British & Irish History

Published to celebrate Prince Charles' 40th birthday, this is a pictorial biography of him as created by several cartoonists including contributions form Trog, Griffin, Giles and Marc. 11 sections cover...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA gripping work of historical fiction, The Boleyn Inheritance chronicles the treacherous lives of...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light Foxing on top of blockThe historical narrative The Lords Of The...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe scholarly work The Late Augustans by Donald Davie chronicles a pivotal era in English poetry, analyzing the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Remainder markTo Brooklyn With Love chronicles the vibrant lives of a community nestled within the iconic New...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerClaire Rayner’s Soho Square transports readers to the vibrant, tumultuous heart of London’s Soho district, chronicling the intertwined lives of...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly intimate biographical portrait, Stranger and Brother: A Portrait of C.P. Snow chronicles the life and legacy of the celebrated...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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...