Books & Ephemera

(Arabia, Middle East, Islam, Travel), Augustus Ralli: 'Christians at Mecca', London, Heinemann, 1909, 1st edition, frontis + 10 plates from photos...

St John Philby: 'The Heart of Arabia, A Record of Travel and Exploration', London, Constable, 1922, 1st edition, 2 volumes, plan of Riyadh, plus 2...

T.E. Lawrence: 'The Seven Pillars of Wisdom', London, Jonathan Cape, 1935, 1st trade edition, folding maps, portraits and plates as called for, 4t...

Wilfred Thesiger: 'Arabian Sands', London, Longmans, 1959, 1st edition, illustrations from photos and maps as called for (including folding map in...

T.E. Lawrence, "Lawrence of Arabia", five titles by or relating to him, comprising 'The Mint', London, Jonathan Cape, 1955, 1st edition, original ...

Bertram Thomas: 'The Arabs. The life-story of a people who have left their deep impress on the world', London, Thornton Butterworth, 1937, 1st edi...

Wilfred Thesiger: 'Desert, Marsh and Mountain. The World of a Nomad', London, Collins, 1979, 1st edition, signed by Thesiger to title page, profus...

Wilfred Thesiger: 'Arabian Sands', London, Longmans, 1960, 2nd impression, signed by author to FFEP, folding map of the Empty Quarter in rear pock...

A.V. Williams Jackson: 'Persia Past and Present. A Book of Travel and Research', New York, Macmillan, 1906, 1st edition, large folding map of Pers...

(North Africa, The Maghreb, Travel), Budgett Meakin, 3 titles: 'The Moorish Empire - The Land of the Moors - The Moors', London, Swan Sonnenschein...

An 1818 document registering the birth of a slave, Cape Town, 1818, as the property of ''Mr Johannes Theodorus Vlotman''. A female infant named Ca...

An 1826 document registering the birth of a slave, Cape Town, 1826, as the property of ''Samuel Bailey Esqr.''. A female infant named Regina 2nd, ...

An 1828 document registering the birth of a slave, Cape Town, 1828, as the property of ''Mrs Elisabeth Fredried Petronella Kirsten''. A male infan...

A Certificate registering the sale of a slave, Cape Town, 1833. Jupiter, a male slave, age 48, born in Mozambique, a cook, as the property of Mr C...

(Africa, Travel, Exploration), Lieut. Boyd Alexander: 'From the Niger to the Nile', London, Edward Arnold, 1907, 1st edition, 2 volumes, 3 large f...

Henry Morton Stanley: 'In Darkest Africa: or, The Quest , Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria', London, Sampson Low, 1890, 1st edit...

Count Joseph Potocki: 'Sport in Somaliland', London, Rowland Ward, 1900, 1st edition in English, limited edition (32/200), numbered and signed by ...

Henry Morton Stanley: 'Through the Dark Continent', London, Newnes, 1899, 2 volumes, large folding map + numerous maps, plates and ills. in text a...

Ella Robertson Christie: 'Through Khiva to Golden Samarkand. The Remarkable Story of a Woman's Adventurous Journey Alone Through the Deserts of Ce...

James Grant: 'Cassell's Illustrated History of India', London, Cassell, Petter & Galpin, c.1880, 2 volumes, profusely illustrated with full page a...

Murray's Handbook of the Bombay Presidency. With an Account of Bombay City.', London, John Murray, 1881, 2nd edition, 4 folding maps as called for...

(China, Silk Road, Travel) Colonel Henry Yule: 'The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East', London...

Shanghai Defence Force, China, a 1920's photograph album containing approximately 170 snapshot photographs in total, approximately 100 of which de...

John Chalmers: 'An account of the structure of Chinese characters under 300 primary forms : after the Shwoh-wan, 100 A.D., and the phonetic Shwoh-...

JMW Silver: 'Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs', London, Day and Son, 1867, 1st edition, chromolithograph title page and 27 chromolithograp...

A collection of circa early/earlier 20th Century Japanese illustrated woodblock printed books etc NB description amended, books probably dating fr...

[The City of Yokohama]: 'Yokohama Reconstructed 1929', photograph album documenting the reconstruction of Yokohama after the great earthquake of S...

'Nine-and-Twenty Stray Doggerels. From Borneo / by a jongleur.', Kuching [Sarawak], printed for the author at the Government Printing Office, 1929...

Washington Irving: 'A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus', London, John Murray, 1828, 1st edition, 4 volumes, engraved foldin...

'The Journals of Captain James Cook on his Voyage of Discovery', edited J.C. Beaglehole, C.U.P. for the Hakluyt Society, 1968-1974, 4 volumes in 5...

Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), oblong folio volume of engravings by the Danish neo classicist sculptor and medallist Bertel Thorvaldsen, who spen...

A late 19th Century photograph album containing approx 50 large mounted albumen print photographs of Rome, including Vatican; Colosseum; Forum; Ba...

A late 19th Century photograph album containing approx 100 large mounted albumen topographical and architectural views, the vast majority Sicily, ...

Five circa late 19th Century photograph albums, mainly Italy, Rome, Southern Europe, including album of 24 large mounted albumen photos of Venice ...

Four large Victorian photograph albums, containing a total of over 400 mounted albumen and other topiographical and architectural views, many by J...

Two late 19th/early 20th Century photograph albums containing 160 mainly large mounted topographical and architectural views of Switzerland, Franc...

A Victorian photograph album containing approx. 100 albumen and other photos 1887-1892, topographical and architectural views of Belgium, Ireland,...

(Ireland), 'The Irish tourist's illustrated handbook for visitors to Ireland in 1852', London & Dublin, 1852, 3rd edition, 6 folding maps + engrav...

Rev. F.O. Morris: 'A series of Picturesque views of seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland', William Mackenzie, 1880, 6 ...

Samuel Lewis: 'A Topographical Dictionary of England', London, S. Lewis & Co., 1831, 4 volumes, 45 engraved maps, including folding plan of London...

KENSINGTON - Edward DAW (publisher), 'Map of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, delineating its Ecclesiastical & Parochial Divisions 1879...

A solicitors vintage metal trunk containing 50+ 19th & early 20th Century vellum leases, conveyances etc, mainly London, Middlesex etc, many with ...

A collection of volumes relating to London and environs, including 'County of London Plan', Macmillan, 1943, numerous plates, folding maps/plans e...

A large collection of volumes relating to London and environs, including Sharpe: 'London and the Kingdom', 1894-95, 3 volumes, uniform orig. cloth...

A large collection of volumes relating to London and environs, including 'The Endowed Charities of the City of London', M. Sherwood, 1829, old hal...

James Branwhite French: 'Walks in Abney Park. With Life-Photographs of Ministers and other Public Men whose names are found there...with plan of t...

George Henderson: 'The Popular Rhymes, Sayings, and Proverbs of the County of Berwick; with Illustrative Notes', Newcastle-On-Tyne, David Wilson e...

Topography, including Murray's Handbooks for Travellers Greece, 1872, 4th edn revised, 12 maps/plates/plans, mostly folding, and Syria & Palestine...

(Dartmoor) A collection of fifteen books about Dartmoor. Including: St Leger-Gordon, 'Dartmoor', 1953; Harris, 'Industrial Archeology of Dartmoor'...

Murrays Hand-Book Eastern Counties 1875, 2nd edition revised, folding map in rear pocket as called for, plus 8 other Murrays Hand-Books including ...

(Topography, Oxford & Cambridge etc) Thomas Wright (of Trinity College Cambridge) & William Bartlett: 'The History & Topography of the County of E...

A collection of titles on urban planning and development, land and housing economics, urban form, architecture, including Mark Stevens 'Land Rush'...

Collection topography, including Edward Mogg: 'Paterson's Roads; Being an Entirely Original and Accurate Description of all the Direct and Princip...

Dorothy C. Dowsett: 'Dunmow Through the Ages', Letchworth Printers, [1970], frontis + ills. from photographs etc throughout, original cloth gilt, ...

(Suffolk) Vincent Burrough Redstone: 'The Annals of Wickham Market and other papers. A Contribution towards a History of Wickham Market.', Woodbri...

(Diss) - Two volumes of MJ Armstrong 'History & Antiquities of the County of Norfolk', Clacklose hundred and Depwade/Diss/Earsham, bound and disbo...

Armstrong 'History & Antiquities of the County of Norfolk', 1781, 4 odd volumes, including vol. V Freebridge Lynn, Freebridge Marshland, and Gallo...

[Mostyn John Armstrong]: 'History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk. Volume VII. Containing the Hundreds of Happing, Henstead, Holt, Humble...

[Mostyn John Armstrong]: 'History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk. Volume I. Containing...The Hundreds of Blofield, Brothercross and Clac...

Hamon le Strange & Lord Amherst of Hackney: 'History of Union Lodge, Norwich, No. 52. By two of its past masters, Lord Amherst of Hackney, Past Gr...