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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. 1830 Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft, Addressed to J. G. Lockhart, Esq.
      1830 Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft, Addressed to J. G. Lockhart, Esq.
      London: 1830
      The first edition of Sir Walter Scott's analytical study of the occult, in which he discusses Germanic mythology, ghosts, fairies, brownies, the second sight, elves, and much more.
      £395.00
      Stock Code: 985F3
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    2. 1887 Claverhouse
      1887 Claverhouse
      London: 1887
      A handsomely bound first edition of this biographical work regarding John Graham, Viscount of Dundee.
      £125.00
      Stock Code: 982K16
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    3. 1814 2vol The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland
      1814 2vol The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland
      London: 1814
      The large paper first edition of Walter Scott's immense topographical study into the antiquities and history along the border of England and Scotland.
      £425.00
      Stock Code: 960T49
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    4. 1909 Sir George Mackenzie, King's Advocate, of Rosehaugh: His Life and Times, 1636(?)-1691
      1909 Sir George Mackenzie, King's Advocate, of Rosehaugh: His Life and Times, 1636(?)-1691
      London: 1909
      Andrew Lang's biography of "Bluidy Mackenzie", the Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, essayist and legal writer.
      £59.00
      Stock Code: 932M20
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    5. 1900 Prince Charles Edward
      1900 Prince Charles Edward
      London: 1900
      A beautifully bound, full morocco, limited edition biography of Prince Charles Edward, illustrated throughout.
      £380.00
      Stock Code: 911F13
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    6. 1848 Readings for the Young from the Works of Sir Walter Scott
      1848 Readings for the Young from the Works of Sir Walter Scott
      Edinburgh: 1851
      A smart copy of this illustrated collection of writings by Sir Walter Scott, for the consideration of young people.
      £49.00
      Stock Code: 905T50
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    7. 1814-1817 2vols The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland
      1814-1817 2vols The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland
      London: 1814-1817
      A complete two-volume set on the architecture, sculpture and other antiquities of the Scottish Borders, by Sir Walter Scott.
      £650.00
      Stock Code: 870M26
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    8. 1871 Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, with a Preliminary View of the French Revolution
      1871 Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, with a Preliminary View of the French Revolution
      Edinburgh: 1871
      A smart copy of this extensive illustrated biography of notorious French leader, Napoleon Bonaparte, written by Sir Walter Scott.
      £98.00
      Stock Code: 808J40
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    9. c1900 The Downfall of Napoleon: His Escape From Elba, The Battle of Waterloo
      c1900 The Downfall of Napoleon: His Escape From Elba, The Battle of Waterloo
      London: c1900
      Extracts from Sir Walter Scott's 'Life of Napoleon', focusing upon the 'Hundred Days' in which the leader made his final struggle for power, with an illustrated frontispiece.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 807D55
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    10. 1854 The Lay of The Last Minstrel
      1854 The Lay of The Last Minstrel
      Edinburgh: 1854
      A beautifully bound and illustrated copy of Sir Walter Scott's famous poem The Lay of The Last Minstrel.
      £180.00
      Stock Code: LTH22-B-12
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