57th California International Antiquarian Book Fair 2026
27 February to 1 March 2026 at Pier 27, San Francisco
Saving the Arabian Horse: a connection between the first two Arab studs
With the coming of the Chinese New Year of the Horse, we take a look at an archive showing how two horse breeders worked together to save the Arabian Horse from extinction.
A Giant Book of Tiny Birds: The First Edition of John Gould’s Hummingbirds
Science & Nature
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With Boat and Gun in the Yangtze Valley.
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My Tour of Service in Ceylon Album.
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The 14th King George's Own Sikhs.
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A Report on the System of Megpunnaism,
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Substance of a Minute
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Poezdka po Kitaiskoi granitse ot Altaia do Tarbagatai (v zhurnale 'Russkiy Vesnik')
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The Hejaz. Southwestern Arabia.
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Voyage dans L'Inde,
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Commemorative Address to Ernest Pandorf Esq. of Dunster House, E.C.
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Miss Phyllis Bruce's Visit to the Delhi Durbar of 1903.
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Mountain Panoramas from the Pamirs and Kwen Lun.
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Map of the countries between England and India.
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A History of British Birds.
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The Works of William Shakespeare.
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EXPLORATION & TRAVEL
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With Boat and Gun in the Yangtze Valley.
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My Tour of Service in Ceylon Album.
Vendor:TERRY, Major Astley.SoldRegular price £3,500Regular priceUnit price / perSale price £3,500 -
The 14th King George's Own Sikhs.
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A Report on the System of Megpunnaism,
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Substance of a Minute
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Voyage dans L'Inde,
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Commemorative Address to Ernest Pandorf Esq. of Dunster House, E.C.
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Miss Phyllis Bruce's Visit to the Delhi Durbar of 1903.
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Mountain Panoramas from the Pamirs and Kwen Lun.
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The Holy Cities of Arabia.
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Personal Recollections of the Expedition to Algiers
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The Journal of Joseph Banks in the Endeavour,
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Voyages and works of... edited with an introduction and notes, by Albert Hastings Markham.
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Kings of Arabia.
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The Penetration of Arabia.
Vendor:HOGARTH, David George.SoldRegular price £750Regular priceUnit price / perSale price £750
MODERN FIRST EDITIONS
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
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Once Bitten, Twice Bitten.
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The Weeping and the Laughter.
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The Scapegoat.
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Conventional Weapons.
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You Only Live Twice.
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The Man with the Golden Gun.
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From Russia, With Love.
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The Doors of Perception.
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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.
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Eyeless in Gaza.
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Third Girl.
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The End of the Affair.
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Autobiography.
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The Savoy Cocktail Book.
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THE BOND STREET BULLETIN
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Saving the Arabian Horse: a connection between ...
The two great Arab horse studs were connected by more than just a desire to save the treasured Arab breed. They shared an entrepreneurial spirit, a respect and appreciation for...
Saving the Arabian Horse: a connection between ...
by Tomos NuttThe two great Arab horse studs were connected by more than just a desire to save the treasured Arab breed. They shared an entrepreneurial spirit, a respect and appreciation for...
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Why Evolution Doesn't Appear in the First Editi...
You might be surprised to learn that the word evolution doesn't appear in any of the first five editions of Darwin's On the Origin of Species. We'll take a look...
Science & NatureWhy Evolution Doesn't Appear in the First Editi...
By Laura MasseyYou might be surprised to learn that the word evolution doesn't appear in any of the first five editions of Darwin's On the Origin of Species. We'll take a look...
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The Big World of Tiny Books : Miniature Books f...
Exploring the miniature Qur'ans of David Bryce and Hans Steinbrener, published from the 1890s through the 1960s, including their remarkable use as talismanic pendants by British-Muslim troops during the First...
Near East & IslamicThe Big World of Tiny Books : Miniature Books f...
By Roxana KashaniExploring the miniature Qur'ans of David Bryce and Hans Steinbrener, published from the 1890s through the 1960s, including their remarkable use as talismanic pendants by British-Muslim troops during the First...
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