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Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to 'The Edinburgh Review' by Lord Macaulay, 1883, Riviere binding.
Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to 'The Edinburgh Review' by Lord Macaulay. Authorised Edition. Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., L...
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The Auld Ayrshire of Robert Burns, T.F. Henderson, 1906
The Auld Ayrshire of Robert Burns, by T.F. Henderson. Published by T.N. Foulis, London & Edinburgh, 1906. First edition. A very good, approachi...
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The Idler Magazine, Jerome K. Jerome & Robert Barr, Vol IV; August 1893 to January 1894 (Conan Doyle story)
Published between 1892 and 1911, The Idler was an illustrated gentleman's magazine, published in Great Britain, and also distributed in America. Th...
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Julius Caesar and the Foundation of the Roman Imperial System, W. Warde Fowler, 1904
Julius Caesar and the Foundation of the Roman Imperial System, by W. Warde Fowler. Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, and Knickerbocker Press, New Yo...
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South Africa A Century Ago (1797-1801), Lady Anne Barnard, 1926
South Africa A Century Ago (1797-1801); Part I: Letters Written from the Cape of Good Hope; Part II: Extracts from a Journal Addressed to Her Siste...
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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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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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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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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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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 Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Adam & Co/John G. Murdoch, London, c. 1880
The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Carefully Compiled from Reliable Sources. The front cover also carries the title 'The Life &...
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Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Introduction by A.C. Hearn, W.P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, Edinburgh, c. 1908
Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Edited with an Introduction by A.C. Hearn. Published by W.P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, Edinburgh, and printed by Ba...
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Siecle de Louis XIV, Edition Stereotype, Augmentee d'une Tables des Matieres, Paris, 1810, 2 Volume set
Siecle de Louis XIV, Edition Stereotype, Augmentee d'une Tables des Matieres, Paris, 1810, 2 Volume set. Published by Stereotype de Mame, Freres, P...
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Os Luciadas de Luiz de Camoes, Segunda a do Morgado Matteus, Pariz
Os Luciadas de Luiz de Camoes. Nova Edicao. Segundo a do Morgado Matteus. Com as Notas e Vida do Autor pelo Mesmo, Corrigida Segundo as Edicoes de ...
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Original 1940s Vintage Photo Album of Seaman William John Reginald Brown - Whaling interest, Falkland Islands
A fascinating album of original photographs chronicling the life of Seaman William John Reginald Brown, of Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. He was born...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett, M.D., Robert Anderson, 1800
The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett, M.D., With Memoirs of His Life and Writings. By Robert Anderson, M.D. In Six Volumes. The Second Editio...
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Four Topographical Letters, written in July 1755, from a Gentleman of London, I. Thompson and Company, 1757
Four Topographical Letters, written in July 1755, Upon a Journey thro' Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire,...
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A New Account of the East Indies, by Alexander Hamilton, The Argonaut Press, 1930, Limited edition 2 Volume set
A New Account of the East Indies, by Alexander Hamilton. With Numerous Maps and Illustrations. Now Edited with Introduction and Notes by Sir Willia...
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Northern Najd; A Journey from Jerusalem to Anaiza in Qasim by Carlo Guarmani, The Argonaut Press, 1938 Limited edition
Northern Najd; A Journey from Jerusalem to Anaiza in Qasim by Carlo Guarmani. Translated from the Italian by Lady Capel-Cure. With Introduction and...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Including A Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, James Boswell, 1835, 10 Volume Set complete
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Including A Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, by James Boswell, Esq. To Which are Added, Anecdotes by Hawkins...
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Memoirs and Portraits of One Hundred Glasgow Men, James Maclehose and Sons, 1886, 2 Volume Set, Limited edition
Memoirs and Portraits of One Hundred Glasgow Men, who have died during the last thirty years, and in their lives did much to make the city what it ...
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The Man Who Presumed; A Biography of Henry M. Stanley, Byron Farwell, 1958
The Man Who Presumed; A Biography of Henry M. Stanley, by Byron Farwell. Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was a famous Welsh-American explorer, sol...
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Rambles & Studies in Greece, J.P. Mahaffy, 1887
Rambles & Studies in Greece, by J.P. Mahaffy. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, acade...
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From Emperor to Citizen; The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, 2 Volume set, Foreign Languages Press, Beijing
From Emperor to Citizen; The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, 2 Volume set, complete. Published by Foreign Languages Press, Beijing. Third print...
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Some English Philhellenes, Z.D. Ferriman, The Anglo-Hellenic League, 1917-1920. 8 Volume Set.
Some English Philhellenes, by Z.D. Ferriman, Author of "Home Life in Hellas,", Turkey and the Turks," etc. 8 Volume Set, comprising: I: Frank Abney...
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"Yes, Lady Saheb"; A Woman's Adventurings with Mysterious India, Grace Thompson Seton, 1925
"Yes, Lady Saheb"; A Woman's Adventurings with Mysterious India, Grace Thompson Seton (1872 - 1959; American writer and suffragist). Published by H...
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The Totall Discourse of The Rare Adventures & Painefull Peregrinations, William Lithgow, 1906. Limited edition.
The Totall Discourse of The Rare Adventures & Painefull Peregrinations of long Nineteene Yeares Travayles from Scotland to the most famous King...
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Great African Travellers, William H.G. Kingston, Charles Rathbone Low, Edward Latham, 1910
Great African Travellers; From Bruce and Mungo Park to Livingstone, Stanley, Gordon Cumming, Selous, and Sir Harry Johnston (1769-1900), by William...
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Les Brienne de Lecce et D'Athenes; Histoire, Le Cte. Fernand De Sassenay, Hachette, Paris, 1869
Les Brienne de Lecce et D'Athenes; Histoire D'Une Des Grandes Familles de la Feodalite Francaise (1200-1356), par Le Cte. Fernand De Sassenay (The ...
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The Clairmont Correspondence, Marion Kingston Stocking, John Hopkins, 1995. With William St Clair review.
The Clairmont Correspondence; Letters of Claire Clairmont, Charles Clairmont, and Fanny Imlay Godwin; Volume 1, 1808-1834 & Volume 2, 1835-1879...
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The Life of John Maynard Keynes, R.F. Harrod, 1951, with multiple signed half title, and letters by Gilbert Murray and Rose Macaulay. Liberal International & John Hutchison MacCallum Scott interest.
The Life of John Maynard Keynes, R.F. Harrod, 1951, with multiple signed half title, and letters by Gilbert Murray and Rose Macaulay. A biography o...
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Trelawny; The Incurable Romancer, by William St Clair. Author's signed proof copy.
Trelawny; The Incurable Romancer. Author's signed proof copy. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British hist...
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The Elgins, 1766-1917; A Tale of Aristocrats, Proconsuls and their Wives, Sydney Checkland, 1988
The Elgins, 1766-1917; A Tale of Aristocrats, Proconsuls and their Wives, by Sydney Checkland. Provenance; from the library of the late William St ...
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Lord Elgin e i marmi del Partenone, William St Clair, 1st Italian edition, 1968
Lord Elgin e i marmi del Partenone, di William St Clair. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian...
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Lord Elgin and the Marbles, by William St. Clair, 1967
Lord Elgin and the Marbles, by William St. Clair. SOLD Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, ...
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