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1	Louis and Antoinette more books like this by Vincent Cronin In this dual biography of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette the author assesses the lives of two of history's most consistently misrepresented figures. He emphasizes the King's role as a hard-working reformer and the Queen's important influence on the arts. Together they struggled against impossible odds, and their story unfolds against the backdrop ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.94! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Napoleon more books like this by Vincent Cronin A biography of Napoleon, which attempts to explain the history of this great man in personal terms. see all copies from $10.47! new only from $27.91! \| first editions
3	Catherine, Empress of all the Russias more books like this by Vincent Cronin Catherine II, Empress of all the Russias, is one of the handfull of rulers who have been popularly called "the Great". During her more than 30-year reign she was a politician, diplomat, commander-in-chief, educator, builder, picture-collector, dramatist, lover, mother, writer of fairy stories, and an indefatigable correspondent. Yet this woman who ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Louis XIV more books like this by Vincent Cronin First published 25 years ago, this biography of the Sun King uses contemporary sources to examine what sort of monarch Louis XIV really was. The author's researches reveal a portrait of the man and an account of the principal events of his long reign (1642-1715). The book provides an overview of the entire civilization inspired by and reflecting ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
5	The last migration more books like this by Vincent Cronin see all copies from $2.65! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The flowering of the Renaissance more books like this by Vincent Cronin Following the collapse of the Medici rule in 15th century Florence, the centre of Renaissance activity moved first to Rome and finally to Venice. In the Rome of Julius II and Leo X which Michelangelo remoulded and beautified, in the Venice of Titian, Tintoretto and Palladio, as well as the courts, the Renaissance reached the height of its ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
7	Napoleon Bonaparte; an intimate biography. more books like this by Vincent Cronin see all copies from $1.99! first editions
8	The View from Planet Earth: Man Looks at the Cosmos more books like this by Vincent Cronin see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
9	The golden honeycomb more books like this by Vincent Cronin see all copies from $1.99! first editions
10	The Wise Man from the West more books like this by Vincent Cronin see all copies from $4.80! first editions
11	Paris on the Eve, 1900-1914 more books like this by Vincent Cronin This portrait of Paris between 1900 and 1914, when it was the artistic centre of Europe, is evoked by a series of character sketches of important figures, such as Proust, Gide, Claudel, Debussy, Sarah Bernhardt, Picasso, Diaghilev and the Curies. By drawing together the threads of their lives the author distinguishes a subtlety and delicacy in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $185.03! \| first editions
12	The Horizon concise history of Italy. more books like this by Vincent Cronin see all copies from $3.99! new only from $48.88! \| first editions
13	A pearl to India; the life of Roberto de Nobili. more books like this by Vincent Cronin see all copies from $10.00! first editions
14	Paris: City of Light 1919-1939 more books like this by Vincent Cronin This is an intellectual, artistic, political and moral history of Paris after World War I to 1939, which is one of the most creative decades in history, important in itself and by virtue of its influence on our culture today. It was a period of intense political rethinking and a time of "folly" - irrationality is to be found at the core of ... see all copies from $15.54! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
15	The companion guide to Paris more books like this by Vincent Cronin see all copies from $9.00! first editions
16	Wise Man of the West more books like this by Vincent Cronin Matteo Ricci, an early recruit of the Jesuit order, was sent to China as a missionary in 1582. If he approached the Emperor with a Bible in one hand, in the other he carried the accumulated technological and philosophical wisdom of late Renaissance Europe, and thus found favor among the Mandarins, the men of learning in the imperial court. But his ... see all copies from $14.95! new only from $18.09! \| first editions
17	Napoleon Bonaparte more books like this by Vincent Cronin Biografia de uno de los personajes mas importantes de la historia.Estadista brillante, figura tragica exaltada por el Romanticismo, despota y militar ambicioso al mando de grandes campanas expansionistas, Napoleon suscita o bien el odio o bien la admiracion, pero nunca la indiferencia. La simple mencion de Waterloo y Austerlitz evoca amplios ... see all copies from $22.15! new only from $22.16!
18	The Golden Honeycomb: A Sicilian Quest more books like this by Vincent Cronin Considered one of the classic travel books "The Golden Honeycomb" is still, 40 years after it was written, an indispensable guide to Sicily. This edition contains 32 pages of new black and white photographs by Werner Forman. see all copies from $13.50!
19	The Florentine Renaissance more books like this by Vincent Cronin Florence in the 15th century was the undisputed centre of the Italian Renaissance - one of four exemplary ages in human history, according to Voltaire. What we have been derives largely from Jerusalem, Athens, Rome - and it was in Florence that these inheritances were blended to make us what we are now. Our Christianity, our learning, our ... see all copies from $2.80! first editions \| SVS
20	The romantic way. more books like this by Vincent Cronin see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
21	A concise history of Italy more books like this by Vincent Cronin see all copies from $16.75!
22	The Wise Men from the West more books like this by Vincent Cronin, Tom Crowe (Read by) Matteo Ricci went to China as a Christian missionary in 1582 and died there 28 years later. Before his mission, China was an unknown and unexplored land; and before Ricci, the West was no more than a rumor to the learned mandarins. see all copies from $55.80! new only from $55.80!
23	Katharina Die GroßE by Vincent; Berisch Cronin, Karl see all copies from $27.25!
24	Four women in pursuit of an ideal. more books like this by Vincent Cronin see all copies from $14.00! first editions
25	Ludwig XVI. Und Marie-Antoinette by Vincent; Curths Cronin, Monika see all copies from $36.04! new only from $36.04!

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