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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The Poetry of Neil Munro, with Preface by John Buchan, 1931
The Poetry of Neil Munro, with Preface by John Buchan. Published by William Blackwood and Sons Ltd., Edinburgh and London. 1931 first edition. A ne...
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Poetry of the Scottish Borders, Edited by Alex Cameron, signed copy, Albyn Press, 1979
Poetry of the Scottish Borders. Edited by Alex Cameron. Illustrated by Gordon Home. Includes poetry by Jean Elliot, James Hogg, Sir Walter Scott, W...
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The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland, Ernest W. Marwick, 1975
The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland. By Ernest W. Marwick. Drawings by Gay John Galsworthy. Part of 'The Folklore of the British Isles' series, Gen...
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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacci (Il Boccaccio), 1887 Numbered Limited Edition for Private Circulation
The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacci (Il Boccaccio), now first completely done into English. The Stories which it has hitherto been the custom to cen...
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The Dove in the Eagle's Nest, Charlotte M. Yonge, 1898
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest, by Charlotte M. Yonge. A reprint of this English author's 1866 novel. Although little known today, she was a prolific...
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The House of Memories, Robert Murray, author inscribed, 1944
The House of Memories, and Other Writings in Prose and Verse. By Robert Murray, J.P. A miscellany of the author's writings, with a Scottish slant. ...
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Midnight in Yarrow and Other Poems, Roger Quin, 1918, Signed
Midnight in Yarrow and Other Poems, by Roger Quin. Published by Gowans and Gray, ltd., Glasgow, 1918. First edition. A good hardback in original pa...
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Amusements of Leisure Hours; or Poetical Pieces, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, John Skinner, 1809
Amusements of Leisure Hours; or Poetical Pieces, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect; By the Late Reverend John Skinner; at Longside, Aberdeenshire. To...
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The Parthenon West Frieze: A Study of Cleaning Methods, E. Papakonstantinou, K. Frantzikinaki, 2002
The Parthenon West Frieze: A Study of Cleaning Methods. By E. Papakonstantinou & K. Frantzikinaki. Also written as Meletē apokatastaseōs tou ...
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Μελέτη αποκαταστάσεως των Προπυλαίων : Μελέτη αποκαταστάσεως της ανωδομής του Κεντρικού Κτηρίου. Τόμος 2. Τáσος Τανοúλας Μαρία Ιωαννίδου. Study for the Restoration of the Propylaea, Volume 2, Tasos Tanoulas & Maria Ioannidou, 2002
Μελέτη αποκαταστάσεως των Προπυλαίων: Μελέτη αποκαταστάσεως της ανωδομής του Κεντρικού Κτηρίου. Τόμος 2. Τáσος Τανοúλας,Μαρία Ιωαννίδου. Also writt...
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ΠΟΛΕΟΔΟΜΙΚΗ ΕΞΕΛΙΞΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ ΑΠΟ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΙΣΤΟΡΙΚΩΝ ΧΡΟΝΩΝ ΜΕΧΡΙ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΩΝ ΤΟΥ 19ου ΑΙΩΝΟΣ, ΤΡΑΥΛΟΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ (Urban Planning Development of Athens from Prehistoric Times to the Beginning of the 19th Century, by Ioannis Traulos)
First published in 1960, this Greek text is the standard work on urban development in Athens from ancient times to the modern day. ΠΟΛΕΟΔΟΜΙΚΗ ΕΞΕΛ...
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The Works of Robert Burns; with a Complete Life of the Poet, Professor Wilson, Two Volumes complete, 1847
The Works of Robert Burns; with a Complete Life of the Poet, and An Essay on His Genius and Character, by Professor Wilson. Also Numerous Notes, An...
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A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, Voyage Sentimental en France et en Italie, Mr. Yorick, 1796, Dual language edition, Laurence Stern
A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, A New Edition by Mr. Yorick & Voyage Sentimental en France et en Italie, par M. Yorick. Written...
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The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh, c. 1855.
The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with Prefatory Notice. Published by Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh c. 1855 (undated, but 1855 date ...
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Goethe's Gedichte, Neue Ausgabe, Stuttgart, 1861. University of Cambridge prize copy.
Goethe's Gedichte; Neue Musgabe (Goethe's Poems, New Edition), by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Published by J. G. Cotta'schen, Stuttgart, 1861. New ...
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The Poets and Poetry of Scotland; From the Earliest to the Present Time, in Four Half Volumes complete, 1876
The Poets and Poetry of Scotland; From the Earliest to the Present Time. Comprising Characteristic Selectionds from the Works of the More noteworth...
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Camden's Britannia 1695; A Facsimile of the 1695 Edition Published by Edmund Gibson, 1971
Camden's Britannia 1695; A Facsimile of the 1695 Edition Published by Edmund Gibson. With an introduction by Professor Stuart Piggott, and a Biblio...
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The Distinguishing Characters of True Believers; To Which is Prefixed A Soliloquy on the Art of Man Fishing, Thomas Boston, 1824
The Distinguishing Characters of True Believers; To Which is Prefixed A Soliloquy on the Art of Man Fishing. By the Late Learned Mr Thomas Boston, ...
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Craigmillar and Its Environs, with Notices of the Topography, Natural History, and Antiquities of the District, Tom Speedy, 1892
Craigmillar and Its Environs, with Notices of the Topography, Natural History, and Antiquities of the District. With Numerous illustrations. By Tom...
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Original Historical Description of the Monastery, Chapel Royal, and Palace of Holyrood House, Charles Mackie, 1832
Original Historical Description of the Monastery, Chapel Royal, and Palace of Holyrood House. By Charles Mackie. Published by John Anderson Jun., E...
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Eastwood; Notes on the Ecclesiastical Antiquities of the Parish, Rev. George Campbell, 1902
Eastwood; Notes on the Ecclesiastical Antiquities of the Parish. By The Rev. George Campbell, Minister of the Parish. Published by Alexander Gardne...
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Old Glasgow; The Place and the People; From the Roman Occupation to the Eighteenth Century, Andrew MacGeorge, 1880
Old Glasgow; The Place and the People; From the Roman Occupation to the Eighteenth Century. By Andrew MacGeorge. Published by Blackie and Son, Glas...
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Glasgow Contemporaries at the Dawn of the XXth Century, 1901 first edition
Glasgow Contemporaries at the Dawn of the XXth Century. A historical and biographical account of the important figures in the development of Glasgo...
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Scotch Whisky interest: Highland Park; Images of Orkney prints folio
Scotch Whisky interest: Highland Park; Images of Orkney. Produced by Highland Park Whisky distillers as a promotional tool for their brand of malt ...
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Joy Adamson; First edition set of Born Free, Living Free, & Forever Free, 1960-1962
First edition set of Born Free, Living Free, & Forever Free, by 2.5k: Born Free; A Lioness of Two Worlds. With Extracts from George Adamson's L...
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Sue Townsend; First editions of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 & The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, 1982-1984
Sue Townsend; First editions of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 & The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, 1982 & 1984. Both Illustrat...
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O.H.M.S. An Illustrated Record of the Voyage of S.S. "Tintagel Castle", W. McLean and E.H. Shackleton, 1900
"Troopin', Troopin', Troopin' to the Sea: "O.H.M.S." An Illustrated Record of the Voyage of S.S. "Tintagel Castle", Conveying Twelve Hundred Soldie...
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Complete Poems 1920-1976, Hugh MacDiarmid, 2 Volume set, 1978
Complete Poems 1920-1976, Hugh MacDiarmid, 2 Volume set. SOLD Published by Martin Brian & O'Keeffe, London. 1978 first edition. Printed in Scot...
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Carmina Urbis et Ruris, John F. Fergus, 1906 (for the Town and Country Medical Club, Glasgow)
Carmina Urbis et Ruris (Songs/Verse of the City and the Country), By John F. Fergus. A humorous poetry collection - many with a Medical theme as th...
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In Praise of Tweed, W.S. Crockett, 1899, numbered limited edition, signed by Publisher
In Praise of Tweed, by W.S. Crockett, Minister of Tweedsmuir. An anthology of poetic writings connected with the River Tweed, with biographical int...
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Lochleven, and Other Poems, Michael Bruce, Rev. William Mackenzie, 1837
Lochleven, and Other Poems (also known as 'Life and Poems' from the half title page), Michael Bruce, Rev. William Mackenzie. Poetry by the Scottish...
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The Testament of Beauty; A Poem in Four Books, Robert Bridges, 1930
The Testament of Beauty; A Poem in Four Books, by Robert Bridges, Poet Laureate. The work that secured Bridges great popularity, only shortly befor...
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History of the Hammermen of Glasgow, Harry Lumsden & P. Henderson Aitken, 1912
History of the Hammermen of Glasgow; A Study typical of Scottish Craft Life and Organisation. By Harry Lumsden, LL.B., Clerk of the Trades House of...
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Glamis Castle; Its Origin and History with a Brief Account of the Early Church of the Parish, Rev. John Stirton, 1938
Glamis Castle; Its Origin and History with a Brief Account of the Early Church of the Parish. With Illustrations from photographs and drawings. By ...
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Life and Labour on an Aberdeenshire Estate 1735-1750, Henry Hamilton, 1946
Life and Labour on an Aberdeenshire Estate 1735-1750 (Being Selections from the Monymusk Papers). Transcribed and edited by Henry Hamilton, D.Litt....
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Inscriptions from the Shields or Panels of the Incorporated Trades in the Trinity Hall, Aberdeen, Andrew Jervise, 1863
Inscriptions from the Shields or Panels of the Incorporated Trades in the Trinity Hall, Aberdeen, Including Notices of the Antique Carved Oak Chair...
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Manners in Three Parts. Translated from the French, Francois-Vincent Toussaint, 1770
Manners in Three Parts. Translated from the French: SOLD Part I. Of Piety: including the love of God, and the Gratitude and Homage which we owe hi...
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The Concurrence & Unanimity Of the People Called Quakers, 1694
The Concurrence & Unanimity Of the People Called Quakers; In Owning and Asserting the principal Doctrines of the Christian Religion; Demonstrat...
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Photographic View Album of Aberdeen, Fold-out 'concertina' style book. c. 1900
Photographic View Album of Aberdeen. No Publisher noted. Good maroon cloth hardback with black cloth spine and gilt titles. Some bumping and wear t...
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The Book of Martyrs; or, the Acts and Monuments of the Christian Church; Being A Complete History of Martyrdom The Rev. John Fox, W. Gregory, 1815
The Book of Martyrs; or, the Acts and Monuments of the Christian Church; Being A Complete History of Martyrdom, from the Commencement of Christiani...
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The Trials of James, Duncan, and Robert MacGregor, Three Sons of the Celebrated Rob Roy, Before The High Court of Judiciary, in the Years 1752, 1753, and 1754. Published 1818
The Trials of James, Duncan, and Robert MacGregor, Three Sons of the Celebrated Rob Roy, Before The High Court of Judiciary, in the Years 1752, 175...
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A Scent of Water, Carl MacDougall. Illustrated by Alasdair Gray. 1975 Molendinar Press Hardback.
A Scent of Water, by Carl MacDougall. Illustrated by Alasdair Gray. SOLD A collection of 18 folk tales from both traditional and original sources, ...
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Roger Fry; A Biography, by Virginia Woolf, Hogarth Press, 1940 1st impression
Roger Fry; A Biography, by Virginia Woolf. Biography of the English painter and art critic, Roger Fry (1866-1934), who was a hugely influential fig...
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Jungle John; A Book of the Big-Game Jungles, John Budden, 1928
Jungle John; A Book of the Big-Game Jungles, by John Budden. Illustrated by Major-General H.J.P. Browne. A vintage jungle adventure yarn featuring ...
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Novels and Tales by the Earl of Beaconsfield. 8 volumes, 1881. Hughenden Edition
Novels and Tales by the Earl of Beaconsfield (The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli), with Portrait and Sketch of His Life. 8 volumes (missing 3 from th...
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The Deep, Peter Benchley, 1976, Andre Deutsch first edition
The Deep, by Peter Benchley (his follow-up novel to Jaws). Published by Andre Deutsch, London. 1976 First edition, first impression. A near fine sp...
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The Merry Muses of Caledonia, by Robert Burns. Edited by James Barke, Sydney Goodsir Smith & Contributions by J. DeLancey Ferguson, Valentina Bold & Bob Dewar, 2009 Luath Press edition
The Merry Muses of Caledonia, by Robert Burns. Edited by James Barke, and Sydney Goodsir Smith, with a Prefatory Note and some authentic Burns Text...
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A History Maker, Alasdair Gray, Signed and Numbered first edition 1994
A History Maker, by Alasdair Gray. A wonderful work by Alasdair Gray, probably the most important contributor to Scottish art and literature in mod...
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