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1906 Rochdale Jubilee A Record of Fifty Years Municipal WorkManchester : 1906The first edition of this historical account of municipal work collected for the Rochdale Jubilee and edited by Henry Fishwick.
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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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1881 Askja, Iceland's Largest VolcanoKent: 1881A first edition of this scarce work on Iceland's largest volcano, Askja, with a folding map.
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1946 European WitnessLondon: 1946A smart first edition of this exploration of post-war Germany from Spender.
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1913 Maximilian The DreamerLondon: 1913A comprehensive biographical work on Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, with illustrations.
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1909 Matilda of TuscanyLondon: 1909A scarce first edition of Nora Duff's biographical work on Matilda of Tuscany.
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1820 Account of A Tour In NormandyLondon : 1820A very scarce first edition of an account of Normandy from its architectural features.
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1952 The Alexandrian Library: Glory of the Hellenic World, Its Rise, Antiquities, and DestructionsLondon: 1952A smart first edition of this historical work on the Hellenistic period, with original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1943 The Adventures of the Young Soldier in Search of the Better WorldLondon: 1943A first edition of this insightful novel following a Young Soldier on his pilgrimage to find the better world that he was promised after the war. With illustrations throughout.
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1892 A Catechism for the PeopleManchester: 1892A very scarce first edition of a reproduction of the facsimile of the original German edition printed in Frankfort-on-Main.
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1851 Memoirs of Gonzalo Fernandez de CordovaLondon: 1851A very scarce biography on the Great Captain Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, the first edition in English.
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1860 Reims: La Ville des SacresParis: 1860A very scarce first edition copy of this history of Reims, best known for its Cathedral of Notre Dame, written in the original French.
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1971 The Twentieth Century: A Promethean AgeNew York; London: 1971The first edition of this profusely illustrated account of the twentieth century from science and technology to the arts, edited by Alan Bullock.
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1982 Berlin 1910-1933New Jersey: 1982A very smart first edition of this history of art in Berlin from 1910 to 1933, with images throughout.
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1984 Vienna 1890-1920New Jersey: 1984A very smart first edition of this historical commentary on Vienna between 1890 and 1920, with illustrations throughout.
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1897 Waterloo A Narrative and a CriticismLondon: 1895An uncommon first edition of this work on the battle of Waterloo by E. L. S. Horsburgh.
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1903 Naples in 1799London: 1903A very scarce illustrated first edition of this work on the revolution in Naples in 1799 by Constance H. D. Giglioli.
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1955 The Crecy WarLondon: 1955A very smart first edition of this illustrated history of the Crecy War, 1346, by soldier and military historian, Alfred Higgins Burne.
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1827 The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte Emperor of the FrenchEdinburgh: 1827The first two volumes of this work on Napoleon Buonaparte written by Walter Scott and full calf binding.
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1906 Paradise RowLondon: 1906A limited edition of this illustrated historical work by Reginald Blunt.
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Signed1928 Red Anchor PiecesLondon: 1928A limited edition signed copy of this work on art and history by Reginald Blunt.
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1865 The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Wimbledon, SurreyLondon: 1865The uncommon first edition of this historical work on Wimbledon by William A. Bartlett.
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Signed2014-2017 Damage; 1934 A Novel of Peace or WarLondon: 2014-2017A well presented pair of novels on the subject of the First and Second World Wars, by British author D. G. Holliday.
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1856 Suffolk in the Nineteenth CenturyLondon: [1856]The scarce first edition copy of this historical work by John Glyde, Jun.
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1978 AirshipwreckLondon: 1978A very smart first edition of this tribute to airship travel in the twenties and thirties, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper.
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1978 AirshipwreckLondon: 1978A very smart first edition of this tribute to airship travel in the twenties and thirties.
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1946 Pologne 1919-1939 Vie Économique EditionNeuchatel: 1946This First Edition in French depicts the economy in Poland between the years 1919 and 1939.
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1907 Genséric La Conquête Vandale en Afrique et la destruction de l'Empire d'OccidentParis: 1907A scarce first edition of this work surrounding Genséric and the decline of the Western Roman Empire, written by 20th-Century French historian, François Martroye.
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1832 Histoire de Napoléon Bonaparte à l'usage de la Jeunesse et des ÉcolesLondon: 1832A comprehensive history in French, of the French military commander and political leader, Napoleon Bonaparte.
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1929 Three Personal Records of the WarLondon: 1929A first edition of this selection of stories of experiences during the First World War, with maps.
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1924 On the Road with Wellington: The Diary of a War Commissary in the Peninsula CampaignsLondon: 1924A first edition of this translated account of a war commissary in the Peninsula Campaigns, with illustrations.
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1912 The Personality of NapoleonLondon: 1912A documentation of the Lowell Lectures on The Personality of Napoleon, delivered by J. Holland Rose at Boston in 1912.
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1930 Viking CivilizationLondon: 1930The first UK edition of this illustrated history of Viking civilisation, translated from the original Danish.
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1914 The Contemporary English View of NapoleonLondon: 1914A first edition of this historical work on Napoleon and the English view of his reign.
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1867 Germany, from the Baltic to the AdriaticLondon: 1867A first edition copy of William Spencer Beaumont's scarce history of Prussia, Austria, and Venetia, with reference to the Austro-Prussian War.