WAUTERS, A.J.
Stanley's Emin Pasha Expedition.
London: John C. Nimmo, 1890. First edition. 8vo., orig. green cloth with a pictorial gilt panel on the upper cover, xvii, 378, (32)pp.ads dated "January 1890." Inner hinges cracked, the folding map has a five inch tear with no loss o/w a near fine copy.
An account of Stanley's last and most difficult journey. Stanley was put in charge of an army of rifleman formed by the Emin Pasha Relief Committee to secure the rescue of the Emin Pasha. The rescue was undertaken after the fall of Khartoum when it was discovered that the Emin Pasha was holding out against the Mahdi's hordes.
London: John C. Nimmo, 1890. First edition. 8vo., orig. green cloth with a pictorial gilt panel on the upper cover, xvii, 378, (32)pp.ads dated "January 1890." Inner hinges cracked, the folding map has a five inch tear with no loss o/w a near fine copy.
An account of Stanley's last and most difficult journey. Stanley was put in charge of an army of rifleman formed by the Emin Pasha Relief Committee to secure the rescue of the Emin Pasha. The rescue was undertaken after the fall of Khartoum when it was discovered that the Emin Pasha was holding out against the Mahdi's hordes.
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ALI, Sidar Ikbal.
The Oriental Caravan A Revelation of the Soul and Mind of Asia. Edited by..... London: Denis Archer, (1933). Second impression. Tall 8vo., orig. pink cloth decorated in blue, 331pp. Bookplate, a couple of marks on the front free e/paper o/w near fine in d/w with wear to the spine ends.
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ALLAN, Mea.
Palgrave of Arabia. The Life of William Gifford Palgrave 1826-88. (London): Macmillan, (1972). First edition. Cloth, 318pp. Fine in d/w. Gifford Palgrave, son of Sir Francis Palgrave, joined the Indian army. After being converted to Catholicism, became a Jesuit missionary. In 1860 he witnessed the Syrian massacres when the Druses rose against the Maronites, and in 1862 was commissioned by Napoleon III to explore the unknown interior of Arabia.
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BARATZ, Joseph.
A Village by the Jordan. The Story of Degania. Tel Aviv: Press Department of Ichud Habonim, nd. (1960). Orig. paper boards, 174pp. Light rubbing to edges o/w near fine.
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BEATTY, Charles.
Ferdinand De Lesseps. The Man and His Times. New York: Harper, (1956). Cloth, 334pp. Bookplate o/w a fine copy in a nice d/w. An account of De Lesseps and the Suez Canal project.
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BIBBY, Geoffrey.
Looking for Dilmun. New York: Knopf, 1969. Tall 8vo., cloth, xvi, 384pp. Fine in a near fine d/w. A first hand account of the search for the kingdom known to the Babylonians and Sumerians as Dilmun. This story covers a 15 year period of excavations.
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BIDWELL, Robin.
Travellers In Arabia. London: Hamlyn, (1976). First edition. Tall 8vo., cloth, 224pp. Fine in d/w. History of travel and exploration in Arabia; Burton, Palgrave, Neibuhr, etc.
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BREASTED, James Henry.
A History of Egypt From the Earliest Times to the Persian Conquest. New York: Scribner's, 1948. Second edition, fully revised. Reprint. 4to., orig. blue cloth with elaborate decoration in gilt and red, (xxxii), 634pp. Bookplate, clipping tipped on e/paper o/w a fine bright copy of an attractive book in the d/w with has light wear to the spine ends.
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BRENT, Peter.
Far Arabia. Explorers of the Myth. Newton Abbot: Readers Union, 1978. Cloth, 239pp. Perimeter of pages browned o/w fine in d/w. A history of the exploration of Arabia.
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BURSTEIN, Stanley M. (editor).
Agatharchides Of Cnidus. On The Erythraean Sea. Translated and Edited by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1989. Second Series, Vol. 172. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xii, 202pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed d/w.
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1989. Second Series, Vol. 172. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xii, 202pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed d/w.
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BURTON, Richard F.
Personal Narrative Of A Pilgrimage To El-Medinah And Meccah. With Introduction by Bayard Taylor. With Map and Two Illustrations.
New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1856. First U.S. edition. 8vo., orig. brown cloth, (xvi), (17)-492pp. Bookplate, foxing to first few and last few leaves, one signature slightly sprung, some slight wear to the spine ends but still a very good copy.
The American edition of this work has been condensed with some passages omitted. "These do not affect the narrative or the incidents of the visit to the Holy Places, but chiefly relate to Lieut. burton's perliminary residence in Egypt, and to historical and ethnological considerations. An appendix is also omitted..."
New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1856. First U.S. edition. 8vo., orig. brown cloth, (xvi), (17)-492pp. Bookplate, foxing to first few and last few leaves, one signature slightly sprung, some slight wear to the spine ends but still a very good copy.
The American edition of this work has been condensed with some passages omitted. "These do not affect the narrative or the incidents of the visit to the Holy Places, but chiefly relate to Lieut. burton's perliminary residence in Egypt, and to historical and ethnological considerations. An appendix is also omitted..."
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BUTT, Gerald.
The Lion In The Sand. (London): Bloomsbury, (1995). First edition. Cloth, 215pp. Fine in d/w. "...a book of true life stories woven into a succinct and very readable account of Britain's long involvement in the Middle East....."
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CARROLL, Michael.
From a Persian Tea-House. London: John Murray, 1960. First edition. Cloth, 209pp. Fine in d/w with a couple of small chips at top of the spine. Travels in Persia,mostly in the eastern portion of the country.
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CARRUTHERS, Douglas. (editor).
The Desert Route To India. Being The Journals Of Four Travellers by The Great Desert Caravan Route Between Aleppo and Basra 1745-1751. Edited by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1929. Second Series, Vol. LXIII. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xxxvi, 196pp. Spine slightly faded o/w a fine copy.
An account of the route viewed as a short cut to India via the Syrian Desert.
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1929. Second Series, Vol. LXIII. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xxxvi, 196pp. Spine slightly faded o/w a fine copy.
An account of the route viewed as a short cut to India via the Syrian Desert.
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CHARDIN, John.
Travels In Persia. With an Introduction by Sir Percy Sykes. London: The Argonaut Press, (1971). Reprint of the edition of 1927. 4to., leathertte, xxviii, 287pp. Fine.
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(CHARLES, E.R.)
Wanderings Over Bible Lands and Seas. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, nd. (190-?) Later edition. 8vo., orig. gray cloth dec. in blue, viii, (9)-416pp. Inscription o/w a near fine copy. An account of travels to Malta, Egypt, the Holy Land, Syria and Lebanon.
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CRICHTON, Andrew.
History of Arabia, Ancient and Modern: Containing a Description of the Country An Account of its Inhabitants.....the Conquests, Arts, and Literature of the Saracens, The Caliphs of Damascus, Bagdad.....Government and Religious Ceremonies of the Modern Arabs....Institutions, Character, Manners and Customs of the Bedouins; and a Comprehensive View of Its Natural History.
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1834. In two volumes. Second edition. 12mo., orig. red cloth, 464; 464pp. Spine ends a touch worn o/w near fine.
Andrew Crichton [1790-1855] biographer and historian, wrote this history of Arabia in 1833. A reviewer stated "we recommend this able and elaborate work to our readers as the only one in the English language to which they can refer with the expectation of obtaining satisfactory information on the history and national character of the Arabs."
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1834. In two volumes. Second edition. 12mo., orig. red cloth, 464; 464pp. Spine ends a touch worn o/w near fine.
Andrew Crichton [1790-1855] biographer and historian, wrote this history of Arabia in 1833. A reviewer stated "we recommend this able and elaborate work to our readers as the only one in the English language to which they can refer with the expectation of obtaining satisfactory information on the history and national character of the Arabs."
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CRONIN, Vincent.
The Last Migration. London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. First edition. Cloth, 343pp. A nice copy in a d/w with light wear to spine ends. An account of the nomad tribes of Southern Persia.
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(CURTIS, George William).
Nile Notes of a Howadji. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. First edition of the author's first book. 8vo., orig. blue cloth with pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper cover, xii, (13)-320, 6, 6, (4)pp.ads. Some scattered foxing throughout, a touch of wear to the top of the spine o/w a fine copy.
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DA COSTA, M.G. (editor).
The Itinerario Of Jeronimo Lobo. Translated by Donald M. Lockhart......
London: The Hakluyt Society, 1984. Second Series, Vol. 162. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xxxvi, 417pp. Fine.
London: The Hakluyt Society, 1984. Second Series, Vol. 162. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xxxvi, 417pp. Fine.
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