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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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    1. 1868-1901 The Works of Francis Bacon
      1868-1901 The Works of Francis Bacon
      London: 1868-1901
      A fine fourteen volume collection of the works of Sir Francis Bacon, uniformly bound in half morocco, and from the library of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
      £2,750.00
      Stock Code: 953F64D
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    2. 1861 The Four Georges: Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court, and Town Life
      1861 The Four Georges: Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court, and Town Life
      London: 1861
      The first UK edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's history of the first four Hanoverian monarchs.
      £75.00
      Stock Code: 953T102
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    3. 1932-81 Collection of Biographical Works on Lewis Carroll
      1932-81 Collection of Biographical Works on Lewis Carroll
      Virginia; London: 1932-81
      A collection of biographical works on the renowned author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', Lewis Carroll, including a collection of his letters, and a selection of catalogues for exhibitions on the author.
      £125.00
      Stock Code: 950Z17
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    4. 1811 Admirable Curiosities, Rarities, and Wonders in England, Scotland and Ireland
      1811 Admirable Curiosities, Rarities, and Wonders in England, Scotland and Ireland
      Westminster: 1811
      An attractively bound collection of significant historical tales pertaining to various British counties, with woodcut illustrations throughout.
      £195.00
      Stock Code: 911Y32
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    5. 1861 The Four Georges
      1861 The Four Georges
      London: 1861
      The first UK edition, first issue of William Makepeace Thackeray's history of the first four Hanoverian monarchs.
      £180.00
      Stock Code: 875F18
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    6. 1873 The Lands of Cazembe
      1873 The Lands of Cazembe
      London: 1873
      A fascinating work on Portuguese travels to remote Africa, including the original large folding map of the voyage.
      £115.00
      Stock Code: 793J44
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    7. 1806 An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth and Nations
      1806 An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth and Nations
      Edinburgh: 1806
      A smartly rebound three volume set of Adam Smith's influential and popular work on economics, 'The Wealth of Nations', a work which went on to shape economics theory.
      £2,500.00
      Stock Code: 666P26
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