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1939 Agrarian China: Selected Source Materials from Chinese AuthorsLondon: 1939A scarce historical work on agrarian society on China, compiled by the Institute of Pacific Relations. -
1956 The Lycian ShoreLondon: 1956A very smart copy of the first edition of Freya Stark's vivid travelogue on Asia Minor, illustrated with the author's photographs. -
1917 From the Gulf to AraratEdinburgh : 1917The second impression of this uncommon illustrated work on G. E. Hubbards expedition through Mesopotamia and Kurdistan. -
1931 A modern Wayfarer in PersiaLondon: [1931]The first edition of this scarce work by Constance Alexander on their travels to Persia. -
1931 A Modern Wayfarer in PersiaLondon: [1931]The first edition of this scarce work by Constance Alexander on their travels to Persia. -
1923 The Mystery Rivers of TibetLondon: 1923The very scarce first edition of Franks Kingdon-Ward's study of the people, plants and fauna surrounding the rivers of Tibet. -
1900 Innermost AsiaLondon: 1900The richly illustrated first edition of Ralph Cobbold's account of his late nineteenth century travels in the Pamirs. -
1910 Oriental lifeDetroit : 1910The first edition of this historical and contemporary account of the conditions and progress in Asia, edited by Ethlyn T. Clough. -
1828 Resor I AsienStockholm: 1828A very scarce Swedish language collection of six narratives of travels in Asia and the Middle East. -
1922 Mots Turks et Persans Conserves dans le Parler AlgerienAlger: 1922The first edition of this very scarce thesis, discussing the Turkish and Persian words in the Algerian dialect. -
1914 Das Orientbuch (Der Alte und der Neue Orient)Strasburg/Leipzig: 1914The first edition of this study of the 'old and new Orient' from German Geographer Ewald Banse. -
1910 A Journey in Northern PersiaNot Stated: 1910W. Leonard Flinn's very scarce discussion of his early twentieth century adventures in Northern Persia, bound in half calf. -
1876 Congres International des Orientalistes: Rendu de la Premiere Session. Paris - 1873Paris: 1876The very scarce publication of volumes I and II of the International Congress of Orientalists. -
1893 A Year Amongst the PersiansLondon: 1893The scarce first edition of Edward G. Browne's detailed account of his time in Persia in the 1880s. -
1966 Les Guides Nagel: IranGeneve, Paris, Munich: 1966A smart and scarce copy of this guide to travelling Iran, with maps and illustrations. In the original French. -
1928 La Perse en 1839-1840Paris: 1928A bright second edition of the Comte de Sercey's account of his time in Persia while working as a diplomat. -
1910 Persia and Turkey in RevoltEdinburgh and London: 1910The first edition of David Fraser's uncommon travel work, based upon his experiences in the region while working as Special Correspondent to The Times. -
1908 Twenty Years in Persia: A Narrative of Life Under the Last Three ShahsNew York: 1908A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the author's experiences in Persia, with historical commentary. -
1876 Sittenbilder Aus Dem MorgenlandeBerlin: 1876A smart copy of this study of the East from Hungarian Turkologist and traveller, Hermann Vambery. In the original German. -
1876 Clouds in the East: Travels and Adventures on the Perso-Turkoman FrontierLondon: 1876The second edition of Valentine Baker's uncommon account of her travels on the Perso-Turkoman frontier. -
1914 Contes Persans: Scenes de la Vie Reelle et Recits de la FrontiereParis: 1914The first edition of this vanishingly scarce study of life in Persia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. -
1896 The Heart of a Continent: A Narrative of Travels in ManchuriaLondon: 1896An illustrated travel work by Frank Younghusband, following his decade long exploration of Asia in the late nineteenth century. -
1933 Das Weltbild der IranierMunchen [Munich]: 1933An excellent example of the first edition of Otto Gunther von Wesendonk's study of the philosophy and world view of the people of Iran. -
1930 Commentaries of Ruy Freyre de AndradaLondon: 1930A smart copy of this illustrated account of the exploits of Ruy Freyre de Andrada, a Portuguese soldier. -
1931 A Persian Journey: Being an Etcher's Impressions of the Middle EastLondon: 1931A smart first edition of this travelogue with illustrations by the author throughout. -
1926 A Year Amongst the PersiansCambridge: 1926Edward Granville Browne's account of his travels across Persia between 1887 and 1888, with a memoir by Sir E. Denison Ross. -
1821 Narrative of The Operations and Recent Discoveries in Egypt and NubiaLondon: 1821The very scarce second edition of this highly influential travel work, written by the notable 'Great Belzoni' and covering Egypt and Nubia. -
1904 Through the Unknown Pamirs: The Second Danish Pamir Expedition 1898-99London: 1904A bright first edition of Danish explorer Ole Olufsen's account of the Second Danish Pamir Expedition. -
1931 In Bolshevik SiberiaLondon: 1931The first edition of this uncommon travel work detailing the author's time across the harsh landscape of Siberia. -
1908 From Damascus to PalmyraLondon: 1908A smart first edition of this insightful travel guide to Syria, with a folding map and colour illustrations. -
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1932 Honourable and Peculiar WaysLondon: 1932The first edition of this interesting perspective on life in England, in the scarce dust wrapper and signed by the author. -
1921 Glimpses of the Yangtze GorgesShanghai: 1921The very scarce first edition of Samuel Cornell Plant's account of his journey along the Yangtze river. -
1894 Kwang Tung or Five Years in South ChinaLondon: 1894The first edition of this scarce account of John A. Turner's five years spent in China as a missionary. -
1904 A Yankee on the YangtzeLondon: 1904The very scarce first UK edition of William Edgar Geil's account of his travels in Asia. -
1932 Paris Saigon Dans L'AzurParis: 1932A smartly bound copy of this exciting account of the authors' travels from Paris to Southeast Asia. In the original French language. -
1925-1931 2vol Decorative Art of New Guinea & Carved and Painted Designs from New GuineaChicago: 1925-1931Two volumes from the Anthropology Design Series, with fifty-two plates per volume.