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Minor edge wear. Pictorial boards. Fully of colored photographs, this book goes around the world with a selectiion of regional recipies.

Edges visibly shelf worn. Penned name on fep. An examination of the interactions of the Christian Knights Templar and their Muslim counterparts, the Assassins, and of the profound changes in Western society that resulted.

Edges & spine ends show some shelf wear. Prev owner dedication on fep. a first hand tour de force overview of our 5 bodily senses, from the historical, scientific, philosophical, artistic and literary vantagepoints. With the giddy delight of someone with a rapt attention for fine details, not to mention a true gift for words, this is a rich journey… Read more about this item

Minor cover damage on bottom front cover near spine, edges worn, gutters show some wear. What started as a quest to find a wine once tasted on vacation, turned into a 10 year search for the forgotten wines and grapes of history.

An overview of the Kingdoms drawingfrom oral traditions, contemporary political & social writers, and eyewitness accounts.

DJ edges sl worn. Prev owner info blacked out on FEP.

Black pleather boards with spine hubs. Covers & spine gilted. Page edges gilted. Fabric end pages show some damage. Minor damage to ribbon marker and top edge gilting. An epic American poem about the radical abolitionist John Brown, who raided the federal armory at Harpers Ferry in Virginia in October 1859. He was captured and hanged later… Read more about this item

Edges and corners worn. Fleeing violent rebellions in Scotland, Mary looks to Queen Elizabeth of England for sanctuary. Though promised protection, Mary, perceived as a serious threat to the English crown, is soon imprisoned by her former friend as a "guest" in the house of George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, and his indomitable wife, Bess of Hardwick. The newly married… Read more about this item

ex-library with all internal & external markings. Boards, gutters, corners, and spine ends worn & fraying. Notes throughout. No DJ. DJ synopsis glued to title page. Lacking the warlike bluntness of his predecessor, Richard the Lionheart, John came to the throne of England at a time when economic forces in the realm were threatening to undermine the very basis… Read more about this item

Missing DJ. Spine gilt faded, corners bumped, Spine ends fraying, boards sl stained. From the moment of her birth to her death on the scaffold, Mary Stuart spent her life embroiled in power struggles that shook the foundations of Renaissance Europe. Revered by some as the rightful Queen of England, reviled by others as a murderous adultress, her long and… Read more about this item

Ex-library with all internal & external library markings. DJ is VG+ in a mylar cover taped to the boards. How new technology and techniques have helped us understand ancient cultures. Includes many photos and a time chart.

DJ edges slightly shelf worn. In the 13th century 4 daughters of the Count of Provence, Marguerite, Eleanor, Sanchia and Beatrice, became the Queens of France, England, Germany and Sicily. They ruled in war and peace and changed the fate of Europe. Includes 4 maps.

Lower corner worn. A 1899 short essay by Mark Twain. Twain had lived in Austria during 1896, and opined that the Habsburg empire used Jews as scapegoats to maintain unity in their immensely diverse empire. In 1898 he published the article "Stirring Times in Austria

Missing DJ. Spine ends & corners worn, spine lettering dulled, pages somewhat sunned. Prev owner bookplate on inner front cover. 18 true crime stories of Highwaymen and killers.

DJ is worn and chipped at the edges. Minor foxing inside. Boards are worn at spine ends &edges with visible foxing. Covers the complex relationships between the Latin States which divided Greece between them following the sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. Some economic and social history is included.

Edges, corners worn .Rear cover creased. Prev owner info on fep, some notations & notes throughout. Includes 3 maps. Covers the social & political process of Byzantium and the legacy on the world.

Covers worn, pages dogged, some notes & highlighting throughout. Contents include Clovis and the Founding of a Nation, Charlemagne and the Dream of European Unity, William the Conqueror and the Feudal System, Gregory VII and the Rise of the Papacy, Bernard of Clairvaux and the Monastic Ideal, Philip Augustus and the Growth of National Monarchy, Simon De Montfort and the… Read more about this item

Edges & corners sl shelf worn. An introduction to three of the major Kingdoms of Africa in the period between the 8th and 16th century: Ghana, Mali & Songhay.

Edges sl shelf worn. Throughout history women have caused wars, defied the rules and brought men to their knees. From Crusading Ladies & Warrior Queens to Amorous Artists to Amazing Adventuresses. 35 brief biographies of amazing women that defied the rules and changed the world.

Maroon/red boards. Spine faded, gilt darkened. edges and corners worn, especially at spine ends. Pages sl tanned. Written by a Professor of physics this volume covers the current (as of publication) uses for the elements and industry, while giving ideas on how to utilize old materials (like coal) in new ways. It also speculates where science will… Read more about this item