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This is the original program from the 1976 Trooping the Colour, the annual celebration of Queen Elizabeth's official birthday. I don't know if everyone got this program; this one was given to those sitting in the House of Lords section. These images are scans. It is in mint condition, except for a tiny splash of tea on the lower left corner

The Wind in the Willows is a 1908 children's novel by Scottish novelist Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932). Alternately slow-moving and fast-paced, it focuses on four animals: Mole, Rat (a European water vole), Toad, and Badger, in a pastoral version of Edwardian England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie, and celebrated for its evocation of… Read more about this item

This is a first edition of The Scottish Soldier, by Stephen Wood, Keeper of the Scottish United Services Museum in Edinburgh Castle. It was published in 1987. It is a detailed study of the evolution of the Scottish fighting man, from the ancient Picts thru to the Falklands Campaign of 1982. The development of the various regiments, uniforms, weapons and fighting… Read more about this item

This is a copy of the first English trade paperback edition of The Desire of My Eyes: The Life and Work of John Ruskin, by the German art historian Wolfgang Kemp. The critically-acclaimed best-seller examines the life and work of the prolific, visionary writer, painter and critic. 513 pages, with lots of illustrations. The cover has a little wear, from improper storage, but… Read more about this item

This is a first edition of Great Maritime Museums of the World, a very high-quality coffee table book. Each museum covered has case histories and descriptions written by their curators. The museums covered are: Australian Maritime National Museum, Sydney, Australia Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada Vancouver Maritime Museum, British Columbia, Canada Viking… Read more about this item

In 1785, Henry Boswell wrote The Antiquities of England and Wales Displayed: Being A Grand Repository of Elegance, Taste And Entertainment: Containing Descriptions Of All The Most Remarkable Elegant And Magnificent Ruins And Ancient Buildings. The collection came to be known as Boswell's Antiquities and, in 1786, the publisher Alexander Hogg (best known for his publication of the journals of… Read more about this item

This is a first edition of Anatomy of the Titanic, a thorough tour of the ship which includes 250 photographs, plans and drawings of the vessel's details and mechanics. It was written by Tom McCluskie, the Archive Manager for the ship's builders. He was also the firm's liaison to the producers of the film. The book was published in London in… Read more about this item

This is a First Edition of the Foulsham Henty Library's publication of With Clive in India: The Beginnings of an Empire, written in 1884 by the English novelist and war correspondent George Henty (1832-1902). Henty popularized the genre of Juvenile Adventure Fiction--he was the first to write very successful books about war-time adventures for boys. Through the 1950s, the publisher… Read more about this item

This is an unread First US Edition of I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book, written by the English folklore experts Iona and Peter Opie. It was originally published in 1947. In 1992, it was re-published, this time full of color illustrations by the great American illustrator Maurice Sendak, best known for Where the Wild Things Are, and his many… 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 stated First U.S. Edition of Selkirk's Island: The True and Strange Adventures of the Real Robinson Crusoe. It was written by the British author Diana Souhami and published in 2002. It's a fascinating book, telling the life of Alexander Selkirk and all of the circumstances surrounding his stranding, his life on the island, the ships he sailed on,… 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

In 1939, John Player & Sons issued the 24-page book Uniforms of the Territorial Army. Smokers in Britain and Ireland found a card in their packages and pasted them into the book. This is one of those books, with the complete collection pasted inside. Note: These images are scans. The book's covers are quite soiled and pages 11-14 (one piece) have come… Read more about this item

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 pristine First American Edition (1975) of Napoleon by the English author John Bowle. It is the biography of the great general, going from birth to death. It was first published in the UK in 1973. This copy was also printed in the UK, then shipped to the US for marketing by a Chicago publisher. Laminated covers. Unclipped dust jacket.… 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.