European History

Beyond any romantic declaration of the Italians' secret to success is the exceptional effectiveness of Italian modern design. Engaging Italian industry and culture in a single-minded and spontaneous project of...

From the first championship, won by Nino Farina with his Alfa and his famous cigar between his lips, to Hamilton's heroic exploits, taking in en route all the legends of...

The book titled Tiepolo: Vicentine Villas by the author Maria Elisa Avagnina. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled A History of Norway: From the Ice Age to the Age of Petroleum by the author Ivar Libaek. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for...

In the decades around the turn of the century, artists from Scandinavia painted pictures full of atmosphere and inventiveness that had an intimate familiarity with their homeland. Christiane Redau presents...

The celebrated allegorical paintings "La Primavera" and "The Birth of Venus" were the source of Botticelli's rediscovery in both the 16th and 19th centuries, and are still regarded as apogees...

This impeccably researched and "adventure-packed" ( The Washington Post ) account of the obsessive quest by Christopher Columbus's son to create the greatest library in the world is "the stuff...

Late in the summer of 1880, a wave of odors emanated from the sewers of Paris. As the stench lingered, outraged residents feared that the foul air would breed an...

The Little French Cookbook features over 80 recipes that reflect the delights of France's culinary landscape: delicate hors d'oeuvres, diverse seafood offerings, hearty meat and poultry dishes, and delicate pastries...

Double appeal - for both history buffs and walkers alike, an ideal family gift; Themed - each walk, ranging from between 1.5 and 10 miles, focuses on a particular feature,...

Author: Honoré De BalzacBinding: HardbackPublished: George Barrie & Son, 1896Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Volumes II-XI only. Dried and worn leather....

Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLight In The East: China's Enlightened Empire; The Advent...

Author: Harry RothwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Small inscription on rear endpaper, otherwise clean pages with bright text. English Historical Documents:...

Author: Richard ChurchBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1966Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsLondon: Flower Of Cities All presents a vivid portrait of...

Author: Stephen Wildman And John ChristianBinding: HardbackPublished: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the life and artistic contributions...

Author: John RewaldBinding: HardbackPublished: Aurora Art Publishers, Leningrad, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor wear to dust cover, plastic has some tears; some rubbing of cloth...

Author: Karen (preface). QUINLAN,Binding: HardbackPublished: Bendigo Art Gallery, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe historical account The Long Weekend: Australian Artists In France 1918-1939 chronicles a pivotal era for Australian...

Author: Victor SebestyenBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: sone marks on hard cover; pages tanned...

Author: Spyros Meletzis; Helen PapadakisBinding: PaperbackPublished: Art Editions Meletzis & Papadakis, Athens; Verlag Schnell & Steiner Munich, Zurich, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown...

Author: Betler Moore AssociatesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Longman Cheshire, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some rubbing of edges; in otherwise good conditionHeritage Of Italy: Book 2: Customs, Myths...

Author: Volker ViergutzBinding: PaperbackPublished: BERLIN STORY VERLAG, 2013Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. CD included. The historical account The Berlin Wall 1961-1989...

Author: Maurice AshleyBinding: HardbackPublished: G&C. Merriam Company, Publishers, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe acclaimed historical work The Age Of Absolutism: 1648-1775 chronicles a pivotal era in European...

Author: William L. ShirerBinding: HardbackPublished: SECKER AND WARBURG, 1961Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Moderate stains on blue boards & DJ....

Author: G. J. MeyerBinding: HardbackPublished: PRESCOTT PRESS, 2006Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis compelling historical account, A World Undone: The Story Of The Great War...

Author: Marco PoloBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Travels Of Marco Polo presents a foundational historical travelogue, chronicling the extraordinary journey of a...

Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: Canberra, Dept. of Veteran Affairs, 2011Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageGreece And Crete: Australians In World War II chronicles...

Author: G. B. Piranesi.Binding: PaperbackPublished: B. T. Batsford, 1913Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA Catalogue Of Prints Of Views In...

Author: Eugenio BattistiBinding: HardbackPublished: Rizzoli, New York, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: slight wear of dust cover; slight tanning of spine; minor rubbing of edges of cloth...

Author: Richard A. EtlinBinding: HardbackPublished: The MIT Press, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: dust cover worn with some marks; inside pages in very good condition;...

Engaging portraits of around 20 Brussels interiors and their inhabitants. The book offers an inside view of the merchant houses, apartments and lofts of various creative people from a fabric...

By awarding the European post monopoly to the Thurn & Taxis family 500 years ago, a truly continental postal service was born. Moreover, 1516 also saw the early birth of...

These pages tell the story without words of a journey through Spain in which the author, the photographer Fernando Manso, visited unknown and hidden corners and captured them on the...

Everybody has their own ideas about the most popular mediterranean holiday island. Whether you dream of sunbathing at a scenic bay, or of joining a group of cyclists to cycle...

Paris insiders know the best place to go for inspiration is not the Louvre, and the best place to go to buy something fabuleux is not the Boulevard St. Germain:...

A.M. Fox's testament to her late husband's bravery brings home the horrors of life in the camps without ever resorting to sensationalism. Utterly free from self-indulgence, this clear-sighted memoir is...

The bid of Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobites for the throne of Britain has never lost its grip on the popular imagination. In July 1745 he and a tiny...

The book describes and analyses the early modern Swedish army, with a particular emphasis on the reforms introduced by King Gustavus Adolphus before and during the Thirty Years War. Furthermore,...

First as the powerful bulwark of Christendom against the East in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and then as the victim of rapacious neighbours, Poland's fate has been central...

From the Celts to the present day, Strong highlights the political, economic and social forces that have driven the course of the arts. In addition he has inserted cameos of...

The book titled The Illustrated History of the Third Reich by the author John Bradley. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

"Best-Kept Secrets of Provence" offers to take you on an enchanting photographic journey through the rich history and heritage of the region, illuminated by inspiring and informative text. In this...

Dante is one of the towering figures of medieval European literature. Yet many riddles and questions about him persist. By re-reading Dante with an open mind, Barbara Reynolds made remarkable...

Using much previously untapped source material A Bearskin's Crimea is a blow-by-blow account of the Grenadier Guards' experiences in the Crimean War. The principal character, The Honourable Henry Percy, a...

- Firm Sale - A celebration of the British countryside and how it has changed over the last 140 years using photography from the Francis Frith Collection - the world's...

'G ripping, heartbreaking and uplifting .' Christy Lefteri, author of the million-copy bestseller The Beekeeper of Aleppo THEIR STORY WILL BREAK YOUR HEART THEIR JOURNEY WILL FILL YOU WITH HOPE...

The Battle of Lutzen (2 May 1813) was Napoleon's first battle in the 1813 campaign, and was soon followed by Bautzen on 20-21 May. Both were bloody affairs in which...

One photographer. One complete picture. We present 24 hours in the life of one of the world's most iconic cities. From sunrise to after sunset, from famous landmarks to lesser-known...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Paris is your passport to the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what...