Search Results: Historical Novel from TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS

LONDON: PENGUIN. Classic novel first published in 1876. First printing of this edition. Slight wear on cover edges. Lightly tanned pages. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. . Very Good. Paperback. First Thus. 1994.

LONDON: RAVEN BOOKS. Historical novel. First printing. Ten years after the battle of Camlann in which King Arthur died, can the remanants of Arthur's warriors aid the despairing hermit Budoc to keep Arthur's dream of Albion alive? Surface wear and creasing on covers(not too severe). Peeling on cover turning points. Clean pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Location: NR2/O . Good. Paperback. First Paperback Edition. 1997.

LONDON: PENGUIN. Classic novel first published in 1903. First printing of this edition. Slight wear on cover edges. Lightly tanned pages. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. . Very Good. Paperback. First Thus. 1994.

LONDON: THE BOOK CLUB. Undated. Date given is approximate. Novel set in Texas in the Reconstruction period following the American Civil War. Hardcover with dust jacket. Surface wear on dust jacket edges. Small splits on corner edges of DJ. A tear on the DJ spine has been repaired with clear tape(now yellowing from age). Red boards. Slight foxing on page edges. Pages are lightly tanned. Creasing/pinch marks in the centre of several pages. Otherwise clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Small folds on the corner edges of several pages. A special edition for The Book Club, 11 Charing Crosss Road. Location: HP1 . Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 1950.

LONDON: FONTANA. HISTORICAL NOVEL SET IN THE LATE 18TH CENTURY. SEVENTH BOOK OF THE POLDARK SERIES. FRONT COVER DEPICTS RALPH BATES AS GEORGE WARLEGGAN FROM THE BBC ADAPTION OF THE POLDARK SERIES. SLIGHT WEAR ON COVER EDGES. RESIDUE OF PRICE LABEL ON FRONT COVER. TANNING ON PAGE EDGES. CLEAN CONDITION. NO INSCRIPTIONS. ROBUST COPY. . Good. Mass Market Paperback. First Paperback Edition. 1978.

LONDON: ORION. 3rd printing. Paperback. The second novel in the author's trilogy about King Arthur. Follows 'The Seeing Stone'. Slight wear on cover edges. Slight residue of a price label on the front cover. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Location: HS2/O . Very Good. Paperback. First Paperback Edition. 2002.

LONDON: HODDER & STOUGHTON. Slight wear on Jacket edges. A small tear on the top edge of the dust jacket edge and a small fold over tear on the DJ spine top edge. Large tear on the bottom edge of the dust jacket and DJ spine. Historical adventure novel set in the tenth century. Rumon descendant of Charlemagne and King Alfred was a searcher. He had visions of the Isles of the Blessed, perhaps King Arthur's Avalon. Rumon came from Provence to visit the court of his cousin King Edgar and there would begin a quest that would last his whole life. Along the way he would meet Merewyn, a lonely girl descended from King Arthur. Their relationship would take them from Europe to America. Location: PAR14 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1966.

LONDON: PAN BOOKS. Illustrated cover depicts Charlton Heston as Ben Hur plus a scene from the Chariot Race. Book has interior black and white pictures from the film. Splitting and wear on exterior spine. Small piece missing from bottom edge of front cover. Securely bound. Tanned, clean pages. No inscriptions. Location: LD1 . Good. Mass Market Paperback. REPRINT. 1959.

LONDON: WORDSWORTH EDITIONS. Classic novel. A binding error means that the covers of this book do not reach the bottom of the book's pages. The bottom 1cm of book paper is exposed beneath the bottom of the covers. Covers are securely attached. Slight wear on cover edges. Slight peeling on cover turning points. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Location: LD1 . Good. Mass Market Paperback. REPRINT. 1996.

LONDON: HARPER COLLINS. First printing. Historical novel set in Britain in the early part of the 19th century. Captain Buck Flashman(father of the 'hero' of 'The Flashman Papers') witnesses a fight featuring the black american boxer Tom Molineaux. Flashman believes he can use the gifted boxer to raise his own position in society and the sporting world. Molineaux's dream is to face the English champion Tom Cribb. Slight wear on dust jacket edges. DJ has not been price clipped. Two pen strokes on the top front edge of the Dust jacket(above the letter 'B' in the title). Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Location: PB4/T . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1997.

LONDON: HARPERCOLLINS. Hard cover with illustrated dust jacket. Slight wear/creasing on dust jacket edges. A small tear on the bottom edge of the back of the DJ. Not priced clipped. Blue boards. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Historical adventure novel. Book three in a sequence about the life of Genghis Kahn. . Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing. 2008.

LONDON: HARPERCOLLINS. Presumed first printing. No printing number on the copyright page. Hard cover with illustrated dust jacket. Slight wear/creasing on dust jacket edges. Not priced clipped. Blue boards. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Historical adventure novel. Book three in a sequence about the life of Genghis Kahn. Location: LWT6 . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 2008.

LONDON: THE BODLEY HEAD. Hard cover with illustrated dust jacket. Creasing on DJ edges. Small crease/scar marks on front of DJ, above author's name. Slight browning on DJ flaps. Not price clipped. NB: moderate slant to board spine. Blue boards with gilt titles on board spine. Pages are slightly foxed. Overall clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Historical adventure novel. Location: JG10 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 1983.

LONDON: CHANCELLOR PRESS. Hard cover. Not dated. Date given is approximate. Illustrated boards with matching dust jacket. Slight wear/creasing on DJ edges. Flat creasing on front flap. No printed price on DJ. Not price clipped. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. School Presentation bookplate with previous owner name on front free endpaper. Slight marking on page edges. Omnibus collecing three of the author's historical novels: 'Warrior Scarlet, The Mark of the Horse Lord, Knight's Fee. Black and white illustrations. Location: STC73 . Very Good. Hardcover. REPRINT. 1991.

U.K: FLAMINGO. Paperback. Novel. The story of two young Englishmen on a journey of exploration into the heart of the Ottoman Empire in 1850. The leader of the expedition is Captain Vinegar whose despatches and journals determine the temper and direction of the journey, and whose mysterious commision becomes its ultimate object. Slight marking on tips of some pages. Slight wear on cover edges. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Location: STC11 . Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. First Flamingo Edition. 1990.

LONDON: HEINEMANN. First printing. Hard cover with illustrated dust jacket. Protective clear plastic cover over DJ. DJ has not been price clipped. Slight creasing on top edge of DJ front flap. Green boards with gilt titles. Slight soiling on top edge of book. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Second novel in a King Arthur trilogy(set in the 5th Century), telling the story of the childhood and unruly youth of Arturo(Arthur). Sequel to 'The Crimson Chalice'. Location: STC1 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1977.

LONDON: DOUBLEDAY. Trade paperback(large format). First printing. Slight wear/creasing on cover edges. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Has been slightly squashed and has become warped. Historical novel set against the background of the seventh and last crusade in the latter half of the 13th century. Location: A6 . Good. Paperback. First Paperback Edition. 2004.

U.K: FOntana Books. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. WORN AND CREASED COVERS AND SPINE. SMALL SPLIT ON BACK EXTERIOR SPINE EDGE. SLIGHT STAINING ON REVERSE OF FRONT COVER. OVERALL THE BOOK IS IN ROBUST CONDITION AND PAGES ARE CLEAN. Tanned pages. Slight foxing on page edges and inside of covers. Location: G6/O Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Good. Mass Market Paperback. FIRST FONTANA.. 1975.

LONDON: FUTURA. Mass market paperback. Historical adventure novel. First novel in the Blakeney Papers sequence, featuring Marguerite, Lady Blakeney(wife of the Scarlet Pimpernel). Remainder mark on top edge of the book's pages. Some soiling on back cover. Slight light fading on page edges. Clean pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. . Very Good. Paperback. First Paperback Edition. 1985.

LONDON: PENGUIN. Paperback. Classic novel first published in 1849-1850. First printing of this edition. Slight wear on cover edges. Lightly tanned pages. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Location: HP1 . Very Good. Paperback. First Thus. 1994.