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European History
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1928 The Lives of the Noble Grecians and RomanesStratford-Upon-Avon; Oxford: 1928A smart limited edition of Plutarch's influential and informative collection of short biographies on Greek and Roman men. -
1963 Italian High Renaissance and Baroque SculptureLondon: 1963The complete three volume first edition of John Pope-Hennessy's wonderfully impressive guide to Italian sculpture in the Baroque and High Renaissance periods. -
2004 The Age of Illumination: Early Medieval, Byzantine and Gothic Art and CivilisationLondon: 2004The first edition of this richly illustrated three volume study of the art of the early medieval, Gothic and Byzantine periods. -
1982 Turner on Landscape: The Liber StudiorumLondon: 1982The first edition of this work on the English Romantic painter, William Turner, written by Gerald Wilkinson. -
1765 Sacrosancti et Oecumenici Concilii Tridentini Paulo III, Julio III, et Pio IVLovanii: 1765An attractive mid-eighteenth century edition of Phillipe Chifflet's account of the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church, prompted by the Protestant Reformation. -
1935 Joseph FoucheParis: 1935An attractively bound French language translation of Stefan Zweig's biography of enigmatic French statesman Joseph Fouche. -
1967 European RegaliaLondon: 1967An excellent first edition of this richly illustrated history of European regalia, the companion volume to the author's reference work on the subject. -
1908-1910 3vol Pascal et Son TempsParis: 1908-1910A smartly bound three volume set of this history of French mathematician Blaise Pascal, in the original French. -
1902 All the Russias: Travels and Studies in Contemporary European RussiaLondon: 1902The first edition of Henry Norman's illustrated account of his travels and studies in Russia. -
1987 3vols The Universities of Europe in the Middle AgesOxford: 1987An excellent set of this historical work on the universities of Europe during the Middle Ages; a new edition complete in three volumes. -
1886 The Annals of the Yeomanry Cavalry of WiltshireLiverpool: 1886The first edition of this illustrated historical account of the Prince of Wales' regiment. -
1985 Literature and Politics in the Age of NeroIthaca and London: 1985A very smart first edition of this detailed study into the literature and politics of the Age of Nero. -
1956 Fine Bouche: A History of the Restaurant in FranceLondon: 1956A very smart first translated edition of this history of fine dining and cookery in France. -
c1890 The Life and Times of Queen VictoriaLondon: c1890A limited subscriber's edition of this heavily illustrated, four volume work on the life of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson. -
1933 Tales of My Native Village Being Studies of Medieval Life MannersLondon: 1933The first edition, first impression of this fascinating illustrated account of medieval life, bound in the publisher's original, imitation manuscript paper wraps. -
1869 The Rhine and Its Environs from Schaffhausen to the North SeaMayence : 1869A vanishingly scarce topographical work on the Rhine, with descriptions of surrounding towns, castles, monuments and railways, accompanied by an exquisitely detailed folding map of the entire stretch. -
1846 2vol The Reformation in the Sixteenth CenturyGlasgow: 1846A smart complete four volume set of this history of the Reformation of the sixteenth century, bound in two volumes. -
1906 NapoleonLondon: 1906A pleasing first edition of this scarce debate concerning Napoleon's morality and services to France. -
1896 The Complete Works of William Hickling PrescottLondon: [1896]A beautiful and exceptionally bright leather set of these collected major works of William Hickling Prescott. -
1886 The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A HistoryLondon: 1886An attractively bound set of this comprehensive work on the Dutch Republic by politician John Lothrop Motley. -
1817 Churchyard's Chips Concerning Scotland: Being A Collection of His Pieces Relative to That CountryLondon: 1817The first edition of this very scarce work on Thomas Churchyard by George Chalmers, bound in full calf and previously owned by Joseph Haslewood, the founder of the Roxburghe Club. -
1882-8 A Sammelband of Scarce Pamphlets on Glasgow and its Parks, Museums and ExhibitionsGlasgow: 1882-8A sammelband of vanishingly scarce pamphlets on Glasgow, featuring catalogues of art exhibitions, reports on museums, folding maps and more, all bound together in half straight grain morocco. -
1864 Apologia Pro Vita Sua: Being a Reply to a Pamphlet Entitled "What, Then, Does Dr. Newman Mean?".London: 1864The first edition in book form of Newman's spiritual and theological defences against Charles Kinglsley and the Church of England, with hand written notes by William Maynard Gomm. -
1939 Oliver CromwellLondon: 1939The first UK translated edition of Marko Jelusich's biographical novel on Oliver Cromwell, in the vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. -
1948-52 Winston Churchill's Speech at the Annual Conservative ConferenceLondon : 1948-52Three scarce volumes featuring accounts of the annual conferences of the National Conservative Union, with reports of Churchill's speeches. -
1906 Lord Randolph ChurchillLondon: 1906The first edition of Winston Churchill's two volume biography on his father, Randolph Churchill. -
1851 2vol History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic, of SpainLondon: 1851A smartly bound seventh edition of this history of the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain from American historian William Hickling Prescott. . -
1903-1904 The Works of John Lothrop MotleyLondon: 1903-1904A beautiful nine volume Zaehnsdorf bound set of the historical works of American author and diplomat John Lothrop Motley. -
1966-82 Winston S. Churchill With Companion VolumesLondon: 1966-1982A first edition set comprising of the first four volumes of the official biography on Winston Churchill, with ten volumes of the companion volumes, with a signed set of letters by the author Martin Gilbert. -
1950 Farm and Cottage Inventories of Mid-Essex 1635-1749Essex: 1950The first edition of this interesting account of seventeenth and eighteenth century furniture and belongings in Essex. -
1864-9 Annales MonasticiLondon: 1864-9A complete collection of works on the history of monasticism in the middle ages. -
1975-85 Materials for the History of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of CanterburyLondon: 1875-1885A seven volume set of historical works on the medieval Archbishop Thomas Becket, collected from old manuscripts. -
1768 Collection Complette des Oeuvres de Mr. de VoltaireGeneve: 1768The first seven volumes only of the first folio edition of the complete collected works of Voltaire. Illustrated with fantastic engraved plates. -
1935 The Borough of Bury St. Edmund'sOxford: 1935The first edition of this very scarce historical work by Mary Doreen Lobel, on the town of Bury St Edmunds. -
1971 A General Introduction to Domesday BookLondon: 1971A two volume facsimile of Henry Ellis' introduction to the Domesday Book, in their original dust wrappers. -
1976 The Shadow of Vesuvius: Pompeii AD 79London: 1976A very smart first illustrated edition of this study on the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii AD 79 from the Folio Society.