London. The Illustrated London News. November 13, 1886. Four engravings on a single newspaper leaf (pp. 535-536), one half page, unrelated text on the verso, marginal browning, in very good condition. Fine wood engravings by the artist William Simpson (1823-1899), famous for his work as an official war artist. The..... More
[New York.]: [Hunt & Eaton]. [circa 1900]. Printed map in colour, railways shown, elevation with hachures, central fold, 28.8 x 23 cm, 32 x 26.8 cm (sheet), Afghanistan and surrounding countries including modern day Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikstan as well as India and China, outer corners creased, slight..... More
Paris. L'Hachette & Co., (circa 1850s). Lithograph, 28.5 x 40.1cm, old folds, page browned and spotted, two professionally sealed tears, in sound condition. Appealing nineteenth-century view from Darjeeling in the eastern Himalayas. Alexandre de Bar was known for his atmospheric engravings and views and as an illustrator. When referring to..... More
London. Printed for Sir Richard Phillips. 1823. First English edition. Translated from German. Black and white lithograph plate 'Sepulchral Monument of a Kirgese Chief', iv + 112pp, Modern papercovered boards, leather title label on spine, edges uncut. Some foxing mainly at edges and on first and last leaves, but generally..... More
London. Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., 1876. xi + 253 pages and publisher's advertisement, original cloth, gilt title and spine, sunned and a trifle worn, corners bumped, the text with occasional spotting, mainly affecting prelims and fore-edges, in good condition. With the signature of A. Wellesley Farley. James Lewis Farley (1823-1885)..... More
London. Routledge. 1928. 2 volumes. Volume I: Double page map, xliv + 387pp. Volume II: viii + 406pp, publisher's catalogue at rear, index. Spines lightly faded, occasional light foxing, book plate front paste down of volume I, very good. The Broadway Traveller's Series. When referring to this item please quote..... More
Gotha. Perthes, Justus. 1883. Engraved map, original hand colouring (mostly in outline), 32.8 x 40.9 cm; 38.7 x 47.4 cm (sheet), text in German, central fold, plate mark, marginal toning, the map in very good condition. Highly detailed map of Central Asia in an historic period. Centred on East Turkestan..... More
Paris. Hachette. 1867. Abridged Edition. Translated from English by E.D. Forgues. Folding black and white map "Carte du Turkestan pour servir aux voyages D'Arminius Vambery", xxvii + 263pp. heavily foxed first and last leaves with some occasional spotting throughout. 19th century quarter cloth binding, attractive marbled paper boards, cloth stained..... More