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THE HORIZON CONCISE HISTORY OF ENGLAND, R J White, hb, DJ, xlib, 1971,
over 212 pp, ""This HORIZON CONCISE HISTORY OF ENGLAND is one of a series
of ten innovative, well-illustrated history books. Each is a quick,
easily grasped, and highly readable introduction to the entire past of a
great nation. Their illustrations have been chosen to display the
character of each country's historic art, and to convey an idea of the
look of the land and its people, across the years . And most important,
each volume is a work of scholarship and literary merit. The authors are
front-rank historians and writers. R.J. WHITE, University Lecturer in
History and Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge, sine 1946. His many
works include histories, biographies, political commentaries, historical
novels", vg cond, $12
THE GREAT FIRE, M. Dickens, 1973, 64 pp, Doubleday hb, xlib, "A gripping
adventure story that vividly recaptures the spirit and excitement of
London's historic fire through the eyes of a young orphan boy." later
elementary through middle school level, exc cond, $5
LONDON ECHOING, by James Bone, with pictures by Muirhead Bone, hb, 1948,
173 pp, "Observations of London people in ordinary life in first half of
20th century and of the endurance of its citizens during the two great
wars." "The artist`s drawings were made between 1901 and 1942 and many of
them are echoes of a London that has passed away or been lost to us in
war. " $8
KIDS' LONDON, DK Travel Guide, sc, exc cond, Coolest sights, museums, and
shops, 24 pp, '''$2
MARGARET THATCHER, World Leaders Past and Present, hb, 8 x 9 ,
xlib,glossy pictoral cover, exc cond,112 pp, many b&w photos, 1985,
Chelsea House Pub, biographical portraits for young readers, $4
LIVING IN ENGLAND: CHAUCER'S ENGLAND, hb, dj, xlib, 1964, 191 pp, black
and white plates, includes London and England, the home, growing up,
going to church, earning a living, flighting, fun, in trouble, the court,
$12
KINGS AND QUEENS, THE PLANTAGENETS OF ENGLAND, hb, xlib, dj, Janice Young
Brooks, 1975, includes the pre-plantagenets from 1065 to Richard III and
then the Lancaster- Tudor claim, 160 pp, $10
THE ENGLISH PEOPLE ON THE EVE OF COLONIZATION, 1603-1630, New American
Nation Series, illustrated, Harper torchbooks, 1962, pb, includes the
English character, intellectual and cultural influences, the inns of
court and the lawyers, the yeomen and farm labrorers, the physicians, the
nobles, the country gentlemen, the clergy, the businessmen, the schools,
the universities, Elizabethan Puritanism, under the Early Stuarts,
Kingship and privy council, Parliament, the sheriffs, the justices of the
peace, the Constables, the churchwardens and Parish, the companies and
colonization, with illustrations and maps too, 302 pp, small print, high
school level, $9
THE REIGN OF MARY TUDOR by James Anthony Froude, 326 pp, Everyman's
Library, Froude's History of England, edited by Ernest Rhys, hb, vg cond,
Dent pub, $17
MARIE ANTIONETTE, KIELTY, hb xlib World Landmark W-20 vg cond, back
spine paper torn at inside seam and needs gluing, $14
CATHERINE THE GREAT, World Landmark, Scherman, hb, Random House, webbing
visible where front cover meets book- inside first page and cover,
otherwise very good condition, xlib, $24
JEANNE D'ARC, by Aileen Fisher, 7 x 10 hb, xlib, exc cond, 1970, Crowell
pub, 53 pp, $5
SQUIRE FOR KING ARTHUR, Eugenia Stone, hb, xlib, exc cond, 1955 , 5th
printing, 7 x 9, 158 pp, nicely illustrated, pictoral cover, "Young Tor
sets out to rescue little Prince Odo when he is kidnapped by Saxons and
discovers King Arthur is in imminent danger from the Saxon's
dragon-prowed ships and fierce warriors." $14
CHARLES V- FATHER OF EUROPE, Gertrude von Schwarzenfeld, hb with dj (dj
has tears)1957, translation from the original German by Ruth Mary
Bethell, 307 pp, many illustrations, mostly of pictures by artists of
that period, including numerous Titians, vg cond except dj, xcollege
Spanish dept, $8
CHARLES de GAULLE, DEFENDER OF FRANCE, GARRARD, hb with mylar dj, xlib,
by Epstein, biography, 1973, 175 pp, vg cond, $5
LIFE IN FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XIV, Carr, hb, xlib, dj, European LIfe Series,
Putnam, 1966 , the Ancien Regime and the modern outlook, the monarchy,
the clergy, the nobility, the middle classes, professional men, artists
and writers, countryfolk, the artisans,, soldiers, sailors, travellers,
176 pp, many engravings, illustrations and photos, quality, heavy paper,
$18
LIFE IN REVOLUTIONARY FRANCE, Lewis, hb, xlib, dj, European Life Series,
Putnam, includes the decline of an aristocratic society, religion and
revolution, the transformation of peasant society, careers open to
talents, the revolution and the classes populaires, popular violence and
government repression, the nation-in-arms, the artist in an age of
Revolution, choronological guide, 192 pp, many engravings, illustrations,
photos, quality, heavy white paper, $18
THE ROYAL DIARIES, ELEANOR, CROWN JEWEL OF AQUITAINE, FRANCE, 1136, hb,
2002, "The diary of Eleanor, first daughter of the duke of Aquitaine,
from 1136 until 1137, when at age 15 she becomes queen of Freance,"
Scholastic historical fiction, vg cond, $7
THE REBEL, Burton, hb with dj, xlib, 1971, Crowell pub, "A student at
Oxford in 1788 is caught up in the air of rebellion, goes to France and
is repulsed by the bloodshed of the French Rebellion." fiction, vg cond,
$2
NAPOLEON AND THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO, World Landmark, hb, name inside
cover, 1953, vg cond, corners bumped and cover has some light stains, $8
NAPOLEON AND THE QUEEN OF PRUSSIA, hb, Napoleon in Germany, an historical
novel, by L. Muhlbach, trans from the German by F. Jordan, 1867/1915,509
pp, vg cond, $7
THE BATTLE OF KONIGGRATZ, PRUSSIA'S VICTORY OVER AUSTRIA, 1866, by Craig,
GREAT BATTLES OF HISTORY, hb, Lippincott, xlib, 11 maps, 211 pp, exc
cond, "Here is a full account of that historic battle, sometimes known as
the Battle of Sadowa, starting with a discussion of the state of affairs
that led to war and continuing to the aftermath.... Quoting from
firsthand account by officers, men in the ranks, and war correspondents
at the scene.....", $9
THE TRUE STORY OF CECIL RHODES IN AFRICA, HB, xlib, exc cond, 1965,
Children's Press,$2
FIGHTER FOR INDEPENDENCE, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU, Messner Biography, 20th
century leader of India fights for the country's freedom, hb with mylar
dj, xlib, vg cond, 1966, $5
COMMODORE PERRY AND THE OPENING OF JAPAN, Landmark #56, hb, xlib, mylar
dj, 1955, pictoral cover, vg cond, $10
FATHER OF MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE, MIGUEL HIDALGO Y COSTILLA, BY Frank
DeVarona, hb, xlib,biography,relates the life story of the Catholic
priest who became an activist in working to free Mexico from Spanish
rule, 1993,32 pp, exc cond, colorfully illustrated $2
GOODBYE, VIETNAM, Whelan, "Thirteen yr old Mai and her family embark on a
dangerous sea voyage from Vietnam to Hong Kong to escape the
unpredictable and often brutal Vietnamese governement, " refugee story
for young readers,Knopf, 135 pp, 1992, hb, xlib, mylar dj, exc cond, $3
ANNE BOLEYN, by Anthony, Crowell hb, 310 pp, 1957, "Story of a beautiful,
fascinating, trouble maker in the realm of King Henry VIII", vg cond- $4
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