Search Results: History, World / Europe from Sweet Beagle Books

Krak. Fine. 1964. Hardcover. Fine, no defects of any kind. Bound in red cloth with gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. Lacking the dust jacket. . The state of Denmark, twenty years after the end of World War Two. Filled with b/w photos, all 887 pages printed on coated paper. A beautiful copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 887 pages. A5 .

Wien & Berlin. Wien & Berlin: Anton Schroll & Deutscher Kunstverlag. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1935. Hardcover. Spine is sunned, some darkening and soil to page ends, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . This remarkable book, much reprinted and subdivided, is a guide to art monuments, museums, churches, palaces, castles and the like in Germany and Austria in 1935. This is volume two, dealing with Austria. It includes single page maps of towns and small cities, two fold-out maps, of Niederosterreich and Oberosterreich, and a large map of Wien in a special pocket at the back of the book. Everything is in beautiful condition. Provides a valuable historical look at the importance of art and artistic endeavors in Germany and Austria at the very time Adolf Hitler and his Third Reich were gaining power. Detailed information is provided for each listing. NOT a modern reprint, this is the original 1935 publication, bound in tough tan buckram. . 8vo -… Read More

Geneva. Geneva: Ferni. Near Fine. 1976. Hardcover. Red paper-covered boards with black cloth spine and bright gilt titles to front cover and spine, lacking a small piece of red paper at top edge of back cover, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Translated from the French. This is volume three in the series Doctors of Death, describing the evil work of the Nazi death doctors in Auschwitz and other concentration camps. This edition reserved for the Friends of History. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 254 pages. J4 .

University of Michigan Press. Fine. 1991. Paperback. Tiny dot on top page ends, no other defects. . 6 X 1.6 X 9 inches. 376 pages. A3 .

Thames & Hudson. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket is rubbed, especially on the back panel, no other defects, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . A handsome copy. Printed on coated paper. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 304 pages. I1 .

Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Longman. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1836. Hardcover. A little foxing to endpapers and a few pages, hinges starting. Book has been rebound with new boards and endpapers. . Among many others, critical articles review: "Travels in Ethiopia" by G. A. Hoskins; "On the diffusion of knowledge amongst the middle classes" by James Williamson; "The Whigs, their prospects and policy" by Capel Lofft; "An essay on the origin and formation of the romance languages" by George Cornewall Lewis; and "Thoughts on the study of mathematics as a part of a liberal education" by William Whewell. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 540 pages. L5 .

Essex County Council. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. Dust jacket is price-clipped with light edgewear, rubbed, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Page ends of book are lightly spotted. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Folding map showing ecclesiastical jurisdictions is affixed to back pastedown. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on title page. . Essex Record Office Publications No. 63 Series. Vol. 2. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 348 pages. Signed by Author. I4 .

Viking Press. Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1963. Early Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in VG dust jacket. Jacket has chipping to edges, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Book includes 37 illustrations, nearly all portraits printed on coated paper. Notes, Index. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 459 pages. D4 .

O'Laughlin Pr. New in New dust jacket. 1999. Reprint. Hardcover. New, no defects. . Book Of Irish Families, Great & Small Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 248 pages. A6 .

Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1979. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in VG+ dust jacket. Book has no defects of any kind, a gorgeous copy. Dust jacket has small chip at bottom and top of spine, no other defects, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . Includes 63 b/w Figures and 17 full color plates. A beautiful copy of a classic study of fin-de-siecle Vienna. Stated first edition. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 378 pages. C5 .

Perrin. As New. 1989. 1st Printing. Leather Bound. No defects of any kind, book is As New. Beautiful green leather with bright gilt titles to front cover and spine. . Text is in French. . French Edition Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 423 pages. F3 .

Indiana University Press. Fine. 1991. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Paperback. No defects, As New. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, spine is uncreased. Signed and inscribed by the author to her editor on the first endpaper. . Midland Book Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 252 pages. Signed by Author. F4 .

Kraus Reprint. Fine. 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine, no defects of any kind. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. . Studies of the Warburg Institute Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 376 pages. A1 .

Westport, CN. Westport, CN: Praeger Publishers. Fine with no dust jacket. 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Slight fading at top edge of front cover, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. . This copy is SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by author to the then president of Indiana University, Myles Brand. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 202 pages. Signed by Author. H3 .

Greenwood Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. No defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Author examines actor David Garrick and his role as social emblem in 18th century England. . Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 178 pages. K4 .

Heidelberg. Heidelberg: Wunderhorn. Very Good. 1947. Softcover. Bound in stiff card covers that have light stains, matching the colors on the boards; a few light stains to pages as well. Warm inscription in German to former owners. . Extensive text illustrated with stunning b/w photos. Book was published in 1947, just after the end of World War Two. Text is in German. 108 p. . Oblong 24mo 5" - 6" tall. 108 pages. F4 .

New York. New York: Henry Holt and Company. As New with no dust jacket. 1992. 1st American Edition. Softcover. No defects. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . An oversized, high quality softcover. Tight, bright, and clean. Cover shows a war photo in brown, with letters in white, silver, and gold. A powerful and tragic story of the English town of Bury, which was devastated when many of its young men were lost at Gallipoli. Index. First paperback printing. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 256 pages. B4 .

Hachette. Very Good+. 1955. Softcover. Bookplate of former owner on verso of front cover, pages are unopened (untrimmed at top edge and fore-edge). Text is in French. . Volume 3 of an 8-volume series. . Histoire des Relations Internationales Series. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 395 pages. M6 .

Thomas George Stevenson. Very Good. 1852. Edinburgh. Hardcover. Bound in brown cloth with bright gilt titles to spine. Exterior hinges are starting to crack, two inches have separated from bottom edge of a few early pages. Light foxing to endpapers, no other foxing in the book. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . History of Scotland in the County of Ayr, invaluable for genealogical purposes. This is not a modern reprint; it is a very early edition, published in 1852. Volume II only. Scarce. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 528 pages. U0 .

Oxford U Press. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. As New book in VG dust jacket. Jacket is price-clipped, rubbed at edges, tiny tears at head and foot of spine, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 504 pages. F3 .