Trade, Travel & Overseas Exploration Books

The Survey Atlas of Scotland; A Series of Sixty-Eight Plates of Maps and Plans, with Descriptive Text, illustrating the Topography, Physiography, G...

An attractive library set of 8 Rudyard Kipling works, comprising; Traffics and Discoveries, 1904, 1st edition;  Life's Handicap; Being Stories of M...

An interesting collection of vintage books on the development of television, the first of which dates to just 1933, the year after the first UK tel...

A fascinating biography of Joseph Duveen, first Baron Duveen (1869-1939). He was a British art dealer, and one of the world's most influential figu...

British Polar Year Expedition; Fort Rae, N.W. Canada, 1932-33, The Royal Society, 2 Vol Set complete, 2 Vols Complete; Vol I: Discussion of Results...

The Royal Society Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition; Halley Bay, Coats Land, Falkland Island Dependencies, 1955-59, 4 Vols Complete; Vol I: Int...

Dialogues on the Acropolis; Scholars and Experts Talk on the History, Restoration and the Acropolis Museum. This is a book based on the transcripti...

6th International Meeting for the Restoration of The Acropolis Monuments, Athens, 4-5 October 2013. Proceedings. Scientific Editors: Ch. Bouras, V....

5th International Meeting for the Restoration of The Acropolis Monuments, Athens, 4-6 October 2002. New Administration Building of the National Ban...

"In French Odysseys Olga Augustinos offers the first comprehensive treatment of French travel literature about Greece - from the mid-sixteenth-cent...

A highly respected work on civil war and insurgency. Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; The Logic of Violence in Civil War. By Stathis N. K...

"Rhetoric thoroughly infused the world and literature of Greco-Roman antiquity. This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of rhetorical theo...

"The Companion...is an attempt, by seven distinguished scholars, to present the familiar corpus in the context of modern reading, criticism, and pe...

Portefeuille De La Societe des Conducteurs, Controleurs et Commis Des Ponts et Chaussees et Des Mines. 40 ANNEE - 27 SERIE: Revue Pratique des Trav...

Portefeuille De La Societe des Conducteurs, Controleurs et Commis Des Ponts et Chaussees et Des Mines. 40 ANNEE - 25 SERIE: Revue Pratique des Trav...

The Letters and Friendships of Sir Cecil Spring Rice; A Record. Edited by Stephen Gwynn.  Sir Cecil Spring Rice (1859-1918), was a British Diplomat...

A complete 2 volume set from the Library of former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) & his son, Randolph S. Churchill (...

Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences; Being a Record of the Progress of Invention as Applied to the Arts (Established in the Year 1820). Ne...

The Company of Merchants was formed to protect and promote the rights of merchants of the burgh of Edinburgh. The company still exists today as a m...

An impressive, and substantial photograph album from the firm of James Valentine (1815-1879) of Dundee, a leading photographer of the day in Scotla...

An impressive, and substantial photograph album from the firm of G.W. Wilson & Co., a Scottish photographic firm founded by pioneering Scottish...

"A collection of essays by British, Greek and American scholars on various aspects of Greek history during the pre-independence and independence pe...

Author's presentation copy, inscribed to half title. A very uncommon book, with Worldcat only identifying 3 institutional holdings. Voyage en Grece...

Lord Byron, Early Travellers, and the Monastery at Delphi, C.W.J. Eliot. Presentation copy from the author to William St Clair. A journal offprint;...

Minerva Numismatic Handbooks Number Two; Coins of Ancient Athens. By C.M. Kraay (Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford). Provenance; from th...

Athens, by James H.S. McGregor. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. No...

A volume of compiled issues of The English Illustrated Magazine which was published between 1883 and 1913. It carried a variety of features includi...

A set of two Victorian photo albums which appear to feature a Scottish family's life and travels in Scotland (it is unclear if both albums relate t...

A very first volume of this monthly magazine which was the leading journal for the furniture and decorating trade of Victorian Britain. It carries ...

A scarce collection of the records of Edinburgh City Council in 5 volumes, covering the period 1913-1918. A record of their activities during the e...

A very substantial alphabetical reference work detailing places and facts on world geography. Longmans' Gazetteer of the World. Edited by George G....

A Very Large Legal Folio Book / Cartulary entitled 'Notes On Titles C.R. & Co.' This book contains legal documents in both typed and manuscript...

Old Clocks and Watches & Their Makers; Being a Historical and Descriptive Account of the Different Styles of Clocks and Watches of the Past, In...

Old Clocks and Watches & Their Makers; Being a Historical and Descriptive Account of the Different Styles of Clocks and Watches of the Past, In...

An interesting set of 5 early Edinburgh softback guide books, generally in good condition and illustrated, comprising; Benjie's Guide to Edinburgh ...

An interesting bound volume comprising two early 20th Century books on Edinburgh. Comprising; Official Guide to Edinburgh, 1912. Issued by Authorit...

A scarce collection of comprehensive financial accounts for the City of Edinburgh. We have been unable to trace any other copies in institutional h...

Memories of Two Cities; Edinburgh and Aberdeen, by David Masson, LL.D., Litt.D., Late Historiographer Royal for Scotland, Late Professor of Rhetori...

Edinburgh and Round About, by Jean M. Speedy. Sketches by Pat Adam. A collection of the articles and essays by the author, which were previously pu...

A Study of Industrial Edinburgh and the Surrounding Area 1923-1934; Volume I. By Nora Milnes, B.Sc. Although titled as Volume I, we have not found ...

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, by Charles Darwin, M.A., F.R.S., &c. With Photographic and Other Illustrations. Published by...

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, by Charles Darwin, M.A., F.R.S., &c. With Photographic and Other Illustrations. SOLD Publish...

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, by Charles Darwin, M.A., F.R.S. Second Edition, Revised and Augmented. With Illustrations. Pub...

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, by Charles Darwin, M.A., F.R.S. With Illustrations. Published by John Murray, London, April, 1...

Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of H.M.S. 'Beagle' Under Comm...

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, by Charles Darwin, M.A., L.L.D...

Charles Darwin; On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, by Charles ...

The Minerva Library of Famous books, edited by G.T. Bettany; Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited Du...