Search Results: Authors starting with R from Anglophile Books

New York: Saturday Review Press. Very Good with no dust wrapper. 1970. Hardcover; Book Club Edition. 559 pages; Black cloth boards lightly rubbed, text block edges lightly yellowed, top corner of front free endpaper clipped; no dust wrapper. ; Originally published in Britain in 1949. After WWII an elderly man and his adopted daughter arrive at an old, restored, London home. The story of the retired publisher's life begins in late Victorian England.. Catalogs: Fiction.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 1987. First British Edition. Hardcover. 375 pages. Spine head and tail bumped, front board slightly flared, pages yellowed, erased pencil marks on front free endpaper. White dust wrapper not price cut, spine sunned, light edgewear. ; <B>Poppy is one of the last of the Victorians, born in 1895. Her parents were culturally and socially worlds apart. Her mother, a woman with no fortune, meets her father, an East-End boxer in a London she never knew existed until one fateful evening. Part one of a six part series. </B>; .

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 1988. First British Edition. Hardcover. 309 pages. Spine head lightly bumped, front board very slightly flared, pages yellowed, erased pencil marks on front free endpaper. Dust wrapper not price cut, spine sunned, light edgewear. ; <B>Poppy is 16 in 1911 and is attending suffragette meetings in London. Life is exciting with wonderful possibilities. The outbreak of the Great War in 1914 changes everything and adds a new kind of excitement and freedom as Poppy becomes an ambulance driver. Part two of a six part series. </B> .

Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers. Very Good. c1968,1990. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. Light edgewear and cover creases, no spine creases, page edges yellowed (seen before in this edition).; <b>The village of Fairacre has a festival to help pay for the damage done to the roof of St. Patrick's church by an October storm.</b> .

NY: Random House. Near Fine. 1992. Softcover; Trade PB. 511 pages.

Bath, UK: Palazzo Editions. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. c1935, 2008. Second Printing. Hardcover. 160 pages. A new book received with light colour loss to tiny areas on board edges and very faint edgewear to dust wrapper.; <b>Illustrated with wonderful period black & wwhite photographs and delightful drawings by Anna K. Zinkeisen. Originally published in England in 1935, this 'gently satirical handbook to being the right sort of girl effortlessly guides readers through the troublesome twists and turns of the social whirl. Monica Redlich dispenses advice for every possible encounter; from how to combine kindness with absolute honesty when reassuring friends (They always say a big nose is a sign of character) and what to say when caught in an awkward situation (I am just trying to get some dust out of poor Freddie's eye) to the perfect reply on receiving congratulations upon your engagement (Thank you, Angela darling. I only wish we could manage… Read More

New York: Crown. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1995. Hardcover. Spot on top of text block edge (Coffee? ) ; dust wrapper has light edgewear and scoring. Book has 1st American edition stated but no price on dust wrapper, indicating a probable book club edition. ; <B>A Chief Inspector Wexford mystery.</B> .

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good+ in Very Good dust wrapper. 1955. First US Edition. Hardcover. Drawings; 368 pages; Spine top corners bumped, bottom edges of boards lightly worn, previous owner bookplate on front decorated pastedown; dust wrapper edgeworn and slightly chipped at extremities. ; Great emphasis on houses and castles in the National Trust. . Catalogs: Travel. Keywords: England, Great Britain.

NY: Bantam Books. Fine in Fine dust wrapper. 1999. First US Edition. Hardcover. 323 pages. A lovely book. ; <B>Publisher's letter laid in. </B> .

New York: Viking. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1999. First US Edition. Hardcover. 386 pages. Spine ends slightly bumped with a light vertical spine crease that does not damage binding. Dust wrapper, not price cut, is very lightly edgeworn and rubbed. ; <B>'In 1556, the jealous Queen Catherine de Medici, whose husband Henri II is having an intrigue with Diane de Poitiers, turns to Nostradamus, the court astrologer for help. He introduces her to a magic box in which the head of an ancient magician called Menander the Undying will grant all her wishes in return for her soul. The box falls into the hands of a young woman named Sibille who foils its power when she refuses to wish for anything.'</B> .

NY: Viking. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1996. Second Printing. Hardcover. <b>In this tale of Tudor England, 'King Henry VIII arranges to marry his sister to the aging king of France to put an English heir on the French throne. Painter Susanna Dallet catches Henry's eye, and soon Susanna is unknowingly carrying with her the key to a secret that will embroil her in the French court's diabolical plots.'</b>; Top board edges faintly sunned. A very nice copy in an unclipped dust wrapper. .

NY: Harper Collins. Very Good+. 1998. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover; Trade PB. 436 pages. Faint edgewear, page edges pale yellow.; Uncorrected proofs in wraps. This "meticulously researched novel is a sequel to his best-selling Nimitz Class. In his new high-tech thriller, the good guys, once again, are the gallant men of the U.S. Navy--specifically, the submarine service. The plot concerns 10 formidable Soviet-built Kilo Class patrol submarines, which can run submerged at speeds up to 17 knots without being detected, travel 6,000 miles before refueling, and fire nuclear-tipped torpedoes. An insolvent Russian military has agreed to sell them to China. With the subs, China could control the Taiwan Strait, blocking Western trade routes. The Chinese could then attack and conquer Taiwan. The U.S. Navy must stop delivery of the subs without starting World War III. Robinson again uses a large cast of characters in a global setting." .

New York: Knopf. Very Good. 1983. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. ISBN: 0394524322. 318 pages; Creases on spine and front cover, previous owner's embossed stamp on half title page; The five marriages discussed are of Catherine Hogarth and Charles Dickens, John Ruskin and Effie Gray, Jane Welsh and Thomas Carlyle, Harriet Taylor and John Stuart Mill, and George Eliot and George Henry Lewes. . Catalogs: Biography. Keywords: Dickens, Charles, Catherine Hogarth, Ruskin, John, Effie, Carlyle, Jane Welsh, George Eliot, Women.

NY: Penguin. Very Good. c1997, 1998. First Paperback Edition. Softcover; Mass Market PB. No spine creases but book curved/bent as if stored for a long time in a box that was too full (?), covers have light edgewear; interior pages clean, none loose.; <b> The fourth and, unfortunately, final mystery in the Regency Julian Kestrel series, is set in early 19th century Northern Italy. Highly recommended, there are only four mysteries in this enjoyable series as the author passed away in 1998.</b> Image is actual copy on offer. .

NY: Penguin. Very Good-. c1995, 1996. Softcover; Mass Market PB. 382 pages. Spine lightly creased, covers edgeworn, laminate beginning to lift at edges, pages pale yellow but clean, none loose.; <b>The third mystery in this enjoyable series set in Regency England. Unfortunately the author died quite young and there are only four books featuring the 'dandyish man-about-town' amateur sleuth Julian Kestrel.</b> .

NY: Penguin. Very Good-. c1993, 1994. Softcover; Mass Market PB. 337 pages. Light spine and cover creases, light edgewear, front free endpaper removed, a few page corners creased; interior pages clean, none loose.; <b> Our introduction to the unflappable Julian Kestrel, 'the very model of a proper Beau Brummel-except for his unusual willingness to plunge headlong into murder investigations. And an investigation's hard to avoid when, during an elegant weekend at a friend's country estate, a beautiful young murder victim turns up in his bed. With the help of his Cockney manservant, Dipper, Kestrel sets out to find the killer'. Highly recommended, unfortunately there are only four mysteries in this series as the author passed away in 1998. .

New York: Mason Charter. Very Good+ in Very Good dust wrapper. 1977. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0884054934. 302 pages; Spine ends and bottom front corner lightly bumped. Dust wrapper, not price clipped, lightly rubbed and edgeworn, interior white flaps have yellowed edges. ; A comprehensive biography of the younger brother of Napoleon. . Catalogs: Biography. Keywords: Spain, Sicily, Monarchy, Napoleon, European History.

NY: Pocketbooks. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1990. First US Edition. Hardcover. 395 pages. Previous owner signature on front endpaper. Dark dust wrapper slightly rubbed. A very nice copy. .

NY: Crown Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper 2000. First US Edition. Hardcover. 598 pages; Spine ends and two corners very lightly bumped, a bit of wear to board edges. Pages clean and bright, no binding problems. Unclipped dust wrapper lightly edgeworn and creased, one tiny closed tear. A nice copy.; <B>An engrossing novel of several families spanning the 900 year history of the New Forest in southern England. Our favourite title by this author; recommended.</b> .

New York: Crown Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 1987. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 897 pages. Covers have light discoloration and one small soil spot. Page edges have faint soil and a few corners are bent; interior pages clean and bright. Spine foot bent, a faint crease to spine that does not damage binding. White dust wrapper, price clipped, has yellowed a bit. Edges are lightly worn with a few creases and one tiny closed tear.; <B>From pre-historic beginnings almost 10, 000 years ago to 1985, this epic tells the story of five families who lived in and around what we call the Salisbury Plain. Recommended.</B> .