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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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1727 The Complete English Tradesman, in Familiar LettersLondon: 1727The scarce second edition of Daniel Defoe's work of practical business advice and moral guidance for the emerging middle-class tradesman of early eighteenth-century England. -
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. -
1977-1987 A Collection of Novels and Historical Works by Len DeightonLondon: 1977-1987A very smart collection of first edition novels and historical works surrounding World War Two, by Len Deighton. -
1960 A Journal of the Plague YearLondon: 1960A decorative copy of Daniel Defoe's 'A Journal of the Plague Year', reprinted by The Folio Society, in the original slipcase. -
1978 AirshipwreckLondon: 1978A very smart first edition of this tribute to airship travel in the twenties and thirties, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. -
1978 AirshipwreckLondon: 1978A very smart first edition of this tribute to airship travel in the twenties and thirties. -
1873 The Lands of CazembeLondon: 1873A fascinating work on Portuguese travels to remote Africa, including the original large folding map of the voyage. -
1978 AirshipwreckLondon: 1978The first edition of Len Deighton's tribute to airship travel in its heyday, illustrated throughout. -
1978 Airshipwreck Len Deighton Arnold Schwartzman Illus First Edition DWLondon: 1978The first edition of this illustrated work on the heyday of airship travel, complied by Len Deighton and Arnold Schwartzman. -
1878 4Vol Victor Hugo History Crime Account Testimony Napoleon Takeover FranceLondon : 1878A scarce four volume set of Vicor Hugo's essay The History of a Crime, the first two volumes of which are the second UK edition, whereas the third and fourth (added as a further, initially unplanned expansion) are UK first editions.