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GLORIA VICTIS!
Written by Flemming Friborg.
Stock no. 2136455
Published by Skira. 1st ITALY 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Looks at Victors and Vanquished In French Art 1848 - 1910. Red boards, white title to spine. Colour illustrations. B/w and colour photos of sculptures. ISBN: 8881187019. Some wear to spine. Contents are still excellent! Wrapper has a bit of browning and a few light marks.

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THE GOODMAN OF PARIS
Written by Eileen Power.
Stock no. 1321366
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Translated and with an Introduction and Notes by Eileen Power. Green cloth. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates. A treatise on moral and domestic economy by a citizen of Paris c1393. Minimal bumping to spine. Slight rubbing/grubby marks to slipcase edges.

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THE GENERAL: CHARLES DE GAULLE AND THE FRANCE HE SAVED
Written by Jonathan Fenby.
Stock no. 1822122
Published by Simon & Schuster. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A magisterial, sweeping biography of one of the great leaders of the twentieth century and of the country with which he so identified himself. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781847373922. Includes relevant newspaper cuttings.

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ELOISE IN PARIS
Written by Kay Thompson. Illustrated by Hilary Knight.
Stock no. 2134712
Published by Max Reinhardt. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Paris has just been discovered by Eloise the little girl from the Plaza... Here is what Eloise does in Paris: everything. The effect is rawther extraordinaire. If you come to Paris with Eloise you will always by glad you did. Large format. Blue boards with gilt titles. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations to text throughout. Bumping to corners and spine. Fade mark to top edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page edge browning. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears and chips; a little loss at corners; some foxing and browning.

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REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN DURING THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR OF 1870-71
Written by Shephard Thomas Taylor.
Stock no. 1320183
Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh. 1st 1885. Very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt titles and black vignettes. 335 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, some fading to spine. Some foxing to contents.

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THE OMNIBUS BOX: BEING DIGRESSIONS AND ASIDES ON SOCIAL AND THEATRICAL LIFE IN LONDON AND PARIS, 1830-1850
Written by Mark Edward Perugini.
Stock no. 2134003
Published by Jarrolds Publishers. 1933. Good condition.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Fading to spine, which also has a little fraying to cloth. Marks and scuffing to covers. Inscribed by Author to a previous owner (Not Fully SIGNED by); To Harry with love from his old pal - the author, Mark' 22nd May 1933. Some foxing throughout.

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FRANCE 1848-1945 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Theodore Zeldin.
Stock no. 1818863
Published by Oxford at the Clarendon Press. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Oxford History of Modern Europe series. Volume I - Ambition, Love and Politics. Volume II - Intellect, Taste and Anxiety. Vol I is first edition 1973, vol II is first edition 1977.Text block browned. Glue has dried out at top & tail of spine of volume I (between binding and cloth). Price-cut dustwrappers are grubby and stained, old price label to front flaps, edge-worn.

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THROUGH THE FRENCH CANALS
Written by Philip Bristow.
Stock no. 2131913
Published by Nautical Publishing Company. 2nd 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Nautical Canals of Europe Series. Red boards, gilt title. B/w photos. Second edition. ISBN: 0245509747. Foxing to outer page edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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DAVID GENTLEMAN'S PARIS
Written by David Gentleman. Illustrated by David Gentleman.
Stock no. 2129316
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0340518693. SIGNED by author to small bookplate stuck to verso of front endpaper. Small bump to edge. Pictorial wrapper has very light edge-wear and couple of tiny nicks.

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AFLOAT
Written by Guy De Maupassant.
Stock no. 2127134
Published by Peter Owen. 1st thus 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Journal of His Days at Sea. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0720609666. Some light edge-creasing to wrapper.

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GRAHAM CLARKE'S GRAND TOUR
Written by Graham Clarke. Illustrated by Graham Clarke.
Stock no. 2126394
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. 24 etchings, 15 watercolours and numerous drawings. A humourous look at the Grand Tour. ISBN: 0714825719. SIGNED by Graham Clarke, with dedication to previous owner on half-title page. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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ECRINS PARK DAUPHINE ALPS
Written by Robin G. Collomb.
Stock no. 2122448
Published by West Col Productions. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w maps and photos. Mountain walking, scrambling and trail guide with selected principal ascents and standard mountain climbs. ISBN: 0906227275. Light wear to a couple of corners.

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