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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Bernard Shaw; Common Sense About the War, New Statesman Supplement, 1914, 1st
The New Statesman; Special War Supplement; Common Sense About the War, by Bernard Shaw. Vol. IV. No. 84. Saturday, November 14, 1914. Additional Pa...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, 1865, edited by Thomas Keightley
The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, edited by Thomas Keightley. Published by Bell and Daldy, London, 1865. An uncommon edition. Printed by ...
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The Ion of Euripides, with a Translation into English Verse, A.W. Verrall, 1890
The Ion of Euripides, with a Translation into English Verse by A.W. Verralll Litt.D., of Lincoln's Inn Barrister-in-Law Fellow and Tutor of Trinity...
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The Beauties of Shakespeare, Rev. William Dodd, Frederick Warne, c. 1878
The Beauties of Shakespeare (The Beauties of Shakspeare), by The Rev. William Dodd, LL.D. with portrait and Steel Illustrations. SOLD Published by ...
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The Early Stuart Masque; Dance, Costume, and Music, Barbara Ravelhofer, inscribed by author
The Early Stuart Masque; Dance, Costume, and Music, by Barbara Ravelhofer. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021),...
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The Gilbert & Sullivan Book, Leslie Baily, 1952, signed by the author
The Gilbert & Sullivan Book, by Leslie Baily. Signed and dated by the author to the title page. Published by Cassell & Company Ltd, London,...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, edited by Thomas Keightley, 1865
The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, edited by Thomas Keightley. Published by Bell and Daldy, London, 1865. An uncommon edition. Printed by ...
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Chrestomathie Francaise, ou Choix de Morceaux, A. Vinet, 1852
Chrestomathie française ou choix de morceaux tirés des meilleurs écrivains français. Ouvrage destiné à servir d'application méthodique et progressi...
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The Plays of Bernard Shaw, Constable & Company, Boxed Set, 1927
The Plays of Bernard Shaw, Boxed Set, 1927. 12 Volumes, boxed presentation set. Published by Constable & Company Limited, London, 1927. Reprint...
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Les Premiers Hommes Dans La Lune, H.G. Wells, 1st French Van Maele Edition, 1901
Les Premiers Hommes Dans La Lune (The First Men in the Moon), by H.G. Wells. Translation by Henry D. Davray. Illustrations by Martin Van Maele. Pub...
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Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon; The Greatest Movie Never Made, Alison Castle, 2011
Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon; The Greatest Movie Never Made, by Alison Castle. SOLD Published by Taschen, Koln, Germany, 2011. First edition thus. Th...
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Joan and Peter; The Story of an Education, H.G. Wells, 1918, first edition
Joan and Peter; The Story of an Education, by H.G. Wells. Casell and Company, Ltd, London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, 1918. First edition. Pr...
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Cities of the Plain, Alex Comfort, Grey Walls Press, 1943
Cities of the Plain; A Democratic Melodrama, by Alex Comfort (1920-2000). He was best known for his "The Joy of Sex" manual, which brought him worl...
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Macaire, W.E. Henley & R.L. Stevenson, 1897
Macaire; A Melodramatic Farce in Three Acts, by W.E. Henley & R.L. Stevenson. Published by William Heinemann, London, 1897. Part of a series of...
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The Masque of Ancient Learning, Patrick Geddes, 1912
The Masque of Ancient Learning and its Many Meanings; A Pageant of Education from Primitive to Celtic Times Devised and Interpreted by Patrick Gedd...
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The Oedipus Coloneus of Sophocles, E.S. Shuckburgh, 1913
The Oedipus Coloneus of Sophocles, with a Commentary abridged from the Large edition of Sir Richard C. Jebb, Litt.D., by E.S. Shuckburgh, Litt.D. P...
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Xenophontis, 3 volumes, Ludovici Dindorfii, 1853 - 1857
Xenophontis, 3 volumes, ex recensione et cum annotationibus Ludovici Dindorfii (reviewed and annotated by Louis Dindorf). SOLD Comprises: Xenophont...
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Euripides; Fabulae, Vol II, Gilbert Murray, 1913
Euripides; Fabulae; Recognovit Brevique Adnotatione Critica Instruxit Gilbertus Murray (Gilbert Murray). Tomus II. Insunt Supplices, Hercules, Ion,...
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College Series of Greek Authors: Euripides; Bacchantes, I.T. Beckwith, 1886
College Series of Greek Authors: Euripides; Bacchantes, edited on the basis of Wecklein's edition by I.T. Beckwith, Professor in Trinity College. E...
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Delphi by Peter Hoyle, 1967
Delphi by Peter Hoyle. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. His dated s...
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The Works of Charles Lamb; A New Edition, 1840.
The Works of Charles Lamb; A New Edition. Comprising The Essay of Elia, First and Second Series, The Poetical Works of Charles Lamb, Rosamund Gray,...
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Arthur Miller; A Critical Study, by Christopher Bigsby, 2005
Arthur Miller; A Critical Study, by Christopher Bigsby. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian,...
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Arthur Miller; Echoes Down the Corridor, signed first edition with inscription to William St Clair, 2000
Arthur Miller: Collected Essays, 1944-2000; Echoes Down the Corridor. Edited by Steven R. Centola. Provenance; from the library of the late William...
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Pompeii, Charles Knight, London, 1831
The Library of Entertaining Knowledge; Pompeii, Volume I. No author is stated although the observations of William Clarke are noted. Published by C...
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Theatre Complet de J. Racine, Charles Louandre, Paris, 1865
Theatre Complet de J. Racine, Edition Variorum. Annote; D'Apres Racine Fils, Madame de Sevigne, Le Batteux, Voltaire, La Harpe, Napoleon, Schlegel,...
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The Plays of John Galsworthy, 1929
The Plays of John Galsworthy. Collected edition of his 27 Plays, including The Roof, which was previously unpublished. Published by Duckworth, Lond...
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Understanding Greek Tragic Theatre, Rush Rehm, 2017
Understanding Greek Tragic Theatre, by Rush Rehm. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, acade...
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Red Channels; The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television, 1950
Red Channels; The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television. SOLD Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 202...
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Aeschylus; Eumenides, Anthony J. Podlecki, Aris and Phillips
Aeschylus; Eumenides. Edited with an Introduction, Translation and Commentary by Anthony J. Podlecki. Provenance; from the library of the late Will...
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Euripides; Troades, David Kovacs, Oxford 2018
Euripides; Troades. Edited with Introduction and Commentary by David Kovacs. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021...
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Euripides; Selected Fragmentary Plays, 2 Volume Set, Aris and Phillips
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts: Euripides; Selected Fragmentary Plays. General Editor, Professor Christopher Collard. SOLD Volume I: with Intr...
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Aristophanis Comoediae, Aristophanes, Immanuel Bekkerus, 1828-9
Aristophanis Comoediae - The Comedies of Aristophanes. Edited by Immanuel Bekkerus (August Immanuel Bekker 1785-1871). 4 Volumes (from 5 - missing ...
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Works of Samuel Johnson, Twelve Volumes complete, 1816
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.; A New Edition in Twelve Volumes. With An Essay on His Life and Genius by Arthur Murphy, Esq. Complete. SOLD P...
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Theatre Complet de J. Racine, M. Auger, Paris, 1864
Theatre Complet de J. Racine, Precede D'Une Notice par M. Auger, Secretaire Perpetuel de L'Academie Francaise. The complete theatrical works of Jea...
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Swiss Family Robinson, by J.R. Wyss, 1855
The Swiss Family Robinson; or, Adventures of A Father and Mother and Four Sons in A Desert Island. New edition, Combining the First and Second Seri...
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Gertrude Stein In Words and Pictures, Renate Stendhal, 1995
Gertrude Stein In Words and Pictures; A Photobiograpy, by Renate Stendhal. Published by Thames and Hudson, London. 1995 first edition. Very good pa...
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