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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. 1887 Claverhouse
      1887 Claverhouse
      London: 1887
      A handsomely bound first edition of this biographical work regarding John Graham, Viscount of Dundee.
      £125.00
      Stock Code: 982K16
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    2. 1952-1963 4vol A Collection from the Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      1952-1963 4vol A Collection from the Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      London: 1952-1963
      A collection of four smart volumes from the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell.
      £170.00
      Stock Code: 977T9
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    3. 1986-1986 2vol Boswell: The English Experiment & The Great Biographer
      1986-1986 2vol Boswell: The English Experiment & The Great Biographer
      London: 1986-1989
      Two smart volumes from the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell.
      £55.00
      Stock Code: 977T8
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    4. 1910-1912 The Grey City of the North; The City of the West; R. L. Stevenson Memories
      1910-1912 The Grey City of the North; The City of the West; R. L. Stevenson Memories
      Edinburgh: 1910-1912
      Three delightful first edition works, each in the original wrappers designed by celebrated artist Jessie M. King. Including two of King's own works on the cities of Scotland, and an illustrated biography of Scottish literary titan Robert Louis Stevenson.
      £225.00
      Stock Code: 966F22
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    5. 1909 Sir George Mackenzie, King's Advocate, of Rosehaugh: His Life and Times, 1636(?)-1691
      1909 Sir George Mackenzie, King's Advocate, of Rosehaugh: His Life and Times, 1636(?)-1691
      London: 1909
      Andrew Lang's biography of "Bluidy Mackenzie", the Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, essayist and legal writer.
      £59.00
      Stock Code: 932M20
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    6. 1925 2vols The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1925 2vols The Life of Samuel Johnson
      Bath: 1925
      A two-volume illustrated edition of Boswell's important biography of Samuel Johnson, edited with notes by Roger Ingpen.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 932M16
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    7. 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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    8. 1900 Prince Charles Edward
      1900 Prince Charles Edward
      London: 1900
      A beautifully bound, full morocco, limited edition biography of Prince Charles Edward, illustrated throughout.
      £380.00
      Stock Code: 911F13
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    9. 1859 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1859 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1859
      A lovely ten volume edition of Boswell's life of Johnson, in half morocco bindings, and illustrated throughout.
      £1,700.00
      Stock Code: 880F25
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    10. 1892-1901 The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson
      1892-1901 The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson
      London: 1892-1901
      An exceptionally beautiful thirty volume set of the works of Scottish novelist and writer Robert Louis Stevenson, in sumptuous half crushed morocco bindings.
      £4,950.00
      Stock Code: 878F56D
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    11. 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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    12. 1951-60 6vols The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      1951-60 6vols The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      London: 1951-60
      A wonderful set of Yale's limited edition works containing the private papers of James Boswell, illustrated throughout, all small printing runs.
      £695.00
      Stock Code: 773P31
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    13. 1922 10vol The Life of Samuel Johnson James Boswell Whitman Bennett Binding
      1922 10vol The Life of Samuel Johnson James Boswell Whitman Bennett Binding
      New York: 1922
      An attractively-bound copy of Boswell's famous 'Life of Johnson'.
      £1,900.00
      Stock Code: FIN4-E-1
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