European History

The Pacific Ocean was the setting for the last great chapter in the convergence of humankind from across the globe. Driven by Enlightenment ideals, Europeans sought to extend control to...

Volume 5 of the Cambridge World History series uncovers the cross-cultural exchange and conquest, and the accompanying growth of regional and trans-regional states, religions, and economic systems, during the period...

By the time of the Calvinist Reformation, the cities of Holland had established a very long tradition of social provision for the poor in the civic community. Calvinists however intended...

From the author of The Transitive Vampire, comes an invitation to a strangely illuminated City of Light, Paris out of Hand. This seductively beautiful replica of a 19th-century travel book--replete...

Louis-Antoine Comte de Bougainville (1729-1811) is best known for his circumnavigation of the globe from 1766 to 1769. throughout a long and distinguished life however, he participated in many of...

A.L. Rowse's journals extend over the greater part of the 20th century. Born in 1903, the son of a poor, virtually illiterate Cornish china-clay worker, he became one of the...

Author: N. O'ConnorBinding: HardbackPublished: Pergamon Press, 1961Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book compiles recent advancements and theories within the field of psychology as developed in the Soviet Union....

Author: Crowfoot, John; Smirnov, Rulsan (trans.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Aurora Art Publishers, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a comprehensive collection of artworks by the renowned Flemish...

Author: Christopher HibbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Books for Pleasure, 1980Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a comprehensive biography of Queen Victoria, a pivotal figure in British history. Hibbert...

Author: John HuntBinding: HardbackPublished: Archimedia Productions, 2015Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe volume presents a vivid portrayal of the Palio, Siena's renowned bareback horse race. Riders,...

Author: Stewart MechieBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1960Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis academic work examines the profound influence of the church on the evolution of Scottish...

Author: Robert HalsbandBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents a biographical account of Lord Hervey, a prominent figure in the...

Author: Garrett MattinglyBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, London, 1963Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work examines the intricate world of international relations during the Renaissance era. Garrett...

Author: Rabbi Louis FinkelsteinBinding: HardbackPublished: The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1924Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis scholarly work examines the intricate systems of self-governance developed...

Author: Sebastian BrantBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work presents a vivid allegorical journey, where a vessel transports a diverse collection...

Author: Diego De Torres Villarroel; Translated by William C. Atkinson; Engravings by Harold BennettBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1958Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents the...

Author: Robert L. ReynoldsBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Wisconsin Press, 1970Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book chronicles Europe's significant transformation during a pivotal period. It examines the...

Author: John Emerich Edward Dalberg ActonBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co, Limited, 1952Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book compiles a series of insightful lectures on the evolution...

Author: Norman J. MarshallBinding: HardbackPublished: Norman J. Marshall, 1981Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis book chronicles the significant history of St. George's Hospital in Kew. It meticulously...

Author: Ellen BadoneBinding: HardbackPublished: University of California Press, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the intricate relationship between death, cultural worldview, and societal transformation within...

Author: Tony Dingle, Richard Broome, and Susan PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Fairfax, Syme, & Weldon Associates, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThe Victorians: Arriving, Making Their Mark, Settling is a...

Author: Charles DickensBinding: HardbackPublished: Dean & Son, 1111Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerOliver Twist, a young orphan, endures a harsh existence in a workhouse before escaping to...

Author: David KonstanBinding: HardbackPublished: Cornell University Press, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book examines Roman comedy. The author analyzes the works of Plautus and Terence....

Author: Geoffrey PowellBinding: HardbackPublished: Buchan & Enright Publishers, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account details the events of the Battle of Arnhem during World War...

Author: Nicholas BethellBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBlack and white picture essays including The Thrust to Victory, The Sham Red Giant, The Siege...

Shannon Bennett, the chef and owner of Melbourne's renowned French Restaurant, Vue de monde, takes readers on a tour of exquisite French cuisine. Sharing his passion and obsession with classical...

This is the story of a failed attempt by the British, in 1793, to open the Chinese Empire to Western trade. Led by Lord Macartney, whose distinguished diplomatic posts included...

Paris and London have long held a mutual fascination, and never more so than in the period 1750-1914, when they vied to be the world's greatest city. Each city has...

This is a description of England by the novelist Peter Vansittart, beginning with the mythical land of Albion, of Jack the Giant Killer, Arthur and Merlin. This idealized view of...

Late in 1664, the musketeer DArtagnan rode beside a carriage as it left Paris, carrying his friend Nicolas Fouquet to life imprisonment in a cell next door to the Man...

A culturally diverse, fact-filled, and gorgeously illustrated introduction to over 80 gods and goddesses from around the world-a perfect introduction to mythology for young readers. With heroic deeds, family drama,...

What does it mean to be French? Is it pausing to enjoy a glass of good wine or a spread of cheese? A flaneur down laneways steeped in history? Knowing...

Discover Rome's incredible food through the city's stories and its people. The Eternal City is a maze of winding cobblestone streets, where ancient history waits at every turn. Within these...

Flemish painter Jan Van Eyck is one of Belgium's most significant artists, famous for his early contributions to the Northern Renaissance movement of the 15th century. His polyptych classic, the...

French Lessons is a beautifully illustrated guide to mastering French cooking from one of Australia's most popular and innovative chefs. Drawing on his training and experience in the kitchens of...

In the last year of the 20th century the celebrated foreign correspondent Fergal Keane set out for the BBC on a journey through Britain. After years covering the world's conflict...

New York Times Bestseller "Dolnick brilliantly re-creates the circumstances that made possible one of the most audacious frauds of the 20th century. And in doing so Dolnick plumbs the nature...

For over 700 years, the title 'Prince of Wales' has been awarded to royal heirs waiting to accede to the throne of England. They did not always achieve it even...

In 1742, when the legendary dome atop St. Peter's Basilica-designed by Michelangelo-cracks and threatens to collapse, Pope Benedict XIV summons three mathematicians whose groundbreaking ideas spark a revolution in the...

Napoleon was the colossus of his age. He rose to become one of Revolutionary France's most successful generals, before being crowned emperor in December 1804. Over the next eight years,...

The masterly biography of one of the most fascinating men of the nineteenth century, Benjamin Disraeli, concentrating on his long and interesting private life, written by historian Christopher Hibbert. Superb...