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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. 1831 Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of Columbus
      1831 Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of Columbus
      London: 1831
      The first UK edition of Washington Irving's historical account of the explorers of the Americas that followed on from Christopher Columbus.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 959F10
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    2. 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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    3. 1835 A Tour on the Prairies
      1835 A Tour on the Prairies
      Paris: 1835
      The scarce second Paris edition of Washington Irving's account of his tour of the Southern Great Plains of America.
      £150.00
      Stock Code: 879F32
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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. 1880-1882 The Life of George Washington, The Alhambra, and Bonneville's Adventures
      1880-1882 The Life of George Washington, The Alhambra, and Bonneville's Adventures
      London: 1880-1882
      A very scarce full morocco seven volume set of American writer Washington Irving's works, including his biography of George Washington.
      £1,500.00
      Stock Code: 853F10
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    6. 1829 A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada from the MSS. of Fray Antonio Agapida
      1829 A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada from the MSS. of Fray Antonio Agapida
      London: 1829
      A very smart, first UK edition copy of this historical account of the conquest of Granada, published the same year as the true first US edition.
      £225.00
      Stock Code: 809J47
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    7. 1830 The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
      1830 The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
      London: 1830
      A smart copy of this abridged edition of Washington Irving's biographical work on Christopher Columbus, complete with illustrated plates and folding maps.
      £75.00
      Stock Code: 797J17
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    8. 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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    9. 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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    10. 1909 Mahomet and His Successors Washington Irving Leather Binding Illustrations
      1909 Mahomet and His Successors Washington Irving Leather Binding Illustrations
      London: 1909
      A very smart copy of this history of Muhammad and the Muslim faith by Washington Irving.
      £215.00
      Stock Code: LTH23-B-9
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