Rare & vintage English books in Kuwait

A palace of culture, one rare book at a time: out-of-print editions, collectors’ sets and vintage finds in English, catalogued by hand in Salmiya.

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Toyland
Toyland
Pamela Prince
5.000 KD
Kenmore Microwave CookeryLast copy
Kenmore Microwave Cookery
Kenmore
5.000 KD
Tutankhamun: the golden king and the great pharaohs : a souvenir bookLast copy
Tutankhamun: the golden king and the great pharaohs : a souvenir book
Zahi A. Hawass
3.500 KD
What Life Was Like On The Banks Of The Nile: Egypt 3050 - 30 BcLast copy
What Life Was Like On The Banks Of The Nile: Egypt 3050 - 30 Bc
Peter Piccione
7.000 KD
Guide To Japan (Highlights Top Secret Adventures)Last copy
Guide To Japan (Highlights Top Secret Adventures)
Michael March
3.500 KD
Tuscany: Spirit Of Place: The Spirit of PlaceLast copy
Tuscany: Spirit Of Place: The Spirit of Place
Russell Ash
5.000 KD
The HoursLast copy
The Hours
Michael Cunningham SDB
3.500 KD
Gun, With Occasional Music A NovelLast copy
Gun, With Occasional Music A Novel
Jonathan Lethem
3.500 KD

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Qasr Al-Thaqafa is an online bookshop in Salmiya with close to 90,000 rare, vintage and out-of-print books in English. Almost every copy is the only one we have, catalogued by hand. Browse by shelf, from fiction sorted by decade to children’s books, history, faith and reference, or search by title or author. Start with today’s rare finds, vintage books printed before 1980 or books under 4 KWD, browse every book in stock, or read our guide to where to buy books in Kuwait.

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Book of the Month A Thousand Acres (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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A Thousand Acres (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

by Jane Smiley

A thousand acres, a piece of land of almost mythic proportions. Upon this fertile, nourishing earth, Jane Smiley has set her rich, breathtakingly dramatic novel of an American family whose wealth cannot stay the hand of tragedy. It is the intense, compelling story of a father...

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The Three Little PigsLast copy
The Three Little Pigs
Barbara Brenner
5.000 KD
CynaraLast copy
Cynara
Janis Flores
3.500 KD
An Accidental Man: A NovelLast copy
An Accidental Man: A Novel
Iris Murdoch
6.250 KD
From The Ocean To The SkyLast copy
From The Ocean To The Sky
Edmund Hillary
8.000 KD
Making Things Grow, A Practical Guide for the Indoor GardenerLast copy
Making Things Grow, A Practical Guide for the Indoor Gardener
Grambs Cruso
3.500 KD
Loving MomentsLast copy
Loving Moments
6.750 KD
Book Design--Systematic AspectsLast copy
Book Design--Systematic Aspects
Stanley Rice
10.750 KD
Guding Your Family In A Misguided World (Paperback)Last copy
Guding Your Family In A Misguided World (Paperback)
Dr. Anthony T. Evans
3.500 KD
Shenanigans (Harlequin Superromance No. 547)Last copy
Shenanigans (Harlequin Superromance No. 547)
Casey Roberts
3.500 KD
The Bermuda Triangle Mystery SolvedLast copy
The Bermuda Triangle Mystery Solved
Lawrence David Kusche
6.750 KD
Object Lessons For ChildrenLast copy
Object Lessons For Children
Luther Cross
3.750 KD
Love Is To ShareLast copy
Love Is To Share
Kitty McDonald Clevenger
7.250 KD
Women Of America: a historyLast copy
Women Of America: a history
Carol Berkin; Mary Beth Norton
5.000 KD
The Summer Of The SwansLast copy
The Summer Of The Swans
Betsy Byars
3.750 KD
High Peaks & Clear Roads: a safe & easy guide to outdoor skillsLast copy
High Peaks & Clear Roads: a safe & easy guide to outdoor skills
Raymond Bridge
4.500 KD
A Gatherng Of PoemLast copy
A Gatherng Of Poem
Maxwell Nurnberg
5.500 KD
Electronic Measurement Techniques In Anaesthesia And Surgery,Last copy
Electronic Measurement Techniques In Anaesthesia And Surgery,
D.W. Hill
8.000 KD
The Medicine Show: consumers union's practical guide to some everyday health productsLast copy
The Medicine Show: consumers union's practical guide to some everyday health products
Unknown
4.500 KD
Hard Laughter: A NovelLast copy
Hard Laughter: A Novel
Anne Lamott
4.500 KD
Peace + LoveLast copy
Peace + Love
Janet Lynn; Dean Merrill
6.750 KD
A Necessary Woman (without dust jacket)Last copy
A Necessary Woman (without dust jacket)
Helen Van Slyke
8.250 KD
The Chronicles of Amber: Volume IILast copy
The Chronicles of Amber: Volume II
Roger Zelazny
8.250 KD
IkeLast copy
Ike
Shavelson
4.000 KD
The Quiet HeartLast copy
The Quiet Heart
Susan Barrie
3.500 KD
Richard Scarry's At Work (A Golden Look-Look Book)Last copy
Richard Scarry's At Work (A Golden Look-Look Book)
Richard Scarry
3.750 KD
Trees Of North America And EuropeLast copy
Trees Of North America And Europe
Phillips Roger
8.750 KD
Life on the Planet EarthLast copy
Life on the Planet Earth
Harold J. Morowitz
10.750 KD
The Saturday Evening Post Norman Rockwell BookLast copy
The Saturday Evening Post Norman Rockwell Book
N.; A.
8.000 KD
The Inward JourneyLast copy
The Inward Journey
Doherty Joseph Francis
6.250 KD
The Story Of Deborah (Arch Bxs)Last copy
The Story Of Deborah (Arch Bxs)
Constance Head
4.500 KD
The Forgotten Americans: A Survey Of Values, Beliefs, And Concerns Of The Majority: a survey of values, beliefs, and concerns of the majority,Last copy
The Forgotten Americans: A Survey Of Values, Beliefs, And Concerns Of The Majority: a survey of values, beliefs, and concerns of the majority,
Frank E. Armbruster; Doris Yokelson
8.500 KD
The Wonders Of NatureLast copy
The Wonders Of Nature
Jacqueline Seymour
6.750 KD
The Human Nature Of OrganizationsLast copy
The Human Nature Of Organizations
James Douglas Brown
8.000 KD
Early Del ReyLast copy
Early Del Rey
Lester del Rey
8.250 KD
Faces In The CityLast copy
Faces In The City
James J. Kavanaugh
5.500 KD
Marriage Is For Growups: A Mature Approach To Problems In Marriage (Image Books)Last copy
Marriage Is For Growups: A Mature Approach To Problems In Marriage (Image Books)
Joseph Bird; Lois Bird
4.500 KD
Anger: How To Recognize And Cope With ItLast copy
Anger: How To Recognize And Cope With It
Leo Madow
3.750 KD
The Ethnic Factor;: how America's minorities decide elections,Last copy
The Ethnic Factor;: how America's minorities decide elections,
Mark R. Levy
8.750 KD
Wilderness Areas Of North America,Last copy
Wilderness Areas Of North America,
Sutton Ann
8.000 KD
The Pentagon TapesLast copy
The Pentagon Tapes
Colin Mackenzie
3.500 KD
Introduction To Electronic Data ProcessingLast copy
Introduction To Electronic Data Processing
Andrew Vazsonyi
9.750 KD
Living RoomLast copy
Living Room
Sol Stein
8.000 KD
Where Have All The Woolly Mammoths Gone?: A Small Business Survival Manual /,Last copy
Where Have All The Woolly Mammoths Gone?: A Small Business Survival Manual /,
Ted S. Frost
8.000 KD
My HouseLast copy
My House
Richard Scarry
3.750 KD
Instrument FlyingLast copy
Instrument Flying
Richard L. Taylor
8.000 KD
The Tower Of London.Last copy
The Tower Of London.
Dept of Environment
5.250 KD
The Selected Poems, 1951-1977Last copy
The Selected Poems, 1951-1977
A.R. Ammons
3.750 KD
The Book Of FormsLast copy
The Book Of Forms
Lewis Turco
4.500 KD
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