Search Results: History: Europe / France from Bookmarc's

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1853. AG6 - An ex-library hardcover book in poor condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), back cover detached and laid in, front cover cracked on the gutter and fixed on the hinge, moderately worn cover, bumped corners, lightly water soiled, stains, foxing, discoloration and shelf wear. Chronicles of Enguerrand De Monstrelet (Volume 1), containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy; of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English; their expulsion thence; and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries, A history of fair example and of great profit to the French, beginning at the year MCCCC, where that of sir John Froissart finishes, and ending at the year MCCCCLXVII, and continued by others to the year MDXVI. Translated by Thomas Johnes, esq. in two volumes. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" -… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. CS2 - An uncorrected proof trade paperback book in near fine condition that has light shelf wear. Translated from the French by Yasmina Reza and Pierre Guglielmina. 7.5"x5", 187 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: HarperCollins, 2006. AQ6 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, label on the front, light discoloration and shelf wear. A brilliant, provocative history of the battles over religion in modern Europe. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

England: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2012. BV2 - A hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and cover edgewear, some patches scuffed on the front cover, dog-eared page, some light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 318 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Brittany offers an excellent example of a French region that once attracted a certain cultivated elite of travel connoisseurs but in which more popular tourism developed relatively early in the twentieth century. It is therefore a strategic choice as a case study of some of the processes associated with the emergence of mass tourism, and the effects of this kind of tourism development on local populations. Efforts to package Breton cultural difference in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries marked a significant advance in heritage tourism,… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2006. AN2 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, label on the back, light discoloration and shelf wear. Author's first book. For those who loved reading A Year in Provence or seeing Sideways, comes a romp and a quest as three friends search for the most perfect rose in France. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

New York, New York, USA: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. CF4 - A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall shelf wear with some light creasing and cupping of the spine plus there is some very light overall rubbing of the covers plus there is some light yellowing of the outside paper edges plus there is some light creasing on the front and back covers plus there is the original owner's name and a date in black ink on the half title page. A study of the foreign policy problems in Western European politics related to European integration, the Cold War in relation to world politics, and especially the relationship of French and German attitudes towards the Western Alliance. Indexed, 324p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1974. AD4 - DJ has small tear on the front top left, wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1969. H3 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has label on the lower spine, wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, bottom corner of the front inside flap clipped, some stains, fading on the spine, inside flaps glued to the fixed endpapers, discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise good. Book has wrinkling on the spine edges and gutter edges, rubbing and some wear on the cover edges and corners, library stamping on the top and bottom page edges, title page, and back endpaper with label and cardholder adhered, tear on the top of the last page, some stains/tanning on the page edges, discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise good. Revolutions in the Modern World. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1904. AP3 - Book has rubbing and wear on some cover edges, sides, and corners, moderate discoloration (browning), and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Volume I. Illustrated. Library Classics. With a Critical and Biographical Introduction by William Edward and Hartpole Lecky.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, Illinois: Nelson-Hall, 1979. BY5 - DJ is mylar protected. Book has wrinkling, chipping, crease, and tears on some edges, sides, and corners, some scuffing, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Book has chipping and wear on the cover edges, foxing on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stanford University, California, USA: Stanford Alumni Association, 1980. CH5 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated yellow wraps with only very minor overall wear. A collection of historical essays on a number of Frenchmen who may not have been exceptional individuals in history but who nonetheless were not typical citizens. They all contributed something to the kaleidoscopic variety of their times even if they were not major focal points of historic change. This book is both a collection of historical works and a statement about the significance of the individual despite the sweeping effects of great and monolithic historical trends. Illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs throughout. Suggested reading, author's biography, 144p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 1988. AR4 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has a couple of tiny punctured holes on the upper spine and front upper left side, and very light shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has very light shelf wear otherwise fine. The mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask has intrigued people for more than two hundred and fifty years, inspiring as much fantasy as serious conjecture. This book is the story of that story.... First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., 1962. BU4 - A trade paperback book in very good-c ondition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. A biography of the noted French writer that also places him within French society in the 1890s and the particular society that he frequented. Bibliographical note, chronological table, indexed, 373p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Public Affairs, 2006. AM6 - Book somewhat curled and light discoloration otherwise fine.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1963. BO3 - Book has cupping on the spine, chipping and wear on some edges, sides, and corners, loose on the endpages, significant discoloration due to old age, and shelf wear otherwise good. Sentry Edition. An exploration of the past, deeply personal, profoundly illuminating, now recognized as a masterpiece of historical writing.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, East Sussex, United Kingdom: Edward Arnold, 1975. BC4 - A tight, clean, sound copy in textured red paper covered boards with gold lettering on the spine with minor overall shelf wear plus there is some tape staining on the outside board surfaces and front free endpaper from where the dust jacket was attached plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the title page and back free endpaper. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of fading along the spine plus it is price clipped plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. This is a title in the publisher's Foundations of Modern History series. An Analysis of the complex motivation behind the Dutch Republic's foreign policy from the age of Louis XIV to the French Revolution. Bibliography, 120p.. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008. BT6 - An uncorrected page proof trade paperback in near fine condition that has light shelf wear. Translated by M.B. DeBevoise. 9"x6", 411 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Rand McNally & Company, 1969. BE2 - A trade paperback book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white illustrated brown and white wraps with minor overall shelf wear with some fading on the spine plus there is some light rubbing along the front and back spine edges plus there is some very light overall soiling and rubbing of the covers plus there is a label stain (about 0.5"x0.75") on the front cover plus there is some light yellowing on the outside paper edges. A book about Louis Napoleon and his reign as Napoleon III, emperor of France, for twenty years. This book is notable as a survey of political and social developments in FRance during this period. Note on the literature, indexed, 100p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Four Winds Press, 1972. BH6 - A tight, clean, sound reinforced binding copy with minor overall shelf wear with some light tape staining on the outside board surfaces and front and back free endpapers from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the title page, page 91, and back free endpaper. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear with some very light fading on the spine and along the top edges of the front and back covers plus there is a library label on the spine plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A young adult history of the 200 year history of interaction, friendship, and conflict between France and the United States. The author traces the sequence of historical relations between the two countries and uses to provide insights into the nature of the Franco-American relationship. Heavily illustrated with black and white reproductions and photographs throughout. Bibliography,… Read More

New York: Bulfinch Press, 2004. AT2 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by Douglas Brinkley on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has tanning and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes two audio CDs with oral histories from D-Day veterans. 10.25"x8.5", 185 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.