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Explore the captivating history and exotic landscapes of Central Asia through our rare travel books which that showcase the region's rich cultural heritage, from the Silk Road to the Pamir Mountains. Browse the currently available items now.
  • The history of Nadir Shah,

    FRASER, James
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    Blackmer copy. Fraser was Resident at Surat from 1730-40 and then returned as Factor for the East India company, 1743-9. This work is important for...

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  • Flights over the ancient cities of Iran.

    SCHMIDT, Erich F.
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    Special publication of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. A fine record of some the great archaeological sites of Iran as seen f...

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  • Amurath to Amurath.

    BELL, Gertrude Lowthian
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    Bell's account of her five-month journey along the Euphrates. Scarce.Second edition, 8vo. xvii, 370 pp., frontispiece and 235 illustrations, large...

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  • Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde

    POTTINGER, Henry.
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    A classic Great Game book. Accompanied by Captain Christie, Pottinger went on an official exploration of the country between India and Persia in 18...

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  • Salman and Absal:

    JAMI.; FITZGERALD, Edward (translator).
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    First english translation. The first English translation of this poem by Jami and first translation from Persian by Edward Fitzgerald. Salámán and ...

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  • The Military Operations at Cabul

    EYRE, Lt. Vincent.
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    Eyre's record of part of the debacle of the First Afghan War of 1839-42. Following the murder of Alexander Burnes in 1841 the British force was be...

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  • Nepal.

    LANDON, Perceval.
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    Landon's work is the leading reference book on Nepal. Includes an account of the work of B. H. Hodgson in Nepal, and also the part played by Mahar...

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  • Russia and England from 1876 to 1880

    [NOVIKOFF, Olga].
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    At a time when England and Russia were vying for supremacy in Central Asia, the author of this book attempts to show that Russia's aims were peace...

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  • Tarikh-e vaqaye' va savaneh-e Afghanistan, History of Events and Incidents in Afghanistan,

    PRINCE IHTIZAD AL-SULTANEH [ALI QULI KHAN].
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    An intriguing historical treatise on Afghanistan compiled during the reign of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar which includes a dedication to the Prime min...

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  • The Sikandar Nama, e Bara,

    NIZAMI; CLARKE, Captain H. Wilberforce (translator).
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    A fine copy of Clarke's translation of the first part of Nizami's history of Alexander the Great containing Alexander's life and accomplishments. ...

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  • Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Asia,

    MURRAY, Hugh.
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    Hugh Murray was a well known geographer and major contributor to the Encyclopaedia of Geography. These volumes cover India, China, Persia and Cent...

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  • Voyages tres-curieux & tres-renommez faits en Moscovie, Tartarie et Perse.

    OLEARIUS, Adam & MANDELSLO, John Albert de.
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    Richly illustrated edition. A fine set, attractively bound in polished calf, of this richly illustrated edition of the important accounts of Oleari...

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  • Climbing and Exploration in The Karakoram-Himalayas.

    CONWAY, William Martin.
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    Rare limited edition. A fine set of the deluxe edition of a Himalayan classic, complete with all four volumes.Conway (1856–1937) developed a taste ...

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  • Railway Map of India.

    THUILLIER, Colonel Henry Ravenshaw.
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    A comprehensive railway map of British India, including the subcontinent and Burma, also displaying the main road networks, navigable canals, stea...

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  • Prémiere Partie De La Carte D'Asia

    D'ANVILLE
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    Arabia and India . Showing Turkey through the Black and Caspian Seas to Tibet and south to the Arabian peninsula and all of India. Jean-Baptiste Bo...

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  • Narrative of a journey from Heraut to Khiva, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh, during the late Russian invasion of Khiva;

    ABBOTT, Capt. James.
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    Inscribed presentation copy. Abbott was an officer in the Bengal Artillery and was sent on a political mission by the British envoy in Harat to the...

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  • The Arab of Mesopotamia.

    [BELL, Gertrude].
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    A tribal geography. Described in Bell's own words as a 'tribal geography', and published anonymously, Bell was annoyed by the general assumption th...

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  • Britain and Tibet, 1765-1947.

    MARSHALL, Julie G.
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    The background to the India-China border dispute. A select annotated bibliography of printed material in European languages.First edition. 8vo, xx...

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  • Travels in the Himalayan provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab;

    MOORCROFT, William; TREBECK, George.
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    Scarce. Moorcroft's narrative traces the journey of the author and Trebeck from Bareilly to Bokhara in the years 1819 to 1825. En route to Bokhara...

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  • Kashgariia. Istoriko-geograficheskiy ocherk strany, eia voennayia sila, promyshlennost' i torgovlia.

    KUROPATKIN, Aleksei Nikolaevich.
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    First edition of this important monograph on Kashgar, in the original wrappers. Kuropatkin (1848 - 1925), a Russian military commander, compiled t...

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  • Captivity of two Russian Princesses in the Caucasus:

    [VERDEREVSKY, Evgeny Aleksandrovich]; EDWARDS, H. Sutherland (translator).
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    Rare. The princesses were Varvara Orbebiani and Anna Chavchavadzey and their families and followers. Members of the Georgian royal family, they ha...

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  • The Oil Fields of Russia.

    BEEBY-THOMPSON, Arthur.
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    A richly illustrated work on the oil fields of present day Azerbaijan written by Arthur Beeby-Thompson, a pioneer in the early development of the ...

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  • Iz Zaisana cherez Khami v Tibet i na verkhoviia Zheltoi reki.

    PRZHEVALSKY, Nikolai.
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    In the spring of 1879 Przhevalsky embarked on his first Tibetan expedition, which lasted until the late autumn of 1880. Setting off on foot across...

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  • The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier,

    TAVERNIER, Jean-Baptiste.
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    Attractive copy of Tavernier's account of his travels to the East. One of the most popular works of its time and translated into several European ...

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