj, bookplate)

    Book ID: 21232
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  • MUTE WITNESS. by O'Brien, Charles.
    O'Brien, Charles.
    MUTE WITNESS.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The author's first book, an unusual mystery set in Paris just prior to the French Revolution and depicting not only the social tensions of the time, and the glitter of the theater, but also the new signing for the deaf techniques of Abbe L'Epee. Finalist for the Agatha Award. SIGNED on the title page. Maps. Author's note. 325 pp. ISBN: 1-890208620.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 62118
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  • MUTE WITNESS. by O'Brien, Charles.
    O'Brien, Charles.
    MUTE WITNESS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first book, an unusual mystery set in Paris just prior to the French Revolution and depicting not only the social tensions of the time, and the glitter of the theater, but also the new signing for the deaf techniques of Abbe L'Epee. Finalist for the Agatha Award. SIGNED on the title page. Maps. Author's note. 325 pp. ISBN: 1-890208620.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 82440
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  • MUTE WITNESS. by O'Brien, Charles.
    O'Brien, Charles.
    MUTE WITNESS.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, (2001.). SIGNED first edition - The author's first book, an unusual mystery set in Paris just prior to the French Revolution and depicting not only the social tensions of the time, and the glitter of the theater, but also the new signing for the deaf techniques of Abbe L'Epee. Finalist for the Agatha Award. SIGNED on the title page. Maps. Author's note. 325 pp.

    Condition: Fine in printed yellow wrappers with spiral binding. Uncommon advance copy.

    Book ID: 82441
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  • THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL. by Orczy, Baroness (1865-1947)
    Orczy, Baroness (1865-1947)
    THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL.

    Edition: Reprint.

    Pleasantville, New York: Impress Mystery, (2007.). Hardcover - Classic novel of espionage, bravery and romance set in 1792 during the French Revolution and originally published in 1905. A title in the Best Mysteries of All Time series. 277 pp. Brochure laid in.

    Condition: Fine in red boards with silver lettering on spine and front cover.

    Book ID: 79722
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  • THE ONE THING MORE. by Perry, Anne.
    Perry, Anne.
    THE ONE THING MORE.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Headline (Hodder), (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical novel set in 1793 against the background of the French Revolution. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-747275971.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81202
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  • CITY OF DARKNESS, CITY OF LIGHT. by Piercy, Marge.
    Piercy, Marge.
    CITY OF DARKNESS, CITY OF LIGHT.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Fawcett Columbine, (1996). First edition - Historical novel set during the French Revolution, which focuses on the role women played. - "Claire Lacombe escapes the grinding poverty of her youth by becoming an actress in a traveling troupe. Beautiful and filled with the determination that can be forged by enduring hardship, she becomes an inspiring symbol as she dares to participate in pivotal events. Manon Philipon, a jeweler's daughter, idolizes Rousseau and the life of the mind. Marrying an austere government bureaucrat, she learns that she has an innate grasp of politics. Pauline Leon, the owner of a chocolate shop, is galvanized when she witnesses the executions of poor people rioting for bread." (Publishers Weekly), 468 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (some toning to the pages)

    Book ID: 85135
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  • THE NUPTIALS OF CORBAL. by Sabatini, Rafael.
    Sabatini, Rafael.
    THE NUPTIALS OF CORBAL.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1927. Hardcover first edition - Novel set during the French Revolution. Illustrated with five colored plates, including one folded double page one, by Harold Brett. and tailpieces at the end of each chapter. Basis for the 1936 film 'The Marriage of Corbal.' Illustrated endpapers. 194 pp.

    Condition: Good in blue cloth with red lettering, lacking the dust jacket (contents very good, some soiling to the covers.)

    Book ID: 48958
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  • ANNETTE VALLON: A Novel of the French Revolution. by Tipton, James.
    Tipton, James.
    ANNETTE VALLON: A Novel of the French Revolution.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Harper Collins, (2007.). SIGNED first edition - The author's first novel, the epic story of a courageous and independent, but now almost forgotten woman - born into a world of wealth in the French aristocracy, but shaped by the novels of Rousseau, she refuses to be married unless it is for passion - but she finds love with the English poet William Wordsworth. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 483 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 39138
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  • Yerby, Frank.
    THE DEVIL'S LAUGHTER.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Dial Press, (1953.) dj. Hardcover - Early printing of this romantic novel set during the French Revolution. 318 pp

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 38328
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