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Uncover the events and figures that shaped our world with our collection of previously sold history books, providing fascinating insights into the past.
300 Portraits & Sketches of Famous German Men 1890 L Bechstein COPERNICUS etc
German: Dreihundert Bildnisse Und Lebensabrisse Berühmter Deutscher Manner. Begonnen Von Ludwig Bechltein. Reu Bearbeitet Und Fortgeführt...
The History of 17th Century France and its Cardinals 1844 STUNNING FINE BINDINGS
French: Richelieu Mazarin Et La Fronde Par M. Capefigue. Nouvelle Edition. Paris; Belin-Leprieur, Libraire-Editeur; 1844. English:...
The History of England by David Hume & Tobias Smollett 1820; 13 Vols PROVENANCE!
SOLD The History of England From the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Revolution in 1688 by David Hume, in Eight Volumes. Published in...
The History of Boxing by Pierce Egan; Boxiana 1823-1829; RIVIERE FINE BINDINGS !
SOLD Boxiana; or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism, From the Days of the Renowned Broughton and Slack, to the Championship of...
The Works of Xenophon 1762-1767 STUNNING 12 Vols FINE BINDINGS; Ancient Classics
SOLD Xenophontis Graecorum Res Gestae; et Agesilaeus, 1762; Xenophontis Expeditio Cyri, 1764; Xenophontis Institutio Cyri, 1767. Andrew...
De Inventoribus Rerum by Polydore Virgil 1580 - A VERY RARE BANNED BOOK !
SOLD Polydori Vergilii Urbinatas de Rerum Inventoribus Libri Octo. Eiusdem in orationem Dominicam Commentariolum. Cum Indice & rerum...
Captain Cook's Voyage to the South Pole FIRST EDITION 1777 STUNNING PLATES; RARE
A rare book with sales records achieving over £11,000 SOLD A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His...
History of Scotland 1579 FIRST EDITION - A Very Rare and Significant Book
Histoire Abbregee de Tous les Roys de France, Angleterre et Escosse, mise en ordre par forme d'Harmonie: contenant aussi un brief...
The Histories of Herodotus in 9 Volumes FOULIS PRESS 1761 Ancient Greek History
Herodoti Halicarnassensis Historia. Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, Glasguae, MDCCLXI. The Histories of Herodotus, published at...
Edmund Burke’s Annual Register 1758-1819 Americana Declaration of Independence
SOLD "The most valuable record and chronicle of historical and political events... contains accurate accounts of the Revolutionary War......
The Complete History of England To 1793 FIRST EDITION ! Large FOLIOS Ashburton
A New and Complete History of England, From the First Settlements of Brutus, Upwards of One Thousand Years Before Julius Caesar, To the...
The History of Civilisation 1846 - F. Guizot STUNNING Fine Bindings 3 Vols
SOLD The History of Civilisation, From the Fall of the Roman-Empire to the French Revolution by F. Guizot. Translated by William Hazlitt,...
History of the Holy Bible 1742-4 FINE PLATES Thomas Stackhouse FOLIOS - Scarce
SOLD. A New History of the Holy Bible, From the Beginning of the World, to the Establishment of Christianity. With Answers to Most of the...
1757 ALMANAC Rider's British Merlin & Court and City Register - Astrology Occult
The Third Edition of the Court and City Register, For the Year 1757. Corrected for the 18th of February. Containing, I. An Almanack; II....
The Making of England by John Richard Green 1885 MAPS Anglo-Saxon Norman History
The Making of England by John Richard Green, M.D. LL.D. With Maps. London, Macmillan and Co.; 1885. ------------------- The book focuses...
History of the Literature of Ancient Greece 1847 Müller - HOMER AESCHYLUS PLATO
Library of Useful Knowledge: History of the Literature of Ancient Greece, to the Period of Isocrates. Translated from the German Ms. of...
1797-1864 Almanacs: Royal Kalendars & Rider's British Merlin - History Astrology
Lot of Royal Kalendar Almanacs, Ranging From 1797 to 1864. Total of 19 Almanacs. Some almanacs contain Rider's British Merlin,...
Evidence of the Truth of the Christian Religion 1832 Fine Binding PROPHECY Bible
Evidence of the Truth of the Christian Religion, Derived from the Literal Fulfilment of Prophecy; Particularly as Illustrated by the...
1800-1806 London Calendars; Rider's British Merlin; HRMS Peers; East-India Co.
Set of Four Almanacs Ranging From 1800 to 1806. Three of Which Include Rider's British Merlin. Two Which Have the HRMS of Peers,...
Legends of the Madonna IN FINE ART 1872 Jameson WOODCUTS ETCHINGS Virgin Mary
Legends of the Madonna. As Represented in the Fine Arts. Forming the Third Series of Sacred and Legendary Art. By Mrs. Jameson....
Marcus Tullius Cicero: Selected Letters 1849 LATIN Orations Ancient Rome History
Latin: M. Tullii Ciceronis Epistolae Selectae Ac Temporum Ordine Dispositae. In Usum Scholarum Edidit Aug. Matthiae. Quartum Edidit,...
The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough - Thomas Lediard 1736 FIRST EDITION, Rare
The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough, Prince of the Roman Empire; illustrated with maps, battle plans, sieges and medals, and a great...
Oliver and Boyd's New Edinburgh Almanac 1858-1873 RARE! Astronomy, Golf, Science
Oliver and Boyd's New Edinburgh Almanac, a collection of 6 volumes ranging in date from 1858 through to 1875. Published in Edinburgh by...
Ancient Classics: 1830 Livy, Herodotus, Thucydides, Livy, Caesar, ANTIQUE BOOKS
SOLD A set of ancient classics all translated into English and published in the early 1830s in London. To include works by Julius Caesar,...
Abraham Lincoln by Lord Charnwood 1924 BICKERS FINE BINDING Americana History
AUCTION ENDING 04/04/2023 at 20:44 GMT Markers of the Nineteenth Century Edited by Basil Williams: Abraham Lincoln by Lord Charnwood....
Works of MARCUS TULIUS CICERO 1724 Opera VERY RARE Roman Law Philosophy Religion
AUCTION Ending 29/03/2023 at 19:26 GMT Latin: Marci Tullii Ciceronis Opera Quae Supersunt, Omnia, Cum Asconio & Scholiaste Veteri. Ac...
Antiquarian Scrapbooks PHOTOGRAPHS Chippendale Louis XV Rococo Baroque Louis XVI
AUCTION ENDING 29/03/2023 at 19:59 GMT Six Large Scrapbooks Containing Numerous Photographs of Antique Furniture. -------------------...
THUCYDIDES on the PELOPONNESIAN WAR 1866 - 1883 E. F. Poppo 8 vols in 4 STUNNING
SOLD. Latin: Thucydidis De Bello Peloponnesiaco Libri Octo. Ad Optimorum Librorum Fidem Editos. Explanavit Ernestus Fridericus Poppo....
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1820s Edward Gibbon MAPS
SOLD. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, Esq. In Twelve Volumes. A New Edition. London; Printed...
HERODOTUS Histories Explained by Heinrich Stein c.1880s MAPS Greece Persian War
SOLD. German: Herodotos Erklärt Von Heinrich Stein. Berlin; Weidmannsche Buchhandlung. English: Herodotus explained by Heinrich Stein....
The Orations of DEMOSTHENES 1870-90 William Dindorfil - Politics Law Democracy
SOLD. The Orations of Demosthenes From the Recension of William Dindorfil. Leipzig; Published and printed by B. G. Teubeneri. Volume I. :...
History of the Peloponnesian War By THUCYDIDES 1847 MAPS Ancient Greece SCARCE !
SOLD. The History of the Peloponnesian War, By Thucydides: Illustrated by Maps, Taken Entirely From Actual Surveys; With Notes, Chiefly...
The Oration of Demosthenes Upon the Crown c.1890 Ancient Greek Athens Statesman
SOLD. Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books: The Oration of Demosthenes Upon the Crown. Translated into English, With Notes by Henry Lord...
The British Workmen No.181-244 ILLUSTRATED 1870-5 Large Periodical Magazine
SOLD The British Workmen. No.181 January 1st 1870 to No. 244 April 1875. London; Published by S. W. Partridge & Co.; and W. Tweedie....
1743 History of of Cardinal Wolsey, Prime Minister to King Henry VIII - J Purser
SOLD The History of the Life and Times of Cardinal Wolsey, Prime Minister to King Henry VIII. Volumes Two, Three, and Four. London;...
FOLIO SOCIETY The Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire 2000 VOL 1 & 2 Hans
The Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire. By Thomas Hodgkin. Volumes I and II. London; The Folio Society; 2000. -------------------...
THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII Lord Lytton Novel Fiction Vesuvius Roman c.1890
Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books: The Last Days of Pompeii by the Right Hon. Lord Lytton. London and New York; George Routledge and Sons,...
Diogenes Laertius On the Life and Death of the Philosophers Book X 1551
SOLD Latin: Diogenis Laertii De Vita Et Mori Bus Philosophorum Libri X. Cum Indice Locupletißimo. Apud Ser Gryphium Lugduni. 1551....
HESIOD Mythological Historical Days Hercules Greek Poet Biographical c.1890
Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books: Hesiod. Translated by C. A. Elton. London and New York; George Routledge and Sons. -------------------...
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY G.H. Lewes Narrative Study c.1890
SOLD. Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books: A Biographical History of Philosophy by G. H. Lewes. London and New York; George Routledge and...
Popular Edition: LORD MACAULAY'S ESSAYS & LAYS OF ANCIENT ROME 1897 New Edition
SOLD. Popular Edition: Lord Macaulay's Essays and Lays of Ancient Rome. New Edition. Longmans, Green and Co.; New York and Bombay; 1897....
FOLIO SOCIETY Mediterranean & the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II
SOLD. The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II. By Fernando Braudel. In Three Volumes. Folio Society. 2000....
The Borough: a Poem in Twenty-Four Letters 1810 George Crabbe 3rd Edition
The Borough: a Poem, in Twenty-Four Letters by the Rev'd George Crabbe, LL.D. Third Edition. Two Volumes Bound into One. London; Printed...
Desbonnet Les Rois de la Lutte 1910 - History Of Wrestling SANGORSKI SUTCLIFFE !
SOLD. French: Professeur Desbonnet. Les Rois de la Lutte. Anecdotes et Récits sur la Lutte depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos...
The Quiver: An Illustrated Magazine 1874 Vol IX
£30 The Quiver: An Illustrated Magazine for Sunday and General Reading. Volume IX (9). Cassell, Petter & Galpin. 1874....
Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne 1813 Gilbert White ILLUSTRATED
SOLD. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton. To which are added, the naturalist's calendar;...
Memorials of St James's Place 1894 Edgar Sheppard Volume II MOROCCO LEATHER
Memorials of St James's Place by Edgar Sheppard. Volume II. Published in London by Longamns, Green, and Co. in 1894. -------------------...
Ancient Panegyrics 1728 VELLUM Panegyrici Veteres HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME - RARE
SOLD. Latin: Panegyrici Veteres. Interpretatione et Notis Illustravit. Jacobus de la Baune, Soc. Jesu, Jussy, Christianissimi Regis, Ad...
Memoirs of Heinrich Heine 1884 FIRST EDITION FINE BINDING - BANNED! Nietzsche
SOLD. French: Mémoires de Henri Heine; Traduction de J. Bourdeau. Paris, Calmann Lévy, Éditeur, 1884. English: Memoirs of Heinrich Heine;...
FIRST EDITION A History of British Fishes by William Yarrell 1836 CALF LEATHER
SOLD. FIRST EDITION A History of British Fishes by William Yarrell, V.P.Z.S. F.L.S. Illustrated by Nearly 400 Woodcuts. In Two Volumes....
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