THE SAD TALE OF THE ZEPPELINS
[circa 1916]
First edition of this fascinating piece of World War I ephemera, celebrating the downing of four zeppelins in a parody of the "Ten Little" rhyme.
English & British
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THE SAXON CHRONICLE
1823
First edition in modern English of the complete ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE, a key historical document of the Early Medieval era composed during the reign of Alfred the Great.
A GENERAL HISTORY OF THE LIVES AND ADVENTURES OF THE MOST FAMOUS HIGHWAYMEN, MURDERERS, STREET-ROBBERS, &C.
1734
First edition in this format, sumptuously illustrated, of Johnson's celebrated biographical encyclopedia of infamous criminals.
THE CONFESSIONS OF J. LACKINGTON
1806
Scarce American edition of the bookseller's Confessions, with one of the earliest Brooklyn imprints.
OXFORD
1914
A history of Oxford University by the academic and folklorist.
THE VALET'S TRAGEDY AND OTHER STUDIES
1903
First edition of this collection of historical mysteries, including a chapter on the "Shakespeare-Bacon Imbroglio."
THE LAST JOURNALS OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE
1874
First edition of the final African journals of Scottish missionary, abolitionist, and explorer David Livingstone, including his own account of the famous meeting with Stanley.
HOME LIFE ON AN OSTRICH FARM
1891
Uncommon account of the life of a South African ostrich farmer near the turn of the twentieth century.
THE CONGO AND THE FOUNDING OF ITS FREE STATE
1885
First edition of this first-hand account of Henry M. Stanley's years traveling the Congo in the service of the colonial aspirations of Belgium.
IN DARKEST AFRICA
1890
Later edition of this description of the disastrous Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, as told by its leader Henry M. Stanley.
THE VAMPIRE IN EUROPE
(1968)
Uncommon University Books edition of Montague Summers's second great monograph on the Vampire, its several European cousins, and assorted dark acquaintances.
RULES, ORDERS, AND REGULATIONS FOR THE POLICE OF THE CITY OF LONDON
1824
First edition of the first handbook printed for the police force governed by London's Court of Aldermen, 5 years before the Metropolitan Police Act that formed the Scotland Yard.
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