Abbott, John S. C.

Prussia and the Franco-Prussian War

Boston, B. B. Russell, 1871. Sewn cloth, 311 pp. 5"-7.5". Fair. Third subtitle attests that it includes biographical sketches of King William and Count von Bismarck. Green cover split but still standing, scribbles, water and oil stains within its pages but first-hand quotes compensate.

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Book number: 1257

Catalogue: History

Croker, John Wilson

Essays on the Early Period of the French Revolution

New York, AMS Press, 1857,repint of 1970. Sewn cloth, 571 pp. 5.75"-8.75". As New. Reprinted from the 1857 edition in the Brooklyn Public Library. A work where a conservative had access to original transcripts and commentaries and either laments or slanders their actors.

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Book number: 1568

Catalogue: History

Toynbee, Arnold

A Study of History, Volume 7A: Universal States

New York, Oxford University Press, 1963. Perfectbound, 379 pp. 5.5"-8". Fine. Historian's analysis of what the dominant minority in a state constructs in order to prevent its own disintegration. Minor and scattered foxing  .

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Book number: 656

Catalogue: History

Vico, Giambattista; Thomas

The New Science of Giambattista Vico

Ithaca NY, Cornell University Press, 1994. Perfectbound, 455 pp. 6"-9". As New. Red paper covers and text still in pristine condition while faces show smoke exposure. The 'commodius vicus' of Jpyce's “Finnegan's Wake�.

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Book number: 1155

Catalogue: History

The Yomiuri Shimbun, editors; Susanne Akemi Wegmueller, translator

Chronicle: The Great Hanshin Earthquake

Tokyo, IBH Communications, 1996. Perfectbound, 232 pp. 7"-10". Fiine. Documents the massive earthquake in central Japan of Jan. 17, 1995. when over 6,000 people perished. 22 full colour photos of he devastation, scores more in b x w. Glossy, wraparound cover shows wear.

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Book number: 1133

Catalogue: History