Books and Manuscripts

The life and travels of Isabella Bird (1831-1904) are among the most remarkable of the nineteenth century, and this biography by Anna M. Stoddart o...

The works of Isabella Bird (1831–1904) remain among the most vivid and engaging travel narratives of the nineteenth century. Among the Tibetans off...

The works of Isabella Bird (1831–1904) remain among the most vivid and engaging travel narratives of the nineteenth century. The Hawaiian Archipela...

First Man; The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, by James R. Hansen. Published by Simon & Schuster UK, London, 2005. 1st Uk edition. A fine red cloth ...

I Cover the Waterfront by Max Miller is a vivid and engaging account of life along the San Diego waterfront, first published in 1932. Drawing on Mi...

The Primrose Path by Ogden Nash is a collection of his characteristically witty verse, first published in 1935. Known for his playful use of langua...

Seeing Things at Night by Heywood Broun is a collection of essays and sketches first published in 1921, drawn from Broun's work as a newspaper colu...

"A boorish husband, a wife starved for love, and a lover out of the East, exotic, passionate, and chivalrous. Then Fate and a senseless betrayal. W...

Morning of Life by Kristmann Guðmundsson is a novel set against the rugged backdrop of Icelandic life, drawing on a landscape and culture shaped by...

On the Phenomena of Hybridity in the Genus Homo by Paul Broca is a nineteenth-century work reflecting early anthropological and scientific thought ...

Lettres de Vincent Van Gogh à Émile Bernard presents a selection of correspondence from Vincent van Gogh to fellow artist Émile Bernard, offering a...

A Dozen Dogs or So by Patrick R. Chalmers is a charming collection of light verse celebrating the character and companionship of dogs, accompanied ...

O diese Dackel! is a delightful and humorous German illustrated work devoted to the antics of dachshunds, presented here in two volumes. Published...

A small but attractive group of six issues of The China Journal, spanning the years 1928 to 1940, a period of significant political and social chan...

یک متن یا گواهینامهٔ رسمی به زبان فارسی از دانشگاه آکسفورد که اعطای درجهٔ افتخاری دکترای حقوق مدنی را به اعلیحضرت امانالله خان، پادشاه افغانستان، ا...

First edition of A. E. van Vogt's Rogue Ship, a novel constructed from three interrelated science fiction stories originally published in magazines...

First UK edition of Roger Zelazny's Today We Choose Faces, a thoughtful and character-driven work of science fiction exploring themes of identity, ...

First UK edition of Frederik Pohl's Slave Ship, a sharp and unsettling work of mid-twentieth-century science fiction. Blending dystopian themes wit...

The Persian Journey of the Reverend Ashley Wishard and His Servant Fathi by Elgin Groseclose is a lively and engaging novel of travel and adventure...

The Fortunes of the Pasquiers by Georges Duhamel forms part of his well-known sequence of novels following the lives of a French family in the earl...

The Fountain by Charles Morgan is a reflective and psychologically nuanced novel first published in 1932. Set largely within the confined world of ...

The Outward Room by Millen Brand is a powerful and unconventional novel first published in 1937, exploring themes of mental health, freedom and per...

Fiesta in November is an early anthology of Latin American fiction, presenting a selection of short stories and novelettes to English-speaking read...

The Midnight Folk by John Masefield is a classic work of early twentieth-century children’s fiction, combining elements of fantasy, adventure and m...

First published between 1954 and 1955, The Lord of the Rings is Tolkien's epic high-fantasy masterpiece and one of the most influential works of mo...

A striking early twentieth-century study of traditional Chinese theatre, combining concise descriptive text with a rich visual programme. Written b...

A highly desirable limited set of Philip Reeve’s Railhead trilogy, comprising all three first editions, each copy signed and distinctly enhanced by...

An attractive set of three volumes from Philip Reeve’s popular “Goblin” series, each a first edition, first impression paperback, and each hand-num...

A particularly desirable limited issue of Philip Reeve’s No Such Things as Dragons, this copy is one of just 20 hand-numbered examples, signed and ...

This companion volume to the hugely popular children's fantasy series, Mortal Engines comprises 3 short stories by Philip Reeve, focusing on Anna F...

This companion volume to the hugely popular children's fantasy series, Mortal Engines. Each first edition copy is signed by the authors, Philip Ree...

A complete set of signed and lined novels from the hugely popular children's fantasy series, Mortal Engines. Each first edition copy is signed by t...

This volume represents the first English edition of a work first published in German in 1943. Issued in Berlin to commemorate the seventy-fifth bir...

The Theory of Atomic Collisions by Harrie Stewart Wilson Massey and N. F. Mott is an important early contribution to the development of modern atom...

The Structure of the Atom by Edward Neville da Costa Andrade is an early twentieth-century work exploring the emerging field of atomic physics at a...

The Scientific Papers of the Late Thomas Andrews brings together the collected work of Thomas Andrews, one of the leading figures in nineteenth-cen...

Hypnotism or Suggestion and Psychotherapy by Auguste Forel is a significant early work in the scientific study of hypnosis and its therapeutic appl...

A Sketch of a Tour on the Continent by James Edward Smith is an engaging early nineteenth-century travel account, first published in 1793 and prese...

First published in 1823, the Memoirs of General Count Rapp provide a vivid first-hand account of the Napoleonic era from one of the Emperor’s most ...

Captain Gronow’s lively recollections of Regency and early Victorian society remain one of the most engaging first-hand accounts of life in the cam...

History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic by William H. Prescott is a landmark work of nineteenth-century historical writ...

A complete 1858 first edition set of The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray, with all plates present. A sequel of sorts to Henry Esm...

A complete 1849 first edition set of The History of Pendennis by William Makepeace Thackeray, with all plates present. First published in s...

The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman is the second volume in his companion trilogy to His Dark Materials, continuing...

The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman is the first volume in a companion trilogy to his acclaimed His Dark Materials sequenc...

Haig by Duff Cooper is a major two-volume biography of Field Marshal Douglas Haig, first published in 1935. Drawing on extensive research a...

The "Breakfast-Table" series by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. brings together three of his most popular and enduring works - The Autocrat, The ...

Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope is a social novel set in Ireland during the Great Famine, first published in 1860. Drawing on his own e...