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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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1975 William Shakespeare: A Documentary LifeOxford: 1975The first edition of Schoenbaum's definitive, document-based portrait of Shakespeare’s life, illustrated throughout with folding plates -
1760-1807 Life of Clarendon; The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in EnglandOxford: 1760-1807A uniformly bound edition of Edward Hyde's first hand account of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, present alongside his two volume biography. -
2004 Shakespeare's Life and WorldLondon: 2004A smart first edition of this detailed history of the life and times of William Shakespeare, with illustrations. -
1904 King Henry IV: Second PartGlasgow: 1904A charming miniature edition of Shakespeare's historical play, bound in full leather. -
1811 Admirable Curiosities, Rarities, and Wonders in England, Scotland and IrelandWestminster: 1811An attractively bound collection of significant historical tales pertaining to various British counties, with woodcut illustrations throughout. -
1910 Shakespeare's Birthplace CatalogueStratford-Upon-Avon: 1910An illustrated first edition of this catalogue documenting the works and antiquities on exhibition in Shakespeare's Birthplace. -
1873 The Lands of CazembeLondon: 1873A fascinating work on Portuguese travels to remote Africa, including the original large folding map of the voyage. -
1744 The Genuineness of Lord Clarendon's History of the RebellionOxford: 1744-59A very scarce collection of two works on Edward Hyde the first Earl of Clarendon, one being his own autobiography, and the other being a defence of his 'History of the Rebellion' by John Burton. -
1897 Madden Diary Of Master William Silence Study Shakespeare Elizabethan SportLondon: 1897The first edition of 'The Diary of Master William Silence: A Study of Shakespeare and of Elizabethan Sport' by the Right Hon. D. H. Madden. With illustrated head and tail pieces. -
1932 Calendar of the Clarendon State Papers Vol. IV F J Routledge Charles FirthOxford: 1932A very scarce copy of this expansive reference work edited by F. J. Routledge. -
1760 2vol The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon Early Edition Publisher's BoardsOxford: 1760An early edition of Edward Hyde, the Duke of Clarendon's autobiography. Printed from his original manuscripts given to the University of Oxford. -
1705-1712 3vol in 6 Clarendon History Rebellion Civil Wars EnglandOxford: 1705-1712A mixed edition collection in their original bindings, of the most influential contemporary history of the Civil War, 'The History Of The Rebellion and Civil Wars In England' by Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon. -
1927 Time and Western Man Wyndham Lewis First Edition DustwrapperLondon: 1927A first edition copy of Wyndham Lewis's philosophical work 'Time and Western Man'. -
1827 George Agar Ellis Ellis on Clarendon 1st Edition Biography History AccountLondon: 1827A hardback rebinding of the 1827 'Ellis on Clarendon', an historical account of the Earl of Clarendon's life and character. -
1770 Clarendon's History of England Illustrated Plates Map First Edition ThusLondon: 1770A set of Hugh Clarendon's History of England. -
1761-1829 8vols The History of the Rebellion and The Life of Earl of ClarendonOxford: 1761-1826Eight volumes of Edward Hyde's famous account of the Civil War along with his Life. -
1921 England in the Eighteenth Century Essays in Verse O F Christie ShakespeareLondon: 1921An historical work on the Eighteenth Century, in verse. -
1839 7vl The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Edward ClarendonOxford : 1839A voluminous work on the English Civil War and Rebellions.