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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. 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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    3. 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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    4. 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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    5. 1977-1987 A Collection of Novels and Historical Works by Len Deighton
      1977-1987 A Collection of Novels and Historical Works by Len Deighton
      London: 1977-1987
      A very smart collection of first edition novels and historical works surrounding World War Two, by Len Deighton.
      £145.00
      Stock Code: 883Q35
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    6. 1978 Airshipwreck
      1978 Airshipwreck
      London: 1978
      A very smart first edition of this tribute to airship travel in the twenties and thirties, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper.
      £48.00
      Stock Code: 871T66
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    7. 1978 Airshipwreck
      1978 Airshipwreck
      London: 1978
      A very smart first edition of this tribute to airship travel in the twenties and thirties.
      £47.00
      Stock Code: 871T65
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      1974 Shipwreck
      1974 Shipwreck
      London: 1974
      An exceptionally bright first edition of this fascinating collection of photographs of shipwrecks on the coast of the Isles of Scilly, signed by Fowles, and with descriptive passages from him.
      £120.00
      Stock Code: 846F36
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    9. 1982 The Falklands, and a Death Foretold
      1982 The Falklands, and a Death Foretold
      [Athens]: 1982
      A scarce first edition essay by John Fowles, ruminating on the Falklands War and Marquez's novel 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold', from the library of the author.
      £195.00
      Stock Code: 846P22
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    10. 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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    11. 1982 A Short History of Lyme Regis
      1982 A Short History of Lyme Regis
      Dorset: 1982
      The first UK edition of Fowles' charming historical account of Lyme Regis, with plenty of illustrations. A lovely copy.
      £33.00
      Stock Code: 775A9
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    12. 1978 Airshipwreck
      1978 Airshipwreck
      London: 1978
      The first edition of Len Deighton's tribute to airship travel in its heyday, illustrated throughout.
      £45.00
      Stock Code: 750P31
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    13. 1978 Airshipwreck Len Deighton Arnold Schwartzman Illus First Edition DW
      1978 Airshipwreck Len Deighton Arnold Schwartzman Illus First Edition DW
      London: 1978
      The first edition of this illustrated work on the heyday of airship travel, complied by Len Deighton and Arnold Schwartzman.
      £40.00
      Stock Code: 625P36
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