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Windows into worlds gone by, a vast store of history. Both the iconic and the less well-known is here. Together with forgotten byways and things not found anywhere else. Here is also Americana, Crime, Feminism, Occultism,Archaeology, and Ethnography.
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Signed1956 The PhoenixLos Angeles: 1956An important mystic work by Manly Palmer Hall, exploring a wide variety of occult subjects, signed by the author.
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Signed1934 Lost London: The Memoirs of an East End DetectiveLondon: 1934A signed presentation copy of this early edition of Detective Sergeant B. Leeson's account of crime in the London East End in the late nineteenth century, and including discussion of the Ripper case.
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Signed1931 On the Shores of the InfiniteLondon; Norwich: 1931A very scarce first edition spiritual novel following a spirit as they adventure through different realms, signed by the author to the title page.
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Signed1975 Murder in the WestcountryCornwall: 1975The first edition of this fascinating work looking into different murder cases of the West Country, inscribed by author Colin Wilson.
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Signed1826 A Historical and Descriptive Account of All Saints' ChurchNewcastle: 1826A signed copy of the very scarce first edition of Thomas Sopwith's illustrated guide to All Saints Church, Newcastle.
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1904 Historical Monograph: William Cecil Lord BurghleyLondon: 1904A limited edition historical monograph on William Cecil, the Lord Burghley, signed by the publisher and illustrated throughout.
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Signed1805 Observations on the Present State of the Highlands of ScotlandLondon; Edinburgh: 1805The author's presentation copy of this interesting look at the Highlands, the author presenting his idea that emigration would help the country's economy.
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Signed1851 Britain: It's Earliest History and Connection With Other NationsLondon: 1851A signed first edition of this very scarce history of Britain by Francis Sewell Cole.
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Signed1909 The Arts & Crafts of Ancient EgyptEdinburgh & London: 1909A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Flinders Petrie's study of Ancient Egyptian arts and crafts.
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Signed1982 Eccentric TravellersLondon: 1982A signed first edition of John Keay's biographical study of the lives of prominent explorers, with a loosely inserted letter discussing the publishing rights of his work.
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Signed1949 Knole and the SackvillesLondon: 1949A signed presentation copy of Vita Sackville-West's ode to her ancestral home Knole House, in Kent.
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Signed1936 A Short Account of East Budleigh and Hayes BartonCranford Budleigh Salterton: 1936A very scarce signed copy of this historical study of East Budleigh and Hayes Barton.
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Signed1930 Songs and Slang of the British Soldier: 1914-1918London: 1930The second edition of this charming work by John Brophy and Eric Partridge, cataloguing favourite songs and slangs of soldiers during the First World War. Including two handwritten letters by Eric Partridge loosely inserted.
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Signed1885 Calendar of Letters from the Mayor & Corporation of the City of London, Circa A.D. 1350-1370London: 1885A presentation copy of this account of the letters of the Mayor and city of London between 1350 and 1370, with a signed letter from archivist Sir William Hardy.
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Signed1875 Some Passages of the Life and Death of the Right Honourable John Earl of RochesterLondon: 1875A late nineteenth century facsimile of a late seventeenth century biography of John, Earl of Rochester. Signed by the editor, Lord Ronald Gower.
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Signed1904 VeniceLondon: 1904A signed, limited edition guide to Venice, beautifully illustrated by Mortimer Menpes.
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Signed1804 Mes Souvenirs de Vingt Ans de Sejour a BerlinParis: 1804Signed work of reference concerned with Frederic the Great in three French volumes by Dieudonne Thiebault.
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Signed1982 Shah 'Abd Al-'Aziz. Puritanism, Sectarian, Polemics and JihadCanberra: 1989A signed copy of Saiyid Athar Abbas Rizvi's interesting volume exploring tensions between Sunni and Shi'i ideologies between 1762 and 1831.
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Signed1902 The Uganda ProtectorateLondon: 1902A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Sir Harry H. Johnston's two volume study of the history and people of Uganda.
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Signed1887 Le Seizième Siècle Dix Essais Anecdotiques sur la Renaissance et le ReformeParis: [1887]A scarce first edition French study on the sixteenth century, inscribed by the author.
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Signed1893 Attercliffe as a Seat of Learning and Ministerial EducationLondon: 1893A presentation copy of this very scarce discussion of the theological colleges of Sheffield.
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Signed1998 Melbury Abbas A Narrative History of A Dorset ParishDorset: 1998A signed first edition copy of this local history of Melbury Abbas.
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Signed1964-1971 3 vols Reece Winstone Works on BristolBristol : 1964-1971Three signed copies of these photographic historical volumes of Bristol.
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Signed1898 The Burtons: A Family RecordBrooklyn, N.Y.: 1898A charming family record of the Burton family, charting their English origins in the seventeenth century and their American ancestors, privately compiled by Alonzo J. Burton, a Brooklyn based descendant.
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Signed1881 The Evelyns in America: Complied from Family Papers and other Sources 1608-1805Oxford: 1881A limited edition of this family history, signed by one of the family members.
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Signed1880 Architecture and How It Arose; With a Model for the GothicLondon: 1880A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce late nineteenth century discussion of the origins of Gothic architecture.
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Signed1834 The Revenue and Expenditure of the United KingdomLondon: 1834A presentation copy of the first edition of this scarce work of early nineteenth century British economics.
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Signed1969 A Family and a VillageLondon : 1969A first, signed edition of a Family and a Village by Ralph Whitlock.
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Signed1977 The St. Frank's Jubilee CompanionKent: 1977A lovely first edition of this scarce collection celebrative of sixty years since St Frank's appearance in 'The Nelson Lee Library', signed by six contributors.
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Signed2007 William Wilberforce The Life of the Great Anti-Slave Trade CampaignerLondon: 2007The first edition, first impression of this biography of the slave trade abolitionist William Wilberforce with a signed letter from the author.
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Signed1958 The Memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K. G.London: 1958A signed first edition of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's autobiography, covering the full span of his career, from boyhood to the post-war years.
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Signed1972 - 1975 2 Volumes on Benjamin DisraeliLondon: 1972-1975Two fine copies of Maurice Edelman's novels based on the life of Victorian Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Signed by the author
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Signed1976 The Governance of BritainLondon: 1976A presentation copy of the first edition of this work on the history of government in Britain by the former British Prime Minister.
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Signed1973-1975 2 vols History of Milton Keynes and DistrictLuton: 1973-1975Two signed, first edition copies of this largely unknown history of Milton Keynes, with illustrations.