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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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1900-1902 5vol Set The Major Works of George BorrowLondon: 1900-1902A lovely 5 volume matching set of Borrow's popular works, illustrated, and bound in green half morocco. -
1760-1807 Life of Clarendon; The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in EnglandOxford: 1760-1807A uniformly bound edition of Edward Hyde's first hand account of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, present alongside his two volume biography. -
1907-14 The Works of George BorrowLondon: 1907-14A smart set of the most important works of George Borrow, an illustrated set bound by Roger de Coverly & Sons. -
1914 The Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of SpainLondon: 1914A lovely early twentieth century edition of George Borrow's detailed account of the Romani people of Spain, illustrated throughout. -
1926 Mr. Belloc Objects to "The Outline of History"London: 1926A very smart second impression of this rebuttal of the criticisms of historian Hilaire Belloc. -
1744 The Genuineness of Lord Clarendon's History of the RebellionOxford: 1744-59A very scarce collection of two works on Edward Hyde the first Earl of Clarendon, one being his own autobiography, and the other being a defence of his 'History of the Rebellion' by John Burton. -
1932 Calendar of the Clarendon State Papers Vol. IV F J Routledge Charles FirthOxford: 1932A very scarce copy of this expansive reference work edited by F. J. Routledge. -
1760 2vol The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon Early Edition Publisher's BoardsOxford: 1760An early edition of Edward Hyde, the Duke of Clarendon's autobiography. Printed from his original manuscripts given to the University of Oxford. -
1705-1712 3vol in 6 Clarendon History Rebellion Civil Wars EnglandOxford: 1705-1712A mixed edition collection in their original bindings, of the most influential contemporary history of the Civil War, 'The History Of The Rebellion and Civil Wars In England' by Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon. -
1827 George Agar Ellis Ellis on Clarendon 1st Edition Biography History AccountLondon: 1827A hardback rebinding of the 1827 'Ellis on Clarendon', an historical account of the Earl of Clarendon's life and character. -
1770 Clarendon's History of England Illustrated Plates Map First Edition ThusLondon: 1770A set of Hugh Clarendon's History of England. -
1761-1829 8vols The History of the Rebellion and The Life of Earl of ClarendonOxford: 1761-1826Eight volumes of Edward Hyde's famous account of the Civil War along with his Life. -
1839 7vl The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Edward ClarendonOxford : 1839A voluminous work on the English Civil War and Rebellions.