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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 ...

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

This two-volume historical work by Thomas Arnold offers a detailed account of the political and military development of Rome during its transition ...

This two-volume English edition of Memoirs of the Baron de Tott on the Turks and the Tartars, published in London in 1786, offers a fascinating win...

A Short History of the English People by J.R. Green, Illustrated Edition (1892–1894), is a four-volume set that traces the development of English s...

This well-preserved mid-Victorian edition recounts the dramatic and often perilous expedition of Hernando de Soto across the southeastern region of...

Middle East Diary by Noel Coward (published by William Heinemann in 1944) is a brief firsthand account of Coward’s entertainment tour through North...

The official biography of Winston S. Churchill, written by his son Randolph S. Churchill, until his death in 1968, when the work was continued by M...

Winston Churchill; The Second World War, 6 Volume set, complete, 1948-1954.  SOLD Published by Cassell & Co. Limited, London, Toronto, Melbourn...

 A 2 volume set of the memoirs of former British prime Minister during the years 1916-1922, David Lloyd George (1863-1945). War Memoirs of David Ll...

A smart first edition copy of the General circulation issue of this book (following the Private printing in 1926). T.E. Lawrence's autobiographical...

An attractive French publication on Ancient Boeotia, a region in central Greece, characterized by fertile plains and a rich history. It was a disti...

A very smart set of 7 volumes from the classic series 'The Oxford History of England', which have been attractively and uniformly rebound in navy b...

An interesting and well produced book from the Shell Transport and Trading Company, Limited, marking their Diamond Jubilee. Based on their famous s...

A smart copy of David Brewer's study of seven centuries of Greek life under the rule of the Ottoman Turks, before Greece became a self-governing na...

A smart gift copy from the author to William St Clair as denoted in St Clair's own hand on the first pastedown and with accompanying Publisher's pa...

A set of 4 interesting and attractive Japanese tourist guides, comprising: Tourist Library No. 8; What is Shinto?, by Genchi Kato, 1935, 73pp;  Tou...

"Troopin', Troopin', Troopin' to the Sea: "O.H.M.S." An Illustrated Record of the Voyage of S.S. "Tintagel Castle", Conveying Twelve Hundred Soldie...

A good copy of this uncommon title of British India interest, in its original Publisher's cloth binding. The Oriental Annual; Containing a Series o...

A very smart, complete, library set of this classic work by David Hume - abound in contemporary calf. An early Dublin edition from 1775, following ...

South Africa and The Transvaal War, by Louis Creswicke. With Numerous illustrations and Maps. 7 Volumes (Missing Volume 8 which we believe was a su...

The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal: For Oct. 1803......Jan. 1804. To be continued Quarterly. Vol III (contains issues V and VI). With many d...

A charming bound copy of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an enterta...

A charming set of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an entertaining r...