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Cover of The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adélaïde de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-Cyr

The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adélaïde de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-Cyr

Maintenon, Madame de; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; Orléans, Charlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d'

The work is a collection of letters exchanged among three prominent women of the late‑seventeenth and…

Cover of The Court of Philip IV.: Spain in Decadence

The Court of Philip IV.: Spain in Decadence

Martin A. S. Hume

Martin Hume’s work is a scholarly reconstruction of the long reign of Philip IV, framed as a series of…

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Toledo, the Story of an Old Spanish Capital

Hannah Lynch

Hannah Lynch’s Toledo, the Story of an Old Spanish Capital is a richly illustrated historical guide that…

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915

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What Germany Thinks; Or, The War as Germans see it

What Germany Thinks; Or, The War as Germans see it

Thomas F. A. Smith

The work is a contemporary‑era survey of German public opinion at the outbreak of the First World War,…

Cover of The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume 2 (of 2)

The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume 2 (of 2)

Martin, Benjamin Ellis; Martin, Charlotte M.

The work is a detailed cultural‑historical guide to Paris, concentrating on the neighborhoods, homes and…

Cover of The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812, vol 1

The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812, vol 1

A. T. Mahan

The work is a scholarly study of naval strategy and its impact on the French Revolution and the early Empire,…

History of the Buccaneers of America

History of the Buccaneers of America

James Burney

James Burney’s History of the Buccaneers of America is a sprawling, scholarly survey of Caribbean piracy…

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The City of Auckland, New Zealand, 1840-1920

John Barr

The work is a pioneering attempt by John Barr to assemble a continuous narrative of Auckland’s growth from…

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Israel in Europe

G. F. Abbott

The work is a scholarly survey of Jewish history in Europe, written by G. F.

The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 6 (of 6) From the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century (6 volumes)

The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 6 (of 6) From the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century (6 volumes)

Luigi Lanzi

Cover of History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814, vol. 5

History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814, vol. 5

William Francis Patrick Napier

Volume 5 of William Francis Patrick Napier’s six‑part History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of…

Cover of A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1

François Guizot

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 is a sweeping survey that treats the nation’s…

The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)

The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)

Theodor Mommsen

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Six months on the Italian front

Julius M. Price

Julius M. Price’s Six months on the Italian front is a first‑hand war correspondence memoir that chronicles…

Cover of Memoirs of the life, exile, and conversations of the Emperor Napoleon. (Vol. IV)

Memoirs of the life, exile, and conversations of the Emperor Napoleon. (Vol. IV)

Las Cases, Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné, comte de

The fourth volume of Emmanuel‑Auguste‑Dieudonné, comte de Las Cases’s memoirs records a series of daily…

Cover of Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume IV.

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume IV.

Walter Scott

Walter Scott’s fourth volume of Life of Napoleon Bonaparte continues the author’s exhaustive chronicle of the…

History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20

History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20

Thomas Carlyle

The work is a scholarly narrative of the 1760 campaign of Frederick II, the Prussian king whose military…

Histoire du moyen âge 395-1270

Histoire du moyen âge 395-1270

Charles Victor Langlois

Ce volume est un recueil de « Lectures historiques » destiné aux élèves de troisième, élaboré par…

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

The volume is a meticulously compiled record of the Philippines between 1609 and 1616, drawn from official…

Cover of Memoirs of Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz — Complete

Memoirs of Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz — Complete

Jean François Paul de Gondi de Retz

The work is the full memoir of Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz, a self‑portrait that blends…

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 Painter and engraver; First Royal Printer; reformer of orthography and typography under François I.

Geofroy Tory Painter and engraver; First Royal Printer; reformer of orthography and typography under François I.

Auguste Bernard

This work is a scholarly monograph on Geoffroy Tory, the French painter‑engraver who became the first royal…

Cover of The Cathedrals of Southern France

The Cathedrals of Southern France

M. F. Mansfield

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 Their History and Their Architecture; Together with Much of Interest Concerning the Bishops, Rulers and Other Personages Identified with Them

The Cathedrals of Northern Spain Their History and Their Architecture; Together with Much of Interest Concerning the Bishops, Rulers and Other Personages Identified with Them

Charles Rudy

The work is a scholarly survey of the great northern Spanish cathedrals, intertwining their architectural…