Corners bumped, slight edge wear. A bright, attractive copy. ; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 439 pages; "Lady Harriet Presteigne had already been informed that she was expected to marry Gilly, the young Duke of Sale, her old friend and playmate. Unfortunately, the thought had never occurred to the groom-to-be until his uncle cum guardian sprang it on him. Gilly accepted with reasonable good grace the necessity of carrying on the line. He liked Harriet; he simply didn't love her-certainly not in the way he dreamed love should be. At least Harriet knew there wasn't another woman in his life. O... View More...
Spine slanted, a bit creased, reading crease, minor edge wear and chipping, some sunning. Overall, a solid copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 229 pages; "Temporarily abandoned by their scapegrace father, Prudence and Robin Lacey are forced to masquerade as the opposite sex to avoid capture by their political enemies. Prue makes a devilishly handsome young man and her brother Robin is equally beguiling as her 'sister.' "This, however, makes for some dangerous entanglements when Prue, as Mr. Merriot, falls in love with Sir Anthony, and her brother, posing as Miss Merriot, finds his heart ... View More...
Spine a bit creased, corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing, a few pages with corners creased, text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 316 pages; "Haunted by a scandalous and tragic past, Elinor Rochdale of Feldenhall knows she will never marry. Until the stagecoach bound for Billingshurst mistakenly delivers the penniless governess to the country manor of the devilishly attractive Lord Edward Carlyon, who promptly asks her to wed . . . His ne'er-do-well cousin! But when she hears the reason for the handsome Lord's sudden proposal, Elinor can hardly re... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear. An attractive copy. ; Special foreword by Christina Dodd. ; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 285 pages; "The future of a reckless, adventure-loving captain of the Dragoons appeared both humdrum and tedious in those days when Waterloo was still a recent, glorious victory and also an end to the joys of soldiering. So handsome John Staple left the army to escape boredom and was immediately plunged into more exciting hazards than he had believed could possibly exist. Not only did he find himself quickly involved in perilous activies, but he was also surrounded by a... View More...
Corners worn, minor edge wear and rubbing, some creasing to covers and spine. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid reading copy. ; Special foreword by Christina Dodd. ; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 285 pages; "The future of a reckless, adventure-loving captain of the Dragoons appeared both humdrum and tedious in those days when Waterloo was still a recent, glorious victory and also an end to the joys of soldiering. So handsome John Staple left the army to escape boredom and was immediately plunged into more exciting hazards than he had believed could possibly exist. Not onl... View More...
Spine a bit creased and slanted with the bottom 1" missing, minor edge wear and rubbing, reading crease, crease across upper right corner, single hole punched in back cover. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid reading copy. "The first death looked accidental. The second was as obvious as a murder could be. And now her fiance had narrowly escaped two potentially fatal 'accidents.' A horrified thought crept into Patricia Allison's mind - would her Jim be the third victim? "Superintendent Hannasyde thought otherwise. For no one had a better motive for murder than Mr... View More...
Panther Crime Circle (Aust) 1188, 203 pp. Spine creased, scuffed, slightly slanted, minor edge wear, scuffing and some creasing to covers, reading crease, some foxing along edges. Pages tanned but text is unaffected. A good reading copy. "The first death looked accidental. The second was as obvious as a murder could be. And now her fiance had narrowly escaped two potentially fatal 'accidents.' A horrified thought crept into Patricia Allison's mind - would her Jim be the third victim? "Superintendent Hannasyde thought otherwise. For no one had a better motive for murder than Mr. James... View More...