British & Irish History

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of wartime social history, Nella Last's War: A Mother's Diary 1939-45 chronicles the daily life of an...

Edition: First US EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging - otherwise in good condition. Pages bright and clean. Tape residue on inside...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging - otherwise in good conditionA richly detailed literary biography, The Case of Walter Pater presents a penetrating...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging - lightly faded on spine but otherwise fine. Pages bright and clean.This sweeping literary biography chronicles...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: FEP missing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded spine - otherwise jacket is structural. A richly detailed political biography, this work chronicles the intertwined...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of literary biography, Richard Aldington's Portrait of a Genius, But... chronicles...

Edition: First Edition. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Signed letter by the author laid-in. Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Clean...

Roland Dallas''s biography of King Hussein of Jordan is the story of an extraordinary man, the survivor o f several assassination attempts and a man equally at home a t...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA sweeping work of political biography and twentieth-century history, The History Makers: Leaders and Statesmen of the 20th Century presents...

Edition: 1st ed., 1st impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Signed ephemera laid in. Set against the harrowing backdrop of...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis authoritative biography chronicles the remarkable life of Sir Joseph Banks, the celebrated eighteenth-century naturalist, explorer, and president of...

Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedA bold and inventive work of postcolonial literary fiction, Jack Maggs reimagines the world of Charles Dickens's Great...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThe Exiles, The Settlers, The Traitors, The Explorers, The Adventurers, The Colonists, The Goldseekers, The Patriots, The Empire...

Edition: revised editions. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous owner The three volumes are The Tyranny of Distance (1982, rev ed), Triumph of the Nomads (1982,...

Edition: First Editions, First ImpressionsCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThomas Keneally's "Australians" trilogy stands as one of the most ambitious works of narrative history ever...

Alfred is the only English king ever to be called 'Great'. It was not a title given by political supporters, not the sycophantic gift of an official biographer, nor a...

Mary Queen of Scots passed her childhood in France and married the Dauphin to become Queen of France at the age of sixteen. Widowed less than two years later, she...

A Waterstones Best History Book 2025 A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025 'Learned, entertaining and highly approachable' BOB MORTIMER 'A treat' ALICE LOXTON 'Five stars from me...'...

What kind of a world was St Patrick born into? Why were his visions and dreams considered so dangerous by the early church? How much do we really know about...

Roland Dallas'' biography of the late King Hussein of Jordan is the story of an extraordinary man, the survivor of several assassination attempts and a man who was equally at...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Some tears and foxing on DJ....

Edition: repr., with corr.Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark work of Australian historiography, The Golden Age: A History...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerExperience the rugged beauty and harsh realities of the Australian Gulf Country in this Miles Franklin Award-winning classic. Set in the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA masterwork of narrative history, The Miracle of Dunkirk chronicles one of the most dramatic and...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping work of historical fiction, A Wayside Tavern chronicles over a thousand years of English history through the lens...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Plastic sleeve protecting binding. A foundational academic text in Australian history, An Introduction to Australian History by A.G.L. Shaw and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: usual wear on jacket, slightly faded spine. Pages crisp and cleanA sweeping work of biographical...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: small tear on bottom right of jacket, otherwise fine. A landmark collection of Australian...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA comprehensive work of Australian history, Victoria: A History chronicles the development of the state of Victoria from...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsElizabeth Longford’s Wellington: Pillar Of State presents a compelling biographical account of Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, focusing on...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsChristopher Hibbert's The English: A Social History 1066-1945 chronicles nearly a millennium of British life, presenting a vivid tapestry of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded spine. History In Camera: Victoria's Wars presents a compelling visual chronicle of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography, Edward: Prince Of Wales And Aquitaine A Biography Of The Black Prince, chronicles the life and...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA captivating biographical work, The Knox Brothers chronicles the lives of four remarkable siblings: Edmund, Wilfred, Dillwyn, and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis historical account, Britain And Her Army, chronicles the evolution of the British military from its earliest formations through significant...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis gripping historical account, Much Sounding Of Bugles: The Siege Of Chitral, 1895, chronicles a pivotal moment in British colonial...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the numerous, often overlooked, military engagements that defined the British Empire's expansion during Queen Victoria's reign....

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsAntonia Fraser's Cromwell: Our Chief Of Men presents a monumental biographical account of one of England's most complex historical figures,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsLondon In The Country: The Growth Of Suburbia chronicles the fascinating evolution of London's periphery, tracing the historical forces that...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical saga chronicles the life and struggles of a resilient woman named Kate, set against the backdrop of early 20th-century...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling social history, For Queen And Country, chronicles the intricate lives and experiences within the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Some foxing on top of blockThis captivating historical biography, Splendour And Scandal: The Reign Of Beau Nash, chronicles...

Edition: 4th impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerArthur Bryant's The Age Of Elegance: 1812-1822 masterfully chronicles a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsFielding's England: Living in England offers a lively social commentary travel narrative that presents the habits, humour and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsAll Over Britain by J. H. B. Peel presents a captivating journey through the diverse landscapes and hidden corners of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account, Gallipoli: The End Of The Myth, meticulously chronicles the ill-fated...