Search Results: World History from River House Books

The Age of Napoleon: A History of European Civilization from 1789 to 1815 (The Story of Civilization Volume XI)
by Will and Ariel Durant
Hardcover Cloth 872 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Reprint edition 1980. Nice tan boards with black 1/8 spine and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. A clipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Durant did not plan to write this volume. His previous book, Rousseau and Revolution, ends with a final bow. But Durant lived longer than he anticipated (he died at 96), so he decided to devote his final years to a bonus book on Napoleon.
The Durants weave politics, religion, art, science, economics and more into their history. The result is not just an account of times past, but insights into the warp and weft of… Read More

The Age of Napoleon: A History of European Civilization from 1789 to 1815 (The Story of Civilization Volume XI)
by Will and Ariel Durant
Hardcover Cloth 872 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Reprint edition 1980. Nice tan boards with black 1/8 spine and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. A clipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Durant did not plan to write this volume. His previous book, Rousseau and Revolution, ends with a final bow. But Durant lived longer than he anticipated (he died at 96), so he decided to devote his final years to a bonus book on Napoleon.
The Durants weave politics, religion, art, science, economics and more into their history. The result is not just an account of times past, but insights into the warp and weft of… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 344 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition second printing 1996. Handsome grey boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
"Capital Navy: The Men, Ships, and Operations of the James River Squadron" delves into the Confederate naval operations on the James River during the American Civil War. The book thoroughly examines this aspect of the war, highlighting its significant yet often overlooked impact on the conflict in Virginia.
The book covers nearly every facet of the Confederate naval presence, from the construction of early war ironclad ships to the lesser-known wooden vessels that fought alongside their iron-plated counterparts. Coski's research is based on… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 578 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Presumed First edition 1896. Beautiful blue boards and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Dedication to previous owner on front endsheet. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear, edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned with minor signs of wear and/or age. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Heavier than standard book; S&H will be adjusted.This is a fascinating and heavy book about the city of Chester from the perspective of a historian living in the 19th Century. A comprehensive historical guide to the English city of Chester, with plans and illustrations.

Hardcover Cloth 304 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Presumed First edition 1860. Worn red boards and gold embossing on this tight copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Previous owner's names written on endpapers and interior page. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Some shelf wear - stains, rubs and bumped corners. Edges and pages have the usual yellowing. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
"The History of Madame Roland" is a historical biography, part of Abbott's "Rollo Books" series, a set of historical biographies aimed at young readers. Jacob Abbott was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science. The book covers the life of Madame Roland, whose birth name was Marie-Jeanne Phlippon. She was a French writer and political figure during the French Revolution, and is known for her role in the Girondist movement. The book covers… Read More

Volume Four - The Great Democracies - 403 pages - 1958 - VERY GOOD - DJ VERY GOODFirst edition. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Book is clean and tight with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Volume has grey boards and black spine with red text blocks, gold embossing. Colophon with "W". BOMC dot on right corner of back cover. Minor signs of wear and/or age. An unclipped dust jacket faded on the spine. A few wrinkles, small tears and chips - the usual shelf wear. Protected by a mylar cover. Not an ex-library or remainder copy. This is volume four of the work for which Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.Volume Four: The Great Democracies describes how the defeat of Napoleon established England as the unrivaled master of a large part of the world. Insights to the growth of the Empire following Napoleon's death and the end of the Boer War, influence of America's Civil War.

Volume Four - The Great Democracies - 403 pages - 1958 - VERY GOOD - DJ VERY GOODFirst edition. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Book is clean, tight and square with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Volume has grey boards and black spine with red text blocks, gold embossing. Colophon with "W". BOMC dot on right corner of back cover. Minor signs of wear and/or age. An unclipped dust jacket clean, smooth and brilliant with A few wrinkles, small tears and chips - the usual shelf wear. Protected by mylar cover. Not an ex-library or remainder copy.This is volume four of the work for which Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.Volume Four:- The Great Democracies. The fourth of Churchill's grandly ambitious four-volume A History of the English-Speaking Peoples begins with the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars-and ends with the Boer War of 1902. In it, Churchill makes an impassioned argument for the crucial role played by the English-speaking people in exporting not just economic… Read More

The Intimate Papers of Colonel House;
Volume 1 Behind the Political Curtain, 1912-1915
Volume 2 From Neutrality to War, 1915-1917
Arranged as a narrative by Charles Seymour
Two Hardcover Cloth volumes in slipcase 469 & 508 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good Slipcase Very Good. Presumed First edition 1926. Attractive red buckram boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Beautiful gilt top edge embossing. Other edges not trimmed. Previous owner's stapled newspaper obiturary to first three pages of volume one. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned with minor signs of wear and/or age. Unclipped dust jackets are smooth and clean and brilliant but discolored with age. Dust jackets have slight shelf wear - a few tears, wrinkles and chips. Slipcase has the usual shelf wear - a few tears, scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library,… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 315 pages. Condition Very Good Mylar-protected Dust Jacket Very Good. Barnes & Noble Reprint First edition First printing 1992 with corresponding number line. Nice white boards and silver embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket protected by mylar cover is smooth, clean and brilliant with the usual shelf wear - a few scrapes and wrinkles. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Reprint of the 1957 book by Geoffrey Ashe that delves into the history, legends, and myths surrounding the town of Glastonbury, England. Focused on the idea that Glastonbury was the mythical island of Avalon, which was associated with King Arthur and his knights. Ashe draws upon a wide range of sources, including historical records, archaeological evidence, and folklore, to build his case that Glastonbury was indeed Avalon.
He explores the town's rich… Read More

The Last King of Wales: Gruffudd ap Llywelyn c. 1013-1063
by Michael & Sean Davies
Trade Paperback with glued binding 158 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Stated First printing 2012. Beautiful illustrated wraps show off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn was Wales' greatest king. Ambitious and battle-sure, he succeeded in doing what no Welsh king before him was capable of: he ruled all Wales as a united and independent state. He went further by turning the Viking threat to his realm into a powerful weapon and conquering border land that had been in English hands for centuries.Having emerged as a war leader, Gruffudd also proved to be much more: a patron of the arts and church, with the trappings of a king who was respected and feared on the European stage. His eventual murder at the hands of his own… Read More

Trade Paperback 282 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Presumed First edition 1964 numbered 1468. Attractive illustrated wraps show off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Previous owner's address stamp on title page. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned with minor signs of wear and/or age. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Provides an in-depth exploration of the rich history, culture, and significance of the Leyte islands in the Philippines. Through detailed narrative and thorough research, Tantuico offers readers a comprehensive understanding of Leyte's pivotal role in various historical events, from pre-colonial times to the present day, including key moments such as the Battle of Leyte Gulf during World War II and its enduring impact on the region's development and identity.

Two Hardcover Cloth volumes in slipcase 436 & 437 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good Slipcase Very Good. Presumed First edition 1926. Attractive blue buckram boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Beautiful gilt top edge embossing. Other edges not trimmed. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned with minor signs of wear and/or age. Volume 1 has sewn in ribbon falling apart from age. Unclipped dust jackets are smooth and clean and brilliant slightly discolored with age. Dust jackets have slight shelf wear - a few tears, wrinkles and chips. Slipcase has the usual shelf wear - a few tears, scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Heavier than standard book; S&H will be adjusted.
A biography of influential American journalist, editor, and diplomat Walter Hines Page. Page (1855-1918) was an important figure… Read More

Long Live the King: The Mysterious Fate of Edward II
by Kathryn Warner
Hardcover Cloth 303 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 2017. Beautiful red boards and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few tears and wrinkles. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
History tells us that Edward II died at Berkeley Castle in 1327 in agony, with a red-hot poker inserted inside him. This is one of the most famous and lurid tales in all of English history. But is it true? Much evidence exists to suggest that Edward did not die at Berkeley Castle at all, but was still alive years after his supposed death. Many influential people believed that he was alive and acted on their belief, including several earls, the Archbishop of York, the Bishop and Mayor of… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 433 pages. Condition Good NO Dust Jacket. First American edition 1956 with W on colophon. No BOMC dot on back cover. Attractive grey boards with red blocks and gilt embossing on this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book spine worn and cut. Slight shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.

Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for 'History of the English-Speaking Peoples'. This is volume two of that set.

In "The New World" Churchill describes the discovery and colonization of the Americas by European powers, particularly England. Churchill outlines the explorations and settlements of various European nations, including Spain, Portugal, France, and the Netherlands, but focuses primarily on England's role in the New World.

Churchill describes how England's first attempt at colonization in the New World, the Roanoke Colony, ultimately failed, but how subsequent… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 287 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated First edition 2016. Handsome black boards and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored. Slight shelf wear; two dog-eared pages. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Richard III is probably the House of York's best-known figure, but the other members of the family are just as intriguing as the king who fell on Bosworth Field. These include his father, the Duke of York, who held a claim to the throne that would eventually topple a king; his older brother Edward IV, a warrior cast in the mould of a true Plantagenet; and the resilient Yorkist queen Elizabeth Woodville and her daughter Elizabeth of York, the latter of whom would eventually unite the family with their longstanding rivals, the Lancastrians, and become the mother of the… Read More

The Outline of History: Being A Plain History of Life and Mankind
by H.G. Wells
New Enlarged Edition, revised and brought up to the end of the Second World War by Raymond Postgate
Hardcover Cloth 1029 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Book Club edition 1961. Attractive red boards and black embossing shows off this Clean, tight, copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Red topstain. Books Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned. Unclipped dust jackets are smooth and clean but discolored with age with slight shelf wear - a few tears, stains, wrinkles and chips. Protected by mylar cover. Not an ex-library or remainder copy.
The books appeared in an illustrated version of 24 fortnightly installments beginning on 22 November 1919 and was published as a single volume in 1920. It sold more than two million copies, was translated into many languages, and had a considerable impact on the teaching of… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 521 pages. Condition Very Good NO Dust Jacket. Presumed First edition First printing 2014 with corresponding number line. Nice red boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored with slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Inscribed on title page.
In this new telling of Mexico's Second Empire and Louis Napoléon's installation of Maximilian von Habsburg and his wife, Carlota of Belgium, as the emperor and empress of Mexico, Maximilian and Carlota brings the dramatic, interesting, and tragic time of this six-year-siege to life.From 1861 to 1866, the French incorporated the armies of Austria, Belgium—including forces from Crimea to Egypt—to fight and subdue the regime of Mexico's Benito Juárez during the time of the U.S. Civil War. France viewed this as a chance to seize Mexican territory in a moment they were convinced the Confederacy would prevail and take… Read More

US Army Psychiatry in the Vietnam War: New Challenges in Extended Counterinsurgency Warfare (Textbooks of Military Medicine)
by Norman M Camp M.D.
Laminated Hardcover 558 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 2015. Handsome laminated black boards and white lettring shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Heavier than standard book; S&H will be adjusted.
During Vietnam War (1965-1973), the US Army suffered a severe breakdown in soldier morale and discipline in Vietnam -- matters that are not only at the heart of military leadership, but also ones that overlap with the mission of Army psychiatry. The psychosocial strain on deployed soldiers and their leaders in Vietnam, especially during the second half… Read More

Volunteers on the Veld: Britain's Citizen-Soldiers and the South African War, 1899–1902 (Campaigns and Commanders #12)
By Stephen M. Miller
Trade Paperback 236 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Presumed First edition 2007. Attractive illustrated wraps show off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
When the Second Boer War erupted in South Africa in 1899, Great Britain was confident that victory would come quickly and decisively. Instead, the war lasted for three grueling years. To achieve final victory, the British government was forced to depend not only on its Regular Army but also on a large volunteer force. This book spotlights Britain's "citizen army" to show who these volunteers were, why they enlisted, how they were trained—and how they quickly became disillusioned when they found themselves committed not to the… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 268 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition First printing 2014 with corresponding number line. Elegant grey boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Many Americans in the Early Republic era saw the seas as another field for national aggrandizement. With a merchant marine that competed against Britain for commercial supremacy and a whaling fleet that circled the globe, the United States sought a maritime empire to complement its territorial ambitions in North America.
In With Sails Whitening Every Sea , Brian Rouleau argues that because of their ubiquity in foreign ports, American sailors were the principal agents of overseas foreign relations in the early republic.… Read More