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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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1887 ClaverhouseLondon: 1887A handsomely bound first edition of this biographical work regarding John Graham, Viscount of Dundee. -
1909 Sir George Mackenzie, King's Advocate, of Rosehaugh: His Life and Times, 1636(?)-1691London: 1909Andrew Lang's biography of "Bluidy Mackenzie", the Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, essayist and legal writer. -
1824-28 History of the Commonwealth of EnglandLondon: 1824-28The first edition of William Godwin's impressive exploration of the Interregnum, scarce to see in the original paper boards. -
1900 Prince Charles EdwardLondon: 1900A beautifully bound, full morocco, limited edition biography of Prince Charles Edward, illustrated throughout. -
1926 Mrs Markham's New History of EnglandKensington: 1926A bright first edition of this history of England for children by Hilaire Belloc. -
1926 The Highways and its VehiclesLondon: 1926888th copy of the first limited edition of Belloc's historical study of transport.
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