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South Africa and The Transvaal War, by Louis Creswicke. With Numerous illustrations and Maps. 7 Volumes (Missing Volume 8 which we believe was a su...

Rare Batak Pustaha from northern Sumatra in Indonesia. SOLD This unique hand produced book is in manuscript form on tree bark and is housed in hand...

This volume details the pioneering work in India of 5 missionaries; Bartholomew Ziegenbald (Germany); Christian Frederick Schwartz (Denmark); and t...

A fine copy of this beautifully illustrated book, which has been professionally rebound in teal cloth, and presents the book most handsomely. Free ...

A smart copy of this informative text on forestry practices (previously in the ownership of the Balfour family of Fife, well known for their contri...

An impressive, and imposing, large folio volume from the classic work by David Hume - almost 'elephant folio' in size. This large tome was part of ...

A good copy of this novel by English Islamic scholar and novelist, a covert from Christianity to Islam, Marmaduke Pickthall (1875-1936) - set in Pa...

A fascinating collection of Titanic memorabilia, comprising: SOLD 1. Book: The Sinking of The Titanic and Great Sea Disasters; A Detailed and Accur...

In 1880, a young medical student named Arthur Conan Doyle, in need of remuneration and adventure, took time away from his medical studies in Edinbu...

A handsome and uncommon copy of this sporting travelogue, which first appeared in print in 1804. A Sporting Tour Through the Northern Parts of Engl...

Bonnie Scotland Painted by Sutton Palmer, Described by A.R. Hope Moncrieff. SOLD Published by A & C Black, London, 1904. First edition. This is...

A good copy of this well illustrated vintage French Dictionary/Encyclopaedia. Nouveau Petit Larousse Illustré; Dictionnaire Encyclopedique. Publié ...

A beautifully presented volume of this work, first published in 1983. Very much a deluxe edition from Gryphon Editions, in full pigskin leather, sp...

A copy of the very first printing of the Guinness Book of Records, which went on to became a worldwide publishing phenomenon. Initially produced as...

A very good three volume set of this work described as: "a fascinating collection of impressions and facts about life in America, written by Americ...

A very smart copy of this intriguing Scottish work, which has been professionally rebound in orange cloth, and presents the book beautifully. The P...

A very smart copy of this intriguing Scottish work, which has been professionally rebound in blue cloth, and presents the book beautifully. Scenes ...

A very attractive full leather volume, copiously illustrated with wood engravings, exploring the area along the picturesque shores of the county of...

A very smart full leather volume which has been professionally rebacked, and contains fine condition text. Locke was one of the great pioneers of r...

A very smart 2 volume set of professionally rebacked full leather volumes containing fine condition text. Lord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries...

The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal: For Oct. 1803......Jan. 1804. To be continued Quarterly. Vol III (contains issues V and VI). With many d...

A smart copy of this epic historical Portuguese poem, by Camões, based on Vasco de Gama's 1497/98 discovery of the sea route to India. First publis...

A biographical essay on the life of American railroad magnate, John Murray Forbes (1813-1898), written by Edward, the son of Ralph Waldo Emerson - ...

The Antiquities of Arran with a Historical Sketch of the Island; Embracing an Account of The Sudreyjar Under the Norsemen, by John M'Arthur. Illust...