Europe from Books of the World

Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, December 1995. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xxviii + 470 pages. Tracing the history of early ships and seamanship from pre-dynastic Egypt to the Roman empire, from skiffs and barges to huge oared warships and… Read more

Surrey, Great Britain: Dragon's World Children's Books, March 1995. Hardcover in pictorial covers. Near Fine book / no jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Dust stains to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 81 pages. Illustrated

Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1994. Hardcover. First Edition Thus / full number line. Fine book in pictorial covers / no jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 94 pages. Profusely illustrated glossy hardcover. Abridged version for younger readers. An orphan sent to live with her grandfather learns to love both the old man and the… Read more

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, March 1968. Paperback. Good. Notes and underlining. Spine faded and lightly creased. Covers clean. Not from a library. c + 310 pages. Contains a lengthy and lively introduction, main text, and substantial notes and glossary.

London: New Burlington Books, 1995. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Jacket lightly rubbed with slight wear to spine tail. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 128 pages. Profusely illustrated.

New York: Illustrated Editions Company, [n.d.]. Hardcover. Quarter-bound in black cloth with gilt striping and lettering and orange cloth boards, beveled edges front and back. Orange end papers, deckle edge. Heavyweight paper. Numerous B&W illustrations by Gustave Dore. Very Good+ book with no jacket. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Not from a library. No ownership markings. Slight… Read more

Baltimore: Penguin, n.d. [1947] Paperback. First Edition L3. Good. Tanned. Notes and underlining in pencil. Spine straight and tight. Not from a library. 168 pages.

New York & London: Oxford University Press, 1945. Trade Paperback. Tenth printing, 1954. Good+. Notes and underlining in pencil. Edge and corner wear. Not from a library. xxix + 366 pages.

Boston: Ginn and Company, 1940. Paperback. Good. Prior owner's name. Notes and underlining in pencil. Tanned. Not from a library. xx + 334 pages.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1951. Trade Paperback. Fifth impression, 1956. Good+. Underlining in pencil. Name and address inked to first page. Edge and corner wear. Not from a library. 527 pages.

New York: Delta, 1970. Trade Paperback. Delta 440-08029, seventh printing. No ISBN. Near Fine book. Lightly tanned. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light toning and reading wear to cover. Lower read corner creased. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. See photos. 186 pages. One of the world's great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous firebombing of… Read more

London: Hachette / Orion, October 2016. Paperback. First Paperback Edition, first printing / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. Not remainder mark. Not clipped. 48 pages. Julius Caesar has finished writing the history of his campaigns in Gaul. His publisher, Libellus Blockbustus, foresees a huge success ... but there's a snag. The… Read more

New York: Dell / Delta, August 1999. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Light reading wear to covers. Text unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 215 pages. In October 1826, a ship arrived at Marseille carrying the first giraffe ever seen in France. A royal offering from Muhammad Ali, Ottoman Viceroy of… Read more

New York: Penguin Books, April 2000. Trade Paperback. Movie Tie-In Edition, first printing / full number line. Very Good+. Prior owner's name inside cover. Text unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light edgewear to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xx + 315 pages. At the age of twenty-five, Kuki Gallman, divorced and badly injured… Read more

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, October 2013. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition / full number line. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Edge and reading wear to jacket. No tears. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 296 pages. A taut, powerful novel of a small town and… Read more

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, August 2004. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated). Blue linen over boards with gilt titles to spine. Gorgeous map endpapers. Laid-in book review from Washington Post Book World. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Small stain to first page, otherwise interior unmarked. Spine straight and tight, tail slightly bumped. Jacket has light soiling to… Read more

Rare! Lisbon: Cãmara Municipal de Lisboa, 1983. Trade Paperback. First Edition. Good. One inch tears to upper and lower hinges. Appears unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 127 pages, richly illustrated. A very rare copy of the traveler's guide to Lisbon, published by the Town Council.

London: Cadogan Books, 1996. Trade Paperback. Third Edition. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 278 pages. A detailed guide to Andalucia and Gibraltar.

London: Rough Guides, May 1994. Paperback. Very Good. Lightly tanned. Appears unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light reading wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 431 pages.

Edison, New Jersey: Hunter Publishing, February 1994. Trade Paperback. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright with just the slightest corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 208 pages. Richly illustrated guide to backroads Spain with 30 mapped driving tours.