First edition, second printing. 384pp. In green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles. (Boards are strong and bright, gently rubbed at corners and spine ends, some foxing on text block edges.) Previous owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper, with a small bookseller's ticker (Heffer & Sons, Cambridge) on the paste down; hint of toning on rear endpapers only, else internally neat, clean and bright. Firmly bound. In its original dust jacket by Barbosa (price clipped, bumped and rubbed at edges, light crumbling at spine ends) Dust jacket now protected in archival quality mylar, fitted without the use of tape or adhesive. A regency novel. Georgette Heyer, an English novelist and short story writer, effectively established the historical romance genre, and its sub-genre of Regency Romances, and has remained popular among readers since the publication of her first novel, The Black Month, in 1921. Although perhaps best known (and collected) for her Regency Romances, which were written with great attention to historical detail, she also wrote thrillers and detective fiction. We have many of her works in stock, and offer generous discounts to those ordering more than one title at a time - please inquire.
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