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European Interest Books

European Interest Books

A selection of books with a European flavour...

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Hamnet, by Maggie O'Farrell, Tinder Press, 2020, Signed first edition

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Winner of the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction, Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell is a richly imagined and deeply moving novel inspired by the life and loss...

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The Complete Tolkien Companion, J.E.A. Tyler, Pan Books, 2002

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A comprehensive and accessible reference guide to Tolkien’s vast mythological world, The Complete Tolkien Companion by J.E.A. Tyler provides clear ...

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The Lord of The Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien; Illustrated by Alan Lee, HarperCollins, 1991 Centenary Edition

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First published between 1954 and 1955, The Lord of the Rings is Tolkien's epic high-fantasy masterpiece and one of the most influential works of mo...

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Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien, HarperCollins box set, 1993 1st impression

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This is a scarce miniature edition boxed set featuring poems by J.R.R. Tolkien - from his writings in The Hobbit and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil...

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, J.R.R. Tolkien, Illustrated by Alan Lee, HarperCollins, 2000

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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien remains one of the most beloved classics of modern literature, introducing readers to Middle-earth and the adventures ...

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Lord of the Rings boxed set, plus The Hobbit in matching edition, Unwin Paperbacks, 1981

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First published between 1937 and 1955, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings together form J.R.R. Tolkien's monumental contribution to modern fantas...

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, J.R.R. Tolkien, Allen & Unwin Paperback Edition, 1975

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, J.R.R. Tolkien, Third edition, Tenth impression, 1975

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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien remains one of the most beloved classics of modern literature, introducing readers to Middle-earth and the adventures ...

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, J.R.R. Tolkien, First Paperback Edition, Puffin, 1961

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, J.R.R. Tolkien, HarperCollins, 1995

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, J.R.R. Tolkien, Second edition, Thirteenth impression, 1961

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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien remains one of the most beloved classics of modern literature, introducing readers to Middle-earth and the adventures ...

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The History of Middle Earth; The Book of Lost Tales, Part I, J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, 1991

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The Book of Lost Tales, Part I is the opening volume in The History of Middle-earth series, edited by Christopher Tolkien from his father J.R.R. To...

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The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien, 1977 1st edition, 1st impression

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The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited and published after the author's death by his son Christopher Tolkien, presents the mythic prehistory of...

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The Lord of The Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien; 1st edition set; 5th, 4th & 3rd impressions, 1956-1957

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First published between 1954 and 1955, The Lord of the Rings is Tolkien's epic high-fantasy masterpiece and one of the most influential works of mo...

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I Promesi Sposi; Storia Milanese del Secolo XVII, Scoperta e Rifatta da Alessandro Manzoni, in 2 Vols complete, 1843

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A handsome early continental printing of Manzoni’s landmark historical novel. This Brussels edition – made from the author’s latest Milan text and ...

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Marci Antonini Imperatoris, Libri XII - Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations (Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν)

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Marci Antonini Imperatoris, Libri XII (Marcus Aurelius – The Meditations / Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν) One of the great works of Stoic philosophy, preserved in ...

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Description of the Collection of Ancient Marbles in the British Museum; With Engravings / Engravings from the Ancient Marbles – Parts VIII (Parthenon Frieze, 1839) & X (Townley Collection, 1845), folio, edited by Edward Hawkins.

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Two impressive folios from the British Museum’s celebrated Description of the Collection of Ancient Marbles, a monumental series issued between 181...

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Euclidis; Elementorum Sex Priores Libri Recogniti Opera, Christiani Melder, Jacobus Bernardus, 1711

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A scholarly early 18th century Latin edition of the first six books of Euclid’s Elements, the foundation of classical geometry. Edited and correcte...

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The World Encompassed by Sir Francis Drake, with The Relation of a Wonderful Voyage made by William Cornelius Schouten of Horne, Facsimiles of 1628 & 1619 printings, in vellum, with solander box and leather slipcase by J Fellows

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A handsome facsimile edition presenting two landmark voyages of the early 17th century bound as one: The World Encompassed by Sir Francis Drake, Be...

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Photographic Album of Egypt and Burma, c. 1898 – With Albumen Prints of the Nile, Pyramids, Rangoon Colonial Architecture and Burmese Rural Life.

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Photographic Album of Egypt and Burma, c. 1898 – With Albumen Prints of the Nile, Pyramids, Rangoon Colonial Architecture and Burmese Rural Life. A...

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A collection of 6 original albumen prints of Burma by Phillip Klier, c. 1880

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Philip Adolphe Klier (c.1845-1911) was a German photographer who worked in British Burma from the 1860s until the early 20th century. After establi...

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The Idyls of Theocritus; With Bion & Moschus. Translated by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by W. Russell Flint, Medici Society, 1922 limited edition in luxury custom binding

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The Idyls of Theocritus, accompanied here by the bucolic poems of Bion and Moschus, represents one of the finest Riccardi Press productions of the ...

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A New and Improved Spanish Grammar, Designed for Every Class of Learners, L.J.A. McHenry, 1837

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L. J. A. McHenry’s A New and Improved Spanish Grammar was a standard 19th-century English-language manual for Spanish learners, designed both for t...

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The Bee, or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, James Anderson, Volume Eighteenth, 1793, Edinburgh

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The Bee, or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, Consisting of Original Pieces, and Selections from Performances of Merit, Foreign and Domestic, A Work c...

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The Bee, or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, James Anderson, Volume Seventeenth, 1793, Edinburgh

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The Bee, or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, Consisting of Original Pieces, and Selections from Performances of Merit, Foreign and Domestic, A Work c...

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The Present State of the Universe, printed by Benj. Motte, 1704

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A wide-ranging handbook of the crowned heads of Europe and their dominions at the opening of the 18th century, including heraldry, mottoes, titles,...

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The Medieval Greek Romance, Roderick Beaton, 1996

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A revised and expanded second edition of Roderick Beaton’s influential study of late Byzantine literature, The Medieval Greek Romance examines the ...

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This is Greece; as Photographed by Members of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1941

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A striking visual record of early 20th-century Greece, This is Greece (1941) presents a curated selection of black-and-white photographs captured b...

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Helden Von Hellas den Griechischenn Sagen Nacherzahlt von Ernst Roenau, Mit 12 Faksimilebildern von W. Russel Flint, Vienna, 1925 numbered limited edition

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A beautifully illustrated limited edition retelling of classical Greek myths, Helden von Hellas (Heroes of Hellas) presents Ernst Roenau’s evocativ...

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The Bee, or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, James Anderson, Volume Sixteenth, 1793, Edinburgh

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The Bee, or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, Consisting of Original Pieces, and Selections from Performances of Merit, Foreign and Domestic, A Work c...

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Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, E. Benezit, 1966, 8 Vols. complete.

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A comprehensive art reference work from France, in an 8 Volume set. Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et...

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Dr. Goldsmith's History of Greece, Abridged for the Use of Schools, John Dymock, 1828

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A compact and well-preserved 1828 school edition of Dr. Goldsmith’s History of Greece, adapted for classroom use by educator John Dymock. This ster...

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Thesauraus Graecae Linguae, In Epitomen, Five Compendium, Redactus; Et Alphabetice, Gulielmi Robertson, 1676

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A substantial and early Cambridge-printed Greek–Latin lexicon, this 1676 edition of Thesaurus Graecae Linguae represents an important effort to con...

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The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay, Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 1888

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A smart copy of this detailed biography of Lord Macaulay — the eminent 19th-century historian, essayist, and politician best known for his History ...

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The Old and New Testament Connected in the History of the Jews and Neighbouring Nations, Humphrey Prideaux, 1763

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Humphrey Prideaux’s The Old and New Testament Connected is a major 17th–18th century work of biblical historiography, first published in 1715–17. A...

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Culture and Anarchy; An Essay in Political and Social Criticism, by Matthew Arnold, 1889

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Matthew Arnold’s Culture and Anarchy is a cornerstone of Victorian social criticism, first published in 1869. In this influential series of essays,...

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Memorials of the Reformation of Europe, Thomas Nelson, 1850

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A finely preserved early Victorian edition of Memorials of the Reformation of Europe, issued by Thomas Nelson around 1850. This volume presents bio...

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Memoirs of the Rival Houses of York and Lancaster, Historical and Biographical, Emma Roberts, 2 Volumes complete, 1827

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Emma Roberts’ Memoirs of the Rival Houses of York and Lancaster (1827) offers a detailed narrative of late medieval English history, tracing the dy...

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The History of Ancient Europe; With a View of the Revolutions in Asia and Africa, William Russell, 1793

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This substantial historical work by Scottish historian William Russell (1741–1793) presents a broad, Enlightenment-era view of ancient global histo...

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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, in Thirteen Volumes, complete, 1768, Edinburgh

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This early and more comprehensive collected edition of Jonathan Swift’s writings represents a significant moment in the dissemination of his satiri...

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Cours de Mathematiques, a l'Usage des Gardes du Pavillon et de la Marine, Bezout, 1768-1789

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Étienne Bézout — Cours de Mathématiques, à l'Usage des Gardes du Pavillon et de la Marine. Paris: Various publishers (Delatour, Musier fils, Ph. D....

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18th Century Erotica; Veneres Uti Observantur In Gemmis Antiquis, by Pierre-Francois Hugues d'Hancarville, c. 1777

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This rare edition presents Veneres uti observantur in gemmis antiquorum with all text in English in this variant. Compiled by Baron d’Hancarville, ...

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Glimpses of the Dark Ages; and The Dawn of Modern Civilization; or Sketches of the Social Condition of Europe, c. 1850

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A most handsome full leather prize binding combining Glimpses of the Dark Ages; or Sketches of the Social Condition of Europe, from the Fifth to th...

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Oeuvres de Monsieur De Voltaire; Élémens de Philosophie de Newton, A Neuchatel, 1772

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This is a well-preserved 1772 printing of Éléments de la Philosophie de Newton (originally published 1738) – Voltaire’s accessible interpretation o...

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The Stones of Venice; 2 Volume set, by John Ruskin, 1892

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This elegant two-volume set presents Ruskin’s celebrated architectural travel guide, tailored for the practical use of visitors exploring Venice an...

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A Life of Picasso, Volume I; 1881-1906, John Richardson, Jonathan Cape, 1991

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A very smart copy of the first volume in John Richardson's definitive biography of Picasso. He explores the early life and artistic beginni...

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Venice; The Lion and the Peacock, Laurence Scarfe, 1952

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Venice: The Lion and the Peacock by Laurence Scarfe is a reflective account of the city, combining elements of travel writing, history, and visual ...

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Folio Society; The Age of Illumination, Gothic Art and Civilisation, Byzantine Art and Civilisation, & Early Medieval Art and Civilisation, 2004, 3 Volume boxed set

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A beautifully produced three-volume set from The Folio Society, exploring the richness of art and culture during the medieval period. This boxed co...

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$94.00 - $94.00
Current price $94.00