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1919-1920 Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918)Clermont-Ferrand: 1919-1920Fifteen volumes of the Michelin Illustrated Guides to the Battlefields of the First World War, illustrated throughout with maps, and with eleven volumes in the original dust wrappers.
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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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1818 Archaeologia Graeca, or, The Antiquities of GreeceEdinburgh: 1818An expansive study on the antiquities of Greece, a fascinating work by John Potter, complete with plates and a folding map.
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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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1820 A New Picture of Brussels, and its EnvironsLondon: 1820The second edition of this vanishingly scarce 'stranger's guide' to early nineteenth century Brussels.
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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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1893 NordlandLeipzig: 1893A very scarce collection of twenty-six plates of the photographs of Wilhelm Dreesen, depicting late nineteenth century Norway.
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1907-08 Woman In All Ages and In All CountriesPhiladelphia: 1907-08A scarce complete set of this fascinating study on women across history, an interesting look at the lives of women across time and the globe.
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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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c2005 Buffalo Bill's "Wild West" and Congress of Rough Riders of the WorldParis: c2005A facsimile of the French programme for Buffalo Bill's 1905 tour around France, an interesting work published by Disneyland Paris.
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1838 Galeries Historiques de VersaillesParis: 1838A lovely French work looking at the beauties of Versailles, lavishly illustrated throughout.
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1892 Descobertas e Descobridores Diogo CaoLisboa: 1892A very scarce Portuguese biography on the important explorer Diogo Cao, an illustrated volume by Luciano Cordeiro.
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1887 Bayard (1495 - 1524)Paris: 1887A very scarce French biographical study on the important military leader Pierre Terrail, popularly known as Chevalier de Bayard.
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1844 Jack Hinton, the GuardsmanDublin: 1844An early edition of this novel from Irish author Charles Lever, illustrated throughout by Phiz.
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1923 The Roman RepublicCambridge: 1923The second edition of Heitland's extensive political study on the Roman Republic, a detailed study illustrated with in-text maps.
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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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1968 Life and Work in Prehistoric TimesLondon : 1968An interesting volume on prehistoric times, with illustrations and from the library of Desmond Morris.
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1810 The Pantheon: or Ancient History of the Gods of Greece and RomeLondon : 1810A scarce volume on the history of the Greek and Roman Gods, 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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Signed1804 Mes Souvenirs de Vingt Ans de Sejour a BerlinParis: 1804Signed work of reference concerned with Frederic the Great in three French volumes by Dieudonne Thiebault.
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1839 Histoire de la Revolution Française, Depuis 1789 Jusqu'en 1814Brussels: 1839An early edition of Francois Mignet's detailed history of the French Revolution, in the original French.
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1912 Chronique Parisienne des Six Derniers Mois d'EmpireParis: 1912A delightfully bound copy of the first edition of this scarce study of the final six months of the Napoleonic Empire.
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1870 Histoire de L'Empereru Napoleon 1stParis: 1870A later, illustrated edition of this history of Napoleon by Amedee Gabourd.
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1860 L'Irlande son Origine son Histoire et sa Situation PresenteTours: 1860A smart copy of Giradiere's history of Ireland, illustrated with four engraved plates.