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The Factory House at Oporto: Account of the Port Wine Trade
An insight into the trade of the port wine merchants whose lives revolved around their meeting house in Oporto. Factories were trading houses set up in the 17th century by...
I Will Come Back for You: The undercover Jewish commando who helped
'Extraordinary ... one of the most moving and uplifting stories of the war' Keith Lowe 'A remarkable book' - The Telegraph A gripping account of hidden identity, military courage, and...
Alan Sorrell: The Man Who Created Roman Britain
Alan Sorrell's archaeological reconstruction drawings and paintings remain some of the best, most accurate and most accomplished paintings of their genre that continue to inform our understanding and appreciation of...
Bookseller In Madrid: A Novel
How can the words of the past help heal the horror of the present For as long as she can remember, Barbara Spiel has always found solace in books. Born...
Rome Before Avignon: A Social History of Thirteenth Century Rome
The book titled Rome Before Avignon: A Social History of Thirteenth Century Rome by the author Robert Brentano. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...
History of the Peloponnesian War
The entire Greek world plunged into three decades of bloodshed in 431 B.C., when the ongoing friction between Athens and Sparta exploded into war. Ten years into the struggle, the...
The Italian Risorgimento: State, Society and National Unification
The Risorgimento was a turbulent and decisive period in the history of Italy. Lucy Riall's engaging account is the first book of its kind on the upheavals of the years...
Aug-14
'A magnificent achievement, a masterpiece of the historian's art.' Guardian 'It is a brilliant achievement.' Sunday Times August 1914 recounts the insane, uncontrollable plunge into war and the bloody catalogue...
The Early History of Rome
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Livy's brilliant history of the founding and early years of Rome Livy (c. 59 BC-AD 17) dedicated most of his life to writing some 142 volumes of history, the first...
My Contrary Mary
Long live the queen: The authors who brought you the New York Times bestselling My Lady Jane kick off an all-new historical trilogy with the classy, courtly tale of Mary,...
The Neverending Empire: The Infinite Impact of Ancient Rome
From the international bestselling author and notable journalist Aldo Cazzullo comes a brilliantly researched and extremely accessible journey through the history and legacy of the Roman Empire. "The only way...
The Banned Books of Berlin
An unforgettable story, tying together past and present, from the bestselling author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris and The Royal Librarian Berlin, 1933. The night skies are burning bright...
The Golden Age Of Naples: Art And Civilization Under The Bourbons 1734-1805 (Two-Volume Set)
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Author: Susan F. Rossen; Caroselli, Susan L.Binding: PaperbackPublished: The Detroit Institute of Arts with The Art Institute of Chicago, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded covers. This historical...
The Christian Catacombs Of Rome: History, Decoration, Inscriptions
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Author: Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai, Fabrizio Bisconti, Danilo MazzoleniBinding: PaperbackPublished: SCHNELL & STEINER, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work presents a...
Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of
Dark Renaissance is the thrilling story of the writer who transformed culture in Elizabethan England, bringing it out of the darkness and into the light. Poor boy. Dark star. Spy....
Seeing England: Antiquaries, Travellers and Naturalists
In the seventeenth century antiquarianism was a well-respected profession and antiquarian works were in demand, particularly amongst the gentry, who were especially interested in establishing lineage and the descent of...
Organisation of War Under Edward III, The
H.J. Hewitt's classic study looks beyond the succession of campaigns, marches, raids, sieges and pitched battles that punctuated the long reign of Edward III. He focuses instead on the organization...
Victor Lustig: The Man Who Conned the World
The first account of one of history's most notorious con artists, Victor Lustig, written by acclaimed biographer Christopher Sandford. An Austro-Hungarian with a dark streak, Victor Lustig was a man...
Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century
'Kuper is a shrewd observer in this entertaining mix of memoir and anthropology' The Sunday Times From the bestselling author of Chums comes an explorer's tale of a naif getting...
The Perilous Catch: A History of Commercial Fishing
For centuries Britain's commercial fishermen have ventured out into the ravages of the surrounding seas to bring fish back both to supply a home market and for export around the...
Central Italy: The Collected Traveller
Immerse yourself in the culture, food and history of Tuscany and Umbria.
Maigret in Vichy: Inspector Maigret
A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers Inspector Maigret and his wife take a much-needed rest cure in the spa town...
Indignity: A Life Reimagined
The acclaimed author of Free returns with an imaginative investigation into dignity and historical injustice through the story of a family When Lea Ypi discovers a photo of her grandmother,...
Hope and Glory: Britain, 1900-90
The last of nine volumes in The Penguin History of Britain, this volume explains the political changes that transformed Britain in the 20th century and attempts to make sense of...
Between Venice And Istanbul: Colonial Landscapes In Early Modern Greece
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Author: Siriol Davies And Jack L. Davis (Editors)Binding: PaperbackPublished: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2007Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition...
Italian Printers: 1501-1520
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Author: F. J. NortonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Bowes & Bowes, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: wear, fraying and tanning of external...
The Age Of Sultan Süleyman The Magnificent
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Author: The Age Of Sultan Suleyman The MagnificentBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Beagle Press, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Age Of Sultan Süleyman...
Mosaics N°2
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Author: International Committee for the Conservation of MosaicsBinding: PaperbackPublished: ICCROM, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: wear and tanning to external cover; signed by previous owner on...
Masterpieces Western European Art From The Hermitage Of The 15Th-20Th Centuries Leningrad
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Author: Irena Chernenko (English Translation By)Binding: PaperbackPublished: International Cultural Corporation of Australia Limited, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
The Palladian Revival: Lord Burlington, His Villa And Garden At Chiswick
$25.00 AUD
Author: John HarrisBinding: PaperbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work chronicles the profound influence of the Palladian...
A Guide To Jewish Toledo
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Author: Ana María López Alvarez, Ricardo Izquierdo Benito, Santiago Palomero Plaza, Antonio Pareja, Carlos VillasanteBinding: PaperbackPublished: CODEX Ediciones, Toledo, Spain, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition...
Gardens And Ghettos: The Art Of Jewish Life In Italy
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Author: Vivian B. MannBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Jewish Museum, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor wear of external cover; inside pages in good conditionGardens And Ghettos chronicles...
Lady Nelson And The Discovery Of Port Phillip
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Author: John MurrayBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Banks Society., 2010Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image-
Rhodos: History, Monuments, Art
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Author: Christos KarousosBinding: PaperbackPublished: ESPEROS EDITIONS, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageRhodos: History, Monuments, Art presents a comprehensive overview of the storied...
Thirties: British Art And Design Before The War
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Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThirties: British Art And Design Before The War chronicles...
Drive Your Adventure Norway
Travelling in a van is emerging as a popular way to see the world. Back to nature, away from mass tourism, you can experience a country in a way that's...
The Ghetto Reveals Rome
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Benjamin walked down from the Capitoline Hill towards the Circus Flaminius in order to reach the other Jews on the banks of the Tiber river at the Tiberina Island. They,...
Tense Conditions (Bilingual edition): A Presentation of the
In its new presentation of the collection, the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart establishes a dialogue between works from the private Scharpff-Striebich collection and works from its own stocks. Contemporary positions and works...
Mortal Heart
Annith has watched her gifted sisters at the convent come and go, carrying out their dark dealings in the name of St. Mortain, patiently awaiting her own turn to serve...
Twelve Pb
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A personal exploration of the culinary traditions of Tuscany offers a year-long odyssey through the Italian region's finest seasonal dishes, along with information on selecting ingredients for the pantry, preparation...
If This Is A Woman: Inside Ravensbruck: Hitler's Concentration Camp
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Ravensbruck Concentration Camp is the worst atrocity ever committed solely against women, but today the name of the camp is barely known. From Ravensbruck's earliest days, when Himmler offered his...
Great Expectations
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Charles Dickens, famous for the indelible child characters he created - from Little Nell to Oliver Twist and David Copperfield - was also the father of ten children (and a...
On the Road-Traveling Europe in a Campervan
This travelogue and itinerary guide uses one couple's campervan tour through 42 European countries to help readers make the most out of a European adventure. Europe to go! Authors Steffi...
Lewisham: History and Guide
This addition to the "Britain in Old Photographs" series brings together a collection of black-and-white pictures spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawn from family albums, local collections...
Tales from the Tower of London
A history of the building itself, told through the stories of the people, royal and common, good and bad, heroes and villains, who lived and died there. This book presents...
Fool: In Search of Henry VIII's Closest Man
The first biography of Henry VIII's court fool William Somer, a legendary entertainer and one of the most intriguing figures of the Tudor age. In some portraits of Henry VIII...
The Horses Of San Marco Venice
$15.00 AUD
Author: Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)Binding: PaperbackPublished: olivetti, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account chronicles the fascinating journey...