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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. -
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. -
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.
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