The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer, First Edition (11 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Reprint; First Printing. Some cover creases and edge wear with small split to base of spine, paper edge toned. ; First printing of Pan mass market edition, 1972. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover artwork uncredited. ; 320 pages; An unwanted heir arrives at the Darracott home, with an uncouth Yorkshire accent and no idea of the role he will have to adapt to. One of Heyer's most amusing yarns. Mass Market PB.

Condition: Fair. 1959. First Edition. 313 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth. Boots library rebind with associated stickers and markings to pages and boards. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable scuffing to rear pastedown. Brown staining to pages throughout. Some creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Small splits to spine ends.

Condition: Good. 1959. First Australian Edition. 315 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Book has slight forward lean.

Condition: Fair. 1959. First Edition. 314 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Feint ink stamp to front free end-paper. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end-papers. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with tears and creasing. Rubbing, damp and dust staining to all panels.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hard to find, collectible regency romance paperback in near fine condition. Crease to spine.Crease to lower corner back cover. Some edge wear. Tanning to inside book. No writing/stamps in book Cover art bright and glossy.*We have other titles in this genre in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books sent in the same package, please contact us for more info.**.WRAPPED IN PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK.Summary - A GENTLEMAN'S REVENGE.Darracott Place is the scene of much confusion when young Hugh Darracott-the son of the family's black sheep-emerges as the heir to the family title. Summoned to meet the family, Hugh finds himself in an arranged marriage with a young woman he has never seen. In desperation, Hugh decides to "live down" to his family's espectations of his crudeness. He will show them all, including the charming, beautiful Anthea, what a lout he can be.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. One of her many historical romances renowned for their accuracy of historical detail. 314pp. Jacket design by A.E.Barbosa. Book size 205x140mm.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. 1st Edition. The jacket is shelf worn and torn in half. The boards have little edge rub. The binding is secure. Stamp on the front end page. No inscriptions or annotations. Protected in cellophane. r*12/10/2023. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, second impression. 312pp. Red publisher's cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped lettering on the spine. 8vo. Cloth looks a little dull else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. Dust wrapper a little rubbed at edges and price clipped. A regency novel from Georgette Heyer, known for the historical accuracy of her writing.

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . No Dust Jacket Published by Heinemann. Slanted and foxed. (inheritance, succession, aristocracy).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Arthur Barbosa (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear, chipping and creasing to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners rubbed, folds slightly rubbed, some slight time staining to back jacket, some slight foxing to page fore edges, red boards with impressed GH logo, not price clipped (16s), no inscriptions, internally clean square and tight, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 313pp. A witty and gripping Regency romance by one of the best known and most beloved historical novelists of all time. Miles from anywhere, Darracott Place is presided over by irascible Lord Darracott. The recent drowning of his eldest son has done nothing to improve his temper. For now he must send for the unknown offspring of the uncle whom the family are never permitted to mention. Yet none of that beleaguered family are prepared for the arrival of the weaver's brat and heir apparent. Yet again Georgette Heyer shows the qualities that made her one of the most successful and best loved romantic novelists of her age, and why her popularity endures to this day. Her books have never been out of print.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First American Edition. Some marks to cloth. Firmly bound and clean inside.