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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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1831 Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of ColumbusLondon: 1831The first UK edition of Washington Irving's historical account of the explorers of the Americas that followed on from Christopher Columbus. -
1926 Sketches of the SixtiesSan Francisco: 1926A limited edition, first edition of this collection of articles from the literary journal 'The Californian', in the original dust wrapper. -
1835 A Tour on the PrairiesParis: 1835The scarce second Paris edition of Washington Irving's account of his tour of the Southern Great Plains of America. -
1880-1882 The Life of George Washington, The Alhambra, and Bonneville's AdventuresLondon: 1880-1882A very scarce full morocco seven volume set of American writer Washington Irving's works, including his biography of George Washington. -
1829 A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada from the MSS. of Fray Antonio AgapidaLondon: 1829A 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. -
1830 The Life and Voyages of Christopher ColumbusLondon: 1830A smart copy of this abridged edition of Washington Irving's biographical work on Christopher Columbus, complete with illustrated plates and folding maps. -
1909 Mahomet and His Successors Washington Irving Leather Binding IllustrationsLondon: 1909A very smart copy of this history of Muhammad and the Muslim faith by Washington Irving. -
1927 Time and Western Man Wyndham Lewis First Edition DustwrapperLondon: 1927A first edition copy of Wyndham Lewis's philosophical work 'Time and Western Man'.
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