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Published by Cardinal, London England, 1990
ISBN 10: 0747401799ISBN 13: 9780747401797
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Paperback. The Caesars. Underlining, notes and ticks in pen to some pages. Previous owners name to inside cover. Contents: Introduction. The Crisis of the Republic. JuliusCaesar. Augustus. Tiberius. Gaius Caligula. Claudius. Nero. The Year of the Four Emperors. Vespian. Titus. Domitian. Index. 238 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).
Published by Cardinal, London England, 1974
ISBN 10: 0351171924ISBN 13: 9780351171925
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Cardinal Edition. Softocver. This book conveys to the reader the problems of the years 1900 to 1970, from which it is possible to gain a deeper understanding of the political and social crises facing Europe today. Illustrated. 479 pp. Foxing to end pages and edge. Very slight wear to cover.
Published by Cardinal, London England, 1974
ISBN 10: 0351165339ISBN 13: 9780351165337
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Sphere Edition. Paperback. Creases to cover. Very slight shelf wear to edges of cover. Between the years 133 BC and 217 AD Rome reached the height of her power and achieved domination over the then known world. By bringing together all the diverse accomplishments of the people of Imperial Rome at this time, Dr. Michael Grant has made a fascinating contribution to our understanding of the important role Rome played in the evolution of the modern Western and Near-Eastern worlds. The Roman Empire is brought to life before our eyes as Dr. grant traces its historical background and its astounding cultural and political achievements. he describes the contradictions within the Empire - the exalted lives of the Emperors and the desperate slave revolts, the educational and social privileges of the citizens of Rome and the bloodthirsty horrors of the arena - and, paying particular attention to the Imperial provinces outside Italy, he discusses the great artistic, architectural and philosophical achievements of the Roman people. Illustrated. 363 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by Cardinal, London England, 1975
ISBN 10: 0351159584ISBN 13: 9780351159589
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Cardinal Edition. Paperback. Slight foxing to end inside covers and edge. Introduction by Antonia Fraser. To posterity, Henry V is the great warrior king of the Middle Ages, and his supreme achievement was his victory over the flower of French chivalry on the field of Agincourt in 1415. But this brief moment of triumph should not obscure the fact that Henry was an astute and able ruler. In this fine study, the author introduces us to the youthful Prince Hal, not drinking with the loose companions so beloved by Shakespeare, but fighting hard and bitterly to help his father retain his throne. He then shows us Henry as King, grappling with severe economic and religious problems, and preferring to make his political gains by negotiation. He was also a courteous and cultured man, encouring the arts and fulfilling in his wooing of a French princess all the highest expections of courtly love. Yet his devotion to the military ideal brought about the great tragedy of his reign, his early death, worn out by his warring campaigns. He left to his infant son a formidable inheritance, the joint thrones of England and France. Little wonder that Shakespeare declared of him, 'King Henry the Fifth, too famous to live long'. Illustrated. 128 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by Cardinal, London England, 1974
ISBN 10: 0351154272ISBN 13: 9780351154270
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Cardinal Edition. Paperback. This book ocvers just over four hundred years of English history - a time when the last waves of successful conquest and settlement occurred in Britain. The Danish invastions between the ninth and the early eleventh centuries, and the Norman Conquest in 1066, carried with them extensive political and social changes and brought about profound alterations in the structure of English life and government. 294 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by Cardinal, London, England, 1975
ISBN 10: 0351154418ISBN 13: 9780351154416
Seller: BYTOWN BOOKERY, Vars, ON, Canada
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Derek Dooley (illustrator). Trade paperback in very good condition. Tightly bound, an unmarked interior. A bump to the front cover with a small tear to the cover foreedge, edgewear. "The Industrial Revolution was one of the greatest changes in the history of society. It transformed Britain's "green and pleasant land" from an agricultural world into one dominated by machinery: spinning and weaving were mechanized; roads, railways and canals spread across the country; mining and factories wiped out the cottage industries and eroded a rural way of life for ever. The photographs in this book show, the "dark, satanic mills" and machines that changed the world are brilliantly, often beautifully designed, and the industrial landscape is haunting in its vast, imposing grandeur. "; B&W Photographs; 0.9 x 9.5 x 7.9 Inches; 256 pages.
Published by Cardinal, London England, 1975
ISBN 10: 0351187383ISBN 13: 9780351187384
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Cardinal Edition. Paperback. Slight wear to cover. In this, volume one of the definitive work on Victoria, the author presents the most detailed life of the Queen yet written. With the aid of her personal correspondence, we are able to gain an intimate knowledge of the young Queen's formative years, of her marriage, and of the impact of the Prince Consort on court and society. An important aspect of this biography is that Victoria is shown in relation to her times; the European background is skilfully painted in, outlining the issues leading up to the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, and the major events of the first half of Victoria's reign. Illustrated. 573 pp.
Published by Cardinal Books, London England, 1973
ISBN 10: 0351153918ISBN 13: 9780351153914
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Cardinal Edition. Paperback. The Greek Experience. Previous owners name and date to inside cover. Slight foxing to end inside covers and edge. Slight wear to spine. Contents: List of Illustrations. Preface. The Unity of the Greeks. The Heroic Outlook. The Gods. City and Individual. The Good Man and the Good Life. Myth and Symbol. Imagination and Reality. The Plastic Vision. The Place of Reason. Epilogue. Illustrated. 235 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by Cardinal, London England, 1989
ISBN 10: 0747404674ISBN 13: 9780747404675
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Sphere Edition. Paperback. Slight wear to edge of cover. 'Bevis Hillier knew Betjeman well and this superbly written and research biography was authorised by Betjeman himself, but there is no whitewash and a colourful picture emerges of an eccentric and vulnerable young man long before he became a national uncle' (Books). Illustrated. 479 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by Cardinal Books, London, England, United Kingdom, 1973
ISBN 10: 0351186778ISBN 13: 9780351186776
Seller: M. W. Cramer Rare and Out Of Print Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Large Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. The book is very good with light edge wear and a crease to lower corner on back cover.
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Published by Cardinal, London England, 1988
ISBN 10: 0747401500ISBN 13: 9780747401506
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Revised. Paperback.Couple of creases to corner cover. Mozart's reputation as a composer continues in the ascendant, yet, curiously, our understanding of the man has been clouded; his personality has been seen as irreconcilable with the musical genius. This picture is unsatsfactory and unsatisfying. The author sees behind the darkened varnish the clear image of a man of immense liveliness and great humanity not at all at odds with the genius we acknowledge in the music. Simply, the author reveals the real Mozart. Illustrated. 301 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by Cardinal, London England, 1975
ISBN 10: 0351162143ISBN 13: 9780351162145
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Cardinal Edition. Paperback. Couple of small crayon marks to back cover. Introduction by Antonia Fraser. Contents: Acknowledgements. Introduction. A Lost Inheritance 1630-49. The Wanderer 1649-60. The Promised Land 1660-4. Fire and Sword 1664-7. High Noon 1667-72. Confusion Confounded 1672-8. Damnable Plots 1678-85. Death and Beyond 1685. Select Bibliography. Index. Illustrated. 127 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by Cardinal, London England, 1974
ISBN 10: 0351182349ISBN 13: 9780351182341
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Cardinal Edition. Trade Paperback. Fracois I has often been described as the archetype of lecherous tyranny. Yet his reign (1515-1547) was the most radiant and the most creative in French history, a continuous pageant in which two brillian cultures came together, those of Gothic France and the Italian Renaissance. In this fascinating biography the author vividly traces the life and character of francois, his manifold activities, his relations with the great men about him and the turbulent events of the time. For Francois was not merely a patron; no rule since Charlemagne has had a more direct influence upon the civilisation of France. Illustrated. 264 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).
Published by Cardinal, London England, 1974
ISBN 10: 0351180664ISBN 13: 9780351180668
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Cardinal Edition. The Tower of London is a unique historic institution: at once royal palace, fortress for the City and state prison, and originally the nation's record office and zoo. In these capacities it offers a mirror through which English history may be seen - in the White Tower Richard II abdicated his throne to his cousin Henry Bolingbroke; the Garden Tower, now called the Bloody Tower, was probably the scene of the murder of the little Princes; on the scaffold of Tower Green two of Henry VIII's Queens met their deaths; through Traitors' Gate so many political prisoners passed, including Elizabeth I when she was a princess. Yet the Tower has its lighter side too - up to the reign of James II, monarchs stayed in the Tower on the eve of their coronation, passing to the Abbey at Westminster on the following day; in 1671 there occured the comic episode of Captain Blood's attempt to steal the Crown Jewels, and after the doomed Jacobite rebelion of 1715 the Earl of Nithsdale succeeded in escaping from the Tower in the clothing of his Countess. A. L. Rowse, one of the greatest living historians, tells the story of this incomparable building with all the mastery of narrative, the imagination, poetry and irony at his command. Illustrated.
Published by Cardinal, London England, 1973
ISBN 10: 0351154973ISBN 13: 9780351154973
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Paperback Edition. On the 27th June, 1968, during the Cultural Revolution, great excitement was caused throughout China by the excavation of the Man Ch'eng tombs - a discovery that ranks high among the great archaeological finds of this century. In these huge tombs, carved out of living rock, were found the bodies of Liu Sheng, a prince of the Han Dynasty (206BC - 220 AD), and his consort, Princess Tou Wan. The bodies had been covered from head to toe in suits of finely-carved interlocking jade pieces, held together by wires of gold and silver - figures of exquisite beauty and craftsmanship. The author has used the lives of the Jade Princes as the focus for this fascinating account of China in the age of the first of the great ruling dynasties. He examines the wars and politics that gave birth to the Han State, the triumph of Confucianism, the ritual magnificence of the Han Court, the rhythms of the countryside, the tramp of armies from the Great Wall in the north to the Gulf of Tonkin fifteen hundred miles to the south, and the flowering of the arts. He traces also how the Confucian beliefs adopted by the Han Dynasty became part of the culture and still remain essential to an understanding of modern Chinese society. Illustrated. Slight foxing to end pages.
Published by Cardinal Books, London England, 1973
ISBN 10: 0351183345ISBN 13: 9780351183348
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Revised. Paperback. The Arts of China. Previous owners name to inside cover. Slight shelf wear to edge of cover. Contents: Foreword and Acknowledgements. Chronological Table. Reign Periods of the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties. Before the Dawn of History. The Shang Dynasty. The Chou Dynasty. The Period of the Warring States. The Ch'in and Han Dynasties. The Six Dynasties. The Sui and T'ang Dynasties. The Five Dynasties and the Sung Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty. The Ch'ing Dynasty. The Twentieth Century. Notes to the Text. Books For Reference and Further Reading. List of Illustrations. Index. Illustrated. 256 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).