European History from

Paris: Hachette, 1881. Nouvelle edition. First published in 1873. Complete in two volumes in attractive fine bindings. A study of the Reign of Terror after the French Revolution. A classic work by [Henri Alexandre] Wallon, a French historian and statesman who played an important role in creation of the Third Republic (1870-1940.) All text is in French. Two 12mo volumes:… Read more about this item

London & NY: Longmans, Green & Co., (1948.) 1st edition. A study of the life and career of British naval hero Lord Nelson (1758-1805.) Six full-page portrait plates, 3 maps, and 4 colored battle plans (Nile, Trafalgar, Copenhagen and St. Vincent.) viii, 312 pp., index. 8vo clothbound hardcover. No jacket. Some bumps, marks and wear, but Good overall. Sound binding.… Read more about this item

London: Spring Books, (1970.) First published in 1963. Printed in East Germany. A study of "the excessive sexuality of the Middle Ages," an era marked by "unrestrained wildness and the practice of perversions unknown in earlier times." A frank work that argues the restrictive teachings of the Christian church led to a proliferation of illicit sex, orgies and other forbidden… Read more about this item

Italy: Fratelli Bocca, (1956.) 1st edition. A bibliography of work by Benedetto Croce (1886-1952), Italian idealist philosopher, politician, and influential liberal intellectual. Includes his extensive writings on philosophy, history, and aesthetics, along with his translations, reviews, essays, and miscellaneous works. Text is in Italian. 481 pp. 8vo. Issued in paperbound form, but this copy nicely re-bound in hardcover with patterned… Read more about this item

NY: Arcade Publishing, 2002. 1st American edition. Signed by the author on the title page: "With good wishes / Michael / Newark, March 25, 04." A comprehensive re-assessment of the Vichy government in Nazi-occupied France from 1940-44. 8vo hardcover. xiv, 419 pages. 8 pages b&w photos. VG+ in dust jacket. Clean and securely bound. Jacket protected by a clear archival… Read more about this item

Translated by Prof. W.E. Walz. London: B.T. Batsford, Ltd., (1929.) 1st edition in the scarce slipcase. Printed in Germany. Text is in English. A big, beautiful book containing 80 color plates of interior views of German castles and private houses. Six-page introduction by the German art historian Adolf Feulner (1884-1945.) The remainder of the book consists of views of "interiors… Read more about this item

Stuttgart: Tauchnitz, (1954.) Descriptions and maps of old European cities. From the Civitates Orbis Terrarum, the landmark atlas published between 1572 and 1617, with Georg Braun providing the text and Frans Hogenberg the engravings. Brief city descriptions and 24 double-page, color illustrations from the original atlas, depicting city views and plans, architectural and topographic features. All text is in German.… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson and Sons Limited, (1954.) Second printing. An amusing account of customs and manners from their ancient origins to the present-day. Contents include: Convention; Rites; Pastimes; Clothes; Manners; Politics; and Morals. Delightfully illustrated throughout in color. By the authors of Blood Royal and Simple Heraldry. 63 pp. 4to clothbound hardcover. VG in VG dust jacket with clear archival… Read more about this item

Napoli: Gaetano Macchiaroli, 1976. 1st edition, with "Prima Edizione" stated. One of 999 copies; this copy stamped as no. 380. A title in the Biblioteca della Parola del Passato series. Various authors writing on European and Asian history, colonial expansion, ideology, politics and religion. xi, 590 pages. 8vo hardcover. Faux vellum spine and plain paper boards. Red spine label, lettered… Read more about this item

Barcelona: Ediciones Ariel, 1968 Barcelona: Ediciones Ariel, (1968.) Later printing. First published 1962. Biography / historical study of Alfonso XIII and his eventful reign as King of Spain from 1886-1941. "Horas de Espana" series. 350 pages, index. 8vo hardcover. VG with some browning of the white binding. Small sticker of a Madrid bookseller to the ffep. Sound, tight binding. Text… Read more about this item

[NY: Hearst] 1930. Advance printing in book form of a June 1930 Cosmopolitan magazine article. Snowden's first-person account of how he "limped his way to power." Snowden (1864-1937), socialist politician and propagandist, was Chancellor of the Exchequer in the first two Labour Party governments of Great Britain. Crippled by spinal disease at a young age, Snowden's tenure coincided with the… Read more about this item

(Stockholm): Zemgale, (1960.) Printed in Sweden. Apparent 1st edition. All text is in Latvian. xvii, 794 pages, with bibliography and index. Well-illustrated with numerous maps, charts and photographs. Thick sturdy hardcover. About 9.5 by 7.25 inches. Handsomely bound in one-quarter cream leather (spine and corners) over blue paper-covered boards. Gilt-lettered blue leather spine label. Minor wear to the extremities, but… Read more about this item