| Title | Publisher | Date | Info/subtitle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal Journey | Longman, London | The Story of the part played by women of the province 1939-1945 through the war years | |
| Hans Christian Anderson - A Great Life in Brief | Hutchinson, London and Knopf, New York | 1955 | |
| The Tales of the Tales | Warne, London | 1971 | The Beatrix Potter Ballet |
| Shiva's Pigeons - an Experience of India | Chatto and Windus, London and Viking Press, New York | 1972 | with Jon Godden |
| The Butterfly Lions | Viking Press, New York & Macmillan, London | 1978; 1997 | The Story of the Pekingese in History and Art and Legend |
| Gulbadan | Macmillan, London; Viking Press, New York (in print); Speaking Tiger | 1980; 1981; 2016 | Portrait of a Rose Princess at the Mughal Court |
| Mrs Mander's Cookbook | Macmillan, London & Viking Press, New York | 1968 | by Olga Manders and Rumer Godden |
| The Raphael Bible | Macmillan, London & Viking Press, New York | 1970 |