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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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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. -
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1969 Still Life With RaspberryLondon: 1969A lovely signed first edition copy of this satirical work on society by Ralph Steadman, an inscribed and numbered copy with a unique Steadman doodle. -
1873 The Lands of CazembeLondon: 1873A fascinating work on Portuguese travels to remote Africa, including the original large folding map of the voyage. -
1823 Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great BritainLondon: 1823-1835A complete set in twelve volumes of Edmund Lodge's collection of portraits of eminent people in British History. -
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1969 Still Life With RaspberryLondon: 1969A signed first edition of Ralph Steadman's satirical work looking at the decade of the 1960s, illustrated profusely throughout. Signed by Steadman, with a unique doodle. -
1838 3vols Illustrations of British History Biography and Manners Edmund LodgeLondon: 1838A three volume set works exploring the history of Britain under several monarchs, bound in an attractive half calf binding. -
1835 12vols in 6 Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain Edmund LodgeLondon: 1835A profusely illustrated set of biographical works discussing significant personages in British history, written by the notable heraldic writer, Edmund Lodge. -
1835 12vol Portraits of Illustrious Personages in Great Britian Edmund LodgeLondon: 1835A lovely twelve volume set of the 'Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain' by Edmund Lodge, with illustrations and biographical accounts.
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