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Imprint: London, Companion Guides, 1998 A classic travel book .It is not an ephemeral guide to hotels & restaurants but an enjoyable and informative cruise around the Greek islands with a seasoned sailor who provides fascinating details of the background history and culture of the region. New edition revised and enlarged by Francis Pagan.409p. illus maps. index. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft cover Stock number: 040829. ISBN: 1900639181
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Imprint: London, Collins., 1963 A classic travel book .It is not an ephemeral guide to hotels & restaurants but an enjoyable and informative cruise around the Greek islands with a seasoned sailor who provides fascinating details of the background history and culture of the region. 288 p. illus maps. index maps on endpapers. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good Stock number: 040830. ISBN: 0002111276
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Imprint: London, Phoenix / Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1996 "Born into relative obscurity, struggling against the exclusiveness of the English political caste, Disraeli rose to become a successful novelist, prime minister and creator of a revolutionized Conservative Party. This biography follows his progress from Byronic dandy to confidante of Victoria" 432p bibliography, index. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Trade Paperback Stock number: 043374. ISBN: 1857994280
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Imprint: New York, Ballantine Books, 2015 (Breconridge Brothers series ) Lord Geoffrey Fitzroy leads a charmed existence. As the second son of the Duke of Breconridge, he has none of the responsibilities of his older brother and all of the advantages, leaving handsome Geoffrey free to enjoy his rakish pursuits. And pursue them he does, leaving hearts fluttering all over London. But one night, at a ball brimming with high society's most sought-after beauties, only one truly intrigues him: the regal, aloof, and mysterious Miss Serena Carew. Magnificently dressed and wearing jewels befitting a queen, the lady is considered the prize of the season: a noble-born heiress raised in India. But even as Geoffrey's fascination grows, Serena deflects his curiosity -- and with good reason. Serena's exotic past contains a perilous secret that could destroy her. Yet her plan to live in safe solitude is thwarted by her hungry heart, and soon Geoffrey's passionate seduction finds her blissfully bedded -- and wed. Will her deception destroy her chance at happiness as Geoffrey's wife? Or will the devotion of her new husband bring out the hidden truth of her undying love?. Book. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Pbk Stock number: 36448. ISBN: 0345548140
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Imprint: Toronto, Scholastic, 1994 Fictional biography of the unfortunate young Lady Jane Grey."At fifteen years of age, upon the death of her cousin, Edward, Lady Jane Grey was forced to accept the crown of England. She was queen for only nine days, however. Edward's eldest sister, Mary, soon challenged Jane for the throne, with tragic results. This is the true story of a bright and intelligent young woman who was manipulated and betrayed by the ambitious people who surrounded her.". Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Pbk. Stock number: 044037. ISBN: 0590716174
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Imprint: London, Macmillan & Co., 1962 Literate and interesting account of the Persian wars, the Spartans and Thermopylae and culminating in the Greek victories at Salamis and Plataea. 255p. maps,bibliography, index.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine - Price Clipped Stock number: 042260. ISBN: 0333232712
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Imprint: Toronto, HarperCollins, 1992 "The daughter of an apothecary and the owner of a secret book of healing arts, Ursula is determined to become a great healer, but her ambition makes her an outsider in the Holy Roman Empire; when she is accused of witchcraft and sentenced to burn at the stake, she is given one chance to save herself: she must march in the People"s Crusade to the holy city of Jerusalem; along with her father and her friend Bruno, she joins thousands of other pilgrims on a harrowing journey, which will expose the dark side of the "glorious" Crusades and change her life forever" (Winner Of The 1992 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award. ). Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Pbk. Stock number: 043531. ISBN: 0006479383
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Imprint: London, Sphere Books, 1967 Voyaging round the Aegean and Mediterranean in search of the route of Odysseus' adventurous voyages back from Troy.224p. bibliography.index. Name of Previous owner.. Book. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Pbk Stock number: 042050.
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Imprint: New York, Harcourt,Brace & World, 1964 Voyaging round the Aegean and Mediterranean in search of the route of Odysseus' voyages back from Troy. 238p. plates. bibliography .index.. Illustr.: Marie Blanche. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good (torn parts repaired) Stock number: 042051.
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Imprint: London, Reader's Union, 1964 Voyaging round the Aegean and Mediterranean in search of the route of Odysseus' voyages back from Troy. 224p. illus.maps on endpapers.bibliography.index.. Illustr.: Marie Blanche. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Cloth. Jacket: Very Good, Slight Chips Stock number: 042052.
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Imprint: Toronto, Anchor Canada, 2015 [ A Flavia de Luce Mystery - 7] Banished! is how twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce laments her predicament, when her father and Aunt Felicity ship her off to Miss Bodycote's Female Academy, the boarding school that her mother, Harriet, once attended across the sea in Canada. The sun has not yet risen on Flavia's first day in captivity when a gift lands at her feet. Flavia being Flavia, a budding chemist and sleuth, that gift is a charred and mummified body, which tumbles out of a bedroom chimney. Now, while attending classes, making friends (and enemies), and assessing the school's stern headmistress and faculty (one of whom is an acquitted murderess), Flavia is on the hunt for the victim's identity and time of death, as well as suspects, motives, and means. Rumors swirl that Miss Bodycote's is haunted, and that several girls have disappeared without a trace. When it comes to solving multiple mysteries, Flavia is up to the task - but her true destiny has yet to be revealed. 448p... Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Trade Paperback Stock number: 045595. ISBN: 9780385678407
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Imprint: London, Macmillan, 1957 A.C.Bradley put Shakespeare on the map for generations of readers and students for whom the plays might not otherwise have become real at all' . Approaching the tragedies as drama. wondering about their characters as he might have wondered about people in novels or in life, Bradley is one of the most liberating in the line of distinguished Shakespeare critics. His acute yet undogmatic and almost conversational critical method has-despite fluctuations in fashion-remained enduringly popular and influential.432p, index, text neat and complete Slight wear to spine.. Book. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Pbk. Stock number: 32970.
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Imprint: New York, Baen Books, 1987 A wounded Atlantean prince...a deadly battle between Dark and Light...and the sisters Deoris and Domaris, whose lives are changed utterly by the magic involving them. These are the elements of The Fall of Atlantis, Marion Zimmer Bradley's epic fantasy about that ancient and legendary realm.502p.Neat tight, hardy read copy, but someone has blanked out an inscription on the title page. Book. Book Condition: Good>Very Good. Binding: Soft cover Stock number: 040404. ISBN: 0671656155
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Imprint: New York, Simon & Schuster, 1987 "Blending archaeological facts and the myths of gods and heroes. Reinventing for us Achilles,Aeneas,Hector, Patroclus, Helen of Troy Odysseus,Agamenmnon,Menelaus as living people engaged in a desperate struggle that dooms both the victors and vanquished. Their fate seen through the eyes of Kassandra, priestess, princess and passionate woman with the spirit of a warrior." 603p.. Book. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: As New Stock number: 040550. ISBN: 0671641778
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Imprint: New York, Simon & Schuster, 1988 "Blending archaeological facts and the myths of gods and heroes. Reinventing for us Achilles,Aeneas,Hector, Patroclus, Helen of Troy Odysseus,Agamenmnon,Menelaus as living people engaged in a desperate struggle that dooms both the victors and vanquished. Their fate seen through the eyes of Kassandra, priestess, princess and passionate woman with the spirit of a warrior." 603p.. Book. Book Condition: Vey Good. Binding: Trade Paperback. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 040979. ISBN: 0671667033
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Imprint: London, G.M.Smith Publishing, 1959 [Combat Library Series # 3] War story about a group of British soldiers in Crete during the Nazi invasion. 64p. UK pulp fiction format. Text block is clean and complete, stapled inside rather flimsy paper covers. [ NO copy listed in WorldCat. It may have been distributed as a subscription series since Combat Library is listed as a journal in BL. Numbers 4, 5 & 6 are listed on the Back cover and two of those authors are found published in Australia by Gordon & Gotch.]. Book. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Soft cover Stock number: 32565.
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Imprint: New York, Simon & Schuster., 1981 [Down the Long Wind, Book 1] Part one ONLY of a Fantasy trilogy inspired by Arthurian legends " Gwalchmai, the Hawk of May, son of the beautiful, infinitely evil sorceress Morgawse, nephew to King Arthur, and forced to choose between his mother's path to Dark power and Arthur's empire of the Light." 273p.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 044029.
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Imprint: New York, Houghton Mifflin., 1986 "In the Fourth Century A.D., independent and determined young Charis is forbidden to become a doctor because she is a woman. Disguising herself as a eunuch she flees Ephesus for Alexandria, then the center of learning. There she apprentices to a Jewish doctor but eventually becomes drawn into Church politics and is forced once again to flee. She serves as an army doctor at a Roman outpost in Thrace until, kidnapped by barbarian Visigoths, she finds her destiny to heal and also to be a woman and a wife.". This novel is full of interesting characters set the early Christian world, 371-378 AD. 376p.. Book. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: As New Stock number: 039900. ISBN: 0395411599
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Imprint: Toronto, Collins, 1989 When Arthur Combs is found murdered in his cottage just outside Dublin, police think he must have surprised a burglar. The 73-year-old expatriate retiree lived a solitary existence with few friends, but no enemies. Or so it seems when Detective Sergeant Minogue is assigned to the case. Minogue wonders why the cottage was so desperately ransacked and notes that there is an almost paramilitary precision in the way Combs was strangled. As the investigation gains momentum it becomes clear that this "terribly ordinary man" is of extraordinary interest to British intelligence. When MI5 tries to put a lid on the Combs affair they underestimate the tenacity of the unorthodox but brilliant detective. Even if it means going up against the prime minister herself, Minogue is determined to discover what Britain's spymasters are doing in Dublin.281p.. Book. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: As New Stock number: 043667. ISBN: 0002234858
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Imprint: New York, Columbia University Press, 1997 Produced after an International Scholars Conference held in Budapest April 2-,7 1994. This examination of the Holocaust in Hungary synthesizes the results of a wide range of investigations and evaluates the historical lessons of the Holocaust in one country. The first part contains historical overviews; the second part discusses historical antecedents in nine studies. 784p. Series : East European monographs, no. 477. Published by : Rosenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies, Graduate Center of the City University of New York ; Budapest : Institute of History of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences : Europa Institute ; Boulder, CO : Social Science Monographs. Book. Book Condition: New. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: New Stock number: 042794. ISBN: 9780880333740
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Imprint: New York, Adelphi Company, 1926 Georg Morris Cohen Brandes (1842-1927) was an influential Danish literary critic. In this book he discusses ancient Greek literature (Homer, the Odyssey ad Xenophon) followed by 2 chapters on political problems in contemporary Greece. Authorized translation by Jacob Wittmer Hartmann 219p. Fine copy some pages uncut - untrimmed.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover Stock number: 040329.
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Imprint: Athens, Metaichmio, 2015 Greek translation by Eve Gerokosta of "1001 activite?s autour du livre" A clever and original book intended to spark a love of reading using painting, play, research and imitation to encourage children to enjoy using books of all kinds.123p.illus bibliography.[3 copies in WorldCat]. Book. Book Condition: New Book from Greece. Binding: French Wraps Stock number: 041843. ISBN: 9789605666279
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Imprint: Toronto, ECW Press, 1996 This unconventional biography of the woman who wrote Jalna and other chronicles of the Whiteoak family, approaches her life from multiple angles, including an interview with an old neighbour of the subject; critical commentary on her texts; photographs; conversations with the last living relatives of Mazo and her cousin, Caroline Clement; and a chronology and bibliography. This book draws on the research of earlier biographers, but Daniel Bratton broadens the scope of the discussion to include new areas of investigation. Besides archival research, he has reinterviewed subjects interviewed by previous biographers, and tracked down previously withheld information. He has also explored, as no one else has done, the geographical settings of Mazo"s life and fictions, looking at them from a new perspective. The real strength of this book, however, which gives it an importance beyond de la Roche studies and Canadian literature, is its innovative format. Bratton"s approach will recommend the book to those interested in the theory and practice of biography. It can be read as a book about life-writing, as well as a writing of the life of Mazo de la Roche. 185p. illus. bibliography. index. Laid in is a 1939 postcard of Benares Historic House.. Book. Book Condition: New. Binding: Soft cover Stock number: 33474. ISBN: 1550222740
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Imprint: Montreal, PQ, Canada, Grasslands Entertainment, 2002 The Thirsty Traveler, hosted by Kevin Brauch. journey into the heart of the world's greatest wine, beer, and spirit producing regions. Each episode explores the land, people, production, companies, customs, traditions, food, and stories connected with the alcoholic beverage that a region is known for. Broadcast in Season one this set includes 12 Episodes on 3 discs [1] Scotland - Water of Life / The Sparkle of France / Black Gold- Irish Nectar/ Belgium - Beer Paradise [2] Kentucky - the Frontier Spirit/ Ontario - Ice Wine/ Mexico - Tequila Taco Bell/ Jamaican Rum Man [3] Japanese Sock'em to Ya Sake / Wine of the Valley- California/ Greece is the Word - Ouzo/ Newfoundland Screech and Iceberg Vodka. Language: English & French. Format 3 DVDs. NTSC Region 1. Runtime: 270 Mins.. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Boxed Set Stock number: 042381. ISBN: 1554445728
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Imprint: Athens, Arlekin, 2010 Harlequin romance - Syllogi series # 2938. Book. Book Condition: New Book from Greece. Binding: Pbk. Stock number: 040091.
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Imprint: London, Oswald Wolff, 1963 Small format book in the "Little Art Series" originally published in German by Knorr & Hirth.Architecture, Icons and Mosaics in these historic Sicilian towns.48p.32 illustrations including 6 in colour. Name of owner else fine.. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good with slight chips & Tear Stock number: 044390.
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Imprint: London, ON, Moonstone Press, 1994 .[It explores] modern day traumas against a background of the archetypical, Through the familiar stuff of the great Greek dramas an exploration of the power and exhilaration which goddess symbolism holds for many contemporary women.. Book. Book Condition: New. Binding: Soft cover Stock number: 044767. ISBN: 0920259499
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Imprint: London, Penguin., 1973 "With its worldwide coverage,numerous maps and figures--(ranging) from the earliest pre-history to the civilizations before the rise of Classical Greece and Rome" 280p. illus. maps. index. Neat tight text Slight cover wear.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Pbk. Stock number: 042318. ISBN: 0140510451
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Imprint: London & Glasgow, Blackie & Son, 1914 Book by the doyenne of Girls School stories. Originally published in 1914, An early reprint, this copy is undated, but the list of other titles by the author does not list any books published after 1920. Attractive blue/grey cloth with image of girl violinist on front cover, conductor on spine. A very a nice piece of nostalgia for lovers of the genre.288p.6 plates . Clean, neat text, tiny tear at foot of spine, SLSE FINE.. Illustr.: Stanley Davis. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Decorative Cloth. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 039801.
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Imprint: London & Glasgow, Blackie & Son, 1921 Vintage book by the doyenne of Girls School stories first published in 1920, this copy is undated, but the list of other titles by the author does not list any books published after 1921, so it is a very early reprint. Slight shelf wear and some light soiling, but overall a nice piece of nostalgia for lovers of the genre .. Illustr.: Frank Wiles. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Decorative Cloth. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 039733.
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Imprint: Athens, Center of Economic Research [ Kentron Oikonomikon Ereunon], 1964 [ Research monogragh series # 11] (Oikonomikai Monographia) of the Center of Economic Research [Kentron Oikonomikon Ereunon]. 250p, tables bibliography.Ownership stamp. Original wraps are slightly scuffed and damaged, but text is neat and complete.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Original Wraps Stock number: 041328.
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Imprint: United Kingdom, Phoenix Press, 2002 "Banished to the Empire's farthest outpost, veteran warrior Paulinus Maximus defends The Wall of Britannia from the constant onslaught of belligerent barbarian tribes. Bravery, loyalty, experience, and success lead to Maximus" appointment as "General of the West" by the Roman emperor, the ambition of a lifetime. But with the title comes a caveat: Maximus needs to muster and command a single legion to defend the perilous Rhine frontier. On the opposite side of the Rhine River, tribal nations are uniting; hundreds of thousands mass in preparation for the conquest of Gaul, and from there, a sweep down into Rome itself. Only a wide river and a wily general keep them in check. With discipline, deception, persuasion, and surprise, Maximus holds the line against an increasingly desperate and innumerable foe. Friends, allies, and even enemies urge Maximus to proclaim himself emperor. He refuses, bound by an oath of duty, honor, and sacrifice to Rome, a city he has never seen. But then circumstance intervenes. Now, Maximus will accept the purple robe of emperor, if his scrappy legion can deliver this last crucial victory against insurmountable odds. The very fate of Rome hangs in the balance. (originally published 1970). Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft cover Stock number: 039672. ISBN: 1842125192
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Imprint: London, Phoenix, 2005 Intrigue and adventure in Augustan Rome and North Africa. HC. Condition: Good. Book. Book Condition: New. Binding: Pbk Stock number: 039673. ISBN: 0753818957
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Imprint: London, English Heritage, 1996 This guide describes the life and landscape of the Wall, offering remarkable insights into the Roman military organization that occupied it. 52p. illus. diagrams,, maps. Book. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Original Wraps Stock number: 039926. ISBN: 1850742529
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Imprint: Boston, Little Brown & Co, 1959 Greek American journalist & writer. [Born Constantinos Christos Brelis on April 1,1924 in Newport, R.I. Died Nov 2006.] After serving in the US military in 1948 he entered a DP camp in Europe and went to Israel with a group of refugees. This novel "opens in Marseilles in 1948, a few months before Israel became a nation. It describes the adventures and the relationships of a band of Jewish refugees who leave a detention camp on a freighter bound for the Promised Land". and reflects some of the experiences of that time and place which he observed as a journalist. Jacket illustrated by . by Ben Shahn.262-p.. Illustr.: Ben Shahn. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine - Slight Chips Stock number: 041248.
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Imprint: Toronto, Harlequin Historical, 2007 Sir Jason Hunter could not let a young widow fall into ruin when he could so easily help. His intentions were purely honorable, but then the lady herself surprised him with an offer of a carte blanche! Helen Marlowe's despicable brother had left her nearly penniless, and she knew that becoming Jason's mistress was the only practical solution. She told herself the decision was made with her head, not her heart, and had nothing to do with the way this notorious rake made her feel--or the look in his eyes that promised such heady delights..... Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Pbk Stock number: 36450. ISBN: 0373294654
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Imprint: New York, Putnam Juvenile, 1998 A gift box containing not just the delightful story of what happened when Nicki dropped his mitten in the snow for all the woodland animals to find, but also a nice new pair of mittens to wear in the winter! Unpaginated Board book [ 13 x 16 cm] illus.col + one pair of children's mittens. Still shrink wrapped in original box.. Book. Book Condition: New. Binding: Boxed Set Stock number: 045194. ISBN: 0399233601
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Imprint: Ottawa, Brewer's Association of Canada, 1965 " Issued for those who have an interest in Canada's brewing industry - employees of the industry,y, investors, investors,people in government service, journalists, financial analysts, faculties and students in commerce courses, not forgettng the eight out of ten adult Canadians who enjoy drinking beer . 142p. charts, tables, bibliography, appendices, index Crisp, sober copy looks unread!. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 044141.
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Imprint: London, I.B. Tauris, 2010 For almost four hundred years, between the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the Greek War of Independence, the history of Greece is shrouded in mystery: distorted by Greek writers and largely neglected by others. What was life really like for the Greeks under Ottoman rule? Was it a period of exploitation and enslavement for the Greeks until they were finally able to rise up against Turkish rule, as is the traditional, Greek nationalistic view? Or did the Greeks derive some benefit from Turkish rule? How did the Greeks and Turks co-exist for so long? And, why are Greek attitudes towards Venice, who also controlled much of Greece for many of these years, so different? In this wide-ranging yet concise history David Brewer explodes many of the myths about Turkish rule of Greece. He places the Greek story in its wider, international context and casts fresh light on the dynamics of power not only between Greeks and Ottomans but also between Muslims and Christians, both Orthodox and Catholic, throughout Europe. This absorbing and riveting account of a crucial period will ensure that the history of Greece under Turkish rule is no longer hidden.. 308p. bibliography index. Paper slightly age toned, else fine.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 34538. ISBN: 9781848850477
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Imprint: New York, Overlook Press, 2001 "For the Greeks, the fight for independence from the Ottoman Empire was a cruel business, and its consequences far-reaching. Today's Greece is much more the child of that struggle than it is of the Classical period we know so much better. Because of Ottoman oppression and its brutal end, hostility to Turkey still smoulders, as does suspicion that foreign powers manipulate Greece for their own ends. For much of the war the Greek cause looked hopeless. The rebels could call only on lightly armed merchant ships and a long tradition of brigandage, which seemed no match for a formidable empire. Foreign philhellenes joined the Greek cause but foreign governments cared less for the Greeks than for the stability of Europe, hard-won by Napoleon's defeat. Nevertheless the Greeks won victories at sea, largely due to their use of terrifying fireships, and on land under the leadership of the charismatic Kolokotroms. Civil war then broke out among the Greeks, and for a time Kolokotroms swapped his tent for a prison cell. But support for Greece was growing, as all Europe was moved by Turkish massacres, by the death of Byron, most famous philhellene of all, and by the bloody invasion of the Peloponnese by Ottoman troops brought in by sea from Egypt. The governments of Europe now demanded an end to the fighting, and an allied fleet under Admiral Codrington sailed to meet the Ottoman navy at Navarino Bay. Nervous fingers fired inevitable shots, sixty Turkish ships were sent to the sea bed, and Greek freedom was finally assured. This is a powerful, fearsome and inspiring story, and David Brewer's book covers it fully for the first time in over a century, dealing evenhandedly with the courage, cunning and barbarism of Greeks and Turks alike." 393p. illus maps.bibliography.index (name on ffep, else fine ). Book. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: As New Stock number: 30084. ISBN: 158567172X
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Imprint: Athens, Ellenika Grammata, 2006 Who can save Vincent's hidden treasure? An exciting adventure where you solve all kinds of puzzles, unmask a mysterious phantom and decipher a treasure map to track down the secret of the great artist, Vincent Van Gogh. 96p. illus.Puzzles [NO copy found in WoeldCat]. Illustr.: Laurence Sartin. Book. Book Condition: New. Binding: French Wraps Stock number: 041816. ISBN: 9604422901
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Imprint: Athens, Ellinika Grammata, 2006 Who can crack the Leonardo da Vinci code? Brezina presents children with their own book of riddles to explore the world of the Renaissance and its famous genius. 112p. illus Puzzles [NO copy found in WorldCat]. Illustr.: Laurence Sartin. Book. Book Condition: New. Binding: French Wraps Stock number: 041842. ISBN: 9604422898
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Imprint: London, HarperCollins, 1999 The title of this book, which seems to dance in the breeze, intimates that Jack Aubrey, lucky Jack Aubrey, is going to win the prize on which he has long set his heart. For once at the outset of the story he is neither financially embarrassed nor under some unmerited professional cloud. But time is gaining on him. His spirits, his energy, his zest for life and its pleasures are not what they were. He has reached the top of the Captain's list and the odds against his promotion to flag rank are lengthening. On the other hand, his old shipmate Stephen Maturin has lost none of his spark. Recovering from the loss of his wife, he finds passion for natural history happily combines with a tenderer emotion. And in the revolutionary politics of South America, whither the Surprise is bound, his expertise in intelligence work is indispensable.262p.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine Stock number: 043975. ISBN: 0002259591
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Imprint: London, HarperCollins, 2005 "Here is the final, partial installment of the Aubrey/Maturin series. Blue at the Mizzen (novel #20) ended with Jack Aubrey getting the news, in Chile, of his elevation to flag rank: Rear Admiral of the Blue Squadron, with orders to sail to the South Africa station. The next novel, unfinished and untitled at the time of the author's death, would have been the chronicle of that mission, and much else besides. The three chapters left on O'Brian's desk at the time of his death are presented here both in printed version-including his corrections to the typescript-and a facsimile of his manuscript, which goes several pages beyond the end of the typescript to include a duel between Stephen Maturin and an impertinent officer who is courting his fiancée. Of course we would rather have had the whole story; instead we have this proof that O'Brian's powers of observation, his humor, and his understanding of his characters were undiminished to the end.Foreword by William Waldegrave xiv.136p.. Book. Book Condition: New. Binding: Soft cover Stock number: 044069. ISBN: 0007194706
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Imprint: London, Macmillan., 1970 Thid early novel by Patrick O'Brian was first published in 1956 It was based "on the true account on Anson's voyage" around the world in 1740."This publication of a new and revised edition has enabled the author to effect some changes and improvements which he had long wished to make, as well as to correct some slight errors in nautical terminology which have emerged in his subsequent research" 263p. map [Shadow of price sticker on front of dj). Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 043976.
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Imprint: New York, W. W. Norton, 1994 At the outset of this adventure, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue a heavy American privateer through the Great South Sea. Their ship, the Surprise, is now also a privateer, the better to escape diplomatic complications from Stephen's mission, which is to ignite the revolutionary tinder of South America. Jack will survive a desperate open-boat journey and come face to face with his illegitimate black son; Stephen, caught up in the aftermath of his failed coup, will flee for his life into the high, frozen wastes of the Andes; and Patrick O'Brian's brilliantly detailed narrative will reunite them at last in a breathtaking chase through storm seas and icebergs south of Cape Horn. 261p.Crisp copy, remainder mark.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft cover Stock number: 043977. ISBN: 0393312445
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Imprint: New York, Macmillan., 1952 Interesting novel set in Turkey and covering the end of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of the Young Turks and Ataturk.Ann Bridge has written a number of novels set in interesting locations, which she knew as the wife of a diplomat and which she describes well. Although the social ambiance of her early works (1930's) may reflect the attitudes of that time, those set in later periods display characters with an appalling assumption of social superiority and of patronising condescension that seems totally inappropriate in the modern world, and which make the stories seem rather too dated in style.. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good, Slight Chips & Tears Stock number: 041683.
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Imprint: New York, Macmillan, 1946 The setting of "Singing Waters" is in the high mountains of little known Albania. Miss Bridge, who knows her history as well as her geography, sketches in lightly a background of Albanian history and politics. We are shown the characteristics of the sturdy mountaineers, their customs, their habits, their generous hospitality, their blood feuds, their colorful costumes, etc., portrayed with the author's usual skill and warmth. The book is set, in time, in the days before Mussolini had decided to take the blessing of modern civilization to primitive Albania. 242p.decorated end papers. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine - Slight Chips Stock number: 039970.
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Imprint: Toronto, Chatto & Windus, 1946 The setting of "Singing Waters" is in the high mountains of little known Albania. Miss Bridge, who knows her history as well as her geography, sketches in lightly a background of Albanian history and politics. We are shown the characteristics of the sturdy mountaineers, their customs, their habits, their generous hospitality, their blood feuds, their colorful costumes, etc., portrayed with the author's usual skill and warmth. The story is set in the days before Mussolini had decided to take the blessing of modern civilization to primitive Albania.320p.. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Cloth. Jacket: Near Fine Stock number: 039971.
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Imprint: New York, Macmillan, 1946 The setting of "Singing Waters" is in the high mountains of little known Albania. Miss Bridge, who knows her history as well as her geography, sketches in lightly a background of Albanian history and politics. We are shown the characteristics of the sturdy mountaineers, their customs, their habits, their generous hospitality, their blood feuds, their colorful costumes, etc., portrayed with the author's usual skill and warmth. The book is set, in time, in the days before Mussolini had decided to take the blessing of modern civilization to primitive Albania. 242p.decorated end papers. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket Stock number: 039972.
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