Further Reading
Qur'ans: Five Examples From Our Shelves
Where collecting is concerned, the Qur’an is a multi-faceted text that has taken many forms since its arrival in the Muslim world over a millennia ago.
Qur'ans: Five Examples From Our Shelves
Where collecting is concerned, the Qur’an is a multi-faceted text that has taken many forms since its arrival in the Muslim world over a millennia ago.
Iraq, The Land Where Writing Began
As book lovers we all owe a debt of gratitude to the Sumerians, the early inhabitants of the land now called Iraq, who invented writing 5000 years ago.
Iraq, The Land Where Writing Began
As book lovers we all owe a debt of gratitude to the Sumerians, the early inhabitants of the land now called Iraq, who invented writing 5000 years ago.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Writers and Spies
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 –...
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Writers and Spies
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 –...
The Natural History Books of Edward Donovan
The late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries saw the publication of some of the most beautiful natural history books ever printed.
The Natural History Books of Edward Donovan
The late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries saw the publication of some of the most beautiful natural history books ever printed.
The Barbary Coast in Rare Books and Maps
Thinking of the British and Africa, I suppose the things that comes to mind are the Quest for the Source of the Nile, Brits in East Africa and South Africa,...
The Barbary Coast in Rare Books and Maps
Thinking of the British and Africa, I suppose the things that comes to mind are the Quest for the Source of the Nile, Brits in East Africa and South Africa,...
Travels To The Roof of The World
The Tibetan plateau, situated at some 15,000 feet (4500 metres), surrounded by great mountain ranges which include the two tallest mountains in the world, Everest and K2, was one of...
Travels To The Roof of The World
The Tibetan plateau, situated at some 15,000 feet (4500 metres), surrounded by great mountain ranges which include the two tallest mountains in the world, Everest and K2, was one of...
St Petersburg: Books from the Russian Imperial Era
On the boggy delta of the Neva, Peter the Great founded his ‘window to the West’ in 1703. Through sheer determination and at the cost of thousands of lives, European...
St Petersburg: Books from the Russian Imperial Era
On the boggy delta of the Neva, Peter the Great founded his ‘window to the West’ in 1703. Through sheer determination and at the cost of thousands of lives, European...
Did They Really Do That?
Some of the greatest feats of British exploration have occurred in my lifetime – Hilary’s ascent of Everest, Fuchs traversing the Antarctic, and Francis Chichester’s solo circumnavigation.
Did They Really Do That?
Some of the greatest feats of British exploration have occurred in my lifetime – Hilary’s ascent of Everest, Fuchs traversing the Antarctic, and Francis Chichester’s solo circumnavigation.
The Holy Land In The Original Cloth
The Holy Land, the cradle of three great religions, steeped in antiquity of an age that is difficult to fathom for those of us from more recent civilizations, has always...
The Holy Land In The Original Cloth
The Holy Land, the cradle of three great religions, steeped in antiquity of an age that is difficult to fathom for those of us from more recent civilizations, has always...
Iran Zamin: Highlights From The Catalogue
Spring is in the air and with the Iranian New Year upon us, we enter a new century of the Iranian calendar with the year 1400. To celebrate this season...
Iran Zamin: Highlights From The Catalogue
Spring is in the air and with the Iranian New Year upon us, we enter a new century of the Iranian calendar with the year 1400. To celebrate this season...
April 28, 1789: The Mutiny on The Bounty
William Bligh (1754-1815) will forever be remembered for the mutiny, led by his second-in-command Fletcher Christian, which occurred on 28th April, 1789, shortly after leaving Tahiti where Bligh’s mission was...
April 28, 1789: The Mutiny on The Bounty
William Bligh (1754-1815) will forever be remembered for the mutiny, led by his second-in-command Fletcher Christian, which occurred on 28th April, 1789, shortly after leaving Tahiti where Bligh’s mission was...
Books not Borders: Eleanor Moore
This week we're interviewing the head of our Russian department, Eleanor Moore.
Books not Borders: Eleanor Moore
This week we're interviewing the head of our Russian department, Eleanor Moore.
Books not Borders: Jeffrey Kerr
Today we begin the first in a new blog series, Books Not Borders or perhaps we should call it Livres Sans Frontières?
Books not Borders: Jeffrey Kerr
Today we begin the first in a new blog series, Books Not Borders or perhaps we should call it Livres Sans Frontières?
Richard Burton: Explorer, Linguist, and Adventurer
The start in a regular Blog series with our roving Travel expert Julian Mackenzie.
Richard Burton: Explorer, Linguist, and Adventurer
The start in a regular Blog series with our roving Travel expert Julian Mackenzie.
Why Collect Rare Books?
‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a book lover, in possession of an enquiring mind, must be in want of a collection’ (to paraphrase Jane Austen).
Why Collect Rare Books?
‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a book lover, in possession of an enquiring mind, must be in want of a collection’ (to paraphrase Jane Austen).