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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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1931 The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's RecreationLondon: 1931A wonderful example of the first trade edition of Arthur Rackham's illustrated edition of Izaak Walton's angling treatise, illustrated throughout with colour plates. -
1859 Dissertations and Discussions: Political, Philosophical, and HistoricalLondon: 1859The two volume first edition of this collection of essays and articles from English philosopher, political economist and politician John Stuart Mill. -
1865 An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's PhilosophyLondon: 1865The first edition of John Stuart Mill's critique of Sir William Hamilton's metaphysical philosophy, emphasising instead his own empirical and utilitarian approach. -
1839 A Series of Ornamental Timber Gables, from Existing Examples in England and FranceLondon: 1839The second edition of Augustus Pugin's illustrated study of ornamental gables, with thirty plates.
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