European History

Author: Louis De Rouvroy, Duc De Saint-SimonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sandglass pamphlet and foldout family tree laid-in. Saint-Simon: The Memoirs Of...

Author: Sir John Wheeler-BennettBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, London, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Name penned on fep of the 1st vol. Otherwise clean...

Author: William GerhardieBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon and Schuster, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Remainder mark on baseGod's Fifth Column: A Biography Of The Age 1890-1940...

Author: Composers: Dan Godfrey, Percy Hazeldine, H.R. Marriott, Ricardo Linter, and othersBinding: HardbackPublished: Various London imprints including Chappell & Co.,Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and...

Author: Marie-Madeleine FourcadeBinding: HardbackPublished: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: 1st edition in mint condition. Loose publishers review slip on the insideNoah's...

Author: M. R. D. FootBinding: HardbackPublished: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsSoe In France: An Account Of The Work Of The British Special...

Author: R. E. VintrasBinding: HardbackPublished: BACHMAN & TURNER LONDON, 1974Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe historical account The Portuguese Connection: The Secret History Of The Azores...

Author: Sotheby'sBinding: HardbackPublished: SOTHEBYS, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: 3 Softcover volumes in a hard caseThis compelling biography chronicles the tumultuous lives of Edward VIII and Wallis...

Author: Christopher HibbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Union, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the tumultuous events of the 1780 Gordon...

Author: R. H. SavageBinding: HardbackPublished: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1896Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn boards....

What was German Naturalism? What were its achievements? How does it compare with its counterparts in other European countries? These are some of the difficult questions addressed by John Osborne...

Let Marco Polo Mallorca guide you around this beautiful island. Explore Mallorca with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the island's trendiest...

Go Slow France is the third book in Sawday's hugely successful Go Slow series. Discover 47 of France's most exquisite ch?teaux, B&Bs and hotels chosen as places to 'go slow'....

Gerald Brenan returned to Spain in 1949 for the first time since the Civil War. He was determined to see what had become of the country he loved, to speak...

This volume contains speeches from great works of European drama that have either been translated or adapted by Robert David MacDonald, awarded the Goethe Medal for Services to German literature'

Marcel Reich-Ranicki has lived a colourful and picaresque life. Born in 1920 of Polish Jewish parents, he spent his youth in Berlin until the Nazis came to power. In 1938...

A fascinating exploration of the relationship of competition and assimilation between the Netherlands and England during the 17th century, revealing the ways in which Dutch tolerance, resilience and commercial acumen...

Frances is a graduate student spending a summer volunteering in rural France, in the hope that tending vegetables and harvesting honey will distract her from a scandal that drove her...

On 6 June 1944 Britain woke up to a profound silence. Overnight, 160,000 Allied troops had vanished and an eerie emptiness settled over the country. The majority of those men...

Experience Barcelona the local way with this insider's guide Barcelona is a cultural colossus- ancient streets, top-notch museums and Modernista masterpieces. But what's beyond the well-trodden sights? Old pharmacies hosting...

To comprehend the Freudian revolution, it is necessary to understand the private as well as the public man. This work, which uses illustrations assembled from family collections, manuscripts, letters and...

Henry James was a renowned observer of European culture, both in his fiction and in his life. In particular, he loved Italy, visiting it 14 times and setting several of...

' Gripping history that also informs the present' Sunday Times 'A spectacular achievement' Dominic Sandbrook 'Fast-paced, absorbing, insightful' Simon Hall 'Simply superb' Kathryn Olmsted A celebrated British historian of US...

In nineteenth-century Italy, the wife of General Garibaldi bakes biscuits as a peace offering for the defeated French army.

In The Making of Modern Britain, Andrew Marr paints a fascinating portrait of life in Britain during the first half of the twentieth century as the country recovered from the...

The Sunday Times bestsellerTHE STORY OF BRITAIN during the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Find out how Britain changed in this entrancing, lively portrait of Britain's Elizabethan Age by...

Massmarket edition of the hardback bestseller- In The Story of the World in 100 Moments Oliver presents a remarkable journey through time, curating one hundred moments that shaped our world,...

When Jacqueline moves to south-west France with her husband, she embraces rural village life and buys two pigs to rear for slaughter. But as she gets to know the animals...

One of the most celebrated heroines of the Second World War, Odette Churchill was 27 and living in England with her English husband and their three children when war broke...

'A riotously good novel, witty and earnest, brimming with sharply drawn characters and creeping suspense. David Thewlis is a fabulous writer' ANNA BAILEY, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF TALL BONES...

Were things really better in the good old days? The nineteenth century was a time when there were not only massive gulfs being created between the upper, middling and working...

The full-color series for both domestic and overseas destinations designed for the independent traveler. The Discover Guides -- feature special essays that vividly reveal the spirit of each destination, --...

Containing material never before seen They W ere Never Told includes original statements from those caugh t up in the disaster, a full examination of the Board of Enq uiry''s...

Based on official U.S. Navy and Marine Corps sources, as well as British Admiralty and Japanese records, a dramatic narrative unfolds, reflecting the hard-fought carrier actions, air strikes, kamikaze assaults,...

Recounts one of the greatest sea stories of World War II. It is the story of how George Binney, a 39 year-old civilian working in neutral Sweden when Norway was...

'It is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both.' - Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) The Prince is one of the most influential books ever written. Published...

Author: Cyril Francis OliphantBinding: HardbackPublished: William Blackwood and Sons, 1890Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards show light surface wear....

Author: George Francis TrainBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1857Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Damaged green...

Author: Dominick Graham, Shelford BidwellBinding: HardbackPublished: St. Martin's Press - Book Club Edition., 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Wear and tear to DJ, slight...

Author: Arthur BryantBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe historical narrative The Age of Chivalry: The Story of England presents a sweeping account of...

Author: Richard CollierBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the dramatic events of Bridge Across The...