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Signed1905 A Hundred Years Hence: The Expectations of an OptimistLondon: 1905A signed first edition of this vanishingly scarce work in which the author makes predictions about society one hundred years in the future.
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Signed1994 The Challenge of Anthropology: Old Encounters and New ExcursionsNew Brunswick: 1994A signed first edition presentation copy of Robin Fox's collection of anthropological essays, dedicated to zoologist Desmond Morris.
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Signed1999 A Concubine in the Middle EastJerusalem: 1999Ezra Sohar's signed first edition, first impression of this book concerned with foreign policy and relations,.
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Signed1855 Liber CantabrigiensisCambridge; London: 1855The signed first edition of Robert Pott's study of life as a student at Cambridge in the mid nineteenth century,
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Signed1969 Still Life With RaspberryLondon: 1969A lovely signed first edition copy of this satirical work on society by Ralph Steadman, an inscribed and numbered copy with a unique Steadman doodle.
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2008 On the Visionary Work and Revolutionary Life of an Idle IdolRochdale; London: 2008The first edition of this essay on William Morris as a revolutionary. A limited edition, with a facsimile letter from the author loosely inserted.
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1975 William Morris and Eric GillSalisbury: 1975A lovely copy of Peter Faulkner's essay on William Morris and Eric Gill, based on one his award-winning essays on the same topic. A limited edition, local printing of 1,750.
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1948 Union ClubLondon: 1948A lovely and limited edition of this illustrated record of the oldest Union Club in London, founded in circa 1799. In the unclipped dustwrapper.
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Signed1961 Comic Alphabets Their Origin, Development, NatureLondon: 1961A superb signed first edition of this Eric Partridge lexicographical work, inscribed by both the author and the illustrator.
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Signed1974 The Complete InsomniacLondon: 1974The first edition of this fascinating study on sleep by Hilary Rubinstein. An excellent example inscribed and signed by the author.
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1985 The Story of Mr George EdaljiLondon: 1985A superb limited edition, and first published in book form, of the plea for justice for George Edalji by Arthur Conan Doyle, originally published in columns for The Daily Telegraph.
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Signed2004 Eats, Shoots and LeavesNew York: 2004A signed and excellent first edition copy of this popular book on grammar by former editor Lynn Truss.
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1897 The Observances in Use at the Augustinian PrioryCambridge: 1897A first edition, limited to three hundred copies, of this volume on the Augustinian rituals at S. Giles and S. Andrew.
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1930-38 33vols The Works of George Bernard Shaw Limited Edition Dustwrapper PlaysLondon: 1930An excellent collection of the complete thirty three volume limited edition works of noted Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, presented in the uncommon dustwrapper.
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Signed1897 The Platitudes of a Pessimist First Edition Signed By AuthorLondon: 1897A first edition copy of 'The Platitudes of a Pessimist' with a dedication from the author.