London: Henry Frowde, 1903. First. Orig Self Closing Case. with examples of phrases and conversational sentences. 83 pp. In remarkably nice condition, showing almost no signs of use. All edges gilt. More about Notes on the Somali Language
London: Richard Bentley, 1863. First. Hardcover. 385 pp, ill, some tinted. Description of a long journey undertaken by the soldier. From the plains to Cashmere, a halt in the valley, into little Thibet, Kadak and the Monastery of Hemis, back to the valley and home again. Also a chapter on... More about Diary of A Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet
London: Longman's Green, 1905. New Impression. Hardcover. a narrative of recent travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit and the adjoining countries. 528 pp, ill. One page with tear and slight loss of paper otherwise a VG+ copy. More about Where Three Empires Meet
MYsore: U Koul. Seventh. Orig Soft Covers. 117 pp, ill, folding map.End paper maps. Popular and lovely guide book. VG+ in original blank wraps with original colored printed dust wrapper. An unusual item in very nice condition considering both age and type of binding. There is no chipping whatsoever to... More about Srinagar and Its Environs
Srinagar, Kashmir: P Vishni Nath, 1942. First. Orig Printed Still Board Cover. 149 pp, ill. on coated paper, index, large folding map in rear. VG in original printed stiff board covers. More about Beautiful Valleys of Kashmir
Portland OR: Oregon Historical Society, 1972. First in English. Hardcover. Report of a journey made to explore Eastern Siberia in 1735-1741 by order of the Russian Imperial government. 375 pp, ill, end paper maps, text maps. Nicely printed on heavy coated stock. Fine. More about Explorations of Kamchatka
London: Faber & Faber, 1938. First English. Hardcover. Journeys in Disguide through Soviet Central Asia. 271 pp, ill, index, two large folding maps in rear. The author was a reviewer of travel books and himself a great modern explorer. He fell in love with Central Asia and took a great... More about Alone through the Forbidden Land
London: Routledge, 1968. First. Hardcover. Studies in social history. 347 pp. A study of how the various religions of India, and reactions of various practitioners helped shape history. VG+ in vg dj. More about Western India in the Nineteenth Century
Calcutta: Thacker Spink, 1882. First in English. Hardcover. (Eastern or Chinese Turkestan). Historial and geographical sketch of the country, its military strength, industries and trade. 255 pp, ill. One of the earliest and rarest works on this still little known mystical region. A surprisingly VG+ copy in original brown cloth... More about Kashgaria
New Delhi: Manjusri, 1973. First English #239 of 1,000. Hardcover. 102 pp, ill, bibliography in rear. Part of the Biblioteca Himalaya series. #239 of 1,000 copies. Biographical sketch of Theo Sorenson and his first journeys to Tibet in 1909, his second on 1918 and his third in 1921 and his... More about A Norwegian Traveller in Tibet
London: Richard Bentley, 1857. Simpson, William. First. Hardcover. Historical and military ... from authentic documents and from notes taken by several officers serving on the staff of her Majesty's commissioner with the Ottoman Army in Asia Minor. 344 pp. Pull out folding map in rear pocket. TOGETHER WITH The Fortress... More about Narrative of the Defence of Kars
Lahore Pakistan: Al-Biruni, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. 528 pp. Lal was a great traveller, a brilliant diplomat and reputed author: the first Kashmiri to learn English and the first Indian to educate his daughter in England. He started travelling early in life, through Khorasan, Iran, Baluchistan, Punjab, Sind and Northern India... More about Travels in the Punjab, Afghanistan and Turkistan to Balk Bokhara
London/ NY: Routledge, 1986. First American. Hardcover. 353 pp.Nepal, Tibet, Opening of Sikkim, Curzon's Tibetan policy. Younghusband Mission. Notes, bibliography, index. Fine in near fine dj. More about British India and Tibet 1766-1910
London: Robert Hale, 1946. First. Hardcover. The Journey to the World's End. 402 pp. End paper maps. An interesting biographical and historical narrative. Near fine. More about Alexander of Macedon
NY: Doubleday Doran, 1940. First. Hardcover. 389 pp, end paper maps. In the 13th century the sons and grandsons of Ghengis Khan set out to complete the conquests started by their father/grandfather. The barbaric Mongolian horse nomads ruthlessly dictated over a great part of the world. A riveting historical narrative... More about The March of the Barbarians
Woodridge, Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 1989. First. Hardcover. A Plantsman's Paradise, 516 pp, profuse color & b/w ill, end paper maps. Author has a long and distinguished career as a plantsman. He has travelled worldwide to study the world's flora. As a result of his travels in China, he is... More about Travels in China
NT: Doubleday Page, 1905. First American. Hardcover. An account of central Lhasa and the country and people of Central Tibet and of the progress of the mission sent there by the English government in the year 1903-1904. Intro by Capt Younghusband. 484 pp, ill. More about The Opening of Tibet
Oxford: Calarendon Press, 1899. First. Hardcover. 206 pp. Volume in the rulers of India series. Interesting biography. VG only in orig. blue cloth. Wear at spine tips and corners. More about Babar
Ca: Star Press, 1918. August 1916 Edition. Orig Printed Stiff Wraps. by Pandit Man Mohan Lal Langar, Motamid Darbar - Kashmir State. 208 pp, folding map at fron and at rear, + 1 folding plan in text. Hints for visitors, routes, descriptions of valleys and cities, arts and industries, sport... More about A Handy Guide to Kashmir
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1860. First. Hardcover. with wild sports in the valley of the Indus. 2 vol: 300 & 306 pp, ill. Author had just returned from India when we was requested by the Meer to return. His long residence and knowledge of the area is imparted in the... More about Narrative of a Residence in the Court of Meer Ali Moorad
Boston: Little Brown, 1930. First. Hardcover. 370 pp, end paper maps. The whole empire of Ghengis Khan was Tartary. Manchuria, Mongolia, the Pamirs and Tien Shan have also been considered part of Tartary. The barbaric hordes that broke through Central Asian barriers to the east and west were considered Tartars... More about High Tartary
NY: Delacorte Press, 1968. First. Hardcover. Asia as seen through the eyes of its discoverers. 340 pp, bibliography, text map. Deco end papers. VG+-near fine in vg+ dj. Dramatic first hand accounts of history with lucid introductions. More about Silks, Spices and Empire
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1919. Second. Orig stiff Printed Boards. under the command of General Sir Edmund HH Allenby. July 1917 - October 1918. Compiled from official sources. Second edition. Contains the order of battle and campaign maps for the front of which Lawrence's campain was an important part... More about A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force
England: Golden Cockerell Press, 1942. First Ltd 500 Copies OBrien A 234. Half Leather. 62 pp, #194 of 500 copies. OBrien A234. TE Lawrence's letters to H S Ede 1927-1935. Foreword and running commentary by H S Ede. Near fine in orig half morocco binding. More about Shaw-Ede
England: Whittington Press, 1988. Richard Kennedy. First Ltd 80 Copies. Full Leather. With a compantary by ET Leeds, edited and with an introduction by JM Wilson, with a memoir of ET Leeds by DB Harden and illustrated with line drawings by Richard Kennedy. Book is 140 pp. There is a.... More about TE Lawrence to E T Leeds
