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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. 1861 The Four Georges: Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court, and Town Life
      1861 The Four Georges: Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court, and Town Life
      London: 1861
      The first UK edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's history of the first four Hanoverian monarchs.
      £75.00
      Stock Code: 953T102
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    2. 1838 Characteristic Sketches of Young Gentlemen
      1838 Characteristic Sketches of Young Gentlemen
      London: 1838
      The uncommon first edition of this early satirical work from Charles Dickens, a response to Edward Caswall's 'Sketches of Young Ladies'.
      £95.00
      Stock Code: 916F29
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    3. 1905 The Dickens Country
      1905 The Dickens Country
      London: 1905
      The first edition of this illustrated work on the residences of the noted Charles Dickens, written by Frederick G. Kitton and bound in full straight grain morocco.
      £110.00
      Stock Code: 898Z52
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    4. 1861 The Four Georges
      1861 The Four Georges
      London: 1861
      The first UK edition, first issue of William Makepeace Thackeray's history of the first four Hanoverian monarchs.
      £180.00
      Stock Code: 875F18
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    5. 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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    6. 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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