Lansdell's Russian Central Asia recounts the author's journey from England to Semipalatinsk through western Siberia in 1882, distributing bible tr...

Eyre's record of part of the debacle of the First Afghan War of 1839-42. Following the murder of Alexander Burnes in 1841 the British force was be...

Landon's work is the leading reference book on Nepal. Includes an account of the work of B. H. Hodgson in Nepal, and also the part played by Mahar...

A classic Great Game book. Accompanied by Captain Christie, Pottinger went on an official exploration of the country between India and Persia in 18...

One of the most important books on Persia. Dealing with every aspect of Persia, political, archaeological, cultural, etc., its great strength is i...

Malcolm visited Persia three times on diplomatic missions. His history begins with the legendary kings and ends with the beginnings of the Qajars....

An intriguing historical treatise on Afghanistan compiled during the reign of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar which includes a dedication to the Prime min...

Inscribed by the author. Inscribed on the title page: 'J. Hope from the Author'. Biddulph's book is the standard work on the tribes of the North W...

A fine copy of Clarke's translation of the first part of Nizami's history of Alexander the Great containing Alexander's life and accomplishments. ...

A collection of the earliest views of the Russian cities on the Volga river and in Siberia, engraved by Russian masters. These views are part of a...

Exceptionally rare complete collection of the earliest views of Russian cities on the Volga river and in Siberia, engraved by Russian masters. An ...

Hugh Murray was a well known geographer and major contributor to the Encyclopaedia of Geography. These volumes cover India, China, Persia and Cent...

Richly illustrated edition. A fine set, attractively bound in polished calf, of this richly illustrated edition of the important accounts of Oleari...

John Martin-Leake was born in 1739. He was the son of Stephen Martin-Leake and Anne Powell. He died in April 1836. He held the office of Chester H...

Rare limited edition. A fine set of the deluxe edition of a Himalayan classic, complete with all four volumes.Conway (1856–1937) developed a taste ...

A comprehensive railway map of British India, including the subcontinent and Burma, also displaying the main road networks, navigable canals, stea...

A brief but valuable description of Safavid Persia in the years 1664-65.Daulier Deslandes (1621-1715) visited Persia in 1663, joining the French j...

With fine provenance. First collected edition of Chardin's Voyages, with the complete account of the voyages, along with that of the coronation of ...

Inscribed presentation copy. Abbott was an officer in the Bengal Artillery and was sent on a political mission by the British envoy in Harat to the...

Described in Bell's own words as a 'tribal geography', and published anonymously, Bell was annoyed by the general assumption that she was only one...