"[...]lady, his niece, far away in England, and with it the Patent of her rank. Her he commanded this company to win by peace, or force, or fraud, as best they might, but that without her not one of them should dare to look upon his face again. And with these he sent the two Frankish spies, who knew the place where the lady lived, one of whom, the false knight, was a skilled mariner and the captain of the ship. These things did Yusuf Salah-ed-din, and waited patiently till it should please God to accomplish the vision with ...
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"[...]lady, his niece, far away in England, and with it the Patent of her rank. Her he commanded this company to win by peace, or force, or fraud, as best they might, but that without her not one of them should dare to look upon his face again. And with these he sent the two Frankish spies, who knew the place where the lady lived, one of whom, the false knight, was a skilled mariner and the captain of the ship. These things did Yusuf Salah-ed-din, and waited patiently till it should please God to accomplish the vision with which God had filled his soul in sleep. Chapter One: By The Waters of Death Creek From the sea-wall on the coast of Essex, Rosamund looked out across the ocean eastwards. To right and left, but a little behind her, like guards attending the person of their sovereign, stood her cousins, the twin brethren, Godwin and Wulf, tall and shapely men. Godwin was still as a statue, his hands folded over the hilt of the long, scabbarded sword, of which the point was set on the ground before him, but Wulf, his brother, moved restlessly, and at length yawned aloud. They were beautiful to look at, all three of them, as they appeared in the splendour of their youth and health. The imperial Rosamund, dark-haired and eyed, ivory skinned and slender-waisted, a posy of marsh flowers in her hand; the pale, stately Godwin, with his [...]."
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Add this copy of The Brethren to cart. $5.95, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published by McClure, Phillips.
Add this copy of The Brethren to cart. $23.41, fair condition, Sold by Dodman Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Morston, NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1929 by The Readers Library.
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Fair in Fair jacket. 16mo-over 5¾-6¾" tall. pp. 380. ND. 1929 (WorldCat). Poor quality production hence tanning of pages and splitting of block. All intact however and scarce in d/j. This shows wear to edges and some loss at top of spine and adjacent.
Add this copy of The Brethren to cart. $29.96, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Good. Good condition. (historical fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Add this copy of The Brethren to cart. $405.02, good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1904 by Cassell & Company, Limited.
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None. Good. An exciting first edition of H. Rider Haggard's historical novel, set during the Third Crusade. First Colonial Library edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates not contained in the first domestic cloth edition. Collated complete. A piece of historical fiction set in the Third Crusade of the twelfth century, featuring important historical figure Saladin as well as the Assassins as characters. Written by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. Publisher's advertisements to the rear, with Cassell's Colonial Library catalogue to the front and rear dated June 1904. The first edition of this work was dated September 1904. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges. Rear hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Further spotting and light age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good.
