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‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph
'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail
'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer
‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive.’ George R.R. Martin
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Book Description Green Cloth Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). 1st Edition. Second novel in the series featuring Richard Sharpe's adventures in the war against Napoleon. 250pp. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight forward lean to spine, top edges dusty, some sunning to edges and Ex Libris label to pastedown, otherwise very good copy. Unclipped DJ has slight edge and surface wear, otherwise very good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 015946
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Collectable - Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. None (illustrator). First Edition. ~~Missing dust-jacket~~VG- 1st impression 1981 Collins hardback, missing dust-jacket, green boards and gilt lettering to spine. Surface wear and separation to top front corner of spine, corners a little pushed with some toning to pages, otherwise tight and unmarked. Size: 140\nx 220mm. 252 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Historical Adventure; ISBN: 0002221292. ISBN/EAN: 9780002221290. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 089669. Seller Inventory # 089669
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First Edition. Faint trace of foxing in edges and rear endpaper, tight and square. Dust jacket is fully intact, part faded at the spine and top edge of front panel, light toning on the flaps, protected in a removable clear film sleeve. Seller Inventory # 014491
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). 1st Edition. First UK edition, first printing. The first "Sharpe" book. Fine hardback in a Near Fine++ price-clipped dust jacket, now protected in a Brodart. A clean, only cosmetically worn copy. Seller Inventory # 010737
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Green hard cover with gilt titles on spine. Boards are clean and bright. Contents tight and clean with some staining to page edges. Unclipped jacket is tidy with just minor chipping to bottom edge. A tidy copy. Seller Inventory # 25405
Book Description HARDCOVER. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First Edition. We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! British first edition, first printing. Published in 1981. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is neatly price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. Pages are browning. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark. Seller Inventory # sku520009406
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine first edition, first printing, in a Near Fine unclipped DJ.book pages lightly toned, faint foxing to DJ flaps, spine ends a bit pushed.DJ sharp & bright. Seller Inventory # 007948
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Collectable - Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First Edition. Good+/VG- 1st impression 1981 Collins hardback, unclipped DJ with price £6.95 net, jacket protected in sleeve. Price at inner front flap has been crossed through. Some toning and spotting to page edges and to flaps of jacket, a little spine lean, spine ends pushed, otherwise tight and unmarked. Size: 140\nx 220mm. 252 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; Historical Adventure; ISBN: 0002221292. ISBN/EAN: 9780002221290. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 087975. Seller Inventory # 087975
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No signatures. Some foxing to page edges. Some foxing to dust-jacket. No tears to dust-jacket. Dust-jacket is not price-clipped. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 250, [2 (blank)] pages. Green boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 207 x 132mm. "The war was lost; not finished, but lost." - the opening sentence. "This, the second novel of Richard Sharpe's adventures, follows the actual events of the summer of 1810, which culminated in the appalling carnage of Almeida." - from blurb on dust-jacket flap. This is the second Sharpe novel in order of publishing, and the ninth in the chronology of the series. Seller Inventory # 22979
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. P/C DJ, CLEAN COPY!. Seller Inventory # 018073