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The Story of Mahajanaka is a work authored by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, presenting his own retelling of one of the Jātaka tales concerni...

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 Hermits by Charles Kingsley is a series of engaging historical and biographical sketches exploring the lives of early Christian ascetic...

The Grey Brethren and Other Fragments in Prose and Verse by Michael Fairless is a reflective and quietly evocative work blending prose and ...

Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson is an early and influential example of the epistolary novel, written in the form of letter...

Lao Buddha: The Image and Its History by Somkiart Lopetcharat Thai (ไทย) พระพุทธรูปลาว: ภาพและประวัติโดย สมเกียรติ โลเปชารัตน์(Phra Phuttha Rup Lao...

A substantial and scholarly late-Victorian study of Scottish ecclesiastical silver. Rev. Thomas Burns’s Old Scottish Communion Plate (1892) remains...

A rare and fascinating polyglot devotional volume, Preces S. Niersis Clajensis presents the prayers of Saint Nerses IV the Gracious (Nerses of Lamb...

Liturgia Graeca – Biblos tēs dēmosias euchēs tēs Ekklēsias Anglikanēs kai tōn Psalmon tou Dauiḏ (The Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England...

A scholarly early 18th century Latin edition of the first six books of Euclid’s Elements, the foundation of classical geometry. Edited and correcte...

The Ladies Calling. Edinburgh: James Glen, 1675. First Scottish Edition. The Ladies Calling (first published London, 1673 and attributed to Richard...

A desirable copy in the respected Musica Scotica series of scholarly editions of Early Scottish Music, published under the general editorship of Dr...

A smart copy of this in-depth study of the musical history and repertory of Orvieto Cathedral during the Renaissance, richly supported in the conte...

This five‑volume set showcases the writings of Hugh Miller (1802–1856), the celebrated Scottish stonemason‑turned‑geologist, author, and lay theolo...

Humphrey Prideaux’s The Old and New Testament Connected is a major 17th–18th century work of biblical historiography, first published in 1715–17. A...

Published at the close of the Second Boer War, Heroes and Gentlemen (1902) records the front-line impressions of the Rev. Robert M’Clelland, Presby...

This is a deluxe 1867 edition of The Imitation of Christ, the enduring Christian devotional attributed to Thomas à Kempis, one of the most widely r...

A substantial and handsomely presented 1769 first edition of A Greek and English Lexicon to the New Testament by John Parkhurst — a foundational 18...

This 1832 first edition of Origines Liturgicae presents the first volume of Rev. William Palmer’s scholarly exploration of the origins and developm...

An interesting exploration of the world of books and reading in Ancient Greece and Rome by Frederic G. Kenyon, Late director and Principal Libraria...

An interesting and well produced book from the Shell Transport and Trading Company, Limited, marking their Diamond Jubilee. Based on their famous s...

An original typescript thesis for a Doctor of Divinity Degree at Durham University. Almost certainly a unique document of considerable depth in ter...

A set of 4 interesting and attractive Japanese tourist guides, comprising: Tourist Library No. 8; What is Shinto?, by Genchi Kato, 1935, 73pp;  Tou...

A fascinating unpublished typescript journal of an 1839 voyage undertaken by Agnes Paterson from Scotland (nee Aird, 1809-1893). An introductory No...

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

A very smart set of 3 George Bernard Shaw works, all uniformly rebound in stylish modern cloth bindings. Comprising: Cashel Byron's Profession, Rev...

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

The Scots Magazine was found in 1739, and claims to be the world's oldest magazine still in publication today (although with gaps in its publicatio...

A beautifully produced book featuring a tale by American writer, James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), primarily a writer of fantasy fiction. This story...

Historical and philosophical novel by Walter Pater, first published in 1885, and set in 161–177 AD, in the Rome of the Antonines. Marius the Epicur...

Oxford Early Christian Texts; Athenagoras; Legatio and De Resurrectione. Edited and translated by William R.Schoedel. Provenance; from the library ...

A Victorian Manuscript Book of Transcribed Poetry and Verse, 1852-1898. An interesting book of transcribed handwritten poetry by a variety of poets...

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

Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), was an English professor, writer, clergyman, social reformer, historian and poet. He was one of first to embrace Char...

The Megalithic European; The 21st century Traveller in Prehistoric Europe, by Julian Cope. A very personal journey across Europe by Julian Cope, fo...

Reminiscences of The Monks of St Giles (Founded 1852); Volume First. Various contributors from St Giles in Edinburgh. A very good copy of this scar...