Further Reading
Türkiye, A New Name For An Ancient World
Following on from President Erdogan’s December 2021 statement, the United Nations this month acknowledged a formal request from Ankara for the country to be known as Türkiye. It is after...
Türkiye, A New Name For An Ancient World
Following on from President Erdogan’s December 2021 statement, the United Nations this month acknowledged a formal request from Ankara for the country to be known as Türkiye. It is after...
Adam Blakeney Writes on Graham Greene
Adam Blakeney writes – ‘I sometimes equate Graham Greene with milk, truly! And I’m not talking about oat milk either'.
Adam Blakeney Writes on Graham Greene
Adam Blakeney writes – ‘I sometimes equate Graham Greene with milk, truly! And I’m not talking about oat milk either'.
Views of the Holy Kaaba
The Holy Kaaba is the most important site in the Islamic world. The cube-like structure draped in black cloth is located at the centre of the most important mosque in...
Views of the Holy Kaaba
The Holy Kaaba is the most important site in the Islamic world. The cube-like structure draped in black cloth is located at the centre of the most important mosque in...
Golfing Books: 'Here Come The Boogeymen'
With the 2022 PGA Championship looming large on the fairway it seemed like a good time to revisit a Golfing feature from the Rare Book Review archive...
Golfing Books: 'Here Come The Boogeymen'
With the 2022 PGA Championship looming large on the fairway it seemed like a good time to revisit a Golfing feature from the Rare Book Review archive...
Eight Banned Books That Might Surprise You
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 –...
Eight Banned Books That Might Surprise You
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 –...
Would You Judge A Book By Its Cover?
The joy of book collecting is the freedom to form a library exactly as one wants. There are no constraints, it is entirely a personal decision as to what you...
Would You Judge A Book By Its Cover?
The joy of book collecting is the freedom to form a library exactly as one wants. There are no constraints, it is entirely a personal decision as to what you...
The Anglo-Iranian Relationship From 1600-1900
Seen in the light of the past forty years, since the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty and the rise of the present day theocracy, relations between Britain and Iran look...
The Anglo-Iranian Relationship From 1600-1900
Seen in the light of the past forty years, since the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty and the rise of the present day theocracy, relations between Britain and Iran look...
The Magnificent Minimalist Mountaineer
I have always been fascinated by mountains and travel and one of the first books I ever purchased was an early edition of Blank on the Map by Eric Shipton which describes...
The Magnificent Minimalist Mountaineer
I have always been fascinated by mountains and travel and one of the first books I ever purchased was an early edition of Blank on the Map by Eric Shipton which describes...
The Book in India From The 19th Century
Nowadays India is one of the largest and most important centres of printing and publishing, the culmination of a tradition that started in the mid-sixteenth century with the Jesuits in...
The Book in India From The 19th Century
Nowadays India is one of the largest and most important centres of printing and publishing, the culmination of a tradition that started in the mid-sixteenth century with the Jesuits in...
Travelling to Timbuctoo: Not Everyone Gets There!
The first thing that needs saying is that not everybody that sets out for Timbuctoo gets there. In my case, driving down from Algiers in the 1970’s, much to my...
Travelling to Timbuctoo: Not Everyone Gets There!
The first thing that needs saying is that not everybody that sets out for Timbuctoo gets there. In my case, driving down from Algiers in the 1970’s, much to my...
Heinrich Schliemann: A Man of Our Times
Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890), although born almost 200 years ago, seems very much a man of our times.
Heinrich Schliemann: A Man of Our Times
Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890), although born almost 200 years ago, seems very much a man of our times.
Voices from the Page: Quotations from Literature
Need some motivation to keep on top of those new year resolutions? Who better to take advice from than famous authors, poets and novelists.
Voices from the Page: Quotations from Literature
Need some motivation to keep on top of those new year resolutions? Who better to take advice from than famous authors, poets and novelists.
'Dr Livingstone I Presume': Iconic Meeting Was ...
Today marks the 150th anniversary of one of those moments that schoolchildren remember all their lives, for a single phrase.
'Dr Livingstone I Presume': Iconic Meeting Was ...
Today marks the 150th anniversary of one of those moments that schoolchildren remember all their lives, for a single phrase.
Books by Travellers: A Selection from Our Shelves
When putting our new travel catalogue together, one of the first things that goes through my mind is how it will take shape. Inevitably this involves creating geographical chapters of...
Books by Travellers: A Selection from Our Shelves
When putting our new travel catalogue together, one of the first things that goes through my mind is how it will take shape. Inevitably this involves creating geographical chapters of...
Russian Art & Theatre: Latest Russian Catalogue
Our story begins at the end of the nineteenth century with the fairytale illustrated by Sergey Malyutin which was revolutionary in terms of book illustration as it incorporated design into...
Russian Art & Theatre: Latest Russian Catalogue
Our story begins at the end of the nineteenth century with the fairytale illustrated by Sergey Malyutin which was revolutionary in terms of book illustration as it incorporated design into...