Inscribed by the author. Alfred Rubens (1903-1998) was Chairman of the Jewish Museum (1958-1983) and an avid collector. In the 1920s, he started to...

Journal by an officer on the first expedition commanded by William Parry. Fisher gives especially useful remarks on natural history and ice condit...

Jonas Hanway's (d.1786) entertaining musings on various subjects, with the second volume given over to the author's eccentric views on the tea tra...

The first English translation of the Roteiro or Journal made during Gama's first voyage.Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (c.1460s-1524), was...

The Scottish journey is written in a series of letters to better inform those south of the border of the positive aspects of Scotland and the Scot...

A scarce account of Nepal. In 1851 he accompanied Jang Bahadur on his return to Nepal after his embassy to England. Includes a chapter on the trad...

An early English account of Morocco. Windus was the historian of a mission dispatched by George I in 1720 under Commodore Charles Stewart, to trea...

Two albumen prints. Good tonal range and in good condition, pasted on original mount, photographers title and number in negative. Further later ti...

Contains photographs taken by Seymour and also by his father and other family and friends. The title is derived from a poem written by his mother ...

Scarce. COPAC lists BL, Edinburgh University, and SOAS only.A thorough survey of the district.First edition. 8vo, xi, 369 pp., errata slip, mounte...

Bengal Presidency. A large hand-coloured map showing the course of the Ganges across north-east India from present-day Bangladesh to New Delhi, wit...

John Senex (1678-1740) was one of the foremost mapmakers in England in the early eighteenth century. He was also a surveyor, globemaker, and geogr...

John Senex (1678-1740) was one of the foremost mapmakers in England in the early eighteenth century. He was also a surveyor, globemaker, and geogr...

A well-executed manuscript map of the Crimean peninsular drawn by a pupil of the Standard Hill Academy during the Crimean War (1854-1856). The aca...

Paris . John Senex (1678-1740) was one of the foremost mapmakers in England in the early eighteenth century. He was also a surveyor, globemaker, an...

African Scenery has been described as "the scarcest and most valuable of the large atlas folios of South African illustrations.". Daniell arrived ...

Gelatine silver print (17 x 13 cm). Label with James Carr signature, manuscript title on reverse.

Albumen print. Good rich tones and in fine condition. Title in manuscript; Dimensions: 100 x 140mm. (4 x 5.5 inches).

Inscribed to the poet Mary Wilson. Prints the full text of Irvine's memorial address, inscribed by him on the first leaf, 'Mary with love and grati...

With royal provenance. From the rebellious conduct of the Americans it appears to me there is a great necessity of publishing something of this kin...

A signed limited edition copy of Tony Silva's Monograph of Endangered Parrots. Before he was outed as the world's most prolific parrot smuggler, S...

Includes two views of Hong Kong.Second edition. 8vo., xviii, 532pp., double page map of China, hand-coloured in outline, 12 lithographed plates, o...

Rare. The first appearance in book form of any account of Livingstone's travels in Africa (the preface is dated January, 1857, and his Missionary ...

Includes chapters on a general account of the island, its government, native religion, as well as the work of the Missionary Society in Madagascar...