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  • First edition of Aurel Stein's On Alexander's Track to the Indus, his passion project on the routes and battlefields of Alexander's campaign in the east.
    First edition of Aurel Stein's On Alexander's Track to the Indus, his passion project on the routes and battlefields of Alexander's campaign in the east.

    STEIN, Sir [Marc] Aurel.
    On Alexander's Track to the Indus. 1929.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of Nineveh and Its Remains by Austen Henry Layard, of his first expedition to Iraq and Mosul.
    First edition of Nineveh and Its Remains by Austen Henry Layard, of his first expedition to Iraq and Mosul.

    LAYARD, Austen Henry.
    Nineveh and Its Remains: 1849.
    £500.00

  • 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

  • First edition with dust jacket, of Peter Fleming's Bayonets to Lhasa, the story of Younghusband's military expedition to Tibet which had been conceived by Lord Curzon as part the 'Great Game' against Russia.
    First edition with dust jacket, of Peter Fleming's Bayonets to Lhasa, the story of Younghusband's military expedition to Tibet which had been conceived by Lord Curzon as part the 'Great Game' against Russia.

    FLEMING, Peter.
    Bayonets to Lhasa. 1961.
    £150.00

  • Donald MacIntre's Hindu-Koh is a big game classic. Macintyre travelled from Srinagar to Leh, and then to Chang Chenmo in 1871.
    Donald MacIntre's Hindu-Koh is a big game classic. Macintyre travelled from Srinagar to Leh, and then to Chang Chenmo in 1871.

    MACINTYRE, Donald.
    Hindu-Koh: 1889.
    £575.00

  • The preferred large broadsheet format. An important, large-scale and ambitious undertaking on mosques of the Silk Road.
    The preferred large broadsheet format. An important, large-scale and ambitious undertaking on mosques of the Silk Road.

    COMMISSION IMPÉRIALE ARCHÉOLOGIQUE (publisher).
    Les Mosquées de Samarcande. Fascicule I. 1905.
    £10,000.00

  • The author spent twenty year in Turkestan and this is a treatise on physical geography. Includes ascents of the Mountains of Kemkutan and Great Achik.
    The author spent twenty year in Turkestan and this is a treatise on physical geography. Includes ascents of the Mountains of Kemkutan and Great Achik.

    RICKMERS, W. Rickmer.
    The Duab of Turkestan. 1913.
    £375.00

  • Marvin's popular account of some of the more famous explorers and explorations of Central Asia in the 1860s-1880s such as Vambery, Burnaby, MacGregor, Alikhanoff, etc.

    MARVIN, Charles.
    Reconnoitring Central Asia. 1884.
    £875.00

  • An important and authoritative account of the political situation in afghanistan and the surrounding countries by George Malleson titled Herat the Granary and Garden of Central Asia.
    An important and authoritative account of the political situation in afghanistan and the surrounding countries by George Malleson titled Herat the Granary and Garden of Central Asia.

    MALLESON, George Bruce.
    Herat: The Granary and Garden of Central Asia. 1880.
    £1,500.00

  • Krafft's fine illustrated work on Turkestan.
    Krafft's fine illustrated work on Turkestan.

    KRAFFT, Hugues.
    A Travers le Turkestan Russe: 1902.
    £5,750.00

  • The rare first edition of Rollo Burslem's A Peep into Toorkisthan, on of the earliest European accounts of the Hindu Kush.
    The rare first edition of Rollo Burslem's A Peep into Toorkisthan, on of the earliest European accounts of the Hindu Kush.

    BURSLEM, Captain Rollo.
    A Peep into Toorkisthan. 1846.
    £3,000.00

  • Scarce first edition of Demitrius Boulger's England and Russia in Central Asia, a classic account of the Great Game between England and Russia.
    Scarce first edition of Demitrius Boulger's England and Russia in Central Asia, a classic account of the Great Game between England and Russia.

    BOULGER, Demitrius Charles.
    England and Russia in Central Asia. 1879.
    £3,000.00

  • Abbott was an officer in the Bengal Artillery and was sent on a political mission by the British envoy in Harat to the Khan of Khiva
    Abbott was an officer in the Bengal Artillery and was sent on a political mission by the British envoy in Harat to the Khan of Khiva

    ABBOTT, Capt. James.
    Narrative of a journey from Heraut to Khiva, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh, during the late Russian invasion of Khiva; 1856.
    £2,500.00

  • The scarce first edition of Przhevalsky's third expedition.
    The scarce first edition of Przhevalsky's third expedition.

    PRZHEVALSKY, Nikolay.
    Iz Zaisana cherez Khami v Tibet i na verkhoviia Zheltoi reki. 1883.
    £4,750.00

  • First edition in the original cloth of Caravan Caravan Journeys and Wanderings in Persia, Afghanistan, Turkistan, and Beloochistan, by Joseph Ferrier.
    First edition in the original cloth of Caravan Caravan Journeys and Wanderings in Persia, Afghanistan, Turkistan, and Beloochistan, by Joseph Ferrier.

    FERRIER, Joseph Pierce.
    Caravan Journeys and Wanderings in Persia, Afghanistan, Turkistan, and Beloochistan; 1856.
    £950.00

  • An outstanding copy of a big game classic. Macintyre travelled from Srinagar to Leh, and then to Chang Chenmo in 1871.
    An outstanding copy of a big game classic. Macintyre travelled from Srinagar to Leh, and then to Chang Chenmo in 1871.

    MACINTYRE, Donald.
    Hindu-Koh: 1889.
    £1,750.00

  • First edition of Northern Afghanistan by Major C. E. Yate, recounting the events that defined the Afghan frontier and the Boundary Commission.
    First edition of Northern Afghanistan by Major C. E. Yate, recounting the events that defined the Afghan frontier and the Boundary Commission.

    YATE, Major C.E.
    Northern Afghanistan, 1888.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of England and Russia Face to Face in Asia by Arthur Campbell Yate, an important work on the Afghan Boundary Commission, scarce with the maps present.
    First edition of England and Russia Face to Face in Asia by Arthur Campbell Yate, an important work on the Afghan Boundary Commission, scarce with the maps present.

    YATE, Lieut. A.C.
    England and Russia Face to Face in Asia: 1887.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of Old Routes of Western Iran by Stein, one of the scarcer Stein titles, presumably due to its wartime publication.
    First edition of Old Routes of Western Iran by Stein, one of the scarcer Stein titles, presumably due to its wartime publication.

    STEIN, Sir Marc Aurel.
    Old Routes of Western Iran: 1940.
    £1,500.00

  • An excellent set of the first edition of Sven Hedin's Southern Tibet, masterwork, on his third and most ambitious expedition. He was the first European to reach the holy Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar.
    An excellent set of the first edition of Sven Hedin's Southern Tibet, masterwork, on his third and most ambitious expedition. He was the first European to reach the holy Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar.

    HEDIN, Sven.
    Southern Tibet. 1916-1922.
    £13,500.00

  • First edition of A Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire by John Kinneir with the rare seperately issued map, discussing Persia, Caucasus, Pakistan, and the Gulf.
    First edition of A Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire by John Kinneir with the rare seperately issued map, discussing Persia, Caucasus, Pakistan, and the Gulf.

    KINNEIR, John MacDonald.
    A Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire, accompanied by a map. 1813.
    £8,500.00

  • First edition of Sven Hedin's Scientific Results of a Journey in Central Asia 1899-1902, the presentation copy to the Foreign Minister of Sweden Alfred Lagerheim (1843-1924) inscribed to him by Sven Hedin.
    First edition of Sven Hedin's Scientific Results of a Journey in Central Asia 1899-1902, the presentation copy to the Foreign Minister of Sweden Alfred Lagerheim (1843-1924) inscribed to him by Sven Hedin.

    HEDIN, Sven.
    Scientific Results of a Journey in Central Asia 1899-1902. 1904-1907.
    £25,000.00

  • A first edition of Tibet Past & Present by Sir Charles Bell.
    A first edition of Tibet Past & Present by Sir Charles Bell.

    BELL, Sir Charles.
    Tibet Past & Present. 1924.
    £350.00

  • First edition of Travels from St. Petersburg in Russia by John Bell, with the engraved map showing Peking, handsome contemporary speckled calf.
    First edition of Travels from St. Petersburg in Russia by John Bell, with the engraved map showing Peking, handsome contemporary speckled calf.

    BELL, John.
    Travels from St. Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia. 1763.
    £1,750.00

  • First edition of Augustus Le Messurier's From London to Bokhara including copious notes on the building of the trans-Caucasian railway through the Caspian to Uzbekistan.
    First edition of Augustus Le Messurier's From London to Bokhara including copious notes on the building of the trans-Caucasian railway through the Caspian to Uzbekistan.

    LE MESSURIER, Augustus.
    From London to Bokhara 1889.
    £850.00

  • A fine record of some the great archaeological sites of Iran as seen from the air, thus capturing ancient cities and towns in their complete geographic environment. Includes much on Persepolis.
    A fine record of some the great archaeological sites of Iran as seen from the air, thus capturing ancient cities and towns in their complete geographic environment. Includes much on Persepolis.

    SCHMIDT, Erich F.
    Flights over the ancient cities of Iran. 1940.
    £1,000.00

  • First edition of this important work known for its large view of Tbilisi.
    First edition of this important work known for its large view of Tbilisi.

    GAMBA, Chevalier Jacques François.
    Voyage dans la Russie Méridionale. 1826.
    £9,500.00

  • The photographic panoramas are from the Kwen Lun range south of Khotan, and on the Pamirs were taken on Stein's expedition in Chinese Turkestan (1900/1901).
    The photographic panoramas are from the Kwen Lun range south of Khotan, and on the Pamirs were taken on Stein's expedition in Chinese Turkestan (1900/1901).

    STEIN, M[arc] Aurel.
    Mountain Panoramas from the Pamirs and Kwen Lun. 1908.
    £4,750.00

  • The first edition of John William Kaye's History of the War in Afghanistan, described as 'the most interesting of all works which have hitherto appeared on British Indian history'.
    The first edition of John William Kaye's History of the War in Afghanistan, described as 'the most interesting of all works which have hitherto appeared on British Indian history'.

    KAYE, John William.
    History of the War in Afghanistan. 1851.
    £750.00

  • First edition of Thomas Atkinson's Oriental and Western Siberia, an important account of travel through Siberia and the Mongolian steppes.
    First edition of Thomas Atkinson's Oriental and Western Siberia, an important account of travel through Siberia and the Mongolian steppes.

    ATKINSON, Thomas Witlam.
    Oriental and Western Siberia: 1858.
    £950.00

  • The rare first edition of Joseph Wolff's Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, with a tipped in signature to pastdown.
    The rare first edition of Joseph Wolff's Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, with a tipped in signature to pastdown.

    WOLFF, Joseph.
    Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, 1845.
    £2,000.00

  • First edition of George Rawlinson's The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy, a history of the Parthian Empire.
    First edition of George Rawlinson's The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy, a history of the Parthian Empire.

    RAWLINSON, George.
    The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy; 1873.
    £250.00

  • Scarce first edition of F. C. Webb's Up the Tigris to Bagdad, a charming description of Baghdad and Iraq.
    Scarce first edition of F. C. Webb's Up the Tigris to Bagdad, a charming description of Baghdad and Iraq.

    WEBB, F.C.
    Up the Tigris to Bagdad. 1870.
    £1,650.00

  • The American geologist Raphael Pumpelly led this important scientific expedition to Anau in Russian Turkestan
    The American geologist Raphael Pumpelly led this important scientific expedition to Anau in Russian Turkestan

    PUMPELLY, Raphael (editor).
    Explorations in Turkestan 1908.
    £650.00

  • Scarce and interesting account of Persia. Fowler was a British diplomat in Tehran during the last years of the reign of Fath Ali Shah
    Scarce and interesting account of Persia. Fowler was a British diplomat in Tehran during the last years of the reign of Fath Ali Shah

    FOWLER, George.
    Three Years in Persia 1841.
    £1,650.00

  • documents relating to the Younghusband expedition, a miltary operation by the British Indian Government to counter Russian expansion in the East.
    documents relating to the Younghusband expedition, a miltary operation by the British Indian Government to counter Russian expansion in the East.

    [TIBET].
    A complete set of the Great Britain East India (Tibet) Parliamentary Reports on the Younghusband expedition to Tibet. 1904, 1904, 1905, 1910.
    £3,000.00

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