All Old Books

An imaginary tale of what would happen if Christ and His Disciples returned to live on earth in the author's own generation.

From St Gegory the Great to St Leo III, and covering the period of the emergence of Islam.

Captain Sir Richard Burtons classic account of his travels in Arabia.

A detailed life of the scholar, religious thinker and spokesman for the Jewish community.

Charming poems for children, based on the traditional cherry stone counting rhyme.

Arranged by Naval Despatches, followed by an index of all recipients and an index for bars of the DSM.

A most evocative manual that was clearly used at the time to teach the complex arts of air navigation to young airmen.

"Adventures of the well-known Belgian Ace," Major the Chevallier Willy Coppens de Houthulst, DSO, MC etc.

The autobiography of the pioneering female flyer. By the age of 28, she had achieved more long distance solo flights than any other pilot, including London to New Zealand.

Part travelogue, part imagination, this unusual book takes the form of letters written during the summer of 1936.

The account of the Oxford University Arctic Expedition, 1935-6.

An account of the remarkable journey taken by three British women, driving 16000 miles to India and back, and trekking 300 miles in the Greater Himalayan Range. 

PUBLISHERLongmans, Green, and Co.
BINDINGBuckram covered boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONFair, with general wear to boards, especially to ends of spine. Faded, with marks and scratches. Hinges a little weakened, but binding secure. Some foxing and browning throughout, although text is mostly clear and little...

A classic and sympathetic description of the Mon / Talaing people of Burma (Myanmar)

An account of the authors time as a colonial official, with his wife, in Northeast India in the late 1800's. 

Contains two adventures of Peter and Wonk, "Adventure in the Night," and "Strawberries and Cream."

A shape shifting ancient Egyptian entity seeks revenge on a British member of parliament.

Uses Pounds translation from the Latin as an example of superlative creative translation, as opposed to the purely literal.