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 and described exactly as they are.

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Collected Poems: Translated by Ruth Feldman and Brian Swann

Primo Levi

2.500 KD

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Movements In Art Since 1945 (World Of Art)

Edward Lucie-Smith

4.250 KD

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Tutankhamun: the golden king and the great pharaohs : a souvenir book

Zahi A. Hawass

2.500 KD

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The Corrections: A Novel

Jonathan Franzen

2.500 KD

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Imperial City: New York

Geoffrey Moorhouse

7.250 KD

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The Last Voyage Of Captain Cook: The Collected Writings Of John Ledyard

John Ledyard

3.500 KD

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The K Street Gang: The Rise And Fall Of The Republican Machine

Matthew Continetti

5.000 KD

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The Poetical Cat: An Anthology

Felicity Bast

5.000 KD

Buying from Qasr Al-Thaqafa

Qasr Al-Thaqafa is an online bookshop in Salmiya with close to 90,000 rare, vintage and out-of-print books in English. Every copy is catalogued by hand, so the listing you read describes the book you will receive, flaws included. 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 3 KWD, browse every book in stock, or read our guide to where to buy books in Kuwait.

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Delivery in Kuwait: 1.5 KWD, or free on orders of 20 KWD and over.
Payment: Cash on delivery.
Outside Kuwait: DHL Express to the GCC and worldwide, priced by weight at checkout.
Returns: Within 7 days of delivery. If a book is not as described, we pay the return postage and refund you in full.
Condition: Graded from Fine to Fair and described copy by copy, flaws included.

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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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How To Prosper During The Coming Bad Years

Howard J. Ruff

8.000 KD

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Bubbles: A Self-Portrait

Beverly Sills

8.000 KD

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The Beginning Writer's Handbook,

Great Moments In Baseball (Autographed Copy)

Tom Seaver; Martin Appel

28.000 KD

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The Tale Of Benjamin Bunny

How To Achieve Competence In English: A Quick Reference Handbook

Eric W. Johnson

4.750 KD

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Interpersonal Behavior

Harry Charalambos Triandis

Ellen Gunderson Traylor

4.750 KD

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Trails To Nature's Mysteries: The Life Of A Working Naturalist

Ross E. Hutchins

10.750 KD

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The Official World Encyclopedia Of Sports And Games: the rules, techniques of play and equipment for over 400 sports and 1,000 games

Diagram Diagram Group; Jack Wilkinson; David Heidenstam; Paulin Meier

9.500 KD

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Mysteries Of The Ancient World

Donald J. Crump

8.750 KD

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The World's Great Classics

Floyd Zulli

8.000 KD

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Atlantis Discovered: the most level-headed work which has yet appeared in support of the Atlantis Theory

Lewis Spence

8.750 KD

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Walpole (An Early I Can Read Book)

Syd Hoff

5.500 KD

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A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man: Text, Criticism, And Notes (Viking Critical Library)

James Joyce

5.250 KD

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Perspectives in Educational Psychology

Paint And Wallpaper (Home Repair And Improvement)

Founder: Henry R. Luce & Other Various Contributors; Time Life

6.750 KD

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Designs For Machine Embroidery

Ira Lillow

9.250 KD

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The Portable Needlepoint Boutique

Joyce Aiken

9.250 KD

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The New York Times New Complete Guide To Home Repair

We Remember Philip (Concept Books)

Norma Simon; Ruth Sanderson

The Last Season Of Weeb Ewbank

Paul B. Zimmerman; Paul Lionel Zimmerman

In The National Interest

Marvin kalb & ted Koppel

8.750 KD

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The Summer Of The Swans

Watson, Richard Jesse

5.000 KD

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Tasks And Social Relationships In Classrooms: A Study Of Instructional Organization And Its Consequences

Total Poker (Blackwell Companions To Literature And Culture)

David Spanier

8.000 KD

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Moving Toward Self-Directed Learning

Freedom From Headaches: a personal guide for understanding and treating headache, face, and neck pain

Joel R. Saper; Kenneth R. Magee

8.000 KD

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Educational Psychology: an introduction

Gary S. Belkin; Jerry L. Gray

The Family Creative Workshop: Volume 8 - Hooked Rugs To Lace

6.750 KD

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Spongebob Squarepants Zoo Day Diaster

David Lewman

3.750 KD

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