European History

One of the greatest translations of all time- Scott Moncrieff's classic version of Proust, published in three stunning clothbound volumes designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith Proust's masterpiece is one of the...

One of the greatest translations of all time- Scott Moncrieff's classic version of Proust, published in three stunning clothbound volumes designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith Proust's masterpiece is one of the...

Author: The Hon. John F. FinertyBinding: HardbackPublished: J. S. Hyland & Co., 1898Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks:...

Author: Lewis SpenceBinding: HardbackPublished: Bracken Books., 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor foxing to page edges, some yellowing and minor bumps to DJ.Germany: Myths...

Author: Townsend MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has general wear and tearTownsend Miller's Henry IV of Castile chronicles the...

Author: James BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped, has some light wear to edgesBoswell In Holland 1763-1764 chronicles...

Author: Metropolitan Museum of ArtBinding: HardbackPublished: The Metropolitan Museum of Moden Art, New York, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe monumental The Vatican Collections: The Papacy And Art...

Author: Peter UstinovBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1983Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPeter Ustinov's My Russia presents a captivating and often humorous account of his personal connection to Russia, tracing...

Author: Louis AuchinclossBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has sticker remains on front (see photo) and some very small wear and...

Author: Alastair SmartBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis academic work chronicles the evolution and impact of two pivotal art movements, the Renaissance...

Author: Antonia White (trans)Binding: HardbackPublished: Anthony Blond, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has a couple spots of wear and tear, page edges have small...

Author: James Brodrick, S.J.Binding: HardbackPublished: Loyola University Press, 1986Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles a pivotal period in the history of the Society of Jesus,...

Author: Hilaire BellocBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell and Company, 1938Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has minor wear and tear and spine tanning, previous owner name inside,...

Author: A.R.B. HaldaneBinding: HardbackPublished: At the University Press, Edinburgh, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Inscription...

Author: Pinchas E. LapideBinding: HardbackPublished: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsPinchas Lapide’s A Pilgrim’s Guide to...

Author: Peter ShanklandBinding: HardbackPublished: William Kimber., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some slight chips and tears to DJ, tanning and...

Author: Walter HutchinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson & Co., 1111Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rebound copy. Minor marks and...

Author: I. G. StewartBinding: HardbackPublished: Reed., 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: DJ shows signs of wear and tear, minor chips, discoloration and some markings. Tanned...

Author: G. P. GoochBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green & Co, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped and has general wear and tear...

Author: D. Bonner-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: The Navy Records Society, 1944Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Soiled, faded and worn boards. Bumping...

Author: Phyllis M. PowerBinding: HardbackPublished: Homestead, 1977Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Slipcase has some very minor surface wear from shelf use, SIGNED BY AUTHOR! Limited numbered edition,...

Author: Norman MackenzieBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, New York, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has been covered in a protective sleeve. Old tape marks...

Author: J.M. RobertsBinding: HardbackPublished: BBC, 1985Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe monumental work The Triumph Of The West chronicles the complex trajectory of Western civilization, examining the multifaceted...

Author: Daphne Du MaurierBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has general wear in form of tanning along spine and edges and...

Author: Olivier BernierBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLouis The Beloved: The Life Of Louis Xv chronicles the tumultuous reign and personal life of...

Author: Andrew RogersBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne Holocaust Museum, 2023Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSpeaking on the artwork (Pillars of Witness)…Rogers reflects that the sculpture took months of “thought and activity”...

Author: A. PardoBinding: HardbackPublished: Minerva, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanned edges, slight peels to laminate.The acclaimed work The World...

Author: Mabel BrookesBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan of Australia., 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Riders of Time presents a sweeping historical narrative,...

Author: Ludvik VaculikBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers International., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some tanning to pages, slight fading to spine.A Cup Of Coffee With My...

Author: William GauntBinding: HardbackPublished: B.T. Batsford Limited., 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsWilliam Gaunt's London chronicles the rich and multifaceted history of...

Author: Raymond RudorffBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton., 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Page edges discolored due to tanning and foxing, DJ...

Author: Alistair HorneBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan., 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Some chips and...

The years between the Revolution of 1848 and the end of World War II were characterised by profound social, intellectual and political change in France. The art world, centred in...

Winner of the Wolfson History Prize 2010 and the 2010 National Jewish Book Award for Biography At the end of September 1894 a charlady stole an undated and unsigned letter...

This study of war skillfully clarifies the complexities of four major World War II military campaigns: El Alamein, Monte Cassino (Italy), Operation Market Garden (of which Arnhem formed a crucial...

Originally from Brittany, Renk-whose real name is Walig Nicolet-grew up in Rennes in a family of artists. He left school at a very young age and began painting in the...

Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights. The battle narratives in ancient sources can be a thrilling read...

SUNDAY TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR and FINANCIAL TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 WINNER OF THE TEMPLER MEDAL AND THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller Richard...

The dramatic World War II story of a US bomber crew's fateful mission, the airmen's lynching by an enraged mob in Russelsheim and the extrordinary war crimes trial that sent...

In Out of Love for My Kin, Amy Livingstone examines the personal dimensions of the lives of aristocrats in the Loire region of France during the eleventh and twelfth centuries....

An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man's world, passionately sexual yet, she said, a virgin, famed as England's most successful ruler yet...

An account of the reawakening of western civilization throughout Europe, this guide re-creates the Renaissance in a series of 1000 cross-referenced images depicting all aspects of history, culture, art, science,...

The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was navigator and cartographer...

In her highly-praised The Six Wives of Henry V111 and its sequel Children of England, Alison Weir examinrd the private lives of the earlier Tudor Monarchs. Here she completes the...

The Truth About Empire comes from expert historians who believe that the truth, as far as we can pinpoint it, matters; that our decades of painstaking research make us worth...

Traces the rise and fall of the Toltec civilization, and describes what has been learned about their culture from the excavation of Tula, their principal city.

Focussing on how the Romans made Europe work as a homogenous civilisation and looking at why we are failing to make the EU work in modern times, this is an...