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Bernard Cornwell | First Editions
1944
Bernard Cornwell, OBE (born 23 February 1944) is an English author of historical novels, and a history of the Waterloo Campaign. He is best known for his novels about the Napoleonic Wars rifleman, Richard Sharpe.
The first 11 books of the Sharpe series (beginning in chronological order with Sharpe's Rifles and ending with Sharpe's Waterloo, published in the US as Waterloo) detail Sharpe's adventures in various Peninsular War campaigns over the course of 6–7 years. Subsequently, Cornwell wrote a prequel quintet – Sharpe's Tiger, Sharpe's Triumph, Sharpe's Fortress, Sharpe's Trafalgar and Sharpe's Prey – depicting Sharpe's adventures under Wellington's command in India, including his hard-won promotion to the officer corps, his return to Britain and his arrival in the 95th Rifles, and a sequel, Sharpe's Devil, set six years after the end of the wars.
See below our stock of Bernard Cornwell First Editions and signed copies.
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Gallows Thief.
London: Harper Collins, 2001. [Historical Fiction/Crime novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[vi]; 281 [1]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. With a nineteenth century coloured map of London as endpapers. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced..... More
The Last Kingdom.
London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2004. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION, First Impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xiv; 333 [5]. With a sketch-map and a list of place names to preliminaries. Publisher's black cloth with bronze titles to spine, and orange endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £17.99. A crisp, clean copy internally..... More
Sharpe's Escape. Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1810.
London: Harper Collins, 2004. [Historical fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Royal octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[x]; 351; [7], blank. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine, blue endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. Signed by the author in blue ink to the title-page. A lovely fine/as new copy. Another instalment in the world-renowned..... More
Sharpe's Fortress. Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803.
London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1999. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.302 [2]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, and illustrated map endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by David Scutt. Minor toning to page edges. A fine copy. Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe's Fortress, the stunning successor to Sharpe's Tiger..... More
Sharpe's Fury.
London: Harper Collins, 2006. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6]; 407; [3]. Publisher's cloth, pale blue endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper. SIGNED by the author in black ink to the title page. Fine. Another episode in the enduring Sharpe saga. "Sharpe's Fury" is based on the real events..... More
Sharpe's Havoc.
Gladestry: Scorpion Press, 2003. [Modern Literature] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, number 40 of 85 in a special binding signed by the author. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.[16]; 379; [6]. Quarter bound in red leatherette lettered in gilt to spine with marbled paper over boards. Map of Wellesley's Campaign in Northern Portugal..... More
Sharpe's Havoc. Richard Sharpe and the Campaign in Northern Portugal, Spring 1809.
London: Harper Collins, 2003. [Historical fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xiv; 380 [6]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket depicting showing The Battle of Fuentes d'Onoro, 1811, priced at £17.99. An as-new/unread copy, warehoused by ourselves since publication. Sharpe's Havoc is set..... More
Sharpe's Prey.
Blakeney: Scorpion Press, 2001. [Modern Literature] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, number 38 of 90 in a special binding signed by the author. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.[10]; 260; [4]. Quarter bound in red leatherette lettered in gilt to spine with marbled paper over boards. Map of Copenhagen illustrated by Ken Lewis..... More
Sharpe's Prey. Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807.
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2001. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 261 [3]. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine, and maps to endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by David Scutt, priced at £16.99. Slight toning to text block; very near fine. Sharpe dabbles in espionage..... More
Sharpe's Prey. Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807.
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2001. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 261 [3]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine, and maps to endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by David Scutt, priced at £16.99. A...... More
Sharpe's Prey. Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807.
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2001. [Historical Fiction] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 261 [3]. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to title page: 'For Alan | with all good wishes | Bernard Cornwell.' Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine, and maps to endpapers. With..... More
Sharpe's Tiger.
London: Harper Collins, 1997. [Modern Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.303; [1]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine, pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by David Scutt with printed price of £16.99 to front flap. Light toning, rolling..... More
Sharpe's Tiger. Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam.
Blakeney: Scorpion Press, 1997. [Modern Literature] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, number 79 of 99 in a special binding signed by the author. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp. [2]; 303; [1]. Quarter bound in red leatherette lettered in gilt to spine with marbled paper over boards. Illustrated map of the Siege of..... More
Sharpe's Trafalgar. Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805.
London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2000. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 277 [3]. With battle plan and illustrated endpapers. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by David Scutt, priced at £16.99. A fine, as-new copy. Ensign Richard Sharpe is returning by..... More
Sharpe's Trafalgar. Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805.
London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2000. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 277 [3]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to the title page. With battle plan and illustrated endpapers. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by David Scutt, priced..... More
Vagabond. The Grail Quest.
London: Harper Collins, 2002. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[12] 371 [1]. With map, vignette illustrations and pictorial endpapers. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, and illustrated light pink endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated..... More
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