Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe Series Bibliography and Guide to First Editions
SHARPEBIB0001 Sharpe's Eagle: Richard Sharpe and the Talavera Campaign, July 1809 [Sharpe Series 01P-08C]
 |  |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] [Edition identified by: Publisher's imprint information and Preface page is a publishers insert with different paper and smaller font as called for]. William Collins and Co. Ltd., London, 1981, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002219972 [9780002219976]. 266 printed pages, in green cloth with gilt lettering, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £6.50, blurb on the front flap and bio of Cornwell on the rear flap and no reviews].
Contents: The first book in the Sharpe Series, set in July 1809 during the Peninsular War and featuring the Battle of Talavera. After a promise to a dying friend and with a desperate need to protect himself from political mischief, Sharpe needs to find a way to capture a French Eagle, a feat never done before.
SHARPEBIB0002 Sharpe's Gold: Richard Sharpe and the Destruction of Almeida, August 1810 [Sharpe Series 02P-09C]
 |  |  |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] (SIGNED) [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information]. William Collins and Co. Ltd., London, 1981, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002221292 [9780002221290]. 250 printed pages, in green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £6.95 with a review of Sharpe's Eagle on the rear].
Contents: The second book in the Sharpe Series. Wellington is desperate for money and sends Captain Sharpe on a mission to recover abandoned gold.
SHARPEBIB0003 Sharpe's Company: Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Badajoz January to April 1812 [Sharpe Series 03P-13C]
 |  |  |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] (SIGNED) [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information]. William Collins and Co. Ltd., London, 1982, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002221314 [9780002221313]. 280 printed pages, in green cloth with gilt lettering, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £7.50 with blurb on the front flap and bio of Cornwell on the rear flap and Sharpe's Sword listed as forthcoming on the back].
Contents: The third book in the Sharpe Series. Sharpe has lost control of his company and must take desperate measures to win it back during the assault on Badajoz.
SHARPEBIB0004 Sharpe's Sword: Richard Sharpe and the Salamanca Campaign, June and July, 1812 [Sharpe Series 04P-14C]
 | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] (SIGNED) [Edition identified by: No later editions or printings stated in the publisher's imprint information]. William Collins and Co, London, 1983, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002214105 [9780002214100]. 319 printed pages, in red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, issued in dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £8.50 on the front flap and Sharpe's Company the last title on the lower panel]. 500 copies in the first printing.
Contents: The fourth book in the Sharpe Series. Sharpe and Harper find themselves in a war of spies, while hunting down the sadistic Colonel Philippe Leroux.
SHARPEBIB0005 Sharpe's Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812 [Sharpe Series 05P-15C]
 |  |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information and list of titles on the rear ending in Sharpe's Sword]. William Collins and Co. Ltd., London, 1984, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002214245 [9780002214247]. 351 printed pages, in black cloth with gilt lettering, issued in pictorial dust jacket.
Contents: The fifth book in the Sharpe Series, set in July 1812 on the Spanish-Portuguese border.
SHARPEBIB0006 Sharpe's Honour: Richard Sharpe and the Vitoria Campaign February to June, 1813 [Sharpe Series 06P-16C]
 |  |  |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] (SIGNED and INSCRIBED ”To Pat Harper's Number One Fan!“) [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information]. William Collins and Co. Ltd., London, 1985, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002214261 [9780002214261]. 320 printed pages, in red cloth with gilt lettering, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £8.95 with blurb on the front flap and Sharpe's Enemy the last book listed on the rear].
Contents: The sixth book in the Sharpe Series. Framed for murder, Sharpe must find a way to clear his name to preserve the alliance between Britain and Spain.
SHARPEBIB0007 Sharpe's Regiment: Richard Sharpe and the Invasion of France June to November 1813 [Sharpe Series 07P-17C]
 | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] (SIGNED and INSCRIBED 'To Toby, without whom there would be no Sharpe') [Edition identified by: No later editions or printings stated in the publisher's imprint information]. William Collins and Co, London, 1986, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 000221430X [9780002214308]. 301 printed pages, in green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, issued in dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £9.95 on the front flap].
Contents: The seventh novel in the Sharpe Series. Sharpe is sent home to raise soldiers for his regiment.
SHARPEBIB0008 Sharpe's Siege: Richard Sharpe and the Winter Campaign 1814 [Sharpe Series 08P-18C]
 |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information]. William Collins and Co. Ltd., London, 1987, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002214318 [9780002214315]. 319 printed pages, in green cloth with gilt lettering, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £10.95 with Sharpe's Regiment the last book listed on the back].
Contents: The eighth novel in the Sharpe Series set around a commando raid on a French coastal fort.
SHARPEBIB0009 Sharpe's Rifles: Richard Sharpe and the French Invasion of Galicia January 1809 [Sharpe Series 09P-06C]
 |  |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information]. William Collins and Co. Ltd., London, 1988, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002232332 [9780002232333]. 304 printed pages, in blue cloth with gilt lettering, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced with £10.95 sticker with Sharpe's Siege the last book listed on the back].
Contents: The ninth novel in the Sharpe Series beginning during the retreat to Corunna.
SHARPEBIB0010 Sharpe's Revenge: Richard Sharpe and the Peace of 1814 [Sharpe Series 10P-19C]
 |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information]. William Collins and Co. Ltd., London, 1989, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002214326 [9780002214322]. 348 printed pages, in green cloth with gilt lettering, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £11.95 with correct list of titles on the rear (ending in Sharpe's Rifles)].
Contents: The tenth (chronologically the twenty-first) novel in the Sharpe Series.
SHARPEBIB0011 Sharpe's Waterloo: Richard Sharpe and the Waterloo Campaign 15 June to 18 June 1815 [Sharpe Series 11P-20C]
 |  |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information and dust jacket priced £12.95 with Sharpe's Revenge the last book listed on the back]. William Collins and Co. Ltd., London, 1990, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002214318 [9780002214315]. 378 printed pages, in Brick cloth with gilt lettering, issued in pictorial dust jacket.
Contents: The elventh novel in the Sharpe Series set during the Battle of Waterloo.
SHARPEBIB0012 Sharpe's Devil: Richard Sharpe and the Emperor 1820-1821 [Sharpe Series 12P-21C]
 |  |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information, dust jacket priced £14.99 with Sharpe's Waterloo the last book listed on the back and publisher's imprint line 987654321]. HarperCollins, London, 1992, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002237180 [9780002237185]. 286 printed pages, in blue cloth with silver lettering, issued in pictorial dust jacket.
Contents: The twelfth novel in the Sharpe Series (the last book chronologically).
SHARPEBIB0013 Sharpe's Battle: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Fuentes De Onoro, May 1811 [Sharpe Series 13P-12C]
 |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information and publisher's imprint line 135798642]. HarperCollins, London, 1995, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002243075 [9780002243070]. 304 printed pages, in green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £14.99 with Sharpe's Devil the last book listed on the back].
Contents: The thirteenth novel in the Sharpe Series set at the battle of Fuentes d'Onoro on the Portuguese frontier in 1811.
SHARPEBIB0014 Sharpe's Tiger: Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatum 1799 [Sharpe Series 14P-01C]
 |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information and publisher's imprint line 135798642]. HarperCollins, London, 1997, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002250101 [9780002250108]. 304 printed pages, in red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £16.99 with Sharpe's Battle the last book listed on the back].
Contents: The fourteenth novel in the Sharpe Series set in India before the Peninsular war.
SHARPEBIB0015 Sharpe's Triumph: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Assaye September 1803 [Sharpe Series 15P-02C]
 |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] (SIGNED and INSCRIBED) [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information and publisher's imprint line 135798642]. HarperCollins, London, 1998, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002256304 [9780002256308]. 298 printed pages, in blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £16.99 with Sharpe's Tiger the last book listed on the back].
Contents: The fifteenth novel in the Sharpe Series set in India with Sharpe fighting alongside Sir Arthur Wellesley at the terrifying Battle of Assaye.
SHARPEBIB0016 Sharpe's Fortress: Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803 [Sharpe Series 16P-03C]
 |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information and publisher's imprint line 135798642]. HarperCollins, London, 1999, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002256312 [9780002256315]. 302 printed pages, in red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £16.99 with Sharpe's Triumph the last book listed on the back].
Contents: The sixteenth novel in the Sharpe Series, the last set in India, set during the siege of fort of Gawilghur.
SHARPEBIB0017 Sharpe's Trafalgar: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 [Sharpe Series 17P-04C]
 |  | | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information and publisher's imprint line 135798642]. HarperCollins, London, 2000, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002258749 [9780002258746]. 277 printed pages, in blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Dust jacket priced £16.99 with Daily Telegraph quote on the back].
Contents: The seventeenth novel in the Sharpe Series during the Battle of Trafalgar as he travels home from India.
SHARPEBIB0018 Sharpe's Prey: Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen 1807 [Sharpe Series 18P-05C]
 | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] (SIGNED and INSCRIBED) [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information and publisher's imprint line 135798642]. HarperCollins, London, 2001, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0002258757 [9780002258753]. 261 printed pages, in black cloth with silver lettering on the spine, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £16.99 with Daily Telegraph and Times quotes on the back].
Contents: The eighteenth novel in the Sharpe Series set in Copenhagen during the British bombardment.
SHARPEBIB0019 Sharpe's Havoc: Richard Sharpe and the Campaign in Northern Portugal Spring 1809 [Sharpe Series 20P-07C]
 |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information and publisher's imprint line 135798642]. HarperCollins, London, 2002, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0007120109 [9780007120109]. 378 printed pages, in green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £17.99 with Sunday Telegraph quote on the back].
Contents: The twentieth novel in the Sharpe Series set during the French invasion of Portugal in 1809.
SHARPEBIB0020 Sharpe's Christmas [Sharpe Series]
 | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] (SIGNED) [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information]. The Sharpe Appreciation Society, Lowdham, 2003, Paperback, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0972222014 [9780972222013]. 97 printed pages, in card covers.
Contents: Contains two short stories: Sharpe's Christmas and Sharpe's Ransom. Sharpe's Christmas is set in 1813 after Sharpe's Regiment; Sharpe's Ransom comes after Sharpe's Waterloo and provides of glimpse of Sharpe's life in Normandy with Lucille.
SHARPEBIB0021 Sharpe's Escape: Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign 1810 [Sharpe Series 20P-10C]
 | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] (SIGNED) [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information and publisher's imprint line 13579108642]. HarperCollins, London, 2004, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 0007120133 [9780007120130]. [x], 351 printed pages, in black cloth with gilt lettering, issued in pictorial dust jacket.
Contents: The twentieth novel in the Sharpe Series set in 1810 when Wellington is withdrawing his army behind the Lines at Torres Vedras.
SHARPEBIB0022 Sharpe's Fury: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811 [Sharpe Series 21P-11C]
 |  | - Bibliographical Details: First Edition, [First Printing] [Edition identified by: Publishers imprint information and publisher's imprint line 135798642]. HarperCollins, London, 2006, Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high), ISBN: 000712015X [9780007120154]. 407 printed pages, in black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, issued in pictorial dust jacket [Dust jacket edition identified by: Dust jacket priced £17.99 with Sunday Telegraph quote on the back].
Contents: The twenty-first novel in the Sharpe Series set in the winter of 1811 that led to the victory of Barossa.
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