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A 2-1/2 PAGE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by Lieutenant-General Sir HERBERT TAYLOR formerly Aide de...
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A 2-1/2 PAGE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by Lieutenant-General Sir HERBERT TAYLOR formerly Aide de camp to the Duke of York, with personal content regarding his brother's accident.

by Taylor, Herbert (1775-1839). British Army officer who served as Private Secretary to King George III, Queen Charlotte, and King William IV, and served as Aide de Camp to King George IV and also to Queen Victoria.

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February 6, 1829., 1829.. Very good. - Quarto, 9-1/8 inches high by 7-1/4 inches wide. Two-and-a-half pages. Over 180 words penned on 3 sides of a folded sheet. Herbert Taylor thanks the recipient who is caring for his brother for his letter regarding his concerns. "I cannot sufficiently thank you for your friendly & considered attention in writing to me on the 30th Jany upon the subject of the accident which unfortunately happened to my dear Brother on the 27th....". He goes on to state "I thank God that he has escaped more serious injury.... It is most satisfying to know that he is in such good hands and that he has with him so kind and attentive a friend as yourself." Signed "H. Tayor". Folded for mailing, the letter is mounted to stiff paper stock with glue along the edge of the blank verso of the last leaf. Very good. <p>The British Army officer, Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Taylor (1775-1839) rose through the ranks after jointing the 2nd Dragoon… Read More
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3 STEPPING STONES TO LASTING PEACE: The Atlantic Charter / Dumbarton Oaks Proposals / Yalta...

3 STEPPING STONES TO LASTING PEACE: The Atlantic Charter / Dumbarton Oaks Proposals / Yalta Conference Communique.

by Churchill, Winston; Roosevelt, Franklin D.; Stalin, Joseph.

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[Chicago]: reprinted by The Chicago Sun, [1945]., [1945].. Fine. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial blue wraps with a cover illustration in black-and-white by cartoonist Jack Lambert. 20 pages. Near fine. The three documents reprinted here are supplemented by two Chicago Sun editorials. A note from the paper reads: "The Chicago Sun, profoundly aware of the need for full public study and discussion of proposals for a world peace organization, presents herewith three of the most important documents bearing on that subject. The policies set forth [in the documents] form the foundation on which the United Nations conference at San Francisco April 25 will build."Scarce.
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A 4-PAGE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by HENRY GREY REGARDING THE 1871 NEWCASTLE LABOR STRIKE FOR NINE...
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A 4-PAGE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by HENRY GREY REGARDING THE 1871 NEWCASTLE LABOR STRIKE FOR NINE HOUR DAYS.

by Grey, Henry, 3rd Earl Grey (1802-1894). English Statesman who served as Secretary of War from 1835 to 1839.

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Northumberland, August 5, 1871.. 1871.. Good. - Octavo, 7-1/8 inches high by 4-3/8 inches wide. Over 300 words penned on all four sides of a folded sheet of creamy white paper with the address embossed in blind at the top of the cover sheet. Replying to a request for his assistance in working out a solution to the strike by engineers in Newcastle seeking that limits be placed on the hours they are required to work each day: "I also yesterday received a letter on the same subject from Mr [Lowthian ?] Bell - In answer to his letter I told Mr. Bell that I would be very glad to do anything in my power to assist in bringing the unfortunate strike at Newcastle to a close, but that I fear that nothing that I would do would be likely to promote that object, & might even tend rather to increase than to diminish the existing irritation between the employers & the employed...." Earl Grey asks if the recipient might have some "arrangement to propose for the settlement...." which might… Read More
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THE AGE OF THE ARCHIVE. Monday Evening Papers: Number 7. (Cover title)

by Edel, Leon

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[Middletown, CT]: Center for Advanced Studies, Wesleyan University, (1966).. (1966).. Fine. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed gray wraps. 21 pages. Near fine. <p>One of a series of papers read during the Center's sessions on Monday evenings to Fellows of the Center and members of the Faculty. Leon Edel was a Fellow of the Center in the fall semester of 1965 and read this paper on October 11 of that year.
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THE AMARNA AGE: A Study of the Crisis of the Ancient World. With a Preface by Stanley A. Cook

by Baikie, James, Rev

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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1926.. 1926.. Good. - Octavo, blue cloth. The covers are rubbed & bumped with the extremities faded. The spine is darkened with the head & tail chipped & the titling completely faded. xxvii, [ii], 464 & [1] pages plus 2-page publisher's catalog. Illustrated with 32 black-and-white plates, including a frontispiece, and with 1 folding black-and-white map & 4 color maps, 3 of them folding. Also with a 2-page synchronistic table of the Amarna Age. There is occasional light soiling & the edges of the pastedowns & endpapers are darkened with an owner's name & date on the front endpaper. There is a crease to the large folding map in the rear. Good. <p>First American edition.
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ANGKOR: ART AND CIVILIZATION

by Groslier, Bernard; Arthaud, Jacques

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London [U.K.]: Thames and Hudson, (1957).. (1957).. Very good. - Quarto [approximately 11 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide], cloth in a dust wrapper. The corners of the covers and the head & tail of the spine are slightly rubbed. There is some minor soiling to the dust jacket and its extremities are slightly darkened. The head of the jacket spine is creased with a short tear. 230 pages. 6 tipped-in color plates and profuse black-and-white illustrations, including 2 folding plates. Very good. <p>"This book aims at providing a succinct visual conspectus of the civilization of ancient Cambodia." [From the Introduction]. Translated from the French by Eric Ernshaw Smith.
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ANTICHITA VIMERCATESI

by Merati, Augusto

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Vimercate, Italy: Pro Cultura di Vimercate, (1968).. (1968).. Very good. - Small quarto [12-3/8 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide], red cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The binding is very lightly bumped & the rear cover is rubbed with a price-sticker in the bottom inner corner. xix, 158 & [2] pages. Profuse black-and-white illustrations. Very good. <p>The text is in Italian.
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THE ARAB HERITAGE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION. Information Paper Number 20

by Landau, Rom

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New York: Arab Information Center, 1962.. 1962.. Fine. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed green stiff paper wraps. 88 pages. Black-and-white textual illustrations. Near fine.
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ARMS AND THE WOMAN: The Intimate Journal of a Baltic Nobleman in the Napoleonic Wars

by Uxkull, Boris

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New York: The Macmillan Company, (1966).. (1966).. Good. - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is bumped & lightly rubbed. The dust jacket is soiled & chipped with its spine & extremities darkened. 319 pages. Black-and-white portrait frontispiece & black-and-white illustrations, including 2 maps. Good. <p>With historical notes, foreword and epilogue by Detlev von Uexkull. Translated by Joel Carmichael. Baron Boris Uxkull was a supply officer in the Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Some of the notable contemporaries who appear in his diaries are also encountered in Tolstoy's "War and Peace". Away from the battles, Uxkull writes extensively about interludes of "love and lust".
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ASSASSINATION IN OUR TIME
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ASSASSINATION IN OUR TIME

by Lesberg, Sandy

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(London/New York: Peebles Press International, 1976).. 1976).. Good. - Small quarto [12 inches high by 9 inches wide], cloth, in a price- clipped dust wrapper. The covers are bumped & lightly rubbed. The dust jacket is rubbed & chipped with a piece out of the top corner of the rear panel. A tear to the dust jacket spine has been repaired internally with scotch tape. 255 pages. There is light staining to the front edge of the first text page & the page edges are slightly darkened. Profuse black-and- white photographic illustrations. Good. <p>A textual and pictorial record of twenty assassinations of 20th century figures whose deaths changed the course of history. Most of the photographs, many of which had never appeared in book form, are selected from the archives of United Press International.
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AN ATLAS OF AFRICAN HISTORY

by Fage, J. D

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London: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd, (1961).. (1961).. Good. - Quarto, cloth, in a dust wrapper. The binding is bumped & lightly soiled. The dust jacket is stained, soiled, darkened & chipped. The top edge of the front panel & the head of the dust jacket spine are torn & creased. 64 pages. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white maps.There is scattered light foxing & staining. Good in a fair dust wrapper. <p>Second printing.<p>The history of Africa told through a series of maps with accompanying commentary.<p>From the library of cartographer Vincent Kotschar with his signature on the front endpaper and with a few minor ink corrections in his hand.
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY ALGERNON PERCY, 6TH DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, LORD PRIVY SEAL UNDER THE...
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY ALGERNON PERCY, 6TH DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, LORD PRIVY SEAL UNDER THE EARL OF BEACONSFIELD.

by Percy, Algernon, 6th Duke of Northumberland. (1810-1899). British Conservative politician who held the offices of Paymaster-General, Vice-President of the Board of Trade and Lord Privy Seal.

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Stanwick, Darlington, U.K.: November 16, 1871., 1871.. Fine. - Letter penned in black ink & filling 1-2/3 sides of a cream-colored 6-1/4 inch high by 4 inch wide sheet of his letterhead with the Stanwick Hall address printed in blue at the top. Signed "Northumberland". Folded 3 times for mailing. Fine The Northumberlands' family seat was Alnick Castle, Northumberland. Stanwick Hall in Darlington, Yorkshire was the family's secondary home. The Duke writes that he has not received an account of a meeting.Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland [1810-1899] was a British Conservative politician. He held office under the Earl of Derby as Paymaster-General and Vice-President of the Board of Trade in 1859. In 1867 he succeeded to the dukedom on the death of his father and entered the House of Lords. He joined the Earl of Beaconsfield's second government as Lord Privy Seal in 1878, with a seat in the cabinet, a post he held until the fall of the government in 1880.
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY FRENCH STATESMAN AND PHILOSOPHER JULES BARTHELEMY-SAINT-HILAIRE.
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY FRENCH STATESMAN AND PHILOSOPHER JULES BARTHELEMY-SAINT-HILAIRE.

by Barthelemy-Saint-Hilaire, Jules. (1805-1895). French statesman and philosopher who translated Aristotle.

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Paris: 6 October, 1877.. 1877.. Good. - Approximately 119 words penned in black ink on a 8-1/4 inch high by 5- 1/4 inch wide sheet of bluish-gray paper. Signed "B. S Hilaire". The paper is lightly bumped with its edges slightly faded. There is a small tear to the right edge. Folded twice for mailing. Good. <p>Barthelemy-Saint- Hilaire writes in French to an English gentleman who has been referred to him by Lord Houghton. He apologizes for failing to find him at a crowded function. He explains that he had ordered the guards to make sure that the gentleman got past the door, and had also brought with him a friend who spoke very good English. He says that he is completely at the gentleman's disposal if he can be of use in acquainting him with "nos affaires politiques", which at the moment are very complicated.<p>Jules Barthelemy- Saint-Hilaire [1805-1895] was a French statesman and philosopher. In his early years he worked for the Ministry of Finance and was an… Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by the British Lord High Chancellor WILLIAM WOOD, 1ST BARON HATHERLEY,...
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by the British Lord High Chancellor WILLIAM WOOD, 1ST BARON HATHERLEY, together with his AUTOGRAPH on a slip of paper.

by Wood, William, 1st Baron Hatherley (1801-1881). British lawyer and statesman who served as a Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain under Gladstone.

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31, Great George Street, March 5, 1866., 1866.. Very good. - Over 30 words penned on both sides of 7 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide creamy white paper. The first page of the letter is framed by black mourning borders. William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley writes to apologize as he "cannot leave my court". Signed "W.P. Wood". Folded for mailing, the letter was once mounted into an album with paper remnants still adhering to the bottom edge of the verso. A previous owner has identified the author as "Vice Chancellor Wood, now Lord Chancellor (Hatherley)". Good.Together with William Wood's autograph signed "Hatherley" on 1-1/8 inch high by 2-1/8 inch wide creamy white paper with his monograph printed in green at the top. The autograph is mounted with glue from the verso onto 2 inch high by 5-1/2 inch wide paper clipped from an album upon which a previous owner has penned the following note identifying the autograph "Lord Hatherley, Lord Chancellor 1870". The British lawyer and statesman William Page Wood,… Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO A COLLECTOR SIGNED BY SCOTTISH POLITICIAN AND JUDGE ANDREW MURRAY, 1ST...

AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO A COLLECTOR SIGNED BY SCOTTISH POLITICIAN AND JUDGE ANDREW MURRAY, 1ST VISCOUNT DUNEDIN.

by Murray, Andrew, 1st Viscount Dunedin. (1849-1942). Scottish politician and judge.

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[London]: December 1, 1930., 1930.. Fine. - 27 words penned on a 7 inch high by 4-3/8 inch wide sheet of his personalized letterhead with his Lower Sloane Street address printed at top right and signed "Dunedin". Fine. Dunedin writes: "Owing to an accident your letter remained unopened till today." Apologizing for the delay, he is returning a photo [not here present] with his autograph to a collector.Andrew Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin [1849-1942] was a Scottish politician and judge. He served as Secretary for Scotland between 1903 and 1905, as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session from 1905 to 1913 and as a Lord of Appeal Ordinary from 1913 to 1932, retiring as a Law Lord in that year. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1922. In 1916 he had been further honored when he was made Viscount Dunedin of Stenton in the County of Perth.
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AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED by the English Lawyer, Liberal Politician and Chief Justice of England JOHN...

AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED by the English Lawyer, Liberal Politician and Chief Justice of England JOHN COLERIDGE, 1ST BARON COLERIDGE.

by Coleridge, John; 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-1894). English lawyer, judge and Liberal politician who supported women's suffrage and served as Lord Chief Justice of England, among other posts.

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May 29th, 1868., 1868.. Very good. - A few words penned on his 4-5/8 inch high by 5 inch wide stationary with his pictorial seal embossed in blue at the top. The seal bears Coleridge's motto "Time Deum Cole Regem" embossed within a belt framing ears of wheat in front of a cross, an otter "statant" (i.e. standing with all four paws on the ground) in the foreground. Coleridge has penned but a few words "I am Madam faithfully yours John Duke Coleridge". Once folded, the note is mounted with glue from the verso onto heavier stock clipped from an album. Very good. The English lawyer, judge and Liberal politician John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-1894) was the great-nephew of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. An attorney practicing on the western circuit, Coleridge held several appointments and was elected to the House of Commons for Exeter. Appointed Solicitor-General under Gladstone, he was promoted to Attorney-General for England and Wales. He was subsequently appointed Chief Justice for… Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO MAJOR POND OF THE POND LECTURE BUREAU SIGNED BY BRITISH CONSERVATIVE MEMBER...
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO MAJOR POND OF THE POND LECTURE BUREAU SIGNED BY BRITISH CONSERVATIVE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT LEES KNOWLES, 1ST BARONET.

by Knowles, Lees, 1st Baronet. (1857-1928). British barrister, military historian and Conservative politician.

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New York: September 23rd, 1901., 1901.. Fine. - A letter penned in black ink in a secretarial hand fills 2-1/2 sides of a sheet of cream letterhead folded once to form 4 sides, each approximately 7 inches high by 4-1/2 inches wide. Knowles' British address, which is printed at the top of the first side with a vignette & a Latin motto, has been crossed out and his New York address at the Murray Hill Hotel is written in. Signed "Lees Knowles, / M.P.". There is a light crease across the bottom corner of the 3rd & 4th sides. Near fine. Knowles writes to Major Pond of the Pond Lecture Bureau telling him that he is in New York City with the Oxford and Cambridge Universities Athletic Team and hopes to have the pleasure of seeing him at the sports. He adds somewhat mysteriously, probably referring to Pond's son "Bim": "I should much like to know how your stowaway is getting on - Perhaps you could send him round with a message, when I could see him and judge for myself."Lees Knowles [1857-1928] was a… Read More
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AUTOGRAPH on a slip of paper.

AUTOGRAPH on a slip of paper.

by Mursell, Arthur (1831-1914). English nonconformist theologian who was virulently opposed to Labor Unions.

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Circa [1880's]., [1880's].. Good. - Arthur Mursell's signature on a 5/8 inch wide by 1-7/8 inch wide slip of paper mounted on a 2-3/4 inch wide 3-1/4 inch wide piece of paper cut out from an autograph album. Slightly soiled with minor glue stains. Good. The English nonconformist theologian Arthur Mursell (1831-1914) was virulently opposed to labor unions. Speaking of labor leaders Mursell wrote "during times of strike ... while setting up as working men, they appear before their dupes well fed and clothed, their food and clothing obtained out of the incidental profits of the very strikes they foster and protract, while men, women, and children are lean, hungry and half-naked through taking their advice."
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AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED in the text by ADMIRAL SIR BALDWIN WAKE WALKER accepting a dinner engagement.

AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED in the text by ADMIRAL SIR BALDWIN WAKE WALKER accepting a dinner engagement.

by Walker, Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake (1802-1876). First Lieutenant of the bomb vessel Aetna at the attack on Morea Castle. He served in the Turkish navy under special permission and later became Surveyor of the [Birtish] Navy.

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12th July, 1853., 1853.. Very good. - sc - 25 words penned on 7-1/8 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide light blue paper with an attached leaf. There is an attractive embossed mark at top left of the sheet. Admiral Walker has penned a few brief words addressed to Richard Ford and his wife, accepting a dinner invitation. Penned by the Admiral, the note is signed in the first line: "Sir Baldwin Walker will do himself the honor of dining with...." Folded for mailing, the note is tipped from the verso of the attached leaf onto creamy stiff paper mount. Near fine. <p>Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker (1802-1876) was first lieutenant of the bomb ship Aetna at the attack on Morea castle during the Morea expedition. By special permission of the admiralty, he accepted a command in the Turkish Navy in 1838 where he was known as Walker Bey and subsequently as Yavir Pasha. He commanded the Turkish squadron which bombarded Acre in November of 1840 and was awarded the designation of Knight Commander of… Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY THE 4TH GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA JOHN CAMPBELL, 9TH DUKE OF ARGYLL.
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY THE 4TH GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA JOHN CAMPBELL, 9TH DUKE OF ARGYLL.

by Campbell, John, 9th Duke of Argyll [Marquess of Lorne]. (1845-1914). The fourth Governor General of Canada.

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September 21, 1905.. 1905.. Very good. - Letter penned in black ink filling both sides of a sheet of cream- colored 6-1/4 inch high by 4- 1/2 inch wide paper. Signed "Argyll". There is some very minor soiling to the letter with a small area of light creasing to the top edge. There is an ink blot to one word on the first side. Folded once for mailing. Very good. <p>Argyll writes about his wife's health: "I am sorry to say that my wife is in a state of health which the Doctors say will become serious unless she stops exhausting functions. Winter journeying must be avoided as far as possible, so that more expeditions like that to Leeds are prohibited...."<p>John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll [1845-1914], usually better known by the courtesy title Marquess of Lorne, was the fourth Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. In 1871 he married Princess Louise, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, the first time since 1515 that a daughter of the sovereign had married a… Read More
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Social Responsibility

Did you know that since 2004, Biblio has used its profits to build 16 public libraries in rural villages of South America?