European History
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1788 The History of the Reign of Emperor Charles VDublin: 1788A lovely set of William Robertson's insightful and fascinating biography on the life and reign of the Emperor Charles V.
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1874 The Fall of the Roman RepublicLondon: 1874History of the fall of the Roman Republic by Charles Merivale in a Bickers prize binding.
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c2004 Une Lettre Inédite de Napoleon a Champagny, ministre des Relations extérieuresParis: c2004Facsimile of an inedited letter from Napoleon to the minister of foreign relations, very scarce limited edition.
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1909 The Exile of St HelenaLondon: 1909First edition of this account of exiled Napoleon in a sumptuous Riviere signed binding.
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1969 4 vols Le Memorial De Sainte-HeleneParis: 1969A beautiful complete four volume set of memoirs from Napoleon's time in exile on Saint Helena, with illustrations and in the original French.
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1928 Geist und Gesicht des BolschewismusZurich, Leipzig, Wien: 1928The uncommon second edition of this German study of life in Soviet Russia with illustrations.
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1822 Napoleon in Exile; or, a Voice from St. HelenaLondon: 1822Second edition of Barry O'Meara's personal account of exiled Napoleon, complete in two volumes.
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1829 Annals of the Peninsular Campaigns from MCCCVIII to MDCCCXIVLondon: 1829Scarce first edition of this annals of the Peninsular War compiled by Thomas Hamilton, in uniform calf bindings.
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1854 A Voice from WaterlooLondon: 1854A beautiful leather bound copy of this account of the battle at Waterloo from the personal perspective of Sergeant Edward Cotton.
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1852 A Voice From Waterloo a History of the Battle Fought on the 18th June 1815Belgium: 1852An uncommonly early edition of Cotton's important eye witness account of the Battle of Waterloo.
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1817 Narrative of a Residence in Belgium during the Campaign of 1815London: 1817A smart copy of the scarce first edition of and Englishwoman's account of her 1815 travels in France and Belgium, during the Napoleonic wars.
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1793 A Journal During a Residence in FranceLondon: 1793The two volume first edition of Scottish physician John Moore's account of his 1792 visit to France, illustrated with a folding hand-coloured map.
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1895 A Voice From Waterloo a History of the Battle Fought on the 18th June 1815Brussels: 1895A popular eye witness account of the Battle of Waterloo by Edward Cotton, an illustrated first hand account.
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1878 The Guards' Cemeteries, St. Etienne, Bayonne. With a Concise Narrative of theLondon: 1878A very scarce first edition work on the Bayonne Battle of 1814, an illustrated volume published to raise funds for the Biarritz Tower.
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1803 A Tour through Several of the Midland and Western Departments of FranceLondon: 1803Illustrated with four engraved plates, this is the scarce first edition of the Rev. W. Hughes's account of his tour in France in the summer of 1802.
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1828 Memorials of the Late WarEdinburgh; London: 1828A nicely bound first edition set of seven essays focusing on the Peninsular War, an interesting work from Constable's 'Miscellany' series.
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1831 A Narrative of the Peninsular WarEdinburgh: 1831The vanishingly scarce first edition of Andrew Leigh Hay's vivid first hand account of the Peninsular War, complete with twenty-two plates.
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1900 Napoleon the Last PhaseLondon: 1900A Hatchards bound first edition biography on Napoleon, written by the Lord Rosebery.
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1827 The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the FrenchEdinburgh: 1827The second edition of Sir Walter Scott's monumental biography on Napoleon Bonaparte, an impressively thorough work on the Emperor.
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1893 Works of Thomas CarlyleLondon: 1893-4The works of Thomas Carlyle in seventeen bright uniform volumes.
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1905 The Makers of Venice Doges, Conquerors, Painters and Men of LettersLondon : 1905A lovely leather bound and fascinating history of Venice, with illustrations throughout.
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1853-5 History of Europe from the Commencement of the French RevolutionLondon: 1893-5Sir Archibald Alison's monumental history of Europe in uniform thirteen volumes, the ninth edition.
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1839 Notice Necrologique sur la Princesse Marie D'OrleansParis: 1839Pierre Claude Francois Delorme's very scarce obituary of Princess Marie of Orleans, in a lovely full calf binding.
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1789 A Review of the Principal Characters of the Irish House of CommonsDublin: 1789The very scarce first edition of John Robert Scott's account of the members of the Irish parliament in the late eighteenth century.
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1801 Memoirs of the Different Rebellions in IrelandDublin: 1801An excellent copy of the first edition of politician Richard Musgrave's anticatholic account of late eighteenth century Irish history, an influential and controversial work. Illustrated with folding maps.
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1886 History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of FranceLondon: 1886A bright group of six leather-bound copies of William Francis Patrick Napier's history of the Peninsular War.
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1821 The Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the CommonwealthLondon : 1821A complete six volume set of the Roman History, with folding maps.
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1888 History of GreeceLondon: 1888A new edition of George Grote's extensive study of the history of Greece in lovely uniform calf bindings.
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1806 Introductory Essay to a New System of Civil and Ecclesiastical TopographyNot Stated: 1806A very scarce first edition of Sleater's study of Irish topography and history.
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1880 RomolaLondon: 1880A limited edition copy of George Eliot's classic historical novel set in the Italian Renaissance.
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1907 Heroines of French SocietyLondon: 1907A very scarce first edition of Bearne's fascinating history of French heroines, in a lovely half calf Bayntun binding.
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1831 The Truth Respecting the Revolution which Broke Out in ParisLondon: 1831A very scarce pamphlet translated from the French, concerning the 1830 Revolution in Paris.
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1912 Spitzbergens Natur und GeschichteBerlin: 1912A lovely guide to Spitsbergen, with illustrations and maps in German.
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c1948 El Alamein to the River SangroLondon : c1948A fascinating account of the Battle of El Alamein, with colour folding maps.
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1961 SiberiaLondon: 1961The classic poem by the acclaimed Yiddish poet and Holocaust survivor, Abraham Sutzkever, with numerous illustrations by Marc Chagall.
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1907 Garibaldi's Defence of the Roman RepublicLondon : 1907A beautifully bound first edition copy of Garibaldi's Defence of the Roman Republic, with folding maps.