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  • First edition of Wolfgang Tillmans first book, issued in conjunction an exhibition at Kunsthalle Zürich
    First edition of Wolfgang Tillmans first book, issued in conjunction an exhibition at Kunsthalle Zürich

    [TILLMANS, Wolfgang].
    Wolfgang Tillmans. 1995.
    £1,125.00

  • The first facsimile edition of the first folio containing the Comedes, Histories, & Tragedies of William Shakespeare
    The first facsimile edition of the first folio containing the Comedes, Histories, & Tragedies of William Shakespeare

    SHAKESPEARE, William.
    Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. 1807].
    £5,000.00

  • Limited-edition biography of Karsavina written by Valerien Svetlov, gift-inscribed to her personal friend - musician Margaret Cochrane.
    Limited-edition biography of Karsavina written by Valerien Svetlov, gift-inscribed to her personal friend - musician Margaret Cochrane.

    SVETLOV [IVCHENKO], Valerien.
    Thamar Karsavina. 1922.
    £4,500.00

  • Moorcroft's travel narrative traces the journey of the author and Trebeck from Bareilly to Bokhara in the years 1819 to 1825.
    Moorcroft's travel narrative traces the journey of the author and Trebeck from Bareilly to Bokhara in the years 1819 to 1825.

    MOORCROFT, William; TREBECK, George.
    Travels in the Himalayan provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab; 1841.
    £5,000.00

  • A handsome copy of John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize winning account, Profiles In Courage
    A handsome copy of John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize winning account, Profiles In Courage

    KENNEDY, John F.
    Profiles in Courage. 1956.
    £11,500.00

  • The complete development plans of Saudi Arabia from 1970 to 1995 with supplementary documents and reports including the master plans for Jeddah.
    The complete development plans of Saudi Arabia from 1970 to 1995 with supplementary documents and reports including the master plans for Jeddah.

    [ARABIAN GULF; SAUDI ARABIA].
    Development Plans of the GCC States 1962-1995: Saudi Arabia. 1994.
    £7,500.00

  • Survey of the Shores and Islands of the Persian Gulf 1820-1829, the first systematic examination of the coastal topography of the Arabian Gulf with 55 maps and views.
    Survey of the Shores and Islands of the Persian Gulf 1820-1829, the first systematic examination of the coastal topography of the Arabian Gulf with 55 maps and views.

    [ARABIAN GULF]. COOK, Andrew (editor).
    Survey of the Shores and Islands of the Persian Gulf 1820-1829. 1990.
    £3,500.00

  • Sketches and Incidents of the Siege of Lucknow, an eye witness view by Clifford Mecham, depicting the heavy toll suffered by the British, with tinted lithographs
    Sketches and Incidents of the Siege of Lucknow, an eye witness view by Clifford Mecham, depicting the heavy toll suffered by the British, with tinted lithographs

    MECHAM, Clifford Henry.
    Sketches and Incidents of the Siege of Lucknow 1858.
    £2,500.00

  • A first edition of The Quest of the Missing Map by Carolyn Keene, the nineteenth book in the Nancy Drew series.
    A first edition of The Quest of the Missing Map by Carolyn Keene, the nineteenth book in the Nancy Drew series.

    KEENE, Carolyn.
    The Quest of the Missing Map. 1942.
    £225.00

  • Each beautifully executed flower portrayed is also the subject for a poem which serves as text for the illustration as there are no captions.
    Each beautifully executed flower portrayed is also the subject for a poem which serves as text for the illustration as there are no captions.

    BADGER, Mrs Clarissa M.
    Floral Belles from the Green-house and Garden. 1867
    £2,500.00

  • Colour Lithographed map of Bombay City by Joshi & Co., showing Bombay in the 1950s with its tramway network.
    Colour Lithographed map of Bombay City by Joshi & Co., showing Bombay in the 1950s with its tramway network.

    [BOMBAY].
    Bombay City. n.d. [c. 1950s].
    £675.00

  • A fine book containing the earliest known illustrations of British field sports
    A fine book containing the earliest known illustrations of British field sports

    BLOME, Richard.
    The Gentleman's Recreation. 1686.
    £5,000.00

  • An extensive collection of documents and letters covering the reign of King Abdulaziz, also known as Ibn Saud and the first king of a unified Saudi Arabia, from the reconquest of Riyadh in 1902 until his death in 1953.
    An extensive collection of documents and letters covering the reign of King Abdulaziz, also known as Ibn Saud and the first king of a unified Saudi Arabia, from the reconquest of Riyadh in 1902 until his death in 1953.

    [ARABIAN GULF; SAUDI ARABIA]. BURDETT, Anita L. (editor).
    King Abdul Aziz: Diplomacy and Statecraft 1902-1953 [and] Political Correspondence 1904-1953. 2020.
    £4,500.00

  • The third edition, published one year after the first, of Adam Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society
    The third edition, published one year after the first, of Adam Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society

    FERGUSON, Adam.
    An Essay on the History of Civil Society. 1768.
    £750.00

  • Development Plans of the GCC States 1962-1995: Kuwait.
    Development Plans of the GCC States 1962-1995: Kuwait.

    [ARABIAN GULF; KUWAIT].
    Development Plans of the GCC States 1962-1995: Kuwait. 1994.
    £3,250.00

  • Records of Kuwait: 1899-1961.
    Records of Kuwait: 1899-1961.

    [ARABIAN GULF; KUWAIT]. RUSH, A de L.
    Records of Kuwait: 1899-1961. 1989.
    £4,500.00

  • A first edition, first impression of The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion by Carolyn Keene
    A first edition, first impression of The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion by Carolyn Keene

    KEENE, Carolyn.
    The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion. 1941.
    £675.00

  • India.
    India.

    PHILIPS' Travelling Maps.
    India. N.d. c. 1920
    £295.00

  • A wonderfully illustrated first edition of Zaika. Narodnye Stishki [The Bunny. Folk Poems] by Sergei Chekhonin and Kornei Chukovskiy
    A wonderfully illustrated first edition of Zaika. Narodnye Stishki [The Bunny. Folk Poems] by Sergei Chekhonin and Kornei Chukovskiy

    CHEKHONIN, Sergei; CHUKOVSKIY, Kornei.
    Zaika. Narodnye Stishki [The Bunny. Folk Poems]. 1929.
    £650.00

  • Illuminated manuscript of the anam'i sharif from the ottoman empire circa 1780
    Illuminated manuscript of the anam'i sharif from the ottoman empire circa 1780

    [PRAYERBOOK]
    Anam'i Sharif, circa 1780 AD.
    £22,500.00

  • A first British edition of the author's most notorious novel, published in 1966 by Jonathan Cape, just one year after the first American edition from 1965.
    A first British edition of the author's most notorious novel, published in 1966 by Jonathan Cape, just one year after the first American edition from 1965.

    FOWLES, John.
    The Magus. 1966.
    £250.00

  • Scrapbook 3.
    Scrapbook 3.

    BURROUGHS, William S.
    Scrapbook 3. 1979.
    £20,000.00

  • First edition of Wiliam Moorcroft's Travels in the Himalayan provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab, his scarce classic recounting his travels through the Punjab, Kashmir, and Afghanistan.
    First edition of Wiliam Moorcroft's Travels in the Himalayan provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab, his scarce classic recounting his travels through the Punjab, Kashmir, and Afghanistan.

    MOORCROFT, William; TREBECK, George.
    Travels in the Himalayan provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab; 1841.
    £3,750.00

  • First edition of Hong Kong by Ellen Thorbecke, one of the iconic picture books by Schiff with the scarce dust-jacket.
    First edition of Hong Kong by Ellen Thorbecke, one of the iconic picture books by Schiff with the scarce dust-jacket.

    THORBECKE, Ellen.
    Hong Kong. n.d. [1940].
    £600.00

  • First edition of Ghost of Chance by William Burroughs and George Condo, inscribed by Condo to Hilary Gerrard.
    First edition of Ghost of Chance by William Burroughs and George Condo, inscribed by Condo to Hilary Gerrard.

    BURROUGHS, William S.; George Condo.
    Ghost of Chance... 1991.
    £7,500.00

  • First edition of the 1940 issue of the The Straits Times Annual of Singapore, profusely illustrated and revealing life in Singapore and Southeast Asia.
    First edition of the 1940 issue of the The Straits Times Annual of Singapore, profusely illustrated and revealing life in Singapore and Southeast Asia.

    [SINGAPORE].
    The Straits Times Annual Singapore 1940. 1940.
    £1,000.00

  • First edition of the 1939 issue of the The Straits Times Annual of Singapore, profusely illustrated and revealing life in Singapore and Southeast Asia at the outset of the War.
    First edition of the 1939 issue of the The Straits Times Annual of Singapore, profusely illustrated and revealing life in Singapore and Southeast Asia at the outset of the War.

    [SINGAPORE].
    The Straits Times Annual Singapore 1939. 1939.
    £1,100.00

  • First edition of the The Mulfuzat Timury by Charles Stewart, the first Western translation of the <em>Malfuzat-i Timuri</em>, allegedly Timur's own autobiography and one of the few primary sources of his reign alongside the Zafarnama.
    First edition of the The Mulfuzat Timury by Charles Stewart, the first Western translation of the <em>Malfuzat-i Timuri</em>, allegedly Timur's own autobiography and one of the few primary sources of his reign alongside the Zafarnama.

    [TIMUR]; STEWART, Charles (translator).
    The Mulfuzat Timury, or Authobiographical Memoirs of the Moghul Emperor Timur, 1830.
    £3,750.00

  • Rare map showing Stanley's travels on the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, only in 2 UK institutions and not in BL.
    Rare map showing Stanley's travels on the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, only in 2 UK institutions and not in BL.

    [STANLEY, Henry Morton]; Johnston, W. & A. K.
    New Map of Central Africa 1888.
    £1,250.00

  • The account of Speke's final expedition. It's purpose was to explore the Victoria Nyanza area and confirm that the lake was the source of the White Nile.
    The account of Speke's final expedition. It's purpose was to explore the Victoria Nyanza area and confirm that the lake was the source of the White Nile.

    SPEKE, John Hanning.
    Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile. 1863.
    £2,500.00

  • First edition of Speech of Major Gen Sir John Malcolm, the Governor of Bombay who dieid in 1833.
    First edition of Speech of Major Gen Sir John Malcolm, the Governor of Bombay who dieid in 1833.

    [EAST-INDIA COMPANY].
    Speech of Major-Gen. Sir John Malcolm, G.C.B., &c. &c. 1833.
    £150.00

  • First edition of Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official by William Henry Sleeman, ncludes observations on Hindu social and religious rituals, crops, legends, witchcraft, etc.
    First edition of Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official by William Henry Sleeman, ncludes observations on Hindu social and religious rituals, crops, legends, witchcraft, etc.

    SLEEMAN, Lieut.-Colonel William Henry.
    Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official. 1844.
    £1,650.00

  • A Madras (Chennai) printed sheet advertising a horse race held at the Madras Race Club at Guindy on the 30th of January, 1837, illustrated by William Hunsley.

    SMOLLETT, Patrick Boyle; HUNSLEY, William (illustrator).
    Madras Spring Meeting 1837. January 1837.
    £950.00

  • First edition of A Letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke by John Scott, attaching Burke for his attempt at reforming the East India Company.
    First edition of A Letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke by John Scott, attaching Burke for his attempt at reforming the East India Company.

    [EAST-INDIA COMPANY]; SCOTT, John.
    A Letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke. 1783]
    £175.00

  • A beautifully presented safavid example of the bustan of sadi shirazi from shiraz around 1650.
    A beautifully presented safavid example of the bustan of sadi shirazi from shiraz around 1650.

    SA'DI SHIRAZI.
    Bustan. circa 1650 AD.
    £40,000.00

  • First edition of Remarks on Several Recent Publications Regarding the Civil Government and Foreign Policy of British India by Thomas Campbell Robertson.
    First edition of Remarks on Several Recent Publications Regarding the Civil Government and Foreign Policy of British India by Thomas Campbell Robertson.

    [EAST-INDIA COMPANY]; ROBERTSON, Thomas Campbell.
    Remarks on Several Recent Publications, 1829.
    £125.00

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