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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
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Mary Seacole: Doctress of the Crimean War
The determined businesswoman and caregiver who looked after troops at war
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From royal menagerie to murderous gardener: A holiday in Georgian London
Elizabeth Chivers’ unpublished diary reveals stories of ghosts and iconic landmarks in 1814 London
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His Excellency the Persian Ambassador (coloured etching)
Dighton, Richard, McLean, Thomas
1819
