Dissolution Dark Fire by Sansom C J (6 results)

8vo. Dos a dos publisher's proof copy. Paperback original. Slight staining to the inside cover and first few pages of Dissolution. Signed in black ink on the title pages. Near fine. Sent to booksellers in the UK to promote Dissolution appearing in paperback on 6th August and the publication in hardback of Dark Fire on (appropriately) 5th November 2004. Very uncommon.

first edition proof copy [2 proofs bound back-to-back as 1] 499/498pp NF (in glossy wrappers,v.sl.soiled) proof copies of the first two books in the shardlake series bound by the publishers as a single volume.

8vo. 7 volumes, set. First editions, first impressions. Original hardcovers. Volumes 5, 6 & 7 have silk marker ribbons. Volumes 2, 3, 4, 6 & 7 are signed. Volume 1 has some light discolouration to the edges of the text block. The top edge of the unclipped jacket is slightly discoloured on the verso. The jackets of volumes 4-7 are slightly rubbed at the corner tips and spine ends. Near fine in near fine d/ws. The deservedly successful series of novels featuring the Tudor lawyer Matthew Shardlake getting to grips with murder and political intrigue. The author's keen interest in the law and historical research combines with a flair for characterisation and knotty plotting. A period of war, religious upheaval and social unrest is brought vividly to life and Shardlake is an eminently sympathetic guide to his times. Highly recommended.

8vo. 7 volumes, set. First editions, first impressions. Original hardcovers. Volumes 5, 6 & 7 have silk marker ribbons. Contents clean. Unclipped d/ws are a little rubbed. Three have nicks to the top edge and Sovereign has very small patches to the front and back panels where stickers must have been removed. Near fine in very good d/ws. The deservedly successful series of novels featuring the Tudor lawyer Matthew Shardlake getting to grips with murder and political intrigue. The author's keen interest in the law and historical research combines with a flair for characterisation and knotty plotting. A period of war, religious upheaval and social unrest is brought vividly to life and Shardlake is an eminently sympathetic guide to his times. Highly recommended.

8vo. 9 volumes, set. First editions, first impressions. All signed. 1. is the US first edition (Viking). Original hardcovers. Volumes 5, 6 & 7 and Dominion have silk marker ribbons. Each volume is signed 'C. J. Sansom' on the title page except for Lamentation and Tombland which are limited editions and are signed on the limitation pages. Dark Fire has a very small dent to the top of the back joint affecting the jacket and the binding. Sovereign is a little rubbed along the top edge and at the corner tips. Most volumes are fine in fine d/ws. All nine of the author's novels including the deservedly successful series featuring the Tudor lawyer Matthew Shardlake getting to grips with murder and political intrigue. The author's keen interest in the law and historical research combines with a flair for characterisation and knotty plotting. A period of war, religious upheaval and social unrest is brought vividly to life and Shardlake is an eminently sympathetic guide to his times.

A set of first edition, first printings, published by Macmillan between 2003-18. All in near fine dust wrappers - none are price clipped. Some rubbing to the edges of some volumes. 'Dissolution' still retains the wrap-around band. A gripping historical mystery collection set in Tudor England, following lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake. The series blends historical events with intricate mysteries, beginning during the reign of Henry VIII and continuing into the turbulent times of his successors. Shardlake, a hunchbacked lawyer with a keen intellect and strong moral compass, navigates the political intrigues, religious upheavals, and social complexities of 16th-Century England. In each novel, he investigates perplexing cases involving murder, treason, and corruption, often finding himself entangled in the dangerous power struggles of the era. Sansom's meticulous research brings the Tudor period to life, from the grandeur of court life to the gritty realities of London streets.