Historical
Empire of the Sun
London: Victor Gollancz LTD, 1984. First printing. Hardcover. 278 pp. Price of £8.95 on front flap of jacket. In the first state dust jacket (FIRSTS, October 2010, 30). A sharp copy of Ballard's harrowing novel based on his experiences growing up during the Japanese occupation of China in the second... More
Little Big Man
New York: Dial Press, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 440 pp. Price of $5.95 on front flap of jacket. A nice copy of Berger's magnum opus. A Very near Fine book in a Very Good+ dust jacket with moderate fading to the spine panel and a few hints of rubbing and edge wear. More
Freedom & Necessity
New York: TOR, 1997. First printing. Hardcover. 443 pp. Price of $25.95 on front flap of dust jacket. More
The Mutual Friend
New York: Harper & Row, 1978. First printing. Hardcover. 222 pp. Price of $8.95 on front flap of jacket. A novel portraying Dickens near the end of his life. Small rather faint stray mark on front panel. More
Jelly Roll Morton's Last Night at the Jungle Inn; An Imaginary Memoir
New York: Marion Boyars (1984), 1984. First printing. Hardcover. 153 pp. Price of $12.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Lacks the endpapers. Includes several black and white photographs from Morton's life. A Very Good book with no detectable flaw other than the absence of the endpapers (no... More
Akhnaton; A Play in Three Acts
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company (1973), 1973. First printing. Hardcover. 157 pp. Price of $6.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Ahearn APG 139b. Henderson 205. A Near Fine book with a small abrasion from the removal of a label on the free front endpaper in a.... More
1356; A Novel
New York: Harper, 2013. First printing. Hardcover. 417 pp. Price of $28.99 on front flap of dust jacket. Review copy with publicity material laid in. More
The Archer's Tale
New York: HarperCollins (2001), 2001. First American edition. Hardcover. 384 pp. Tan paper-covered boards quarter bound in textured brown cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $26.00 on front flap. First printing of the first American edition. A sharp copy of the first book in Cornwell's popular Grail... More
Battle Flag; The Starbuck Chronicles Volume Three
New York: Harpercollins, 1995. First printing. Hardcover. 356 pp. Price of $20.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Small remainder mark to top textblock, else very near Fine in a Fine dust jacket. More
Copperhead; The Starbuck Chronicles Volume Two
New York: HarperCollins Publishers [1994], 1994. First printing. Hardcover. 375 pp. Price of $15.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. A Very Good book with a remainder mark on the bottom of the textblock with a small sticker ghost on the free front endpaper in a Very Good... More
The Fort; A Novel of the Revolutionary War
New York: Harper, 2010. First printing. Hardcover. 468 pp. Price of $25.99 on front flap of dust jacket. Remainder dot on bottom textblock, else very near Fine in a Fine dust jacket. More
Sharpe's Battle; Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Fuentes De Onoro, May 1811
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995. First printing. Hardcover. 304 pp. Price of $20.00 on front flap of jacket. Signed by author on the title page. A few flecks of discoloration to textblock and free rear endpaper, common with this title. More
Sharpe's Devil; Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-1821
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. First printing. Hardcover. 280 pp. Red paper covered boards quarter bound in blue with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $20.00 on front flap of dust jacket. Name written on front pastedown (hidden by jacket flap); small closed tear on fore-edge of jacket. More
Sharpe's Eagle
New York: The Viking Press, 1981. First printing. Hardcover. 270 pp. Price of $12.95 on front flap of jacket. The author's first novel and the first book in his popular and long-running Sharpe series. A very near fine book with very slight lean; tiny chip on bottom of front panel... More
Sharpe's Eagle; Richard Sharpe and the Talavera Campaign July 1809
New York: The Viking Press (1981), 1981. First printing. Hardcover. 270 pp. Price of $12.95 on front flap of jacket. The author's first novel and the first book in his popular and long-running Sharpe series. A very near Fine book in a very near Fine dust jacket with one tiny... More
Sharpe's Enemy
London: Collins [1984], 1984. First printing. Hardcover. 351 pp. Price of £8.50 net on front flap of jacket. A nice copy of the fifth book in Cornwell's popular and long-running Sharpe series. Near Fine book with traces of age toning to the pages in a Near Fine dust jacket with... More
Sharpe's Enemy; Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812
New York: The Viking Press, 1984. First printing. Hardcover. 351 pp. Price of $16.95 on front flap of dust jacket. A very attractive copy of the fifth novel in Cornwell's long-running and extraordinarily popular Sharpe series. More
Sharpe's Fortress; Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803
London: HarperCollins Publishers (1999), 1999. First printing. Hardcover. 302 pp. Bound in red cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of £16.99 on front flap. Very slight lean, usual age toning to text block in a very near Fine dust jacket. More