European History

Queen Anne was one of Britain's most remarkable monarchs. With a personal life riven by passion, illness and intrigue - she presided over some of the most momentous events in...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis volume chronicles the climactic final years of World War II, presenting a powerful and personal account from one of history's most...

BIG MAMMA'S CUCINA POPLARE puts a clever contemporary spin on tradition featuring more than 120 delicious, easy-to-prepare, imaginative recipes. Created in collaboration with one of the most exciting and successful...

Abu al-Qasem Ferdowsi (940-1020 CE), one of Iran's greatest poets, versified the ancient legends of the Persian Book of Kings ( Shahnameh ) in verse over one thousand years ago....

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerColette’s spirited coming‑of‑age novel presents Claudine’s sharp‑eyed journey through Paris as she navigates bohemian circles, shifting loyalties...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the tumultuous events of 1917, detailing the complex interplay of social, economic, and political...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded boards. No slipcase. This historical account, The Conquest Of New...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: DamagedPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Moderate silverfish damage on DJ. This compelling historical account chronicles the events leading up to the disastrous Charge of the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis evocative memoir, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, chronicles a young man's audacious journey across Spain in 1935....

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Victor Hugo, chronicles the extraordinary life of one of France's most celebrated literary figures. Samuel Edwards uncovers...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsAustralia: Our Italian Heritage by Robert Pascoe chronicles the significant contributions and experiences of Italian immigrants in Australia. This historical...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsAlexander Solzhenitsyn’s Lenin In Zürich: Chapters reconstructs a pivotal period in Vladimir Lenin’s life, offering a biographical account of his...

Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsTsushima: Grave Of A Floating City chronicles the harrowing naval engagement that reshaped early 20th-century warfare. This gripping historical account...

Edition: First editionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis authoritative volume chronicles the vibrant evolution of Italian opera during its most celebrated era, spanning from the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis historical account, Taming The Jungle: The Men Who Made British Malaya, chronicles the intricate and often challenging efforts of...

For Madrid the Prado is without a doubt what the Louvre is for Paris and the Uffizi for Florence. A guidebook to this museum with a knowledgeable commentary is therefore...

This book is an invitation to a luxury-class journey into art, to an excursion into the artistic history of an exciting and magnificent city, seen here from its most splendid...

Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Fold-out map intact. This monumental historical work chronicles the tumultuous era of...

This beautifully illustrated book portrays Ireland at the beginning of the twentieth century. The pictures are the work of artist, Francis S Walker. Walkers captures the indomitable Irish spirit in...

In the 5th century BC an adventurous Ionian Greek, Herodotus of Halicarnassus, journeyed extensively through the lands of the eastern Mediterranean, from Egypt to Asia Minor, collecting tales of the...

The book titled Lost Civilization Viking by the author Unknown. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded spine. A compelling work of Spanish realism, The Spendthrifts chronicles the intertwined fates of a family grappling...

When Stalin came to power, making music in Russia became dangerous. Composers now had to create work that served the socialist state, and all artistic production was scrutinized for potential...

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST NEW DEBUT Olga Pavic's house has been requisitioned. The council will bulldoze it. Her home will become a monument to a massacre. But Olga cannot ascertain...

The book titled A History of Soviet Civilization by the author Andrei Sinyavsky. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

'Fascinating' The Times 'Tantalising . . . Low's conclusion is a valuable one.' The Telegraph The gripping account of how the Royal family really operates from the man who has...

The 'great man' of later Greek historical thought is the long product of traceable changes in ancient ideas about the meaning and impact of an individual life. At least as...

The book titled Images of Spain by the author Xan Fielding. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

From one of the most distinguished historians of our time comes the definitive portrait of the six remarkable women who shared the throne — and the turbulent fortunes — of...

From the Millennium Dome to Brexit, from boom to bust to Liz Truss, an expert, painfully funny account of Britain's calamitous history since 2000 Vladimir Lenin, an occasional resident of...

The discovery of minerals beneath our feet has transformed our species. Ochre first prompted humans to express themselves in art; tin and copper helped instigate the Bronze Age and later...

This narrative non-fiction book brings to life the powerful story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii, based on the first-hand account of Pliny the Younger....

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: WornPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn slipcase with minor bruise.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Italian Journey chronicles his transformative two-year sojourn through Italy, a period...

Nestled in the south of France, bordering the Mediterranean sea, is a magical region of the world renowned for its lavender fields, fine cuisine, golden sun, and dreamy landscapes. We...

Fighting between Christians and Muslims in the medieval period is often seen in the narrow context of the battle for the Holy Land. Other points of conflict tend to be...

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST NEW DEBUT Olga Pavic's house has been requisitioned. The council will bulldoze it. Her home will become a monument to a massacre. But Olga cannot ascertain...

There are special places in the world that possess a unique ambience -- cities that glow with timeless grandeur, landscapes whose features change with the seasons yet remain eternally beautiful....

History abounds with unresolved puzzles and unanswered questions, none more so than that of the loss of the British Army's military chest during the retreat to Corunna in 1809. Sir...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis historical account, England And Italy 1859-60, chronicles the intricate diplomatic and...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsThis authoritative biography, Mussolini, chronicles the tumultuous life and political career of Italy's fascist dictator. It...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account, Volume One Of Russia And The South Pacific 1696-1840: The Russians And Australia, chronicles the often-overlooked...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Yellowed spine. Mild bumping on spine and corners. Binding...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Name penned on front pastedown and small inscription on copyright page. This seminal work, Before Civilization: The Radiocarbon...

Big Mamma is two Frenchmen and over a thousand Italians - who run a group of crazy trattorias serving authentic Italian food, with wildly popular restaurants in London, Paris and...

Paris arouses strong emotions. In its long and vast history, it has been variously represented as a prison, a paradise and a vision of hell. It has also been characterised...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsPilgrimage: A Chronicle Of Christianity Through The Churches Of Rome presents a compelling journey through the spiritual and architectural heritage...