India
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1954 The Chronology of Modern Hyderabad 1720-1890Not Stated: 1954The first edition of this detailed and rich history of Hyderabad, looking at the city from 1720 to 1890, illustrated with many folding tables and monochrome plates.
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1832 Pen and Pencil Sketches, Being the Journal of a Tour in IndiaLondon: 1832The first edition of Captain Godfrey Mundy's detailed account of his time in India with the British Army, illustrated with many plates illustrated by the author.
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1843 The History of IndiaLondon: 1843The scarce second edition of Mountstuart Elphinstone's fascinating and incredibly detailed 'The History of India', complete in two volumes, with one folding map.
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1837 Adventures During a Journey Overland to IndiaLondon: 1837A complete second edition of Thomas Skinner's enlighenting travel work, documenting his time travelling overland across to India, illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume.
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1894 Atlas of India Containing Sixteen Maps & Complete IndexEdinburgh and London: 1894A very scarce first edition of this sought after atlas looking in depth at the geography of India, illustrated with sixteen colour folding maps. With an introduction by Sir William Wilson Hunter.
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1995 The Indian Foreign Office its Properties and Art ObjectsIndia: 1995A scarce work looking at the properties and art owned by the Ministry of External Affairs on India, both in India and abroad. Illustrated in colour throughout.
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Sold1934 Himalayan WandererLondon: 1934The first edition of this illustrated account of Charles Bruce's life on the Himalayas, Bruce being the man who led the second and third British expeditions to Mount Everest.
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Letters of MarqueNew York: 1899A copy of a collection of articles by Rudyard Kipling looking at Indian history and politics, illustrated, in a signed binding by Delrue.
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c1931 My Sketch Book in the Shiny Snaffles Payne 2nd Ed Dustwrapper Colour IllustratedLondon: c1931A second edition copy of this copiously illustrated work on field sports and hunting in India, by Snaffles. Rare in the dust wrapper.
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1912 Lotus Buds Amy Wilson-Carmichael Octavo Edition Presbyterian IllustratedLondon: 1912A charming and copiously illustrated work containing charming accounts of children in Southern India, observed and recorded by the renowned Protestant missionary Amy Carmichael.
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1859 Curry and Rice on Forty Plates Our Station in India G F Atkinson Second EdLondon: 1859A profusely illustrated work regarding India in the nineteenth century. Providing a somewhat satirical insight into the colonies in occupied India. This is the second edition of this work, and is held in the publisher's original binding.
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1827 Personal Narrative Journey India to England Keppel Vol II IllustratedLondon: 1827A second edition copy of the second volume of George Keppel's fascinating account of his travels from India to England.
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1914 Gladdening River Manuel First Edition Folding Maps Illustrated PresbyterianLondon: 1914An uncommon first edition copy of this fascinating study of the influence of the 'Young Men's Guild' of the Church of Scotland in the Eastern Himalayas.
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1886 2vol A Travers L'Empire Britannique (1883-1884) Hubner FrenchParis: 1886A French edition of Count Joseph Alexander Hübner's fascinating account of his extensive travels throughout the British Empire in the years 1883 and 1884.
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1799 An Historical Disquisition Concerning India W Robertson Third EditionLondon: 1799A beautifully bound third edition copy of this important historical work on India. Penned by a prominent Scottish historian whose contributions to the field of history were significant.
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1863 The Andaman Islanders by Frederic Mouat Very Scarce Folding MapLondon: 1863The first edition of this extremely scarce travel work, complete with four plates and a fold out map.
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1845 An Accompaniment to Mitchells Map of the World On Mercators ProjectionPhiladelphia: 1845A companion volume to Mitchell's 'Map of The World'.
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1853 Memorials of Indian Government Henry St.George Tucker by J W KayeLondon: 1853An interesting collection of the writings of Henry St.George Tucker, director of the East India Company.
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1976 Two Monsoons Theon Wilkinson Signed Illustrated Bill SmithLondon: 1976A signed first edition copy of this fascinating travel work, profusely illustrated by Bill Smith. -
1928 Shikar by C. H. Stockley First Edition Illustrated UncommonLondon: 1928The uncommon first edition of this highly illustrated work on hunting in India.
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1956 Himalayan Circuit by G D Khosla FIRSTLondon: 1956An interesting account of the author's travels in the wild valleys of the Himalayas.
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1953 Pietro's Pilgrimage Journey India and Back by Wilfred Blunt First EditionLondon: 1953A fascinating copy of 'Pietro's Pilgrimage; A Journey to India and back at the beginning of the Seventeenth Century', by Wilfrid Blunt.
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1850 2vols Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque Zenana Illus Fanny Parks ScarceLondon: 1850The first edition of this comprehensive and uncommon travelogue on Fanny Parke's twenty-three years spent in India at the start of the nineteenth century.
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1899 Little Folk of Many Lands Louise Jordan Miln IllustratedLondon: 1899An illustrated book looking at the lives of children from around the world.
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1906 The Other Side of the Lantern Tour Round the World Frederick TrevesLondon: 1906An illustrated account of the travels of Sir Frederick Treves around the world.
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1945 A Climber's Guide to Sonamarg Kashmir Folding Map First EditionNew Delhi: [1945]The first edition of this fascinating guide to mountain climbing in India.
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1905 Where Three Empires Meets With Fold Out Map And Illustrations By E F KnightLondon, New York and Bombay: 1905First published in 1895, this edition of Knight's travel writing has a fold out map of a portion of Kashmir and adjacent states and fifty-four illustrations throughout.
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1896-1900 India Sunday School Journal Illustrated Raikes Christian EndeavourUnknown: 1896-1900A scarce and curious collection of passages from the India Sunday School Journal.
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1928-35 4vol The Mysore Tribes and Castes Diwan Bahadur L K Anathakrishna IyerMysore: 1928-35A work on the city of Mysore, India.
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1853 The Three Presidencies of India A History of the Rise and Progress CapperLondon : 1853An interesting historical work on British Indian possessions.
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1897 The Tribes on My Frontier An Indian Naturalist's Foreign Policy by EhaLondon: 1897A scarce copy of The Tribes on My Frontier by Eha, Author of "A Naturalist on the Prowl" and "Behind the Bungalow."
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1878 2Vol Life in the Mofussil Civilian in Lower Bengal George Graham First EdLondon : 1878A scarce set of detailed accounts on the author's travels through Bengal.
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1813 Journal of a Residence in India Illustrated Plates Maria Graham Second EdLondon: 1813The first book by this prolific travel writer.