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A French 1810 First Empire Gilt Mantel Clock With Children Reading Books, the gilt bronze case made of fire-gilt and chiselled bronze with pair of figures "Reading children."

First Day Cover - The French Huguenots Good Condition "As New" with Info Card Delivery not included and can be arranged See my listings for other items to do combined delivery. 

 First Edition. Hardcover. The French Foreign legion by James Wellard. 1974. Ex Library Book with Library Markings.   

French Southern & Antarctic Territories 1988 La Fortune (Sail Warship) on illustrated cover with first day cancel, SG 239

French Southern & Antarctic Territories 1986 SPOT Surveillance Satellite on illustrated cover with first day cancel, SG 219

French Southern & Antarctic Territories 1989 Ships set of 2 plus label on illustrated cover with first day cancel, SG 250a

Buy French Southern & Antarctic Territories 1989 Apostle Island 8f40 on illustrated cover with first day for R88.86

Free Postage Within SA for Orders Over R900! Hardcover. . First edition. Publisher: Caxton. 240 pages. Very good condition (see photos). Foreign Language Study / French Additional photos on request. Please ask any questions before placing your order.  Many more books on sale, click here to browse!

A medal issued by France to WW2 veterans of the French campaign in order to promote peace, security co-operation and friendship. The item is in first class condition (not worn) and comes complete with ribbon and presentation box. Shipping via Aramex next business day courier (SA Only)  

As Per Photos.WORLD WAR 2 FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE OFFICIAL 1939 FULL SIZE MEDAL WITH LAUREL PALME(BRANCH)DECORATION. Shortly after the Fall of France and the armistice June 1940, the newly installed Vichy government decided to simply annul the 1939 Croix de Guerre and institute their own version.  The Vichy version was very similar but with modified reverse dates and the ribbon was changed from green and red, to green and black. The wearing of the first type ribbon was no longer permitted and recipients of the first types cross had to change the ribbon to the Vichy version.  This is an Original World War 2 French Croix De Guerre Vichy 1939 1940 Full Size Medal with the Republic Ribbon and TWO SILVER STAR Decorations for mention in Brigade, Regimental or Unit Despatches. PLEASE NOTE: VICHY MEDALS WERE FORBIDDEN TO BE WORN IN UNIFORM POST WAR.STILL SERVING VETERANS WHO HELD VICHY MEDALS, CONTINUED TO WEAR THEM,BUT SUSPENDED WITH THE FRENCH REPUBLIC RIBBON. PLEASE NO FOREIGN BIDDERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES !  SHIPPING WITHIN SOUTH AFRICA ONLY !  SOLD AS IS                        

Documents D' Art, French Garde Meuble, The Louis XVI Furniture by Ernest DUMONTHIER, Chests of Drawers, Commodes and Corner-Pieces. A first edition hard cover published by Albert Morance Publisher of Paris in Brown cover boards with green cloth spine, green writing to front cover, cover is age browned with a stain to bottom left front cover hasnt affected inside content, a 14 page booklet & 32 card pages consisting of 56 photos of French Furniture, cards are loose as originally presented. Postage within South Africa will be R overseas buyers can contact us for a postal quote.

The French Romantics - Literature and Visual Arts by: David Wakefield A first edition hardcover published by Chaucer Press in Pale green cover boards with gold writing to the spine & front cover, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, dustjacket is complete, clean & bright, as new Postage within South Africa R Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postage Quote Abe #

Uniforms of the French Foreign Legion 1831-1981 by: Martin Windrow A first edition hardcover published by Blandford in 1981 Brown cover boards with gold writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, dustjacket is complete clean & bright Packaging and Postage within South Africa R60.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation

    Kepi blanc Musee de la Legion Etrangere Aubagne 1981, first edition, soft cover, large format, illustrations, 48 pages, in French only    in very fine antiquarian condition     NOTA BENE, it is cheaper to buy bulk. You do not pay additional fees on postage up to 5kgs (PostNet), no matter whether you buy books or coins from me. Any additional kilogram above 5 kgs will add a R30.00 fee.

  RSA, 1988. Control blocks of 300th Anniversary of Arrival first French Huguenots at the Cape, included is the overprinted set, view scans for condition as it form part of the description,  CV R 112.00. Note, display card not included        

1974 first edition hardcover with dust jacket in good condition, but with some foxing to paper edges.  179 pages. R5o postage in SA.

France 1998 full set of 58 First Day Info Sheets in plastic binder sleeves Collection comes in a binder. Text in French.  Only some sheets pictured.                    

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The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopaedia of World War 2 – Breakout From Normandy   Consultant Editor: Brig-Gen James L. Collins, Jr., USA Chief of Military Hist5ory Department of the Army Publisher: Orbis Publishing Ltd, Great Britain Edition: First Edition, 1972 Condition: Good. Wear to cover, edges and corners, otherwise really clean with tight binding. Binding: hardcover Pages: 145. Numerous colour and black & white photographs, illustrations, maps and diagrams    ,       Additional Information   “The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopaedia of World War 2 – Breakout From Normandy ” covers General De Gaulle & the Fighting French, Aid from the Greeks & Czechs, Poland’s Overseas Armies, Volunteers from Holland, Growth of the French Resistance, etc.   Please note that we refer the right to close our auctions at any time Please refer to all images for condition, as this form an integral part of the description Payment to be processed within 2 days of auction closing Item will be posted on the first Saturday following receipt of payment. We are not responsible for damages to or loss of items once posted     The item is second hand and sold as such with no warranty or guarantee implied, expressed or given. Regretfully, no buyers from outside the borders of South Africa  

Society Islands, set of 8 coins, Local Fauna, Sea Creatures, Birds, 2015 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Society Islands Metal Purity:    bimetal from nonprecious metals Box:   Year of Issue:   2015 Weight:   CoA:   Face Value:   Dimensions:       Quality:       Mintage:     Coins have some scratches and oxides The Society Islands (French: ?les de la Soci?t? or officially Archipel de la Soci?t?; Tahitian: T?taiete m?) are a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. They are politically part of French Polynesia. The archipelago is suspected to have been named by Captain James Cook supposedly in honour of the Royal Society, the sponsor of the first British scientific survey of the islands; however, Cook himself stated in his journal that he called the islands Society "as they lay contiguous to one another."The islands became a French protectorate in 1843 and a colony in 1880. They have a population of 235,295 inhabitants (as of 2012). They cover a land area of 1,590 square kilometres (610 sq mi). The islands are divided, both geographically and administratively, into two groups:Windward Islands (?les du Vent) (listed from east to west)MehetiaTahitiTetiaroaMooreaMaiaoLeeward Islands (?les Sous-le-Vent)HuahineRaiateaTahaaBora BoraTupaiMaupitiMopeliaMotu One (Bellinghausen)Manuae ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Writing to his mother the day after the fighting, Captain Thomas Wildman of the 7th Hussars described 'a victory so splendid & important that you may search the annals of history in vain for its parallel'. Little wonder, for Waterloo was widely recognised - even in its immediate wake - as one of the most decisive battles in history: after more than twenty years of uninterrupted conflict this single day's encounter finally put paid to French aspirations for European hegemony. The culminating point of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo also witnessed levels of determination and bravery by both sides which far exceeded anything experienced by the veterans of Wellington's recent campaigns in Spain and Portugal. Indeed, it was that unconquerable spirit which left over men dead on the field of battle and tens of thousands of others wounded. This thoroughly researched and highly detailed account of one history's greatest human dramas looks first at the wider strategic picture before focussing on the tactical roles played by individual British units - all meticulously examined with the benefit of the extensive array of hitherto unexploited primary sources which reveal the battlefield experience of officers and soldiers as never before. Refusing simply to repeat the same unchallenged accounts and to commit the same errors of previous historians, this work relies exclusively on hundreds of first-hand accounts by men of all ranks and from practically every British regiment and corps present on that fateful day to provide a fresh and revised perspective on one of the most pivotal events of modern times. Features Summary Waterloo Author Gregory Fremont-Barnes Publisher The History Press Ltd Release date Pages 440 ISBN ISBN

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days The nineteenth century dawns and the Napoleonic Wars rage as Horatio Hornblower faces the fury of the French and Spanish fleets combined. Amidst the hissing of wet wads, the stifling heat of white-hot cannonshot and the clamour of a mutinous crew, new Lieutenant Hornblower will need all of his seafaring cunning to overcome his first challenge in independent command on the high seas. And while blood and violence flow thick and fast aboard a beleaguered HMS Renown, the aftermath of war promises intrigue of an entirely different order: Maria, a young senorita, who might just soften the steely resolve of a young lieutenant. This is the second of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower. Features Summary The nineteenth century dawns and the Napoleonic Wars rage as Horatio Hornblower faces the fury of the French and Spanish fleets combined. This title chronicles the adventures of C S Forester's inimitable nautical hero... Author C.S. Forester Publisher Penguin Books Release date Pages 334 ISBN ISBN

Yale University Press 1998. Hard cover with dust cover. 397 pages. Very good condition; like new. Under 1kg. A sailing ship that becomes stalled with its bow to the wind is said to be "in irons." In this groundbreaking examination of America`s Revolutionary War economy, the phrase is an apt metaphor for the inability of that economy to free itself from the constraints of Britain`s navy. Richard Buel Jr. here investigates for the first time the influence of Britain`s navy on the American revolutionary economy, particularly its agricultural sector, and the damage that Britain inflicted by seizing major colonial centers and denying Americans access to overseas markets. Drawing on documents newly culled from American, British, and French archives, the author shows how the French alliance, naval operations in the Atlantic and Caribbean, military operations in North America, and the policies of state and continental authorities contributed to the collapse and then revival of the revolutionary economy. Buel places the American economy in international context and discusses how both Spain and France created the conditions—though sometimes inadvertently—that bolstered the economic survival of the infant republic. Richard Buel Jr. is professor of history at Wesleyan University. He is the author of Dear Liberty and co-author of The Way of Duty. His book Securing the Revolution received a Pulitzer Prize nomination.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Nobel-prize winner Francois Mauriac's masterpiece is Therese Desqueyroux, the story of a complex woman trapped by provincial life. First published in , this astonishing and daring novel has echoes of Madame Bovary and has recently been made into a ravishing film starring Amelie actress Audrey Tautou. Therese Desqueyroux walks free from court, acquitted of trying to poison her husband. Everyone knew she'd tried to do it, but family honour was more important than the truth. As she travels home to the gloomy forests of Argelouse, Therese looks back over the marriage that brought her nothing but stifling darkness, and wonders, has she really escaped punishment or is it only just about to begin? Francois Mauriac was born in Bordeaux in . He left his university studies to devote himself to writing, and published a collection of poems, Les Mains jointes (Clasped Hands), in . He married in and the following year was mobilized to serve in the First World War with the Auxilliary Medical Squad in Thessalonica. Mauriac's major literary breakthrough came in with a novel called Le Baiser au lepreux (A Kiss for the Leper). His most famous work, Therese Desqueroux, appeared in and has been made into a film twice: first in , with Emmanuelle Riva in the lead role, and more recently in , in a version starring Audrey Tautou. In Mauriac was elected a Member of the French Academy and in he received the Nobel Prize for Literature. He died in Paris in . "A great novel...the brilliance of its structure and the elegance of its prose never fail to take my breath away". (Beryl Bainbridge). Features Summary Therese Desqueyroux walks free from court, acquitted of trying to poison her husband. As she travels home to the gloomy forests of Argelouse, Therese looks back over the marriage that brought her nothing but stifling darkness... Author Fran cois Mauriac (Author), Gerard Hopkins (Translator) Publisher Penguin Classics Release date Pages 114 ISBN ISBN

1952 hardcover with dust jacket and 218 pages in good secondhand condition. Name in ink in front. R65 postage in SA. This is the story of the first handful of saboteurs from the French section of the War Office. In January 1942 the author was the first agent to be landed by submarine in the south of France. His instructions were photographed in his mind from the typed sheets he had studied in London ten days before his departure. In the words of General Eisenhower: "Thanks to the underground movement the liberation of France was accelerated by some six months."

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days The Hundred Years War () dominated life in England and France for well over a century. It became the defining feature of existence for generations. This sweeping book is the first to tell the human story of the longest military conflict in history. Historian David Green focuses on the ways the war affected different groups, among them knights, clerics, women, peasants, soldiers, peacemakers, and kings. He also explores how the long war altered governance in England and France and reshaped peoples' perceptions of themselves and of their national character. Using the events of the war as a narrative thread, Green illuminates the realities of battle and the conditions of those compelled to live in occupied territory; the roles played by clergy and their shifting loyalties to king and pope; and the influence of the war on developing notions of government, literacy, and education. Peopled with vivid and well-known characters--Henry V, Joan of Arc, Philippe the Good of Burgundy, Edward the Black Prince, John the Blind of Bohemia, and many others--as well as a host of ordinary individuals who were drawn into the struggle, this absorbing book reveals for the first time not only the Hundred Years War's impact on warfare, institutions, and nations, but also its true human cost. Features Summary What life was like for ordinary French and English people, embroiled in a devastating century-long conflict that changed their world Author David Green Publisher Yale University Press Release date Pages 339 ISBN ISBN

The Diaghilev-Lifar Library. !!!!!!~~~~~Sotheby's Auction Catalogue~~~~~!!!!!!   Friday 28th November to Monday 1st December .                                                             Decorated and Embossed green Boards with black and gilt decoration. No faults. Full-colour front illustration. 217 pages, 32 black and white reproductions throughout. Auction catalogue (November 28 - December ) of Russian rare books, pamphlets, drafts and old musical scores of the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th century originally collected by Sergei Diaghilev (), including listings for the first Russian book printed in Moscow (), and first editions of Gogol, Tolstoy, Dostoyevky and Pushkin. Introduction by Serge Lifar () is in French, the catalogue listings are in English. Eight hundred and twenty-six lots up for bid over the four-day sale. A solid, clean and crisp copy without inscriptions or markings, gilt to original green boards remains bright. Complete with the original corrigenda slip and an unused bidding slip laid in. In a good if somewhat edge-nicked & creased glassine wrapper.     Dimensions: 255 mm x 190mm 217 Pages Sold as seen in the images.