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This is the first/only edition of Scottish Highland Games, by the Scots historian and sports promoter David Pirie Webster (1928-2023). It contains everything you could ever want to know about Highland Games; what they are, what equipment and costumes are worn, etc. 143 pages with lots of photographs. No dust jacket. The cover has fingerprints on it. The original owner signed the… Read more about this item

This is the first impression (1977) of the Folio Society's The Small House at Allington , the fifth novel in the Chronicles of Barsetshire series by the great English writer Anthony Trollope (1815-1882). It is about the lives of members of one family. It is illustrated with woodcuts by the British artist Peter Reddick. As with all Folio Society books, it… Read more about this item

This is the second impression (1977) of the Folio Society's 1976 printing of The Warden, the first novel in the Chronicles of Barsetshire series by the great English writer Anthony Trollope (1815-1882). It is about the disruptive politics surrounding the management of the Hiram's Hospital almshouses. It is illustrated with woodcuts by the British artist Peter Reddick. As with all Folio… Read more about this item

This is the first impression (1978) of the Folio Society's Framley Parsonage, the fourth novel in the Chronicles of Barsetshire series by the great English writer Anthony Trollope (1815-1882). It is about the politics and romances surrounding the leading clergy of the cathedral city of Barchester. It is illustrated with woodcuts by the British artist Peter Reddick. As with all Folio… Read more about this item

This is the first impression (1977) of the Folio Society's Barchester Towers, the second novel in the Chronicles of Barsetshire series by the great English writer Anthony Trollope (1815-1882). It is about the politics and romances surrounding the leading clergy of the cathedral city of Barchester. It is illustrated with woodcuts by the British artist Peter Reddick. As with all… Read more about this item

This is a first edition (1994) of Nelson and Emma, the story of one of history's great, and most tragic, romances--between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton. It chronicles their life and times, and their letters, with lots of maps, illustrations and photographs. It was produced by the Folio Society, so it is a gorgeous book. 7" x 9 3/4",… Read more about this item

This is a mint-condition copy of English Eccentrics, written in 1933 by the English poet and critic Dame Edith Sitwell (1887-1964). It is a series of mini-bios about the great English eccentrics--hermits, quacks, mariners and men of learning. This is the Folio Society's edition of the book, which is illustrated by the English artist Roland Pym. It comes in a slipcase which… Read more about this item

This is a mint-condition copy of Dickens' London, published by the Folio Society in 1966. It is a selection of Charles Dickens' newspaper essays on London Society, on topics from the worst of the slums to the high and mighty at Whitehall. It contains the original illustrations by George Cruikshank. This book does not appear to have been read; there isn't… Read more about this item

This is a copy of Bartholomew's Clan Map, produced in 1975 by the Scots genealogist Sir Iain Moncreiffe of That Ilk (1919-1985). It was produced from an original painting by the Scottish artist Don Pottinger (1919-1986). The map features 'The Lands', 'The Arms', and 'The Crests'. The central map delineates the clan territories and is framed by an array of 170… Read more about this item

This is a pristine copy, and first printing, of The Folio Society's version of Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, a book known for its excellent portrayal of British society in the late 1700s and early 1800s. It is the memoir of the English lawyer William Hickey (1749-1830); it was written in 1810 but not published until 1913. The Folio Society published… Read more about this item

This is a lovely copy of the Poems of Love by John Donne. Donne (1571-1631) was an English scholar, soldier, cleric and politician. He is also considered the preeminent representative of metaphysical/sensual poetry. The Folio Society first published this book in 1958. It was reprinted via photo lithography in 1990, and again in 1992. This is a copy of the 1992… Read more about this item

This is Emma, Jane Austen's 4th novel and the last published in her lifetime. This copy is a first edition from the 1991 Everyman series published by Borzoi/Knopf, which re-printed the original series from the early half of the 20th century. It is hunter green cloth with gold lettering on the cover and spine. Bound-in green silk bookmark. It includes a… Read more about this item

This is a hard-to-find copy of Raj: A Scrapbook of British India 1877-1947, written by the British historian Charles Allen, best known for his famous book Plain Tales of the Raj. It is an 8" x 10" soft cover collection of rare photographs depicting the life of the British in India, along with lots of explanatory text. This copy has a crease… Read more about this item

This is the collected novels of the great British author E.M. Forster (1879-1970). All of them were made into films. They are Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905), The Longest Journey (1907), A Room With a View (1908), Howard's End (1910) and A Passage to India (1924). This book was a school award and has been inscribed on the front endpaper--you can… Read more about this item

This is a program from a 1976 production of No Sex Please, We're British at the Strand Theatre, London. This is a famous play that the critics panned, but audiences loved--it ran from 1971 to 1987 - 6,761 performances. This production starred Doris Hare, McDonald Hobley and Arthur Howard. Mint condition.

This is 7 of the 12-book set of The Works of Charles Lamb, published in 1903 by Dent London and then co-published by Dutton New York. This collection was a best-seller and was printed four times. Four of these books are first editions from 1903; three are 1914 reprints. The set was printed in the UK and is of the… Read more about this item

This is a 1966 printing of Emily Bronte's classic Wuthering Heights, which was published in 1847 and is considered by many to be the greatest novel ever written. This copy was published by Collins (UK) in 1966. It is 360 tissue-thin pages with no adornment other than a portrait of Emily Bronte at the front. It is bound in grained burgundy leather,… Read more about this item

This is a a copy of Women in Love, by the English author D.H. Lawrence. Published in 1920, it is his follow-up to The Rainbow, and continues with the story of the lives of the Brangwen sisters, their relationships and their movements through British society. Both novels were massive best-sellers. Viking Press was Lawrence's American publisher and published this book's first… Read more about this item

This is an unread first US edition of The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters, written by the British writer Laura Thompson and publisher in 2015. It is the biographies of the ever-fascinating six Mitford girls, all of whom lived incredibly interesting lives. This is an unread copy. It is in mint condition.

This is a copy of The Old Wives' Tale, the 1908 masterpiece written by the English author Arnold Bennett. It was first printed in the United States in 1908; in 1911, it was published as part of The Modern Library--this is a first edition from that series. The story covers the 70 years (1840 to 1905), in England and… Read more about this item