Search Results: History from Bazaar of Books

"Britain's Kings and Queens" by Sir George Bellew. (Pride of Britain Books). London: Pitkin Pictorials Ltd., 1974. pp. 24. many colour illus. Softcover, illustrated, white title (heavy crease down middle of front & back covers, some wear especially to spine & corners, interior clean & unmarked).Good condition.Size: 9" x 7" (23cm x 18cm).

"Celtic Mysteries: The Ancient Religion" by John Sharkey. London: Thames and Hudson. [1975]. pp. 96. 117 illus., 24 colour. Paperback (corners bit worn, crease to back corner, marks on back cover, tiny scratches, interior is clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 11" x 8" (28cm x 20.5cm).

"Civilisation: A Personal View" by Kenneth Clark. London: The Folio Society, 1999. pp. 276. 280 illus. (many in colour). Hardcover, blue cloth decorated with silver, gilt & red (corners square, covers like new, interior unmarked). In a slipcase of blue board with gilt decoration (2 sides darkened in colour, slight shelf wear). Size (book only): 11 5/8" x 9 1/8" (29.5cm x 23cm).Very good condition.This book was based on Kenneth Clark's BBC television series entitled "Civilisation". It was originally published in book form, in 1969, by BBC Books and John Murray.

"The Cree Journals. The Voyages of Edward H. Cree, Surgeon R. N., as Related in His Private Journals, 1837-1856." Edited and with an Introduction by Michael Levien. Exeter, England: Webb & Bower, [1981]. pp. 276, Biographies. numerous colour illus. (1 fold-out), taken from watercolours by the author. Hardcover, cream & brown boards, in the style of a journal, with cream title on spine (corners bent, edgeworn, spine bumped & worn, waterstains to mostly lower half of both front and back covers, portion of surface removed from both front & back endpapers, and brown stains on back free endpaper, waterstains to lower margin of many pages, some damage at edge of fold-out illus., plus a few other illus. have marks at lower corner. For the illus. with damage the image is mostly unaffected. Previous owner's name and price on front free endpaper). d.j., unclipped (corners worn, top & bottom of spine chipped, 1-inch tear at bottom of spine, wrinkled at bottom of back cover, waterstains mainly on bottom to inside… Read More

"The Crown Jewels at the Tower of London." by Martin Holmes. Department of the Environment Official Guide. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, [1971]. Originally published 1953. Third edition, Third impression, 1971. pp. 36. mostly colour illus. Softcover, illustrated, white & black title (corners worn, front cover scuffed some, scratch on back cover).Very Good condition.Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/4" (19.5cm x 13.5cm).

"The Dream King: Ludwig II of Bavaria" by Wilfrid Blunt. With a Chapter on Ludwig and the Arts by Dr. Michael Petzet. London: Hamish Hamilton, [1970]. pp. 264, Bibliography, Index. 150 b. & w. illus., 45 colour plates. Hardcover, red cloth with gilt title on spine and gilt swan on front cover (corners rubbed, top edge coloured, bottom of spine bumped, covers faded on top edges, pencilled price on front free endpaper). dj., clipped (top corners and top & bottom of spine chipped- in this case the dustjacket surface is missing, short tear top of front cover, otherwise bit worn).Very Good condition. (dustjacket is in Good condition).Size: 10" x 8" (25.5cm x 20.5cm).

"Eyewitness to the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo, The Letters and Journals of Lieutenant Colonel The Honourable James Stanhope 1803 to 1825. Recording his Service with Sir John Moore, Sir Thomas Graham, and the Duke of Wellington." Edited by Gareth Glover. [Barnsley, South Yorkshire:] Pen & Sword Books Ltd., [2010]. Published in association with the Chevening Trust. pp. 258. some b. & w. illus., and maps. Hardcover, black cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked, front free endpaper torn out- some pieces remain). dw., unclipped (in as new condition).Very good condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/8" (24cm x 16.5cm).

"Fighting Techniques of Naval Warfare 1190 BC - Present: Strategy, Weapons, Commanders, and Ships." by Iain Dickie et al. New York: Metro Books, [2013]. pp.256. numerous b. & w. and colour illus., and maps. Illustrated boards (corners square, price in pencil on free front endpaper, interior clean & unmarked). dw. is identical to book (some wear to corners). Very good condition.10" x 8" (25.5cm x 20cm).

"Hiroshima" by John Hersey. (World Affairs series). Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, [1946]. pp.119. Paperback (spine darkened, also bit worn at top & bottom, covers foxed, couple stains, pages toned, more so in margins, but text is clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 7 1/8" x 4 3/8" (18cm x 11cm).

"History Will Absolve Me" by Fidel Castro. La Habana: Editorial De Ciencias Sociales, 1975. "This book has been published on the occasion of the First Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba". pp. 195. numerous b & w photographs. Hardcover, white boards with Castro's signature gilt-stamped on the cover (top & bottom of spine bumped, corner bent, bit soiled, previous owner's name & address on front free end paper, interior clean and unmarked).
Size: 11 7/8" x 7 5/8" (30.5cm x 19.5cm).
This text is from a four-hour speech made in Castro's own defense, in court, against the charges against him for leading the attack on Moncada Barracks in 1953. Later he reconstructed the speech for publication.
Very good condition.

"John Thomson: A Window to the Orient" by Stephen White. Preface by Robert A. Sobieszek. [New York:] Thames and Hudson, [1986]. pp. 200. 173 illus., including 161 duotone plates. Paperback (spine and cover foxed, corners bit worn, foxing to page margins, 1 page with some water damage, otherwise interior unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 10 1/2" x 9 1/4" (27cm x 24cm).Thomson is mostly known for his early photographs of countries and people in the Far East. In 1862 he went to Singapore, and from there visited Malaya, Sumatra, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and India. Subsequently he went to Siam (Thailand) and took photos of the King of Siam and members of the royal court and government. He also took photos of the King of Cambodia and members of the Cambodian Royal Family. He visited and extensively photographed Angkor Wat. From there he continued to Phnom Penh and Saigon. In 1868 he was based in Hong Kong and travelled throughout China, visiting Canton, Peking, Shanghai, the Great Wall, Formosa (Taiwan) and he… Read More

"London's Navy: A Story of The Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve" by Gordon Taylor. Foreword by H. R. H. The Prince of Wales. [London]: Quiller Press [1983]. pp. 176, Index. many b. & w. illus. (a few in colour). Hardcover, blue boards with gilt title on spine (corners square & rubbed, spine bumped, mark on title page, otherwise interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (slightly worn). Also inserted, two copies of the RNVR & RNR Old Hands Association annual newsletter for 1997 and 2002.Very Good condition.Size: 10 1/4" x 7 1/4" (26cm x 18.5cm).

"The Malaspina Expedition 1789-1794 Journal of the Voyage by Alejandro Malaspina, Volume III Manila to Cadiz (Series III, Volume 13)." Edited by Andrew David, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Carlos Novi, and Glyndwr Williams. Translated by Sylvia Jamieson. London: The Hakluyt Society and Madrid: The Museo Naval, 2004. pp. 487. 38 illus. (some colour), 6 maps, Appendixes, Index. Hardcover, navy cloth with gilt ship on cover and gilt title on spine (corners bent, lower corner pages bumped (at back), very few tiny spots of foxing on top edge, interior is clean & unmarked). dw. (worn, short tear at top of spine, spine faded, some soiling).Very good condition. (Dust jacket is Good+ condition).Size: 10" x 7 1/8" (25.5cm x 18cm).

"Mick: The Real Michael Collins" by Peter Hart. [New York:] Viking Penguin, [2006]. First American edition. pp. 485. 34 b. & w. illus. Index. Hardcover, quarter black cloth and cream boards with gilt title on spine (all edges foxed, corners square, spine bumped, printer's defect- endpaper inside front cover not glued down correctly, interior clean and unmarked). dw., unclipped (bit worn, but no tears, front flap creased, small stain inside dust jacket from cloth).Very good condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (23.5cm x 16cm).

"My Four Years in Germany" by James W. Gerard. New York: George H. Doran Company, [1917]. First edition. pp. 432. 23 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, green cloth with stamped gilt title on front cover, and gilt title on spine (corners bit bent & worn, cloth wrinkled on front cover, spine frayed at top & bottom and also torn at bottom, some wrinkling and a few marks on the back cover, some marks on all edges, inscription on endpaper, pages toned but interior is clean & unmarked).Good condition.Size: 8 1/4" x 5 5/8" (21cm x 14.5cm).

"The Norsemen in America" (The Canadian Historical Association Booklets No. 14) by T. J. Oleson. Ottawa: The Canadian Historical Association, 1963. pp. 23, 1 map, Bibliography. Softcover pamphlet (soiled, pencilled price on title page, sticker residue on cover, interior clean & unmarked). Very good condition.Size: 8 1/4" x 5 1/4" (21cm x 13.5cm).

"Patrons and Painters: Art in Scotland 1650-1760" by James Holloway. [Edinburgh]: Scottish National Portrait Gallery, [1989]. To accompany the exhibition Patrons and Painters: Art in Scotland 1650-1760, held at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 17 July to 8 October 1989. pp. 152, Biographies, Bibliography, Index. colour frontispiece, and 125 illus. (7 in colour). Paperback (back corner bent, corners worn, some wear to bottom of spine, partial price sticker on inside cover, price in pencil on half title-page, interior is clean & unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 9 5/8" x 7 1/2" (24.5cm x 19cm)."This is the first account ever published of Scottish art in the age of the Baroque, a period of great change encompassing the Restoration, the Act of Union and the Jacobite Risings."(from the catalogue back cover)

"The Romance of a Regiment: Being the True and Diverting Story of the Giant Grenadiers of Potsdam, how they were Caught and held in Captivity 1713-1740" by J. R. Hutchinson. London: Sampson, Low, Marston and Company, 1898. pp. 248. colour frontis. of a grenadier. Hardcover, russet cloth with gilt decoration of a grenadier portrait on the front cover & gilt title on spine, and top edge gilt, others uncut (covers rubbed & worn, also edgeworn, spine worn through cloth in spots, top & bottom of spine frayed, top of spine chipped, all corners bent, marks on top edge, remains of advertisement on front endpaper, prices on endpapers & on title page, front free endpaper corner cut off, endpapers foxed, crack in rear endpapers covering hinge, frontis. present but detached, otherwise interior is clean and text unmarked).
Good condition.
Size: 7 3/4" x 5 1/2" (19.5cm x 14cm).

"Through Bosnia and the Herzegovina on Foot During the Insurrection, August and September 1875" by Arthur J. Evans. New York: Arno Press & The New York Times, 1971. Reprint edition. (The Eastern Europe Collection). Originally published in a Second edition in 1877. pp. 445. many b. & w. illus. Hardcover, gold cloth, red & black titles on front cover and spine (foxing on covers & spine, top edge foxed, lower corners slightly bent, priced in pencil on front free endpaper, otherwise interior is clean & unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". (23.5cm. x 16cm).

"The War that Ended Peace: The Road to 1914" by Margaret MacMillan. pp. 737, Index, Bibliography. Many b. & w. illus. & 4 maps. [Toronto]: Allen Lane (an imprint of Penguin Canada Books Inc.), [2013]. Hardcover, black boards with gilt title on spine, fore-edge uncut (corners square, spine bumped, a few marks on spine, single pen mark on copyright page otherwise interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (some wear to corners, top & bottom of spine bit worn).Very Good condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" (24cm x 16..5cm).