Glimpses Of Ancient Leicester In Six Periods; Fielding Johnson Mrs T.: Leicester, Clarke and Satchell, 1906 (Second Edition with Supplementary Notes). History of this British City. 439 pages with many b&w plates and in-text illustrations, and pull out maps. Black end papers. Green cloth hardback with gilt print and decoration, top edge gilt. Very Good condition, some marks to covers, spine faded and small scuff to cloth on spine, rear cover faded with print transfer from an adjacent book on shelf , internally tight and clean and bright, no damage to fold-out maps, no names or inscriptions. Sturdy copy of this classic work.

Ref  102021 : £28.00      (Also listed under Topography

LEICESTER MEMOIRS With an Illustration and Plan of the Grey Friars Mansion House and a Plan of the Newarke House by Albert Herbert; Billson, C..J.: Leicester, Edgar Backus,1924, First Ed.. Hardcover, green cloth. 147p 8vo, frontis illustration of Grey Friars House, plus plan of the Grey Friars House and plan of Newarke House. Spine and cover margins are sunned, all hinges sound, internally tight and remarkably clean and bright. No names or inscriptions or stamps. A Very Good+  tight copy of this very scarce publication.

Ref  102019 : £30.00

History in Leicester  55 B.C. - A.D. 1900; Ellis, Colin D. B.; Leicester, City of Leicester Publicity Dept. 1948, First edition.. Hardcover, brown cloth, in dj.  The history of Leicester during the Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Tudor, Stuart, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century periods. With b&w plates and maps prepared by Hugh Collinson. Frontispiece. Endpapers are maps. 137pp.. Book Good, rubs to board edges and spine ends, slight browning to eps, spots on edges and occasional spot throughout. Book tight. Jacket Poor, with tears and losses.

Ref  100549: £5.50      (Also listed under Topography

History in Leicester  55 B.C. - A.D. 1900; Ellis, Colin D. B.; Leicester, City of Leicester Publicity Dept. 1948, First edition.. Hardcover, brown cloth, in dj.  The history of Leicester during the Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Tudor, Stuart, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century periods. With b&w plates and maps prepared by Hugh Collinson. Frontispiece. Endpapers are maps. 137pp. Book Good, rubs and bumps to board edges and spine ends, slight browning to eps,. Book tight. Jacket Poor, with tears and losses.

Ref  102020 : £5.50      (Also listed under Topography)

THE LISLE LETTERS (Six Volume Set): Muriel St. Clare Byrne (editor) : University Of Chicago Press, 1981. Hardcover, quarter red cloth with blue cloth to boards; printed title plate with gilt decoration to front boards; gilt lettering to spines. Classic historical text covers the most memorable seven years of the reign of Henry VIII; encompassing 3000 letters of vivid descriptions of all aspects of Tudor life and times. 3839 pp collectively. Illustrated with detailed maps, photos and drawings. Near Fine unread books, minor edge marks from shelf and faint marks at spine bottoms of a couple of volumes .

Ref 107080 : £100.00

Stone Age Hunters (Library of Early Civilizations series) ; Clark, Grahame. London, BCA, 1973. Hardcover in dj, Book Club Edition. 8vo, 143pp, colour and b&w photos and drawings throughout.  Very Good book. No names or inscriptions, internally tight and clean. Jacket VG.

Ref 102568 : £6.50

A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (Everyman's Library); Chesterton, Cecil : London: J. M. Dent & Company, 1940. Hardcover, red cloth blind stamped motif to front cover, gilt titles to spine, no dj. Decorated endpapers. No. 965 of Everyman's Library. Very Good, solid book,  internally tight and clean. 358pp + ads. 

Ref 104582 : £7.50

Graphic History of the Americas; Miller, Theodore R. : NewYork, John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1969, 1^st ed. .Large hardcover, brown cloth, landscape format, no dj. ISBN 0471603600. 11 inches tall X 14.75 inches, included are 16 full page maps, approximately forty pages of 250 maps devoted to United States political, military, economic and cultural history, each page presents related maps together and mostly facing pages are planned and located so they supplement each other. Very Good book, tight and clean.

Ref  100397:   £10.00

The History of the United States of America, Continued To The Southern Secession (8 volumes); Charles Mackay: London: James S. Virtue. First Edition. Nd [c1860?] Red Cloth gilt. Very Good. 4to. Eight volumes, with steel engravings to the front of each volume, and coloured maps. Eight volume set bound in red cloth with gilt decorations,  all edges gilt, foxing to endpapers and prelims and tissue guards on plates and occasional spot throughout but overall very clean. Corners and spine ends bumped and spines a little darkened. Mild wear to top and bottom of spines. All external hinges sound, some internal hinges have  cracked endpapers at pastedown with slight loosening but overall a tight very good set. Originally published in this 8 Division bound set and simultaneously published as a 40 part work and as a 20 part work. Original publishers sale and order application brochure  bound in at start of Volume (Division) 1. A very scarce set and rarely seen in this condition.

Ref  15393:  £230.00

CIVILISATION IN BRITAIN 2000 B.C.; Dexter, T. F. G. : London, Watts & Co., 1931. Paperback. New Knowledge Series, No. 1. 8vo, 39pp + 1pp (advert). Covers  a little soiled, internally tight, a little browning to margins of prelims, staples beginning to rust.

Ref 103718 : £8.00

Prehistory : An Introduction; Roe, Derek:  London, Paladin, 1971. Paperback. 8vo, . 288 pages. Includes bibliography, index & 5 b/w maps . Profusely illustrated with b/w illustrations. An introductory account of the main sequence of events in Old World Prehistory, from earliest times up to the expansion of the Roman Empire. There are chapters for each of the main divisions of prehistory - the Old Stone Age, the Middle Stone Age, the New Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age - and a concluding section 'Prehistory': the modern approach' which describes the recent impact on prehistoric archaeology of borrowed or adapted scientific techniques, explaining briefly how some of them work.

Ref 102444 : £4.00

Mummification Museum Luxor 1997; N/A: Egypt, Supreme Council of Antiquities, 1977. Paperback. 8.75 (tall) x 4.75 inches. Text in English and Arabic. Contains description of Egyptian mummification processes and coloured plates of associated tools, mummies, etc. Very Good unread book.

Ref 104462 : £5.00

Progress And Archaeology; Childe, V. Gordon : London, Watts and Co., 1944. Hardcover, red cloth, no dj. No 102 in “The Thinker’s Library” series. Good book, slight bumps and rubs to cover extremities, internally tight and clean. Scarce early edition of “The Thinker’s Library”.

Ref  100059:  £4.00

Foundations in the Dust; Lloyd, Seton: Harmondsworth, Pelican, 1955. Paperback. 256pp. Very good book, small cover corner creases, pages toned at margins

Ref 104980 : £2.50

ARCHAEOLOGY AND SOCIETY; Clark, Grahame:  London: Methuen, 1939 First Edition. Hardcover, no dj. 8vo, xv, 220 pp. b/w illus and maps. Good book, covers sunned and soiled, corners bumped, edges spotted, internally tight and clean. Low cost reference copy.

Ref 104946 : £5.00

Archaeological Sites OF Britain; Clayton, Peter A. : London, BCA, 1976. Hardcover, red cloth, no dj. 8vo, 239pp, b&w photos throughout. A comprehensive guide to more than 250 important archaeological sites in Britain. Very Good book, small cover marks, internally tight and clean.

Ref 104427 : £6.50

OXFORD: the city beneath your feet; Recent archaeological excavations in the city of Oxford; Hassall, T. G.:  Oxford, Oxford Archaeological Excavation Committee 1973 reprint. Paperback. 10 x 7.25 inches, 32pp, b&w photos and drawings. Glossy thin card binding with a cover picture show ing a complete Saxon shoe. Very Good, internally tight and clean

Ref 102640 : £3.00

Ref  16274:  £8.00            (Also under Folios)

FIREARMS PAST AND PRESENT: A complete review of firearm systems and their histories (2 volumes); Lugs, Jaroslav : London Grenville 1973 Very Good A two volume boxed set bound in red cloth with black and gold spines. 8vo, 717pp, 429pp. The second volume comprises 1104 photographs and drawings. Both books in Very Good condition, name inside covers, internally tight and clean. Books still in clear plastic wraps and in illustrated slip case. Case has small bumps and rubs and chips at edges but is sturdy and strong. This book is the result of many years of study of the literature and archives, as well as the examination of ancient and modern weapons, and includes the descriptions of the weapons, the history of manufacture, and the biographies of the most important inventors and arms manufactures.

Ref 106323 : £50.00

Pollard's History of Firearms; Blair, Claude (ed): Feltham: Country Life Books, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover in dj. ISBN: 0600331547. 10in x 7.5in, 559pp, colour and b&w photos and line drawings throughout. Book Near Fine with slight marks to block edges else would be Fine, in Near Fine jacket which has been in protective wrap probably most of its life. The History of the Gun, also includes Scottish Firearms & Oriental & Levantine Firearms - chapters on Decoration, Manufacture and Proof & Firearms Accessories. A definitive work.

Ref  15522:  £45.00                (Also listed under Collecting)

AIRGUNS AND OTHER PNEUMATIC ARMS [The Arms and Armour Series]: Hoff, Arne: London, Barrie & Jenkins, 1971, First Edition. Hardcover in dj. ISBN 0214653889. 8vo, 99pp. 86 b&w illustrations. Very Good book, slight fading along board margins, minor edge marks, minor foxing spots to endpapers, internally tight and clean. Jacket Good, not clipped, small loss at rear corner, edge wear and small tear at front flap edge, minor soiling, now in protective wrap. Very scarce title

Ref 107622 : £70.00

The Book Of The Gun; Peterson, Harold.L.: London: Paul Hamlyn.1967 4th.Imp. Large hardcover in dj. 262pp plus index. Great many b&w and colour illustrations of important guns in historic settings. A history of firearms over 600 years, from Roger Bacon's early experiments with gunpowder to modern magazine weapons. Couple of press clippings of guns pasted onto fep else book is very Good in Very Good jacket, not clipped, slight edge crinkles in protective wrap

Ref  15582:   £8.50

THE GATLING GUN; Wahl, Paul & Toppel, Donald R. London, Herbert Jenkins, 1966. Hardcover, red cloth. No dj. 4to, 168pp, period illustrations.  Fascinating story of the famed Gatling Gun and it"s inventor Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling. Book from library of Royal Military College of Science, Partly removed badge label inside cover, stamp of college on ffep mostly obliterated by large scuff probably caused by removal of label, and partly removed label on ffep, large bumps to board corners,  internally tight and clean

Ref 103581 : £15.00

The Complete Machine-Gun 1885 to the Present;  Hogg Ian V, Illustrated by Batchelor John: London: Phoebus, 1979 Hard Cover in dj. ISBN 0702600520. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to pp128. Colour and b&w photos and illustrations. Describes the principles on which the guns operate and assesses the qualities of the individual weapons. Tells the story of automatic weapons from the early mechanical guns, through the Maxim and the automatic guns that followed right up to the Vulcan cannon of the 1960's.Then the submachine-gun story is told, all with beautiful illustrations drawn by John Batchelor. Jacket not clipped with minor edge crinkles and rubs in protective wrap.

Ref 15584:  £11.00

An Illustrated Guide to Rifles And Sub-Machine Guns; Myatt, Major Frederick: London, Lansdown Press, 1984 First Edition. Hardcover, laminated pictorial boards. ISBN 0701814896. 8.75in x 4.75in, 160pp. 43 modern rifles and 35 sub-machine guns all photographed in colour. Book Very Good. 

Ref  102296 : £5.00

Guns; Pope, Dudley: London: Spring Books, 1972, 4^th imp. Large hardcover in dj ISBN 060001648X.  12.25in x 11in, . 256pp, lavishly illustrated with drawings reproductions and drawings by Max Millar, illustrated endpapers, bound in black cloth/gilt. Previous owner has tipped in press cutting of gun onto top of prelim, slight spotting to prelims else book is very good, in clipped jacket, tears and very small loss to front and in protective wrap photo.  Beautifully produced and stunningly illustrated. Very heavy book. Postage at cost

Ref  15587:   £8.00

GUNS OF THE REICH Firearms of the German Forces, 1939-1945: Markham, George : London, Arms and Armour Press, 1989. Hardcover, black cloth, in dj. ISBN 0853689652. 4to, 175 pages, great many  b/w photos drawings. During the Second World War, German services and industry were able to provide weapons of unrivalled quality to their armed forces. The German war machine produced pistols, submachine-guns, rifles, machine-guns that ranged from the most revolutionary in design to the strange and dangerous. Scuff on the ffep where press cutting has been removed, otherwise internally book is VG+, tight and clean. Jacket VG, edge crinkles.

Ref 102616 :  £8.00

DEATH FROM AFAR : MARINE CORPS SNIPING (Vol. 1); Chandler, Norman A.; Chandler, Roy F. : St. Mary's City, MD, Iron Brigade Armory, 1992. Hardcover, blue boards. SIGNED by one of the authors on title page. Inscription reads "Semper Fi, N A Chandlers LTTOL USMC Ret". Stamp of Royal Military College Of Science Library on title page. Condition Good. This copy has had a tumble from a high shelf, large bumps to board corners also slightly affecting page corners with slight kinks, rubs on board corners, internally tight and clean. 222pp, illustrated with b&w photographs. Contains a detailed overview of U.S. Marine Corps sniping, people and weapons with stories and incidents that will amaze, amuse, and instruct. Specifications of rifles and ammunition, scopes, rifles, ghillie suits and war stories, sniping tips, unusual detail, and lots of informed opinion. Weight over 1kg

Ref 103582 : £30.00

DEATH FROM AFAR : MARINE CORPS SNIPING (Vol. 2); Chandler, Norman A.; Chandler, Roy F. : St. Mary"s City, MD, Iron Brigade Armory, 1993. Hardcover, blue boards. SIGNED by one of the authors on title page. Inscription reads " BEST WISHES & SEMPER FI, N A Chandlers co-author". Stamp of Royal Military College Of Science Library on title page. Presentation Edition number 269  Condition Good. This copy has had a tumble from a high shelf, large bumps to board corners, small bumps and surface dents along front spine edge, internally tight and clean. 213pp, illustrated with b&w photographs. Contains a detailed overview of U.S. Marine Corps sniping, people and weapons with stories and incidents that will amaze, amuse, and instruct. Specifications of rifles and ammunition, scopes, rifles, and war stories, sniping tips, unusual detail, and lots of informed opinion. Weight over 1kg

Ref 103583 : £3.00

The Wonderful Story Of London; Wheeler, Harold (Editor): Odhams Press Limited, Long Acre, London, 1956, 3^rd edition. This one brings the earlier and well known editions up to the date of publication. The earlier one’s concluded at the end of World War 1 Contents include; When London The Romans Knew, Early Home of English Kings, Playhouses and Play-Actors, St. Paul's Old and New, Ghosts of the Squares, etc etc. Red cloth. 10in x 7in, 512pp. Great many b&w illustrations. Map endpapers. Blindstamped crest of City of London on front cover, gilt titled spine. Very Good tight copy, light spotting on top edge with clean bright text and illustrations. In Very Good clipped  dustjacket with slight edge creases and very slight edge rubs, now protected in a mylar wrap. Book traces London's history from Roman times up to the 1950s. Many, many photographs. A great history book for those who really want to know about London written in an absorbing and easy style. Very very rare to find a dustjacket especially one as good as this. Heavy book, postage at cost.

Ref  13483:   £15.00

History of Ireland ; Herring, I. J. : London, John Murray, 1937, Proof Copy of First Edition. In publishers blue paper wraps with black titles. 179pp with b&w illustrations and maps, full page and in-text. Frontispiece Belfast 1797 from a drawing by John Nixon. This proof copy has the intended map endpapers bound in at the beginning and end of text block. Paper wraps darkened around margins and with old damp stains., Few corners at beginning are turned, but tight and generally clean internally. A most interesting book for the historian this book covers events in Ireland over centuries. A scarce book in its final published form and virtually unknown in this proof form.

Ref   100069:   £60.00     (Also under Proofs)

A Concise History of Ireland ; O'BRIEN, Maire and Conor Cruise: London.: Thames & Hudson. 1977, reprint. Hardcover, green cloth, in dj. ISBN 0500450110. Very good book, internally tight and clean. Jacket Very Good, minor fade to spine, edge crinkles and curl. 9.25 x 7.25 inches, 192pp, b&w illustrations throughout.

Ref  100966:  £7.50

Ireland A History ; Kee, Robert : London, BCA, 1981. Book Club Edition, Hardcover, pale blue cloth, no dj. 256pp, colour and b&w illustrations. Book Good, tight with fade to covers, internally clean and bright.

Ref 100821:  £6.00

THE STORY OF IRELAND (Britain In Pictures Series): O'Faolain, Sean: London, Collins, 1946 2^nd imp. Hardcover in dj. 48pp,  8 plates in colour, 22 illustrations in b&w. Good book, minor rubes on borad edges, internally tight and clean. Jacket, Good, minor soiling, minor rubs at edges.

Ref 103731 : £6.00  (Also under Collectors series

TUT-ANKH-AMEN ; Lambelet, Kurt : Cairo, Lehnert & Landrock Bookshop, 1987. Paperback. 17x12cm, 127pp. Colour photographs faced with titles in several languages. Very Good unread book.

Ref 102929 : £.500

Gods of Eden, Egypt's Lost Legacy and the Genesis of Civilization; Collins, Andrew: London, Headline Book Publishing, Limited, 1998 First Edition. ISBN: 0747221081. Hardback. Cloth. Fine in Very Good dj with slight edge wear, crinkles and curling. Demonstrates how Egypt’s Sphinx building culture achieved a level of sophistication and technological understanding almost beyond human comprehension.

Ref  14152:   £7.50  SOLD

The History of the Peloponnesian War (Everyman's Library); THUCYDIDES / Crawley, Richard (translation): London: J. M. Dent & Company, 1963 reprint. Everyman's Library No 455. Hardcover, green cloth, gilt titles to spine. Very Good, solid book, slight bumps to extremities, name on ffep, internally tight and clean. 389pp plus ads

Ref 104709 : £6.00

A History of Greece from the Earliest Times to the Death of Alexander the Great; Oman, C. W. C.: London, Longmans Green and Co., 1905.  No Jacket. Reading and reference copy only. 568pp. Fold-out maps, plans and other illustrations. Cloth covered boards bumped and rubbed, cloth has minor splits at hinges, rubbing and minor splits at spine head and tail, name an date on feps. Internally contents are tight and generally very clean throughout. A nice low cost working copy of classic study.

Ref  14564:   £6.50

The Legacy of Greece; Livingstone, R. W. (ed): Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1924, 4^th imp. Hardcover, cloth decorated with gilt design of Greek philosopher. A collection of essays by a number of distinguished writers such as Gilbert Murray, A Toynbee, Sir Reginald Blomfield, W R Inge - The Value of Greece to the future of the world : Religion : Philosophy : Mathematics and Astronomy : Natural Science : Biology : Medicine : Literature : History: Political Thought : The lamps of Greek Art and Architecture. Book very Good, small bumps and rubs to corners and spine ends,  black cloth covers and spine have a few small marks, book label on ffep, internally tight and clean. 424pp, b&w illustrations

Ref  17992:   £4.50

THE GREEKS; Kitto, Humphrey D.: Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1956 reprint. Mass Market Paperback, blue and white covers 12mo, pp.256  Very Good book, spine darkened, slight cover creases, internally tight and clean with pages toning at margins

Ref 106787 :  £3.00

THE GREEKS; Kitto, Humphrey D.: Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1973 reprint. Mass Market Paperback, 12mo, pp.256  Very Good book, slight cover indents and rubs, internally tight and clean with very slight toning.

Ref 106169 : £3.00

ACROPOLIS OF ATHENS / ACROPOLIS MUSEUM;  John Decopoulos: Athens, Olympic Color, [1985]. Paperback, illustrated glossy covers. 8vo. Unpaginated [72], colour photos throughout. First part of book deals with the ACROPOLIS and the second part with the ACROPOLIS MUSEUM. Very good book, light indents and nudges to covers, internally tight and clean

Ref 107293 : £5.00

WOMEN IN ANTIQUITY: Seltman, Charles: London,  Pan,  1959 reprint. . Mass Market Paperback,. 12mo, 184pp, b&w illustrations. Good book, slight cover creases and rubs,  internally tight and clean with pages toning at margins. A frank and lively appraisal of women”s place in the early Mediterranean civilizations on which the western way of life is based 

Ref 106788 :  £3.00

The Legacy Of Rome; Bailey, Cyril  (Ed): Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1924, 1^st ed. Hardcover, Original Cloth decorated with gilt design. Good+,  xii, 512pp,  b&w illustrations.  A collection of essays by a number of distinguished writers - The Value of Rome to the future of the world : Religion : Philosophy : Communications : Administration : Law : Family : Literature  : Architecture : Art : Agriculture :  Engineering : Science : Language. Covers slightly bumped and rubbed at extremities, cover marks, small crack at spine tip, inner hinge weakening and just opening at title page, internally tight and clean

Ref  17996:   £4.00

A LITERARY HISTORY OF ROME. From the Origins to the Close of the Golden Age: Duff, J. Wright and A. M. : London: Ernest Benn, 1962. Softcover Reprint of 3rd corrected edition. 8vo paperback. 543pp. Good book, covers a little creased and soiled with light rubs, marks to block edge. Internally tight and clean. . Very acceptable low cost copy

Ref 104781 : £5.00

The Romans: Barrow, R.H.: Harmondsworth, Pelican / Penguin, 1955 reprint. Paperback. Blue and white covers. Good unread book, spine faded, internally tight and clean with light toning to margins

Ref 106773 : £2.50

CAESAR THE CONQUEST OF GAUL : Handford S A (Trans.) ; Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1953. Paperback, Penguin Classics series. 12mo, 283pp + ads. Looks at the Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul - the last war of conquest fought by Republican Rome. Very Good book, small bumps to covers, internally tight with pages toning. Collectable early Penguin.

Ref 107477 : £4.00

THE MYTHS OF GREECE AND ROME Their Stories, Signification and Origin; Guerber, H.A.: London, George G Harrap, 1931 reprint. Hardcover, green  patterned cloth 8vo, xii, 395 pages,  55 plates (out of 56 listed) and a colour frontispiece. Reference copy in good  condition, rubs around covers, bumps to corners and spine ends, 1 plate missing, foxing to prelims and rear papers, generally clean and very tight. Nice low cost reference copy. 900gm

Ref  19815:  £5.00

Princes of Jade; Capon, Edmund & Macquitty, William: London, Cardinal, 1973. Large paperback ISBN 0351154973. Illustrated card covers. 9.75in x 7.25in, 192pp, coloured and b&w illustrations throughout.  Unread book, slight cover curl, small nudges to corners, else book is fine

Ref  16338:  £6.00

SCROLLS FROM THE DEAD SEA: An Exhibition Of Scrolls And Archeological Artifacts From The Collections Of The Israel Antiquities Authority;  Sussman , Ayala & Peled , Ruth: Washington, Archetype Press, 1993.  Softcover. ISBN 0807613339.  4to ; 143pages. Very Good.  Photographic catalog issued in conjunction with exhibitions held at the Library of Congress, New York Public Library, M. H. DeYoung Memorial Museum and the Field Museum of Chicago. Includes colour photographs of scrolls and archaeological artifacts from the collections of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Includes the history of the scrolls, maps, timelines and colour photos. Also includes facsimiles of selected texts with English translation and bibliographical references and index.

Ref  18073:   £12.50

THE MESSAGE OF THE SCROLLS; Yadin, Yigael : London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1957 FIRST EDITION. Hardcover in dj. Book Very Good, gift inscription on ffep, internally tight and clean. Jacket Good, not clipped, small tears and ede rubs, now in protective wrap.

Ref 104899 : £6.00

Egyptian Myths; Hart, George: London, United Kingdom: British Museum Press, 1993, 4^th imp. Trade paperback, glossy illustrated card covers, ISBN 0714120642. Near Fine unread book, no names or inscriptions. The Legendary Past series. 80 pages with index. Many b/w illustrations in text. LOWER SHIPPING RATES THAN QUOTED WILL BE CHARGED ON THIS BOOK

Ref  18839:  £10.00

Fingerprints of the Gods - a Quest for the Beginning and the End;  Hancock, Graham: London, United Kingdom: Heinemann & Co, 1995, reprint.  ISBN: 043431336X.  Hard Cover. Near Fine with slight toning to page margins in Very Good jacket with some crease around edges and slight surface indents, no tears.578 pp, illustrated with b&w photos and in-text drawings. Hancock embarks on a worldwide quest to put together the pieces of a vast and mysterious jigsaw-puzzle of mankind's forgotten pre-history. Heavy book, over 1 kg. Postage at cost.

Ref  14149:   £11.00

ATLANTIS: The Antediluvian World; Donnelly, Ignatius:  New York: Harper & Brothers, 1882 First edition. Hardcover, original pictorial green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, with gilt vignette on cover of Neptune in his chariot, publisher's monogram stamped in blind on rear panel, buff coloured endpapers. 7.5 x 5.25 inches, x + 490pp. Frontis diagram showing Profile Of Atlantis, many in-text illustrations. The author's first substantial and most influential work. This book crystallized the popular concept of Atlantis and is the main work within Atlantis-research and which, although serious and scientific, directly inspired the occultism that has ever since clung to the myth of Atlantis. Good book, minor bumps and rubs to board corners and spine ends. Name and date 1884 on title page. Small newspaper clipping pasted on last Illustrations Index page. A couple of signatures are standing proud about 1 mm. No loose pages and internally generally clean. All hinges are firm with endpapers just wearing at joint. The First Edition of this classic which has stayed in print ever since. Very scarce

Ref 104942 : £80.00

The Flood from Heaven - Deciphering the Atlantis Legend;  Zangger, Eberhard: London, BCA, 1992. Book Club Edition, 256pp. A fine copy in Very Good dustwrapper.

Ref  14154;  £8.00 

THE SUNKEN KINGDOM The Atlantis Mystery Solved ; James, Peter : London, Johnathan Cape, 1995 1^st ed. Hardcover, cloth, in dj. ISBN 0224038109.Near Fine book in Very Good unclipped jacket. Provides a solution to a mystery which has baffled scholars for nearly 2,400 years since Plato first wrote about Atlantis in Timaeus and Critias. Written by an outstanding historian and archaeologist, this book takes an entirely new approach. It reviews previous theories, some fantastic, some rational, and shows why they will not work.

Ref  101191: £7.50

THE SECRET OF ATLANTIS:  Muck, Otto (transl. by Fred Bradley) : London: Book Club Associates, 1978. Hardcover in dj. 8vo, 272pp, illustrated with photos, maps and drawings. Near Fine book with very slight bumps at spine ends. Very Good jacket, edge rubs and crumples. A sound investigation into the lost continent of Atlantis.

Ref  106974 :   £6.50

THE SECRET OF ATLANTIS; Muck, Otto : London, BCA, 1978.  Book Club Edition. Hardcover, grey cloth, no dj. 8vo, 272pp, b&w photos and maps. The author attempts to explain the Atlantis mystery in terms of mythology, folk history, modern geophysics, climate, oceanography, zoology and historical account. Very Good low cost book.

Ref 103000 : £4.00

Pompeii & Herculaneum: The Glory and the Grief;  Brion, Marcel;London: Cardinal Books, 1973.  Paperback. Good ISBN: 0351154221. Minor creases and rubs to covers, drawing and name inside cover, photo from Pompeii stuck inside rear cover. Illustrated with superb photos both colour and b&w and plans. Inside tight and, apart from small stain on one page, clean. A superb refernce copy.

Ref  13987:   £4.00

POMPEII; THE NEW EXCAVATIONS (Houses and Inhabitants) : A NEW REVISED EDITION; Corte, M. Della : Pompeii, Scuola Tipografica Pontificia Bartolo Longo, 1944. Paperback book. 8vo, 112pp, illustrated in b&w. Cover shows statue. Fair condition, paper covers, browned with minor splits at spine. Internally pages lightly toned at margins, stain on a couple of early pages. Scarce and detailed update on the excavations at Pompeii from 60 years ago

Ref 104956 : £15.00

Plato ( Translated with an introduction by Peter George ); The Trial and Execution of Socrates. London, The Folio Society, 1972. Quarter bound hardback, red cloth boards, cream marbled  spine with gilt decoration. 197 pages. Illustrated with drawings by Michael Ayrton. Cream endpapers. Owners name and address written on front endpaper else book would be fine. InVery good cream slipcase with small scuffs to opening edges and small surface marks.

Ref  16357:   £11.00    (Also under Folios)

Agatharchides of Cnidus On the Erythraean Sea; Burstein, Stanley M. (editor) : London: Hakluyt Society, 1989. Hardcover , blue cloth with gilt ship decoration, in dj.  The Hakluyt Society Second Series Nos. 172. ISBN 0 904180 28 X.  pp. xii + 202. 1 map. appendix, concordance, select bibliography, indexes. “Written in the second century B.C. The first English translation of all three extant versions of the original text, which deals with the exploration of the Red Sea and the regions surrounding it by agents of the Ptolemaic government of Egypt in the century after the death of Alexander the Great. Contains the earliest extensive account of the geography and ethnography of the coasts of northeast Africa and western Arabia”. Near  Fine unread book. Jacket  Very Good, not clipped, edge rubs and crinkles This book is still in print currently priced at £50

Ref  100733:   £20.00    (Also under Travel)

The Legacy of Rome; Bailey, Cyril (ed): The Clarendon Press Oxford, 1947 reprint. Hardback, no dust jacket, 512pp. Essays by C. Foligno, Ernest Barker, H. Stuart Jones, G.H. Stevenson, F. De Zulueta, H. Last, Cyril Bailey, Charles Singer, J.W. Mackail, Henry Bradley, G. McN. Rushforth, G. Giovannoni, W.E. Heitland. Frontispiece of the Forum Romanum. Illustrated with b&w plates and in-text drawings maps and plans. The impact of Rome on the various areas of human endeavour, science, transport, administration etc. Blue cloth cover slightly rubbed at edges and spine ends, very small split in cloth at rear hinge due to wear, internally very slight toning at margins but no foxing. Occasional light pencil underlining in text.

Ref  13306:  £6.00

RINGS OF STONE The Prehistoric Stone Circles Of Britain And Ireland: Burl, Aubrey: London, Frances Lincoln Publishers, 1979. Hardcover in dj. ISBN 0906459036. 4to, 280pp with glossary, index and reading list, colour and b&w photos, drawings and maps throughout. Very Good book, small bumps to board corners and spine ends, no names, internally tight and clean. Jacket Good, small tears and edge wear.  Audrey Burl has selected fifty of the most significant and the loveliest stone circles in the British Isles. His vivid descriptions bring the sites sharply to life, while Edward Piper's magnificent photographs capture the enigmatic quality and power of these four thousand year old monuments

Ref 106817 :   £11.00

YERMAK'S CAMPAIGN IN SIBERIA; A selection of documents translated from the Russian by Tatiana Minorsky and David Wileman; ARMSTRONG, Terence (editor) : London, The Hakluyt Society. 1975. Hardcover , blue cloth with gilt ship decoration, in dj.  The Hakluyt Society Second Series Nos. 146. ISBN 0904180034. pp. x + 315. Frontispiece, 154 illustr., 2 maps. Among English speakers, the events of the Russian conquest of Siberia, are not well known. This book provides translations of the most important documents relating to the campaign in the 1580s, regarded by Russian historians as crucial to the conquest of Siberia.  Near Fine  unread book. Jacket  Very Good, not clipped, minor edge wear, minor rubs and crinkles at spine head

Ref  100728:   £18.00

THE GROOVY GREEKS and THE ROTTEN ROMANS (Horrible Histories); Deary, Terry and Brown, Martin: London, Scholastic Ltd, 1997. Hardcover, pictorial boards, no dj. ISBN 0590543199. Two Horrible Books in One. 256pp, illustrated in b&w. History With Twice The Nasty Bits! "The Groovy Greeks" is full of fab facts about the hip 'n' happenin' Greeks who used to hang out over 2000 years ago. "The Rotten Romans", meanwhile, follows life for folks in Roman Times, from Nasty Nero and other evil emperors to brave Brit Boudicca. Very Good book, tight and clean, no names or inscriptions.

Ref  106029:   £8.50

Cut-Throat Celts; Deary, Terry: London, Scholastic Ltd, 1997 paperback. ISBN: 059013972X The ghastly truth about the wild warrior race who weren't afraid to fight the Romans. The book includes stories about suffering saints, gruesome games for Celtic kids, and the dreadful Druids with their strange sacrifices and terrible trials. 198 x 129mm 128pp. Illustrated by Martin Brown. Very Good used book, Covers have nudges to corners and small creases and edge rubs, child's writing and coloured label on inside cover.

Ref  16019:   £2.50

Vicious Vikings; Deary, Terry: London, Scholastic Ltd, 1994 paperback. ISBN: 0590557092. Frightening facts about these vile invaders - and their savage Saxon enemies - from cruel kings and vengeful Viking warriors to the suffering slaves. 198 x 129mm 128pp. Illustrated by Martin Brown. Very Good unread book, Covers have small creases picked up on shelf.

Ref  103519:   £3.00

Dark Knights And Dingy Castles, Horrible Histories; Deary, Terry: London, Scholastic Ltd, 1997 paperback. ISBN: 0590542982. History with the nasty bits left in, dreadful dungeons, cruel crusaders, garderobes etc.   216 x 136mm, 176pp. Illustrated by Philip Reeve. Very Good used book, Covers have nudges to corners and small creases and edge rubs, tight and clean inside.

Ref  16225:   £3.50

Bloody Scotland, Horrible Histories Special; Deary, Terry: London, Scholastic Ltd, 1998 paperback. ISBN: 0590543407. History with the nasty bits left in, etc.   216 x 136mm, 192pp. Illustrated by Martin Brown.  Good used book, Covers have nudges to corners and small creases , tight and clean inside with slight corner curl.

Ref  103338:   £3.50

The Terrible Tudors, Horrible Histories; Deary, Terry & Tonge, Neil: London, Scholastic Ltd, 1994.  paperback. ISBN: 0590552902. History with the nasty bits left in, cruel monarchs, poor peasants, common criminals.   127pp. Illustrated by Martin Brown. Good used book, Covers small creases and edge rubs, slight book bow, name in child's writing on prelim, tight and clean inside.

Ref  19676:   £2.00

Prehistory, An Introduction; Roe. Derek: London: Book Club Associates, 1974. Hardcover in dj.  8vo, original red cloth, illustrated throughout, 288 pages. Very Good book with very light rubs to cover corners and spine tips in Very Good jacket, no tears. Edge crinkles and shelf rubs A well-crafted, well-illustrated and thorough introduction to the science of prehistory with a 19 page bibliography and extensive index.
Ref  16516:  £5.00

The Year 1000, What Life Was Like At The Turn Of The First Millennium; Lacey, Robert and Danziger, Danny: London, Little, Brown and Company, 1999, reprint. H/b in dj. ISBN 0316643750. 230pp incl. index . Fine book in Very Good jacket with minor wear at spine tips and crinkles at spine tail, not clipped. A vivid and surprising portrait of life in England 1000 years ago - no spinach, no sugar, but a world which already knew brain surgeons and property developers, and even the occasional gossip columnist...
Ref  14335:   £8.00

The Story of Jeanne d'Arc;  Wilmot-Buxton, E. M., Illustrated by Chas A. Buchel: London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1924. 192pp. Dark blue cloth, with colour illustration of Joan at the head of her army in-laid. Title in gilt on front cover and spine.. No Jacket. The story of Joan of Arc from the Fall of France in 1350 to her martyrdom in 1432 and what happened after her death. Her story has become almost mythical, but the facts are real and this is a good interpretation of history as it unfolded in France in those days. With 13 splendid colour plates by Chas A. Buchel. Book Good to Very Good, bumps and light rubs to cover corners and spine ends. School prize label dated 1924 inside cover, a little spotting on prelims and rear pages else book is tight and clean. Map. Top edge trimmed others untrimmed. Nice tight copy of this classic edition.

Ref  16959:  £12.00

ORATIONS ON THE FRENCH WAR (Everyman's Library); Pitt,William : London: J. M. Dent & Company, 1925 reprint. Hardcover, brown cloth, gilt titles to spine [no spine decoration], no dj. No. 145 of Everyman's Library. Very Good, solid book, internally tight and clean. 433pp plus ads 

Ref 105364 : £5.00

Richard III - The Great Debate: History Of King Richard III, & Historic Doubts On The Life And Reign Of King Richard III ; More, Thomas & Walpole, Horace: London, Folio Society, 1965 Hardcover, blck cloth spine and rear white cloth front with orange gilt and black decoration. In Black patterned slip case. Contains 'History of King Richard III' by Sir Thomas More, and 'Historic doubts on the life and reign of King Richard III' by Horace Walpole; edited with introductions by Paul Kendall. Illustrated with b&w plates. 8vo, 244pp. Book Near Fine, couple of very small marks on front, minor bump on edge of rear board, internally fine. Slipcase Near Fine. Usual lovely Folio edition.

Ref  100522:  £12.00              (Also under Folios)

HENRY V As Warlord; Seward, Desmond : London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1987, First edition. Hardcover in dj. ISBN 0283993596. 8vo, 251pp, b&w illustrations, maps. In this startling reassessment of one of England”s hero kings, Desmond Seward gives a portrait very different from Shakespeare”s Henry V. Few western kings, this author claims, have been personally responsible for more bloodshed. Very Good book, stains on fore-edge, internally tight and clean. Jacket VG, not clipped, slight sunning to spine. His troops committed atrocities whose lingering memories have never been entirely forgotten by the French country people

Ref 106697 : £7.00

THE LAST TUDOR KING: A Study of Edward VI (October 12th, 1537 to July 6th, 1553); Chapman, Hester W. : London, Readers Union, 1961. Hardcover, no dj. 8vo, 304pp, b&w illustrations. Very Good book, tight and clean

Ref 104873 : £4.50

A History Of Early Medieval Europe, 476 to 911; Deanesly, Margaret: London, Methuen, 1956. First. Good+ book, no dj. First volume in the “History Of Medieval And Modern Europe” series. Green cloth.  Bumps to corners  and spine ends, minor marks on covers, name and address on fep, spotting to endpapers and prelims and a very few isolated spots throughout, a few margin notes and underlines written neatly in pen but overall a tight clean book. 5 b/w maps

Ref  14518:  £6.00

The Spanish Inquisition, A History; Pérez, Joseph (Janet Lloyd, Translator): London, Profile Books Ltd, 2004, 1^st ed. Hardback in dj. ISBN 1861976879. Book Fine in Near Fine unclipped jacket. 8vo, 248 Pages. Few Institutions In Western History Have As Fearful A Reputation As The Spanish Inquisition. For Centuries Europe Trembled At Its Name. Nobody Was Safe In This Terrifying Battle For The Unachievable Aim Of Unified Faith. Researching its techniques of interrogation and torture, Joseph Perez shows how public displays of punishment were used as instruments of social control for the benefit of the State, as has happened in the twentieth century.

Ref  18596:  £16.00

Vasco Da Gama and His Successors 1460-1580 ; Jayne, K.G. : London,  Methuen & Co, 1970. Hardcover, blue cloth, in dj. ISBN 041617370533. Book Very Good, small bumps and rubs to cover corners and spine ends, internally tight and clean. Jacket Fair, small tars and loss at spine ends, edges crinkles, spine fade. 325pp, 21 illustrations, map, index.. This book describes the social life as well as the history of a period which witnessed the greatest achievements of the Portuguese in politics, navigation, commerce, art and literature. A reprint of the 1910 publication.

Ref  100810:  £22.50

The Dawn of Modern Warfare (West Point Military History Series): Griess, Thomas E.: Wayne, NJ: Avery Publishing Group, 1984. Large paperback, illustrated  glossy card covers. ISBN 0895292637. 11in x 8.5in, 133pp, well illustrated with photos, drawings, diagrams and charts, including many coloured fold-out maps and plans. Unread book with rubs along cover edges, small chips at spine tips and small creases, picked up on shelf. The articles in this text offer a historical survey of the evolution of western warfare over nearly five centuries

Ref  16340:  £7.50

ENGLAND BEFORE ELIZABETH (Grey Arrow Books): Cam, Helen : London, Arrow Books. 1961. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket.  

Ref 106800 :    £2.00

THE ELIZABETHAN RENAISSANCE : The Life Of The Society; Rowse, A. L.: London, Cardinal, 1974. Paperback. ISBN 0351180672. 8vo, 335pp, colour illustrations. Book VG, reading creases on spine, and light edge rubs. Internally tight and clean.

Ref 104876 : £3.00

ELIZABETH I AND HER WORLD IN PUBLIC AND IN PRIVATE: Watkins, Susan : London, Thames And Hudson, 1998. Hardcover, red cloth, in dj. ISBN 0500018693. 4to, 208pp on glossy heavy paper, colour illustrations throughout. Elizabeth I was one of the great personalities of all time, with Elizabethan England being a scintillating cultural era, with an enduring legacy in literature, architecture and sheer style. This book tells the tale of how Elizabeth set out capture the hearts of her people. Very Good book, tight and clean, no names. Jacket VG, not clippd, no tears. Light fade, edge crinkles.

Ref 107100 : £10.00

The Government of Elizabethan England (Foundations of Modern History); Smith, A.G.R.: London, Arnold, 1978 reprint. Paperback. ISBN 0713151722. 119pp. Good, name on prelim, small stains on fore-edge, small cover creases.

Ref 103130 : £2.00

The Bloody Assize; Parry, Sir Edward: London: Ernest Benn Ltd, 1929. First Edition. Hardback. Good++. 9.5in x 6.5in, 301pp. Red cloth, spine faded, bumps and slight rubs to corners and spine ends, very slight lean. Prize label dated 1929 on pastedown. Light toning to page margins and few spots on prelims and very occasionally throughout. Book is still tight and sound.  b&w. frontis and 7 other b&w illustrations. The author tells the fascinating history of Judge Jeffreys, James 11's Chief Justice who condemned to death more than 150 followers of the Duke of Monmouth, the leader of the Protestant revolt against Catholicism in 1685. We learn that Jeffreys's lust of cruelty overpowered his common sense, and was feared and hated throughout the West Country to the extent that the trials over which he presided became known as "The Bloody Assizes"

Ref  15672: £10.00

THE AGE OF RECONNAISSANCE: DISCOVERY, EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT 1450-1650 ; Parry, J H. : London, Cardinal, 1973 Paperback. ISBN 0351177418. 8vo, 428pp + ads, b&w illustrations. Book Very Good, slight rubs at cover edges, internally tight and clean

Ref 105661 : £5.00

THE FIRST FOUR GEORGES; Plumb, J. H.: London, Book Club Associates, 1974. Hardcover in dj. 12 x 9. 208pp. Colour and b&w illustrations throughout. This book covers every aspect of eighteenth-century and Regency life, from the stews of Gin Lane to the Palladian splendours of Mereworth Castle and the extravagance of Brighton Pavilion. Very Good book, no names, tight and clean. Jacket VG, no tears, edge rubs, spine and adjacent areas faded.

Ref 105259 : £5.00

The First Four Georges; Plumb, J. H.: London, Fontana, 1974. Paperback. ISBN 0006329500. Good book, small cover creases and shallow indents, name on prelim. Pages toning, otherwise clean and tight. 189pp, b&w illustrations. In the British Monarchy series. Low shipping rates on this book.

Ref  17879:  £2.00

The History of the Reign of King Henry VII; Bacon, Francis edited by Roger Lockyer: London: Folio Society, 1971 Hardcover,  Decorative Cloth. Previous owner’s bookplate and name and address on ffep else book would be fine. In near fine pale blue slipcase.  256pp, illustrated with 13 leaves of lithographic plates and fold-out family tree. Very attractive edition of a classic history

Ref 16390:  £12.50      (Also under Folios)

THE MONARCHS OF BRITAIN; Ross, Josephine: London, Artus 1983. Large paperback. 4to, 192pp, colour and b&w illustrations throughout. Very Good unread book, minor cover nudges and indents. A concise history of the kings and queens of England and Scotland from the time of the Norman conquest to the present day.

Ref 106408 : £6.00

THE MEDIEVAL FOUNDATION; Bryant, Arthur : London, Collins, 1966. Hardcover in dj. 8vo, 188pp. Contains chapters on: Rude Settlers, The Cross and the Sword, The Norman Discipline, Monks and Friars, The Making of the Law, Common Counsel and Parliament,  The Medieval Village Travellers and Traders, Gothic Glory, Twilight of Holy Church.. Very Good book slight bumps and rubs to spine ends, internally tight and clean, no names. Jacket Fair to Good, not clipped. Slight sunning and stains, edge wear.

Ref 106849 :  £8.00

A History of Britain and the British People. [Complete Set comprising 'Set in a Silver Sea', 'Freedom's Own Island' and 'The Search for Justice']: Bryant, Arthur: London, Collins, 1984-90.. 3 vols., 8vo., First Editions, with very numerous plates and all volumes with front and rear endpaper maps; cloth, gilt backs, all books in Fine condition in Near Fine unclipped dustwrappers with slight edge crinkles, all wrappers are now protected in trimsleeve overwraps. Bryant's last sizeable compilation is also one of his finest. The set comprises 'Set in a Silver Sea' (1984), 'Freedom's Own Island' (1986) and 'The Search for Justice' (1990). A superb set, illustrated throughout. Heavy books.
Ref: 12759:  £75.00

SET IN A SILVER SEA (A History of Britain and the British People Volume 1); Bryant, Arthur: London: Collins, 1984. Hardcover in dj. ISBN 0002171813. Red cloth, 470pp, b&w illustrations, map eps. Book Very Good, small bumps at spine ends, internally tight, clean and bright.. Jacket VG, not clipped, no tears, edge crumples.

Ref 103153 : £7.50

THE ELIZABETHAN DELIVERANCE: Bryant, Arthur : London: Collins, 1980 First Edition. Hardcover in dj. ISBN 0002162075. 8vo, 232pp. Very Good + book, owner”s bookplate on ffep, internally tight and clean. Jacket VG, not clipped, no tears, edge browning and crinkles. An account of the first thirty years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, which culminated in the defeat of the Armada. During those years, Elizabeth unified and inspired her country and raised England from her low sense of self-esteem, disunity and economic problems. Bryant is one of the best loved of British historians but he had never before written about this very special period. He says that he found himself "writing a whole book on how Elizabeth put the red cross of England both into the hearts of her people and on the map of the world and by doing so pointed the way to Britain"s future destiny".

Ref 107466 : £5.00

King Charles II; Bryant, Arthur: London, Longman’s Green & Co., 1949, reprint of unabridged edition. Blue cloth hardback, no dj. Book Fair, rubs and bumps to corners and spine ends, pulling at ffep, prize label on fep with name written. Internally Very Good. 448 pp, b&w illustrations and with fold-out map intact and not torn. Nice low cost reading copy.

Ref 15668;     £5.00

The Age of Elegance 1812–1822; Bryant, Arthur: London, Collins, 1950, 1^st ed. 450 pp, endpaper maps and maps in text, purple boardsGood bbok with bumps to corners and slight bumps to spine ends, slight browning to endpapers. Fair dj edge tears, small holes at edges and spine ends and repairs with adhesive tape, name on front of dj. Readable coverage of the period of the war against Napoleon in Spain and Waterloo

Ref  14257:  £7.00

The Story Of England - Makers Of The Realm;  Bryant, Arthur:  London: Collins, 1953. This is the first book of Bryant's story of England. From the the mist of geological time to the start of the fourteenth century. From a highly readable author.  Book has bumps to corners, few spots on endpapers, internally tight and clean, jacket has edge wear minor tears and splits and soiling, name written on front. Overall a Very good book in Good+ jacket

Ref  13984;   £ 8.00

Story Of England - Makers of the Realm; Bryant, Arthur :  London, Collins, 1953, 1^st ed. Hardcover, green cloth,  no dj. Book Good, stains to covers, outer hinges sound, inner hinges endpapers cracked. Tight and firm. Nice low cost copy of this classic history.

Ref  19856:  £3.75

Makers Of The Realm; Bryant, Arthur: London, Fontana, 1972. Mass Market Paperback. This is the first book of Bryant's story of England. From the the mist of geological time to the start of the fourteenth century.  Book Good, cover creases, pages toning. Internally tight and clean. Low shipping rates on this book.

Ref  18127:  £1.50

The Age Of Chivalry;  Bryant, Arthur: London,   Collins. 1963, 1st ed. Very Good cloth covered hardback, internally tight and clean and bright. Good jacket. Jacket clipped and has edge wear and minor edge splits and some soiling, spine slightly sunned.

Ref 106816:   £7.00

The Age Of Chivalry;  Bryant, Arthur: London,   Collins. 1963, 1^st ed. Very Good cloth covered hardback in Good+ jacket. Jacket has name of owner written on it and has edge wear and minor edge splits and some soiling, not clipped. Internally tight and clean and bright.

Ref  14338:   £7.00

The Age Of Chivalry (The Story of England series);  Bryant, Arthur: London, The Reprint Society 1965. Hardcover, no dj.  Very Good book, spine faded, edges spotted. 576pp, map endpapers.

Ref 105319 : £5.00

The Age Of Chivalry;  Bryant, Arthur: London,   Collins. 1963, 1^st ed. Reading copy only. Ex-library book in dj, covers faded along edges,  both inner hinges weak and opening but holding, stamps and scars on prelims. Jacket darkened and soiled with rubs and chips at edges. Internally book is tight and clean. 576pp, maps. An acceptable low cost reading copy.

Ref  17532:  £2.50

YEARS OF VICTORY;  Bryant, Arthur: London,   Collins. 1944, First edition.  Good cloth covered hardback, no jacket.  Bumps at corners and spine ends, spine faded, few marks on covers, , name and date on ffep. Internally tight and clean with light toning at margins. 499 pages, endpaper maps.

Ref 105322 : £5.00

THE YEARS OF ENDURANCE 1793-1802;  Bryant, Arthur: London, The Reprint Society 1944. Hardcover, no dj.  Good book, spine faded, minor edge spotting and occasional spot internally. 418pp, map endpapers.   

Ref 106646 :   £4.00

THE LION & THE UNICORN: A Historian's Testament: Bryant, Arthur : London: Collins, 1970 reprint. Hardcover in dj. ISBN 0002114712. 8vo, 367pp, portrait frontispiece. Very Good book, no serious faults. Jacket Good, not clipped, no tears, yellowing all round, spine faded. A collection of short pieces which first appeared in the "Illustrated London News" which encapsulate his enduring love of England and fascination with its history, written in the style which made his books popular the world over. 

Ref 106764 :   £5.50

THE LION & THE UNICORN: Bryant, Arthur : London: Collins, 1971 reprint. Hardcover in dj. ISBN 0002114712. 8vo, 367pp, portrait frontispiece. Very Good book, no serious faults. Jacket Fair, not clipped, small edge splits and curl and very small loss at rear edge. A collection of short pieces which first appeared in the "Illustrated London News" which encapsulate his enduring love of England and fascination with its history, written in the style which made his books popular the world over.

Ref 106745 : £5.00

THE AGE OF THE BAROQUE 1610-1660; Friedrich, Carl J :New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1952, 1^st ed. Hardcover, no dj. The Rise of Modern Europe series. . xvi, 367 pages, b&w illustrations, index. Book Good+, small bumps to boards, name inside cover. Internally tight and clean

Ref  100874:  £7.50

Reformation And Society In Sixteenth Century Europe ; Dickens, A G : London, Thames & Hudson, 1975 reprint, Paperback. ISBN 0500330026. 216pp, illustrations in colour and b&w.Very good low cost copy. Slight bow to book, tight and clean.

Ref 105686 : £4.00

JOHN WHITGIFT AND THE REFORMATION : Dawley, Powel Mills: London: Adam and Charles Black,1955. Paperback. 8vo, 251pp  "In these Hale lectures, the author offers a lucid, succinct survey not only of Whitgift”s career but also of the reformation of the Church of England, of which Whitgift was so prominent a leader. Good book, creases and soiling to covers, internally tight and clean. Very acceptable low cost reading copy

Ref 106971 :   £3.00

A HISTORY OF BRITAIN At The Edge Of The World? 3000BC-AD1603 ; Schama, Simon : London, BBC/Softback Preview, 2001. Large paperback, pictorial card covers. 8vo, 416pp, illustrated in colour. Book unread and Near Fine. Made to accompany the TV series, but a competent stand-alone history of our nation in its own right. Weight 1.2kg.

Ref  101384:  £7.50

AN ABRIDGMENT OF BISHOP BURNET’S HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIMES (Everyman's Library);  Stackhouse, Thomas: London: J. M. Dent & Company, 1922 reprint. Hardcover, red cloth blind stamped motif to front cover, gilt titles to spine. Decorated endpapers and heavily decorated title and frontis pages. No. 85 of Everyman's Library. Good, solid book, spine faded, internally tight and clean. 409pp   

Ref 107339 : £7.00

ROUGH CROSSING Britain, The Slaves and The American Revolution ; Schama, Simon : London, BBC Books, 2005, First Edition. Hardcover, brown cloth, in dj. ISBN 0563487097. 448pp, illustrated. Book Near Fine. Jacket Very Good, not clipped, no tears, edge crinkles.

Ref  101675: £11.00

Destruction In The English Civil Wars; Porter, Stephen: Stroud Gloucestershire, Alan Sutton 1994, 1^st ed. Hardcover, tan cloth, in dj. ISBN 0750905166. First detailed study, using much unpublished material; the causes, eye-witness accounts, & rebuilding. Illustrations  & maps. 180 pages. With gazetteer, notes on sources, bibliography and index. A very valuable architectural source for the details of buildings slighted, often subsequently rebuilt, as a result of the civil wars 1638-1660. Fine copy in Very Good unclipped dj

Ref  18840:  £13.50

Civil War ; Downing, Taylor; Millman, Maggie : London, BCA, 1992. Hardcover, black cloth, in dj. 4to, 192pp, illustrated throughout in colour and b&w. A 'tie-in' to a Channel 4 TV series, '.re-creates the experience of war of those who lived through the tumultuous years of the 1640s, when at times one man in every ten was under arms and when father could be at war with son'.. Book Near Fine. Jacket Very Good, slight edge wear and crinkles.

Ref  101899 : £7.00

THE KING’S PEACE 1637-1641; Wedgwood, C. V. : Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1983. Paperback. ISBN 0140069909. 8vo, 510pp. Very Good book, small cover creases, internally tight and clean with pages lightly toning at margins. Day by day, almost hour by hour, Wedgwood describes the four uneasy years that were to explode into civil war.

Ref 105663 :  £3.00

ENGLAND UNDER THE STUARTS; Trevelyan, George Macaulay: London, Methuen, 1954, Reprint. Cloth, no dj. In the series “A History Of England”. Pp. xiii, 466, maps. Very Good book, a little spotting to top edge, internally tight and clean.

Ref 104721 : £5.50

ENGLAND UNDER THE STUARTS; Trevelyan, George Macaulay: London, Methuen, 1928, Reprint. Cloth, no dj. In the series "A History Of England". Pp. xvi, 566, maps. Good book, small bumps at corners and spine ends, edges and prelims spotted and occasional internally. Sold as low cost reference copy

Ref 105410 : £4.00

ENGLISH SOCIAL HISTORY : A Survey Of Six Centuries Chaucer To Queen Victoria ; Trevelyan, G. M. : London, BCA, 1973. Book Club Edition. Hardcover, blue cloth, in dj. 628pp incl. 11pp maps. A comprehensive study of six centuries by the former Master of Trinity College, Cambridge and Regius Professor of modern history. An account of the daily life of our ancestors. Their houses, their clothes, their food and drink, their incomes, their agricultural and industrial habits etc. Book Near Fine. Jacket VG minor edge rubs and wear.

Ref  101642:  £5.50

A PLACE IN THE COUNTRY: Social Change in Rural England: Duckers, Nigel : Davies, Huw: London, Michael Joseph, 1990. Hardcover in dj. ISBN 0718132602. landscape format, 8vo, 180pp, colour photos. Near Fine book, no names or inscriptions, very Good unclipped jacket, no tears, edge crinkles. “From  aristocrats to executives, countrymen to commuters, land to leisure park, book explores the last hundred years of changing country life.

Ref 106734 : £6.00

OUT OF THE DOLL'S HOUSE : The Story of Women in the Twentieth Century: Holdsworth Angela: London, BBC Book Publishing, 1989 Reprint. Paperback. ISBN 0563206314. 8vo, 208pp, b&w illustrations throughout. Very Good unread book, slight bow picked up on shelf, tight and clean. A fascinating survey of women's lives throughout the last century. Accompanies the BBC series.

Ref 107644 : £5.00

BLACK DEATH TO INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION A Social and Economic History of England; Gregg, Pauline : London, Harrap, 1976. Paperback. ISBN 0245523243. Good condition, small cover creases, internally tight and clean.

Ref 104933 : £4.50

A HUNDRED YEARS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN ; Jones, G.P. and Pool, A.G.:  London. Duckworth. 1948 reprint. Hardcover in dj. 8vo, 420pp. Good book, name on ffep, tight and internally clean with toning to page margins. Jacket Good, spine heavily sunned and toned around margins, edge chips and general wear. The first reprint of a classic work which went to several more reprints.

Ref 104556 : £7.00

British Economic and Social History 1700-1964; Hill,  C P : London, Edward Arnold, 1971 The third edition, revised and enlarged. Paperback. ISBN 0713116242. 8vo, 309pp, b&w illustrations. "Describes the main changes in English social and economic history from 1700 to the present". Very Good book, light cover rubs, slight edge marks, internally tight and clean.

Ref 104874 : £3.50

THE EXPLOSION OF BRITISH SOCIETY 1914-1970 (Macmillan Student Editions): Marwick, Arthur: London,  Macmillan, 1971. Paperback. ISBN 0333124561. 12mo, 202pp. Very Good book. Marwick examines some of the most seminal moments in modern British history. For example: The 1914-18 war which shattered Edwardian complacency. Concludes with the affluent society and the swinging sixties

Ref 107651 : £4.00

BRITISH SOCIETY SINCE 1945 (The Pelican Social History of Britain Series): Marwick, Arthur; Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1982. Paperback. ISBN 0140219064. 12mo, 303pp. Very Good book, slight cover edge rubs, very slight toning at page margins

Ref 107600 : £2.00

THE LIVING PAST A Sketch Of Western Progress; Marvin, F. S. : London, OUP, 1918, 3^rd edition. Hardcover, no dj. 296pp. Good book, covers rubbed at spine ends and slightly soiled, name on ffep, internally tight and generally clean. Nice early edition of this classic work

Ref 104875 : £6.00

THE INVASION OF THE CRIMEA : ITS ORIGIN, AND AN ACCOUNT OF ITS PROGRESS DOWN TO THE DEATH OF LORD RAGLAN (Volume 1): Kinglake, Alexander William : Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1863. Third Edition. Hardcover, burgundy patterned cloth, VOLUME 1 ONLY. 519pp + adverts. Cover extremities are bumped. Covers are much soiled and stained. All hinges are sound and book is solid. Internally clean and tight. Kinglake based his history of the Crimean War both on his own experiences and on the papers of Lord Raglan given to him by Raglan's widow. Kinglake ordered that Raglan's papers be destroyed after his own death, thus rendering his own work the only secondary source describing Raglan's account of the War. Other volumes available

Ref 107283 : £17.00

THE INVASION OF THE CRIMEA : ITS ORIGIN, AND AN ACCOUNT OF ITS PROGRESS DOWN TO THE DEATH OF LORD RAGLAN (Volume 2): Kinglake, Alexander William : Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1863. Third Edition. Hardcover, burgundy patterned cloth, VOLUME 2 ONLY. 533pp. 11plates of plans, plus 2 folding colour battle plans at rear. all present as indexed. Cover extremities are bumped. Covers are much soiled and stained. All hinges are sound and book is solid. Internally clean and tight. Kinglake based his history of the Crimean War both on his own experiences and on the papers of Lord Raglan given to him by Raglan's widow. Kinglake ordered that Raglan's papers be destroyed after his own death, thus rendering his own work the only secondary source describing Raglan's account of the War. Other volumes available

Ref 107284 : £18.00

THE INVASION OF THE CRIMEA : ITS ORIGIN, AND AN ACCOUNT OF ITS PROGRESS DOWN TO THE DEATH OF LORD RAGLAN (Volume 3): Kinglake, Alexander William : Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1868. Second Edition. Hardcover, burgundy patterned cloth, VOLUME 3 ONLY. Folding tinted frontis showing Sebastopol from The Sea. 507pp. 12 plates of plans, many folding, all present as indexed.. Cover extremities are bumped. Covers are much soiled and stained. All hinges are sound and book is solid. Internally clean and tight. Kinglake based his history of the Crimean War both on his own experiences and on the papers of Lord Raglan given to him by Raglan's widow. Kinglake ordered that Raglan's papers be destroyed after his own death, thus rendering his own work the only secondary source describing Raglan's account of the War. Other volumes available

Ref 107285 : £18.00

THE INVASION OF THE CRIMEA : ITS ORIGIN, AND AN ACCOUNT OF ITS PROGRESS DOWN TO THE DEATH OF LORD RAGLAN (Volume 4): Kinglake, Alexander William : Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1868. Second Edition. Hardcover, burgundy patterned cloth, VOLUME 4 ONLY.  444pp + adverts. 9 plates of plans, including folding and coloured, all present as indexed.. Cover extremities are bumped. Covers are much soiled and stained. All hinges are sound and book is solid. Internally clean and tight. Kinglake based his history of the Crimean War both on his own experiences and on the papers of Lord Raglan given to him by Raglan's widow. Kinglake ordered that Raglan's papers be destroyed after his own death, thus rendering his own work the only secondary source describing Raglan's account of the War. This volume includes the Battle of Balaclava. Other volumes available

Ref 107286 : £20.00

THE DESTRUCTION OF LORD RAGLAN : A Tragedy of the Crimean War 1854-55; Hibbert, Christopher : Harmondsworth, Penguin Books Ltd, Middlesex, UK [published date: 1985. Paperback. ISBN 0140070958. 338 pages including index, references & sources, b&w photos, maps. More than any other, Lord Raglan Commander in Chief of the British troops in the Crimean War took the blame for the disasters that cost 25,000 troops' lives and cost 70 million, this book reassesses Raglan in the light of the facts now known and without the hysteric reaction of the time. Book Good+. Small cover creases and corner curl to book. Internally tight and clean with very light toning to page margins.

Ref  102288: £2.00

PRELIMINARY HISTORY OF ENGLAND; Elliott, M. K. and Elliott, M. S.: London, University Tutorial Press, 1920. Hardcover, red cloth decorated in black with black titles. 12mo, 310pp, b&w illustrations. Book Good,  fade to spine and boards, inner rear hinge weakening with endpapers cracked at joint, occasional crease to page and few page stains and marks, nothing serious. Scarce early school book.

Ref 103726 : £7.50

AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND 1870-1939; Ashworth, William: London, Methuen, 1972. Trade Paperback. University Paperbacks. ISBN  1416579108. 8VO, 438pp. Very Good used book. Spine reading creases and light rubs.

Ref 104521 : £4.00

The People Of England, A Short Social And Economic History; Ashley, Maurice: London, BCA, 1982, Book Club Edition. Hardcover, blue cloth gilt titles, in dj. 8vo, 214pp, b&w illustrations. Near Fine book in Very Good jacket. Main themes and developments of English social and economic life considering wealth, poverty, disease, health, land, labour and wages. Beginning with the Celts and continuing to the present day

Ref  18841:  £7.00

Oxford Illustrated History Of Medieval Europe;  Holmes, George (ed); Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1990. Large Trade Paperback. ISBN 0192852205. 9.75in x 7.5in, 398pp, illustrated in b&w and colour. Photographs, Drawings And Maps. An authoritative account of life in medieval Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance. Near Fine unread book

Ref  18842:  £6.50

The Oxford Illustrated History Of Modern Europe ; Blanning, T.C.W. : Oxford University Press, 1996 First. Hardcover, black cloth, in dj. ISBN 0198203748. 10 x 7.75 inches, 362pp, profusely illustrated with over 200 b&w illustrations and 24 pages of color plates. ".combines readability with scholarly authority. Each of the eleven contributors is a scholar of international standing, and together they present an account of modern Europe (from the late eighteenth century) which is both stimulating and accessible. Traces Europe's turbulent history up to the present day's new kaleidoscope of nation-states. Presents both change and continuity, revolutions and stability - in economics, culture, and warfare, as well as in politics and society." Book Near Fine, light fade alond lower board edges, internally fine and looks unread. Jacket Very Good, no tears, minor edge crinkles.

Ref  101468 : £10.00

Government in Reformation Europe 1520-1560: Cohn, Henry J : London: MacMillan, 1971. Hardcover in dj. ISBN 0333123492. 8vo, 320pp. Very Good book, no names, tight and sound. Jacket VG, not clipped, slightly soiled, small tear at rear top edge now repaired on reverse.

Ref 106944 :  £7.00

RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION: A Survey of European History Between 1450 and 1660: Green, V. H. H.: London, Edward Arnold, 1952 First. Hardcover, no dj. 8vo, 463pp, maps. Good book sold as reference copy. Marks on covers, school stamp on ffep and rear endpaper, tight with no loose or damaged pages. Useful reference book.  

Ref 106952 :  £5.00

Amsterdam in the Age of Rembrandt: Murray, John Joseph: Newton Abbot, David & Charles 1972. Hardcover in dj. ISBN 0715355287. 12mo, 194pp. Celebrates 17th century Amsterdam”s wealth, cosmopolitan acceptance, heterogeneity and cultural life. Very Good book, slight spotting to top edge, no names, internally tight and clean. Jacket VG, not clipped, slight edge rubs.

Ref 106945 : £5.00

A Companion Guide to Roman Britain; Clayton, Peter (ed): Oxford, Phaidon, 1980, 1^st ed. Cloth hardcover in dj. ISBN 0714820318. Very Good+, slight cover corner and spine end bumps, small marks on block edges, internally fine, tight and clean. Jacket Very Good, slight edge wear. 11.25in x 8.5in, 208pp, photo illustrations, line drawings and diagrams, Covers all major aspects of Roman Britain from its Conquest in AD 43 to its final abandonment in the fifth century comprehensive.

Ref   17401:  £9.00

Romans In Britain; Legg, Rodney: London, Heinemann 1983. 1st edition. Very Good hardcover with slight bumps and indents to covers in very Good clipped jacket in wrap. ISBN 0434413305. Internally tight clean and bright. 276pp,illustrated throughout with b&w photos

Ref  17405:  £7.50

Chronicles of the Age of Chivalry ; Hallam, Elizabeth (General Ed) : London, Guild Publishing, 1989. Hardcover, yellow cloth, in dj. 12 x 9 inches, 320pp, illustrated throughout mainly in colour, decorative endpapers, colour frontispiece, index, bibliography, glossary. Book VG, very slight bumps at spine head, internally fine, tight and clean. Jacket VG, no tears slight edge crinkles. The Plantagenet dynasty from 1216 to 1377: Henry III and the Tree Edwards, The Era of the Black Prince and the Black. Death. Attractive book.

Ref  101562:  £10.00

THE PLANTAGENETS 1154-1485 ; Harvey, John : London: B. T. Batsford, 1948, 1^st ed. Hardcover, red cloth, no dj. 8vo, 180pp, Coloured frontispiece plus 74 coloured and black and white illustrations.  Very Good book, minor bumps to board extremities, internally tight and clean .

Ref  101793 : £5.50

THE DEVIL'S CROWN A History of Henry II and His Sons; Barber, Richard : London, BCA, 1978. Book Club Edition. Hardcover, brown cloth, in dj. 8vo, 174pp, colour and b&w illustrations. A vivid historical survey of three of the most striking of English monarchs, Henry II, and his sons Richard I (The Lionheart) and John. Very Good Book. Very Good+ jacket with small crumples, minor split at fold over corner.

Ref 102765 : £6.00

THE DEVIL'S CROWN A History of Henry II and His Sons; Barber, Richard : London, BCA, 1978. Book Club Edition. Hardcover, brown cloth, in dj. 8vo, 174pp, colour and b&w illustrations. A vivid historical survey of three of the most striking of English monarchs, Henry II, and his sons Richard I (The Lionheart) and John. Very Good Book, small bumps at board extremities, tight and clean. Very Good jacket withminor edge crinkles.

Ref  104553 : £6.00

A DISTANT MIRROR; THE CALAMITOUS 14TH CENTURY: Tuchman, Barbara : New York, Ballantine, 1978. Paperback. ISBN 0345283945. pp xx + 679, illustrated in colour and b&w. Good+ book, covers slightly rubbed and creased, internally tight and clean.

Ref 104723 : £5.00

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF HABSBURG; Crankshaw Edward: London, Longmans, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover, no dj. Ex-library book. 459pp, 38 b&w photo illustrations. Scars on ffep where labels removed and library stamps on ffep and copyright page. Marks on covers. A few pages have soil marks but generally clean and tight. A very acceptably low cost reference copy.

Ref 106064 : £6.00

A History of Europe Vol I & II; Fisher, H. A. L.: London, Eyre & Spottiswoode,  3rd impression 1949 Two hardbacks in red cloth with dustjackets.  Vol I from the origins to the end of the 17th century (pp 1 - 695) and Vol II from the beginning of the 18th century to 1937(pp 696 - 1333). Each volume with coloured folding maps. Both in Very Good condition, with slight marks to covers and block edges and endpapers a little browned. Jackets are Fair with darkening particularly to spines, and edge wear and small tears to spine head and fold-over. Internally tight and clean and fold-out maps are undamaged. Superb books on European History. Combined weight is nearly 2kg. Postage at cost.

Ref  14141;   £22.50

A History of Europe Volumes I & II; Fisher, H. A. L.: London, Fontana, 1972 reprint. Paperbacks.  Complete in two books. Volume I From the Earliest Times to 1713.  Volume II From the Early 18th century to 1935, 1376pp running pagination , maps. Very Good books, name on prelims,  pages toning at margins

Ref 107008 : £6.00

THE VICTORIANS ; Evans, Joan : London, Cambridge University Press, 1966. Hardcover, green cloth, in dj. Book Very Good, light bumps and rubs to board corners and spine ends, gift inscription on ffep. Internally tight and clean. Jacket Good+, not clipped, slight edge wear, rubs to corners and spine ends. 11.25 x 8.5 inches, 254pp, illustrated in b&w. Very serious work covering Queen Victoria and her age, Society, women, education, people, the home, transport and trade, belief. Weight 1.3 kg.

Ref  101627:  £7.50

PICTURE SOURCE BOOK FOR SOCIAL HISTORY ; EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY; Harrison, Molly / Wells, A. A. M. : London, George Allen & Unwin, 1969 3rd imp. Hardcover, red cloth with black  decoration and titles, no dj. ISBN 049420429. 8vo, 151 pp, b&w illustrations. Very Good+ book, tight and clean, no names or inscriptions

Ref 104520 : £8.00

Traditions of Lancashire First and Second Series - (2 Volumes) : Roby, John : London Frederick Warne & Co, 1928 & 1930. 2 hardcover volumes, green cloth. Fore edges untrimmed. 8vo, xxxv + 586 and viii + 541 pp. Portrait frontis in vol 2 plus total of 23 plates, collotype reproductions of the original engravings by Edward Finden from drawings by George Pickering  . Spines are darkened and faded. Small bumps to board extremities , small scuffs to cloth. Name on ffeps. Prelims of second series foxed, both volumes tight and clean internally. Weight of set 1.6 kg.  

Ref  101755:  £22.00

Shorter Illustrated History of the World ; ROBERTS, J M : UK, QPD, 1994. Large  thick paperback. 8vo, 598pp. Illustrated with colour plates, maps, and gret many b&w illustrations throughout. From the origins of the human race tothe break-up of the Soviet Union and its successors. Book unread and Near Fine with slight corner curl to covers. Weight 1250 gm.

Ref  101297 :  £6.50

Civilisation, A Personal View; Clark, Kenneth: New York, Harper & Row, 1969. Hardcover in dj. Book Very Good with slight fade along cover edges in Good+ jacket,  small edge trears and edge rubs and edge creases. 359pp, 286 illustrations, 48 pages in colour. Clark’s great work on the evolution of Western  civilisation from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day [1969]. Weight over 1kg.

Ref  16731:  £8.00

CIVILISATION; A PERSONAL VIEW; Clark, Kenneth: London, BBC, 1970 reprint. Hardcover in dj. Book Very Good with slight bumps and light rubs at spine ends, long loving gift inscription on title page, internally tight and clean. Jacket VG, not clipped, no tears, edge crinkles. 259pp, 286 illustrations, 48 pages in colour. Clark's great work on the evolution of Western  civilisation from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day [1969]. Weight 1250gm.

Ref 104153 : £7.00

THE HUNDRED YEARS : Guedalla, Philip. : London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1936, 1^st ed. Hardcover, green cloth, no dj. 374pp, 9 folding maps at rear. Good solid book covers a little soiled with bumps at spine ends, endpapers spotted, internally tight and clean. A study of 100 years of European & American history from the 1830's to the 1930's. The author moves from country to country, drawing a broad historical landscape, highlighting main historical events, and punctuating his study with witness accounts of some events, where possible.

Ref 104722 : £4.50

Europe in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries;  Hay, D.: London,  Longmans, 1966, First ed. Hardcover in dustjacket. Dark blue cloth,   421pp Very Good Condition with bumps to extremities, some scuffing and stains to front and rear and spine and some spotting to block edges, in a Good++ jacket, not clipped  with darkening and slight staining, slight edge wear and rubs.  Internally tight and clean. A nice copy of the first edition of the book which has been widely used as a standard introduction to late medieval European history throughout the academic world. It analyzes the structure of society in Europe, identifying its main groups, their political programmes and their impact.

Ref  14144:  £8.50

Europe in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries (A General History Of Europe series);  Hay, Denys: London,  Longmans, 1973 reprint. Paperback. ISBN 0582483433. 8vo, 421pp maps. Good+ book, minor cover curl and yellowing, internally tight and clean. The Open University set book, widely used as a standard introduction to late medieval European history throughout the academic world. It analyzes the structure of society in Europe, identifying its main groups, their political programmes and their impact.

Ref 107538 : £5.00

THE STANDARD OF LIVING IN BRITAIN IN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (Debates in Economic History); Taylor, Arthur J. (ed): London, Methuen, 1975. Hardcover in dj. ISBN 0416082505. 216pp. Very Good book, minor bumps at board corners, internally fine,  tight and clean, no names or inscriptions. Jacket VG, not clipped, no tears.

Ref 104544 : £25.00

THE VICTORIAN UNDERWORLD; Chesney, Kellow: London, The History Book Club, 1970. Hardcover. 398pp, b&w illustrations. Very Good book, slight fade to spine and board margins, slight mark and scuff on title page, internally tight and clean. In original clear plastic jacket.

Ref 104562 : £8.00

The Industrial History of England; Gibbins, H.de B : London: Methuen, 1908, 15^th ed . Hardback 258pp With maps. Top edge trimmed, others untrimmed. Good+ book, minor rubs and bumps to board extremities. Tight. Nice low cost copy

Ref 102534 : £4.00

A HISTORY OF BRITAIN FROM 1867; Martell, John: London: Nelson 1988. Large paperback. ISBN 0174350163. 11 x 8.75 inches, 272pp, b&w illustrations. School stamps inside cover and on title page. Good book, small cover creases, last few pages with corner curl, tight and clean.

Ref 104546 : £4.00

Mid-Victorian Britain 1851-75; Best, Geoffrey : London, Fontana Press, 1985. Paperback. ISBN 0006860214. 350 pages, Charts, Tables & Maps. The social, economic and political history of Britain in the two decades following the high point of the Victorian era, the Great Exhibition of 1851. Very Good used book. Minor cover creases, few margin annotations and few underlinings, mostly in pencil.. Otherwise tight and clean

Ref  101561:  £3.00

LOUIS XIV (Lancaster Pamphlets Series); Shennan, J. H. : London, Routledge, 1993. Paperback.  ISBN 041509068. Very Good unread book. 50pp

Ref 104758 : £4.50

The Siege Of Paris: Robert Baldick  Batsford, 1st Edition 1964, 221 x 147mm, blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, pp.248, 45 illustrations in text, 8vo, monochrome frontispiece, 44 monochrome illustrations. Complete with dust wrapper. Dw has marks left by old sticky tape along all edges and rubbing top and bottom of spine. Book has owners name written inside front cover and date on fep. Marks from old sticky tape also inside covers and on end papers, otherwise in fine condition. The Siege of Paris in the autumn and winter of 1871-2 was the last great siege of a European capital and the first occasion of indiscriminate bombing of a civilian population. Deals both with the military side of the 1870 siege of Paris and life in the capital during the siege 

Book No. 10289: £10.00  

The Anatomy of Glory, Napoleon and his Guards.; Henry Lachouque & Brown, Anne S. K.: London, Greenhill Books, 1997, 1^st thus. ISBN: 1853672645. This is a new printing from the revised edition with a new introduction by Colonel John R. Elting. The glory of the Imperial Guard resounds above all others in the annals of war. Created, built and nurtured as a bodyguard for Napoleon, it grew from a brigade of less than two thousand men into a virtual army, and became 'a human fortress which no one but he could dominate and no enemy could penetrate.' This dramatic account of the birth, life and death of the fabulous Imperial Guard tells a stirring story in English for the first time.  xviii + 564 pages, 173 plates (74 in colour), 14 maps and plans including foldout and endpaper maps showing campaigns of Germany, Austria and Poland in front and campaigns of France and Belgium in rear. Book is Near Fine with very slight shelf rubs on bottom edges in Near Fine jacket now protected in mylar wrap. Inside very bright and clean with superb plates a number of which depict uniforms. This is one of the most magnificent books on military history we have seen and a superb and interesting book for the military historian. Heavy book. Postage at cost  

Ref 13132:   £30.00    (Also under  Military History)

Napoleon’s Military Machine ; Haythornthwaite, Philip J: London, Guild Publishing, 1988. Book Club edition by arrangement with Spellmount Military. Large hardcover, red cloth, in dj. 11x9 inches, 200pp B&w illustrations throughout + 4pp colour. Fine book in Near Fine jacket. This is the story of how Napoleon transformed the ragged armies of the French Revolutionary Wars into the most efficient and professional military body in Europe at the time. It discusses his tactics and innovations and his campaigns & looks at his use of Cavalry, Artillery, Infantry & the Imperial Guard

Ref 102386 : £7.50     (Also under  Military History)

NAPOLEON THE LAST CAMPAIGNS 1813-15 : Lawford, James.:  London: Sampson Low 1977, First edition. Hardcover in dj. ISBN 0562000658. Folio, 12.5 x 8.75 inches, 160pp, b&w and colour illustrations and maps throughout. Near Fine book in Very Good jacket. No general has so seized the Western mind as Napoleon Bonaparte. This book studies the ailing giant in his war of survival after the disastrous Russian Campaign of 1812. In military terms there were no more glorious years than those from the spring of 1831 until June 1815, and James Lawford's account is the first single-volume, fully illustrated study of that period. The story is told in three parts: 1813: The Struggle for Germany, 1814: The French Campaign, 1815: The Hundred Years War.

Ref 102388 : £11.00

Waterloo : The Hundred Days: Chandler, David : London, BCA, 1981. Book Club Edition. Hardcover, black cloth, in dj. 10 x 7.75 inches, 224pp. B&w illustrations and maps throughout. Very Good book and jacket. Not only is this a blow-by-blow account of the battle itself - one based on more than 20 years of study and research - but the author also examines key aspects such as the organization of both the French and the Allied armies, their tactics, strategy, and weaponry, and their commanders" personalities. In addition, the book examines two often neglected themes: the internal guerilla resistance to Napoleon by the French themselves, and the Napoleonic legacy to France and the rest of the world.

Ref 102387 : £8.50

WATERLOO ; Commandant Henry Lachouque, Visual conception by Juan Carlos Carmigniani. Introduction by David Chandler. Uniform Plates by Baron Louis de Beaufort. Maps by Jean-Claude Quennevat. London, Arms & Armour Press, 1978 reprint. Hardcover, blue cloth, in dj. ISBN 0853683409. 11.25 x 10.25 inches, 202pp. Over 300 b/w illustrations, 51 colour plates, maps & plans. Beautifully illustrated. Visual concept by Juan Carlos Carmigniani. Superb plates , many in full colour by Baron Louis de Beaufort. Beauford gives particular care to the depiction of uniforms. Maps by Jean-Claude Quennevat. This is a must-have book for all Napoleon , Wellington , Waterloo , Congress of Vienna historians and enthusiasts. Very Good book, light fade to board edges and bumps to board corners. Internally tight and clean, Jacket VG, not clipped, no tears, minor edge crinkles.

Ref 102391 : £20.00

THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF NAPOLEON III ; Zeldin, Theodore : London, Macmillan 1958, First Ed. Hardcover, black cloth, in dj. Ex-library book, ffep removed, stamps and catalogue numbers on prelims. Book is tight and otherwise clean. Jacket Good, small edge tears and scuff from removing spine label. 196pp with 6 maps showing the results of elections and plebiscites between 1848 and 1877.

Ref  101819 : £5.00

NAPOLEON 1812; Nicolson, Nigel : London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986. Hardcover in dj. ISBN 0297787101. 8vo, 192pp, b&w plates, maps. A Fine unmarked copy in Very Good+ unclipped jacket. Stirring account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia vividly bringing to life one of the most dramatic events in history. Though it occurred in only six months from June to December 1812, during that period nearly half a million men died. Why did he invade Russia? Why, in spite of his early successes and the capture of Moscow, did he fail?

Ref 102261 : £8.00

HUSSAR GENERAL The Life Of Blucher, Man of Waterloo; Parkinson, Roger : Hertfordshire, Wordsworth Editions Ltd 2001. Paperback. ISBN 1840222530. 264pp. As well as telling the full story of Waterloo and Blucher"s part in it, this book details a career which spanned the entire Napoleonic era. No other general clashed so many times with Bonaparte, and Blucher"s life epitomizes the excitement and horror of this fascinating yet bloody period. New unread book

Ref  102966 : £6.00   (Also under Biography)

THE WAR OF THE SECOND COALITION 1798  TO 1801 A Strategic Commentary ; Rodger, A. B. : Oxford, the Clarendon Press, 1964. Hardcover, blue boards, no dj. 8vo, 312pp, maps, chronology, bibliography, index. Book Very Good, minor rubs and nudges to board extremities, slight staining to rear, internally tight and clean. Covers the Egyptian Expedition, Battle of the Nile, War in the Mediterranean, Napoleon and Kleber in Egypt, Campaigns of 1799 in Italy and Switzerland, North Holland 1799, Ganteaume’s Cruise 1801, The End – Marengo and Hohenlinden, Edyptian Expedition of 1801, Truce at Amiens. A nice solid book. This was a review copy with Publisher’s review slip enclosed. A very scarce book

Ref  100894:  £100.00

Bonaparte in Egypt; Herold, J. Christopher: London, Hamish Hamilton, 1962, 1^st ed. 8vo, 19 illustrations from paintings, engravings and drawings, 4 maps, endpapers illustrated with the Battle of the Pyramids. Original cloth, Good++, with slight bumps to spine ends and faded at spine top where dj is damaged, spotting to book edges; internally book is Fine, tight and clean with nice bright plates, probably never read. Jacket is Fair with top inch of spine missing and top from corner torn away, other edge wear, now protected in mylar wrap. The French invasion of Egypt in 1798 proved to be one of the most harrowing, futile and fruitless expeditions in military history. It's success was dependent upon the British Navy being driven from the Mediterranean and the Ottomans accepting Napoleon's invasion, neither occurred and Napoleon's army was doomed to destruction. A fascinating account of this ill-fated venture, factual yet interesting.

Ref 13134;   £15.00

Bonaparte in Egypt; Herold, J. Christopher: London, Hamish Hamilton, 1963, 1st ed. 8vo, 19 illustrations from paintings, engravings and drawings, 4 maps, endpapers illustrated with the Battle of the Pyramids. Original cloth, Good, with slight bumps to spine ends and faded at spine top, spotting to book edges, inscription on fep dated 1963; internally book is Very Good, tight and clean with nice bright plates. No jacket.The French invasion of Egypt in 1798 proved to be one of the most harrowing, futile and fruitless expeditions in military history. It's success was dependent upon the British Navy being driven from the Mediterranean and the Ottomans accepting Napoleon's invasion, neither occurred and Napoleon's army was doomed to destruction. A fascinating account of this ill-fated venture, factual yet interesting. A nice low cost copy of this book

Ref  13160:   £7.50

Napoleon's Enemies; Warner, Richard (ed): London: Osprey Publishing, 1977. First Edition. ISBN 0850451728. 10in X 7.5in, 192 pages.  Near Fine/Good+, illustrated in colour & b/w. slightly spotted to top edge and d/w edge slightly curled creased and with very small tears and chips now in mylar wrap. A lavish guide to the campaign histories, uniforms, weapons and equipment of the armies that fought against Napoleon and eventually defeated him, with over 200 illustrations with 100 of them colour paintings of uniformed soldiers. With a detailed background history to the Napoleonic Wars from 1804 to 1815, the major campaigns are graphically described. The bulk of the narrative, however, is given over to a description of the army organizations, uniform and equipment of the soldiers of the allied and expatriate armies. Of interest to historians, modellers and wargamers.

Ref  13222: £13.50

NAPOLEON ET TALLEYRAND ; DARD, EMILE :Paris: Librarie Plon, 1935 1^st.  In paper Wraps.8vo, 424pp. text in French. Wraps discoloured at margins and spine and with edge crinkles and small creases. Block edges untrimmed, many pages remain uncut so book never read.

Ref  100800: £22.50

EUROPE SINCE NAPOLEON; Thomson, David : London, Penguin Books, 1966 reprint. Thick paperback. 8vo, 1004pp, 27 maps. Good+ book, small cover creases, internally tight and clean with very light toning to margins.

Ref 104563 : £4.00

Early Modern France 1560-1715 (OPUS 82): Briggs, Robin:  Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1977. Paperback. ISBN 0192890409., 242 pp. Very Good unread book. This book provides an over all interpretation of a decisive period in French history, from the chaos of the Wars of Religion to the death of Louis XlV

Ref 107094 : £4.50

Paris In The Revolution - A Collection Of Eye-Witness Accounts. Tannahill, Reay. (Editor): London, The Folio Society, 1966.  Very Good hardcover. B;ack cloth spine on paper covered boards decorated with illustration of contemporary  French notice. Gilt titles on spine. 127pp,  with 52 colour and b&w illustrations. Book Very Good, name and address on ffep, slight rubs at corners and edges of boards

Ref  16378:   £6.50         (Also under Folios)

REFLECTIONS ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION ; Burke, Edmund: London, Methuen & Co, 1923 2^nd edition. Hardcover, no dj. 12mo, xiv 200pp + ads. Good book, spine sunned, edges spotted, internally tight and clean.

Ref 104952 : £10.00

The French Revolution; Goodwin, Albert : London: Hutchinson, 1963, reprint revised edition. Hardcover, black cloth, in dj. 192pp. Very Good book, bumps to spine ends, few spots on endpapers, internally tight and clean and bright, no names, no inscriptions. Jacket Very Good, not clipped, no tears. Nice clean, tight copy.

Ref  100497:  £5.00

The Escape Of Charles II After The Battle Of Worcester;  Ollard, Richard:  London Hodder & Stoughton 1966 1^st edition. 8vo 160pp illustrated and with maps to endpapers. Good with name on fep, some stain spots on covers, lean to spine, in Good dj with slight edge wera and surface creases. Inside tight and clean. A nice low cost reading and reference copy.

Ref  14020:   £5.00

PEACE OF PARIS 1763; Rashed, Zenab : Liverpool, Liverpool University Press,1951. First Edition. Hardcover, green cloth, in dj. Signed by author on ffep and dated 23/6/72. Book Very Good, faded spine ends, internally tight and clean. Jacket VG, browning at spine and margins, not clipped, no tears. Seven Year"s War history in Europe and final treaty in 1763. European History, Military History. With a foreword by Mark A. Thomson, Professor of Modern History at the University of Liverpool

Ref 102198 : £15.00

The Spaniard In History;  Fernald, James C: New York, Funk & Wagnalls, 1898 1st Edition. Very good condition. Beautiful pictorial cover showing in silver armoured warrior flanked by beasts. 7.5in x 5.25in, 144 pages, maps drawn in text. Still has coloured map in rear pocket double sided with Spain and Portugal and one side and Cuba on the other, still intact but small cracks at some folds. Small bumps to corners, some cover marks and spine darkening, but a nice tight copy clean internally. Rare book.

Ref   13683:   £20.00

Expansion of Europe in the Eighteenth Century ; Williams, Clyndwyr: London, Blandford, 1966, 1^st ed.  Hardcover, red cloth, in dj  8vo; pp. x, 309; 46 b/w. plates, 8 maps, select bibliography, index. Takes a structured look at what happened to Europe in the Eighteenth century, and details the course of change in society. Book Very Good, tight and clean. Jacket Good, not clipped, fade to spine, edge rubs and chips. A scarce edition

Ref  100837:   £5.00

A SHORT ECONOMIC HISTORY OF BRITAIN; Derry, T. K: London, Oxford University Press, 1965. Hardcover, illustrated cloth. 267pp, illustrated in b&w. Very Good book, slight edge and spine end rubs. Has small stamp “Showroom Copy” on front, internally tight and clean

Ref 104763 : £6.00

AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND : THE 18TH CENTURY ; Ashton, T. S.:  London, Methuen, 1972. Trade paperback. ISBN 041657360. 8vo, 257pp. Very Good used book, internally tight and clean. Chapters : People of England - Agriculture - Internal Trade and Transport - Manufactures - Overseas Trade and Shipping - Money, Banking and Foreign Exchange - Labour .

 Ref 104583 : £5.00

The Peterloo Massacre ; Marlow, Joyce : London Reader's Union 1970 Red Cloth in dj. 8vo, 238pp, b&w illustrations. Book VG, small bumps to board corners and spine ends, internally tight and clean, no names. Jacket Good, edge wear and surface rubs

Ref 102638 : £5.00

EUROPE AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION The Political Traditions Of The Old Regime; Sorel, Albert / Translated By Cobban & Hunt : London, Collins/ Fontana, 1969  Paperback.  606pp . Good used book, cover creases, notes on rear endpaper. Internally tight and clean with toning to page margins

Ref  100865:  £4.00

Collins Field Guide To Archaeology In Britain; Wood Eric S.: Collins, London. 1964, reprint. Very Good hardback in Poor dustjacket. Book has name, date, ink stamp and writing inside cover, some marking on top edge, inside tight and clean. Jacket is tatty with tears and losses. With an introduction by Sir Mortimer Wheeler. Illustrated with 59 photographs and 189 maps and line drawings. Place and subject indexes. Pp 384. 8vo. A good comprehensive guide and introduction to the pleasures of archaeology helping to Find, Identify and Understand items.

Ref  13195:   £4.00

The Quest for Arthur’s Britain; Ashe, Geoffrey and Alcock, Leslie and Radford, C.A. Ralegh and Rahtz, Philip and Racy, Jill: London: Pall Mall Press, 1968. 1^st.  Hardcover in dj. 9.875in x 8.5in, 282 pp; illustrated with 10colour plates 139 b&w plates and 53 maps, plans and line drawings. Red gilt decorated cloth covers, book Very Good in Poor jacket with tears holes and creasing.

Ref  13549:   £8.00

Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London; Picard, Liza: London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 2003, 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover, Blue cloth in DJ. The everyday realities and practical details of daily life in Elizabethan London are explored in this work. Aspects of daily life covered include: cooking, housework and shopping; clothes and make up; health and medicine; sex and food; education, etiquette and hobbies; religion, law and crime. Previous owner's book label on prelim, else would be fine. Jacket Very Good, not clipped, no tears, slight edge crinkles

Ref  19268:   £15.00

Elizabeth And Leicester; Jenkins, Elizabeth: London, Gollancz, 1961. Hard cover in dj. Very Good/Fair. Book  has owner’s small label on fep, few spots on edges. Internally tight and clean. Jacket not clipped , with edge wear edge rubbing chips and small tears  with larger tear at rear at rear hinge and rear fold-over. The story of Elizabeth I and Leicester has a fascination that never fades. Book has new and illuminating evidence and paints a brilliant picture of the age and the historical figures

Ref  14549:   £7.50         (Also listed under Biography)