Indian Musicians (Hand-written on margin)
No Binding. c 1870. Original photograph of 5 musicians some with instruments.
Travel Asia
Indian Temple
No Binding. Original photograph c 1890 of an Indian Temple. 29 x 21.5 cm on mount 48 x 34 cm.
Jojulla Mountain, Scind Valley
No Binding. Original photograph c 1890 of mountains in the Scind Valley. 29 x 21.5 cm on mount 48 x 34 cm.
Malayan Agriculture. Handbook compiled by Department of Agriculture, F.N.S and S.S
1922. Hardcover. pp 248, illustrated. Frontispiece tipped in. Original pictorial boards.
Temple of Maitani (the sun)Vale of Cashmere
No Binding. c 1870. Original photograph of ruins in Kashmir.
Turky in Asia Map
1777. Unbound. c 1777. An early hand-coloured engraved map, showing Cyprus, Candia, Syria,Arabic, Eyraca, Curdistan, Armenia, Aladulia, Carmania, Turkomania, Natolia, border with Turky in Europe, Constantinople, Amasia, Georgia and Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea. An illustrated name plate shows a building and two Turks. Tear at bottom of fold and.....
View of river and town in the Punjab
No Binding. Original photograph c 1890 of a town and riverin the Punjab. 29 x 21.5 cm on mount 48 x 34 cm.
View on the Jhetam River, Srinigar, Kashmir
No Binding. Original photograph c 1890 of buildings and boats on the Jhetam River in the vale of Kashmir (Cashmere). 29 x 21.5 cm on mount 48 x 34 cm.
World Map in 3 Figures Map
Edinburgh: McIntyre. Unbound. c. 1780s. Original coloured, engraved, hemisphere map of the world depicting three views of Africa, Asia, New Hollande (Australia) & America. Free-floating but protected by mount & mylar.Size of image 310mm x 189mm, with mat, 460mm x 355mm. A very handsome map.
A Voyage Round the World
Boston: Henry Hoyt, 1871. Hardcover. pp. 152. Frontispiece, original cloth, aeg. A fine copy in the original cloth.
A Compendium of Ancient and Modern Geography - For the Use of Eton School
London: The Author, 1839. Cloth. pp.vii,643-650+22 blanks. Early green cloth, folding frontispiece of the Solar System. Australasian content.
Temples and Elephants, the Narrative of a Journey of Exploration Through Upper Siam and Lao
London: Sampson Low, 1884. 1st Edition. Half Calf. pp xvi, 438. complete with 2 coloured plates, all engravings, illustrations and folded map. Half calf with decorative gilt spine. Some wear to extremities. Neat gilt stamp on front board. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Foxing to title page, otherwise good...
A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule
Calcutta: W. Newman, 1896. Original Cloth. Complete in 3 volumes, original brown cloth hardcover, Crest (gilt on front board) and title pages, gilt lettering on spine, slight foxing but otherwise very good set.
Hannah Riddell. An Englishwoman in Japan.
Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle & Company, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 215 pp, photographic plates. Riddell was a late 19th C missionary who worked extensively with lepers, eventually working independently of the other missionaries.
Life of General Sir William Napier, K.C.B. 2 Volumes
London: John Murray, 1864. Half Calf. 2 Volumes. Vol I, pp vii, 556, frontis (portrait) ; pp v, 578, frontis (portrait). Half calf and marbled boards. Some rubbing to leather. Small gilt crest to lower spines, no other markings. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Some foxing to prelim pages only.....
A Vagabond in Asia
London: Greening & Co., 1900. Cloth. pp 294, map and illustrations, red cloth binding with gilt, in good condition, a very nice copy.
Island of Bali with an Album of Photography By Rose Covarrubia
London: Cassell, 1937. Original Cloth. pp 417, x, folding map, illustrations, some stamps including gilt stamp on front board.
Geographie Moderne, Historique et Politique Map
Paris. Unbound. c. 1790. Orig, hand-coloured engraved French map of the Eastern Hemisphere, showing Asia, Africa , Europe & Australia. Plate No. 9. Surrounded by ornate b&w boarder of scrolls & flowers and two panels of text Image size, 555mm x 385mm, full size 650mm x 490mm. Freefloating & protected.....
Chiushingura; or The Loyal League, A Japanese Romance
London: Allen & Co., 1880. Pictorial Cloth. pp xiii, 202, black, white & blue plates. pictorial cloth with gilt , good condition.
The Tribes or My Frontier. An Indian Naturalists Foreign Policy
Calcutta, London: Thacker, Sprink & Co, 1883. MACRE, F C. Half Morocco. pp. 216. b&w illustrations throughout incl. frontis & title page. Contemp burgandy half morrocco and green cloth boards. Neat gilt stamp on spine and frontboard. Aiken was an officer in the Indian Army during the Afgan War, and.....
The Story of a Soldier's Life or Peace, War and Mutiny
London: Sampson Low, 1881. Original Cloth. 2 vols. Two coloured frontispieces. Contemporary half morocco. Neat gilt stamps to front board and spine. A handsome copy of this rare work covering the entire campaign in Turkey and the Crimea. Battles of Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman and Sebastepole. An account of the Indian.....
Ceylon in 1893 Describing the Progress of the island Since 1803, Its Present Agricultural and Commercial Enterprises, and Its Unequalled Attractions to Visitors, with Useful Statistical Information, Specially Prepared MAP, and Upwards of One Hundred ...
London: John Haddon, 1893. Original Pictorial Cloth. Pp. 491, xv, Frontispiece, illustrations & large folding colored map in rear pocket complete, foxing on foreedge of book, erased stamp on front board, and stamp obliterated from title page with a little loss.
Rifle and Romance in the Indian Jungle; a Record of Thirteen Years
London: Bodley Head, 1905. First Edition. Original Cloth. pp. xii, 404, Illustrations, photos. Original green cloth, gilt spine titles and gilt image, lion's head, to front boards. Hinges weakening and tape repaired on the inside but binding still firm. Edgewear and some rubbing to boards. Signatures to ffep.
Pirates of the Eastern Seas (1618-1723). A lurid page of history.
London: Sampson Lowe, Marston & Co, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. xv, 336 pp, frontispiece, 7 plates, original cloth, dust jacket. An account of pirating and notable pirates in the Indian and Asian seas by Charles Grey, a retired soldier living in Lahore. Scarce with dust jacket.
Lines from my Log-books
Edinburgh: Douglas, 1898. Original Cloth. Pp. xii, 412. Frontispiece, vignette & 9 plates & 1 double-page map. . Neat gilt stamps to front board and spine. Naval Action. Sebastopol. China. India etc) A good copy in original cloth.