This week we are looking at one of the classics of children’s literature, and our most popular title, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, also commonly published as Alice in Wonderland. This beloved book by Lewis Carroll, has, since its 1865 release, been a mainstay in both literary and popular culture. Due to its popularity, there have […]
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Curiosities at World of Rare Books
Here at World of Rare Books we are lucky to have items and titles ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime, from books on obscure subjects to wonderfully weird pieces of ephemera. Take, for example, the 1862 Catalogue of Sanitary Earthenware Appliances by J. Dimmock & Co Sanitary Potters. Peruse at your leisure all 72 […]
Popular Editions | The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
This month we will be casting an eye over The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, a work that since its first publication in 1859, has appeared in literally hundreds of editions. The book itself is a translation by Edward Fitzgerald of a number of quatrains by Omar Khayyam, an ancient mathematician, astronomer and poet. The original […]