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1893 North Country Sketches, Notes, Essays and ReviewsDurham: 1893A lovely copy of the illustrated first edition of Neasham's study of the north of England. -
1953 The Dialogues of PlatoOxford: 1953The fourth edition of Benjamin Jowett's translations of Plato's classic works, sumptuously bound in half morocco by Asprey. -
1844 Syria and the Holy LandLondon: 1844The second edition of this richly illustrated Victorian era study of Syria. -
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1941 Phallic WorshipLondon: 1941A signed, limited edition study of the global history of phallic worship from antiquity to the present day. -
1841 Elements of Rhetoric; Comprising an Analysis of the Laws of Moral EvidenceLondon: 1841An early edition of one of the important language study works by the Archbishop Richard Whately. -
1911-13 Notable English TrialsEdinburgh: 1911-13The first edition of four popular volumes from the series 'Notable English Trials', discussing the trials of Lord Lovat, William Palmer, Dr. Lamson, and Eugene Aram. Complete with illustrations. -
1976 Traditions of Social PolicyOxford: 1976A handsome, full morocco, copy of this educational work regarding social policy. -
1862 The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes of Prison LifeLondon: 1862A lavishly illustrated study into the prisons of London, a fascinating study into prison life and the institutions as they were during the Victorian era. -
1765 Thoughts on Civil Liberty on Licentiousness and FactionNewcastle-Upon-Tyne; London: 1765The first edition of this scarce essay collection by John Brown, debating questions of liberty and humanity. -
1871 Sketches of Life, Scenery, and Sport in NorwayLondon: 1871A very smart copy of the scarce first edition of Reverend M. R. Barnard's study of Norway. -
1842 An Account of the Manner and Customs of the Modern EgyptiansLondon: 1842The third edition of Lane's illustrated study of the 'Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians'. A fascinating study into the lives of Egyptians, illustrated throughout. -
1856 A Manual for the Genealogist, Topographer, Antiquary and Legal ProfessorLondon: 1856First edition of this collection of public record, registers, heraldic collections, and family histories by Richard Sims. -
1838 A Grammar of the English Language in a Series of LettersLondon: 1838An early edition of this fascinating snapshot of language and grammar, written as a series of letters and published during the early 18th century. -
1914 Where No Fear WasLondon: 1914First edition of this collection of essays concerning fear by A. C. Benson. -
1861 3 vols De La Justice dans la Science hors l'eglise et hor las revolutionParis: 1861A scarce three volume set of De La Justice dans la Science hors l'eglise et hor las revolution. -
1834 An Essay on the Archaiology of Popular English Phrases and Nursery RhymesSouthampton: 1834The first edition of this fascinating 19th century study of popular English phrases and nursery rhymes, written by John Bellenden Ker. -
1893-1910 The Data of Ethics, The Man Versus the State, and A Rejoinder to Professor WeismannLondon: 1893-1910Three key works of 19th century English philosopher Herbert Spencer, handsomely bound together in half morocco. -
1998 Sussex Schools in The 18th CenturyLewes: 1988A fine copy of this extremely detailed work regarding the state of schools in Sussex in the eighteenth century. -
1860 Fifty Years in Chains; or, The Life of an American SlaveNew York: 1860The very scarce abridged edition of Charles Ball's account of his life under slavery in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century America. -
1890 In Darkest England and the Way OutLondon: 1890The second issue of General Booth's fascinating study of the state of the poor in England. Illustrated with a folding chromolithograph frontispiece. -
1875 A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and InductiveLondon: 1875The ninth edition of John Stuart Mill's important philosophical study of logical systems. -
1857 Nothing to Wear: An Episode of City LifeNew York : 1857The first book edition of this satirical poem of city life by William Allen Burton, featuring charming plates by Hoppin. -
1871 BundlingAlbany : 1871A study of the traditional practice of bundling in colonial United States by Henry Reed Stiles, the first edition. -
2005 Hope in the DarkLondon: 2005Scarce first UK edition this work by Rebecca Solnit tracing a history of activism and social change, in the original publisher's wraps. -
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1985 Somerset Roads: The Legacy of the Turnpikes- Phase 1Not Stated: 1985An informative industrial and archaeological work, which is phase one of a study on roads and routes within Somerset, signed by one of the authors Brian J. Murless and including eight folding maps. -
1834 Report From His Majesty's Commissioners for Inquiring into the Poor LawsLondon: 1834The first edition of this work discussing the creation of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, which aimed to provide relief for the poor of England. -
1827 The Book of English Trades, and Library of the Useful ArtsLondon: 1827A historical work detailing the many professions available within England in the early nineteenth century, published on behalf of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and bound in a contemporary tree calf binding. -
1816 Lexicon Graeco-Latinum; ex Probatis Auctoribus Locupletatum, cum Indicibus, et GraecoLondon: 1816Volume I of a revised edition of Johann Scapula's important Greek-Latin lexicon. -
1740 Les Moeurs et Coutumes des Francois dans les Differens Tems de la MonarchieParis: 1740A scarce French eighteenth century history of France, looking at how the manners and customs of the French people changed with each monarch. -
1895 Child Torture in ScotlandEdinburgh: 1895A vanishingly scarce first edition of this intriguing and shocking work of case files of cases of child tortures in Scotland, the copy of the dedicatee Candida Louisa the Marchioness of Tweeddale. -
1773-74 Scriptores Rei Rusticae Veteres Latini Cato, Varro, Columella, Palladius Quibus NuncLipsiae: 1773-74The second edition of this unique collection of four important ancient Latin agricultural works, nicely illustrated with folding plates, in the original Latin. -
1883 The Complete Home: An Encyclopaedia of Domestic Life and AffairsPhiladelphia: 1883Illustrated with bright chromolithograph plates, this is an early edition of Julia McNair Wright's impressive domestic manual. -
1750 The Moral and Political Works of Thomas Hobbes of MalmesburyLondon: 1750A very scarce first edition collection of the moral and political works of Thomas Hobbes, this being the first time his works were collected in one volume. -
1960 Where is Britain Going?London: 1960A historical study considering Britain's development during a situation of social unrest by Leon Trotsky, a later impression. -
1849 Political Economy, from Encyclopaedia MetropolitanaLondon: 1849A fascinating excerpt about political economy written by noted economist Nassau William Senior, taken from an 1849 edition of 'Encyclopaedia Metropolitana'. -
1868 Reflexions ou Sentences et Maximes Morales de RochefoucauldParis: 1868The noted maxims by François de La Rochefoucauld in a limited edition, bound in attractive full pebbled morocco with decorative gilt tooling.