London / California: Greenhill Books / Presidio Press, 1990. Reissue. Hard Cover.
1990 reissue of 1886 original. Jacket rear very faintly foxed. Spine very slighlty cocked, top page ridge very faintly foxed.
x, [12], 343 pp. "The aspirations of the men who set out on the Suakin expedition were high.....
New York: The Society of Colonial Wars, 1932. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Boards lightly soiled and discolored.
xvii, 253 pp. Frontispiece and nine plates, including several maps. An account of an early military achievement by American troops, during which Louisbourg was seized from the French during a mission.....
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2002. 1st Printing. Hard Cover.
1st printing. Pages toned, spine slightly cocked. Jacket lightly toned.
xlix, 177 pp. "Originally published in 1924 and available here in English for the first time, The Enemy's House Divided is Charles de Gaulle's analysis of the major errors that.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1847. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Stain to bottom corner, bookplate on front paste-down endpaper, pages faintly foxed.
viii, 495 pp. Volume 1 of 3. Translated by H.T. Ryde. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine, Knight of Pratz (French: [alf?~s ma?i lwi.....
London: J. Hatchard and Son, 1834. Full-Leather.
Evans 24263. Part of spine missing, two pieces of spine torn but still attached, front hinge broken.
xxvii, 507 pp. "Jean-Louis de Lolme or Delolme[1] (1740 – 16 July 1806) was a Genevan and British political theorist and writer on constitutional matters, born.....
Boston and New York: Lee and Shepard / Charles T. Dillingham, 1877. Hard Cover.
No jacket. A few small spots on front board, ink name and place on front free endpaper, pages lightly toned.
323 pp. Red boards, gilt decor on spine. EXCERPT: "After spending a few weeks in Florence.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. No jacket. Board edges rubbed, boards lightly foxed.
xv, 166 pp. 8vo. Original cloth, paper labels on spine & front board. Illustrated plates. The memoirs of a member of the French nobility who claimed to be the illegitimate.....
Buffalo: Phinney and Co., 1855. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Spine lightly toned, board corners bumped, stains, ink names on front free endpaper, one inch tear along bottom edge of pages v-vi.
432 pp. With portraits. "Napoleon III (born Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873), the nephew.....
Limoges: Chez Barbou, Imprimeur-Libraire, 1838. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Nicely rebound in beige cloth with gilt titles and new endpapers. Owner bookplate on front endpaper.
283 pp. 12mo. French text. Engraved frontispiece, one engraved plate in text. A 19th century Italian travelogue which includes descriptions of Milan, Turin.....
Norwich: Michael Russell, 1994. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
1996 2nd printing. An exceptional copy.
160 pp. 8vo. An early 19th century journal detailing a visit to St. Petersburg, written by a woman who served as maid of honour to the Princess of Orange-Nassau, youngest sister of Emperor Alexander I. Translated.....
Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1998. Hard Cover.
Jacket rear lightly creased.
xiv, 165 pp. This true story recounts the efforts of Giorgio Perlasca, who, by posing as a Spanish consul, saved the lives of thousands of Hungarian Jews in World War II. Perlasca risked his life by.....
Portland, Oregon: Tin House Books, 2021. Hard Cover.
Jacket edges lightly worn.
xvi, 401 pp. A masterpiece of nature writing, Roger Deakin's Waterlog is a fascinating and inspiring journey into the aquatic world that surrounds us. In an attempt to discover his island nation from a new perspective, Roger Deakin.....
London: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1980. First American Edition. Hard Cover.
First American edition. Jacket price clipped.
224 pp. "In a series of vivid snapshots, the author shows us the reality of the most crucial battle of the World War II as it was enacted in flesh and blood by.....
New York: Little, Brown & Company, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges lightly worn.
240 pp. The Celts is a personal quest in which Delaney discovers the truths about his forefathers. From the plains of Hungary, through Austria, Switzerland, Southern Germany, and France, into Scotland, Wales, and.....
New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1969. Hard Cover.
Jacket faintly toned.
176 pp. "This publication gives an insight into the evolution of British inn signs, covering over 1400 inns. It explains the sources from which the inn signs derive and the meaning of such unusual names as the 'Case.....
New York: Covici-Friede, 1930. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. No jacket. Spine and boards lightly toned.
190 pp. Green boards. Translated from the French by Lewis Galantiere. CONTENTS: Wolf-Tooth; Consul of Italy; Pasha of Egypt; Dream-Interval; Satrap of Moscow; It Was a Fine Empire.
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. No jacket.
xiv, 414 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction; Social Origins; Education; Honour; The State; Society; Appendices; Notes; Index.
Paris: Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, 1855. First Edition. Half-Leather.
First edition. Boards lightly rubbed and faded, rebacked in leather.
Leather spine over pebbled cloth boards, gilt titles and decorations, blind-stamped borders, marbled endpapers. A collection of four works by Rene Descartes in the original French, including Discours de la.....
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Signed. Signed presentation slip tipped in on front endpaper. Jacket edges rubbed.
x, 306 pp. Historical novel based on the life of Elizabeth Bonaparte, first wife of Napoleon's younger brother Jerome. Illustrated with photographs.
Washington: United States Air Force Academy, 1984. Stapled Binding.
Edges slightly faded.
26 pp. Military lecture focused on Germany's tactics in World Wars I & II, published by the U.S. Air Force Academy.
London: The Hambledon Press, 1982. Trade Paperback.
Page ridges lightly foxed.
272 pp. This detailed local history examines the impact of the Lollards and the Reformation on the society, local government and church of York.
New York / London: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1929. Demachy, R. 1st Printing. Hard Cover.
First printing. No jacket. Bookplate on front free endpaper, hinges starting, chips along a few page margins.
x, 356 pp. With color frontispiece and 18 reproductions of crayon drawings by R. Demachy. CONTENTS: Villerville: A......
New York: Harpercollins, 2001. Hard Cover.
Small stain to bottom ridge, sticker remnant to jacket.
Drawing on journals, letters, and diaries, the author presents a portrait of the life and times of eighteenth-century women who broke the constraints of a male-dominated society and embarked on an odyssey of self-discovery.
Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1975. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
Second printing. Small tear along top edge of front jacket panel, jacket lightly soiled. Page ridges heavily foxed, ink stamp on front free endpaper.
477 pp. "EDWARD VIII was heralded as the definitive biography of the ex-King.....
London: Frederick Muller Limited, 1982. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Jacket edges worn.
191 pp. This book tells the story of RFC and the RAF, in both words and pictures, from the earliest days of ballooning, through man-lifting kites and the earliest aircraft, to the supersonic Tornado multi-role combat.....