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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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1974 ShipwreckLondon: 1974An exceptionally bright first edition of this fascinating collection of photographs of shipwrecks on the coast of the Isles of Scilly, signed by Fowles, and with descriptive passages from him. -
1982 The Falklands, and a Death Foretold[Athens]: 1982A scarce first edition essay by John Fowles, ruminating on the Falklands War and Marquez's novel 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold', from the library of the author. -
1982 A Short History of Lyme RegisDorset: 1982The first UK edition of Fowles' charming historical account of Lyme Regis, with plenty of illustrations. A lovely copy. -
1751 An Enquiry Into the Causes of the Late Increase of RobbersLondon: 1751An uncommonly bright copy of this tract by Henry Fielding regarding the growing crime rates in the 1750s. -
1753 A Clear State of the Case of Elizabeth Canning Who Hath Sworn that She Was RobbedLondon: 1753A 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. -
1927 Time and Western Man Wyndham Lewis First Edition DustwrapperLondon: 1927A first edition copy of Wyndham Lewis's philosophical work 'Time and Western Man'.
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