Frederick the Great, His Court and Times (Four Volumes) by Campbell, Thomas, Edited and with an Introduction by - 1842

1693 HOLLAND Netherlands Prince of Orange-Nassau Dutch Eighty Years War 4v SET
Adrien Baillet was an important 17th-century Dutch historian known for his histories of Holland and Dutch royal families. One such work was his 'History of Holland' in which Baillet describes the history of 17th-century Holland following the Treaty of Antwerp of 1609 forming peace between Spain and the Netherlands. It also covers the history of the princes of Orange under the House of Orange-Nassau, as well as the major battles and political disputes during the Eighty Years' War.
Item number: #20235
Price: $750
BAILLET, Adrien
Histoire de Hollande depuis la tréve de 1609 où finit grotius jusqu'à nt̂re tems
A Paris : chez Guillaume de Luyne, 1693.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 4 volumes
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Vol. I – [48], 443, [1]
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Vol. II – [8], 452, [2]
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Vol. III – [6], 330, [2]
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Vol. IV – [8], 551, [1]
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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1789 Works of Frederick II of Prussia Germany Seven Years WAR Politics 15v SET

"The first object in the establishment of an army ought to be making provision for the belly, that being the basis and foundation of all operations."
– Frederick the Great

Frederick II was the most famous King of Prussia, notable for his 46 years of reign. He served and ruled over Brandenburg-Prussia and was a significant force in the Wars of Polish and Austrian Succession. Throughout his life, Frederic II wrote numerous works, most of which deal with military instruction and history of war. Perhaps his 'History of the Seven Years War' is his most famous, a work detailing not only his involvement in the war, but the outcomes and their influence on European history.
Item number: #20269
Price: $750
FREDERIC II, King of Prussia
Oeuvres posthumes de Frederic II, roi de Prusse.
Berlin ; Et se trouve a Londres : Robinson, 1789.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 15 volumes (complete!)
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1788 Queen Elizabeth I 1ed Progresses England Illustrated London MAP Nichols
"No library should be without these volumes!" (Allibone)
John Nichols was an 18th-century English antiquarian who was best-known for his portfolio of works on English royalty. Perhaps his most important work was his 'Progresses of Queen Elizabeth'. In this absolutely incredible work, Nichols highlights the reign of Elizabeth I and her influence on the English throne, foreign diplomacy, and much more. This book has long been considered one of the prime resources on the court of Elizabeth I much in part to the first-hand accounts included throughout.
According to Allibone,
"No library should be without these volumes…affording a living picture of the manners of England, its pursuits and its amusements."
Item number: #20467
Price: $1195
NICHOLS, John
The progresses : and public processions, of Queen Elizabeth
London: Printed by and for the editor, printer to the Society of Antiquaries of London, 1788. First edition.… Read More

1566 BRABANT History Netherlands Hapsburgs Flanders Holland Belgium Barland RARE
Adrian Barlandus was a 16th-century Dutch historian who is primarily remembered for his histories of the Low Countries or the Brabant. In his book 'Rerum Gestarum a Brabantiae', Barland describes the reigns of notable kings and royals in Holland, Burgundy, Flanders, and Belgium, most notably giving significant attention to the Hapsburgs.
Item number: #20557
Price: $950
BARLAND, Adriaan van
Rerum gestarum a Brabantiae ducïbus historia, conscripta usque in annum 1526, authore Adriano Barlando
Lovanii: Apud H. Wellaeum, 1566. 1st edition
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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [8], 176 leaves
· References: USTC 405331; Pettegree NB 3039
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~4.5in X 2.75in (11.5cm x 7cm)
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1759 David Hume History of England TUDOR Dynasty Henry VIII Queen Mary 2v SET

"Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them."
– David Hume
The famous 'History of England' by David Hume; the most popular and best-selling account on the history of England. Beginning with the Roman invasion of Britain in the first century B.C., this history covers all aspects of English history though the Revolution of 1688 including the Norman Conquests, Crusades, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Tudor Dynasty, Seven Years' War, The English Civil War, and the Restoration of the English crown.
This two-volume set of from Hume's "England" focuses on the history of the Tudor Dynasty including the reigns of Henry VIII, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth I.
According to Drabble,
"the work became immensely popular both in Britain and abroad and was extolled by both Gibbon and Voltaire" (Drabble, p.482)

Item number: #21054
Price: $750
HUME, David
The history of England :… Read More

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1896 pp xiv + 204; Six lectures with an appendix by Dr Alys Russell on Social Democracy and the Woman Question in Germany. Internally fresh subject to slight browning, binding firm, blue boards a little marked with some wrinkles (look to be from production), spine a little sunned. Moderate wear to corners and extremities of spine.

179 pages. Rebound in full vellum; binding tight, all pages clean, no tears, no repairs, some pencil marks. Very slight foxing here and there and delicate age-tinting. Five raised bands, title stamped in gold on red leather label.Scholar, poet, musician, literary figure and Cardinal Pietro Bembo's (1470-1547) vernacular translation of his famous history of Venice (originally in Latin).

London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd, 1921. First English edition. Octavo. Navy blue boards with gilt title to spine. Foxing to front and rear paste-down and free endpapers. Minor wear to corners. Bright text block throughout. Rare in this condition. Near-fine.. Uncommon first English edition of Miguel de Unamuno's (1864-1936) celebrated philosophical essay on the human condition and the enduring struggle between reason and faith. First published in his native Spain in 1912 as Del sentimiento trágico de la vida en los hombres y en los pueblos, Unamuno's famous cris de coeur was subsequently translated and published in English in 1921 by Macmillan. Unamuno was among a coterie of influential Spanish intellectuals referred to as the "Generation of '98" devoted to renewing the intellectual and cultural heritage of Spain. Unamuno himself was a philosopher, poet, playwright, essayist, and novelist, and he was also among Europe's leading existentialist scholars. In the tradition of Augustine, Pascal, and… Read More

Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, USA, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. 611 pages. One volume of the 4-volume set. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, USA, 1990. This is the first edition in the English language. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear. . Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for light foxing to top edge of pages. Dust jacket has some sun fading on the front face. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Hitler: Speeches and Proclamations, the first English translation, compiled and edited with copious notes and large commentary, by Max Domarus. In 1932, when Hitler became the most important political figure in Germany, Dr. Domarus began to collect his public statements, speeches, interviews, and letters, being conscious of their eventual… Read More

London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1758. Second edition. Two volumes. Octavo. Contemporary full leather, spine labels. Scuffing to boards; offsetting to endpapers from leather tips; spotting and toning to certain leaves with occasional foxing; starting to front joints; wear to leather and boards, particularly at corners. Two in-tact folding maps. A bright and well-preserved second edition of this classic survey of European settlements in the Americas, in two volumes, with originally issued folding maps. From the personal library of Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, famed American ecologist, biologist, and conservationist. Very good.. Second edition of An Account of the European Settlements in America, attributed to Edmund Burke (1729-1797), who is believed to have revised the initial account authored (or co-authored) by purported kinsman William Burke (1729-1798). Edmund Burke is today best remembered for his Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790), which offered an enduring polemic… Read More