HISTORY (FRENCH)
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UNIFORMS OF WATERLOO IN COLOUR 16-18 JUNE 1815
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite.
Illustrated by Jack Cassin-Scott; Michael Chappell.
Stock no. 1828913
Published by Arms & Armour Press.
1999.
Very good condition.
The uniforms worn in the three days of fighting in 1815 which brought about the final downfall of Napoleon Bonaparte. White pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 190 pages. ISBN: 1854093940. Reprint. Covers lightly browned and slightly grubby. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- ARMY
- UNIFORMS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- NAPOLEON
THE SONG OF ROLAND
Written by C.K. Scott Moncrieff; John Burnside.
Illustrated by Anna Balbusson; Elena Balbusson.
Stock no. 1828828
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2010.
Very good condition.
Red cloth with gilt title and decoration. Introduced by John Burnside. Superb colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and a little marked on one side.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- SONGS
THE HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF THE EMPEROR CHARLES V
Written by William Robertson.
Stock no. 1828342
Published by Jones & Co.
1829.
Good condition.
Red cloth. B/w frontis and title page. 1" cut from top edge of title page. Some foxing, a few grubby marks & pale damp marks to contents. Frontis detached. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Large name & date written in colour pencil (lilac) rear endpaper. Covers grubby/scuffed and unevenly faded. Spine browned.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- FRANCE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
HUNDRED YEARS WAR CASTLES: FORTRESSES
Written by Stephane William Gondoin.
Stock no. 1828166
Published by Histoire & Collections.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition.
Fortresses of France. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9782915239805. A lovely copy, feels unread.
THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT
Written by Anne Curry; Malcolm Mercer.
Stock no. 1327803
Published by Yale University Press.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive and sumptuously illustrated volume providing a defining reassessment of England's legendary vitory on the fields of Agincourt on 25 October 1415 - a triumph that changed the course of the Hundred Years War and Britain's relationship with her longtime enemy, France. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780300214307. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and creased with slight grubbiness to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
NAPOLEON'S MEDALS: VICTORY TO THE ARTS
Written by Richard Todd.
Stock no. 1327299
Published by The History Press.
1st
2009.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
How Napoleon's artists displayed the stolen art from his Italian campaign on the medals to glorify his conquests, and used classical models to clothe him with heroic attributes. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 224 pages. Colour photos of coins and medals throughout. ISBN: 9780752449999. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is creased at edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- NAPOLEON
- COINS
- MEDALS AND BADGES
THE BRITISH SETTLEMENT OF BRITTANY: THE FIRST BRETONS IN ARMORICA
Written by Pierre-Roland Giot; Philippe Guigon; Bernard Merdrignac.
Stock no. 1826799
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd.
1st
2003.
Very good condition.
Written by three distinguished French scholars, this book examines the reasons for the migration of Britons from the Roman Province of Britannia to Armorica during the Dark Ages and early Middle Ages. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0752425242. Covers a little scuffed and creased. Text block ligthly browned. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- BRITTANY
- DARK AGES
- MIDDLE AGES
- ARCHAEOLOGY
FRENCH EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY PAINTING
Written by David Wakefield.
Stock no. 1826065
Published by Gordon Fraser Gallery.
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Maroon cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0860920488. Heavy knock to top of boards, both front and rear board. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, scuffed and has a couple of scratches to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ROCOCO
- FRANCE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
TERRITORIAL AMBITIONS AND THE GARDENS OF VERSAILLES
Written by Chandra Mukerji.
Stock no. 1825209
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition.
An original and important contribution to cultural sociology. Cardwraps. 393 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780521599589. Cardcover corners lightly rubbed, tiny knock to vertical edge of rear cover. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- FRANCE
- SOCIOLOGY
TERRITORIAL AMBITIONS AND THE GARDENS OF VERSAILLES
Written by Chandra Mukerji.
Stock no. 1324892
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
1997.
Very good condition.
An original and important contribution to cultural sociology. Cardwraps. 393 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780521599589. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- FRANCE
- SOCIOLOGY
THE HISTORY OF PARIS IN PAINTING
Written by Georges Duby; Guy Lobrichon.
Stock no. 1824371
Published by Abbeville Press.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition.
Very large format. Red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and gilt shield to front. Beautiful colour artwork throughout. Red ribbon page marker. ISBN: 9780789210463. Minor marks to top edge of text block (hardly noticeable). Contents otherwise fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase in lovely condition.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
THE ART AND SPIRIT OF PARIS (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Michel Laclotte.
Stock no. 1824367
Published by Abbeville Press.
Circa
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Two volumes. Edited by Laclotte. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and pictorial onlay to front. Colour photographs throughout. A very heavy set. Large format. ISBN: 9781558597600. Second printing. Spines very lightly faded (hardly noticeable). Creasing to margins of pagew 283-190 volume I else contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is bumped at top front corner and has a couple of minor knocks.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FRENCH)