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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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1934 Peace with Honour: An Enquiry into the War ConventionLondon: 1934The first edition of A. A. Milne's pacifist essay about the need to avoid war, retaining the original dust wrapper. -
1868-1901 The Works of Francis BaconLondon: 1868-1901A fine fourteen volume collection of the works of Sir Francis Bacon, uniformly bound in half morocco, and from the library of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. -
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. -
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. -
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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