ACTON, HAROLD.

The Pazzi Conspiracy: The Plot Against the Medici.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1979. 0500250642. 1st ed. "Fully illustrated from contemporary sources, this entertaining and informative account of the conflict between prince and pope is filled with incidents of personal heroism and unexpected brutality." Pp.128,39 b/w illustrations. Green cloth, d/w has internal dampstaining to rear causing it to stick to rear board. VG/G+.

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Book number: 30629

Catalogue: History: : European

Keywords: Acton Pazzi Conspiracy Plot Medici Florence 15th Century Florentine Republic Lorenzo Giuliano Riario Papacy Naples 29966 History: : European

ATKINSON, W.C.

Spain. A Brief History.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1934. 1st ed. "Attention is focussed on the evolutionary significance of events, policies and social conditions rather than on the mere recital of facts". Pp. 10/200, + coloured folding map to rear. Spotting to closed page edges not affecting text. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustd. d/w, price clipped. G/G.

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Book number: 11064

Catalogue: History: : European

Keywords: Atkinson Spain Brief History Folding Coloured Map A4011 History: : European

D'AUVERGNE, EDMUND B.

The Coburgs. The Story of the Rise of a Great Royal House.

London: Stanley Paul & Co, nd. (c.1922). Contents: I.The Ducal House of Coburg; II. The Coburgs and the Revolution; III. The Princess Charlotte; IV. Leopold and the Crown of Greece; V. The Birth of Belgium; VI. Belgium Wins a Losing Fight; VII. A Coburg in Portugal; VIII. The Queen of England's Consort; IX. King Ferdinand and the Spanish Marriages; X. Emperor, King, and Prince Consort; XI. Charlotte, Empress of Mexico; XII. King Ferdinand and the Crown of Spain; XIII. Ferdinand, Prince of Bulgaria; XIV. Ferdinand, Tsar of Bulgaria. Pp.340/ 32 (publisher's catalogue), photogravure portrait frontispiece + 16 further black & white portrait plates, owner's name to front free endpaper, occasional spotting throughout. Red bevelled cloth, gilt armorial shield to front, gilt title to spine, minor wear to top and tail of spine. Good.

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Book number: 51303

Catalogue: History: : European

Keywords: D'Auvergne Coburgs History Royal Ducal House Family French Revolution Princess Charlotte Leopold Greece Belgium Portugal Queen Victoria Prince Albert King Ferdinand Spain Mexico Bulgaria 52704 History: : European

BALL, J.N.

Merchants and Merchandise. The Expansion of Trade in Europe 1500-1630.

London: Croom Helm, 1977. 0856644933. 1st ed. "..presents a broad view of the expansion of trade in sixteenth-century Europe." Chapters deal with merchantile organisation, relations between commercial life and state policy and the evolution of the financial system. Pp.226. Black cloth, d/w. VG/VG.

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Book number: 30370

Catalogue: History: : European

Keywords: Ball Merchants Merchandise Expansion Trade Europe 16th Century Merchantile Organisation Commercial Finance European History 29615 History: : European

BALUK, STEFAN.

Poland at Arms 1939-1945.

Warsaw: Polonia Publishers, 1990. 8370211178. 1st edition. "In the years 1939-45, Poland was subjected to the extermination policy of the Third Reich, which set forth to biologically annihilate the nation, its material and cultural heritage." 28.5cms x 20.5cms. Pp.148/6 maps to end, inscribed by the author "With compliments to Madame Sue Ryder from Author" to copyright page, illustrated throughout with black & white photographs throughout. Black & white illustrated laminated board, slight rubbing to top and tail of spine. A scarce book. VG. **Sue Ryder was a British volunteer with Special Operations Executive in the Second World War. She was created Baroness Ryder of Warsaw in 1979, in recognition of her life's work. She established a home for concentration camp survivors in Cavendish, Suffolk which was later to provide nursing care for the elderly and disabled. Ryder continued to speak for Poland and when the Communist rule there collapsed, she arranged lorries of medical and food aid. In 1989 Ryder made an appeal through The Daily Telegraph to obtain more funding and collected £40,000 through the Lady Ryder of Warsaw Appeals Fund.

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Book number: 37636

Catalogue: History: : European

Keywords: Stefan Baluk Signed Poland Arms World War II Nazi Concentration Camps Polish Genocide Jews War Military Sue Ryder 38339 History: : European

BARR, STRINGFELLOW.

The Pilgrimage of Western Man. A History of Europe from 1500 to 1949 & - as its leading motif- our approach from the vision of the Pilgrim City to our vision of One World.

London:Victor Gollancz,1950. 1st ed. Pp.14/369,spotting to page edges not affecting text. Grey cloth, d/w rubbed and chipped with loss to top of spine. G/G.

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Book number: 5001

Catalogue: History: : European

Keywords: Barr Pilgrimage Western Man History Europe Pilgrim City God 17446 History: : European

BENES, V.L. & POUNDS, N.J.G.

Poland.

London: Ernest Benn, 1970. 1st ed. Ex library. Nations of the Modern World series. Study of Poland's development up to about 1970 (date this book was published). Pp.416, 26 b/w plates + 11 maps, library stamps. Navy cloth, d/w has some sunning to spine. G+/G+.

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Book number: 32439

Catalogue: History: : European

Keywords: Benes Pounds Poland Polish History Politics Soviet Bloc 32260 History: : European

BENZ, WOLFGANG AND DISTEL, BARBARA.

Dachau and the Nazi Terror 1933-1945. Vol.1. Testimonies and Memoirs.

Dachau: Comite International de Dachau, 2002. 3980858707. "Contains in unabridged form in English a selection of important contributions of survivors of Nazi concentration camps, published in 17 issues of the Dachauer Hefte 1985-2000." Pp.266. Paperback, creasing to spine and minor edge wear. G+.

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Book number: 43856

Catalogue: History: : European

Keywords: Benz Distel Dachau Nazi Terror Testimonies Memoirs Memoires Concentration Camp World War II 45216 History: : European

BOSWELL, BRUCE A.

Poland and the Poles.

London: Methuen & Co.Ltd, 1919. 1st edition. A series of essays based on the author's personal contact with the Poles during five years residence in the country. Pp.x/313, 21 black & white photo illustrations and 3 double page maps, occasional light spotting.Dark blue cloth, blind-stamped title to front, title to spine dulled. G+.

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Book number: 50716

Catalogue: History: : European

Keywords: Boswell Poland Poles Polish People History Politics Ukraine Poets Literature Education Science Art Music War 52183 History: : European

BOYER, MARJORIE NICE.

Medieval French Bridges. A History.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Mediaeval Academy of America, 1976. 0910956588. 1st edition. "While there are now many more bridges than at any time in the past, no single one of them can match the central importance of the medieval bridge to its community, or fulfil the variety of functions that was taken for granted in the medieval bridge." Pp.xii/236, 18 figure illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. VG.

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Book number: 42557

Catalogue: History: : European

Keywords: Boyer Medieval French Bridges History Romans Carolingians Military Private Bridges Pious Work Structure Public Works Finance Maintenance Builders Construction Bridgebuilders Versatility 43903 History: : European

CHAPMAN, GUY.

Why France Collapsed.

London: Cassell, 1968. 1st edition. "In June 1940 the armies of France, Great Britain and Belgium succumbed to the onslaught of the German armies in less than six weeks..This book is a bold attempt to clarify responsibilities and to answer the question of how an army - not greatly inferior to the enemy's and only ten years before believed to be the strongest in Europe - met such an ignominious defeat." Pp.xiv/403, 11 maps, dedication (in French: "Le Commandant Jean Le Boeuf 4º regiment de Chassans Marins d'Afrique. Groupe speciale France libre escadre le general C. de G. 1940-1945") to half-title page. Green cloth, dustwrapper slightly toned with spot to top of spine edge. G+/G+.

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Book number: 46470

Catalogue: History: : European

Keywords: Chapman Why France Collapsed World War II Ww2 French Army History 1940 Seventh Army Islands First Dyle Meuse Dinant Sedan Montherme Dunkirk Somme Maginot 48046 History: : European

COLE, ALISTAIR AND CAMPBELL, PETER.

French Electoral Systems Elections Since 1789. (3rd edition).

Aldershot: Gower Publishing, 1989. 0566056968. 3rd edition. "Cole and Campbell show how France's rulers have traditionally regarded electoral systems as less than sacrosanct, to be changed at will to suit their own transient electoral interest." Pp.xii/202. Blue cloth, dustwrapper slightly faded to spine. VG/VG.

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Book number: 48563

Catalogue: History: : European: : France

Keywords: Cole Campbell French Electoral Systems History France Politics History Universal Male Suffrage Third Republic Ffourth Proporttional Representation de Gaulle Mitterrand Presedential 49985 History: : European: : France

PARLIAMENTARY RECRUITING COMMITTEE.

The Great War and How it Arose.

London: Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, 1915. Pp.56. Red card wraps have owners name and small bleach mark to front. G+.

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Book number: 32592

Catalogue: History: : European

Keywords: Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Great War How It Arose World War One Ww1 32400 History: : European

COWIE, L. W.

Sixteenth Century Europe.

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1977. 1st.ed. "This is a useful basic text for all who wish to know about sixteenth - century Europe." Pp, 340. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.

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Book number: 8885

Catalogue: History: : European

Keywords: Cowie Sixteenth Century Europe History Church Renaissance A1142 History: : European

CRONIN, VINCENT.

Paris On The Eve 1900-1914.

London: Collins, 1989. 0002176203. 1st edition. "Paris in the years 1900-1914 was the artistic centre of Europe. It was the city of philosophers such as Bergson; of writers such as Proust, Gide, Claudel; the city in which Debussy composed and Sarah Bernhardt acted, and which attracted talents as diverse as those of the young Picasso and the impressario Diaghilev. Nor were the achievements all in the arts..Cronin's portrait of Paris..emerges from a succession of character sketches..The unique quality of Parisian life in that period is here superbly communicated.." Pp.484, 16 pages of black & white plates, illustrated endpapers. Maroon cloth, dustwrapper not price-clipped. VG/VG.

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Book number: 42581

Catalogue: History: : European

Keywords: Cronin Paris on the Eve European French History Francegide Claudel Proust Picasso Peguy Debussy Parisiennes Russia Germany War 43932 History: : European