History from Bazaar of Books

"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… Read more about this item

"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… Read more about this item

"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… Read more about this item

"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… Read more about this item

"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).

"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… Read more about this item

"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… Read more about this item

"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).

"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).

"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… Read more about this item

"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… Read more about this item

"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).

"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… Read more about this item

"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… Read more about this item

"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… Read more about this item

"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.… Read more about this item

"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… Read more about this item

"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… Read more about this item

"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"… Read more about this item

"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… Read more about this item