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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. 1931 The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation
      1931 The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation
      London: 1931
      A wonderful example of the first trade edition of Arthur Rackham's illustrated edition of Izaak Walton's angling treatise, illustrated throughout with colour plates.
      £240.00
      Stock Code: 980F33
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    2. 1904-1905 The Diary of Samuel Pepys
      1904-1905 The Diary of Samuel Pepys
      London: 1904-1905
      An impressive eight volume edition of Samuel Pepys's important memoirs, beautifully bound in half morocco.
      £995.00
      Stock Code: 969F1
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    3. 1893-1897 The Diary of Samuel Pepys Volumes II-VIII
      1893-1897 The Diary of Samuel Pepys Volumes II-VIII
      London: 1893-1897
      Seven smart volumes containing Samuel Pepys' historically significant diary, edited with additions and illustrations.
      £70.00
      Stock Code: 934Y30
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    4. 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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    5. 1914 Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys
      1914 Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys
      London: 1914
      An uncommon edition of the important diary of Samuel Pepys complete in four volumes.
      £150.00
      Stock Code: 844A57
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    6. 1927 Everybody's Pepys
      1927 Everybody's Pepys
      London: 1927
      E. H. Shepard's illustrated edition of the diaries of Samuel Pepys, in a beautiful signed binding from Bumpus.
      £400.00
      Stock Code: 802F4
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    7. 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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    8. 1825 Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, ESQ, F.R.S., Secretary to the Admiralty in the Reigns of Charles II and James II
      1825 Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, ESQ, F.R.S., Secretary to the Admiralty in the Reigns of Charles II and James II
      London: 1825
      The first full published edition of Samuel Pepys' historically important diary, an immense document of the 1670s, an interesting era of British history.
      £2,950.00
      Stock Code: 779P31
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    9. 1971-83 The Diary of Samuel Pepys
      1971-83 The Diary of Samuel Pepys
      London: 1971-1983
      An eleven volume set comprising the diaries of Samuel Pepys, complete in dust wrappers and with a companion volume and index volume.
      £330.00
      Stock Code: 773R28
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    10. 1751 An Enquiry Into the Causes of the Late Increase of Robbers
      1751 An Enquiry Into the Causes of the Late Increase of Robbers
      London: 1751
      An uncommonly bright copy of this tract by Henry Fielding regarding the growing crime rates in the 1750s.
      £950.00
      Stock Code: 754L12
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    11. 1753 A Clear State of the Case of Elizabeth Canning Who Hath Sworn that She Was Robbed
      1753 A Clear State of the Case of Elizabeth Canning Who Hath Sworn that She Was Robbed
      London: 1753
      A scarce account demonstrating Henry Fielding's humanitarian commitment to justice. Regarding the case of Elizabeth Canning, this pamphlet is one of Fielding's final works.
      £475.00
      Stock Code: 754L2
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