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1802 A Complete and Impartial History of the Rise, Progress, & Termination of the Late WarNewcastle Upon Tyne: 1802A vanishingly scarce history of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the first edition of this illustrated work.
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1831 The Landscape Annual for 1831: The Tourist in ItalyLondon: 1831The first edition of this travel work on Italy by Thomas Roscoe, illustrated with detailed engravings by Samuel Prout.
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1788 An abridgement of Captain Cook's First and Second VoyagesLondon: 1788The fourth edition of this single volume abridged edition of Captain James Cook's account of his famous first two voyages.
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1948 The Book of AustriaVienna: 1948The first English language edition of Ernst Marboe's beautiful celebration of the history of Austria, in a full crushed morocco binding.
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1826 Scenery of the Rhine, Belgium and HollandLondon: 1826The first edition of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Batty's collection of sixty engravings illustrating the Rhine, Belgium and Holland.
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1816 A Tour through Belgium, Holland, Along the Rhine and through the North of FranceLondon: 1816The very scarce first edition of this account of the European travels of James Mitchell.
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1864 The Dolomite MountainsLondon: 1864The first edition of this beautifully illustrated study of the Dolomite mountain range, illustrated throughout and with vibrant chromolithographs.
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1912 Rambles in the PyreneesLondon: 1912A lovely first edition work examining the Pyrenees and surrounding regions, illustrated throughout by the author himself.
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1904 Historical Monograph: William Cecil Lord BurghleyLondon: 1904A limited edition historical monograph on William Cecil, the Lord Burghley, signed by the publisher and illustrated throughout.
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1840 A Summer Amongst the Bocages and the VinesLondon: 1840The two volume first edition of Louisa Stuart Costello's account of a summer spent journeying through France.
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1844 Bearn and the PyreneesLondon: 1844The very scarce two volume first edition of Louisa Stuart Costello's account of her travels through the French Pyrenees.
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Signed1851 Britain: It's Earliest History and Connection With Other NationsLondon: 1851A signed first edition of this very scarce history of Britain by Francis Sewell Cole.
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Signed1904 VeniceLondon: 1904A signed, limited edition guide to Venice, beautifully illustrated by Mortimer Menpes.
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c1830 Souvenirs de Leonard Coiffeur de la Reine Marie-AntoinetteParis: c1830An uncommon French work on Marie-Antoinette's hairdresser, with illustrations.
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1988 BullfightOxford: 1988A fascinating history of the bullfight, from the library of Desmond Morris.
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1905 The Casentino and its StoryLondon : 1905A guide to the Casentino valley, with colour illustrations and in the first edition.
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1873 The Harz Mountains: A Tour in the Toy CountryLondon: 1873The first edition of Henry Blackburn account of his travels in the German Harz mountains, illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
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1884 2 vols English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon ILondon : 1884A two volume set of caricatures and satire of Napoleon I by John Ashton.
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1890 Geschichte der Deutschen ReformationBerlin: 1890The first edition of this richly illustrated German language study of the German Reformation, in a lovely half morocco binding.
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1879 Das Zeitalter Ludwigs des VierzehntenBerlin: 1879A wonderful copy of the first edition of this fascinating biography of King Louis XIV. Illustrated throughout.
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1945-1949 4 vols KobenhavnerCopenhagen: 1945-1949Four charming volumes on life in Copenhagen, with illustrations and in the original Danish.
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1938 Ouvrage édité par le gouvernement français, à l'occasion de la visite en France de leurs Majestés historiques, le roi Georges VI et la reine ElisabethParis: 1938An interesting, illustrated celebration of the Royal state visit to France, being a limited edition.
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1892 Le Nu de Rabelais D'Apres Jules GarnierParis: 1892A first, rebound edition of this work Le Nu de Rabelais D'Apres Jules Garnier by Armand Silvestre.
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1975 Paris Il Y A Cent AnsParis : 1975A lovely first edition copy of this illustrated work on Paris.
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1891 La Fin du XVIIIe Siecle le Duc de Nivernais 1768-1798Paris: 1891The first edition of this French history focusing on the career of the Duke of Nevers.
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1863-1864 2 vols Histoire des Princes de Conde pendant les XVIth et XVIIth SieclesParis: 1863-1864Two volumes of the French history of the Princes of Conde, in the first edition with a folding map.
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1912 2 vols Le Regent ses Filles, ses Maitresses, Les Dames Galantes de la RegenceParis: 1912A complete two volume first edition set of this interesting history of the Regency, with illustrations.
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1821 History of the Persecutions Endured by the Protestants of the South of FranceLondon: 1821The very scarce first edition of Mark Wilks's account of the persecution of Protestants in the South of France in the 1810s, during the Bourboun Restoration and Hundred Days.
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1904 Swedish Life in Town & CountryLondon: 1904The scarce first edition of this beautifully illustrated work on Swedish life.
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1870 Peasant Life in SwedenLondon: 1870The uncommon first edition of this study on the social life and customs of Sweden.
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1874 Military and Religious Life in the Middle AgesLondon: 1874Large illustrated study of military and religious history of the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix.
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1950 The Gothic World 1100-1600London, New York, Toronto, Sydney: 1950The first edition of this study of the architecture and art from the Gothic era in the original dust wrapper.
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1924-1927 The Legacy of Rome, Greece, Middle Ages, and IsraelOxford: 1924-1927A collection of first and early editions from this illustrated series about ancient and medieval world history.
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1607 A General Inventorie of The History of FranceLondon: 1607The very scarce first English language translation of Jean de Serres's 'Inventaire General de l’Histoire de France'.
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1967 European RegaliaLondon: 1967The first edition of this densely illustrated large work on European regalia and its history.