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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. 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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    2. 1876 Note of an English Republican on the Muscovite Crusade
      1876 Note of an English Republican on the Muscovite Crusade
      London: 1876
      The first edition of this lesser known political work by Algernon Charles Swinburne.
      £140.00
      Stock Code: 901P4
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    3. 1876 Note of an English Republican on the Muscovite Crusade
      1876 Note of an English Republican on the Muscovite Crusade
      London: 1876
      The first edition of this political essay by Algernon Charles Swinburne, in which he attacks the politics of Thomas Carlyle.
      £150.00
      Stock Code: 901P3
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    4. 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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    5. 1904 The Early Lives of Dante
      1904 The Early Lives of Dante
      London: 1904
      Philip H. Wicksteed's scarce translation of Boccaccio's 'Life of Dante', this volume focusing on the early life of the monumental Italian poet.
      £45.00
      Stock Code: 780P45
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    6. 1823 Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain
      1823 Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain
      London: 1823-1835
      A complete set in twelve volumes of Edmund Lodge's collection of portraits of eminent people in British History.
      £725.00
      Stock Code: 775A16
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    7. 1838 3vols Illustrations of British History Biography and Manners Edmund Lodge
      1838 3vols Illustrations of British History Biography and Manners Edmund Lodge
      London: 1838
      A three volume set works exploring the history of Britain under several monarchs, bound in an attractive half calf binding.
      £450.00
      Stock Code: 618C21
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    8. 1835 12vols in 6 Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain Edmund Lodge
      1835 12vols in 6 Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain Edmund Lodge
      London: 1835
      A profusely illustrated set of biographical works discussing significant personages in British history, written by the notable heraldic writer, Edmund Lodge.
      £375.00
      Stock Code: 612C6
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    9. 1835 12vol Portraits of Illustrious Personages in Great Britian Edmund Lodge
      1835 12vol Portraits of Illustrious Personages in Great Britian Edmund Lodge
      London: 1835
      A lovely twelve volume set of the 'Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain' by Edmund Lodge, with illustrations and biographical accounts.
      £870.00
      Stock Code: SET8-D-1
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