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19/11/2025
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The book that changed herbalism forever after Nicholas Culpeper translated herbal remedies from Latin to English for the first time.
c.1835 “The Complete Herbal to which is now added upwards of One Hundred Additional Herbs, With a Display of Their Medicinal and Occult Qualities”. Includes 20 pages of hand-coloured botanical illustrations.
The book includes a comprehensive list of medicinal herbs, indexed to a list of typical illnesses. Culpeper provides proper preparations for different herbs including anemone, dittany, cottonweed, hemlock, beech-tree, to***co, rhubarb, and hundreds more.
Investigating Culpeper’s Complete Herbal 17th century remedy for acne 🪴
*rings bell* 🔔 Come get your monster lore!
A secret overhead view of Dean Village in Edinburgh ✨
01/11/2025
We had a wonderful Halloween packing orders going around the world! Thank you to customers old and new for supporting small business 🎃
A peek at a 200+ year old book, “Apparitions: Being an account of ghosts, hobgoblins, and haunted houses” before it gets a pagelift!
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Introducing myself, and the real star of the show – bookcase 📚
08/10/2025
The Antiquarian Book Box has officially launched!! ✨ This is the first subscription book box to offer exclusively antiquarian books and ephemera + arcane knowledge. Perfect for those who never stop learning.
Curated and packaged here in Edinburgh + shipping worldwide 🌎
Learn more and subscribe here: https://houselore.com/products/the-antiquarian-book-box
05/05/2023
'The Complete Book of Fortune' - A comprehensive study of the occult sciences and other methods of divination that have been employed by man throughout the centuries in his ceaseless efforts to reveal the secrets of the past, present and the future. Includes sections on Fortune Telling by cards, tea leaves, crystal ball, dream interpretation, phrenology, and more.
04/05/2023
“The Mystery and Lore of Monsters”. First Edition, published 1930. From mythological creatures and sea monsters to real 'monsters' such as conjoined twins, giants, and dwarves. This extraordinary book features a plethora of illustrations depicting monsters from centuries past and photographs of medical curiosities. 💀
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