History / Europe from Akros Books

Paris: Chez Vincent, 1799. ...Dans lesquels on donne aux Jeunes Gens de l'un et de l'autre sexe, des notions suffisantes sur la plupart des connoissances humaines, et particulierement sur la Logique ou la science du raisonnement; la doctrine, la morale et l'histoire de la Religion; la Mytholgie; la Physique generale et particuliere; l'Astronomie; l'Histoire naturelle; la Geographie; l'Histoire de France,… Read more

La Haye: Adrien Moetjens, 1730. 425 pages + Catalogue des Livres Nouveaux et autres, qui fe trouvent Chez Adrien Moetjens. Volume 4 only of a 5 volume set. Full leather, with red leather & gilt backstrip. Worn at corners, backstrip peeling. Joints cracking. Marbeled endpapers. Pages firmly bound, with a small amount of foxing and staining. Text in French.. First… Read more

Amsterdam: Henri Desbordes, 1694. 624 pages. Second volume only. Text in French. Marbled paper covered boards are heavily worn. Portion of backstrip missing. Front board detached. Faint writing on front pastedown. Pages age toned, with very little foxing.. Hard Cover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Lyon: Jean-Baptiste Barbier, 1690. Nouvelle Methode pour Apprendre Facilement la Geographie Universelle. Contenant le Traite de la Sphere, la Description du Globe terrestre & celeste, les parties du Monde divisees en leurs Etats, Empires, Royaumes, Republiques, Provinces, &c. Le tout enrichy de Cartes avec les Armoiries des Provinces, & de Figures de diverses Nations. Tome 3 only (of 4 Volumes).… Read more

Worcester, Massachusetts: Achille J. St. Onge, 1977. 24 pages. Blue leather with gilt lion rampant on front cover, gilt title on spine, and gilt unicorn on rear cover. Color frontispiece. Binding measures approximately 2 11/16" x 1 13/16". All edges gilt. Very slight sun fading to edges. Pages very lightly age toned, clean, and unmarked. An edition of 1,000 copies.… Read more

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1932. Reprint. 546 pages. Ex-school library with the usual stamps, stickers, and other markings. Spine heavily faded. Wear and fraying to edges and corners. Rear hinge cracked. Black-and-white illustrations. Black-and-white frontispiece with intact tissue guard. Two maps (Auerstadt and Austerlitz) attached to rear pastedown. One map (Ulm-Austerlitz) detached, but included. Foldout map of Strasburg-Austerlitz attached between… Read more

London: The Typographic Etching Company, 1881. Measures approximately 11 1/2" x 9". There are 186 pages + 5 etched plates + 5 photogravure plates + sketched map. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. Frontispiece has tissue guard missing. Top edge gilt. Backstrip lacking. Hinges and joints cracked, boards very loose and close to detaching. Wear and staining to both front and rear boards.… Read more

Cowbridge and Bridgend Glamorgan: D. Brown & Sons, Ltd., 1988. 160 pages. Facsimile edition of the 1779 original; limited to 500 copies. Green hardcover with gilt title on spine is in very good condition, with minor shelf wear. The pages are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket, representing a portion of the 1804 County Map of Monmouth, Wales, has very… Read more