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1785 A Dictionary of the English LanguageLondon: 1785An exceptionally attractive example of the two volume sixth edition of Samuel Johnson's important and influential 'Dictionary of the English Language'. -
1873 John Stuart Mill: His LifeLondon: 1873The first edition of this very scarce article from the 'Quarterly Review', evaluating a series of critical works on the renowned philosopher John Stuart Mill. -
1869 Mill's Subjection of WomenEdinburgh; London: 1869A very scarce article from the popular 'Edinburgh Review' periodical, discussing John Stuart Mill's feminist work 'The Subjection of Women'. -
1874 J. S. Mill: An AutobiographyLondon: 1874A very scarce article from 'Blackwood's Magazine', being an analysis on the autobiography of the renowned philosopher John Stuart Mill. -
1852 A Dictionary of the English LanguageLondon: 1852A very scarce mid nineteenth century edition of Samuel Johnson's dictionary of the English language, printed 'verbatim from the author's last folio edition'. -
1949-1954 Journal of the British Interplanetary SocietyLondon: 1949-1954The first edition of twenty-six issues and two annual reports of this fascinating scientific journal, including three articles from Arthur C. Clarke himself. -
1898-99 The Harmsworth Magazine Volumes One and TwoLondon: 1898-99Two volumes of the profusely illustrated 'Harmsworth Magazine', with illustrations by the noted Arthur Rackham and 'Volume One' featuring Winston Churchill's 'Man Overboard!'. -
1860 The Cornhill MagazineLondon: 1860-64Consecutive first ten volumes of the popular literary magazine edited by William Makepeace Thackeray in striking uniform signed bindings. -
1860-1864 5 Vols Cornhill MagazineLondon: 1860-1864Five volumes of the Cornhill Magazine, a popular monthly Victorian periodical edited by William Thackeray. With seventy four plates across the five volumes -
1860-1865 11 Vols of The Cornhill MagazineLondon: 1860-186511 volumes of popular the Victorian literary journal, The Cornhill Magazine -
1786 A Dictionary of the English Language: In Which the Words are Deduced From TheirLondon: 1786A beautiful edition of Johnson's dictionary, a striking copy of the first edition complete in one volume. -
1933 The Great WarLondon: 1933-4A complete issue run of Sir Winston Churchill's history of the First World War, in the original twenty-six parts. -
1865 The Cornhill GalleryLondon: 1865An uncommon copy of the Cornhill Gallery, featuring one hundred full page plates for the illustration of the magazine. -
1963 A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston ChurchillLondon: 1963A first edition account of the complete bibliography of Winston Churchill, containing information on approximately 1,500 items written by the former Prime Minister. -
1861 The Cornhill MagazineLondon: 1861-70A collection of fourteen volumes of the popular literary magazine edited by William Makepeace Thackeray. -
1824 A Dictionary of the English LanguageLondon: 1824A marvellous and scarce edition of this standard dictionary of the English language.