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How to ‘judge’ a book owner by their bookplate

We don’t really judge, but we can definitely get to know a lot about a book’s owner by their customised bookplate

War & Weapons
War & Weapons

Mary Seacole: Doctress of the Crimean War

The determined businesswoman and caregiver who looked after troops at war

Trades & Workers
Trades & Workers

The shadowy dock scenes of Gustave Doré

Romanticised illustrations that conjure up the sweat, clamour and clank of the 19th-century London riverside

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Brewer's men (wood engraving)

Doré, Gustave

1872

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The Goldsmiths at Dinner (wood engraving)

Doré, Gustave, Doms, A.

1872

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