Bernard Cornwell - Sharpe's Eagle, First UK Edition 1981 (Signed Card Loosely Inserted)

Published by Collins, London, 1981. Hardcover. First UK edition, first printing of Sharpe’s Eagle by Bernard Cornwell , the opening novel in the Richard Sharpe series, following a British rifleman through the Napoleonic Wars. Adapted as part of the ITV television series Sharpe (1993–2008), starring Sean Bean. A small plain card signed by Bernard Cornwell in black ink is loosely inserted.

Condition: Near Fine. Binding square and tight; pushed at the spine tips; text block fresh and free of ownership marks. Dustjacket Very Good; price-clipped with replacement price label (£6.95) to the front flap; rubbed at the corners with minor loss; creased at the spine tips with a small laminate chip and nick at the crown.