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The Strange Story Book, by Mrs Lang, edited by Andrew Lang, 1913 first edition

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A charming collection of children's stories, written by Mrs Lang, and edited by Andrew Lang, her husband, who died the year prior to publication. H...

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The Wine Society List, 4 issue boxed set, 2018-2019

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A smart boxed set containing 4 issues of The Wine Society List from February 2018 to February 2019 Housed in The Wine Society's branded red slipcas...

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Consolidated Gold Fields; A Centenary Portrait, Paul Johnson, 1987

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An interesting and well produced book from Consolidated Gold Fields, an international mining finance company, marking their centenary. The book exa...

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The Scallop; Studies of a shell and its influences on humankind, edited by Ian Cox, Shell Transport and Trading Company, 1957

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An interesting and well produced book from the Shell Transport and Trading Company, Limited, marking their Diamond Jubilee. Based on their famous s...

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Jeffrey Deaver; Carte Blanche, The New James Bond Novel, Signed, Limited edition

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A very smart, still sealed, limited edition, of this James Bond novel by Jeffrey Deaver. Carte Blanche, The New James Bond Novel, by Jeffrey Deaver...

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Billion Dollar Brain, Len Deighton, Companion Book Club; Collector's Deluxe Edition, 1966

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A smart copy of this classic spy thriller from British author, Len Deighton. This issue is from the Companion Book Club and is the Collector's Delu...

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The American Revolution, Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 1899-1907, in 4 Volumes

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A very smart set indeed of nicely rebound editions of this respected work on American history. A very clean set which is probably unread, as many p...

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The Book of Fate, A New and Complete System of Fortune Telling...Carefully Rendered into English, and Arranged from the Manuscript of An Adept, New York, 1823

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An interesting and very scarce early 18th Century volume on Fortune Telling. The book makes bold claims of the veracity of its fortune telling meth...

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Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language, The Merriam Series, W.T. Harris & F. Sturges Allen, 1923

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Weighing in at 6.75 kg (almost 15lbs), a very substantial heavyweight Dictionary of more than 2,500 pages, plus illustrations and Plates. Webster's...

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Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, Joseph Thomas, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1896

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A smart, full leather bound copy of this heavyweight Dictionary of more than 2,500 pages and of very substantial form. Universal Pronouncing Dictio...

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Original Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Mickey Rooney

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Original Autographed Framed Black and White Photograph; Signed by Mickey Rooney (1920-2014), world famous American actor, with an acting career spa...

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Original Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Shirley MacLaine

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Original Autographed Framed Black and White Photograph; Signed by Shirley MacLaine (born 1934), world famous American actor and author, with an act...

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Original Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Jack Lemmon

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Original Autographed Framed Black and White Photograph; Signed by Jack Lemmon (1925-2001), world famous American actor with an acting career spanni...

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Original Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Janet Leigh

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Original Autographed Framed Black and White Photograph; Signed by Janet Leigh (1927-2004), world famous American actress with an acting career span...

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How to Read Character; A New illustrated Handbook of Phrenology and Physiognomy, Samuel Robert Wells, 1880

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A well illustrated text on the subject of Phrenology, a pseudo scientific belief that the shape of an individual's skull can be used to identify ch...

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Folio Society; The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick. As new copy

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A beautiful Folio Society edition of this Philip K. Dick classic - a fine, as new copy, with slipcase. Set in an alternative future where the outco...

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A History of The Earth and Animated Nature, Oliver Goldsmith, Baron Cuvier, Washington Irving, Vol. 1, c. 1845

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A History of The Earth and Animated Nature, By Oliver Goldsmith. With an Introductory View of the Animal Kingdom by Baron Cuvier; Copius Notes of D...

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The Spectator, In Eight Volumes, 1791, David Niven, Glasgow

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The Spectator began publication in 1711 and ended in 1713, and at its height sold 20,000 copies a day, according to its authors, covering all manne...

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The Collected Papers of Joseph, Baron Lister, In Two Volumes, The Classics of Medicine Library, Gryphon Editions, 1979

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A beautifully presented publication of this work, first published at The Clarendon Press, Oxford, in 1909. Very much a deluxe edition from Gryphon ...

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The Discoverers; A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself, Daniel J. Boorstin, Gryphon Editions 1990

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A beautifully presented volume of this work, first published in 1983. Very much a deluxe edition from Gryphon Editions, in full pigskin leather, sp...

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A Mirror for Americans; Life and Manners in the United States 1790-1870 as Recorded by American Travellers, Warren S. Tyron, 1952, 3 volumes, complete

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A very good three volume set of this work described as: "a fascinating collection of impressions and facts about life in America, written by Americ...

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Geraldine Farrar; An Authorized Record of Her Career, Edward Wagenknecht. Signed Limited edition, with Auction Catalogue of her Property

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A signed biography of Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967), American soprano, and the first singer to make a radio broadcast, in 1907. She also starred in ...

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John Murray Forbes; A Sketch, Edward Waldo Emerson - bound reprint from The Atlantic Monthly, September 1899

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A biographical essay on the life of American railroad magnate, John Murray Forbes (1813-1898), written by Edward, the son of Ralph Waldo Emerson - ...

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The Scots Magazine; New Series, December 1887 - November 1990, 5 Volumes

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The Scots Magazine was found in 1739, and claims to be the world's oldest magazine still in publication today (although with gaps in its publicatio...

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Chambers's Miscellany of Useful & Entertaining Tracts, bound as Vol VII (actually spanning Vols. XVIII-XX), 1847

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A charming bound copy of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an enterta...

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Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, Vols I-IV bound in 2 volumes, c. 1869

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A charming set of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an entertaining r...

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Tanglewood Tales; A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys, Nathaniel Hawthorne, c.1890

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A full leather prize-binding of American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne's popular re-telling of Greek myths for children. The book contains both Parts...

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The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William P. Nimmo edition, c. 1860, With inset Ivorine cover panel

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An interesting, and uncommon, copy of Longfellow's poetry with a lovely Ivorine (?) panel cover insert. The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longf...

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The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Albion Edition, Frederick Warne and Co, c. 1895

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The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, (Reprinted from the Revised American Edition), The "Albion" Edition. With Explanatory Notes. Publ...

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Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books: Essays, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Author's Copyright Edition, Routledge, c. 1893.

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A handsome volume of both the First and Second Series of Emerson's essays, in a very attractive binding. Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books: Essays, ...

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Duveen; A Life in Art, Meryle Secrest, 2004. William St Clair's copy.

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A fascinating biography of Joseph Duveen, first Baron Duveen (1869-1939). He was a British art dealer, and one of the world's most influential figu...

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Artificial Intelligence and Heuristic Programming, N.V. Findler, Bernard Meltzer, Edinburgh University Press, 1971

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"The papers in this volume, based on the lectures given at the first NATO Advanced Study Institute on Artificial Intelligence and Heuristic Program...

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The History Thieves; Secrets, Lies and the Shaping of a Modern Nation, Ian Cobain, Signed

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"From the award-winning author of Cruel Britannia, a revelatory new book which exposes the culture of concealment at the heart of the British state...

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Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; The Logic of Violence in Civil War, Stathis N. Kalyvas, 2013

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A highly respected work on civil war and insurgency. Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; The Logic of Violence in Civil War. By Stathis N. K...

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Pulp Romance - A Selection of Vintage Newnes Lucky Star Romances, 1960s

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Choose from a selection of Newnes Lucky Star Romances, produced in the 1960s for George Newnes Ltd / C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd of London. All in good ...

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Here, There and Everywhere, Lord Frederic Hamilton, 1921

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A volume of reminiscenses of.Lord Frederic Hamilton (1856-1928), Conservative Party Politician and Member of Parliament. He also served in the Dipl...

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The Days Before Yesterday, Lord Frederic Hamilton, 1920

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A volume of reminiscenses of.Lord Frederic Hamilton (1856-1928), Conservative Party Politician and Member of Parliament. He also served in the Dipl...

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The Letters and Friendships of Sir Cecil Spring Rice, Stephen Gwynn, 1929, 2 Vols complete

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The Letters and Friendships of Sir Cecil Spring Rice; A Record. Edited by Stephen Gwynn.  Sir Cecil Spring Rice (1859-1918), was a British Diplomat...

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The White Robe; A Saint's Summary, James Branch Cabell, 1928, Limited edition. Illustrated by Robert E. Locher

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A beautifully produced book featuring a tale by American writer, James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), primarily a writer of fantasy fiction. This story...

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A Short History of the English People, J.R. Green, Illustrated Edition, 1892-1894

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A Short History of the English People. By J.R. Green, M.A. (John Richard Green). Illustrated Edition. Edited by Mrs. J. R. Green and Miss Kate Norg...

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The Greville Memoirs; A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV, King William IV and Queen Victoria, 3 Parts in 8 Volumes, Charles C.F. Greville, 1875-1887

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Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (1794-1865), held the office of Clerk of the Council in Ordinary and served under the three monarchs of King Georg...

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John Singer Sargent; The Early Portraits, Complete Paintings Volume I, Richard Ormond & Elaine Kilmurray, Paul Mellon, 1988

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A lovely copy of the first volume of the definitive catalogue raisonne of the works in oil, water-colour and pastel of John Singer Sargent. John Si...

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Portraits by Ingres; Image of an Epoch, Gary Tinterow and Philip Conisbee, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York... 1999

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Exhibition catalogue detailing the work of French neo-classical artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867). The exhibition took place at the ...

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The Struggle for Greek Independence, Richard Clogg, Macmillan, 1973, Review Copy

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"A collection of essays by British, Greek and American scholars on various aspects of Greek history during the pre-independence and independence pe...

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Samuel G. Howe; An Historical Sketch of the Greek Revolution, Revised by George Georgiades Arnakis, 1966

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From the 'Americans in the Greek Revolution' series. The account of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an American surgeon who went to Greece when just 24 ye...

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The Elephant and the Lotus; Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Philippe Truong, 2007

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The Elephant and the Lotus; Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. By Philippe Truong. Introduction by John Stevenson. Published b...

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Longmans' Gazetteer of the World, George G. Chisholm, 1906

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A very substantial alphabetical reference work detailing places and facts on world geography. Longmans' Gazetteer of the World. Edited by George G....

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The Old Clock Book, N. Hudson Moore, 1936

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The Old Clock Book, by N. Hudson Moore. With One Hundred and Four Illustrations. Published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York. New Edition, Marc...

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