British & Irish History

Since his landmark debut collection, There Are Little Kingdoms in 2007, and its award-winning sequel in 2012, Dark Lies the Island , Kevin Barry has been acclaimed as one of...

Frankie Howe was never quite sure enough of herself to take centre stage - after all, life had already judged her harshly. Now in her eighties, she finds it easier...

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...

From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man whose direction in life takes a vastly different turn than what he expected. It's the tabloid...

For more than 70 years until his death on 9 April 2021, Prince Philip was the Queen's constant companion and support, but his vital role in the monarchy too often...

12-year-old Mary's beloved grandmother is near the end of her life. Letting go is hard - until Granny's long-dead mammy appears. Her ghost has returned to help her dying daughter...

Paris-London Connection is the most shocking yet factual book written on the 1997 Paris crash that took the lives of Princess Diana and her lover, Dodi Fayed. This fast-moving but...

In 1977, Robert Lacey's bestselling MAJESTY was the first serious biography of Elizabeth II, defining the affection for the Queen that underlay the popular success of the Silver Jubilee. Now,...

This is an investigation into the last years of the Duchess of Windsor. Once the epitome of glamour, Wallis Warfield Simpson Windsor spent her last days alone and ill in...

Forty years ago Norman Jeffares published his first biography of W.B.Yeats, however since that time much new material has come to light, both written and illustrative. This volume is a...

Sensational new evidence in one of the most sensational stories of the century -the fate of the Romanovs.

When Christopher Koch sets out on a journey through Ireland with his friend the folksinger Brian Mooney, each is seeking an aspect of the past. Mooney is returning to a...

Among rugby enthusiasts, he is still considered as probably the best player ever to come out of Ireland. In the business world, he was the youngest ever chief executive of...

The town of Arklow has a long and proud seafaring tradition. Many local families have been involved in maritime businesses and it was in 1966 that the Hall and Tyrrell...

Author: Frank BerryBinding: HardbackPublished: The Whittington Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Number 74 of 350 copies. Memories Of A Cotswold Village...

Author: Arthur BryantBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe historical narrative The Age of Chivalry: The Story of England presents a sweeping account of...

Author: William GauntBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages have yellowedVictorian Olympus chronicles the vibrant artistic and cultural milieu of 19th-century Britain, presenting a...

Author: Richard P De KerbrechBinding: HardbackPublished: Conway Maritime Press, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has light tanning to spineThis historical account, Shaw Savill &...

Author: Peter C. KohlerBinding: HardbackPublished: PM Heaton Publishing, 1995Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical account, Sea Safari: British India S.N.Co. African Ships & Services, chronicles the...

Author: James LeasorBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1978Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light foxing to top edges of pages, previous owner name insideThis gripping historical account,...

Author: J.C. Trewin (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Webb & Bower, 1981Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis captivating volume chronicles the unique charm and rich heritage of England's West Country, presenting...

Author: None StatedBinding: HardbackPublished: Houlston and Wright, 1861Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn boards with bumping on corners. Moderate tanning...

Author: Jan MorrisBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner name insideThis compelling historical and cultural narrative, The Oxford Book Of Oxford, chronicles...

Author: John WainBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking Press, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and tear to corners and edges, previous owner name inside first...

Author: Robert Richardson Archibald Douglas (Defendant), James George Hamilton, Andrew Stuart, James William MontgomeryBinding: HardbackPublished: [publisher not identified], 1766Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Good for age....

Author: Philip ZieglerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Perennial Library, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, cover has some light wear from general usePhilip Ziegler's Mountbatten:...

Author: James BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-HillCondition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has general wear and tear, previous owner marks inside title pageBoswell's London Journal: 1762-1763 chronicles...

Author: R.V. JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1978Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has very light tanning to corners and edges, price clipped, previous owner...

Author: Mark Dartford (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Marshall Cavendish, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and couple small tears at some cornersFalklands Aftermath: Forces '85...

Author: William SansomBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some tearing at corners and edgesVictorian Life In Photographs presents a vivid visual...

Author: Paul R. Bartrop with Gabrielle EisenBinding: PaperbackPublished: Schwartz & Wilkinson, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown...

Author: Carola OmanBinding: HardbackPublished: History Book Club, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCarola Oman's Nelson presents a comprehensive account of the legendary British admiral, Horatio Nelson. This biography...

Author: Fawn M. BrodieBinding: HardbackPublished: W. W. Norton & Company, NY, 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography The Devil Drives chronicles the...

Author: Martin GilbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Wear and fading to DJ with ripping to spine. Board...

Author: Christopher BrookeBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe Saxon And Norman Kings by Christopher Brooke is a...

Author: Colin GordonBinding: HardbackPublished: Elm Tree Books, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsA Richer Dust: Echoes From An Edwardian Album chronicles the lives and times of...

Author: Marina WarnerBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsMarina Warner presents Queen Victoria's Sketchbook, an illuminating art history work that uncovers the...

Author: J.G. JeffreysBinding: HardbackPublished: Walker & Co,, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Thistlewood Plot immerses readers in a gripping historical thriller, chronicling a clandestine conspiracy that threatened...

Author: Donald TrelfordBinding: HardbackPublished: The Observer/Victor Gollancz, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling anthology, Sunday Best 2: Selections From The Observer 1982, presents a vibrant...

Author: Bryan Holden & Kenneth H. LeechBinding: HardbackPublished: Moorland Publishing Company Limited, UK, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume chronicles the iconic Western 4-6-0...

Author: O.S. NockBinding: HardbackPublished: David & Charles, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsSpeed Records On Britain's Railways: A Chronicle Of The Steam Era presents a meticulous account of...

Author: Chaim BermantBinding: HardbackPublished: The Macmillan Company, New York, 1972Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded spine to DJ with some...

Author: Henry PellingBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHenry Pelling's Winston Churchill chronicles the extraordinary life of one of the twentieth century's most iconic figures. This...

Author: Len DeightonBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsBattle Of Britain chronicles the pivotal aerial campaign of World...

Author: Alfred PriceBinding: HardbackPublished: Ian Allan Ltd, 1977Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some tanning to block and top of pages...