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U.S.A: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. Archival protective cover. Black half cloth binding with gilt titles and design, black boards. Front panel has a small greyish discoloration, else Fine. Tight, solid, square, sharp corners. Interior is pristine. Sacher expands our understanding of the fate of Europe's Jewish minority by looking at it as a test of the continent's transformation after the Great War, World War I--by its end Europe's authoritarian old regimes had fallen and new seemingly democratic states and governments were rising; how well that succeeded may in measure be seen by the fate of Europe's Jewish citizens. A masterful work. 385 pages with Chapter Notes, Bibliography and Index. 6.5 x 7.75 inches. 2002, Alfred A Knopf Inc, New York, New York, USA

Hampshire, England and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 1999. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Second Edition. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Bright, clean, unmarked illustrated wraps, tight & solid, square binding, internals quiter clean, no markings of any kind, no creases. 533 pages with Notes, Bibliography and Index. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. 1999, Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire, England and New York

Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. And London, England: Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 1987. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. A John Hopkins University Press Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Heavy, glossy clean cover with a bare touch of edgewear. Square, tight binding. Internals are very clean and unmarked, lightly toned around edges of pages. The economic and social developments, and also the political structures of the times, in Europe from the last decade of the 19th century to the outbreak of World War II. 323 pages. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. 1987, Johns Hopkins Univ Press, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. And London, England

Pegasus Books, 2022. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Pegasus Books, 2022. First Editiion. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket As New. Pristine red and gold binding. A brilliant global history of the Normans, who--beyond the conquest of England--spread their empire to eventually dominate Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. Color plates, Notes, Index. 456 pages. 8vo. 2022, Pegasus Books.

1975: Princeton University, 1989. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Atlas Folio - over 23" - 25" tall. Type: Hardback Hardcover BCE Book in Fine Condition with a Very Good Dust Jacket, Archival Protective Jacket Cover. Last in Print. Translated from the Italian by R. Burr Litchfield. An acclaimed historical work by the premier European interpreter of the world of the Enlightenment. 45 reproduction plates of events, journals, etc of the times of the Enlightenment in18th century Europe. Burgundy cloth gilt titled, Clean, tight and solid, no markings, no edgewear. Jacket with illustration of Jean Huber's 'Voltaire among the Peasants at Ferney'. Jacket is clean and unmarked with light wear to spine head and heel and a small quarter inch piece missing from upper front corner. 453 pages, indexed. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. 1989, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1901. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Type: Hardback A look at 19th Century Europe, the century of the most achievement compared to any one other century in human history. Hardcover Book published in 1901 in Good Condition. No jacket, as issued. Over 80 illustrations/maps. Olive-green cloth binding with black outlined title box on front, black lettering and gilt title on spine. Clean with no markings, corners and spine head/tail scuffed, edges rubbed. Tight and solid sewn binding. Inner hinge cracked. Text-block fore edge with pencilled initials. Prev owner names on endpaper. Pencilled list on flyleaf. Frontispiece: portrait of William Ewart Gladstone. Pages clean with pencil underlining of text. Topic headings in margins as reading/study guide. Rear ep with pencilled notes. Good solid summary of 19th Century Europe--France, Germany, Austria, Russia, Italy, England, the smaller Central States, The Empire of the Turks and the… Leer más

U.S.A: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1969. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Printed in Great Britain by Jarrold and Sons Ltd, Norwich. One of the Series 'History of European Civilization Library, General Editor Geoffrey Barraclough.108 Illustrations, 13 in color. Illustrated cover is clean and bright, no marks or stains, a touch of wear to extremities. Tight glued binding. Pages very clean, no markings, lightly toned. 216 pages with bibliography and index. 5.75 x 8.25 inches. Harcourt, brace & World, New York, 1969.

USA: Prentice-Hall, 1980. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. 500 pages including Suggested Reading List and Index. Clean and unmarked brown and cream card cover; slight edgewear. Solid binding. Illustrations throughout. Pages quite clean and completely unmarked. Notable historian Roland Stromberg provides the reader this concise, interpretive history of twentieth-century European society and civilization and surveys the full range of social, political, economic, cultural, and diplomatic events -- from pre-World War I to the 1990s. 500 pages. 8.9 x 6 inches. 1980, Prentice-Hall Publisher.

Totowa, New Jersey: Littlefield, Adams & Co, 1965. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1966 Reprint, Trade paperback in Good+ Condition. The 214 significant documents in this book cover the period of European history from Imperial Rome to the creation of the modern-day NATO organization. All documents have been carefully edited to give readers short, concise readings which nevertheless retain the full meanings and values of the original statements. In many cases new translations have been made and current language substituted for obsolete words. Red card cover with illustration of an historical battle in black & white, clean and unmarked, slightly rubbed on spine edge. trace wear to extremities. Some waviness to quite clean pages, free from any markings. Binding is tight and solid. 366 pages. 8 x 5 inches. Littlefield, Adams & Co., Totowa, New Jersey, 1965.

New York: Harper Torchbooks/Harper & Row Publishers, 1967. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First Harper Torchbook/Harper & Row Publishers Edition, 1967. Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean tan illustrated wraps, faint wear, pages lightly toned, completely unmarked, no creases. A nice volume. This book contains sound and readable studies showing the great divergence from country to country on practically every major point and is a warning against generalizations on 'the state of Europe' in the 18th century. 204 pp with Bibliographies. size: 8vo, 1967, Harper Torchbooks/Harper & Row Publishers.

U.S.A: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback Book in Very Good Condition. Clean, unmarked, no underlining or highlighting. Tight and solid. Upper corner of cover has a small crease. Maps and Illustrations. 6" x 9" tall. 476 pp. Includes Index, Chronological Tables and Suggestions for Further Reading. 1972, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, USA

New York: Wm. H. Wise & Co, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6. Wm. H. Wise & Co, 1928. Large Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. Second Printing, Sept 1928 (24,000 copies). Was first published August, 1928, 10,000 copies. Taupe buckram spine covering with taupe cloth bound boards, gilt titled within scroll outlined panel on front with gilt design; gilt lettering on spine nearly rubbed off; very clean and unmarked, corners slightly pressed in. Tight and solid sewn binding. Bookplate on paste-down, front endpaper slit up from the bottom right next to hinge; very small pale library stamp on endpaper with discard stamp, no other lib marks. Frontis: portrait of George Bernard Shaw, onion-skin protected with black lettering on side opposite the portrait. Illustrated title page. Illustration plates, b/w and full colour. Pages very clean and free of any markings, evenly toned, double column format. 1928 European-writings of and about such personages and topics as George Bernard… Leer más

USA: Meridian/New American Library, 1977. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Eight illustrative plates with Notes on each - very striking. Cover illustration of Waldesians adoring the devil in the form of a she-goat. Clean and bright pictorial wrappers, edgeworn but not heavily, spine creases; binding tight and square, all pages intact. Pages clean, moderately toned, some lines along text, a few words underlined. a few scattered notes in margins, text very clear. The author demonstrates that the notorious, massive witch-hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries were not an aberration, but a continuation of a powerful historic current. He examines the striking similarity of accusations leveled against objects of society's wrath throughout history, be they primitive Christians, Waldensian dissenters, the Knights Templar, or so-called witches. This study brings understanding to some of the worst horrors of history, but also a recognition of… Leer más

USA: Bantam Press/Transworld Publishers, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition First Printing Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket As New. A thought-provoking study of current and future European business practices and an emerging generation of fifty or more "Europreneurs", all outstanding leaders of large corporations. Handsome & immaculate blue cloth binding w/gilt titles, tight & solid volume. Interior pristine. 308 pages. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Bantam Press/Transworld Publishers,

Devon, Great Britain: David & Charles, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Near Fine Condition. Spring green/cream cloth binding with bright and sharp gilt titles; very clean and unmarked; tight, solid and square volume. A few pages are lightly wavy along fore edge. Bright, clean clipped jacket. A complete look at contemporary life in Finland and Lapland--their government, taxation, education, religion, housing, industry, welfare service, and transport and also sport, holidays, food, drink and entertainment. 171 pages with index. 8.75 x 5.5 inches. David & Charles Publishers, Newton Abbot, Devon, Great Britain, 1973.

New York and London: W.W. Norton & Company, 1970. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. The Norton History of Modern Europe Series Book. Bright and clean wraps with illustration from "The Journey of the Magi" by Gozzoli. Trace wear to edges, lighrt creasing to spine. Pages quite clean, a few lines of text highlighted, 38 monotone illustrations throughout, 9 maps. A study of the years of the Renaissance and Reformation, a period of rapid transition from medieval civilization to early modern. Professor Rice examines science, technology and voyages of exploration, and economic expansion within Europe, Renaissance society and the new humanist culture, the rise of the sovereign state, and the clash between the established Church and the protestant reformers. An energetic century. 182 pages, indexed. 1970, W.W. Norton & Company, New York and London.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1970. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Colorful and clean wraps with illustration from "The Journey of the Magi", by Gozzoli. The Norton History of Modern Europe Series Book. Bright and clean wraps. Trace wear to edges, lighrt creasing to spine. Pages quite clean, no markings of any kind, no creasing. 38 monotone illustrations throughout, 9 maps. A study of the years of the Renaissance and Reformation, a period of rapid transition from medieval civilization to early modern. Professor Rice examines science, technology and voyages of exploration, and economic expansion within Europe, Renaissance society and the new humanist culture, the rise of the sovereign state, and the clash between the established Church and the protestant reformers. An energetic century. 182 pages, indexed. 1970, W.W. Norton & Company, New York and London.

New York and London: W.W. Norton & Company, 1970. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. The Norton History of Modern Europe Series Volume. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. B/w illustrations throughout. A study of the Renaissance and Reformation, drawing together the main lines of change for this period of rapid transition from medieval civilization to early modern, with chapters on science, technology, and voyages of exploration. Prof Rice examines the economic expansion within Europe, Renaissance society and the new humanist culture, the rise of the sovereign state and the clash between the established Church and the Protestant reformers. Cover partially loose from crash, otherwise wraps clean and unmarked with cover illustration from "The Journey of the Mage" by Gozzoli. Binding tight and solid, all pages intact. 2-3 pages with a line or two highlighted, otherwise clean and unmarked pages. x + 182 pp. with Index. 5.5 x 8 inches. 1970, W.W. Norton & Company, New York and London

USA: Prentice Hall, Inc, 1971. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Type: Remainder Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Book in the Great Lives Observed Series. Clean and unmarked white card cover with purple, gray, brown designed cover with illustration of Frederick on front. Tight glued binding. Pages block edges quite clean, with Rem Mk. Internals clean, no markings or writing noted in book. Louis L. Snyder presents Frederick's own words, the views of his contemporaries, and analyses in retrospect by leading historians, political scientists and other observers to create a three-fold perspective. Evaluations of Frederick range from "a suspicious, disdainful, and malevolent tyrant" (Thomas Macaulay) to George Peabody Gooch's evaluation of him as a benevolent despot. Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1740-1786. (b.1712 d.1786). 182 pages with index. 5.5 x 8 inches. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs. NJ 1971.

Princeton, New Jersey, USA: Princeton University Press, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Second Printing of First Edtion. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Dust Jacket As New. Blue cloth binding gilt titled, very clean, with the upper corners bumped, else Fine. Sewn binding is tight & solid and square. Bright, clean Dust Jacket, no wear, price-clipped. Diplomatic papers written by Mr. Kennan when he was Secretary of Legation in Prague, beginning in 1938; they constitute an eyewitness report of the years 1938-1940 in Prague, describing the initial impact of the Nazi occupation of the various parts of the former Czechoslovakia; they also deal with (in 1968) the political future of the Czech people, and the effects of Munich and the German occupation of Prague on the outlying regions of Slovakia and Ruthenia as well as on the Jewish population. 266 pages with Glossary and Index. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Princeton University Press,… Leer más