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History & Culture
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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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. -
1865 CawnporeLondon: 1865A smartly bound first edition of this account of the massacre at Cawnpore from British statesman Sir Georg Otto Trevelyan. -
1825 A Concise Description of the English Lakes, and Adjacent MountainsLondon: 1825The second edition of Jonathan Otley's very scarce topographical work on English lakes and mountains, with a folding map. -
1849 The Cradle of the Twin Giants Science and HistoryLondon: 1849The very scarce first edition of this thorough, nineteenth-century history of esoteric disciplines and their relationship to the modern sciences by Henry Christmas, in two volumes, with the original boards. -
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1933 Barry Jackson and the London TheatreLondon: 1933A bright example of the signed, limited edition of G. W. Bishop's vibrantly illustrated study of the role of Barry Jackson in the management of England's theatres. -
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. -
1877-1879 Punch's Pocket-Book Containing a Calendar, Cash Account, Diary and MemorandaLondon: 1877-1879A pleasing pair of morocco-bound Punch Pocket-Books, containing a calendar, humorous short stories and more. -
1899 The Reign of George VI 1900-1925: A Forecast Written in the Year 1763London: 1899A smart copy of this reprinted exercise in prophecy from 1763, with notes and a preface by British historian Sir Charles Oman. -
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. -
2010 English Country BookshopsMiddlesex : 2010A charming pictorial record of English antiquarian bookshops, being a limited copy of eight hundred that were printed for sale -
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1982 The Letter KillethLos Angeles : 1982One of the author's copies of this limited edition work, comprising three bibliographical essays of "bookish mysteries". -
1985-1992 4vols Texas; Alaska; Caribbean; MexicoLondon; New York: 1985-1992A lovely collection of four first editions of Michener's historical novels, with the original dust wrappers. -
1864 Self-Help with Illustrations of Character and ConductLondon: 1862This lovely copy of the first edition of Samuel Smiles' famous work endorsing mid-Victorian liberal values, in full leather binding and with fore edge marbling. -
2006 The English LanguageLondon: 2006A lovely copy of Robert Burchfield's study of the English language, still sealed in shrinkwrap and thus in immaculate condition. -
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. -
1926 The English Poor in the Eighteenth CenturyLondon: 1926A smart first edition of this illustrated social history from English historian Dorothy Marshall. -
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. -
1835 Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and SceneryLondon: 1835A charming three-volume edition of Mary Russell Mitford's sketches of rural life, bound in full decorated morocco. -
1867 Lettres en Partie Inedites de Madame RolandParis : 1867A valuable selection of the famous letters from French revolutionary and writer, Madame Roland. -
1908 George Grenfell and the CongoLondon: 1908Exceptionally bright examples of the richly illustrated first edition of Johnston's study of Grenfell's travels. -
1833 Great Britain in 1833Philadelphia: 1833A first American edition of this study of Great Britain in the year 1833. -
1938-1947 12vol A Collection from the Left Book ClubLondon: 1938-1947A smart collection of twelve volumes from the Left Book Club. -
1849-1861 The History of England from the Accession of James IILondon: 1849-1861The second edition five-volume set of Lord Macaulay's History of England, uniformly bound in the original cloth. -
1824-28 History of the Commonwealth of EnglandLondon: 1824-28The first edition of William Godwin's impressive exploration of the Interregnum, scarce to see in the original paper boards. -
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. -
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1683 An Historical Account of the Heroick Life and Magnanimous Actions of [...] James Duke of MonmouthLondon: 1683The very scarce first edition of this complimentary biography of the Duke of Monmouth, published two years prior to his Rebellion. -
1875 The Life of His Royal Highness the Prince ConsortLondon: 1875-6The first two volumes of Theodore Martin's biography on the Prince Consort, Albert of Saxe-Coburg, the husband to Queen Victoria. -
1948 A Manual History of Historic OrnamentLondon: 1948A smart sixth edition of this illustrated history of ornament and the development of the tradition. -
1898-1910 Four Volumes of Limited Edition Papers Read Before the 'Sette of Odd Volumes'London: 1898-1910A collection of four limited edition, privately printed works featuring papers read at 'The Sette of Odd Volumes' society. -
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. -
1949-1954 8vol The Geography of StraboLondon: 1949-1954A smart later edition of this study on Strabo's geography, complete in eight volumes. -
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1925 An Entertainment for Lady-Dayes: Eikonokosmesis or the Dressing of ImagesKensington: 1925A publisher's presentation copy of this scarce limited edition work on idols, images, and the costumes of the clergy. -
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1903 OxfordLondon: 1903A lovely example of this very scarce signed Edition de Luxe of Edward Thomas and John Fulleylove's charming celebration of the city of Oxford.