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Welcome to the 'Rare Books' Department
Tales of a Thames Lighterman, by Ernest G Murray. When the last London Lighterman's as dead as a dodo, stuffed under glass in the new Dockland Museum, with his Waterman's badge, cloth cap and choker, tourists may wonder what he was, what he did, ... More Details. . .
Price: £250.00 P & P in UK: £10.00 P & P Overseas: £13.25
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East End: Four Centuries of London Life by Alan Palmer The East End is on the seaward side of London and its history is inextricably linked with the most complex docklands of any industrial society, serving what used to be a great trading nation ... More Details. . .
Price: £39.95 P & P in UK: £5.65 P & P Overseas: £10.40
Thomas Doggett Pictur'd by Walter Leon. This is a rare first edition, 'An enquiry into the claims to authenticity of the few supposed representations from life of this famous comedian and such idea of his physical appearance and person... More Details. . .
Price: £75.00 P & P in UK: £6.75 P & P Overseas: £13.25
Under Oars: Reminiscences of a Thames Lighterman, 1894-1909, by Harry Harris. An incredibly rare book, one of the only ones written by a Thames lighterman, about the arduous job of working on the river. Paperback: 42 pages Publisher... More Details. . .
Price: £75.00 P & P in UK: £10.00 P & P Overseas: £13.25