Search Results: History from Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB

Berlin: Brunnen-Verlag - Willi Bischoff, 1931. Buckram. A Very Good Copy 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 159 pp. Fraktur. From the elector Friedrich through unification and WWI. Dedicated to the "leaders of the nationalist movement in Germany.

New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 248pp. These exceedingly well written memoirs account the early days of the French Revolution, and ultimately many campaigns beyond. Map endpapers. Introduction by Michael Glover. Red cloth boards, gold spine letters. Illustrated dust jacket (corner clipped, one crease at crown). origionally updated 3 2005.

New York: G.P Putnam's Sons, 1884. First American Edition. Octavo. Princess Alice was the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. This is a biography written by her sister Princess Helena. Portrait frontispiece, 407pp, (4)pp. ads at rear, bound in blue cloth over beveled boards stamped in gilt, spine lettering gilt, floral endpaper's previous owner's name and gift inscription, minor shelf wear. A very nice copy.

Paris; 1867: Justus Perthes. 12mo. 1116p. book plate of Robert Robinson-Zwahr co-author of Die Bremerverwandtschaft in Deutschland und in Texas (the Bremers and their kin in Germany and in Texas) Six engraved portraits (Caroline, Princess of Royale de Saxe; Constantin, Grand Duke of Russia; Helene, Princess of Slevig-Holstein; Isabelle d'Orldeans, comptesse de Paris; Auguste, Prince of Cobourg and Gotha and Duke of Saxony; Mariano ignacio Pradeo General de division, Dictator of Peru. Bound in original brown embossed cloth, spine lettering gilt, spine fadd short tear to upper joint at head glued. A very good copy.

Worcester, MA; [1801]: Isaiah Thomas. Octavo. No pagination. [42]pp. pictorial head pieces for each month, contains historical sketches of earthquakes, information for farmers and agriculture, recipes for making blackberry jelly, how to remove ink from linen, poetry, Officers of the Federal Government, a large listing of roads to the principal towns on the continent from Boston with the names of innkeepers and more. all bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled paper covered boards, slightly raised bands, spine lettering gilt, previous owner's bookplate, and contemporary owner's name on title page. A very nice clean copy.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1914. First Edition. Octavo. First edition in book form, unopened, publisher's signed binding with bookplate of W.R. Grace and Co., First published monthly in the Hearst's Magazine. This volume may be considered as the bridge which connects the "Greatness and Decline of Rome and with a third work following this publication titled "Between the Old World and the New. Bound in publisher's 3/4 dark green morocco over blue cloth, spine has evenly changed to brown, raised bands with compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, blue cloth endpapers, top edge gilt, one corner bumped. A lovely copy which was specially bound and likely a gift from the publisher to the W.R. Grace & Co. An American chemical Co.

Berlin: Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Dohfen), 1912. Original Cloth. Good Copy First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ein erinnerungsbuch an den zug des Burggrafen Friedrich von Nuernberg von Franken bis in die Mark Brandenburg vom 30. Mai bis zum 22 . Juni 1412. Mit 70 abbildungen und einer karte. Colored map, historical woodcuts, photographs of area.

Buenos Aires: Universidad De Buenos Aires, 1954. First Edition. Original Wraps. A Very Good Copy. 8-1/2 x 11". 347 pp. Text in Spanish. Photograph of Croce 1947. Several in-text photos of Croce at conference, in his library, etc. Produced by the faculty of phi losophy and letters. Fine stock gloss paper, v.l. wear upper/lower spine. Includes Gilbert Murray essay, "Croce como europeo." Other esays include "Croce y Bergson en el pensamiento contemporaneo," "L a concepcion de la historia en Croce y en Heidegger," etc.

Melbourne and London: A.N. Smith, 1899. Original Paper Wrps. Fragile. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 139p. Map is laid in. The account is contemporary on the event of the Boer War. Spine has been reglued, clipped corner but text is clean and housed in clam shell box.

New Brunswick (1968): Rutgers University Press. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 356 p. List of illustrations and abbreviations. Chapters, conclusions, bibliography and index. Colored map endpapers. B/w illustrations and photos. Light wear to jacket edges.

Bucharest: Intreprinderea Poligrafica "13 Decembrie 1918", 1966. Cloth. Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 581 pp. v. 1, 523 pp. v. 2. Romanian text. Lightly bumped corner vol. 1, same on reverse edge, copy clean and tight. Binding slightly cocked v. 2. 7 fold-out facsimiles of documents in vol. 2.

Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 1992. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 375pp. Documents released through the Historical Review Program of the CIA. In printed wrappers.

Toronto: MacMillan Company of Canada Limited, 1954. Octavo. 401pp..Illustrated with maps. Front endpapers map of the Anglo-French Frontier 1605-1760. Back endpapers North-West Europe 1940-1945. This work helps fill the gap of Canadian History with began in 1939. It was supended during WWII and was not resumed until several years agter the cessation of histilities. A very good copy bound in red cloth, spine lettering gilt, two corners lightly bumped.

Berlin: Hafen-Verlag G.M.B.H. 1923. Half-Calf. Very Good. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 232 pp. German text. 12 plates in-text. Light wear on edges. Diary by Swiss delegate to the Vienna Congress.

Stettin: Komissionsverlag: Leon Sauniers Buchhandlung, 1922. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 165 pp. German text. Handwritten note in Russian on upper front cover. Three fold-out maps in text.

Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1926. First Edition. Octavo. 264 pp. German text followed by 75 b&w plates with 84 figures. Gilt border and titles front cover. Front cover bowed. Bar-code on back end paper.

Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, 1925. First American. Orginal Wraps. Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 52 pp. Modern typeface.

Berlin: Decker's Verlag, 1899. Decorative Cloth. Good Copy Fifth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Important documentation of war from inception to completion. Includes war theory, philosophy, etc. Written by the highly decorated Lieutenant General of the Prussian Army. 449 pp. with battle plans, infantry breakdown, heirarchy, etc.

London: J. M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1920. First Edition. Cloth. Good. Ocatvo. 205pp. + advertisements.

Muenchen: R. Piper & Co. 1912. Decorative Cloth. Good Copy Third Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pictoral history of battle. 91 images on 66 plates. German Text. 124 pp.