This is a lovely copy of the 1st RICHARD SHARPE novel by BERNARD CORNWELL.

This is a Signed First Edition, First Printing, UK Hardback.

SIGNED by Bernard on the title page in black felt pen.

The Book is USED but it appears to have been read very lightly and carefully.

This copy was acquired in 2016.

This book has been carefully stored since purchase and it has only been opened in order to take the photographs for this listing.

The Book and Dust Jacket are both in NEAR FINE condition.

The Book is tight and square. The text block is toning evenly with age and is otherwise bright and clean. There is no spine lean. All corners are sharp and intact though there is a light crease to the upper front corner. There is some minor pushing to the head and tail of the spine. Both Book and Jacket are bright and clean. There is no sunning or fading.

The jacket is protected by an inert, removable cellophane wrapper and it has not been price-clipped

The book will be very well protected in bubble wrap and posted out with great care.

I have collected quality signed first edition books for over 30 years and I appreciate the importance of an accurate and conservative description of a book's condition and attributes to a potential buyer. Please look carefully at the photos in this listing and ask me any questions that you may have. I want you to be delighted with your purchase from me and to have no surprises whatsoever.

This book will be very well protected in bubble wrap within a sturdy book box and it will be shipped out with great care. The parcel will be sent via the Royal Mail Special delivery service to all UK destinations.

International sales will be handled only by ebay's global selling programme. The international shipping rates quoted are generated by ebay alone and these are entirely beyond my control.

I am happy to combine postage on multiple book orders whenever I am able. If you wish to buy several books in one order then complete the purchase on ebay and wait for me to send you an invoice for the total payable, which will incorporate any combined postage discounts that I can reasonably offer, once I have calculated the weight and size requirements for your parcel.

If you require any further information or if you require any further specific photos of this title then please contact me via ebay.