Peter Harrington Rare First Edition Books

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AUSTEN, Jane. Emma.
£800.00

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LANG, Andrew (ed.). The Crimson Fairy Book.
£650.00

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RICARDO, David. On the Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation.
£48,500.00

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GREY, Sir Edward. Twenty-Five Years.
£375.00

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SAUDI ARABIAN OIL. Erdölgebiet in der Wüste Saudi-Arabiens ( "Oil Region in the Desert of Saudi Arabia").
£1,250.00

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ROSCHER, Wilhelm. Principles of Political Economy.
£650.00

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WALTON, Elijah. The Camel: its Anatomy, Proportions, and Paces.
£9,750.00

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SPARK, Muriel. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
£350.00

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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Navy Estimates in the Great War.
£500.00

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McCALLUM, Ronald Buchanan, & Alison Readman. The British General Election of 1945.
£200.00

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Browse our selection of inscribed books celebrating the stories of connection that survive in presentations between fellow authors, friends, rivals, lovers, and muses, each piece surviving as a fragment of a unique story.

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Winston S. Churchill Collection of Steve Forbes

An exceptional collection which sheds light on the mercurial mix of qualities that shaped one of history’s most enigmatic characters. Featuring books inscribed by Churchill to his pivotal personal, political, and military companions, unpublished correspondence, artwork, and a real collector’s trophy, his personal desk.

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The Discovery of America – The Parsons Collection

Peter Harrington, William Reese Company, and James Cummins Bookseller, with the assistance of Horden House, jointly present the celebrated David Parsons collection of early travel books. This remarkable collection of printed works and manuscripts documents the earliest accounts of European explorers first setting foot on the uncharted shores of the New World, and includes several rare texts that have not been on the market for the last quarter century.

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William Shakespeare’s Four Folios

Published in 1623, Shakespeare’s First Folio gathered 36 of the Bard’s plays, half of which would otherwise have been lost forever. The subsequent editions – known as the Second, Third, and Fourth Folios – solidified Shakespeare’s stature, granting his works a prominent and permanent place in the English literary canon.

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Friends with Benefits

Our rare book specialist Suzanna Beaupré delves into a few notable examples of creatively fruitful relationships, platonic and romantic, including the famous affair between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West.

Bookplates

One of the pleasures of cataloguing books is coming across bookplates. Our specialist Duncan McCoshan discusses some of the most engaging and delightful examples from our shelves.

"There's Always Pooh": A. A. Milne, E. H. Shepard, and Winnie-the-Pooh

Our senior specialist, Dr Phil Errington charts the publishing history of the famous Pooh series and highlights some of the most significant Milne and Shepard material on our shelves.

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Charles Darwin: The Scientist and the Man

From his obsession with barnacles to his enthusiasm for backgammon, Darwin had a breadth of interests many don’t know about. Our cataloguer Alice Gregson highlights the fascinating life and work of the prolific scientist.

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