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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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1961 The Pale HorseLondon: 1961The first edition, first impression of Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse, in the publisher's original red cloth binding with the unclipped, bright dust wrapper. -
1772 A History and Defence of Magna Charta. Shewing the Manner of its being obtained from King JohnLondon: 1772The second edition of Samuel Johnson's scarce historical work on the Magna Carta, the medieval royal charter, bound in full contemporary calf. -
1952-1963 4vol A Collection from the Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James BoswellLondon: 1952-1963A collection of four smart volumes from the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell. -
1986-1986 2vol Boswell: The English Experiment & The Great BiographerLondon: 1986-1989Two smart volumes from the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell. -
1785 A Dictionary of the English LanguageLondon: 1785An exceptionally attractive example of the two volume sixth edition of Samuel Johnson's important and influential 'Dictionary of the English Language'. -
1925 2vols The Life of Samuel JohnsonBath: 1925A two-volume illustrated edition of Boswell's important biography of Samuel Johnson, edited with notes by Roger Ingpen. -
1908 Sayings of Dr. JohnsonLondon: 1914A very scarce pocket sized collection of sayings from the noted writer Samuel Johnson. -
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. -
1775 A Journey to the Western Islands of ScotlandLondon: 1775The first edition, second issue of this popular travel work by Samuel Johnson, providing an account of his tour of the Hebrides with James Boswell. -
1859 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1859A lovely ten volume edition of Boswell's life of Johnson, in half morocco bindings, and illustrated throughout. -
1775 A Dictionary of the English LanguageDublin: 1775A striking and important edition of Samuel Johnson's dictionary of the English language, the first complete edition to be printed in Ireland. -
1873 The Lands of CazembeLondon: 1873A fascinating work on Portuguese travels to remote Africa, including the original large folding map of the voyage. -
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1917 Aphorisms on Authors and Their WaysLondon: 1917The first and only edition printed in one hundred copies of this series of aphorisms on authors and their ways by Augustine Birrell. A signed presentation copy, including a letter by the author. -
1951-60 6vols The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James BoswellLondon: 1951-60A wonderful set of Yale's limited edition works containing the private papers of James Boswell, illustrated throughout, all small printing runs. -
1992-4 The Letters of Samuel JohnsonOxford: 1992-4A lovely collection of the letters of the monumental Samuel Johnson, documenting his life in fascinating detail, illustrated throughout. -
1922 10vol The Life of Samuel Johnson James Boswell Whitman Bennett BindingNew York: 1922An attractively-bound copy of Boswell's famous 'Life of Johnson'.