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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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1950 Farm and Cottage Inventories of Mid-Essex 1635-1749Essex: 1950The first edition of this interesting account of seventeenth and eighteenth century furniture and belongings in Essex. -
1768 Collection Complette des Oeuvres de Mr. de VoltaireGeneve: 1768The first seven volumes only of the first folio edition of the complete collected works of Voltaire. Illustrated with fantastic engraved plates. -
1935 The Borough of Bury St. Edmund'sOxford: 1935The first edition of this very scarce historical work by Mary Doreen Lobel, on the town of Bury St Edmunds. -
1971 A General Introduction to Domesday BookLondon: 1971A two volume facsimile of Henry Ellis' introduction to the Domesday Book, in their original dust wrappers. -
1976 The Shadow of Vesuvius: Pompeii AD 79London: 1976A very smart first illustrated edition of this study on the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii AD 79 from the Folio Society. -
1978 The Great Enterprise: The History of the Spanish ArmadaLondon: 1978A smart first edition of this illustrated history of the Spanish Armada, with the original glassine wrap. -
1957 Basel: Denkschrift Zur Erinnerung an Die Vor 2000 Jahren Erfolgte Grundung Der Colonia RauricaBasel: 1957A smart copy of this memorial work on the foundation of Colonia Raurica, near Basel, Switzerland. In the original German. -
1908 Sayings of Dr. JohnsonLondon: 1914A very scarce pocket sized collection of sayings from the noted writer Samuel Johnson. -
1914 Music in the Time of Queen ElizabethLondon: 1914A scarce limited edition work featuring a paper read to the 'Sette of the Odd Volumes' society by Frederick Keel on music from the Elizabethan era. -
1887 The Life of Saint Werburge of ChesterLondon: 1887A vanishingly scarce sixteenth century work on Saint Werburg, re-edited and published by the 'Early English Text Society'. -
c1890 The Last Great Naval War An Historical RetrospectLondon, Paris & Melbourne.: Not stated [c.1890]This very scarce first edition of George Sydenham Clarke's fascinating fictional retrospect which imagines Britain and France as enemies, rather than allies, engaged in naval war. -
1831 Menagerie Royale: A Collection of Twenty-Four Caricatures, Which Have Appeared in Paris, Since the Late RevolutionLondon: 1831A tremendously scarce, very charming collection of twenty-four satirical caricatures, accompanied by an amusing description. -
1957 Margaret the First: A Biography of Margaret Cavendish Duchess of Newcastle 1623-1673London: 1957The first edition of this biography on Margaret the First by Douglas Grant, in the original vanishingly scarce dust wrapper and previously owned by the author, with a letter addressed to him. -
1845 2vol Old Flanders; Or, Popular Traditions and Legends of BelgiumLondon: 1845A very scarce first edition of this collection of legends from Belgium, in two volumes. -
1820 2vols Lucian of Samosata. From the Greek.London: 1820The complete two-volume first edition of William Tooke's translations of the works of Lucian of Samosata, uniformly bound in half calf. -
1908 Dresden und Die Dresdener ein Lustiges VademecumDresdener Verlagsanstalt: 1908The very scarce humorous travel guide to Dresden by Wolf Graf von Baudissin, a central figure in the establishment of the Bundeswehr, in half crushed morocco leather binding. -
1905 Bucolici Graeci Recensuit et EmendavitOxonii [Oxford]: [1905]An interesting work on bucolic poetry from ancient Greece, written in Latin by Udalricus de Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, and bound in full crushed Morocco by Bumpus. -
c1850 De OfficiisLondini; London: No date [c.1850]A circa mid-nineteenth-century study copy of Cicero's 'De Officiis' Book III, full bound in tree calf leather. -
1867 Lettres en Partie Inedites de Madame RolandParis : 1867A valuable selection of the famous letters from French revolutionary and writer, Madame Roland. -
1917 The Tale of a Casualty Clearing StationEdinburgh: 1917The first edition of this very scarce autobiographical account of the author's experiences during WWI while being posted at a casualty clearing station. -
1920-1927 9vol A Collection from The Loeb Classical LibraryLondon: 1920-1927A smart collection of nine volumes from the Loeb Classical Library collection. -
1940 Nordic TwilightLondon: 1940The first edition of this Macmillan War Pamphlet containing E. M. Forster's important statement of his belief in the British effort during the Second World War. -
1966 Plato's ProgressLondon: 1966The uncommon first edition, first impression of this work on Plato's life and writings by Gilbert Ryle, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1905-1911 2vols The Story of Siena and San Gimignano; The Story of AvignonLondon: 1905-1911Two illustrated volumes from the 'Medieval Towns' series, with detailed folding maps. -
1981 The Orkneyinga SagaEdinburgh: 1990An illustrated facsimile of the original 1873 edition of this fascinating narrative history of the Orkney and Shetland islands, in the original dust wrapper. -
1999-2018 First Edition and Signed 'Matthew Hervey' NovelsLondon: 1999-2018Twelve first edition volumes from Allan Mallinson's 'Matthew Hervey' series set during the Napoleonic Wars, with ten being signed by the author. -
1768 An Account of CorsicaLondon: 1768The sought after second edition of Boswell's account of his travels in Corsica, complete with a folding map. -
c1978 Illustrated Guide to German Decorations and InsigniasLondon: c1978A very scarce series of illustrations showcasing the uniform decorations and insignias of the German Army. -
1974 The Victoria History of the County of Kent: Volume 1, Ancient EarthworksLondon: [1974]A section from the 'Victoria History of Kent' on the ancient earthworks, with illustrations and folding maps. -
1939 A History of the Anglo-SaxonsOxford: 1939The complete two volume second edition of R. H. Hodgkin's illustrated history on the Anglo-Saxons. -
1898 2vol Histoire des Principaux Ecrivains FrancaisParis: 1898A smart two volume set of the tenth edition of this history of the principal French writers, in the original French. -
1902 Frontera Argentino-Chilena: Breve Réplica A La Memoria ChilenaLondres: 1902An extremely scarce survey of the border between Argentina and Chile in the Andes, with numerous illustrations, folding plates and maps. -
1948 Art in Mediaeval France 987 - 1498London, New York, Toronto: 1948The first edition of this comprehensive and richly illustrated work on French medieval art by Dame Joan Evans. -
1862 Portant Règlement Gènèral Sur La Comptabilité PubliqueParis: 1862The very scarce first edition of this ministerial French document detailing regulations on public accounting for the year 1862. -
1750 Considerations sur le Genie et les Moeurs de ce SiecleFrancfort; Mayence: 1750A scarce French treatise on contemporary society, it's genius and morals, by Jean Soubeiran de Scopon. -
1851 The Spirit and Scope of Education, in Promoting the Well-Being of SocietyEdinburgh: 1851The scarce first English language translation of Joseph Ambrose Stapf's discussion of education.