HISTORY AS THE STORY OF LIBERTY
Written by Benedetto Croce.
Stock no. 1831327
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A brilliant and penetrating discussion of history and the writing of history it is Croce's contention that history must be considered first as the history of liberty, one of the greatest possessions of the human race.Beige cloth boards, red titles. 324 pages including index, plus publisher adverts to rear. Top edge red. Third impression. Some mottling/browning to board edges. Text block grubby and foxed. Name & address in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and prelims else contents clean. Burgundy dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed, rear panel is browned and grubby.

THE DISCOVERY OF MANKIND: ATLANTIC ENCOUNTERS IN THE AGE OF COLUMBUS
Written by David Abulafia.
Stock no. 1831326
Published by Yale University Press. 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Book Club Edition. Emphasizing contact between peoples rather than the discovery of lands, and using archaeological findings as well as eyewitness accounts, David Abulafia explores the social lives of the New World inhabitants, the motivations and tensions of the first transactions with Europeans, and the swift transmutation of wonder to vicious exploitation. Lucid, readable, and scrupulously researched, this is a work of humane engagement with a period in which a tragically violent standard was set for European conquest across the world. Dark grey paper boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w plates. xxvi and 379 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300125825. Light concave reading crease to spine. Slight lean to spine. Text block grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustswrapper is lightly edge-worn and scuffed.

ABERFAN: THE DAYS AFTER
Written by I.C. Rapoport.
Stock no. 1331193
Published by Parthian. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

A Journey in Pictures. The Aberfan tragedy which came to symbolise everything that fashionable decade strove to forget: the negligence of authorities and the dirt of existence, poverty and the class divide. B/w photographs commemorating a past decade, a defunct industry, seeking out the women and families of a male-dominated world. White pictorial cardwraps. Dual language: text in English & Welsh. ISBN: 1902638565. Covers lightly foxed and edge creased. Contents fine.

THE HISTORY OF EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES, COMMONLY TERMED THE BLACK PRINCE, ELDEST SON OF KING EDWARD THE THIRD
Written by Alexander Bicknell.
Stock no. 1831317
Published by J. Bew. 1st 1776. Good condition.

With a Short View of the Reigns of Edward I; Edward II; and Edward II; and a Summary Account of the Institution of the Order of the Garter. Full leather binding, gilt title to spine. Marbled endpapers. B/w frontis. xvi and 352 pages. All edges red. Front board detached. Boards scuffed, corners worn, top of spine worn. Small patch of loss to leather spine. Bookplate of Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy to front pastedown - the eldest son of Mark Beaufoy the astronomer. Prelims badly bound in i.e. glued too far in. This leads to tearing and creasing of front hinge between title page and frontis (it is possible that the prelims have been glued in such a fashion to help hold the book together but it does make a bit of a mess to the prelims). 'Introduction' written in ink above the Introduction page xiii (also imprinted to facing page). Light page browning and scattered foxing throughout. A few old grubby marks to margins. Overall, a good working copy.

THE END OF NORTH'S MINISTRY 1780-1782 (ENGLAND IN THE AGE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION)
Written by Ian R. Christie.
Stock no. 1831312
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book deals with the working of the eighteenth century parliamentary system during the last crisis of the American War of Independence, from the 'false dawn' of the recovery of South Carolina until the final extinction of British hopes at Yorktown. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xiii and 428 pages including index. Boards lightly mottled. Foxing to text block, endpapers and some bleeding to a few page margins. Name & address in ink to front endpaper. A few instances of pencil annotation to margins else contents clean. Dustwrapper is browned with some foxing and grubby in appearance.

BYRON'S LETTERS AND JOURNALS (12 VOLUMES)
Written by Lord Byron; Leslie A. Marchand.
Stock no. 1831311
Published by John Murray. 1974. Slightly better than very good condition.

The complete and unexpurgated text of all the letters available in manuscript and the full printed version of all others. 11 Volumes and Index, making up the complete set. Volume I first published 1973, Index first published 1982. Red cloth boards, gilt titles to spine and Byron logo to front. Frontispiece to each volume. Reprints and first editions of the various volumes. One or two minor marks to boards but generally nice, bright and clean. A few volumes have a few marks to text block (not bad), top edges are browned. Name and date in ink to front pastedowns of each volume and also a four digit number to the top corner of the front endpaper. Else contents are clean. A nice set.

CITY OF FORTUNE
Written by Roger Crowley.
Stock no. 1331187
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire. Colour illustrations and photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 405 pages (including index). ISBN: 9780571245949. Spine bumped at head and tail. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly creased at spine ends.

THOMAS RAINBOROWE (C. 1610-1648) CIVIL WAR SEAMAN, SIEGEMASTER AND RADICAL
Written by Whitney R.D. Jones.
Stock no. 1331177
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

An account of the life and career of Thomas Rainborowe, a significant figure in the English Civil War in both military and political terms. Red boards with gilt title to spine and cream title label to front cover. 154 pages (including index). ISBN: 184383121X. Some marks to rear cover. Some foxspots to textblock. Page wrinkling to preliminary pages.

A POLITE AND COMMERCIAL PEOPLE ENGLAND 1727-1783
Written by Paul Langford.
Stock no. 1331174
Published by Guild Publishing. Circa 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The New Oxford History of England Series. Dark blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Some b/w plates. 803 pages including index. Spine slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge rubbed and has a couple of light scratch marks to rear panel.

THE TUDOR REVOLUTION IN GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES IN THE REIGN OF THE HENRY VIII
Written by Geoffrey R. Elton.
Stock no. 1831303
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1966. Almost very good condition.

A study of change in the methods and principles of English government in the sixteenth century, from the 'household' methods of the Middle Ages to the bureaucratic organization of national monarchy. Cardwraps. xii and 465 pages including index. ISBN: 0521092353. Reprint. Covers browned and grubby. Text block grubby. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.

JURA: ISLAND OF DEER
Written by Peter Youngson.
Stock no. 1831273
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Jura is one of the largest islands of the Inner Hebrides. This is a complete history of the island's history, from the Meolithic period to the present day, also focusing on other aspects such as Jura's natural history and geography. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, b/w drawings. ISBN: 1841581364. Text block very slightly grubby. A few minor creases to vertical edge of pages. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased to lower edge of rear panel, and is lightly scuffed, tiny nick to top of spine.

THE EUROPEAN RIGHT A HISTORICAL PROFILE
Written by Hans Rogger; Eugen Weber.
Stock no. 1331093
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A foundational academic study analyzing the development of conservative, reactionary, and fascist movements across Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries. Red boards, black title to spine. 589 pages. Spine bumped. Some foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock. Endpapers lightly browned. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a little grubby to rear panel.