Historical Fiction - Secondhand

It is 1636 - the height of the Thirty Years War, one of the bloodiest and most destructive conflicts Europe has ever seen. As the campaigning season begins, the Spanish...

'Inventive, excellent ... a pure pleasure to read' THE TIMES In this compelling debut, an unknowable legacy passes through generations of one family living on the beautiful island of Barbados....

Author: Geoffrey C. BinghamBinding: HardbackPublisher: Historical Consultants, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: DamagedPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner inscription mock title page, slight tearing to back of DJTall Grow...

Author: Norah LoftsBinding: HardbackPublisher: Readers Book Club, 1958Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsNorah Lofts, a master of historical fiction, presents Afternoon Of An Autocrat, a compelling narrative...

Author: Pearl S. BuckBinding: HardbackPublisher: Readers Book Club, 1957Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some wear &...

Author: SapperBinding: HardbackPublisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 1930Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner marking FEP, minimal...

Author: H.H KirstBinding: HardbackPublisher: Collins, 1969Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Protective covering over DJ (removable)Camp 7 Last Stop is a war‑novel by...

Author: Marcus ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublisher: Lloyd O'Neil, 1970Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA seminal work of Australian colonial literature, For The Term Of His Natural Life...

Author: Thomas KeneallyBinding: HardbackPublisher: COLLINS, 1977Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical novel transports readers to the unforgiving expanse of the early 20th-century Antarctic,...

Author: Henry SaveryBinding: PaperbackPublisher: University of Queensland Press, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Bitter Bread Of Banishment: Formerly...

Author: Joanot Martorell & Marti Joan De GalbaBinding: HardbackPublisher: MACMILLAN, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsTirant Lo Blanc stands as a monumental work of chivalric...

Author: Alistair MacLeanBinding: HardbackPublisher: Readers Book Club, 1957Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Visible wear and tear to cloth...

Author: Henry Handel RichardsonBinding: HardbackPublisher: Heinemann, 1930Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanning and minimal foxing throughout...

Author: Dymphna CusackBinding: HardbackPublisher: Heinemann, London, 1961Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageHeat Wave in Berlin chronicles the tense atmosphere...

Author: Patrick O'BrianBinding: HardbackPublisher: RUPERT HART-DAVIS, 1956Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerSet against the backdrop...

Author: Geoffrey C. BinghamBinding: PaperbackPublisher: TROUBADOUR PRESS INC., 1992Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling collection, Laughing Gunner: And...

Author: Susan HowatchBinding: HardbackPublisher: Guild Publishing, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: TanningSusan Howatch's The Wheel Of Fortune chronicles the intricate lives of the...

Author: Bryan HolmeBinding: HardbackPublisher: Heinemann, 1977Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerTales From Times Past assembles a rich tapestry of narratives drawn from diverse...

Author: Frank WeissenbornBinding: PaperbackPublisher: 86 Publishing, 1995Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased cover. 'The Lepers' presents a biting...

'Sublime, elegant and exciting... beautifully written and entirely gripping. I'm a big fan of Susan Allott' CHRIS WHITAKER 'The lovechild of Sarah Waters' The Paying Guests and Lisa Jewell's The...

Author: Michael MorpurgoBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Egmont, 2012Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMichael Morpurgo's King Of The Cloud Forests transports readers...

Author: Michael MorpurgoBinding: HardbackPublisher: HarperCollins , 2014Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsListen To The Moon chronicles a poignant tale of survival and identity set against the...

Author: Rosie AndrewsBinding: PaperbackPublisher: RAVEN BOOKS, 2022Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSet in 1643 amidst the English Civil War,...

Author: Harry SidebottomBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Harper, 2015Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis gripping historical novel, Throne Of The Caesars: Iron...

'Engaging, original and full of curiosity and wit . . . I didn't want it to end.' Asher Keddie 'Bursting with life . . . I was gripped from the...

From the winner of the Penguin Literary Prize and the Kathleen Mitchell Award. A multigenerational family story with a dose of magical realism. It is about family secrets, art, very...

Author: Brian LloydBinding: HardbackPublished: Shoestring Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some foxing on blockThis historical account, Gold At Harrietville, chronicles the dramatic era of gold...

Author: Isabel Brown RoseBinding: HardbackPublished: THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETYCondition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis captivating historical novel, Red Blossoms: A Story Of Western India, transports readers to the...

This fiercely beautiful novel tells the true story of Charles Radcliff, a Catholic nobleman who joined the short-lived Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and of his daughter, Jenny, by a secret...

Author: Virginia MoriconiBinding: HardbackPublished: Duckworth, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsSet against the opulent backdrop of Renaissance Italy, The Princes Of Q. chronicles the intricate lives...

Author: Terry ColemanBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson Group (Australia) Pty Ltd, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner inscription front end page, bound in plastic protective cover (removable)Southern Cross...

Author: Marcus ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: Garravembi Press, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No. 42 of 155 copies.Austin Friars: A Tale Of Melbourne Town presents a gripping narrative...

Author: Stephen BeckerBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSet against the tumultuous backdrop of 1940s China, The Chinese Bandit plunges readers into a gripping tale...

Author: Irwin ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Pan Books, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner inscription front end pageThis powerful war novel, The Young...

A riveting tale about one of Europe's most powerful kings, THE YOUNG LION is a deeply affecting story about love and loyalty. Geoffrey the Handsome, the virile and charming Duke...

Two brothers. Two realms. One inescapable fate. In 14th Century England, two brothers reunite after years of being separated by war. Thomas and Graeme are haunted, in more ways than...

After centuries of destruction, one unsuspecting woman stands at the center of a conspiracy that could change the world forever in this thriller from the New York Times bestselling author...

Author: Bl Miller And Vada FosterBinding: PaperbackPublished: JUSTICE HOUSE PUBLISHING, 1999Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSet against the rugged backdrop of the...

Author: Mike AshleyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Magpie Books, 2005Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe anthology The World's Greatest Master And Commander Stories presents a...

Author: Tilly AstonBinding: HardbackPublished: Lothian., 1938Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some tears to back of DJ, yellowed DJ, tanned pages.Old Timers presents a poignant...

Author: John HarrisBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson London, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsJohn Harris's Swordpoint: A Novel Of Cassino plunges readers into the harrowing crucible of World...

AD 642. Anglo-Saxon Britain. A gripping, action-packed historical thriller and the fifth instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles. AD 642. Anglo-Saxon Britain. A gripping, action-packed historical thriller and the fifth instalment...

AD 635. Anglo-Saxon Britain. King Oswald must leave his wedding party to combat a Pictish uprising. He leaves Beobrand to escort his new queen to their new home, a journey...

FRANKENSTEIN meets THE SHADOW OF THE WIND in a Gothic thriller set in the diabolical city of fin-de-siecle Barcelona. Daniel Amat has left Spain and all that happened there behind...

Author: Wilfrid BluntBinding: HardbackPublished: James Barrie., 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: FEP detaching from binding.This captivating historical account chronicles the...

Author: Peter CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerA sprawling epic of Australian history and invention, Illywhacker chronicles the extraordinary life of...

A maidservant mistaken for a wealthy bride, a sharp-tongued jester and a great lord determined to save his city-state from being destroyed by a papal crusade. In this medieval tale...

When his mother's ranch is attacked, sixteen-year-old John Evert is wounded and left to die. But John Evert is no ordinary young man. He's a frontiersman's son, a rancher who's...