Modern Firsts from Gilt Edge Books

(Canadian Edition on dust jacket flap) . This novel begins in an Irish village where Esther as a young girl is kept alive, but only alive, by her parents after she became blind, deaf and dumb as the result of an accident. Here she is found by an American tourist, a lady of no great wealth but one who… Ler mais sobre este item

This excellent English author who penned The Cruel Sea, The Tribe That Lost Its Head, The Story of Ester Costello, etc. once again gives us another beautifully written novel with a tragic undercurrent. Moving expertly from Cape Town to New York, to the Barbados and back to Cape Town, Mr. Monsarrat studies the corrupting influence of wealth and fame on… Ler mais sobre este item

This is the third novel in Monsarrat's ' Signs of The Times' series. The luxury ship Good Hope, ready for her dash across the Atlantic and a Caribbean cruise is delayed by an electricians strike and the threat of a steward's walkout. Name to fep. Moisture stain to top of rear board. Bright price-clipped dust jacket..

A novel of the south from the Civil War to the present in the voice of a woman who lived through it all. Name to ffep. A clean, sharp cornered hardcover in its bright, price-intact dust jacket.

A new Courtney Novel. In this new epic of love, hatred and revenge the long and deadly enmity between Manfred De La Rey and Shasa Courtney explodes as South Africa herself is swept by the fires of racial conflict. Check mark to other titles of books by Wilbur Smith on prelim. Small remainder dot to bottom edge.… Ler mais sobre este item

An exciting novel, beautifully written. Touch Not The Cat is the contemporary thriller at its best. Previous owner's name to ffep. Price-clipped dust jacket. A sharp cornered clean book. A good read.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1981 Chaim Potok is widely known for his novels of contemporary JewishLife in America. He was trained and ordained as a Rabbi and served as a U,S, Army Chaplain in Korea. A clean, bright book.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: Doubleday, 1988. Pulitzer Prize winning author Alex Haley gives us a moving story of physical and moral courage., and an unforgettable tale of spiritual regeneration. This book will delight and inspire readers of all ages and faiths. Woodcut and jacket by David Frampton. An immaculate book in a price-intact dust jacket.It is in gift giving condition and… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1996. Mary Stewart, author of the well-known "The Merlin Trilogy" and so much more, now pens The Prince and The Pilgrim. A story of adventure, love and sorcery! The author returns to the world of King Arthur and Camelot - the magic era which she depicted in her highly acclaimed Merlin Trilogy,… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977. Author's first book. A novel about love, life and scandal in a small English town. R.F. Delderfield confronts the hypocrisy and corruption of the small English sea-side town of Sandcombe in the aftermath of the Second World War. An entertaining, light read. Scenic wrap-around price-intact dust jacket. A crease to front panel.… Ler mais sobre este item

Philadelphia & New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1971. American born author of Dear Friends and Darling Romans. Mary Chamberlin has written about the eternal delights of the Eternal city - about Americans in Rome doing what Americans do and Romans doing as Romans have done for centuries. Authors second novel. A clean, bright book in a price-intact illustrated dust… Ler mais sobre este item

Boston: Atlantic Little Brown and Company, 1942. Nina Fedorova, who wrote so beautifully of China in her Atlantic prize-winning novel "The Family" , once more selects this war scorched country as the setting. It is her second book. A lovely, bright book in a price-intact dust jacket... First Edition Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Good Plus.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Author's first novel. Fall On Your Knees takes us from haunted Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, through the battlefields of WWI to the emerging jazz scene in New York City, and into the lives of four unforgettable sisters. It is a story of inescapable family bonds, of terrible secrets, of miracles, racial strife,… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2007. The authorized novel based on Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind. Donald McCaig, award winning author of Jacob's Ladder was chosen by the Margaret Mitchell estate to write Rhett Butler's People. Rhett Butler - Renegade, Outcast, Rebel, Lover, Gambler and Southerner. The author has brought this excellent sequel to vivid and authentic life.… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Vanguard Press, 2007. Eileen Goudge has written a compelling novel about loss, loyality, love and the high price of redemption. A bright copy with the look and feel of newness. The condition of this book promises to please. Photo-illustrated price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Warner Books, 1987. Author's third book. A masterpiece of intrigue. A shattering work that explores the very limits of loyality and courage, patriotism and erotic love, it will lead you step by chilling step to a shocking and unforgettable climax. Price-intact illustrated wrap-around dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: Random House, 1990. At the heart of this fast-paced page-turner is the story of one man's struggle for redemption as the Jew he's pretended to be, as an artist, as a father struggling to regain his child, and as a lover desperately trying to lose himself in the arms of a woman who arouses him as no… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Doubleday, 1988. The grand master of the financial thriller is back with a fascinating look at the shady, heady world where Wall Street and the casinos of Las Vegas and Atlantic City collide. The story takes us from money-laundering schemes in the Cayman Islands to behind -the-scenes gambling operations. Illustrated price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1987. London. July 4 is seven days away. The political and show business celebrities of Washington and London have been invited to the American Ambassador's residence to celebrate that fateful day. A rare political thriller pitting real people with private conflicts against a far broader public crime. It's concerns mirror not only the life-throes of… Ler mais sobre este item

New York/Toronto: Doubleday, 1992. In his first novel Robert MacNeil opens the wounds of history to trace three lives caught in the whirlwind of World War I. Novel is set in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the time of the Great Halifax Explosion. Map endpapers.Illustrated price-intact dust jacket. Jacket painting- Halifax Harbour, Time of War- by Arthur Lismer. A… Ler mais sobre este item