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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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Fools and Mortals.
London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10] 369 [5]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, and patterned endpapers. With the dust-jacket designed by Holly Macdonald, priced at £20.00. 'Signed by the Author'..... More
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
The Pale Horseman.
London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2005. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, First Impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xiv; 351 [3]. With a sketch-map and a list of place names to preliminaries. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's navy cloth with silver titles to spine, and pale blue illustrated..... 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 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 Trafalgar. Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805.
London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2000. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[viii]; 277; [3], blank. With battle plan, illustrated endpapers. Publisher's hardcover in dust-wrapper. Lightly toned to edges, some slight handling. Near fine. Ensign Richard Sharpe is returning by sea from the British campaign in India (as covered in Tiger..... 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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