World History from Grimalkin Books

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. These handsome volumes would embellish anyone's bookshelves. This complete four-volume set is in Near-Fine condition with only minimal wear. The Pulitizer-Prize winning author, Geoffrey Parsons (1879-1956) provides a history from the beginnings of the planet and early man through the first quarter of the Twentieth Century. Each volume runs approximately 330 through 370… Read more about this item

Geneva, Switzerland: Editions Ferni, 1977. This beautiful set of four volumes dealing with ancient Egypt is in As New, Fine, unread condition. Each volume is bound in a uniform turquoise pseudo-leather, with elaborate ancient Egyptian designs showing a pharaoh and hieroglyphs on the front panel as well as an illustrated spine. The colors are die-stamped gilt, black and brown. (Click… Read more about this item

New York: Little, Brown, and Company This Stated First Edition from March, 2010, also includes a "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. This monumental work traces the history of the Chinese Revolution, a work that has been called "thrilling, inspiring, and heart-breaking." The book is in Fine, New, unread condition, with a New dust jacket. I've… Read more about this item

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1984. Dividing England ino six regional areas, John Burke vividly reconstructs the Romano-British way of life and reveals a wealth of Roman sites, remains and treasures that can be seen today. The book is lavishly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs. This First American Edition from 1984 is in Fine, As New, unread condition,… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1903. William H. Prescott's major historical writings were from the mid-1820s until the author's death from a stroke in 1859. This collection includes the final "New and Revised Edition," first published in this form in 1872, as edited by John Foster Kirk. This complete 16-volume set comes in a handsome green cloth, with decorative die-stamped gilt. The… Read more about this item

Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1980. This First U.S. Edition is in As New, unread condition, with an As New, price-unclipped dust jacket. This new translation by Anne and Peter Wiseman of Julius Caesar's classic work is complemented by illustrations throughout in color and black and white selected by Barry Cunliffe. These include photographs, portraits, maps, and… Read more about this item

New York: Little, Brown, and Company, 2009. This Stated First Edition from November, 2009, includes the required "number line" ending with a "1" to indicate First Printing. The author of Flags of Our Fathers and Flyboys uncovers secret treaties made by Theodore Roosevelt with Asian leaders that ultimately paved the way for the spread of communism in China and Korea,… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1968. Kim Philby, "the best spy the Russians ever had", infiltrates the British Secret Intelligence Service and acts as a double agent for 33 years. The author, E.H. Cookridtge, was himself a secret agent and knew Philby over three decades. The book is a First Edition in Very Good+ condition, with a signature of the… Read more about this item

New York: Allied Overseas Veterans' Stories Co., Inc., 1919. This is probably a First Edition but is not stated as such and includes no later printing history. This incredible work is dedicated to those "boys" from World War I who are buried in Belgium and France by their surviving comrades, each one telling his own story of his involvement in… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. This Stated First Edition from February 2011 includes the required "number line" ending with a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book and dust jacket are in New, unread condition. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. Gideon Rachman, Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator for Financial TImes, warns in this book… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. This Second Printing of Pulitzer-Prize-winning author David Maraniss's amazing chronicle of one of the Olympics' most remarkable years during the 20th Century, 1960 in Rome. We meet such young and hopeful athletes as Cassius Clay (soon to become Muhammad Ali), Rafer Johnson, Wilma Rudolph, and Abebe Bikila. We witness the beginning of doping scandals,… Read more about this item

Roslyn, New York: Walter J. Black, 1945. This is one of a number of Walter J. Black titles that came into my possession recently. Despite the 1945 copyright date, the book was published during the 1950s for the Walter J. Black Classics Club. What's remarkable is the New condition, as if the book had been published yesterday and not over… Read more about this item

Roslyn, New York: Walter J. Black, 1951. This is one of a number of Walter J. Black titles that came into my possession recently. Despite the 1951 copyright date, the book was published later during the 1950s for the Walter J. Black Classics Club. What's remarkable is the New condition, as if the book had been published yesterday and not… Read more about this item

Roslyn, New York: Walter J. Black, 1944. This is one of a number of Walter J. Black titles that came into my possession recently. Despite the 1944 copyright date, the book was published later during the 1950s for the Walter J. Black Classics Club. What's remarkable is the New condition, as if the book had been published yesterday and not… Read more about this item

New York: Riverhead Books, 2007. This First Edition has the required "number line" starting with a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book has a remainder mark on the bottom edge. What was remarkable about the Verney family was that they kept every piece of paper that came into their possession. Thus, they provided the author, famed historian Adrian… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1944. This book club edition is in Fine Condition with a Very Good dust jacket. The dust jacket has some chips and a few tears. (Click on photo.) I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. The book itself is bound in a woven mustard-colored cloth with die-stamped brown spine titles.… Read more about this item

New York: Barnes & Noble, 2000. This First Edition Thus with a "number line' starting with a "00" to indicate the year, 2000, and ending with a "1" to indicate First Printing is in Fine condition with a Fine dust jacket. This incredible work deals with the creation of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), forerunner of the… Read more about this item

London: Routledge, 2004. This First Edition is in Fine condition with a Fine price-unclipped dust jacket. The dust jacket shows only very light shelf wear. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. The book is bound in black paper-covered boards with die-stamped gilt spine titles. This monumental new work on World War I places it in… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1922. This clean, handsome volume has never been read and the pages will require a page cutter or envelope opener. The book is in Very Good+ condition with only minimal signs of wear for its 90 years. Lt.- Col. Repington was a Commander of the Order of Leopold, Officer of the Legion of Honour, and author of… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, 1992. This Stated First Edition (, and unless it's stated, it's not) is from July 1992 and also has the complete "number line" starting with a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is in Very Good+ condition with light wear and includes a Near-Fine unclipped dust jacket. The book is bound in deep blue boards with… Read more about this item