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India
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1978 Jim Corbett's IndiaOxford : 1978A vibrant collection of Jim Corbett's stories from his career as a tiger-hunter in India, compiled by his editor, R. E. Hawkins. -
1888 An Indian OlioLondon: 1888An illustrated descriptive account of various observations and travels across India, written by an Indian Staff Corps Lieut-General. -
1870 Indian Records, With a Commercial View of the Relations BetweenLondon: 1870A detailed look at the relations between the British government and the Nawabs during the rule of the British Empire, the first edition. -
1923 The Mad Rani and Other Sketches of Indian Life and ThoughtLondon: 1923A scarce first edition of this collection of stories from the author's own travels in India. -
1991 The Ravenous Hyenas and the Wounded Sun: Myth and Ritual in Ancient IndiaIthaca and London: 1991A very smart first edition of this insightful study into myth and ritual in Ancient India. -
1966 Lost Cities of AsiaLondon: 1966A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated travel work on Ceylon, Burma, and Cambodia. -
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1990 The History of Architecture in IndiaLondon: 1990A smart first edition of this historical study of Indian architecture, signed by the author with an additional proof copy dust wrapper. -
1949 Indian EmbersOxford: 1949The first edition of Lady Lawrence's biography of the life of her husband, Sir Henry Staveley Lawrence, a governor of Bombay in the 1920s. -
1937 Forbidden Journey From Peking to KashmirLondon: 1937An early edition of this detailed travel writing works from Swiss adventurer Ella Maillart. -
1898 A Birds-Eye View of Picturesque IndiaLondon: 1898The first edition of this uncommon work by Richard Temple depicting the beauty of India through descriptions and illustrations, in a Relfe Brothers full calf binding. -
1764 A Letter from Certain Gentlemen of the Council at BengalLondon: 1764The first edition of Sir Coote Eyre's vanishingly scarce discussion of trade in Bengal and in the East Indies in the eighteenth century. -
1992 A Very Ingenious Man: Claude Martin in Early Colonial IndiaLondon: 1992A very smart first edition of this detailed study into the actions of Claude Martin in Colonial India. -
1988 India: Art and Culture 1300-1900New York: 1988An informative and vibrantly illustrated work on the art and culture of India, written by Stuart Cary Welch. -
1896-1897 2vol Journal of the East India Association for the Years 1896 and 1897London: 1896-1897Two very scarce journals of the East India Association, with a selection of insightful essays pertaining to India. -
1948 2vols Western India: A Regional Geography; Geography and the Indian Census 1951Dharwar: 1948A very scarce work on the regional geography of Western India by the Indian geographer C. D. Deshpande, with another work on the 1951 Indian Census. -
1685 Relation d'un Voyage des Indes OrientalesParis: 1685Volume I only of Charles Dellon's very scarce guide to his voyages in the East Indies in the seventeenth century. -
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1908 From Edinburgh to India & BurmahLondon: 1908A first edition of this illustrated travel guide to India and Burma from Scottish painter and travel writer William Gordon Burn Murdoch, signed in presentation to his sister. -
1904 Golden Tips. A Description of Ceylon and its great Tea Industry.London: 1904The third edition of Henry W. Cave's detailed description of the tea industry in Sri Lanka. Illustrated with photographic images. -
1905 In the Great God's HairLondon : 1905An intriguing second edition of one of F. W Bain's Indian Stories, the supposed origins from Hindu text of which was later revealed to be false. -
1915 Guide to Lucknow, Containing Popular Places and Buildings Worthy of a VisitLucknow: 1915A seventh edition of this very scarce guide to the city of Lucknow in India. -
1927 Newman's Guide to Darjeeling and NeighbourhoodCalcutta: 1927An illustrated travel guide to Darjeeling, with folding maps. -
1849 History of British IndiaLondon: 1849A later edition of this comprehensive history of British India with a folding map. -
1933 The Great Wall of IndiaLondon: 1933A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the historical and cultural significance of the Indian subcontinent's fortifications. -
c1912 The Mantle of the EastLondon: c1912A scarce edition of journalist Edmund Candler's insightful wanderings across India throughout the early 20th century. -
1917 The Making of British IndiaManchester: 1917A scarce early edition of this historical account of British rule in India, based on first hand sources and written by notable British politician, Ramsay Muir. -
1911-1913 2vol A Vision of India & The Tale of The Great MutinyLondon: 1911-1913Two smart copies of these scarce historical works on India, each with a frontispiece. -
1941 Popular Handbook of Indian BirdsLondon: 1941A beautifully illustrated study of Indian birds by Hugh Whistler, with illustrations by H. Gronvold. -
1941 Indian HarvestLondon: 1941A very scarce first edition of this work documenting the author's travels in India, with illustrations throughout. -
1914 Here and There in North IndiaWestminster: 1914A scarce copy of this illustrated account of missionary work in the North of India. -
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1924 Indian Military LawLondon: 1924A signed first edition of this very scarce guide to Indian Military Law for the use of officers in the Indian Army preparing for their examinations. -
1933 Central IndiaLondon: 1933The first edition of this very scarce illustrated guide to central India by Edward H. Whitley. -
1914 Vizagapatam. Proposals For the Improvement and Development of the Harbour.London: 1914The very scarce first edition proposal on a harbour to be built at Vizagapatam, led by civil engineer Sir John Wolfe Barry. -
1936 The Times of India AnnualBombay : 1936A 1936 copy of this uncommon annual on India, profusely illustrated with colour plates and advertisements, providing a glimpse into the history of India. -
1904 The Sportsman's Book For IndiaLondon: 1904An illustrated guide to the various popular sporting pursuits of India, the first edition of this work edited by F. C. Aflalo. -
1911 Behind the BungalowLondon: 1911An early edition of this vibrant novel providing an insight to India in the late nineteenth century, written by Edward Hamilton Aitken. -
1916 Three Days at Delhi (The Capital of India): A Guide to Places of InterestLondon: [1916]The fourth edition of this scarce helpful travel guide for the city of Delhi in India, written by Herbert Andrews Newell.