Further Reading
The Barbary Coast in Rare Books and Maps
Thinking of the British and Africa, I suppose the things that comes to mind are the Quest for the Source of the Nile, Brits in East Africa and South Africa,...
The Barbary Coast in Rare Books and Maps
Thinking of the British and Africa, I suppose the things that comes to mind are the Quest for the Source of the Nile, Brits in East Africa and South Africa,...
Travels To The Roof of The World
The Tibetan plateau, situated at some 15,000 feet (4500 metres), surrounded by great mountain ranges which include the two tallest mountains in the world, Everest and K2, was one of...
Travels To The Roof of The World
The Tibetan plateau, situated at some 15,000 feet (4500 metres), surrounded by great mountain ranges which include the two tallest mountains in the world, Everest and K2, was one of...
St Petersburg: Books from the Russian Imperial Era
On the boggy delta of the Neva, Peter the Great founded his ‘window to the West’ in 1703. Through sheer determination and at the cost of thousands of lives, European...
St Petersburg: Books from the Russian Imperial Era
On the boggy delta of the Neva, Peter the Great founded his ‘window to the West’ in 1703. Through sheer determination and at the cost of thousands of lives, European...
Did They Really Do That?
Some of the greatest feats of British exploration have occurred in my lifetime – Hilary’s ascent of Everest, Fuchs traversing the Antarctic, and Francis Chichester’s solo circumnavigation.
Did They Really Do That?
Some of the greatest feats of British exploration have occurred in my lifetime – Hilary’s ascent of Everest, Fuchs traversing the Antarctic, and Francis Chichester’s solo circumnavigation.
The Holy Land In The Original Cloth
The other day I received an e-mail offering me a copy of Brand’s History of Newcastle (1789). Or at least some of it, it was an odd volume lacking most...
The Holy Land In The Original Cloth
The other day I received an e-mail offering me a copy of Brand’s History of Newcastle (1789). Or at least some of it, it was an odd volume lacking most...
Iran Zamin: Highlights From The Catalogue
Spring is in the air and with the Iranian New Year upon us, we enter a new century of the Iranian calendar with the year 1400. To celebrate this season...
Iran Zamin: Highlights From The Catalogue
Spring is in the air and with the Iranian New Year upon us, we enter a new century of the Iranian calendar with the year 1400. To celebrate this season...
April 28, 1789: The Mutiny on The Bounty
William Bligh (1754-1815) will forever be remembered for the mutiny, led by his second-in-command Fletcher Christian, which occurred on 28th April, 1789, shortly after leaving Tahiti where Bligh’s mission was...
April 28, 1789: The Mutiny on The Bounty
William Bligh (1754-1815) will forever be remembered for the mutiny, led by his second-in-command Fletcher Christian, which occurred on 28th April, 1789, shortly after leaving Tahiti where Bligh’s mission was...
Books not Borders: Eleanor Moore
This week we're interviewing the head of our Russian department, Eleanor Moore.
Books not Borders: Eleanor Moore
This week we're interviewing the head of our Russian department, Eleanor Moore.
Books not Borders: Jeffrey Kerr
Today we begin the first in a new blog series, Books Not Borders or perhaps we should call it Livres Sans Frontières?
Books not Borders: Jeffrey Kerr
Today we begin the first in a new blog series, Books Not Borders or perhaps we should call it Livres Sans Frontières?
Richard Burton: Explorer, Linguist, and Adventurer
The start in a regular Blog series with our roving Travel expert Julian Mackenzie.
Richard Burton: Explorer, Linguist, and Adventurer
The start in a regular Blog series with our roving Travel expert Julian Mackenzie.
Why Collect Rare Books?
‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a book lover, in possession of an enquiring mind, must be in want of a collection’ (to paraphrase Jane Austen).
Why Collect Rare Books?
‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a book lover, in possession of an enquiring mind, must be in want of a collection’ (to paraphrase Jane Austen).
France & Russia: A Unique Relationship
When the new capital city of St Petersburg was founded in 1703, on the boggy delta of the river Neva, it created a door to Western Europe. Along with the...
France & Russia: A Unique Relationship
When the new capital city of St Petersburg was founded in 1703, on the boggy delta of the river Neva, it created a door to Western Europe. Along with the...
What is a Print?
Artists have long supplemented their larger practice by making prints: original works, usually on paper, created in numbered editions and produced in collaboration with some kind of press. There are...
What is a Print?
Artists have long supplemented their larger practice by making prints: original works, usually on paper, created in numbered editions and produced in collaboration with some kind of press. There are...
The Artist in their Studio
Artists’ studios are the perfect place to see and understand the creative process that makes an artist unique. Studios can be small and tidy places or big messy warehouses, as...
The Artist in their Studio
Artists’ studios are the perfect place to see and understand the creative process that makes an artist unique. Studios can be small and tidy places or big messy warehouses, as...
William Morris & The Kelmscott Chaucer
Kelmlscott Press founder William Morris was also a serious book collector; he amassed a library of Medieval manuscripts and fine antiquariana...
William Morris & The Kelmscott Chaucer
Kelmlscott Press founder William Morris was also a serious book collector; he amassed a library of Medieval manuscripts and fine antiquariana...