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Get Outside with Peter Harrington Rare Books
This summer we’ve been blessed with fine weather in London, leading many of our booksellers and...
Type Is Something You Hold in Your Hand
If you are handling antiquarian books all day, it’s always useful to have a practical...
The Catcher in the Rye
“To Charles Kirtz with every good wish from J. D. Salinger (extra greetings to Ada and Victor...
An Interview With Collector Stacy Shirk
As part of our Into the Woods feature this autumn, we spoke to American book collector Stacy...
Five Forests in Literature
A source of both knowledge and mystery, the forest is a terrain of possibility. The...
Videos
William Shakespeare, The First Folio, 1623
William Shakespeare, The First Folio, 2023Our very own Pom Harrington, Owner, and Adam Douglas, Senior Specialist, speak about the gravity of this landmark moment, with insights from the Professor of Shakespeare Studies at The University of Oxford, Emma Smith.
Shakespeare, William, Die Tragische Geschichte von Hamlet Prinzen von Daenemark. 1928.
Our specialist Dr Phil Errington discusses a German translation of The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. The Cranach Press commissioned the renowned poet Gerhart Hauptmann to produce this new and “definitive” translation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy.
The Girl Graduate’s Scrapbook
EWING, Adah Margaret. The Girl Graduate’s Scrapbook. One of the highlights of our Louder Than Words catalogue, The Girl Graduate's Scrapbook, charts the life and career of Adah Margaret Ewing, from her time as clerical assistant to her father to Head of the Retail...