Paving the way for women in chess
Rare book shop Peter Harrington has recovered, restored and found loving homes for many romantic treasures. Each catalogue is painstakingly curated by a team of Peter Harrington rare book dealers, and the latest is no ...
two early advocates for reproductive rights
Annie Besant and Marie Stopes By Thea Hawlin In 1877 a woman stood up in a courtroom and became the first female to publicly endorse the use of birth control in the United Kingdom. The ...
Homer’s first female translator
Penelope and her Suitors (1912) by John William Waterhouse The last ten years have brought particular focus to women’s engagement with the Classics. 2017 saw Emily Wilson publish her much-lauded translation of the Odyssey, and ...
It is possible that Winston Churchill is as popular a figure today as he was at the height of his fame as the heroic leader of Britain during the Second World War. The recent film, The ...
A glance at any packet of shortbread will probably tell you that the romanticised myth of Scotland is alive and well; brooding heather covered landscapes, noble stags, swathes of tartan and claymore-toting clan chieftains still ...
A selection of books relating to this blog post can currently be found on our Curator’s Choice page. Peter Harrington is proud to be associated with an exhibition currently running in Rome, at the Palazzo ...
Nature writing, it seems, is more popular than ever. Books about getting back to the natural world, from which technology and modern urban living have estranged us, have dominated the non-fiction bestseller charts for the ...
During a speech in 1965, Martin Luther King said that “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” The recent celebration of Martin Luther King Day, coupled with the ...
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Alongside @Fond_Cartier 's exhibition of @hirst_official 's Cherry Blossoms, we are sharing with you an edition of the Virtues: Loyalty, as part of his Cherry Blossom series, signed by Hirst: https://loom.ly/XUhGlIs
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A reminder that the Transatlantic Book Fair is still live until tomorrow. 😊 Go and visit our virtual stand! https://transatlanticbookfair.com/exhibitor/200298?utm_source=Peter+Harrington+List&utm_campaign=50ca933b6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_02_06_01_09_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2b5c41d455-50ca933b6a-222853742&mc_cid=50ca933b6a&mc_eid=1767e799f3…
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Elvis Presley’s Copy Of Gibran Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet Is Up For Sale: https://www.the961.com/elvis-presley-gibran-khalil-gibran-the-prophet-30000/ via @the961
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The summer catalogue from London’s @PHrarebooks includes rock ’n’ roll legend Elvis Presley’s annotated copy of The Prophet by Lebanese-American poet Kahlil Gibran. #PeterHarrington #RareBook #ElvisPresley #PrivateCollector #BespokeInsurance via @finebooks http://ow.ly/Ex3J50FAIDd
