Collection: History

Our selection of often rare and hard-to-find history books offers a deeper understanding of the world around us, shedding light on how past events shape present-day politics, society and culture.

The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord | English translation Zone Books 1995

The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord | English translation Zone Books 1995

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The Walton Basin – Survey at the Hindwell Neolithic Enclosure | Alex Gibson 1999

The Walton Basin – Survey at the Hindwell Neolithic Enclosure | Alex Gibson 1999

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Établissement d’une feuille de la carte de France | Géographique de l’armée 1936

Établissement d’une feuille de la carte de France | Géographique de l’armée 1936

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The Triumphant Bore. A celebration of Marc Brunel’s Thames Tunnel | James Howden

The Triumphant Bore. A celebration of Marc Brunel’s Thames Tunnel | James Howden

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The First Casualty. The German Underground Hospital Jersey by Jack Higgins, 1988

The First Casualty. The German Underground Hospital Jersey by Jack Higgins, 1988

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Edwardian Anglesey. A Pictorial History by John Cowell, 1991

Edwardian Anglesey. A Pictorial History by John Cowell, 1991

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Richmond Bridge Centenary exhibition Orleans House 1976/77

Richmond Bridge Centenary exhibition Orleans House 1976/77

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Friends Apart. A memoir of the thirties by Philip Toynbee. Macgibbon & Kee, 1954

Friends Apart. A memoir of the thirties by Philip Toynbee. Macgibbon & Kee, 1954

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A Brief Record of the Advance of the British Expeditionary Force HMSO, 1919

A Brief Record of the Advance of the British Expeditionary Force HMSO, 1919

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David Gentleman's Britain | George Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1982 Hardback

David Gentleman's Britain | George Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1982 Hardback

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Black Country by Phil Drabble | The Regional Books series, 1952, including additional ephemera

Black Country by Phil Drabble | The Regional Books series, 1952, including additional ephemera

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Holderness in Old Picture Postcards | Ben and Mave Chapman | European Library, 1995

Holderness in Old Picture Postcards | Ben and Mave Chapman | European Library, 1995

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Khartoum Perspectives, edited by Donald Hawley | Michael Russell Publishing, 2001

Khartoum Perspectives, edited by Donald Hawley | Michael Russell Publishing, 2001

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Scotland’s Heritage. The story... and properties of the National Trust Art Council

Scotland’s Heritage. The story... and properties of the National Trust Art Council

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Scrips and Scraps by W.R. Lethaby. Gathered and introduced by Alfred H. Powell | Earle and Ludlow, 1956. Inscription from author to Beatrice Cleminson

Scrips and Scraps by W.R. Lethaby. Gathered and introduced by Alfred H. Powell | Earle and Ludlow, 1956. Inscription from author to Beatrice Cleminson

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Reminiscences of Old Edinburgh (2 volume set) by Daniel Wilson | David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1878

Reminiscences of Old Edinburgh (2 volume set) by Daniel Wilson | David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1878

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Charlemagne by Rev. Edward L. Cutts | The Home Library, 1882

Charlemagne by Rev. Edward L. Cutts | The Home Library, 1882

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Black Holes and Baby Universes Stephen Hawking | Bantham Press 1993, 2nd printing

Black Holes and Baby Universes Stephen Hawking | Bantham Press 1993, 2nd printing

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Paris Guide offert par l’Hôtel du Palais, 1913 vintage travel guide

Paris Guide offert par l’Hôtel du Palais, 1913 vintage travel guide

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The Schoolmaster and the Wheelwrights | Christopher Frayling | RCA Papers No 13, 1983

The Schoolmaster and the Wheelwrights | Christopher Frayling | RCA Papers No 13, 1983

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Agricultural Writers from Sir Walter of Henley to Arthur Young, 1200-1800 | Donald McDonald, 1908

Agricultural Writers from Sir Walter of Henley to Arthur Young, 1200-1800 | Donald McDonald, 1908

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The Cotton Mills of Oldham by Duncan Gurr and Julian Hunt | Oldham Leisure Services, 1985

The Cotton Mills of Oldham by Duncan Gurr and Julian Hunt | Oldham Leisure Services, 1985

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Paris La Ville et Ses Projets (A City in the Making) | Cohen & Fourtier, 1992

Paris La Ville et Ses Projets (A City in the Making) | Cohen & Fourtier, 1992

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The Northern and Western Isles in the Viking World. Exhibition catalogue 17 | National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1981

The Northern and Western Isles in the Viking World. Exhibition catalogue 17 | National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1981

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