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FIELD, Henry M. On The Desert: With A Brief Review of Recent Events in Egypt. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1888. Second edition. 8vo., orig. green cloth, ii, 330pp. A fine copy. An account of the authors journey through the Sinai Peninsula in 1882, including an ascent of Mount Sinai and Mount Serbal, etc.
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(FORSYTH, J. Bell).
A Few Months in the East, or A Glimpse of the Red, The Dea and The Black Seas. By "By A Canadian." (pseud.)
Quebec: John Lovell, 1861. First edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. cloth, (xv), 181pp. Front free e/paper stuck to pastedown, small label on the spine, o/w a near fine copy.
Mainly dealing with the authors travels in the Middle East (Egypt, Jerusalem, Smyrna, etc) it also contains chapters on Malta, Gibraltar and Edinburgh.
A Few Months in the East, or A Glimpse of the Red, The Dea and The Black Seas. By "By A Canadian." (pseud.)
Quebec: John Lovell, 1861. First edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. cloth, (xv), 181pp. Front free e/paper stuck to pastedown, small label on the spine, o/w a near fine copy.
Mainly dealing with the authors travels in the Middle East (Egypt, Jerusalem, Smyrna, etc) it also contains chapters on Malta, Gibraltar and Edinburgh.
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(FORSYTH, J. Bell).
A Few Months in the East, or A Glimpse of the Red, The Dea and The Black Seas. By "By A Canadian." (pseud.)
Quebec: John Lovell, 1861. First edition. WIth a presentation inscription on the title reading "R. Macdonald Esq. as a remembrance of very many years of friendship with the writer."
Tall 8vo., orig. cloth, (xv), 181pp. Hand and foot of spine chipped away, o/w very good.
Mainly dealing with the authors travels in the Middle East (Egypt, Jerusalem, Smyrna, etc) it also contains chapters on Malta, Gibraltar and Edinburgh.
A Few Months in the East, or A Glimpse of the Red, The Dea and The Black Seas. By "By A Canadian." (pseud.)
Quebec: John Lovell, 1861. First edition. WIth a presentation inscription on the title reading "R. Macdonald Esq. as a remembrance of very many years of friendship with the writer."
Tall 8vo., orig. cloth, (xv), 181pp. Hand and foot of spine chipped away, o/w very good.
Mainly dealing with the authors travels in the Middle East (Egypt, Jerusalem, Smyrna, etc) it also contains chapters on Malta, Gibraltar and Edinburgh.
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FOSTER, Sir William (editor).
The Red Sea And Adjacent Countries At The Close Of The Seventeenth Century As Described by Joseph Pitts, William Daniel and Charles Jacques Poncet. Translated and edited by....
Liechtenstein: Reproduced by permission of the Hakluyt Society....Kraus Reprint Limited, 1967. Reprint of Second Series, Vol. C.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xl, 192pp. Fine.
The Red Sea And Adjacent Countries At The Close Of The Seventeenth Century As Described by Joseph Pitts, William Daniel and Charles Jacques Poncet. Translated and edited by....
Liechtenstein: Reproduced by permission of the Hakluyt Society....Kraus Reprint Limited, 1967. Reprint of Second Series, Vol. C.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xl, 192pp. Fine.
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FOSTER, Sir William. (editor).
The Travels Of John Sanderson In The Levant 1584-1602. With his Autobiography and Selections from his Correspondence. Edited With by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1931. Second Series, Vol. LXVII.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xliv, 322pp. Spine slightly faded o/w a fine copy.
The Travels Of John Sanderson In The Levant 1584-1602. With his Autobiography and Selections from his Correspondence. Edited With by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1931. Second Series, Vol. LXVII.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xliv, 322pp. Spine slightly faded o/w a fine copy.
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FREETH, Zahra and H.V.F. Winstone. Explorers of Arabia From the Renaissance to the End of the Victoria Era. New York: Holmes and Meier, (1978). First U.S. edition. Cloth, 308pp. Fine in d/w.
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GOLDING, Louis. In the Steps of Moses the Lawgiver. London: Rich & Cowan, nd. (1937). First edition. Cloth, xiii, 355pp. A nice copy. 20th century travels in the footsteps of Moses, from the Nile to the Sinai peninsula.
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GRIFFIN, Sercombe. Where the Master Lived. London: Sampson, Low Marston, nd. (193-?) Cloth, xi, 244pp. Fine. Travels, mostly in Jerusalem.
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HAMILTON, Norah Rowan. Both Sides of The Jordan. A Woman's Adventures in the Near East. London: Herbert Jenkins, (1928). First edition. Cloth, 320pp. Bookplate, some minor rubbing o/w near fine. The authors travels in Jerusalem, Petra, Jericho and Syria.
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HART, Liddell.
'T.E. Lawrence' In Arabia and After.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1934). First edition. From the library of historian A.P. Thornton with his signature on the e/paper.
Tall 8vo., cloth, 454pp. Ownership signature o/w about fine in a d/w with rubbing and some chipping to the spine ends and corners but certainly very good.
'T.E. Lawrence' In Arabia and After.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1934). First edition. From the library of historian A.P. Thornton with his signature on the e/paper.
Tall 8vo., cloth, 454pp. Ownership signature o/w about fine in a d/w with rubbing and some chipping to the spine ends and corners but certainly very good.
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HERBERT, Lady. Wives and Mothers In The Olden Time. From French, Italian, and Latin Authors By.... London: Richard Bentley, 1885. Later edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xii, 444pp. Bit of wear to spine ends, o/w a very good copy. History of St. Paula.
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HITTI, Philip K. History of the Arabs. London: Macmillan, 1949. Fourth editoin, revised. Cloth, 767pp. Bookplate o/w fine in d/w.
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HOBSON, Sarah.
Through Persia in Disguise.
London: John Murray, (1973). First edition.
Cloth, 175pp. Fine in d/w.
Hobson was 23 when she decided to visit Iran, not only to explore the country but also to study Persian designs and crafts. In order to travel safely in remote areas, she dressed as a boy. An interesting account.
Through Persia in Disguise.
London: John Murray, (1973). First edition.
Cloth, 175pp. Fine in d/w.
Hobson was 23 when she decided to visit Iran, not only to explore the country but also to study Persian designs and crafts. In order to travel safely in remote areas, she dressed as a boy. An interesting account.
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HOWARTH, David. The Desert King Ibn Saud and His Arabia. London: Collins, 1964. First edition. Cloth, 307pp. Fine in d/w with light wear to spine ends. Account of Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud's recapture of his fathers kingdom...."it is the story of modern Arabia...."
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HUNTER, James. A Tour In The Near East (Including the Holy Land). London: Marshall, Morgan and Scott, 1929. First edition. Paper boards, 96pp. Some staining o/w a good copy.
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HUNTINGFORD, G.W.B. (editor).
The Periplus of The Erythraean Sea. With Some Extracts From Agatharkhides 'On The Erythraean sea.' Translated and Edited by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1980. Second Series, Vol. 151.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xiv, 225pp. Spine slightly faded o/w fine.
The Periplus of The Erythraean Sea. With Some Extracts From Agatharkhides 'On The Erythraean sea.' Translated and Edited by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1980. Second Series, Vol. 151.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xiv, 225pp. Spine slightly faded o/w fine.
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HUXLEY, Julian. From An Antique Land. Ancient and Modern in the Middle East. London: Max Parrish, (1954). First edition. Cloth, 310pp. Spine faded o/w very good in a very good d/w. Huxley's account of his travels in the Middle East, visiting places such as Nineveh, Isfahan, Shiraz, Bagdad, Petra and Palmyra and many others.
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JONES, M. Nineveh and Its Story. London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1871. 12mo., orig. red/orange cloth, 128pp. A couple of signatures slightly sprung o/w a nice copy. A short book on the excavations at Nineveh.
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KENNEDY, Douglas. Beyond the Pyramids. travels in Egypt. London: Unwin Hyman, (1988). First edition. Cloth, 232pp. Fine in d/w. The authors travels in modern
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KENNEY, Charles Lamb.
The Gates Of The East. Ten Chapters On The Isthmus of Suez Canal.
London: Published by Ward Lock, 1857.
Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, boards, leather label, 72pp. This copy has been interleaved with blank pages but there are no notations, but there are two small corrections, one on the titlepage, one on p.5. Binding quite rubbed a good copy.
The Gates Of The East. Ten Chapters On The Isthmus of Suez Canal.
London: Published by Ward Lock, 1857.
Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, boards, leather label, 72pp. This copy has been interleaved with blank pages but there are no notations, but there are two small corrections, one on the titlepage, one on p.5. Binding quite rubbed a good copy.
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