A Relation of Apparitions of Spirits, in the Principality of Wales;
[JONES Edmund] 1702-1793
AS RARE AS HEN'S TEETH! A book of notorious rarity and a most interesting text. First edition, in contemporary worn half calf over green marbled boards, corners & edges bumped & worn. Spine, gilt tooling & titles, worn at edges. Internally,…
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer
[SASSOON Siegfried] 1886-1967
Signed by the author, and with his Wellington boot footnote and his initial. [SASSOON Siegfried] 1886-1967 Limited Edition, Signed and with drawing by Sassoon. In blue cloth, faded at spine, gilt titles. Internally, limitation leaf, half title,…
Chorographia Britanniae Chorographia Britanniæ. : or, A new set of maps of all the counties in England and Wales: to which are prefix'd the following general maps,
BADESLADE Thomas
Complete with all forty six double page maps First edition, 1742, in contemporary speckled boards, edges repaired. Re-backed, to style, raised bands, gilt titles & tooling. Internally, double page engraved title and dedication pages, and forty…
The Arab War Confidential Information for General Headquarters from Gertrude Bell being despatches reprinted from the Secret Arab Bulletin""
BELL Gertrude [Lowthian] 1868-1926
An edition limited to 500 copies. In quarter Niger over cloth, faded at edges, corners bumped slightly. Spine, faded, raised bands, gilt tooling, rubbed. Internally, [2], 3-50 pp, [1], [1] limitation, bound by S&S, London, t.e.g., remainder…
Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys, Collected During His Travels in the East
BURCKHARDT John Lewis 1784-1817
one of the most laborious
AEI Arabia Egypt India A Narrative of Travel
BURTON Isabel [Lady] 1831-1896
First edition, complete and in Very Good condition. In the original pictorial gilt silver cloth, bevelled edges, corners rubbed. Spine, gilt and silver tooling & titles. Internally, half title, frontis, [7], (viii) only, 488 pp, 12 pls, 2…
Falconry in the Valley of the Indus
BURTON Richard F [Francis] Sir 1821-1890
A nice copy of a rare falconry title by the famous explorer. Re-backed in navy blue goatskin over original embossed purple cloth boards, corners bumped. Spine, gilt tooling & titles, raised bands. Internally, half title, frontis, [7],…
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Mecca
BURTON Richard F [Sir] 1821-1890
First edition, 1855, complete, 18 plates, including maps, plans, coloured & tinted lithographs. Three octavo volumes, in modern half red morocco over red marbled boards, some blind tooling. Spines, raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt titles to…
To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative
BURTON Richard F 1821-1890. and CAMERON Verney Lovett 1844-1894
First edition, 2 coloured maps & 1 coloured plate 2 volumes in brown half morocco (by H Southeran), over green marbled boards, gilt tooling, some wear to extremities. Spines, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Interiors; Vol 1, half title,…
Britannia: sive Florentissimorum Regnorum, Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae, et insularum adiacentium ex intima antiquitate Chorographica descriptio;
CAMDENO Guilielmo [CAMDEN William] 1551-1623
First German Edition 1640 In contemporary glazed panelled calf, decorative blind tooling, corners worn. Re-backed, raised bands, gilt titles to black calf label. Internally, MS note in Latin, title page in red & black inks, [16], 671, [1], [2],…
Britannia Baconica, or the Natural Rarities of England Scotland & Wales According as they are to be Found in Every Shire
CHILDREY J [Joshua] 1625-1670
British Counties historically explained. First edition, second issue, in nineteenth century speckled calf by W. Brown of Bath, some blind tooling. Spine, raised bands, blind tooling. gilt titles to red calf labels. Internally, [12], [18], 184…
The Story of the Malakand Field Force An episode of Frontier War
CHURCHILL Winston L Spencer 1874-1965
VG, First edition, 2nd issue of Winston's 1st book In the original green cloth, gilt title, corners & edges rubbed. Spine, a little soiled, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, half title, frontis, [7], (viii-xiv), [2], [2] errata, 336 pp, (32)…
Painting As A Pastime
CHURCHILL Winston S [Spencer Sir] 1875-1965
Presentation copy, signed by Churchill (the Painter) on the front free end paper. With a TLS from Churchill's secretary laid in. [1948] First edition in book form. Original fawn cloth lettered in gilt on front cover & spine. Minimal foxing to…
Ian Hamilton's March Together with extracts from the Diary of Lieutenant H Frankland a prisoner of war at Pretoria
CHURCHILL Winston Spencer 1874-1965
A sequel to 'London to Ladysmith'? First edition, first issue. Original red cloth, gilt stamped front board and spine, with blind double-rule border around gilt on front. Head and tail caps of cloth are moderately bumped, spine is somewhat…
Travels in Arabia Deserta
DOUGHTY Charles M [Montague] 1843-1926
The First and Indispensable Work Upon the Arabs of the Desert Two volumes in their gilt pictorial green cloth. Spines, lacquered & re-backed with original back strips preserved, gilt titles. Vol 1, half title, [5], (vi-xx), 623 pp, map…