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Jazz Book Club; Trumpet on the Wing, Wingy Manone & Paul Vandervoort II, 1964
Trumpet on the Wing, by Wingy Manone & Paul Vandervoort II. Foreword by Bing Crosby. The Jazz Book Club was a publishing project of Sidgwick &a...
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Miniature Painters British and Foreign, J.J. Foster, Signed Edition Royale, No. 13/45. 1903.
Miniature Painters British and Foreign, With Some Account of Those Who Practised in America in the Eighteenth Century. Illustrated by Numerous Exam...
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Pictorial Illustrations of the Novels of Sir Walter Scott by George Cruickshank, 1871
Published as a 'souvenir' to commemorate the National Celebration at Edinburgh of the Centenary of the Birth of Sir Walter Scott. Pictorial Illustr...
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Princess Mary; Viscountess Lascelles, Evelyn Graham, 1930
A biography of Mary, Princess Royal, the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. Princess Mary; Viscountess Lascelles; An Intimate and Autho...
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Edward P.; A New and Intimate Life Story of The Prince of Wales, Evelyn Graham, 1929
A biography of Edward, Prince of Wales, prior to his ascension, and subsequent abdication, of the throne. Edward P.; A New and Intimate Life Story ...
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A Collection of Works by Ian Hay, mostly first editions, 1911-1941
Ian Hay was the pen name of John Hay Beith (1876-1922), British schoolmaster, soldier, novelist, playwright and historian. His humorous account of ...
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The Hooded Hawk, or the Case of Mr. Boswell, D.B. Wyndham Lewis, 1946
The Hooded Hawk, or the Case of Mr. Boswell, by D.B. Wyndham Lewis. Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London. First edition - July, 1946. Print...
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Amusements of Leisure Hours; or Poetical Pieces, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, John Skinner, 1809
Amusements of Leisure Hours; or Poetical Pieces, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect; By the Late Reverend John Skinner; at Longside, Aberdeenshire. To...
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The Works of Robert Burns; with a Complete Life of the Poet, Professor Wilson, Two Volumes complete, 1847
The Works of Robert Burns; with a Complete Life of the Poet, and An Essay on His Genius and Character, by Professor Wilson. Also Numerous Notes, An...
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Old Glasgow; The Place and the People; From the Roman Occupation to the Eighteenth Century, Andrew MacGeorge, 1880
Old Glasgow; The Place and the People; From the Roman Occupation to the Eighteenth Century. By Andrew MacGeorge. Published by Blackie and Son, Glas...
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Glasgow Contemporaries at the Dawn of the XXth Century, 1901 first edition
Glasgow Contemporaries at the Dawn of the XXth Century. A historical and biographical account of the important figures in the development of Glasgo...
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Joy Adamson; First edition set of Born Free, Living Free, & Forever Free, 1960-1962
First edition set of Born Free, Living Free, & Forever Free, by 2.5k: Born Free; A Lioness of Two Worlds. With Extracts from George Adamson's L...
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O.H.M.S. An Illustrated Record of the Voyage of S.S. "Tintagel Castle", W. McLean and E.H. Shackleton, 1900
"Troopin', Troopin', Troopin' to the Sea: "O.H.M.S." An Illustrated Record of the Voyage of S.S. "Tintagel Castle", Conveying Twelve Hundred Soldie...
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In Praise of Tweed, W.S. Crockett, 1899, numbered limited edition, signed by Publisher
In Praise of Tweed, by W.S. Crockett, Minister of Tweedsmuir. An anthology of poetic writings connected with the River Tweed, with biographical int...
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Lochleven, and Other Poems, Michael Bruce, Rev. William Mackenzie, 1837
Lochleven, and Other Poems (also known as 'Life and Poems' from the half title page), Michael Bruce, Rev. William Mackenzie. Poetry by the Scottish...
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Roger Fry; A Biography, by Virginia Woolf, Hogarth Press, 1940 1st impression
Roger Fry; A Biography, by Virginia Woolf. Biography of the English painter and art critic, Roger Fry (1866-1934), who was a hugely influential fig...
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Our Journey Around The World, Rev. Francis E. Clark, with Glimpses of Life in Far Off Lands as Seen Through a Woman's Eyes, Harriet E. Clark, 1895
Our Journey Around The World; An Illustrated Record of a Year's Travel of Forty Thousand Miles Through India, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand,...
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Novels and Tales by the Earl of Beaconsfield. 8 volumes, 1881. Hughenden Edition
Novels and Tales by the Earl of Beaconsfield (The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli), with Portrait and Sketch of His Life. 8 volumes (missing 3 from th...
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William St Clair Slavery Research Materials - a collection of slavery reference books from his library, along with 2 personal copies of his published work on the subject.
William St Clair Slavery Research Materials - a collection of slavery reference books from his library, along with 2 personal copies of his publish...
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The Royal Scottish Academy 1826-1916, W.D. McKay & Frank Rinder, 1917. With Photograph by Andrew Paterson.
The Royal Scottish Academy 1826-1916; A Complete List of the exhibited Works by Raeburn and by Academicians, Associates and Hon. Members, giving de...
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Cassell's Illustrated Readings, First and Second Series bound as one, c. 1870
Cassell's Illustrated Readings, First and Second Series bound as one. An illustrated compendium of 'Penny Readings' to be read and shared with the ...
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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, With Life, Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh, c. 1902
The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, With Life. Engravings on Steel. Published by Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh and London. Undated but with prev...
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Palmerston, Philip Guedalla, 1926
Palmerston, by Philip Guedalla. An illustrated Biography of Henry John temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), who was British Prime Minster t...
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Original Typed Letter Signed by Rudyard Kipling, from Bateman's, Burwash, 1903
Original typed letter signed by Rudyard Kipling, from Bateman's, Burwash, 1903. SOLD A rather splendid letter signed by Rudyard Kipling and typed o...
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