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The Guinness Book of Records, August 1955, First Trade Edition, First Impression

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A copy of the very first printing of the Guinness Book of Records, which went on to became a worldwide publishing phenomenon. Initially produced as...

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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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Sir Arthur Nicolson, Bart, First Lord Carnock; A Study in the Old Diplomacy, by Harold Nicolson, 1930

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Biography of Arthur Nicolson (1849-1928), First Baron Carnock, British Diplomat (Ambassador to Spain and Russia), and Politician. Sir Arthur Nicols...

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Voyage en Grece; Journal de bord, Henry Harrel-Courtes, 1957, author inscribed copy

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Author's presentation copy, inscribed to half title. A very uncommon book, with Worldcat only identifying 3 institutional holdings. Voyage en Grece...

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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.

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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 publish...

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Siecle de Louis XIV, Edition Stereotype, Augmentee d'une Tables des Matieres, Paris, 1810, 2 Volume set

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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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Les Brienne de Lecce et D'Athenes; Histoire, Le Cte. Fernand De Sassenay, Hachette, Paris, 1869

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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.

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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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Winston S. Churchill; The Second World War, 4 Volumes, 1948-1951

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Winston S. Churchill; The Second World War, 4 Volumes, 1948-1951.  SOLD Published by Cassell & Co. Limited, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney,...

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The Business of Enlightenment; A Publishing History of the Encyclopedie 1775-1800, Robert Darnton.

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The Business of Enlightenment; A Publishing History of the Encyclopedie 1775-1800, by Robert Darnton. Provenance; from the library of the late Will...

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Winston Churchill; The Second World War, 6 Vol set, 1948-1954.

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Winston Churchill; The Second World War, 6 Vol set, 1948-1954.  SOLD Published by Cassell & Co. Limited, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney, We...

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