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  • First UK edition of A Burnt-Out Case by Graham Greene, inscribed by the author to Harriet Stonor.
    First UK edition of A Burnt-Out Case by Graham Greene, inscribed by the author to Harriet Stonor.

    GREENE, Graham.
    A Burnt-Out Case. 1961.
    £2,250.00

  • The preferred large broadsheet format. An important, large-scale and ambitious undertaking on mosques of the Silk Road.
    The preferred large broadsheet format. An important, large-scale and ambitious undertaking on mosques of the Silk Road.

    COMMISSION IMPÉRIALE ARCHÉOLOGIQUE (publisher).
    Les Mosquées de Samarcande. Fascicule I. 1905.
    £10,000.00

  • The first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's posthumously published tales of The Silmarillion
    The first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's posthumously published tales of The Silmarillion

    TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
    The Silmarillion. 1977.
    £300.00

  • First edition thus of this meditation on resistance, after the scarce original clandestine version with gelatin silver photographs produced by the artists in a small number of copies during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia.
    First edition thus of this meditation on resistance, after the scarce original clandestine version with gelatin silver photographs produced by the artists in a small number of copies during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia.

    STYRSKY, Jindrich.
    Na jehlách těchto dní [On the needles of these days]. 1945.
    £975.00

  • The author spent twenty year in Turkestan and this is a treatise on physical geography. Includes ascents of the Mountains of Kemkutan and Great Achik.
    The author spent twenty year in Turkestan and this is a treatise on physical geography. Includes ascents of the Mountains of Kemkutan and Great Achik.

    RICKMERS, W. Rickmer.
    The Duab of Turkestan. 1913.
    £375.00

  • An important and authoritative account of the political situation in afghanistan and the surrounding countries by George Malleson titled Herat the Granary and Garden of Central Asia.
    An important and authoritative account of the political situation in afghanistan and the surrounding countries by George Malleson titled Herat the Granary and Garden of Central Asia.

    MALLESON, George Bruce.
    Herat: The Granary and Garden of Central Asia. 1880.
    £1,500.00

  • Marvin's popular account of some of the more famous explorers and explorations of Central Asia in the 1860s-1880s such as Vambery, Burnaby, MacGregor, Alikhanoff, etc.

    MARVIN, Charles.
    Reconnoitring Central Asia. 1884.
    £875.00

  • Krafft's fine illustrated work on Turkestan.
    Krafft's fine illustrated work on Turkestan.

    KRAFFT, Hugues.
    A Travers le Turkestan Russe: 1902.
    £5,750.00

  • The rare first edition of Rollo Burslem's A Peep into Toorkisthan, on of the earliest European accounts of the Hindu Kush.
    The rare first edition of Rollo Burslem's A Peep into Toorkisthan, on of the earliest European accounts of the Hindu Kush.

    BURSLEM, Captain Rollo.
    A Peep into Toorkisthan. 1846.
    £3,000.00

  • Scarce first edition of Demitrius Boulger's England and Russia in Central Asia, a classic account of the Great Game between England and Russia.
    Scarce first edition of Demitrius Boulger's England and Russia in Central Asia, a classic account of the Great Game between England and Russia.

    BOULGER, Demitrius Charles.
    England and Russia in Central Asia. 1879.
    £3,000.00

  • Abbott was an officer in the Bengal Artillery and was sent on a political mission by the British envoy in Harat to the Khan of Khiva
    Abbott was an officer in the Bengal Artillery and was sent on a political mission by the British envoy in Harat to the Khan of Khiva

    ABBOTT, Capt. James.
    Narrative of a journey from Heraut to Khiva, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh, during the late Russian invasion of Khiva; 1856.
    £2,500.00

  • 122 Farve fotografier. 122 Colour Photographs.
    122 Farve fotografier. 122 Colour Photographs.

    HELMER-PETERSEN, K[eld].
    122 Farve fotografier. 122 Colour Photographs. 1948.
    £1,500.00

  • In Search of a Character.
    In Search of a Character.

    GREENE, Graham.
    In Search of a Character. 1961.
    £650.00

  • The Family Herbal,
    The Family Herbal,

    HILL, Sir John.
    The Family Herbal, 1812.
    £500.00

  • Benois' Azbuka v Kartinakh is one of the most outstanding examples of Russian book illustration.
    Benois' Azbuka v Kartinakh is one of the most outstanding examples of Russian book illustration.

    BENOIS, Alexander.
    Azbuka v Kartinakh [Alphabet in Pictures]. 1904.
    £7,500.00

  • First Swedish edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>I Patagonien</em>, signed by the author.
    First Swedish edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>I Patagonien</em>, signed by the author.

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    I Patagonien. 1977.
    £375.00

  • The first edition in English of Francis Godwin's Rerum Anglicarum, a history of the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary, translated by Morgan Godwyn.
    The first edition in English of Francis Godwin's Rerum Anglicarum, a history of the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary, translated by Morgan Godwyn.

    GODWIN, Francis; GODWYN [GODWIN], Morgan (translator).
    Annales of England. 1630.
    £1,750.00

  • Portrait of Djuna Barnes.

    ABBOTT, Berenice.
    Portrait of Djuna Barnes. 1925.
    £7,000.00

  • Incredibly rare illustrated Russian translation of the famous French version of the bible.
    Incredibly rare illustrated Russian translation of the famous French version of the bible.

    [Royaumont, de] and Vasiliy KRYLOV (translator).
    Sviashchennaia istoriia vetkhago i novago zaveta. 1820.
    £9,250.00

  • Le Petit Tiranon, Versailles.

    ATGET, Eugène.
    Le Petit Tiranon, Versailles. 1921.
    £7,000.00

  • Milligan Place, Manhattan.

    ABBOTT, Berenice.
    Milligan Place, Manhattan. 1936.
    £6,000.00

  • A signed first and only edition of an Eightieth Birthday Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill, one of only 3,000 copies containing a plethora of photographs
    A signed first and only edition of an Eightieth Birthday Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill, one of only 3,000 copies containing a plethora of photographs

    CHURCHILL, Sir Winston S.
    Eightieth Birthday Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill. 1955.
    £2,500.00

  • A beautifully bound signed limited edition of Alan Hill's biography of cricketer, Bill Edrich, including a foreword by cricketer and footballer, Denis Compton.
    A beautifully bound signed limited edition of Alan Hill's biography of cricketer, Bill Edrich, including a foreword by cricketer and footballer, Denis Compton.

    HILL, Alan; COMPTON, Denis (foreword).
    Bill Edrich. 1994.
    £225.00

  • First edition of Explorations in the Eastern Kara-Koram and the Upper Yarkand Valley by Henry Wood, the scarce Survey of India report of De Filippi's Central Asian expedition which identified the Rimo Muztagh as the glacial source of the Yarkand River.
    First edition of Explorations in the Eastern Kara-Koram and the Upper Yarkand Valley by Henry Wood, the scarce Survey of India report of De Filippi's Central Asian expedition which identified the Rimo Muztagh as the glacial source of the Yarkand River.

    WOOD, H.
    Explorations in the Eastern Kara-Koram and the Upper Yarkand Valley. 1922.
    £2,500.00

  • The first edition of the collected works of the Protestant marturs William Tyndale, John Frifth and Robert Barnes in English
    The first edition of the collected works of the Protestant marturs William Tyndale, John Frifth and Robert Barnes in English

    TYNDALE, William; FRITH, John; BARNES, Robert; FOXE, John (editor).
    [The whole workes of W. Tyndall, An. 1573].
    £12,500.00

  • The second edition of William Fulke's systematic rebuttal of the Rheims News Testament
    The second edition of William Fulke's systematic rebuttal of the Rheims News Testament

    FULKE, William.
    The Text of the New Testament of Iesvs Christ, 1601.
    £2,750.00

  • A small portable Latin Vulgate Bible on parchment, illuminated with 10 initial letters, produced in England between c.1260 and 1275
    A small portable Latin Vulgate Bible on parchment, illuminated with 10 initial letters, produced in England between c.1260 and 1275

    [VULGATE BIBLE.
    In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, c.1260-1275].
    £125,000.00

  • First edition of Edward Joseph Thackwell's Narrative of the Second Seikh War, his scarce account of the Second Sikh War.
    First edition of Edward Joseph Thackwell's Narrative of the Second Seikh War, his scarce account of the Second Sikh War.

    THACKWELL, Edward Joseph.
    Narrative of the Second Seikh War, 1851.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of A Letter to the Honourable Directors of the East-India Company by Andrew Stuart, an important letter about the controversy surrounding the arrest of George Pigot, Governor of Madras, in 1776
    First edition of A Letter to the Honourable Directors of the East-India Company by Andrew Stuart, an important letter about the controversy surrounding the arrest of George Pigot, Governor of Madras, in 1776

    [EAST INDIA COMPANY]; STUART, Andrew.
    A Letter to the Honourable Directors of the East-India Company, 1778.
    £300.00

  • An excellent example of the second appearance in English of Paolo Sarpi's Historie of the Councel of Trent, bound in contemporary gilt panelled calf with the Royal Arms of King Charles I
    An excellent example of the second appearance in English of Paolo Sarpi's Historie of the Councel of Trent, bound in contemporary gilt panelled calf with the Royal Arms of King Charles I

    POLANO, Pietro Soaue (pseud. Paolo Sarpi); BRENT, Nathaniel (translator).
    The Historie of the Covncel of Trent. 1629.
    £3,500.00

  • The first edition of the defining doctrinal statement of the Edwardian Refomation, comprising his catechism and the Forty-Two Articles
    The first edition of the defining doctrinal statement of the Edwardian Refomation, comprising his catechism and the Forty-Two Articles

    [PONET, John].
    Catechismus brevis Chistianae disciplinae summam continens, Anno Do. M. D. LIII [1553].
    £12,500.00

  • A very well preserved folio King James Bible bound with Speed's Genealogies and map of Canaan, The Book of Common Prayer, and Sternhold and Hopkins' Pslames
    A very well preserved folio King James Bible bound with Speed's Genealogies and map of Canaan, The Book of Common Prayer, and Sternhold and Hopkins' Pslames

    [KING JAMES VERSION]; SPEED, John (Genealogies); STERNHOLD & HOPKINS (Psalms).
    The Holy Bible 1632[-1633].
    £6,500.00

  • The first distinct folio edition of the King James Bible, complete in the contemporary blind-panelled calf binding with Speed's Genealogies, including his double-page map of Canaan
    The first distinct folio edition of the King James Bible, complete in the contemporary blind-panelled calf binding with Speed's Genealogies, including his double-page map of Canaan

    [THIRD FOLIO KING JAMES]; SPEED, John (Genealogies).
    The Holy Bible, 1617.
    £25,000.00

  • An impressive mid-seventeenth century King James Bible, splendidly preserved in an English Restoration binding of gilt panelled blackmorocco with silver furniture including the original working clasps
    An impressive mid-seventeenth century King James Bible, splendidly preserved in an English Restoration binding of gilt panelled blackmorocco with silver furniture including the original working clasps

    [KING JAMES VERSION]; STERNHOLD & HOPKINS (Psalms).
    The Holy Bible 1648.
    £5,500.00

  • The first edition, first state of John Baskerville's magnum opus, The Holy Bible, printed in Cambridge in 1763
    The first edition, first state of John Baskerville's magnum opus, The Holy Bible, printed in Cambridge in 1763

    BASKERVILLE, John (printer).
    The Holy Bible, 1763.
    £9,000.00

  • A fantastic collection of 17 works by or about Cardinal John Henry Newman, dating from 1840 to 1909
    A fantastic collection of 17 works by or about Cardinal John Henry Newman, dating from 1840 to 1909

    NEWMAN, Cardinal John Henry.
    [A Collection of Seventeen Works by or about Cardinal John Henry Newman]. 1840-1909.
    £3,500.00

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