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1861 The Book of Household ManagementLondon: 1861The first edition of Mrs Isabella Beeton's important cookery work, one of the most influential of its genre ever publisher, complete here with the original colour plates.
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1833 An Historical Account of the Orphan Hospital of EdinburghEdinburgh: 1833The first edition of this vanishingly scarce description of Edinburgh's nineteenth century orphan hospitals, 'drawn up and printed by desire of the managers'.
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1861 The Four GeorgesLondon: 1861The first UK edition, first issue of William Makepeace Thackeray's history of the first four Hanoverian monarchs.
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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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1870 Peasant Life in SwedenLondon: 1870The uncommon first edition of this study on the social life and customs of Sweden.
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1941 Britain in Pictures: The British People in PicturesLondon: 1941-48A group of thirty-five volumes from Collins's sought-after 'Britain in Pictures' series, with numerous illustrations in colour.
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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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1952 Religion in Human ExperienceLondon: 1952The uncommon first edition of this social study of religion with illustrations and in the original dust wrapper.
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1910 Aspects of Death In ArtLondon: 1910A first edition work on the mental attitudes towards death, and its depiction in art. With a presentation copy blindstamp.
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1802 The Domestic EncyclopaediaLondon: 1802A very smart example of the uncommon four volume first edition of A.F.M. Willich's study of rural domestic economy.
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1844 An Encyclopaedia of Domestic EconomyLondon: 1844A very scarce first edition domestic encyclopedia, an extensive Victorian publication on the effective running of a household.
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1826 The House Book; or, Family Chronicle of Useful Knowledge and Cottage PhysicianLondon: 1826A scarce first edition work by WIlliam Scott, an extensive guide to housekeeping in Georgian England, illustrated with one hand-coloured plate.
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1927 The Case for and Against Psychical BeliefMassachusetts: 1927A fascinating first edition work of The Case for and Against Psychical Belief, with illustrations.
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1991 Voice of the First DayRochester: 1991A review copy of the first edition of this cultural study of Aboriginal Australia with illustrations.
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1988-1990 Cook Islands Art, Polynesian Barkcloth & Polynesian Sound-Producing InstrumentsAylesbury, Bucks: 1988-1990Three first edition works from the Shire Ethnography Series about art and traditions of Oceanic Islands.
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1903 Great Benin, It's Customs, Art and HorrorsHalifax: 1903The scarce first edition of this important anthropological study of Benin from the early twentieth century.
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1827 The World in Miniature Switzerland; SwitzerlandLondon: 1827The very scarce first edition of the Switzerland volume of Frederic Shoberl's delightful series, 'The World in Miniature'.
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1798 Practical EducationLondon: 1798The first edition of Maria Edgeworth's important educational treatise, written with her father, Richard Lovell Edgeworth.
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1934 An African People in the Twentieth CenturyLondon: 1934The first edition of this anthropology book from Lucy Mair with illustrations.
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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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1926 Maori SymbolismLondon: 1926The first edition of this ethnographical study of Maori symbolism, based on a report by Ettie A. Rout from evidence from Hohepa Te Rake.
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1892 The Gentlewoman in SocietyLondon: 1892Scarce first edition of this guide for gentlewomen by Lady Violet Greville.
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1929 The Sexual Life of SavagesLondon: 1929The uncommon first edition of anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski's study of the sexuality of the inhabitants of the Trobriand Islands. Illustrated throughout with a wealth of photographic plates.
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1904 At the Sign of the Barber's Pole: Studies in Hirsute HistoryCottingham: 1904Interesting studies into the Hirsute by William Andrews, the first edition.
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1888 The Universal ReviewLondon: 1888A scarce first edition collection of essays regarding politics and social science, published in The Universal Review.
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1854 Chambers's Repository of Instructive and Amusing TractsEdinburgh: 1854The complete six volume set of interesting essays by William and Robert Chambers.
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1872-84 Fors Clavigera, Letters to Workmen and Labourers of Great BritainLondon: 1872-84Six volumes, plus the index volume, of John Ruskin's influential letters, written for the workmen and labourers of Britain ruminating on the social issues of the day.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Signed1985 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.
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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.
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1797 An Illustration of the Roman Antiquities Discovered at BathBath: 1797A well illustrated analysis of the various archaeologist discoveries made in Bath, written by Richard Warner and published by order of the Mayor of Bath in 1797.
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1913 Wings and the Child, Or The Building of Magic CitiesLondon: 1913The first edition, first impression of Edith Nesbit's work on the education and imaginative development of children, illustrated throughout.