Further Reading
Making Connections
What makes a book desirable apart from the important fact that you like it? Rarity plays a big part; will you get another chance to buy a copy? Provenance too...
Making Connections
What makes a book desirable apart from the important fact that you like it? Rarity plays a big part; will you get another chance to buy a copy? Provenance too...
Four Things To Do This July
July is here and things are hotting up. Our team of specialists have chosen their pick of the best exhibitions to see this month, along with some rare book recommendations,...
Four Things To Do This July
July is here and things are hotting up. Our team of specialists have chosen their pick of the best exhibitions to see this month, along with some rare book recommendations,...
Iris Murdoch: House of Leaves
Author Dame Iris Murdoch was born on this day in 1919, we delved back into the Rare Book Review archives and retrieved this article, originally published in July 2003.
Iris Murdoch: House of Leaves
Author Dame Iris Murdoch was born on this day in 1919, we delved back into the Rare Book Review archives and retrieved this article, originally published in July 2003.
Strangers in a Strange Land
Last week I was fortunate to buy a small quantity of the original 1977 edition of Julie Marshall’s superb book, Britain and Tibet 1765-1947.
Strangers in a Strange Land
Last week I was fortunate to buy a small quantity of the original 1977 edition of Julie Marshall’s superb book, Britain and Tibet 1765-1947.
High Times: Trekking in Himalayas
I suppose that whenever people think of the Himalayas, they think of Everest. And why not? The highest peak on Earth, the scene of so many displays of courage,...
High Times: Trekking in Himalayas
I suppose that whenever people think of the Himalayas, they think of Everest. And why not? The highest peak on Earth, the scene of so many displays of courage,...
Five Things You Might Not Know About Masterpiec...
Masterpiece London, opening next week on 30th June, is the art fair where visitors can view and buy the finest works of art, design, furniture and jewellery - from antiquity...
Five Things You Might Not Know About Masterpiec...
Masterpiece London, opening next week on 30th June, is the art fair where visitors can view and buy the finest works of art, design, furniture and jewellery - from antiquity...
Türkiye, A New Name For An Ancient World
Following on from President Erdogan’s December 2021 statement, the United Nations this month acknowledged a formal request from Ankara for the country to be known as Türkiye. It is after...
Türkiye, A New Name For An Ancient World
Following on from President Erdogan’s December 2021 statement, the United Nations this month acknowledged a formal request from Ankara for the country to be known as Türkiye. It is after...
Adam Blakeney Writes on Graham Greene
Adam Blakeney writes – ‘I sometimes equate Graham Greene with milk, truly! And I’m not talking about oat milk either'.
Adam Blakeney Writes on Graham Greene
Adam Blakeney writes – ‘I sometimes equate Graham Greene with milk, truly! And I’m not talking about oat milk either'.
Views of the Holy Kaaba
The Holy Kaaba is the most important site in the Islamic world. The cube-like structure draped in black cloth is located at the centre of the most important mosque in...
Views of the Holy Kaaba
The Holy Kaaba is the most important site in the Islamic world. The cube-like structure draped in black cloth is located at the centre of the most important mosque in...
Golfing Books: 'Here Come The Boogeymen'
With the 2022 PGA Championship looming large on the fairway it seemed like a good time to revisit a Golfing feature from the Rare Book Review archive...
Golfing Books: 'Here Come The Boogeymen'
With the 2022 PGA Championship looming large on the fairway it seemed like a good time to revisit a Golfing feature from the Rare Book Review archive...
Eight Banned Books That Might Surprise You
The banning of books by dissident authors in repressive regimes such as Stalinist Russia is well-documented, but here are some titles you might not have realised were also banned –...
Eight Banned Books That Might Surprise You
The banning of books by dissident authors in repressive regimes such as Stalinist Russia is well-documented, but here are some titles you might not have realised were also banned –...
Would You Judge A Book By Its Cover?
The joy of book collecting is the freedom to form a library exactly as one wants. There are no constraints, it is entirely a personal decision as to what you...
Would You Judge A Book By Its Cover?
The joy of book collecting is the freedom to form a library exactly as one wants. There are no constraints, it is entirely a personal decision as to what you...
The Anglo-Iranian Relationship From 1600-1900
Seen in the light of the past forty years, since the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty and the rise of the present day theocracy, relations between Britain and Iran look...
The Anglo-Iranian Relationship From 1600-1900
Seen in the light of the past forty years, since the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty and the rise of the present day theocracy, relations between Britain and Iran look...
The Magnificent Minimalist Mountaineer
I have always been fascinated by mountains and travel and one of the first books I ever purchased was an early edition of Blank on the Map by Eric Shipton which describes...
The Magnificent Minimalist Mountaineer
I have always been fascinated by mountains and travel and one of the first books I ever purchased was an early edition of Blank on the Map by Eric Shipton which describes...
The Book in India From The 19th Century
Nowadays India is one of the largest and most important centres of printing and publishing, the culmination of a tradition that started in the mid-sixteenth century with the Jesuits in...
The Book in India From The 19th Century
Nowadays India is one of the largest and most important centres of printing and publishing, the culmination of a tradition that started in the mid-sixteenth century with the Jesuits in...