British & Irish History

The perfect mix of 'sweet and spicy' (Abby Jimenez), this is an opposites attract, friends to lovers rom-com that TikTok readers can't get enough of! The unmissable TikTok sensation! The...

A history of unmarried motherhood through three generations of an Irish family, and the secrets we conceal How far would you go for the missing? When Clair Wills was in...

Booker-Prize winner Roddy Doyle's spectacular return to his iconic character, Paula Spencer, whom he originated in the groundbreaking The Woman Who Walked into Doors and its follow-up, Paula Spencer Booker-Prize...

It's the biggest weekend of the year and everything is about to change - the thrilling, riotous debut novel from the Observer Best New Novelist. As Ballina prepares for its...

Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, a sparkling family story of love, betrayal and reunion Nell is a young woman with adventure on her mind. As she sets out...

The explosive inside story of the Royal Family over the last twenty years from Diana to now, from the bestselling author of The Diana Chronicles 'Impeccable sources, historical heft and...

A collection of delightful short stories from one of Ireland's greatest ever writers, Brian Friel 'A fake! A quack! A charlatan! Get a grip on yourself, woman! We'll say another...

Crackling with tension and slow-burn suspense, The Hunter explores what we'll do for our loved ones, what we'll do for revenge, and what we sacrifice when the two collide, from...

A universally praised, richly enjoyable new history of medieval France One of the great epics of Europe's history, the story of the rise and rise of the Capetian dynasty dominates...

Author: Winston S. ChurchillBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1964Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: DamagedPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor marks and speck with some fading on green board. Chipped,...

Author: Alan KendallBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical biography chronicles the life and times of one of Elizabethan England's most influential...

Author: The Hon. John F. FinertyBinding: HardbackPublished: J. S. Hyland & Co., 1898Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks:...

Author: Richard BroomeBinding: HardbackPublished: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe compelling historical account, The Victorians Arriving: An Anniversary History, chronicles the pivotal moments...

Author: R.J. Unstead; Victor Ambrus (illus.)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Transworld Publishers Ltd, 1971Condition:Book: FairJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased spine. This richly illustrated four-volume history...

Author: Tristram HuntBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen Lane, 2021Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Radical Potter: Josiah Wedgwood And The Transformation Of Britain chronicles the extraordinary life of Josiah Wedgwood, a...

Author: Elizabeth BowenBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Clean and sturdy copy. This compelling historical memoir,...

Author: Frank TuohyBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1976Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Yeats, chronicles the intricate life and profound literary contributions of the iconic Irish poet, W.B....

Author: Graham GreeneBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cover has some general wear and tear to edges and cornersLord Rochester's Monkey chronicles the tumultuous...

Author: L. Hicks, S.J.Binding: HardbackPublished: Burns & Oates, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some general wear and tear and tanning along spine, previous...

Author: Frank BarlowBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clippedFrank Barlow's authoritative biography, The Life Of King Edward The Confessor, chronicles the...

Author: Leo HeapsBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, New York, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work of naval history, Log Of The Centurion, chronicles the arduous and groundbreaking circumnavigation...

Author: Correlli BarnettBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre Methuen, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has light tanning to spine, some red staining on bottom edges of pages,...

Author: David CecilBinding: HardbackPublished: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has light sticker remnants on front (see photo) but otherwise excellent conditionThe...

Author: John HearseyBinding: HardbackPublished: History Book Club, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has sticker remains and large tear on right edge front (see photo)'Young Mr Pepys'...

Author: John TeahanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded spine.This scholarly catalogue in the decorative arts...

Author: Maurice WalshBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1938Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and dull spine. Stained boards....

Author: David MathewBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green and Co, 1941Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket damaged with wear and tear (see photo) and is...

Author: Augustus JessoppBinding: HardbackPublished: T. Fisher Unwin, 1913Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, first page has surface tear where it was previously stuck to another page,...

Author: Arthur BryantBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins with Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1943Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped and has some minor wear and tear, cloth...

Author: Hugh Stanford LondonBinding: HardbackPublished: Newman Neame, 1953Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has a couple spots of very light wear under plastic protective jacketThe...

Author: Peter FairleyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Scientific Book Club, 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the ingenuity and innovation that defined a century of British...

Author: A.R.B. HaldaneBinding: HardbackPublished: At the University Press, Edinburgh, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Inscription...

Author: Marlowe; ShakespeareBinding: HardbackPublished: Grolier Enterprises Corp., 1980Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsElizabethan Drama presents a compelling collection of theatrical works from...

Author: Keith KissackBinding: HardbackPublished: Phillimore., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Red top-edge from tanning, spine is faded, minor bumps to DJ.Monmouth: The Making Of...

Author: O.S. NockBinding: HardbackPublished: David & Charles, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume, The Gwr Stars, Castles & Kings: Omnibus Edition Combining...

Author: Amos C. MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Rubbed front fixed end paper. Tanning on end papers.Amos C....

Author: Helen BradleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1971Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis charming memoir, And Miss Carter Wore Pink: Scenes From An Edwardian Childhood, chronicles the vivid recollections...

Author: C. J. LloydBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne Univ Press, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsParliament and the Press chronicles the intricate and often contentious relationship between the British legislative...

Author: Diarmaid MaccullochBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Torn top right corner of dust jacket as shown in photo.Diarmaid Macculloch's Thomas Cranmer...

Author: Richard Burdon HaldaneBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1929Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn boards. Bumping on corners....

Author: James Lees-MilneBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Foxing to page edges and DJ, minor fading to spine...

Author: Ian D. SkennertonBinding: HardbackPublished: I. D. Skennerton., 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight fading to spine, tanning and foxing...

Author: Roy Strong And Julia Trevelyan OmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner name in FEP, tanning and foxing...

Author: J.C. BeckettBinding: PaperbackPublished: Faber., 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Markings to bottom-edge of pages, tanning and foxing to pages, minor staining to cover,...

Author: By HimselfBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1938Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Rhodesia map on endpapers. Award plate on fep, otherwise internally sound. The...

Author: J.H. PlumbBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1980Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Ex-library book with associated stickers and stamps, previous owner name insideThis captivating historical account,...

Author: Charles DickensBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford World's Classics, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCharles Dickens's Oliver Twist chronicles the harrowing journey of an orphan boy navigating the grim realities...

Author: Dan O'NeillBinding: HardbackPublished: Breedon Books Publishin, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on top paper edge.This compelling historical account, Tiger Bay And The Docks:...