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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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1890-1918 Six Works from H. Rider HaggardLondon: 1890-1918A wonderful collection of late 19th and early 20th century works from H. Rider Haggard, the novelist known for his thrilling tales set in exotic locations. -
1905 The Poor and The Land: Being a Report on the Salvation Army ColoniesLondon: 1905A lovely example of the illustrated first edition of novelist H. Rider Haggard's report on the Salvation Army colonies in the United States and England. -
1905 The Bravest Deed I Ever Saw: Stories of Personal ExperienceLondon : [1905]A very scarce copy of this work containing autobiographical short stories of heroic deeds from well-known authors and celebrities, such as Earl Roberts, H. Rider Haggard and Winston Churchill. -
1899 The Last Boer WarLondon: 1899The first edition of this insightful history of the First Boer War, a first hand account by H. Rider Haggard. -
1916 The After-War Settlement & Employment of Ex-Service Men in the Overseas DominionsLondon: 1916The first edition of this uncommon report from adventure novelist H. Rider Haggard, concerning the 'After-War Settlement & Employment of Ex-Service Men in the Overseas Dominions'. -
1927 A Note on ReligionLondon: 1927The vanishingly scarce first edition of this short work in which H. Rider Haggard explains his unorthodox personal religious beliefs. -
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1969 Still Life With RaspberryLondon: 1969A lovely signed first edition copy of this satirical work on society by Ralph Steadman, an inscribed and numbered copy with a unique Steadman doodle. -
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1969 Still Life With RaspberryLondon: 1969A signed first edition of Ralph Steadman's satirical work looking at the decade of the 1960s, illustrated profusely throughout. Signed by Steadman, with a unique doodle.