Sharpe's Eagle - Hardcover

Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked green cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Sun-toning evident around the top of the front panel. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his personalized bookplate to front pastedown. ; 266 pages; Physical description. : 266 p. Front, tipped-in; 22 cm. Subject: Sharpe, Richard (Fictitious character) - Fiction. Talavera, Battle of, Talavera de la Reina, Spain, 1809 - Fiction. Fiction in English - 1945 - Texts. Summary: Out of the mist comes an army; an overwhelming, never-defeated army sent by Napoleon to crush the British in Spain. Over their heads are the Eagles, standards presented personally by Napoleon, and waiting for them is Lieutenant Richard Sharpe. This is the second Richard Sharpe novel.