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THOMPSON**, E[rnest] V[ictor]: : CAST NO SHADOWS

LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN and COMPANY,1997.

ISBN 0316883158.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial wrap-around artwork by Gordon Crabb illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges very slightly aged,but still bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy? Bright,clean,sharp-cornered boards in publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,with immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-377pp [paginated] includes 85 chapters and epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. South-west England,1812.Out of rolling mists and dense rain rises Dartmoor Prison,a forbidding symbol of its island's turbulent times.Britain is a proud,ambitious and powerful nation,but demanding wars with both France and the United States leave it vulnerable to powerful and unseen forces from within.Housing more than nine thousand French prisoners of war,the gaol is already dangerously overcrowded when two hundred and fifty Americans arrive from the rotting hulks moored in Plymouth harbour. And when nineteen-year-old Lieutenant Pilgrim Penn,second-in-command of the United States contingent,is unjustly punished for crossing the authority of the prison militia on the road to Dartmoor,he learns that sharing a common enemy does not guarantee solidarity between the long-established French and the heavily outnumbered Americans. Pilgrim's mistreatment has not gone unnoticed by Tacy Elford,a local girl also burdened with responsibilities beyond her years.Her family enjoy the patronage of Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt,an influential agent of the Prince Regent,and as Pilgrim braves the hatred,violence and prejudice of his countrymen and the prison authorities, Tacy's attendance at the daily market inside the prison walls provides the lifeline to the outside world he so desperately needs.As other inmates are discovering,illicit love is an invaluable commodity to an imprisoned man,but with love comes other discoveries - that powerful men will authorise the most public, terrifying demonstrations of brutality. . . . . Distinguished by the qualities that have made E.V.Thompson one of our finest historical novelists,'Cast No Shadows' vividly explores the tensions and frustrations of life inside a prison where men are divided by country,culture and colour,where black slaves are imprisoned alongside owners determined to carry out their 'rights' in captivity,and where,with escape foundering on the treacherous lands of the moors,survival is the only rule to be obeyed. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

THOMPSON**, E[rnest] V[ictor]: : CAST NO SHADOWS

LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN and COMPANY,1997.

ISBN 0316883158.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj,though front inner flap has a couple of diagonal creases. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial wrap-around artwork by Gordon Crabb illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned - as usual/normal,but still generally clean; contents bright,tight - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy? Bright,clean,sharp-cornered boards in publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,with immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-377pp [paginated] includes 85 chapters and epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. South-west England,1812.Out of rolling mists and dense rain rises Dartmoor Prison,a forbidding symbol of its island's turbulent times. Britain is a proud,ambitious and powerful nation,but demanding wars with both France and the United States leave it vulnerable to powerful and unseen forces from within. Housing more than nine thousand French prisoners of war,the gaol is already dangerously overcrowded when two hundred and fifty Americans arrive from the rotting hulks moored in Plymouth harbour. And when nineteen-year-old Lieutenant Pilgrim Penn,second-in-command of the United States contingent,is unjustly punished for crossing the authority of the prison militia on the road to Dartmoor,he learns that sharing a common enemy does not guarantee solidarity between the long-established French and the heavily outnumbered Americans. Pilgrim's mistreatment has not gone unnoticed by Tacy Elford,a local girl also burdened with responsibilities beyond her years. Her family enjoy the patronage of Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt,an influential agent of the Prince Regent,and as Pilgrim braves the hatred,violence and prejudice of his countrymen and the prison authorities,Tacy's attendance at the daily market inside the prison walls provides the lifeline to the outside world he so desperately needs.As other inmates are discovering,illicit love is an invaluable commodity to an imprisoned man,but with love comes other discoveries - that powerful men will authorise the most public, terrifying demonstrations of brutality. . . . . Distinguished by the qualities that have made E.V.Thompson one of our finest historical novelists,'Cast No Shadows' vividly explores the tensions and frustrations of life inside a prison where men are divided by country,culture and colour,where black slaves are imprisoned alongside owners determined to carry out their 'rights' in captivity,and where,with escape foundering on the treacherous lands of the moors,survival is the only rule to be obeyed. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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