Europe

A History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium; Revelations of the Medieval World; Passions of the Renaissance; From the Fires of Revolution to the Great War; Riddles of Identity in Modern Times

351517 — Cambridge Massachusetts: The Belknap Press at Harvard Univeristy. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Large 8vo 9" - 10. A justly celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series revealing in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world and up to through early Modern times stretching from the vast panorama of the pagan Roman empire to the glitz and glitter of 20th century art and literature. Intimate daily lives of citizens and slaves kings and commoners including concepts of manhood and sexuality to marriage and the family chastity and contraception techniques of childbirth sexuality religion the meaning of virtue and the separation of private and public spaces. A perfectly serviceable set of reference copies complete in five volumes Philippe Aries and Georges Duby serving as General Editors and with individual contributions and volume editors volume by volume. Nothing fancy but complete and sturdy. Each bound in two-tone paper over boards cloth-backed bindings of various colors. Forward cock to two spines some smudging to bottom page-tips moderate wear to two of the illustrated pictorial dust wrappers one being chipped and soiled a bit much less to the others and with previous owner's embossed stamps and inscriptions to several volumes. Hundreds and hundreds of fine black-and-white and full-color illustrations and photographs printed on high-gloss paper and with notes index and bibliography to each volume. Volume I 1987: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium by Paul Veyne ed. translated by Arthur Goldhammer with contributions by Paul Veyne Peter Brown Michel Rouche and Evelynn Parthagen with ix 2 2-670 pp.; Volume II: The Revelation of the Medieval World 1988 with contributions by Georges Duby Dominique Barthelemy and Charles de La Ronciere; by Danielle Regnier-Bohler; by Dominique Barthelemy and Philippe Contamine; and Georges Duby and Philippe Braunstein with xiii 3 3-650 pp.; Volume III 1989: Passions of The Renaissance edited by Roger Chartier translated by Arthur Goldhammer with chapters by Philippe Aries Introduction by Yves Castan Francois Lebrun and Roger Chartier; by Jacques Revel Orest Ranum Jean-Louis Flandrin Jacques Gelis Madelained Foisil and Jean Marie Goulemot and others with prelims 1-645 pp.; Volume IV 1990: From the Fires of Revolution To the Great War edited by Philippe Aries and Georges Duby with contributions by Michelle Perrot Introduction and chapters by her and Anne Martin-Fugier her and Roger-Henri Guerrand and by Alain Corbin with prelims 1-713 pp.; Volume V 1991: Riddles of Identity in Modern Times edited by Antoine Prost and Gerard Vincent with contributions by Antoine Prost Gerard Vincent Gerard Vincent Perrine Simon-Nahum Remi Leveau Dominique Schnapper and Kristina Ofrali Chiara Saraceno Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann Elaine Tyler May and others with prelims 3-630 pp. 1991. Altogether the set appears to comprise First American Editions in each case.Member I.O.B.A. C.B.A. and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes and for sets. The Belknap Press, at Harvard Univeristy hardcover

A History of the Foot Guards to 1856

1927 · 010756 — London: Constable. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published London: Constable 1927. 8vo. xxiv463pp. illustrated with 44 full-page maps and 6 folding maps at rear. Royal blue cloth with gilt titles and cover crest top edge gilting. Mild age toning to the paper. Very good clean tight unmarked. . Very Good. Hard. 1st. 1927. Constable unknown

A HISTORY OF THE ALANS IN THE WEST; From Their First Appearance in the Sources of Classical Antiquity through the Early Middle Ages

1973 · 5965 — University of Minnesota Press. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. Dustjacket has edgewear with chipping and a couple of small tears.; Minnesota Monographs in the Humanities; 1 x 1 x 1 Inches; 161 pages; The Alans a nomadic people from the steppe lands of south Russia were among the many invaders of the Roman empire who helped to bring about its fall. They were not Germans -- they were Indo-Iranians. Bachrach discusses the social and religious institutions of the Alans and especially their military customs. . 0816606781 . University of Minnesota Press hardcover

A History of Civilization Two Volumes Complete in Slipcase

1955 · 29644 — Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice-Hall. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1955. 1st Edition. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Profusely Illustrated with numerous B&W photos 60 maps by Vaughn Gray and numerous line drawings and plans. . Mild foxing on edges only else near fine; unmarked seemingly unread tight and square. The slipcase is whole and strong. A large heavy set eight pounds - additional shipping charges may apply. VERY GOOD. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xviii 686; xiv 722 pp . Prentice-Hall hardcover

A History of the Ostrogoths

1984 · 2074 — Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. 0253328314 . unclipped Dj F. Publisher's full black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Pages tight square and unmarked.Many maps drawings and illustrations throughout. F . DJ shows mild shelfwear else F. Book has slight shelfwear on top edge and light sunning on front and back boards else F. . B&Wmaps drawingsillust. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xviiiii299 pp . Indiana University Press hardcover

A History of Aragon and Catalonia

1933 · 613659 — London: Methuen & Co Ltd London 1933. Hardcover in good condition with unclipped dust jacket in acceptable condition. Jacket is marked scuffed and sunned. Edges are creased and torn with chips noted and tears repaired with tape. Board edges corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Page block face and foot are rough cut. Page block and page edges are lightly tanned. Previous owner's name penned to FEP. Boards are clean binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Used. Methuen & Co Ltd, London Hardcover

A HISTORY OF THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE COMPRISING A VIEW OF THE INVASION AND SETTLEMENT OF THE BARBARIANS; In Two Volumes.

4649 — Longman Brown Green & Longmans. N.D. Hardcover. Very Good. Former owner's name on ffeps A. G. Moore - Jan 7th 1857. Frontispieces are foxed. Brown boards are rubbed. Gilt lettering on spine is faded. Light bumping to boards. Vol 1: back board is starting. Vol 2: back fep has strip torn no loss of text. Still solid set.; No date 1834 ; 2 Volume Set. COMPLETE. Cabinet Cyclopaedia . Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans hardcover

A History of Gothic Art in England with Illustrations and Many Plates and Diagrams

1900 · 19022101008 — George Bell and Sons London 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Gerald C Horsley. Darkened pink covers red spine with gilt lettering and motif spine cover is frayed at ends and over front external joint bumped corners sound binding. Gift note at front dated 1905. Title page in red and black with vignette illustration light foxing to inside covers clean pages. Contains black and white plates full page illustrations and illustrations. No dust-jacket. Previous owner's name architectural historian Kerry Downes in pencil at the front. Illustrator: Gerald C Horsley. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 19022101008. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. George Bell and Sons hardcover

A History of the British Army. 20 Vol. Set

1910 · 012311 — London: MacMillan 1910. Complete 20 volume set. 1910 and later 14 text with 6 map volumes All maps most color folding maps present and in vg condition. Red cloth. Some spines faded. Text clean and unmarked. 1st American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. MacMillan Hardcover

A History Of Music Education In England 1872-1928

1993 · 220564 — Aldershot: Scolar Press 1993. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback 1993 with unclipped jacket. In overall near-fine used condition with only slight signs of age handling and storage - dust jacket a touch faded and rubbed to spine and edges with faint stain to spine tail now protected; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean no annotation or inscriptions; text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Scolar Press hardcover

A History of the Four Georges and of William IV 2 vols.

5315 — Toronto: Musson nd. Hard bound half calf-leather bound fine-paper edition bright gilt titles to spines and gilt top edges. Two volumes complete - 602pp & 588pp. Very good plus with only minor corner wear. Toronto: Musson, nd hardcover

A History of Ely Cathedral.

2008 · 054283 — Suffolk: The Boydell Press 2008. HEAVY. xxx 434pp index appendices bw & col plates text figures. Black cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket-excellent. From the tiny community founded in the fens by St Ethelreda in 672 and refounded as an abbey in 970 grew one of the greatest monasteries in England: a community which owned estates throughout Cambridgeshire and East Anglia as well as the Isle of Ely itself. This is the first substantial history of Ely Cathedral since 1771 and covers the church through each of its transformations- early Saxon monastic settlement abbey cathedral priory 1109 and finally after the Reformation as cathedral 1541. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. The Boydell Press Hardcover

A History of the Peninsular War Complete 7 Volume Set

1995 · 012393 — Greenhill Books 1995. Complete 7 volume set. Clean with no marks. 1st American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Greenhill Books Hardcover

A History of the Island of Anglesey serving as a supplement to Rowland's Mona Antiqua Restaurata to which are added Memoirs of Owen Glendower

1775 · 45627 — J Dodsley 1775. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good hardback. Light edgewear pages gently tanned but still crisp. Free endpaper and half title has slight area of grubbiness along shelf edge. 4to half calf with marbled boards red leather title label and gilt lettering. Blind and gilt decoration to spine. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. J Dodsley hardcover

A History of Private Life - IV; From the Fires of Revolution to the Great War

1990 · 047354 — Cambridge MA: Belknap Press / Harvard U.P. 1990 Book. Illus. by Translator - Arthur Goldhammer. New. Hardcover. 1st.US Edition. History of Private Life Series #4 The nineteenth century was the golden age of private life a time when the tentative self-consciousness of the Renaissance and earlier eras took recognizable form and the supreme individual with a political scientific and above all existential value emerged. Volume IV of this award-winning series chronicles this development from the tumult of the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War I--a century and a quarter of rapid ungovernable change culminating in a conflict that at a stroke altered life in the Western world.713p."col. plates. illus notes bibliography index.NOTE : Very heavy 1.6 kg Oversized volume with higher delivery cost . Belknap Press / Harvard U.P. hardcover

A History of Spanish Painting: Volume XIV

1966 · 543521 — Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1966. Volume XIV. Review copy hardcover in very good condition with clipped dust jacket in good condition. Review slip laid in. Jacket is marked and sunned particularly the spine and edges are creased and torn. Board edges corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed and page block is tanned and blemished. Binding is sound and pages are clear throughout. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Used. Harvard University Press Hardcover

A History of the Four Georges Kings of England Containing Personal Incidents of Their Chief Ministers Courtiers and Favorites

1865 · 42520 — NY: D. Appleton & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned and lightly worn owner name . on front free endpaper neat price inked on rear pastedown. 1865. Reprint. Hardcover. Patterned brown cloth with titles in gilt on spine. xii 454pp index 2pp publisher’s ads. Reprint of title about Georges I-IV originally published in 1859. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . D. Appleton & Company hardcover

A History of the Commonwealth of Florence from the Earliest Independence of the Commune to the Fall of the Republic in 1531: Complete four volume set

1865 · 1223E022 — London: Chapman and Hall 1865. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. xix 1 430; xvi 486; xvi 471; xix 1 591. Very Good Minus. 6 x 9 inches 15 x 23 cm. Complete four volume set. Purple cloth bindings with blind stamped panel to boards. Spines and board edges faded uneven fading to front board of Volume II. Volume I has slight wear to head of spine. Page edges untrimmed and unopened. Rubbing to endpapers. Good solid bindings. A little foxing to first and last couple of pages in each volume text is very clean throughout. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Please Note: This is a very heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate - a postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Please contact us for an accurate postage cost for your location. Size: 6 x 9 inches 15 x 23 cm. Chapman and Hall hardcover

A History of Romania

1996 · 55787 — Iasi Romania: The Center for Romanian Studies. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket rubbed. 1996. Second Printing. Hardcover. Black cloth. xxv 724pp. Black and white and color photographs and illustrations maps chronology rulers list bibliography and index The collective effort of a group of Romanian and American historians to create a synthesis of Romanian history for the general reader. from preface Brochure for The Embassy of Romania in Washington DC laid in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . The Center for Romanian Studies hardcover

A History in Fragments: Europe in the Twentieth Century

10-3H0306811790 — <p>BRAND NEW. Excellent condition. Never read or opened. No remainder mark. 87-1H// 10-3H0306811790</p> Da Capo Press

A History of Democracy in Europe

Hardcover Clean Copy

A History of Eastern Europe: Crisis and Change

Paperback, very good condition. Minor bumps to the corners and a remnant of previous price sticker on the rear, no other issues. Text is excellent throughout. DP Used

A History of Europe from the Earliest Times to 1713.

A HISTORY OF EUROPE- 3 VOLL.(2011)

3 voll'in 8', leg. ed. cofanetto:vol I- ancient and medieval, introduced by Richard Vinen, pp. XXV+430, ill. col. f.t., una in antiporta(foto);vol II- renaissance, reformation, reason, pp. X+377, ill. col. f.t., una in antiporta;vol. III- the liberal experiment, pp. XII+484, ill. col. f.t., una in antiporta.Volumi e cofanetto in buono stato.