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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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1839 A Series of Ornamental Timber Gables, from Existing Examples in England and FranceLondon: 1839The second edition of Augustus Pugin's illustrated study of ornamental gables, with thirty plates. -
1954 The NightmareLondon: 1954The first edition of C. S. Forester's novel about the end of Nazi Germany, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. -
1958 Hornblower in the West IndiesLondon: 1958A First Edition, first impression copy of the last of C. S. Forester's Hornblowers series, Hornblower in the West Indies. -
1958 Hornblower in the West IndiesLondon: 1958A First Edition, first impression copy of the last of C. S. Lewis' Hornblowers series, Hornblower in the West Indies. -
1953 Hornblower and the AtroposLondon: 1953A First Edition, first impression copy of the third of C. S. Lewis' Hornblowers series, Hornblower and the Atropos. -
1953 Hornblower and the AtroposLondon: 1953A First Edition first impression copy of the third of C. S. Lewis' Hornblowers series, Hornblower and the Atropos. -
1825 The Miscellaneous Writings of John Evelyn Esq by William UpcottLondon: 1825This text feature all manner of writings by Evelyn including his translation of "Of Liberty and Servitude" and "The Ladies Dressing-Room Unlock'd".
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