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THE WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION.

By: Browning, Reed.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, St. Martin's Griffin: 1995

Seller ID: 29953

ISBN: 0312125615

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

445 pp, 8 3/16" H. "The apparent vulnerability of the Habsburg Empire at the time of Maria Theresa's accession destabilized the whole of Europe and, with Frederick the Great's invasion of Silesia, a cycle of violence was initiated that lasted for eight years and ravaged much of the continent. The vast conflict, which involved almost all the European powers and their empires, is the subject of (this book). (It) provides a highly readable narrative of a complex period that fundamentally shaped the European state system. The author explores the often changing war aims of the major belligerents ...
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HARLEQUIN ON THE MOON: COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE AND THE VISUAL ARTS.

By: Lawner, Lynne.

Price: $55.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Harry N. Abrams: 1998

Seller ID: 25561

ISBN: 0810911949

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

208 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w. "Commedia dell'arte is the first modern theater - inspiration to Shakespeare, Moliere, Goldoni, Mozart, and Balanchine and forerunner of the modern stage comedy. Since its invention as a popular entertainment in Renaissance Italy, commedia, with its stock characters, its absurd and witty plots, and its utterly charming personalities, has captivated audiences high and low, from the street fairs where Punch and Judy reigned to the exquisitely refined court of the Sun King. This book traces the history of commedia from its beginni...
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CLASSIC TRAINS: THE GOLDEN AGE OF RAILROADING. WORLD WAR II: RAILROADING'S FINEST HOUR. WINTER 2001. VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4.

By: McGonigal, Robert S.; Withers, Bob; Zega, Michael; Hansen, Peter A.; Houser, Fred N.; Middleton, William D.; Wider, Patrick C.; King, Ed.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Waukesha, WI, Kalmbach: 2001

Seller ID: 30260

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Very Good

114 pp, 10 3/4" H - magazine format. Profusely illustrated with b&w and color photographs. Articles: Ready to Serve the Nation: Soldiers' signatures recall a time when railroaders and railroads answered an urgent call; The B&O Goes to War: Records from early December 1941 show the effects of global conflict on Baltimare & Ohio's St. Louis line; Inspiring the Home Front: When war suddenly indundated them with traffic, the railroads switched advertising strategies; Hitler's Rail-Wreckers: Some of America's great railroad landmarks were prime targets in a daring Nazi sabotage plot; GI with a Pa...
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THE MIRROR OF THE PAST. 2 VOLUME SET. CONTAINS: A DISTANT MIRROR: THE CALAMITOUS FOURTEENTH CENTURY & THE MARCH OF FOLLY: FROM TROY TO VIETNAM.

By: Tuchman, Barbara W.

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: London, Folio Society: 1997

Seller ID: 29073

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

673 pp, 419 pp, 10" H. Bound in full black cloth with gold lettering on spines, gold decorations on front boards. Gold slip case with black lettering on front panel. Colour plates. "The March of Folly" gas minor wrinkle at top of spine, "A Distant Mirror" has tiny soiling mark on fore-edge of text block. Slipcase has dome light edge wear and some light rubbing, a few tiny scuffs, two large faint rub marks across rear panel.
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THE NELSON ENCYCLOPEDIA.

By: White, Colin.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Mechanicsburg, PA, Stackpole: 2002

Edition: First American Edition

Seller ID: 27509

ISBN: 0811700135

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

288 pp, small 4to (10 1/2" H). Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour with reproductions, photographs, maps/battle plans. "(S)ets out to answer any questions about Nelson likely to be raised, either by casual reference or in a more detailed study of the navy, the wars, or the social history of the period. Entries cover people, ships, places and events associated with the man, and extend to contemporary issues like changing interpretations of his actions and motivation. Arranged alphabetically and fully cross-referenced, every subject is accorded enough length for proper discussion, and ea...
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THE NELSON ENCYCLOPEDIA.

By: White, Colin.

Price: $22.00 USD

Publisher: Mechanicsburg, PA, Stackpole: 2002

Edition: First American Edition

Seller ID: 29767

ISBN: 0811700135

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

A CRIMINAL HISTORY OF MANKIND.

By: Wilson, Colin.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: London, Granada: 1984

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 29199

ISBN: 0246116366

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

702 pp, 9 1/2" H. "(T)ells the story of human violence from Peking Man to the Mafia, taking into account the calculated sadism of the Assyrians, the opportunism of the Greek pirates, the brutality that made Rome the 'razor king of the Mediterranean', the mindless destruction of the Vandals, the mass slaughter of Genghis Khan, Tamurlane, Ivan the Terrible, Vlad the Impaler - - . Each age has its own characteristic pattern of crime. In the past three centuries crime has changed and evolved until the sex killer and the mass murderer have become symbols of all that is worst about our civilizat...
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Keyword: King of Naples

THE WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION.

HARLEQUIN ON THE MOON: COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE AND THE VISUAL ARTS.

CLASSIC TRAINS: THE GOLDEN AGE OF RAILROADING. WORLD WAR II: RAILROADING'S FINEST HOUR. WINTER 2001. VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4.

THE MIRROR OF THE PAST. 2 VOLUME SET. CONTAINS: A DISTANT MIRROR: THE CALAMITOUS FOURTEENTH CENTURY & THE MARCH OF FOLLY: FROM TROY TO VIETNAM.

THE NELSON ENCYCLOPEDIA.

THE NELSON ENCYCLOPEDIA.

A CRIMINAL HISTORY OF MANKIND.