European History

Author: J. Hubert, J. Porcher, W. F. VolbachBinding: HardbackPublisher: THAMES AND HUDSON, 1970Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis authoritative volume, Carolingian Art, chronicles the vibrant artistic...

Author: Devin O. PendasBinding: HardbackPublisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work meticulously chronicles the landmark Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial, a pivotal...

Author: Glynn BarrattBinding: HardbackPublisher: UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account, Volume One Of Russia And The South...

Author: Jock HaswellBinding: HardbackPublisher: Hamish Hamilton, 1969Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition with light bumping on...

This book features the iron colossus: the construction of the Eiffel Tower in drawings and photographs.When it was completed in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was the highest structure in the...

Since the mid-1990s, Annette and Caroline Kierulf have practiced what they themselves call "woodcut as cultural critique". Drawing on the medium's rich history as a means of communication and protest,...

At first glance, Anita Albus's artistic practice seems like a welcome anachronism in the midst of the fast pace of contemporary art production: the artist creates detailed images of plants...

While Ukraine holds back Russia's onslaught, Moscow has been working hard at rebuilding its army for the next invasion. But for the past 30 years, Britain and Europe have been...

The design of the Tuscan House has remained virtually unchanged since the Middle Ages, when landowners in the golden hills of Tuscany built country retreats with gardens, porticoes and loggias,...

Through a series of six walks this book discovers the sights, sounds and experience of the capital at war; it details the remaining tangible evidence of the dark days via...

In 27 BC, after the tumultuous period of civil war that followed the assassination of Julius Caesar, Octavian was proclaimed emperor by the Roman Senate and given the title 'Augustus'....

Where have the people in any particular place actually come from? What are the historical complexities in any particular place? This evocative historical journey around the world shows us. Native...

The book titled Cooking Italian with Kids by the author Liz Franlin. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Everyone knows three things about the Women's Institute: that they spent the war making jam; the sensational Calendar Girls were WI; and, more recently, that slow-handclapping of Tony Blair. But...

The Euromaidan uprising in Kiev, followed by radical regime change, the annexation of the Crimea and the war in Eastern Ukraine, have shattered European security. The Western response to Russian...

A new detailed account of the battle of Poitiers in 1356 which saw one of the most sensational episodes of the Hundred Years War: the capture of the French King...

The History of King Richard III by Thomas More, the celebrated 'man for all seasons', gives us King Richard red in tooth and claw; every inch the merciless tyrant the...

'A triumph' INDEPENDENT 'A thought-provoking and indispensable book' DAILY MAIL 'An instant classic ... I have been reading it with unalloyed admiration and delight' EVENING STANDARD Roy Strong has written...

Recent research into the Duke of Wellington's armies during the Peninsular War and the Waterloo campaign has enhanced our understanding of the men he led, and this new biographical guide...

In 1666 London was devastated by the Great Fire, which gutted over 13,000 houses, over eighty parish churches and St Paul's Cathedral. Bob Jones has set out to discover the...

The book titled Tuscany: Landscape of Art and Beauty by the author Chiara Libero. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This is a detailed study of a brief but bloody campaign. It is full of personal accounts of air, ground, and naval actions. The author has made numerous trips to...

Through well-researched text, as well as drawings and colour photography, this book captures the magnificence of European cathedrals and the brilliance of the Master Builders and craftsmen who designed and...

The gardens of Portugal are among the most cosmopolitan in the world. The product of Portugal's long seafaring history, they bring together ideas from East and West in a style...

Eighty nine original Hasidic tales which have been collected by the author from survivors of the Holocaust. These tales provide unique witness to the victim's inner experience of unspeakable suffering...

Flora Fraser gives us the fascinating story of a mismatched Prince and Princess of Wales, married in 1795 and separated less than a year later. George III arranged the marriage...

A powerful history of Jewish art collectors in France, and how an embrace of art and beauty was met with hatred and destruction "The depths of French anti-Semitism is the...

Churchill's techniques of government were distinctly unconventional. Energetic, self-confident, and persuasive, he preferred to act outside official civil service channels when the stakes were high. When forming foreign policy, his...

A wistful fictional love letter to old Hollywood and the films of Billy Wilder, moving from sunny Greece to a modern-day Britain, from one of our greatest British authors. A...

Be inspired and plan your next unforgettable trip with DK travel guides Make your trip to Seville and Andalucia extraordinary Hiking through the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains. Sherry tasting in...

The book titled Into That Darkness: From Mercy Killing to Mass Murder by the author Gitta Sereny. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

The most celebrated history book of autumn 2006 comes with a massive publicity campaign. Having It So Good evokes Britain emerging from the shadow of war and the privations of...

Set amongst the rolling vineyards and gentle courtyards of a small seaside village in Catalonia, Patrick O'Brian's second novel is a poignant story of tumultuous love, complex faith and one...

The luxury of the ancient world is legendary, but the Athenian reputation is sober because this wealthy, successful city-state spent all its money on the conspicuous consumption of ephemeral things....

Author: Max HastingsBinding: HardbackPublisher: William Collins, 2013Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling work of military history chronicles the tumultuous events that plunged Europe into the...

Author: Robin NeillandsBinding: PaperbackPublisher: CASSELL, 2006Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account chronicles the intense and pivotal military...

Author: Martin GilbertBinding: HardbackPublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson London, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis poignant historical account chronicles a profound journey through the landscapes scarred by...

Author: Hilary MantelBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Fourth Estate, 2007Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA sweeping historical...

Author: Alexander SolzhenitsynBinding: HardbackPublisher: The Bodley Head, 1976Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: rubbing of cover and...

Author: P N VanezisBinding: HardbackPublisher: Abelard, 1977Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: inscription on inside cover by previous owner; stickered on inside cover; some...

Author: Leonard SchapiroBinding: HardbackPublisher: Oxford University Press, 1978Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, Turgenev: His Life And Times, chronicles the intricate existence of the...

Author: Chris Bishop & David JordanBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Amber Books, London, 2005Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown...

Author: Béatrix Saule and Lucina Ward (editors)Binding: HardbackPublisher: National Gallery of Australia, in association with Château de Ver, 2016Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages:...

Author: Giovanni CaselliBinding: HardbackPublisher: Macdonald, London, 1986Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, The Everyday Life Of A...

Author: David ThomsonBinding: HardbackPublisher: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: image torn away on front of dust jacket as shown...

This is the story of two young Welsh cavalry officers who served for much of the Napoleonic Wars with the 15th (King's) Hussars. Major Edwin Griffith and his nephew, Captain...

A delicious, sharp novel about a woman who jets off to France after her perfect marriage collapses, putting the broken pieces of herself back together while rediscovering her own joie...