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(London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006) 0297852302. 8vo; original red boards, lettered in silver gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xxv + (i) + 259, incl. index. Slightest curl to top edge of dustwrapper's lower panel. Near fine condition. "George Soros ... looks at the fatal flaws not merely of the current Administration - with whom his antagonism is well documented - but also with the wider American view of the world. The 'stateless statesman', uninhibited by the need to temper his message to suit partisan politics, here delivers his most forceful and penetrating description of how the country that should provide a beacon for good governance around the world has lost direction - such that it believes its own rhetoric and myth-making, in defiance of the facts that will shape all our futures. Soros insists that 'America must undergo a change of heart.'" .

(London: Macmillan Education, 1987). 215 x 136 mm; laminated pictorial wraps; pp. 337; maps and cartoons. Good to very good condition. Wrappers somewhat creased; spine sunned; previous owner's name signed on half-title; a little underlining and some marginal annotations. "Intended both as an introduction for general readers and a text for students, this book tells five momentous stories - how the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaya struggled for, and won, their independence. The book is unique in a number of ways. Specially drawn maps and timelines highlight basic information about colonial rule and nationalist movements. Fifteen pages of cartoons capture the mood of crucial moments. Biographical notes provide accounts of major nationalist leaders. A detailed reading guide points the way for further study. ... Combining information, argument and attractive illustration, Asia - The Winning of Independence is indispensable for anyone interested in modern Asia. .

(Leipzig: A. G. Plœtz, 20th edition, 1926). Crown octavo, original cloth, spine sunned, pp. viii + 687. Text browned, small tape-mark on pastedown endpapers, owner's small hand-stamp on the title-page. Very good condition. A useful chronological register of historical events. Includes ancient through to 'modern' history. .

(Bloemfontein: MA thesis in unpublished form, 1997). 4to (303 x 214 mm); original red rexine, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; pp. (i) + vii + 154 (printed rectos); maps. Occasional faint fox spot. Professor Thecla Sansaridou-Hendrickx is a Senior NRF rated Researcher & Associate Professor, employed in the Department of Greek and Latin Studies at the University of Johannesburg. In this, her MA thesis, she sets out "to examine the theories and problems regarding the awakening of the national consciousness in the 13th century in Byzantium, and to measure them against other theories on the emergence of nationalism in Europe during the Middle Ages. In addition, the causes and forces which unified the inhabitants of the Byzantine territory behind a collective consciousness and/or a common national identity [are] defined and analysed", leading "firstly, to a better understanding of nationalism in general, and secondly ... [raising] new questions and [analysing] new problems as… Read More

(London: Collins, 1969). 8vo; original green boards, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; tinted top edge; pp. 319, incl. index; frontis.; map. Dustwrapper a little sunned on spine panel, and very slightly edgeworn. Very good condition. "No human event has been more aptly named than the Black Death. Europe of the mid-fourteenth century suddenly found itself in the grip of a disease that seemed inexplicable, irresistible, incurable. Travelling along the trade-routes from Manchuria to the Black Sea, from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, from the Mediterranean to the centres of European commerce and civilisation, the loathsome infection was to reach, at its own leisurely but remorseless pace, the remotest hamlets on the farthest fringes of Christendom. After a reign of terror and sudden death, it ebbed away as mysteriously as it had come. ... The general reader ... will find here a clear, incisive, well-marshalled command of the established facts, informed by an imaginative… Read More

(London, Royal Historical Society, 1990). Original boards, spine slightly rubbed, pp. (v) + 540. Top edge dusted. Contents: The Hospitallers' Western Accounts, 1373/4 and 1374/5; William Latymer's Chronickille of Anne Bulleyne; The Letters of Richard Scudamore to Sir Philip Hoby, September 1549 - March 1555; The Undergraduate Account Book of John and Richard Newdigate, 1618 - 1621; Captain Henry Herbert's Narrative of his Journey through France with his Regiment, 1671 - 3. And: Ane Account of Our Regements Marches from the Winter Quarters to ther Entrance in France; Lord Cutt's Letters, 1695; George III and the Southern Department: Some Unprinted Royal Correspondence; John Robinson's 'State' of the House of Commons, July 1730.' .

(London, Royal Historical Society, 1987). Original boards, very slightly rubbed, pp. (v) + 432. Top edge very slightly dusted. Contents: Computus Rolls of the English Lands of the Abbey of Bec (1272 - 1289); Financial Memoranda of the Reign of Edward V. Longleat Miscellaneous Manuscript Book II.; A collection of several speeches and treatises of the late Lord Treasurer Cecil, and of several observations of the Lords of the Council given to King James concerning his estate and revenue in the years 1608, 1609 and 1610; John Howson's Answers to Archbishop Abbot's Accusations at his 'Trial' before James I at Greenwich, 10 June 1615; Debates in the House of Commons 1697 - 1699. .

(London: Penguin, 2000) 014139014X. 246 x 189 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 279, incl. index; monochrome illustrations in text; maps. Wrappers a touch rubbed. Very good condition. "The 'Queen of the Nile' was only seventeen when she ascended the throne of Egypt in 51 BC. This ambitious young woman - married to her younger brother and co-ruler Ptolemy XIII - watched the savage struggle between Caesar and Pompey, hoping that Rome would destroy itself in the process. This astute politician devoted her life to trying to save the Kingdom of Egypt from domination by the Romans. That she became the lover of both Caesar and Mark Antony was perhaps prompted by political considerations rather than passion. Ernle Bradford is the author of Mediterranean, Ulysses Found and The Great Siege. His special knowledge of the Mediterranean world and his exceptional powers of description and historical reconstruction bring to life this illustrated biography of one of the world's legendary women." .

(London: Cassell, 1974) 0304293628. Bookplate of J. Willis Dixon to front pastedown. 8vo; original chocolate coloured boards, lettered in gilt on spine; price-clipped laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (xii) + 212, incl. index; maps; plates. Dustwrapper a little sunned; some spotting to top edge. Very good condition. "Geoffrey Amey has made an absorbing reconstruction of the whole episode, from the building of the dam to the bitter enquiry which followed its failure; for in terms of loss of life, human suffering and material devastation, the collapse of the Dale Dyke Dam may well have been the worst disaster in Victorian England." .

(London: J. M. Dent & Sons / Everyman's Library, 1923). 12mo; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pp. xv + (i) + 351, incl. index. Earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; lower hinge starting; some foxing to edges. Good condition. "Washington Irving had three chief regions in which he lived and used his invention: America, England, and Spain. ... Spain came last in the record; but out of his stay, first in Madrid and afterwards at Granada, he produced a set of histories and half-histories ... which, written in his prime, still hold their own among his lasting achievements. ... He remained within reach of the old libraries and the scenes in his Conquest of Granada until its pages were finished. In its unflagging chapters he tells with heroic zest and something of chivalrous elation the whole story of that terrible ten-years' war, ending in November 1491, during which the once all-powerful Berbers lost the dominion they had held for centuries." .

(New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008) 9780521842471. 8vo; original tan cloth, lettered in black on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xxii + 218, incl. index; maps; battle plans. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed. Very good condition. ' "In 325 BCE, Alexander and his conquering army prepared to return home, after overcoming everything in their path: armies, terrain, climate, all invariably hostile. Some traveled by sea, some along the coastal desert, to consolidate their victory and contemplate the magnitude of their accomplishments. Little did they know that within two years, their beloved king would be dead and their labors seemingly wasted, left only with the scars of combat and slowly fading memories of that glorious adventure in the east." Tracing the rise and eventual fall of one of the most successful military commanders in history, Waldemar Heckel engagingly and with great detail shows us how Alexander earned his appellation, The Great.' .

(London: Allen Lane, 1976) 0713909471. Armorial bookplate of Edward F. Lydall to front pastedown. Edward F Lydall, the earlier owner of this book, enjoyed a distinguished career in the Indian Civil Service, including involvement in earthquake relief operations. 8vo; original rust-coloured boards, lettered in metalllic red to spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xi + (i) + 339, incl. index; plates. Dustwrapper a bit edgeworn, slightly creased, and sunned on spine panel. Very good condition. "A revealing and memorable portrait of a complex and fascinating character, as well as a striking picture of the society to which he gave his name. Edward VII is exceptionally well illustrated with contemporary photographs, mostly from the royal collections and here reproduced for the first time." .

(Zwolle: La Rivière & Voorhoeve, 1923). Limited edition: "No. 31. Christelijk-Nationaal Gedenkboek Van deze Luxe-Uitgave is slechts een beperkt aantal genummerde exemplaren in den handel gebracht." 4to; original white papered boards, ornately gilt; t.e.g.; pp. 412 + (iii); portrait plates with tissue guards; occasional text illustrations. Boards somewhat bowed and scuffed; upper joint starting at head; pen notation to front pastedown; some tape marks to endpapers; several pages unopened; some browning to pages facing plates, though plates themselves are unaffected. Good condition. Dutch text. Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria became Queen of the Netherlands following her father's decease in 1890, with her mother Emma serving as regent. Her coronation was, however, only in 1898, which is why this commemorative publication of 1923 celebrates twenty-five years of her rule. Noted for her advocacy of Dutch neutrality in the First World War, Wilhelmina maintained a government… Read More

(London: Thornton Butterworth, 1928). 8vo; original red cloth, with black lettering to spine and upper cover; no dustwrapper; pp. 287, incl. index; maps; plates. Cloth lightly soiled; binding a little slack; gift inscription to front free endpaper; regular browning throughout; some foxing and fingering; pencilled annotations to rear endpaper. Fair to good. "Seven hundred years ago a man almost conquered the earth. He made himself master of half the known world, and inspired mankind with a fear that lasted for generations. In the course of his life he was given many names - the Mighty Manslayer, the Scourge of God, the Perfect Warrior, and the Master of Thrones and Crowns. He is better known to us as Genghis Khan. Unlike most rulers of men, he deserved all his titles. We moderns have been taught the muster-roll of the great that begins with Alexander of Macedon, continues through the Caesars, and ends with Napoleon. Genghis Khan was a conqueror of more gigantic stature than the well-known… Read More

(Amsterdam: P. N. van Kampen & Zoon, [1918]). Small 4to; original dark green pebbled cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; pp. (iv) + 268 + (i). Very slightly rubbed; some leaves unopened; regular browning throughout; occasional fox spot. Good. Dutch text. Herman Theodoor Colenbrander (1871-1945) was a Dutch historian and archivist with a particular interest in colonial history. This focus naturally caused him to pay attention to events in South Africa. The fourth volume of his 'Historie en Leven', offered here, has the following sub-title: Betrekkingen van Nederland tot België, Zuid-Afrika, Noord-Amerika, Indië. - Menschen en Boeken. - Overheidszorg voor Natuur en Kunst. .

(London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1890). Volume 8 in "The Story of the Nations" series. Crown 8vo; original pictorial green cloth, with gilt title to spine and upper cover; pp. xvi + 453, incl. index; frontis.; full-page illustrations and line drawings in text; map. Light wear to cloth; spine a little darkened; binding slack; upper hinge reinforced with archival tape; tipped in map working loose; moderate foxing throughout. Fair to good. "For a task such as that presented to me, I concluded that the knowledge and ideas of a Hungarian man of letters were not inadequate; I have, nevertheless, had recourse, in certain instances, to the assistance of writers who had given special attention to our national history, with the idea of making as accurate as possible this the first Story of Hungary written in English." .

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1990) 0947464247. 8vo; original blue boards; laminated dustwrapper; pp. (xiv) + 764, incl. index; several tables. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed; earlier owner's name signed on title page. Very good condition. "An important scholarly vacuum is being filled by this work by Geldenhuys. Our understanding of the dynamics of international and domestic politics of states that experience deliberate isolation and ostracism, is clouded with controversy and ideological special pleading. The comparative nature of the analysis introduces a welcome note of dispassion into our understanding of the reasons for, manner and consequences of, the isolation of any single state. Geldenhuys continues an imaginative analytical framework with sound empirical investigation in an attempt to devise a practical and reliable instrument for evaluating the extent of a state's isolation. As a respected scholar living in one such state, South Africa, he distinguished himself in… Read More

(London, Putnam's, 1896). 8vo; re-bound by Relpe Brothers of London, in dark green leather with gilt titles and decoration; marbled endpapers and edges; 1898 school prize label on front pastedown; pp. xii + 417, incl. index; 23 illustrations, incl. frontispiece and 2 folding maps. Edges of boards sunned; some foxing to prelim's; folding map facing page 82 is present, but detached and edgeworn. Good condition. .

(Roodepoort: Baanbreker-Uitgewers, 1960). Dustwrapper title reads 'Jy Kan Die Kommuniste Vertrou (om Kommuniste te wees)'. 8vo; original black boards, lettered in red on spine, with red star emblem to upper cover; dustwrapper; pp. (vi) + 205. Dustwrapper a little rubbed and edgeworn, with small archival tape repairs to reverse; regular browning throughout. Good to very good condition. Uncommon Afrikaans translation of 'You Can Trust The Communists (To Do Exactly As They Say)', published in the same year by Prentice-Hall, a work which appealed to the South African preoccupation during the Cold War era with 'Die Rooi Gevaar'. "Ons verwelkom van harte die verskyning in Afrikaans van hierdie insiggewende en lesenswaardige boek oor die insypeling van Kommunisme in die wêreld. Hierdie boek is in die eerste plek vir Amerika geskrywe, maar alles wat daarin meegedeel word, kan net sowel op ons in Suid-Afrika van toepassing gemaak word." .

(London, Offices of the Royal Historical Society, Camden Fourth Series, Volume 38, 1989). Original paper over boards, a little marked, pp. xix + 370. .