Books & Manuscripts

Sauer, Martin An Account of a Geographical and Astronomical Expedition to the Northern Parts of Russia … Performed … By Commodore Joseph Billings...

[Rennefort, Urbain Souchu de] Historie van Oost-Indien vervattende, behalven de zeer nette beschrijving der vergelegene landed, een omstandig ver...

Niebuhr, Carsten Travels in Arabia and Other Countries in the East. Translated into English by Robert Heron. With Notes by the Translator. Edinbu...

Arvieux, Laurent d' The Travels of the Chevalier D'Arvieux in Arabia the Desart … to which is added, a General Description of Arabia, by Sultan I...

Hoskins, George Alexander Visit to the Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert With an Account, Ancient and Modern, of the Oasis of Amun, and the Other ...

Wyld, James Map of India constructed with great care and research from all the Latest Authorities and intended particularly to facilitate a refer...

La Rochefoucault-Liancourt, François-Alexander-Frédéric, duc de Travels through the United States of North America, the Country of the Iroquois, ...

Parry, William Edward Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage London: John Murray, 1824. First edition, 4to, [6] xxx...

India Collection of works, 18th-19th century [Wellesley, Richard Wellesley, Marquess]. Notes relative to the Late Transactions in the Marhatta Em...

Africa, Middle East and Egypt Collection of works, 19th century Selous, Frederick Courteney. A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa being a Narrative of...

Belzoni, Giovanni Plates Illustrative of the Researches and Operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia London: John Murray, 1822. First edition,...

[Middle-East] Persian Gulf Pilot Persian Gulf Pilot, 1915 and 2 similar supplements The Persian Gulf Pilot. Comprising The Persian Gulf, The Gulf...

India Collection of works, 18th-20th century [Trial of Warren Hastings]. Debates of the House of Lords, on the Evidence delivered in the Trial of...

India Collection of works in Urdu All 19th or early 20th century, lithographically printed, titles include: [Education of women] Munshi Dibi Pras...

India Collection of Indian imprints and manuscripts [Indian big-game hunting]. Two manuscript hunting diaries kept by one M. W. Selby Lowndes, 19...

China 3 works Hurley, R. C. Picturesque Hongkong. (British Crown Colony) and Dependencies. Hong Kong: Commercial Press, Limited, 1925. First edit...

[Islamic and Indian Interest] - including Layard, Austen H. 8 books Layard, Austen H. Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon… London: Jo...

Rooke, Henry Travels to the Coast of Arabia Felix and from thence by the Red-Sea and Egypt, to Europe. Containing a Short Account of an Expeditio...

Firuzabadi, Muhammad bin Ya'qub al- (1326-1414 CE) Al-Qamus al-Muhit ['The Expansive Ocean'] Cairo: Matba'at al-Maymaniyah, Ramadan, 1319 AH [190...

Rycaut, Sir Paul The History of the Present State of the Ottoman Empire London: R. Clavell, J. Robinson and A. Churchill, 1686. Sixth edition ('c...

Lawrence, T. E. Two Castle Hill Press limited editions Correspondence with Bernard and Charlotte Shaw, 2000-2009. One of 600 sets in cloth, 4 vol...

Arabia - including Lawrence, T.E. & Thomas Lowell With Lawrence in Arabia New York: Garden City Publishing Co., 1924. First American edition, si...

[Japanese invasion of China] The Manchurian Month Monthly Supplement of the Manchuria Daily News (Daily English Language Newspaper). Dairen [Dali...

Sonnini, C.S. Travels in Greece and Turkey London: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1801. 4to, 4 folding maps and 5 plates (one folding), later blue hal...

Wilson, Robert Thomas History of the British Expedition to Egypt London: T. Egerton, 1802. First edition, 4to, 20th-century green morocco, edges ...

Hedin, Sven Through Asia London: Methuen, 1908. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, photogravure portrait frontispiece to each volume, numerous plates...

Herberstein, Sigmund, Freiherr von (1486-1566) Comentari della Moscovia Venice: [Niccolò Bascarini, for] Giovanni Battista Pederzano, 1550. First...

Shackleton, E. H. South First edition, second impression, large 8vo, original cloth, recased and relined, all plates as called for (plate facing ...

Travel A collection, including Bennett, George Wanderings in New South Wales, Batavia, Pedir Coast, Singapore, and China, being the Journal of a ...

Travel Collection of works including Crimean War narratives, 18th-19th century Maundrell, Henry. A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter, A....

Travel and Miscellaneous 5 volumes Smollett, T. Travels through France and Italy. London: R. Baldwin, 1766. 2 volumes, 8vo, half-titles, contempo...

Glasgow and the west coast of Scotland Large collection of works McUre, John. A View of the City of Glasgow. Glasgow: James Duncan, 1736. First e...

Chandler, Richard Travels in Greece Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press [and] Sold by J. Dodsley, 1776. Small 4to, 7 maps (2 folding), contemp...

Chandler, Richard Travels in Asia Minor Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1775. 4to, folding map, contemporary blind-tooled calf with gilt tooling to ...

Catlin, George The Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians London: published by the author, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadill...

[Fore-edge painting] - Hooker, William Jackson Journal of a Tour in Iceland… London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1813. 2 volumes, secon...

[David, Henry] An Historical Account of all the Voyages round the World performed by English Navigators, 1773 Volumes 1, 3 and 4 only, 34 (of 52)...

Orkney A collection of 40 titles Neill, Patrick. A Tour Through Some of the Islands of Orkney and Shetland. Edinburgh: A. Constable and Company, ...

Orkney Collection of titles and Proceedings of the Orkney Antiquarian Society Wallace, James. An account of the islands of Orkney. London: Jacob ...

Clerk, John, of Eldin A Series of Etchings Chiefly of Views in Scotland With Additional Etchings and Facsimiles from his Drawings. Edinburgh: for...

Johnson, Samuel A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1775. First edition, second issue, with 6 line errat...

Paton, James (editor) Scottish History and Life Glasgow: James Maclehose & Sons, publishers to the University, 1902. First edition, large-paper i...

Glasgow and Surroundings: art, design and architecture 19th Century Swan, Joseph, illustrator - John M. Leighton. Select Views of Glasgow and its...

Glasgow Histories of Glasgow and other works, 18th-19th century, finely bound M'Ure, John. A View of the City of Glasgow; or, an Account of its O...

Scottish history and topography Collection of works, 18th and 19th century Gordon, Alexander. Itinerarium Septetrionale: or, A Journey Thro' Most...

Martin, Martin A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland London: Andrew Bell, 1703. First edition, 8vo, folding map, folding plate, contem...

Glasgow and surroundings Fine bindings Tweed, John, publisher, and others. The History of Glasgow. Glasgow, 1872. 2 volumes, 8vo, 20th century br...

Bannatyne Club The Ancient Sculptured monuments of the County of Angus including those at Meigle in Perthshire, and one at Fordoun in the Mearns....

Daniell, William Prints from A Voyage Round Great Britain volumes 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 (Scotland) A collection of 98 hand-coloured prints filed and lis...

Scotland 3 works Martin, Martin. A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland. London: A. Bell, 1716. Second edition, 8vo, folding map, foldi...

Dundee - Small, Robert A Statistical Account of the Parish and Town of Dundee in the year MDCCXCII Dundee: T. Colvill, [1792]. First edition, 8vo...

Irish Almanacs 1799-1841 comprising The Gentleman's and Citizen's Almanack, 1799. Dublin: Samuel Watson; [bound with] The English Registry, 1799....

Scotland A large collection Sinclair, John. The Statistical Account of Scotland. Edinburgh: William Creech, 1791-1799. 20 volumes only (of 21), l...

Robert Burns interest 'Plan of the Estate of Littleton, in Kirkoswald and the County of Air' The Property of William Crawford, Esquire, Physician,...

Slezer, John Theatrum Scotiae. Containing the Prospects of their Majesties Castles and Palaces... London: Printed by John Leake for Abell Swalle,...

Speed, John The Second Book: containing the Principality of Wales [extracted from "The Theatre of the Empire..."] London: Thomas Basset at the Ge...

Sayer, Robert, and John Bennet The American Military Pocket Atlas being an Approved Collection of Correct Maps, both General and Particular, of th...

Freycinet, Louis de Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes. Historique [Atlas. Deuxième Partie] Paris: [Imprimerie Imperiale], 1811. Large 4t...

Jansson, Jan Dominio Fiorentino [Amsterdam, 1666], 50 x 39cm, hand-coloured, framed and glazed;[AND] Facsimile of Jacopo de' Brabari's bird's-eye...

Antiquarian history and literature Collection of works, mainly 17th-19th century Moore, J. J. The British Mariner's Vocabulary; or Universal Dict...