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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
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...
View full detailsThe Golden Bough; A Study in Magic and Religion, Sir James George Frazer, Collier Books
A beautifully presented volume of this classic work, the first version of the book published in 1890. Written by Scottish anthropologist, Sir James...
View full detailsDuveen; A Life in Art, Meryle Secrest, 2004. William St Clair's copy.
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...
View full detailsStatistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America, D.B. Warden, 1819, 3 Vols complete
Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America; From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Da...
View full detailsA Short History of the English People, J.R. Green, Illustrated Edition, 1892-1894
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...
View full detailsDemocratic Readings from the World's Great Teachers, W.M. Thompson, 1896
Democratic Readings from the World's Great Teachers. Reprinted from "Reynolds's Newspaper." Compiled and Edited by W.M. Thompson, L.C.C. Numerous P...
View full detailsThe Expansion of England; Two Courses of Lectures, J. Seeley, 1886
The Expansion of England; Two Courses of Lectures, by J. Seeley. Published by Macmillan and Co., London and New York, 1886. Printed in Great Britai...
View full detailsWilliam 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...
View full detailsUnderwood & Underwood Stereoscope Viewer with 18 cards, c. 1889-1906
Underwood & Underwood Stereoscope Viewer with 18 cards, c. 1905. The viewer is made my Underwood & underwood in New York, and carries a pat...
View full detailsUnderwood & Underwood Stereoscope 100 card set; Italy Through the Stereoscope, c. 1908
Underwood & Underwood Stereoscope 100 card set; Italy Through the Stereoscope. SOLD Published by Underwood & Underwood, publishers; New Yor...
View full detailsFour Thousand Years Ago; A Panorama of Life in the Second Millenium B.C., Geoffrey Bibby, 1962
Four Thousand Years Ago; A Panorama of Life in the Second Millenium B.C., by Geoffrey Bibby. Published by Collins, London. 1962 first UK edition. A...
View full detailsThe Story of Jamaica; from Prehistory to the Present, Clinton V. Black, 1968
The Story of Jamaica; from Prehistory to the Present, by Clinton V. Black. SOLD Published by Collins, London. 1968 reprint of the 1965 revised edit...
View full detailsThe 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...
View full detailsErichthonius and The Three Daughters of Cecrops, Benjamin Powell, Cornell Thesis, 1906
Erichthonius and The Three Daughters of Cecrops, by Benjamin Powell, A.B., A.M. A Thesis presented to the University Faculty of Cornell university ...
View full details"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...
View full detailsLaw, Ethics and the Visual Arts; Cases and Materials, Merryman & Elsen, Matthew Bender, 1979, 2 Volume Set
Law, Ethics and the Visual Arts; Cases and Materials, by John Henry Merryman, Sweitzer Professor of Law, Stanford University & Albert E. Elsen,...
View full detailsThe Past is a Foreign Country – Revisited, David Lowenthal, 2015
The Past is a Foreign Country – Revisited, by David Lowenthal. From the rear cover: "A quarter-century after the publication of his classic account...
View full detailsEssays on the Superstitions of the Highlanders of Scotland, 1811, 2 Volume set
Essays on the Superstitions of the Highlanders of Scotland, to which are added, Translations from the Gaelic; and letters connected with those form...
View full detailsMyth; Myths and Legends of the World Explored, Kenneth McLeish, 1996
Myth; Myths and Legends of the World Explored, by Kenneth McLeish. Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 1996, first edition. A very good sof...
View full detailsNative American Myth & Legend; An A-Z of People and Places, Mike Dixon-Kennedy
Native American Myth & Legend; An A-Z of People and Places, by Mike Dixon-Kennedy. Published by Blandford (a Cassell imprint), London, 1996. Fi...
View full detailsThe Conservation of Ancient Marble, David Rinne, 1976
The Conservation of Ancient Marble, by David Rinne. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, aca...
View full detailsRoumeli; Travels in Northern Greece by Patrick Leigh Fermor, 1966
Roumeli; Travels in Northern Greece by Patrick Leigh Fermor. SOLD Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British ...
View full detailsThe Destiny of the Parthenon Marbles, Society for the Preservation of the Greek Heritage, 2000
The Destiny of the Parthenon Marbles. Edited by Dr Richard Hubbard Howland. Compiled by Anna Lea. Proceedings from a Seminar Sponsored by the Socie...
View full detailsThe Sculptures of the Parthenon, Margaretha Rossholm Lagerlof, 2000
The Sculptures of the Parthenon; Aesthetics and Interpretation, by Margaretha Rossholm Lagerlof. Provenance; from the library of the late William S...
View full detailsRed Channels; The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television, 1950
Red Channels; The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television. SOLD Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 202...
View full detailsYouthful Rambles on the Trail of the Classics 1912-1915 by Emerson H. Swift
Youthful Rambles on the Trail of the Classics 1912-1915 by Emerson H. Swift. SOLD Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 -...
View full detailsThe Golden Bough; A Study in Magic and Religion by J.G. Frazer, 1900
The Golden Bough; A Study in Magic and Religion. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. In three volumes (complete). By J.G. Frazer, D.C.L., LL.D., ...
View full detailsSacred Stones Sacred Places by Marianna Lines, 1992, Signed
Sacred Stones Sacred Places by Marianna Lines (founder of the Pictish Arts Society). With photographs by Paul Turner. Published by Saint Andrew Pre...
View full detailsLife of Sir Walter Raleigh, Patrick Fraser Tytler, 1833
Life of Sir Walter Raleigh: Founded on Authentic and Original Documents, Some of them Never Before Published: Including A View of the Most Importan...
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