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  • The Breeding and Management of Fighting Cocks

    A rare survival from the eighteenth century, Everard Simpson's The Breeding and Management of Fighting Cocks (1781) is among the earliest treatises of its kind on the rearing and conditioning of gamefowl.Reaching back to the eighteenth century, it sets out the period practice of selecting, rearing, feeding and conditioning game birds - a window onto a rural sporting world now long past.A rare 1781 ... Read more

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  • The Way To Wealth (Mobi Classics)

    Benjamin Franklin compiled these pearls of wisdom on wealth and personal finance from Poor Richard's Almanack. Today is 250th anniversary since the book fist appeared as a pamphlet in 1758. Some proverbs from Benjamin Franklin's Way to Wealth: "There are no gains, without pains" "One today is worth two tomorrows" "Time is money" "A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things" "Get what ... Read more

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  • Sonnets From The Portuguese (Mobi Classics)

    Sonnets from the Portuguese, written ca. 1845-1846 and first published in 1850, is a collection of forty-four love sonnets written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The poems largely chronicle the period leading up to her 1846 marriage to Robert Browning. The collection was acclaimed and popular even in the poet's lifetime and it remains so today. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. ... Read more

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  • Lyrical Ballads

    1798 and 1802

    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'Listen, Stranger!' Wordsworth and Coleridge's joint collection of poems has often been singled out as the founding text of English Romanticism. Within this initially unassuming, anonymous volume were many of the poems that came to define their age and which have continued to delight readers ever since, including 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', the 'Lucy' poems, 'Lines written a few miles above ... Read more

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  • William Blake

    by James Fenton ...
    In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature.Tyger Tyger, burning bright,In the forests of the night:What ... Read more

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  • William Cowper: Everyman Poetry

    A selection of poems by William Cowper, edited by Michael Bruce ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • George Washington's Rules of Civility (and Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation)

    George Washington's Rules of Civility is a short list of 110 principles or maxims by which, supposedly, proper decent people must abide. While some of these maxims may seem dated others are still quite apt for today. A quick read, George Washington's Rules of Civility is an insightful look at the manners and customs of an age gone by. ... Read more

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  • Songs of Innocence (Illuminated Manuscript with the Original Illustrations of William Blake)

    by William Blake ...
    This carefully crafted ebook: "Songs of Innocence (Illuminated Manuscript with the Original Illustrations of William Blake)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Songs of Innocence was the first of Blake's illuminated books published in 1789. It is a cheerful and optimistic volume which concerns itself with such themes as springtime, children's games, the ... Read more

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  • The Masque of Anarchy

    A Poem

    This vintage book contains Percy Bysshe Shelley's seminal 1819 poem, "Masque of Anarchy". The poem, though written in a relaxed and familiar manner, is highly characteristic of Shelly's other works. It has the usual ardour of his tone, the unbounded sensibility by which he combines the most domestic with the most remote and fanciful images, as well as his signature patience. This volume is highly ... Read more

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  • The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    Series series Macmillan Collector's Library
    'Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.'Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features illustrations by Gustave Doré, the most remarkable wood engraver of the nineteenth century, and an introduction ... Read more

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  • Cadenus and Vanessa

    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • Poems of Love and Life for Aquarius

    Aquarians, ever wondered what the Sun-signs tell you about love and life?This unique anthology of poems of love and life relates directly to your Sun-sign, Aquarius. If you were born between the 21st of January and the 18th of February, you will relate to many of the themes identified with your sign’s characteristics and personality traits. The poems in this collection have been chosen because ... Read more

    $3.99 USD