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Voices From the Dark Years: The Truth About Occupied France 1940 - 1945


Boyd, Douglas

Hardcover. Gloucestershire, UK, Sutton Publishing, First Edition, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 298 pages. Hardcover. Black cloth covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Bright, illustrated dust jacket in very good condition. Clean & unmarked copy with black & white illustrations.

Record # 6670050


Price: $19.00 

 

War in France and Flanders, The 1939-1940


Ellis, Major L. F.

Hardcover. London, HMSO, 1st, 1953, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 425 pages. Illustrated with b&w photos, drawings and maps. Many are fold-out and in color. The last map in the rearpocket is missing. Otherwise all in excellent condition. Green cloth covers rubbed, previous owner's signature on front fly leaf.

Record # 600304


Price: $80.00 

War of the Two Emperors, The: The Duel Between Napoleon and Alexander, Russia 1812Cate, Curtis
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War of the Two Emperors, The: The Duel Between Napoleon and Alexander, Russia 1812


Cate, Curtis

Hardcover. New York, Random House, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 487 pages, b&w illustrations. Slight wear to dust jacket edges, else a very neat, tight copy.

Record # 606624


Price: $15.00 

Wars of French Decolonization, TheClayton, Anthony
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Wars of French Decolonization, The


Clayton, Anthony

Softcover. New York, Longman, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 233 pages. Softcover. Shelfwear to wrappers. Minor foxing to textblock edges. An otherwise clean copy with minor edgewear.

Record # 471611


Price: $38.00 

 

Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles


Cornwell, Bernard

Hardcover. London UK, William Collins, 1st UK, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 352 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Meticulously researched history regarding the battle of Waterloo. Heavy scratching to dust jacket titling. Rubbing and edgewear to rear dust jacket flap. Color and black-and-white illustrations throughout. A bright and tight copy.

Record # 952495


Price: $29.00 

We Felt The Flames: Hitler's Blitzkrieg America's Story (SIGNED COPY)Kupfer, Charles
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We Felt The Flames: Hitler's Blitzkrieg America's Story (SIGNED COPY)


Kupfer, Charles

Softcover. Carlisle PA, Kirkland's Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 225 pages, b&w illustrations. An interesting account of American public opinion and how influential the American media was in establishing sympathy for the Allied cause during Hitler's blitzkrieg, the fall of France and the Battle of Britain. INSCRIBED BY KUPFER on the title page. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 415178


Price: $31.00 

Whaling and Old Salem: A Chronicle of the SeaRobotti, Frances Diane
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Whaling and Old Salem: A Chronicle of the Sea


Robotti, Frances Diane

Hardcover. Salem, MA, Newcomb & Gauss, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 192 pages. Hardcover without dust jacket. Very minor wear to spine. Small "Library of George Murphy" impressed in upper corner of front end papers.

Record # 2230912


Price: $23.00 

 

White Kepi, The - A Casual History of the French Foreign Legion


Kanitz, Walter

Hardcover. Chicago, Regnery, 1st, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 364 pages. Red cloth. Light edgewear and one closed tear to dust jacket. Internally clean and bright.

Record # 125441


Price: $15.00 

 

Why the Dreyfus Affair Matters


Begley , Louis

Hardcover. New Haven CT , Yale University Press , 1st, 2009 , Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 249 pages. Illustrated title page. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 857340


Price: $15.00 

Wind from America, 1778-1781, TheManceron, Claude
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Wind from America, 1778-1781, The


Manceron, Claude

Softcover. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 585 pages. Softcover. B&w photographs throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.

Record # 469254


Price: $13.00 

With Napoleon In RussiaFaur, Faber Du
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With Napoleon In Russia


Faur, Faber Du

Hardcover. London, Greenhill Books, Reprint, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 208 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear. Minor yellowing to dust jacket edges. A tight copy. A unique record of Napoleon's invasion of Russia by Faber du Faur, a talented artist and front-line soldier. It combines his detailed, accurate and compelling illustrations of scenes recorded as they actually happened with his vivid and gripping memoirs of the campaign.

Record # 471401


Price: $50.00 

XVIIIth (18th) Century, The: Its Institutions, Customs and Costumes. France 1700-1789Lacroix, Paul
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XVIIIth (18th) Century, The: Its Institutions, Customs and Costumes. France 1700-1789


Lacroix, Paul

Hardcover. London, Bickers & Son, unknown, n.d., Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 489 pages, illustrated throughout with 351 engravings on wood. Ex-library with usual markings and stamps, rebound in red cloth. Light edgewear to covers and tape-repairs to a handful pages, else a clean, tight reading-copy. Great visual reference for the period.

Record # 855933


Price: $88.00 

Adventures in the Revolution and under the Consulate by: de Jonnes, Moreau
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Adventures in the Revolution and under the Consulate by: de Jonnes, Moreau

Hardcover. New York, Praeger, 1st US, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 248 pages. Price clipped dust jacket shows light wear. Clean, tight copy. Record # 608760
Price: $12.00 

Alphonse Mucha: Masterworks by: Ormiston, Rosalind
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Alphonse Mucha: Masterworks by: Ormiston, Rosalind

Hardcover. London, Flame Tree, reprint, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 191 pages, hardcover. Covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Full color artwork throughout. This beautifully adorned reference book charts the life and work of an artist who epitomized Parisian life during the fin de siecle, showcasing his Art Nouveau masterpieces. Explore Mucha's many decorative panels and commercial posters, as well as his illustrations for books and magazines. The book takes an in-depth look at his changing artistic style and reveals his sources of inspiration. Features over 150 of Mucha's most important graphic works, from his 'Gismonda' poster of 1894, to his series of decorative panels from 1902, 'The Moon and the Stars.' Clean copy. Record # 33810
Price: $12.00 

Alsace in Rust and Gold by: O'Shaughnessy, Edith
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Alsace in Rust and Gold by: O'Shaughnessy, Edith

Hardcover. New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1920, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover. 183 pages. Light rubbing to corners and spine. Dust jacket with soiling, heavy chipping, darkened spine. a Vivid portrayal of life in the Alsace region during the final days of World War I. O'Shaughnessy's firsthand accounts, about war-touched landscapes and resilient spirit of the people. Record # 507886
Price: $50.00 

An Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe by: Puffendorf, Samuel
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An Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe by: Puffendorf, SamuelAn Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe by: Puffendorf, Samuel

An Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe by: Puffendorf, Samuel

Hardcover. London, UK, J. Knapton, 9th, 1728, Book: Poor, Dust Jacket: None, 646 pages plus index, hardcover. Very worn leather cover boards have both completely detached from the spine at the hinges. Interior pages have significant foxing throughout. Binding is solid, pages turn well. This book is divided into sections by region of Europe, each part richly detailing the history of that area. Clean copy. Record # 34001
Price: $50.00 

Count of Monte Cristo / Volume II - The Return by: Dumas, Alexandre
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Count of Monte Cristo / Volume II - The Return by: Dumas, AlexandreCount of Monte Cristo / Volume II - The Return by: Dumas, Alexandre

Count of Monte Cristo / Volume II - The Return by: Dumas, Alexandre

Hardcover. NY, Thomas Nelson and Sons, reprint, circa 1910s, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 782 pages, hardcover. Flexible cloth covers are in fair condition, with worn corners and spine. Top edge gilt. Interior pages are clean and bight, minus one or two small smudges. Binding is solid. This 1910s New Century Library edition features marbled green end pages, and a B&W illustration opposite the title page. A classic, epic tale of suffering and retribution, The Count of Monte Cristo follows Edmond Dantes after he is wrongfully imprisoned. Previous owner's name is signed on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33778
Price: $20.00 

Deviants and the Abandoned inn French Society: Selections from the Annales: Economies, Societes, Civilisations by: Forster, Robert & Ranum, Orest
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Deviants and the Abandoned inn French Society: Selections from the Annales: Economies, Societes, Civilisations by: Forster, Robert & Ranum, Orest

Softcover. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1st ed., 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 245 pages. Foxing to edges. Some fading to spine and cover. Otherwise, tight clean copy. Record # 855544
Price: $12.00 

Discovery of Jeanne Baret, The : A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe by: Ridley, Glynis
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Discovery of Jeanne Baret, The : A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe by: Ridley, Glynis

Hardcover. US, Crown, 1st, 2010-12-28, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 288 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 463796
Price: $12.00 

Economists and Societies: Discipline and Profession in the United States, Britain, and France, 1890s to 1990s by: Fourcade, Marion
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Economists and Societies: Discipline and Profession in the United States, Britain, and France, 1890s to 1990s by: Fourcade, Marion

Hardcover. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 386 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W graphs and tables throughout. This book is a part of the Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. It systematically compares the profession of economics in the United States, Britain, and France, to explain why economics, far from being a uniform science, differs in important ways among these three countries. Clean copy. Record # 34160
Price: $60.00 

Feudal Transformation, 900-1200, The  by: Bournazel, Eric
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Feudal Transformation, 900-1200, The by: Bournazel, Eric

Hardcover. New York, Holmes & Meier Publishers, reprint, 1991, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 404 pages. Tan cloth cover, light wear to edges, some foxing. Dust jacket has minor wear to some edges. Light foxing on front flyleaf, otherwise inside is clean. A nice, bright copy. Record # 455535
Price: $12.00 

Forgotten Eagle: Wiley Post, America's Heroic Aviation Pioneer by: Sterling, Frances N.
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Forgotten Eagle: Wiley Post, America's Heroic Aviation Pioneer by: Sterling, Frances N.

Hardcover. New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 371 pages, b&w illustrations. Remainder mark on bottom edge, light edgewear to dust jacket. Overall, a tight clean copy. Record # 458845
Price: $12.00 

Four Lives in Paris by: Ford, Hugh D
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Four Lives in Paris by: Ford, Hugh D

Hardcover. US, North Point Press, 1st, 1987-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 286 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 462992
Price: $12.00 

French Foreign Legion, The by: Wellard, James
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French Foreign Legion, The by: Wellard, James

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown, 1st US, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Color, black & white illustrations. 142 pages. A history of the Legion and its mystique. Clean, tight copy. Record # 69005
Price: $12.00 


  
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