- Keyword = middle ages
-
CRISPIN: THE CROSS OF LEAD.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Hyperion, (2002.) dj. Hardcover - Newbery Award-winning novel, the first book in a planned trilogy set in medieval England, and an exploration of the themes of war, religion, and family as he chronicles the adventures of Crispin and Bear. 262 pp. ISBN: 0-786808284.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (Newbery medallion on dj.)
Book ID: 42290More details Price: $15.00 -
CRISPIN: THE CROSS OF LEAD.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Hyperion, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Newbery Award-winning novel, the first book in a planned trilogy set in medieval England, and an exploration of the themes of war, religion, and family as he chronicles the adventures of Crispin and Bear. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 262 pp. ISBN: 0-786808284.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 48480More details Price: $30.00 -
A TOURNAMENT OF MURDERS: The Franklin's Tale of Mystery and Murder as He Goes on Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - Story set in 1356 with the victory of the Black Prince at Poitiers. The third book in a series using characters from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. 249 pp. ISBN: 0-312170483.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 82680More details Price: $18.50 -
AN ANCIENT EVIL: The Knight's Tale of Mystery and Murder As He Goes on Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical mystery which takes place in 14th century Oxford, with its roots going back 200 years to a legend of a "sinister cult in the wilds of Oxfordshire." The first book in a series using characters from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. 248 pp. ISBN: 0-31211740X.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 82679More details Price: $18.50 -
A VEIN OF DECEIT.
Edition: First printing.
London: Sphere, (2009.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The Fifteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew, set at Michaelhouse at the University of Cambridge in 1357 - a darker series of medieval mysteries than those of Ellis Peters. Map, historical note. 458 pp. ISBN: 9781847441102.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 71803More details Price: $18.50 -
MYSTERY IN THE MINSTER.
Edition: First printing.
London: Sphere, (2011.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The Seventeenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew, set at Michaelhouse at the University of Cambridge in 1358 - a darker series of medieval mysteries than those of Ellis Peters. Historical note. 389 pp. ISBN: 9781847442970.
Condition: Very good in near fine dust jacket (spine slant).
Book ID: 59386More details Price: $17.50 -
THE MARK OF A MURDERER.
Edition: First printing.
London: Time Warner, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The Eleventh Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew, set at Michaelhouse at the University of Cambridge in 1355 - a darker series of medieval mysteries than those of Ellis Peters. Historical note. 469 pp. ISBN: 0-316-726400.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 51262More details Price: $17.50 -
THE HAND OF JUSTICE.
Edition: First printing.
London: Little Brown, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The Tenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew, set at Michaelhouse at the University of Cambridge in 1355 - a darker series of medieval mysteries than those of Ellis Peters. ISBN: 0-316-861855.
Condition: Good in a near fine dust jacket (some spine slant).
Book ID: 50039More details Price: $15.00 -
THE TARNISHED CHALICE.
Edition: First printing.
London: Time Warner, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The Twelfth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew, set at Lincoln in the winter of 1356 - a darker series of medieval mysteries than those of Ellis Peters. 503 pp. ISBN: 0-316-726419.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 50040More details Price: $15.00 -
TO KILL OR CURE.
Edition: First printing.
London: Sphere, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The Thirteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew, set at Michaelhouse at the University of Cambridge in 1357 - a darker series of medieval mysteries than those of Ellis Peters. Historical note. 436 pp. ISBN: 0-316-726419.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 50041More details Price: $17.50 -
JERUSALEM.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Forge / TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in AD 1187, this is a novel about the last years of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. 319 pp. ISBN: 0-312859562.
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 74364More details Price: $18.50 -
THE LORDS OF VAUMARTIN.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical novel set in 14th Century France. SIGNED on the title page. Map endpapers. 344 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Kinuko Y. Craft. ISBN: 0-395-488281.
Condition: Near fine in a very near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 52752More details Price: $40.00 -
THE TEMPLE AND THE STONE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Warner, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel about the Knights Templar, a combination of "history, magic and mysticism" set at the end of the 13th century. Brief bibliography. 456 pp. ISBN: 0-446-522600.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (usual toning to the pages.)
Book ID: 56332More details Price: $16.50 -
THE DEVIL'S DOOR
Edition: First printing.
New York: Tom Doherty Associates (TOR/ Forge), 1994. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second in the highly praised series of mysteries set in 12th century France, and featuring Catherine LeVendeur, an inquisitive young nun. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication . 384 pp. ISBN: 0-312-85420x.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 63162More details Price: $35.00 -
DEATH COMES AS AN EPIPHANY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Forge/TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1993.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, and the first in the highly praised series of mysteries set in 12th century France; introduces young novice-scholar, Catherine LeVendeur, at the convent of the Paraclete. SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Macavity Award for the best first novel, and shortlisted for the Agatha and Anthony awards. 319 pp. ISBN: 0-312-854196.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 63164More details Price: $35.00 -
THE DIFFICULT SAINT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Catherine LeVendeur mystery set in medieval Europe. SIGNED on the title page. Author's afterword. 352 pp. ISBN: 0-312-869665.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 65988More details Price: $30.00 -
THE DEVIL'S DOOR
Edition: First printing.
New York: Tom Doherty Associates (TOR/ Forge), 1994. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second in the highly praised series of mysteries set in 12th century France, and featuring Catherine LeVendeur, an inquisitive young nun. SIGNED by author on title page. 384 pp. ISBN: 0-312-85420x.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 9320More details Price: $30.00 -
DEATH COMES AS AN EPIPHANY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Forge/TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1993.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, and the first in the highly praised series of mysteries set in 12th century France; introduces young novice-scholar, Catherine LeVendeur, at the convent of the Paraclete. Winner of the Macavity Award for the best first novel, and shortlisted for the Agatha and Anthony awards. SIGNED on the title page. 319 pp. ISBN: 0-312-854196.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (inked circles on rear endpaper.)
Book ID: 55828More details Price: $30.00 -
THE DIFFICULT SAINT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Catherine LeVendeur mystery set in medieval Europe. SIGNED on the title page. Author's afterword. 352 pp. ISBN: 0-312-869665.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (slit along fold of rear flap of dj.)
Book ID: 55827More details Price: $27.50 -
STRONG AS DEATH
Edition: First printing.
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth Catherine LeVendeur mystery set in medieval Europe, where Catherine and her husband Edgar set out on the pilgrimage to Compostela. SIGNED on title page. 381 pp plus afterword. ISBN: 0-312-861796.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 9324More details Price: $31.50 -
THE DEVIL'S DOOR.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Tom Doherty Associates (TOR/ Forge), 1994. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second in the highly praised series of mysteries set in 12th century France, and featuring Catherine LeVendeur, an inquisitive young nun. SIGNED by author on title page. 384 pp. ISBN: 0-312-85420x.
Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket (a new, unread copy but with rem line on bottom edge.)
Book ID: 9321More details Price: $25.00 -
STRONG AS DEATH
Edition: First printing.
New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 1996. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth Catherine LeVendeur mystery set in medieval Europe, where Catherine and her husband Edgar set out on the pilgrimage to Compostela. INSCRIBED on the title page: "For Jan." 381 pp plus afterword. ISBN: 0-312-861796.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 8300More details Price: $30.00 -
FALLS THE SHADOW.
Edition: Trade paperback.
New York: Ballantine, (1989.). A sweeping epic set in 13th century England, and featuring Simon de Montfort, the 'champion of the common people,' and Henry III. Author's note. 580 pp. ISBN: 0-345-360338.
Condition: Fair condition only in illustrated wrappers (tape repair to back cover.)
Book ID: 48066More details Price: $8.50 -
HERE BE DRAGONS.
Edition: Trade paperback.
New York: Ballantine, (1993.). A sweeping epic set in 13th century Wales - the first in her trilogy. Author's note. 704 pp. ISBN: 0-345-382846.
Condition: Good only in illustrated wrappers (curling to corners, peeled spot where bookplate removed.)
Book ID: 42272More details Price: $9.00 -
THE GREENLANDERS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. SIGNED first edition - SIGNED on the title page. Her fifth book, an epic historical novel set in 14th century Greenland, in Europe's farthest outpost, settled by the Norwegians 500 years earlier. 558 pp,
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 82876More details Price: $30.00 -
THE GREENLANDERS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the title page. Her fifth book, an epic historical novel set in 14th century Greenland, in Europe's farthest outpost, settled by the Norwegians 500 years earlier. 558 pages, map endpapers. ISBN: 0-394-551206.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 82877More details Price: $40.00 -
ICELANDIC SAGAS, EDDAS, AND ART: Treasures Illustrating the Greatest Mediaeval Literary Heritage of Northern Europe.
Edition: First printing.
Reykjavik: 1982. First edition - A collection of scholarly essays by Jonas Kristjansson, Bjorn Bjornsson, Sigurour Lindal, Olafur Halldorsson, and Finnbogi Gudmundsson, published in conjunction with the first exhibition of Icelandic manuscripts outside that country. Illustrated with photographs of manuscript illuminations and pages of early Icelandic printed books. 84 pp
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 55319More details Price: $20.00 -
THE WAY HOME.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Crown, (1982.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second novel for young adults by this poet and award-winning writer, set in England at the time of the great plague. Wraparound dust jacket by Ruth Sanderson. 116 pp. ISBN: 0-517-544261.
Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 47458More details Price: $15.00 -
AN ODOR OF SANCTITY: A Novel of Medieval Moorish Spain.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Dial Press, (1965.) dj. Hardcover - Massive historical novel set in Spain when the Iberian peninsula was full of warring peoples and religions. African American novelist Yerby lived in Spain at the time he wrote this. 563 pp.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket. (light edgewear to dj.)
Book ID: 38332More details Price: $20.00
