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The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes. France, 1700-1789.
by Lacroix, Paul.
- Condition
- Used - Ex-library with the usual markings otherwise very good in a sturdy modern binding.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 1876
- Binding
- Modern brown buckram, gilt and white spine title.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$100.00
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New York.: Scribner, Welford, and Armstrong., 1876. 1st Edition.. Modern brown buckram, gilt and white spine title.. Ex-library with the usual markings otherwise very good in a sturdy modern binding. . 4to., 26.5x17.5 cm. A well-illustrated cultural history of France before the revolution. Heavy book, will require extra shipping, weight: 4.4 lb. 15 chromolithograph plates, 6 additional… Read more about this item Item Price
$100.00
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Francis Parkman’s Writings. (12 volumes). The Oregon Trail; The conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian war after the conquest of Canada, (2 vols); Pioneers of France in the New world; The Jesuits in North America in the seventeenth century; La Salle and the discovery of the great West; The old regime in Canada; Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV; A half-century of conflict ( 2 vols); Montcalm and Wolfe (2 vols).
by Parkman, Francis.
- Condition
- Used - Very good. One volume has a number of pages that are rippled, folder, or have minor tears.
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- 1895
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- Publisher’s brown cloth, black embossed decorations, gilt spine titles.
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- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$175.00
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Boston.: Little, Brown and Company., 1895. Publisher’s brown cloth, black embossed decorations, gilt spine titles. . Very good. One volume has a number of pages that are rippled, folder, or have minor tears.. 19.8x12.8 cm.. Each year, the Society of American Historians awards the “Francis Parkman Prize” for the best book in American history. Any history buff, and… Read more about this item Item Price
$175.00
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History of the Thirty Years’ War.
by Schiller, Frederic.
- Condition
- Used - Very good, spine ends lightly worn, ink name to pastedown.
- Edition
- Limited edition, number 411 of 1000 copied.
- Published
- 1895
- Binding
- Contemporary half maroon leather over maroon cloth, raised bands, gilt spine title, top edge gilt.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$32.00
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New York.: Harvard Publishing. , 1895. Limited edition, number 411 of 1000 copied.. Contemporary half maroon leather over maroon cloth, raised bands, gilt spine title, top edge gilt.. Very good, spine ends lightly worn, ink name to pastedown.. 8vo., 21.5x3.5 cm.. An uncommon American edition of this popular history translated from the German. weight: 1.6 lb. Item Price
$32.00
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Half-forgotten Romances of American History.
by Poe, Elisabeth Ellicott.
- Condition
- Used - Very good, no dust jacket.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 1927
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- Green cloth, gilt cover title.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$45.00
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Washington, DC.: Stylus Publishing., 1927. 1st Edition.. Green cloth, gilt cover title. . Very good, no dust jacket.. 15.7x12.6 cm.. Inscribed and signed by the author on the ffep. Short histories of the romances of key figures in American history. weight: 0.5 lb. Item Price
$45.00
The Vatican.
by Collins, Michael.
- Condition
- Used - Near fine, Lower corner very lightly bumped, no dust jacket as issued.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 2008
- Binding
- Full brown leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, color cover illustration, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon marker.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$55.00
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Norwalk, Ct.: Easton Press and DK Publishing., 2008. 1st Edition.. Full brown leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, color cover illustration, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon marker.. Near fine, Lower corner very lightly bumped, no dust jacket as issued.. 28x23 cm.. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. weight: 3.9 lb. Color illustrations throughout. Item Price
$55.00
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My New Order.
by Hitler, Adolf.
- Condition
- Used - Very good, gift inscription to endpaper, some fading to spine title, corners lightly bumped, no dust jacket.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 1941
- Binding
- Black cloth,gilt spine title.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$145.00
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New York.: Reynal and Hitchcock., 1941. 1st Edition.. Black cloth,gilt spine title.. Very good, gift inscription to endpaper, some fading to spine title, corners lightly bumped, no dust jacket.. 22x14.5 cm.. A collection of Hitler’s speeches with commentary. weight: 2.7 lb. Edited With Commentary By Raoul De Roussy De Sales. Introduction By Raymond Gram Swing Item Price
$145.00
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Alexander the Great; King, Commander and Statesman.
by Hammond, N.G.L.
- Condition
- Used - Very good, owners blindstamp to title page, a little highlighting to one map, otherwise fine in a very gooe plus dust jacket.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Blue cloth, gilt spine title, map endpapers.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$30.00
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Park Ridge, NJ.: Noyes Press., 1980. 1st Edition.. Blue cloth, gilt spine title, map endpapers.. Very good, owners blindstamp to title page, a little highlighting to one map, otherwise fine in a very gooe plus dust jacket.. 24x16 cm.. weight: 1.7 lb. Numerous illustrations and maps. Item Price
$30.00
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Amerikanauk: Basques in the New World.
by Douglass, William A. and Jon Bilbao.
- Condition
- Used - Fine in a very good dust jacket with light edgewear.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 1975
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- Red cloth, gilt spine title.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$55.00
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Reno.: University of Nevada Press., 1975. 1st Edition.. Red cloth, gilt spine title.. Fine in a very good dust jacket with light edgewear. . 22.3x14.2 cm.. Uncommon. Inscribed and sighed by Douglass an the half-title page. weight: 2.2 lb. Numerous illustrations. Item Price
$55.00
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Historical Research: An Outline of Theory and Practice.
by Vincent, John Martin.
- Condition
- Used - Good, x-library with light markings, otherwise very good.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 1911
- Binding
- Blue cloth, gilt spine title, blind ruled borders.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$45.00
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New York.: Henry Holt., 1911. 1st Edition.. Blue cloth, gilt spine title, blind ruled borders.. Good, x-library with light markings, otherwise very good. . 19.8x13.2 cm.. Scarce first edition of this reference for historians. weight: 1.5 lb. Item Price
$45.00
Plutarch's Lives, Translated from the Original Greek: with Notes Critical and Historical and A Life of Plutarch.
by Plutarch : John Langhorne, and William Langhorne.
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- Used - Good, spine end and corners worn, hinges beginning to split, light dampstains throughout.
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- 181858
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- Contemporary half black leather over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine title.
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- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$35.00
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Cincinnati.: Applegate., 181858. Contemporary half black leather over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine title.. Good, spine end and corners worn, hinges beginning to split, light dampstains throughout.. 8vo.24.5x15.5 cm.. weight: 2.8 lb Item Price
$35.00
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The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787.
by Wood, Gordon S.
- Condition
- Used - Very good in a good plus dust jacket with some chipping to the edges.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 1969
- Binding
- Quarter black cloth over tan cloth, gilt spine title.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$70.00
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Chapel Hill.: University of North Carolina Press., 1969. 1st Edition.. Quarter black cloth over tan cloth, gilt spine title.. Very good in a good plus dust jacket with some chipping to the edges.. 23.5x16 cm.. “The author describes in rich detail the evolution of political thought from the Declaration of Independence to the ratification of the Constitution”. weight:… Read more about this item Item Price
$70.00
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The Super-Historians: Makers of our Past.
by Barker, John.
- Condition
- Used - Very good, yellow highlighting to a few pages. otherwise near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Quarter burgundy cloth over tan boards.
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- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$40.00
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New York.: Charles Scribner’s Sons., 1982. 1st Edition.. Quarter burgundy cloth over tan boards.. Very good, yellow highlighting to a few pages. otherwise near fine in a near fine dust jacket.. 23.5x125.5 cm.. Chapters on Herodotus, Thucydides, Augustine, Petrarch, Machiavelli, Voltaire, Scott, Ranke, Marx, Nietzsche, Du Bois, Toynbee, and Wells. Uncommon. weight: 1.6 lb. Item Price
$40.00
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The Decline of the Roman Republic. (5 volumes complete).
by Long, George.
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- Used - Very good, bookplates to pastedowns, spines lightly sunned, light wear to corners, top edges dusted.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 1864 - 1874
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- Publisher’s red cloth, gilt spine titles, blind ruled borders.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$450.00
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London.: Bell and Daldy., 1864 - 1874. 1st Edition.. Publisher’s red cloth, gilt spine titles, blind ruled borders.. Very good, bookplates to pastedowns, spines lightly sunned, light wear to corners, top edges dusted.. 8vo., 22.5x14.7 cm.. Heavy set, will require extra shipping charges. weight: 10.00 lb. Item Price
$450.00
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History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne. (Two Volumes).
by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole.
- Condition
- Used - Very good.
- Edition
- 3rd Edition.
- Published
- 1897
- Binding
- Contemporary half brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt spine titles.
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- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$65.00
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New Yotk.: D. Appleton., 1897. 3rd Edition.. Contemporary half brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt spine titles.. Very good. . 8vo., 20.3x13 cm.. weight: 2.8 lb. Item Price
$65.00
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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
by Biddle. Martin; Gideon Avni; Jon Seligman; Tamar Winter.
- Condition
- Used - Fine in a fine dust jacket.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 2000
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- Black cloth, gilt spine title.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$80.00
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New York.: Rizzoli., 2000. 1st Edition.. Black cloth, gilt spine title.. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . 31.5x24.8 cm.. The ultimate guide to the Church, lavishly illustrated. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. weight” 3.7 lb. Illustrated with color photographs throughout. Item Price
$80.00
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Torquemada and the Spanish Inquistion: A History.
by Sabatini, Rafael.
- Condition
- Used - Very good, small bookplate to pastedown, in a fair dust jacket with the top edge tattered and some dampstains.
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Published
- 1930
- Binding
- Black cloth, red spine title and decorations.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$45.00
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Boston.: Houghton Mifflin., 1930. Revised edition. Black cloth, red spine title and decorations.. Very good, small bookplate to pastedown, in a fair dust jacket with the top edge tattered and some dampstains. . 21x14 cm.. weight: 1.3 lb. Item Price
$45.00
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Les effet de la fortune : ou par la ruine des empires, des royaumes & des villes, & par diuerses aduentures, on void l'inconstance de toutes les choses du monde.
by Chevreau, [Urbain].
- Condition
- Used - Good plus, moderate wear to covers, contents very good, clean and tight.
- Published
- 1656
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- Contemporary full mottled leather, raised bands, gilt ruled borders, gilt spine decorations.
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- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$325.00
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Paris.: Antoine de Sommerville., 1656. Contemporary full mottled leather, raised bands, gilt ruled borders, gilt spine decorations.. Good plus, moderate wear to covers, contents very good, clean and tight.. 8vo. 18.4x11.5 cm.. French text. Scarce work on the fortunes of empires by the noted historian. weight: 1.0 lb. Item Price
$325.00
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Statistique générale de la France, publiée par ordre de Sa Majesté l'Empereur et Roi ... Département du Mont-Blanc.
by Verneilh, [Joseph] De.
- Condition
- Used - Good plus, top 4 cm of spine missing, upper corner bumped, corners creaed on a few pages, contents clean and tight.
- Published
- 1807
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- Contemporary quarter brown leather over red mottled boards, red spine label.
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$400.00
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Paris.: Testu., 1807. Contemporary quarter brown leather over red mottled boards, red spine label.. Good plus, top 4 cm of spine missing, upper corner bumped, corners creaed on a few pages, contents clean and tight.. 4to., 26.7x20.5 cm.. French text. Chapters on Topography, Population, History and Administration, Agriculture, and Industry. Pages 554-1 through 554-17 are a supplement. weight:… Read more about this item Item Price
$400.00
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Journal Historique Et Politique Des Principaux Événements Des Différentes Cours de L'Europe. Numbers 19-27; July-September 1775.
by Various authors.
- Condition
- Used - Good, corners and spine ends worn, light dampstains to a few pages, otherwise very good.
- Published
- 1775
- Binding
- Contemporary brown mottled leather, raised bands,faded gilt spine decorations, marbled endpapers, marbled edges.
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- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$350.00
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Geneve., 1775. Contemporary brown mottled leather, raised bands,faded gilt spine decorations, marbled endpapers, marbled edges.. Good, corners and spine ends worn, light dampstains to a few pages, otherwise very good.. 12mo.,16.8x10 cm.. French text. A scarce periodical featuring current events in the principal cities of Europe. The reports from London include much material on the American revolution. weight:… Read more about this item Item Price
$350.00
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Kleine Schweizer-Chronik. Zweyter Theil. Enthält die Ereignisse seit 1700 bis 1801 mit Einschluss der Revolutionsgeschichte von Helvetien
by Heinzmann, Johann Georg.
- Condition
- Used - Good, covers shelfworn at extremities, slightly shaken, pages lightly toned.
- Published
- 1801
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- Contemporary plain boards.
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- 1
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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$325.00
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Bern.: Heinzmann., 1801. Contemporary plain boards.. Good, covers shelfworn at extremities, slightly shaken, pages lightly toned.. 12mo., 14x9 cm.. German text. Scarce collection of Swiss historical tales; contains events from 1700 to 1801, including the history of the revolution in Helvetia. Weight: 1.0 lb. 40 engraved plates. Item Price
$325.00