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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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1903 The Analysis of the Hunting FieldLondon: 1903A pleasing copy of a limited edition sporting classic in the original cloth with pictorial gilt design and thirteen coloured plates and further illustrations by H. Alken. -
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2004 Children of the LampLondon; New York; Toronto; Sydney; Auckland; Mexico City; New Delhi; Hong Kong: 2004A signed first edition, first impression, in excellent condition, and accompanied by rare promotional postcards. -
1895 The Red True Story BookLondon: 1895A delightful collection of historical narratives for children, with an illustrated title page and 18 plates. -
1894 Rulers of India: Lord Amherst and the British Advance Eastwards to BurmaOxford : 1894A near fine copy of the first edition of this historical work on the First Anglo-Burmese War, with a folding map of India and a monochrome portrait frontispiece of Lord Amherst, in the publisher's original blue cloth with gilt lettering. -
1835 A View of the Reign of James IILondon: 1835A scarce stand-alone edition of Sir James Mackintosh’s History of the Revolution in England in 1688, richly detailed on the reign of James II and the Glorious Revolution. -
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[1871] Natural History EssaysLondon: [1871] dated from a copy held by the British LibraryA smart, unusual copy of the influential title, with a beautifully decorated red cloth cover. -
1922 2 Vols The Conquest of MexicoLondon: 1922A classic of 19th-century historical writing, this work offers rigorous scholarship chronicling the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, with rare empathy for the Indigenous civilization, profusely illustrated throughout. -
1903 Eikon Basilike: Or the King's BookLondon: 1903A limited edition of this landmark royalist classic portraying Charles I as the pious martyr-king of England. -
1932 The Lake CountiesLondon; New York: Revised edition published 1932A 1932 colour illustrated edition dedicated to the social and physical landscape of the Lake District. -
1930 The AcropolisOxford: 1930The first translated edition of Rodenwalt's The Acropolis, an artistic analysis of the ancient monuments in Athens. -
1919 The Supreme Sacrifice And Other Poems in Time of WarLondon : 1919A moving collection of First World War poetry by john S. Arkwright, with 10 beautifully illustrated plates. -
1799 General view of the Agriculture of the West Riding of YorkshireEdinburgh: 1799The first edition of Robert Brown’s authoritative survey detailing the farming, soils, and rural economy of late 18th-century Yorkshire for the Board of Agriculture. -
1864 A Chronicle of England B. C. 55 - A. C. 1485London: 1864A beautiful 1864 first edition of this title, illustrated in full colour, and bound in morocco leather. -
c.1920 Eastern MemoriesDover: c.1920A lovely copy of a very scarce travel memoir on the Middle East and Southern Europe in the publisher's original cloth, with gilt design and eleven monochrome photographic plates and in-text illustrations throughout. -
1845 Vies des grands capitaines du moyen-âge: Louis II de Clermont et Jean Le Meingre de Boucicaut.Paris: 1845The third edition and first volume of Alexandre Mazas’s Vies des Grands Capitaines du Moyen Âge, offering a richly detailed account of the lives of Louis II de Clermont and Jean Le Meingre de Boucicaut. -
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1868 The Early Years of His Royal Highness The Prince ConsortLondon: 1868An exceptional signed presentation copy from Queen Victoria herself of this touching biography of the early life of her late and much loved husband, Prince Albert. -
1851 An Argument for the Royal SupremacyLondon: 1851A scarce first edition offering a rigorous theological and historical defense of the English monarch’s authority over the Church. -
1977 The History of Japanese Printing and Book IllustrationTokyo, New York and San Francisco: 1977Informative and extensive exploration of the development of Japanese printing and book illustration over time, with illustrations from the British Museum archives. -
1946 Min-Yo: Folk-Songs of JapanTokyo: 1946The scarce second revised edition of a collection of Japanese folk-songs, special for their beautiful simplicity. -
1908 In JapanLondon: 1908The first edition of Gaston Migeon's scholarly account of his travels to Japan, with a particular focus on culture and art. -
1944-1950 2 Vols English Medieval Wall Painting: The Twelfth CenturyOxford: 1944-1950Two first edition volumes from E. W. Tristram’s monumental English Medieval Wall Painting series, richly illustrated studies of twelfth and thirteenth century church murals. -
1954 The Gregynog PressLondon : 1954A limited edition copy of a paper on the Gregynog Press, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1864 Edinburgh and Its NeighbourhoodEdinburgh: 1864A superior first edition of this historical and geographical guide to Edinburgh. -
1903 Nature's TeachingsLondon: 1903An uncommon, illustrated 1903 cloth copy of Woods beloved title. -
1907 The Japanese Nation in Evolution: Steps in the Progress of a Great PeopleLondon: 1907A smart first edition of this illustrated study by William Elliot Griffis, tracing Japan’s rapid transformation from feudal isolation to modern world power. -
1911 Letters From FinlandLondon: 1911The first edition of Rosalind Travers's Letters From Finland, written during her travels to the Scandinavian country she grew to love. -
1927 The Dialogue Concerning Tyndale By Sir Thomas MoreLondon : 1927A scarce facsimile of Sir Thomas More's dialogue concerning Tyndale, with a frontispiece portrait. -
1910 The Early Days of the Sun Fire OfficeLondon: 1910A smart copy of this work, produced for the bicentenary of the Sun Fire Office, tracing the founding and growth of one of Britain’s earliest and most influential fire insurance companies, richly illustrated. -
1856 Kars and Our captivity in Russia: With Letters from Gen. Sir W.F. Williams Bart., of Kars, Major Teesdale and The Late Captain ThompsonLondon: 1856The second edition in decorative red cloth of this 1856 work by Atwell Lake about the Crimean War siege and subsequent Russian captivity, with two monochrome portrait frontispieces of both Lake (author) and General Sir W.F. Williams Bart. -
1847 The Mansions of England and WalesLondon: 1847Three beautifully and brightly illustrated first edition volumes of this very scarce study of the impressive homes of England and Wales, illustrated throughout and uniformly bound in half calf. -
1978 The Way of the SamuraiLondon: 1978Beautiful and informative installment in Werner Forman's Echoes of the Ancient World series, with text from Japanologist Richard Storry. -
1875 England and Wales. (Exclusive of the Metropolis.) Return of Owners of Land, 1873London: 1875The first edition of these highly informative statistical returns detailing land ownership in late 19th century England and Wales. -
1902 Natural History Rambles: Lane and FieldLondon; New York: 1902A handsome, full tree calf prize binding copy of this new edition of Wood's 1879 influential work. -
1925 3Vols Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales: Their Legendary Lore and Popular HistoryLondon: [1925]A pleasing set of the new compact edition of this work in the original red cloth, complete in three volumes, with a total of thirty-two photographic plates. -
1924 El Raisuni: The Sultan of the MountainsLondon: 1924A lovely copy of the first edition of this engaging biography of Moroccan rebel Mulai Ahmed el Raisuni in the publisher's original light brown cloth binding, with thirty-two full-page monochrome photographic plates.
