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European History
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1806 Maps, Plans, Views, and Coins, Illustrative of the Travels of AnacharsisLondon: 1806The fourth edition of this supplemental volume to Jean-Jaques Barthelemy's magnum opus, 'Travels of Anacharsis the Younger', illustrated throughout with folding maps and folding plates. -
1821 Classical Excursion From Rome to ArpinoLondon: 1821The second edition of this travel work about an excursion through classical Italy, from Rome to Arpino, illustrated with a folding plate and four plates. -
1782 Historie de RussieParis: 1782The first edition of Pierre Charles Levesque's noted history of Russia. Written using primary sources acquired during his seven years living in Russia. -
c1814 La Verite Sur l'Administration de la JusticeParis: c1814A very scarce first edition of this study on French law, illustrated with a frontispiece and one plate, in the armorial binding of Louis Henri Prince of Conde. -
1824 Historie Militaire de la Campagne de Russie en 1812Paris: 1824Two volumes of this very scarce account of the Russian campaign in 1812. The first edition of this work. -
1753 Panegyricus Cum Notis IntegrisAmsterdam: 1753A very scarce work of Pacatus Drepaius' Panegryricus, an extant speech, considered the best of its kind. With notes from a number of prominent scholars. -
1808 Historia Antiqua; or, Antient HistoryEton: 1808The eleventh edition of this very scarce work on ancient history, intended for youth, illustrated with folding maps. -
1834-5 Repertoire General des Causes Celebres Anciennes et ModernesParis: 1834-5The first edition of this extensive French work discussing the causes celebres throughout history in France, written by the man of letters Edme-Theodore Bourg. -
1875 Histoire de Paris Rue Par Rue Maison Par MaisonParis; Leipzeig: 1875A beautifully bound five volume edition of this exceptional and extensive history of Paris, looking at the city street by street, in a signed binding by Birdsall & Son. -
1879 Les Origines de la Renaissance en ItalieParis: 1879The first edition of this French work discussing the Italian Renaissance, an important era in history, written by Emile Gebhart. -
1712 Lettres du Roy Louis XII, et Du Cardinal George d'AmboiseBrussels: 1712A collection of letters in French and Latin written by King Louis XII, Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, and other prominent early sixteenth century figures, illustrated with frontispieces. -
1874 Lucrezia BorgiaFirenze: 1874A beautifully bound biography of the Italian Renaissance noblewoman Lucrezia Borgia, written by Ferdinand Gregorovius, translated into Italian. Illustrated with folding plates. -
1981 Operation MercuryLondon; Sydney; Auckland; Toronto: 1981An uncorrected proof copy of Tony Simpson's study of the the Battle of Crete. -
1893 On Wings of EaglesLondon: 1983A very scarce uncorrected proof of Ken Follett's exciting thriller novel about a rescue of two men during the Iranian revolution. -
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2005 The City Of Falling AngelsLondon: 2005An excellent, signed, first UK edition of John Berendt's sweeping non-fiction work. -
1769 Sacrosanctum Oecumenicum EditioMatriti, Madrid: 1769A smart, eighteenth century edition of this work regarding the Council of Trent by theologian Jean Gallemart. -
1708 Geographia Politico-MoralisUlmae: 1708The Latin translation of Daniello Bartoli's Italian geographical work, describing distant lands, such as China and the Nile, is a humorous and vividly detailed manner, being the third edition of this work. -
1857-1879 Calendar of State PapersLondon: 1857-1879A seven volume library set collecting Domestic, Scottish, Foreign, and Spanish works from the Calendar of State Papers. -
1748 Liturgia Romana VetusNew York: 1748A scarce first edition two volume set of works by Muratori, a leading Italian historian and scholar of his time. -
1925 Zurich Bilder aus funf ZahrhundertenZurich: 1925A beautiful volume of illustrations chronicling Zurich from 1450 to 1850. -
1868 Historical Characters Talleyrand Cobbett Mackintosh CanningLondon: 1868An uncommon two volume set of biographical work on Talleyrand, Cobbett, Mackintosh, and Canning. -
1794 The History of Great BritainLondon: 1794A comprehensive history of Great Britain and European influences with folding royal lineages. -
1701 Histoire De L'Eglise Et Des Auteurs Ecclesiastiques du Seizie'me SiecleParis: 1701A first edition of this comprehensive history of the church. -
1961 The Miners in Crisis and WarLondon: c1961The third installment of R. Page Arnot's comprehensive series on the History of the Miner's Federation of Great Britain. -
1759 Animadversiones Criticae in Magnum Petri Danetii DictionariumPatavii: 1759A very scarce copy of Jacopo Facciolati's critical revision of Pierre Danet's French to Latin dictionary. -
1817 Sex Orationum Partes Ante Nostram Aetatem Ineditae Cum Antiquo InterpreteMediolani; [Milan]: 1817A collection of legal speeches delivered by Cicero, the influential Roman statesman and philosopher. -
1907 La Pologne et L'Islam (Notes Historiques)Paris: 1907A very scarce French work on the history of Poland, Island, and Turkey. -
1925 Last Loves of Henri of NavarreLondon: c1925A finely bound copy of this historical look at Henry IV of France's loves. From the library of Annie Pearson, Viscountess Cowdray. -
1822 Napoleon in Exile; or, a Voice From St. HelenaLondon: 1822A finely bound set of Barry O'Meara's memoir of his time working as Napoleon's physician during his time in exile, this being the fourth edition of the work. Illustrated. -
1880 Memoires de J. Casanova de Seingalt Ecrits par Lui-MemeParis: 1880A beautifully bound collection of the scandalous memoirs of the Italian Giacomo Casanova, illustrated throughout each of the eight volumes. -
1925 The First Napoleon Some Unpublished Documents From the Bowood PapersLondon: 1925An illustrated collection of letters written by and for Napoleon Bonaparte, showing his career and time as the Emperor of France. Edited by the Earl of Kerry. -
1911 The Works of H. Noel WilliamsLondon: 1911-21A finely bound set of the historical biographical works on French history, written by the prolific historian Hugh Noel Williams, looking from 1496 to 1870. Illustrated throughout. -
1854 Alison's History of Europe From the Commencement of the French RevolutionLondon: 1854-60A spectacular and complete set of Archibald Alison's extensive history of Europe from 1793 to 1852, noting the events during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, as well as the political climate at the time. Illustrated throughout. -
1642 Ranicorum Monumentorum Libri Sex: E Spissis Aniquitatum Tenebris et in DaniaHafniae; [Copenhagen]: 1642-43A very scarce first edition of Ole Worm's important work studying the ancient runestones in Scandinavia, his work being the beginning of Danish research into runes, with information on runestones now lost. Illustrated throughout, including with a folding -
1624 Anton Mariae Gratiani a Burgo S. Sepulchri Epis Copi Amerini de Bello Cyprio[Basel]: 1624A very scarce Latin work looking at the history of Cyprus during the Venetian rule in the fifteenth and sixteenth century, written by Antonio Maria Graziani. Illustrated with an architectonic engraved title page. -
1582 Discorso del S. Guglielmo Choul Centilhuomo Lionese, Consigliero del reVinegia; [Venice]: 1582A scarce work on the Roman and Ottoman militaries, written by the antiquarian and historian Guillaume de Choul and Francesco Sansovino. In Italian. Illustrated throughout with woodcuts. Complete with the rarely seen Roman camp folding plate.