Books and Manuscripts
Lanna Antique has an extensive range of rare Asian art books and an excellent, and wide-ranging, stock of antiquarian and collectible books. We are specialists in Asian art books, including Chinese art. We also stock South East Asian Buddhist manuscripts and have many interesting publications and oddities for sale. We also aim to bring you interesting titles covering a wide range of subject matter, and update our online stock frequently.
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A Collection of Works by Ian Hay, mostly first editions, 1911-1941
Ian Hay was the pen name of John Hay Beith (1876-1922), British schoolmaster, soldier, novelist, playwright and historian. His humorous account of ...
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh cover design; Rambles Among Our Industries; Leather and Bootmaking, 1913
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was commissioned by Blackie and Sons to design the covers for two series of their books - The Rambler Travel Books and Ra...
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Jessie M. King cover design; Pierrot Before The Seven Doors, Arthur Cantillon, 1930
A very scarce example of this charmingly illustrated Play with a cover design by Jessie Marion King (1875-1949). She was a Scottish illustrator and...
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Famous Scottish Burghs; Their Romantic Story, George Eyre-Todd, 1923
Famous Scottish Burghs; Their Romantic Story. By George Eyre-Todd, With an Introduction by Neil Munro. Published by Heath Cranton Limited, London, ...
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A New History of Scotland, William Croft Dickinson & George S. Pryde, 2 Volume Set, 1962
A New History of Scotland: 2 Volume Set. Comprising; Scotland from the earliest times to 1603. By William Croft Dickinson. First edition, 2nd impre...
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The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland, Ernest W. Marwick, 1975
The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland. By Ernest W. Marwick. Drawings by Gay John Galsworthy. Part of 'The Folklore of the British Isles' series, Gen...
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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacci (Il Boccaccio), 1887 Numbered Limited Edition for Private Circulation
The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacci (Il Boccaccio), now first completely done into English. The Stories which it has hitherto been the custom to cen...
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The Works of Robert Burns; with a Complete Life of the Poet, Professor Wilson, Two Volumes complete, 1847
The Works of Robert Burns; with a Complete Life of the Poet, and An Essay on His Genius and Character, by Professor Wilson. Also Numerous Notes, An...
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A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, Voyage Sentimental en France et en Italie, Mr. Yorick, 1796, Dual language edition, Laurence Stern
A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, A New Edition by Mr. Yorick & Voyage Sentimental en France et en Italie, par M. Yorick. Written...
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The Poets and Poetry of Scotland; From the Earliest to the Present Time, in Four Half Volumes complete, 1876
The Poets and Poetry of Scotland; From the Earliest to the Present Time. Comprising Characteristic Selectionds from the Works of the More noteworth...
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Camden's Britannia 1695; A Facsimile of the 1695 Edition Published by Edmund Gibson, 1971
Camden's Britannia 1695; A Facsimile of the 1695 Edition Published by Edmund Gibson. With an introduction by Professor Stuart Piggott, and a Biblio...
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Scotch Whisky interest: Highland Park; Images of Orkney prints folio
Scotch Whisky interest: Highland Park; Images of Orkney. Produced by Highland Park Whisky distillers as a promotional tool for their brand of malt ...
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Joy Adamson; First edition set of Born Free, Living Free, & Forever Free, 1960-1962
First edition set of Born Free, Living Free, & Forever Free, by 2.5k: Born Free; A Lioness of Two Worlds. With Extracts from George Adamson's L...
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Sue Townsend; First editions of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 & The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, 1982-1984
Sue Townsend; First editions of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 & The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, 1982 & 1984. Both Illustrat...
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O.H.M.S. An Illustrated Record of the Voyage of S.S. "Tintagel Castle", W. McLean and E.H. Shackleton, 1900
"Troopin', Troopin', Troopin' to the Sea: "O.H.M.S." An Illustrated Record of the Voyage of S.S. "Tintagel Castle", Conveying Twelve Hundred Soldie...
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Complete Poems 1920-1976, Hugh MacDiarmid, 2 Volume set, 1978
Complete Poems 1920-1976, Hugh MacDiarmid, 2 Volume set. SOLD Published by Martin Brian & O'Keeffe, London. 1978 first edition. Printed in Scot...
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Carmina Urbis et Ruris, John F. Fergus, 1906 (for the Town and Country Medical Club, Glasgow)
Carmina Urbis et Ruris (Songs/Verse of the City and the Country), By John F. Fergus. A humorous poetry collection - many with a Medical theme as th...
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In Praise of Tweed, W.S. Crockett, 1899, numbered limited edition, signed by Publisher
In Praise of Tweed, by W.S. Crockett, Minister of Tweedsmuir. An anthology of poetic writings connected with the River Tweed, with biographical int...
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Lochleven, and Other Poems, Michael Bruce, Rev. William Mackenzie, 1837
Lochleven, and Other Poems (also known as 'Life and Poems' from the half title page), Michael Bruce, Rev. William Mackenzie. Poetry by the Scottish...
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The Testament of Beauty; A Poem in Four Books, Robert Bridges, 1930
The Testament of Beauty; A Poem in Four Books, by Robert Bridges, Poet Laureate. The work that secured Bridges great popularity, only shortly befor...
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History of the Hammermen of Glasgow, Harry Lumsden & P. Henderson Aitken, 1912
History of the Hammermen of Glasgow; A Study typical of Scottish Craft Life and Organisation. By Harry Lumsden, LL.B., Clerk of the Trades House of...
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Glamis Castle; Its Origin and History with a Brief Account of the Early Church of the Parish, Rev. John Stirton, 1938
Glamis Castle; Its Origin and History with a Brief Account of the Early Church of the Parish. With Illustrations from photographs and drawings. By ...
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Manners in Three Parts. Translated from the French, Francois-Vincent Toussaint, 1770
Manners in Three Parts. Translated from the French: SOLD Part I. Of Piety: including the love of God, and the Gratitude and Homage which we owe hi...
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The Concurrence & Unanimity Of the People Called Quakers, 1694
The Concurrence & Unanimity Of the People Called Quakers; In Owning and Asserting the principal Doctrines of the Christian Religion; Demonstrat...
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The Trials of James, Duncan, and Robert MacGregor, Three Sons of the Celebrated Rob Roy, Before The High Court of Judiciary, in the Years 1752, 1753, and 1754. Published 1818
The Trials of James, Duncan, and Robert MacGregor, Three Sons of the Celebrated Rob Roy, Before The High Court of Judiciary, in the Years 1752, 175...
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A Scent of Water, Carl MacDougall. Illustrated by Alasdair Gray. 1975 Molendinar Press Hardback.
A Scent of Water, by Carl MacDougall. Illustrated by Alasdair Gray. SOLD A collection of 18 folk tales from both traditional and original sources, ...
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Jungle John; A Book of the Big-Game Jungles, John Budden, 1928
Jungle John; A Book of the Big-Game Jungles, by John Budden. Illustrated by Major-General H.J.P. Browne. A vintage jungle adventure yarn featuring ...
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The Deep, Peter Benchley, 1976, Andre Deutsch first edition
The Deep, by Peter Benchley (his follow-up novel to Jaws). Published by Andre Deutsch, London. 1976 First edition, first impression. A near fine sp...
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The Merry Muses of Caledonia, by Robert Burns. Edited by James Barke, Sydney Goodsir Smith & Contributions by J. DeLancey Ferguson, Valentina Bold & Bob Dewar, 2009 Luath Press edition
The Merry Muses of Caledonia, by Robert Burns. Edited by James Barke, and Sydney Goodsir Smith, with a Prefatory Note and some authentic Burns Text...
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A History Maker, Alasdair Gray, Signed and Numbered first edition 1994
A History Maker, by Alasdair Gray. A wonderful work by Alasdair Gray, probably the most important contributor to Scottish art and literature in mod...
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Poor Things, by Alasdair Gray; Uncorrected Signed Book Proof, 1992 Proof copy.
Poor Things; Episodes From the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish Public Health Officer. By Alasdair Gray, although his own credit r...
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Anthony Trollope, The Palliser Novels, 5 Volume Set, Oxford University Press
A set of 5 volumes (from 6) of Anthony Trollope's 'Palliser Novels'. Classic English literature of the 19th Century, originally published between 1...
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Anthony Trollope, The Barsetshire Novels, 6 Volume Set, Oxford University Press
Complete set of 6 volumes of Anthony Trollope's 'The Barsetshire Novels'. Classic English literature of the 19th Century, originally published betw...
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The Works of Charles Dickens; Set of Chapman & Hall / Oxford University Press Edition, 19 Volumes
The Works of Charles Dickens; Complete Edition in Twenty Volumes. With Illustrations by Cruickshank, 'Phiz,' &c. Chapman & Hall / Oxford Un...
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Waverley Edition, 26 Volumes Complete, 1924
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, The Waverley Edition, 26 Volumes, complete. Subscriber's edition. This Waverley edition is a scarce set. This ...
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The Fireman, by Joe Hill, Signed first UK edition, 2016
The Fireman, by Joe Hill. Published by Gollancz, London, 2016. First edition. Signed by author. Fine condition black cloth hardback book, in near ...
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