Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations'
Philosophy & Economics
Saving the Arabian Horse: a connection between the first two Arab studs
Travel & Exploration
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NEW ARRIVALS
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The Royal Arabians of Egypt and the Stud of Henry B. Babson.
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Long Walk to Freedom.
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Everest 1933.
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Travels amongst the Great Andes of the Equator.
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The Log of H.M.S. Bounty 1787-1789.
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Arabian Horses.
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To a God Unknown.
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Complete Poetry and Selected Prose.
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To Have and Have Not.
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Green Hills of Africa.
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Liber veritatis.
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Peter and Wendy.
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[Jerusalem Delivered - La Gerusalemme Liberata].
Vendor:[TASSO, Torquato]; FAIRFAX, Edward (translator).SoldRegular price £500Regular priceUnit price / perSale price £500
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EXPLORATION & TRAVEL
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Out of the Desert.
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The Arab Horse.
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The Arab Horse in Europe.
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The Royal Arabians of Egypt and the Stud of Henry B. Babson.
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Arabian Horses of El Zahraa.
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Lady Wentworth's Crabbet Park Stud, 1938.
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Everest 1933.
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Travels amongst the Great Andes of the Equator.
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The Horse Of The Desert.
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The Log of H.M.S. Bounty 1787-1789.
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The Versatile Arabian Horse.
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Arabian Horses.
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The Arab Horse Stud Book
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Through Masai Land:
Vendor:THOMSON, Joseph.SoldRegular price £4,500Regular priceUnit price / perSale price £4,500
MODERN FIRST EDITIONS
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The Changing Forest:
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The Autobiography.
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The Silmarillion.
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The Great Divorce
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The Earthly Paradise.
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The General.
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The Captain from Connecticut.
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Two or Three Graces
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Proper Studies.
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Music at Night
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Little Mexican
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
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Once Bitten, Twice Bitten.
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The Weeping and the Laughter.
Vendor:MACLAREN-ROSS, Julian.SoldRegular price £100Regular priceUnit price / perSale price £100
FURTHER READING
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Learn about the great journeys taken on by woman travellers, including Emily Eden, Gertrude Bell, Ella Sykes, and Anna Brassey.
Travel & ExplorationTravelling Women: Voices that Crossed Borders
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250th Anniversary of the Publication of 'The We...
Celebrating 250 years since the publication of Adam Smith's 'Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations'
Philosophy History & Economics250th Anniversary of the Publication of 'The We...
By Oliver YarwoodCelebrating 250 years since the publication of Adam Smith's 'Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations'
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Conquering Everest | British Expeditions
A narrative of the successive British expeditions into uncharted Everest territory by the brave Lieutenant-Colonel C. Howard-Bury, Brigadier-General. E.F. Bruce and Lieutenant-Colonel. E.F. Hugh Norton.
Travel & ExplorationConquering Everest | British Expeditions
by Lucinda BoyleA narrative of the successive British expeditions into uncharted Everest territory by the brave Lieutenant-Colonel C. Howard-Bury, Brigadier-General. E.F. Bruce and Lieutenant-Colonel. E.F. Hugh Norton.
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