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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$27.00Aldous Huxley; Eyeless in Gaza, 1936 first edition, Chatto & Windus
A good first edition of one of Huxley's most highly rated works. Eyeless in Gaza, by Aldous Huxley. Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1936 ...
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$335.00Pair of vintage autograph books / commonplace books, including signatures of John Buchan and pioneering women; Amy Johnson, Kay Petre & Mary Grosvenor
These 2 unassuming small autograph books revealed a few delightful surprises on closer inspection. They are fairly standard in format for their per...
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$268.00Artificial Intelligence and Heuristic Programming, N.V. Findler, Bernard Meltzer, Edinburgh University Press, 1971
"The papers in this volume, based on the lectures given at the first NATO Advanced Study Institute on Artificial Intelligence and Heuristic Program...
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$67.00The History Thieves; Secrets, Lies and the Shaping of a Modern Nation, Ian Cobain, Signed
"From the award-winning author of Cruel Britannia, a revelatory new book which exposes the culture of concealment at the heart of the British state...
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$41.00Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; The Logic of Violence in Civil War, Stathis N. Kalyvas, 2013
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...
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$54.00The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Rhetoric, Erik Gunderson, 2009. William St Clair's copy.
"Rhetoric thoroughly infused the world and literature of Greco-Roman antiquity. This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of rhetorical theo...
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$54.00The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy, P.E. Easterling, 2001. William St Clair's copy.
"The Companion...is an attempt, by seven distinguished scholars, to present the familiar corpus in the context of modern reading, criticism, and pe...
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$21.00Days with the Great Writers; A Day with Robert Louis Stevenson, by Maurice Clare, c. 1910
Days with the Great Writers; A Day with Robert Louis Stevenson, by Maurice Clare. Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London. No stated edition, but...
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$27.00Medicine; From Boston to Dumfries; The First Surgical Use of Anaesthetic Ether in the Old World, Thomas W. Baillie, 1966, Signed copy
This book tells the story of how, after the first use of clinical anaesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1846, the first public demonstra...
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$54.00Medicine; A History of Bladder Stone, Harold Ellis, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1969
The story of medical developments in treating bladder stone, from being the first to be treated (agonisingly) with an elective surgical procedure, ...
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$27.00Medicine; Simpson and Syme of Edinburgh, John A. Shepherd, 1969
A very nice copy of this biography of two remarkable Edinburgh doctors from the 19th Century. James Simpson's discovery of the use of chloroform ga...
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$27.00The Auld Doctor and Other Poems and Songs in Scots, David Rorie M.D., 1921
A book of poetry by Scottish doctor, David Rorie (1867-1946). Includes his well known song, 'The Lum Hat Wantin' The Croon', which was popular amon...
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$10.00Pulp Romance - A Selection of Vintage Newnes Lucky Star Romances, 1960s
Choose from a selection of Newnes Lucky Star Romances, produced in the 1960s for George Newnes Ltd / C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd of London. All in good ...
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$21.00Here, There and Everywhere, Lord Frederic Hamilton, 1921
A volume of reminiscenses of.Lord Frederic Hamilton (1856-1928), Conservative Party Politician and Member of Parliament. He also served in the Dipl...
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$21.00The Days Before Yesterday, Lord Frederic Hamilton, 1920
A volume of reminiscenses of.Lord Frederic Hamilton (1856-1928), Conservative Party Politician and Member of Parliament. He also served in the Dipl...
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$101.00Portefeuille De La Societe des Conducteurs, Controleurs et Commis; Revue Pratique des Travaux Publics, 1896-1897
Portefeuille De La Societe des Conducteurs, Controleurs et Commis Des Ponts et Chaussees et Des Mines. 40 ANNEE - 27 SERIE: Revue Pratique des Trav...
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$101.00Portefeuille De La Societe des Conducteurs, Controleurs et Commis; Revue Pratique des Travaux Publics, 1894-1895
Portefeuille De La Societe des Conducteurs, Controleurs et Commis Des Ponts et Chaussees et Des Mines. 40 ANNEE - 25 SERIE: Revue Pratique des Trav...
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$21.00The Unknown Prime Minister; The Life and Times of Andrew Bonar Law 1858-1923, Robert Blake, 1955
Biography of Andrew Bonar Law (1858-1923), British statesman, Conservative politician, and UK Prime Minister from 1922-1923. The Unknown Prime Mini...
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$67.00New Century Library; The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, 14 Vols complete, Nelson, 1899-1900
New Century Library; The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, 14 Vols complete; Vol I: Vanity Fair, 1899; Vol II: The History of Pendennis, 1900;...
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$67.00Burke's Royal Families of the World. Volume I; Europe & Latin America, 1977
Burke's Royal Families of the World. Volume I; Europe & Latin America. Historical Essays by Mark Bence-Jones. Biographies by Hugo Vickers. Ped...
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$21.00The Making of Classical Edinburgh 1750-1840, A.J. Younson, 1970
The detailed story of Edinburgh's 'New Town', conceived and built over 75 years from 1766-1840, and its striking Georgian architecture. Attractivel...
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$34.00The Collected Poems of George Bruce, 1971, Signed Presentation copy from the poet to sculptor, Pilkington Jackson
A nice copy of this book of the poetry of George Bruce (1909-2002), Scottish poet and radio journalist. The first free endpaper is warmly inscribed...
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$67.00Henry Dundas, Scots Guards; A Memoir, R.N. Dundas, Horatio F. Brown, 1921
A memoir of the life of Henry Dundas (1897-1918), who was killed in action on the Western front in France on the 27th September, during the attack ...
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$134.00The Life and Times of Henry Lord Brougham, 3 Vols 1871, With Autograph Letter Signed
A complete 3 volume first edition biography of Henry Lord Brougham (1778-1868). Born in Edinburgh, he qualified as a barrister in 1808, before bein...
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