European History
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1641 Historia Delle Guerre Civili di FranciaVenetia; [Venice]: 1641A smartly rebound copy of an early edition of Enrico Caterino Davila's enriched and illuminating history of the French Civil Wars between the years 1562 and 1598, written here in the original Italian.
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Letters Concerning The Spanish Nation Written at Madrid During 1760 and 1761London: 1763The first edition of this contemporary account regarding life in the Spanish royal court during the mid eighteenth century. Reverend Edward Clarke made this trip during the tumultuous time of the Seven Years' War preceding the 1762 Spanish invasion of Por
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Protestant Exiles From France Chiefly in the Reign of Louis XIVTicehurst: 2003A very scarce copy of this highly regarded facsimile reprint of David C. A. Agnew's work looking at the French Protestant exiles.
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Figaro IllustreParis: 1891-4A beautifully bound collection of periodicals from the nineteenth century, mostly comprising of the colour-illustrated French magazine 'Le Figaro'.
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Republicas Del MundoMedina : 1575An extremely scarce first edition volume of this early and extremely influential work of world history, penned by the highly controversial Jesuit Friar and pseudo-historian Fray Hieronymo Roman.
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The Chronicles of Enguerrand De MonstreletLondon: 1840A two volume set of 'The Chronicles of Enguerrand De Monstrelet' translated into English by Thomas Johnes. Uniformly bound in a half calf binding this set is a interesting account of France in the fifteenth century.
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1820 FEMMES LEUR CONDITION LEUR INFLUENCE L'ORDRE SOCIAL Vicomte SEGURParis: 1820An illustrated copy of 'Les Femmes' by Vicomte Joseph Alexandre de Segur.
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1717 2vol Scarce Commentarii Historico Dogmatici LAURENTIUS COZZA St AugustineRome: 1717An extremely scarce copy presumed first edition of Cozza's dogmatic histories on the heresies of St. Augustine.
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1859 2Vol Emile de Bonnechose Histoire de France History French LanguageParis: 1859A complete set of Emile de Bonnechose's history of France, written in the original French.
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1962 2vol Histoire Dupeuple Francais Jeanne D'Arc Edmund PognonParis: 1962A nicely bound two volume set looking at the history of France.
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1908 HENARD Saint-Honore FRENCH REVOLUTION DecorativeParis: 1908An illustrated history of the origins of the French Revolution in the Rue Saint-Honore.
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1803-8 5vols History of The Reign of Philip the Second Philip the Third R WatsonLondon: 1803-8A five volume set of Spanish history covering the reigns of two influence monarchs, Philip the Second and Philip the Third.
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1827 The History of the Inquisition of Spain Second Edition Juan A LlorenteLondon: 1827The second edition of this prominent and influential account of the Spanish Inquisition. Taken using original documents and archives of the supreme court, and translated from the writings of the former secretary of the inquisition.
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1847 Seven Letters on Politics in Switzerland G. Grote Author's Presentation 1stLondon: 1847The first edition of George Grote's collection of letters focussing on politics in Switzerland. An author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the front pastedown. -
1797 Account of Portugal as it Appeared in 1766 to Charles Dumouriez Scarce 1stLondon: 1797The first edition thus of this translation of Charles Dumouriez's travel work on his time in Portugal in 1766.
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1853 Die Moriscos in Spanien A L Rochau Moors Spain History GermanLeipzig: 1853An historical look at the 'Moorish' invasions and influences in Spain, in the original German.
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1815 Anecdotes Parisiennes Scarce Work Good ProvenanceLondon: 1815A scarce collection of anecdotes on Paris and French life.
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1825 Journal Anecdotique de Madame Campan By M. MAIGNEParis: 1825The first edition of this collection of the journals of Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan.
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1872 ORIGINES DE L'ALLEMAGNE Jules ZellerParis: 1872This is the first volume of Zeller's history of Germany and goes up to the Carolingian period.
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1900 Trois Femmes de LA REVOLUTION Leopold Lacour SignedParis: 1900A first edition of Leopold Lacour's history of women in the revolution, a presentation copy with the author's signature. -
1855 The Island Empire Scenes Of The First Exile of Napoleon I H Drummond WolffLondon: 1855An historical work on the exile of Napoleon I by Henry Drummond Wolff.
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1909 Letters From The Peninsula 1808-12 William Warre Napoleonic Military WarLondon: 1909A contemporary account of the Peninsula War, written by Lieut-Gen Sir William Warre. This first edition copy is handsomely bound in the publisher's original cloth binding.
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1912 Pitt and Napoleon Essays and Letters J Holland Rose Military Trafalgar WarLondon: 1912An interesting work on William Pitt and Napoleon, handsomely bound in the publisher's original cloth binding.
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1894 Discourse on the Worship of Priapus Richard Knight Illustrated Limited EditionLondon: 1894A smartly bound limited edition copy of Robert Payne Knight's controversial work on the Greek God Priapus.
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1795 The History of Poland Stephen Jones First Edition Fold Out Map FrontisLondon: 1795A first edition of this history of Poland.
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1844 2vol Chronicles of England France Spain John Froissart Thomas Johnes IllusLondon: 1844An illustrated copy of Jean Froissart's extensive history on Europe in the fourteenth century, translated by Thomas Johnes.
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1860 1vol The History of Rome B. G. Niebuhr Translated Julius C Hare C ThirlwallLondon: 1860Volume III only of this work of Roman history by Barthold Georg Niebuh translated into English.
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1840 Carlsbads Memorabilien vom Jahre 1325 bis 1839 Jos Joh Lenhart GermanStrag: 1840A lovely example of this very scarce work of local topography by Joseph Johannes Lenhart. In the original German.
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1845-47 4vol France Illustrated Jules Janin Eugene Lami IllustratedLondon: 1845-47A beautifully illustrated look at the history of France, written by G N. Wright and Jules Janin, illustrated by Thomas Allom and Eugene Lami.
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1952 Boswell In Holland 1763-1764 Frederick A Pottle Vellum Illustrated SlipcaseLondon: 1952A vellum bound deluxe edition of this work by James Boswell, with an introduction by Frederick A. Pottle.
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2003 2vols Origin and Services of the Coldstream Guards MacKinnon FacsimilieChippenham: 2003A limited edition facsimile reprint of this military work by Colonel MacKinnon. Complete in two volumes this work is uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth binding.
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1810 Discussion With Foreign Powers Vol XV Spain Portugal America Very ScarceUnamed: 1810An extensive collection of political correspondence from the early nineteenth century, published by order of the House of Common in 1810.
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1875 2 Vol in 1 History of the Consulate Empire of France Under Napoleon ThiersLondon: 1875A nicely rebacked copy of M. A. Thier's interesting look at the state of France under Napoleon.
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1850 2vol Discussion de la Loi sur l'Enseignement Moyen Very ScarceBruxelles : 1850A very scarce copy of this two volume work on the proceedings of law on middle education in Belgium, written in the original French.
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1900 Les Trois Couleurs France son Histoire G. Montorgueil Illustrated FrenchParis: 1900A profusely illustrated work, written in the original French by Georges Montorgueil.
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1864-89 5vol Rise of the Dutch Republic Correspondence of John Lothrop MotleyLondon: 1864-89A smartly bound set of works of history and letters by the American author John Lothrop Motley, illustrated with a frontispiece, edited by George William Curtis.