Sultans of Aden
London: John Murray, 1968. First. Hardcover. 267 pp. ill. Early days of Aden and foreign rivalries for power in the area. More
London: John Murray, 1968. First. Hardcover. 267 pp. ill. Early days of Aden and foreign rivalries for power in the area. More
New York: Horace Liveright, 1931. First American. Hardcover. A study of native proverbs. 448 pp. The eminent anthropoligt writes his third book based on research into the customs and manners of the Moors. Incl index with Arabic text of the proverbs. More
Chicago IL: Contemporary Books, 1988. First. Hardcover. A young woman's 1,900 mile trek across the rooftop of the world. 236 pp, ill, end paper maps. Fine in like jacket. More
London: John Murray, 1904. First. Hardcover. 24 years of soldiering and sport. 440 pp. ill, folding maps. Author servied in the British Army throughout the empire and enjoyed great adventure both in war and in game fields throughout his career. VG in orig cloth, minor wea at corners, some wear..... More
London: John Murray, 1904. First. Hardcover. Twenty four years of soldiering and sport. 440 pp, ill, 2 folding maps. Author served in both India and Africa. Sketches of military life and incident and sporting adventures. VG in original gilt cloth with little wear at spine tips. More
London: Edward Arnold, 1907. First. Hardcover. Author is a keen observer and the book contains an account of the region vitally important to Britain as the meeting place of Russian and British interests in Asia. It is written in a lively and entertaining fashion, with a shrewd eye to the..... More
New York: GP Putnam's Sons, 1875. American. Hardcover. Observations on a tour from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus through the upper valleys of the Himalaya. 380 pp. LACKS THE MAP. Binding worn at corners and spine tips, fading spot lower front edge, rear board bubbling of cloth. READING COPY..... More
Kathmandu Nepal: Ratna Pustak Bhandar, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. Observations on a tour from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus through the upper valleys of the Himalaya. 379 pp. Simla, Chinese Tartary, Spiti, Tibet, Himalayan Alps. Zanskar, Kashmir and the Afghan border. More
London: George Allen Unwin, 1961. First. Hardcover. 190 pp, ill, end paper maps. Afghanistan as few people have seen it. Author managed to sneak into the country and to cross it (via the Hindu Kush) an amazing FIVE times. Near fine in like jacket. More
England: National Portrait Gallery, 1989. First Ltd 75 Copies. Half Leather. 248 pp, profuse b/w & col ill. Lovely production on heavy coated stock. #46 of only 75 copies. signed by wilson on second free end paper where he also numbered the copies. As new in orig binding in like..... More
Oxford: Clarendon Pres, 1928. First. Hardcover. An historical sketch from the earliest times to the beginning of the twentieth century. 322 pp, ill, lengthy bibliography, glossary, large pull out folding map in pocket inside rear cover, and index. Long respected work on the Gulf. VG+ and maybe even a little..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1976. First. Hardcover. 236 pp, ill, end paper maps. Capt Shakespear is a legend among the tribes of Central Arabia yet he was virtually unknown to the general public until this book came into print. While men like TE Lawrence and Philby knew of Shakepear, and while..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. Second. Hardcover. 321 pp, ill, end paper maps. The most famous contemporary figure in Arabia until Lawrence came on the scene. She was one of the first women to become involved in British military and wartime intelligence. Near fine in vg+ jacket. More
NY: Frederick Praeger, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover. in the years 1843-1845 to ascertain the fate of Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly. Edited & abridged with an intro by Guy Wint. 254 pp, ill. A semi diplomatic mission to discover the fate of two British Agents that had been sent by the..... More
Dehra Dun: Government of India, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. narrative of the report of the survey of India detachment with the DeFilippi Scientific expedition 1914. Printed at the office of the trigonometrical survey. 42 pp, ill., panoramas, 29 lithographed plates and two folding maps inserted in rear pocket. The Depsand..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1971. First. Hardcover. 277 pp, ill. index. The pioneer journeys of men like Bogle, Turner, Manning. Fine in near fine jacket. More
New York: Frederik A Praeger, 1969. First. Hardcover. A Political review of British, Chinese, Indian and Russian Rivalries. 423 pp, ill, two folding maps (one in text and one in rear). Contest for control of the Himalayas by China, India, Pakistan and the then Soviet Union. More
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1922. First. Hardcover. 320 pp, ill. The reminiscences of a Ghurka. Recalls serving under Lod Duffern, Lord Robets, Winston, Kitchener, Curzon, the third Afghan War General Dyer and Amristar, etc. VG in stamped grey cloth. More
London: Sampson Low, 1899. First. Orig. Gilt Cloth. Discovery, population, rsources, and present administration of the territory of the Nyassa Company. with a review of the Portuguese Rule on the East Coast of Africa. 295 pp. ill. Very large pull out folding map in original rear pocket. Unobtrusive Wendell Harris..... More
NY/London: Putnam's/Everett, 1906. First American. Hardcover. 2 volumes: 292 & 292 pp. One of the more detailed biographies. Penzer pp 213-332. Penzer spends more time on this on this title than any other, but considering the amount of criticism, it is likely because he was jealous. A lovely set in..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940. First. Hardcover. A trans-Himalayan Diary 1939. 108 pp, ill, large folding map in rear. Bear hunting in the trans-Himalaya, the road to Leh, Central Asian trade routes, Karakoram mountains and valleys and Baltistan plus index of stages, distances and heights. Laid inside front cover is an..... More
London: A&C Black, 1924. Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Painted by Major E Molyneux and described by Sir F Younghusband. 238 pp, 32 ill. in color. Double page b/w text map after list of ill. in front. Scenery, seasons, travel, Srinagar, valleys & places of interest, sport, people, history, products, peaks..... More
London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1858. First Edition. Full Leather. with notices of the country, government and people. Large format. 391 pp. 29 plates, 1 folding map inserted in rear. Eighteen months after the end of the Burmese War the King of Ava sent a mission to England and His..... More
London: John Murray, 1875. Second Edition Revised. Hardcover. the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms of the east, newly done into English. 444pp, profuse ill, folding maps. 606 pp, profuse ill, bibliography. Classic work on Marco Polo's travels. VG in orig. gilt cloth, frontis little loose in vol 1. A tremendous association..... More
NY: Scribner, 1926. First Amer Ed of Third Brit. Edition. Hardcover. the Venetian concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East. Translated and edited with notes by Col Sir Henry Yule. Two volumes. 462 pp, profuse ill, folding map in rear, other folding plates. 662 pp, ill, index, bibliography, folding..... More