First edition of this reference on the art of reading medieval and early modern documents, including engraved examples of letterfoms and abbreviations.

Third edition, later issue, of Grose's classic slang dictionary of 18th-century colloquial and ungentlemanly nouns and verbs.

First edition of this Gilded-Age handbook for the aspiring Floridian, by a passionate lover of the land and its lizards.

Scarce presentation copy of the first edition, subscribers' issue, of the lore, language and song of the Isle of Wight.