SLATIN, Rudolf C.
Fire and Sword In The Sudan. A Personal Narrative of Fighting And Serving the Dervishes. 1879-1895. By Rudolf C. Slatin Pasha. Translated by Major F.R. Wingate. Illustrated by R. Talbot Kelly.
London: Edward Arnold, 1896. Second edition. Tall thick 8vo., recently rebound with a dark brown calf spine, cloth, raised bands, leather spine labels, (xx), 636, 32pp.ads dated "March 1896." Fine.
Sir Rudolf Slatin [1857-1932] Anglo-Austrian soldier and administrator in the Sudan. Slatin made his first journey to the Sudan at age 17, reaching Khartum in 1875. He went through Kordofan to Dar Nuba, exploring the mountains of the region. Slatin met Emin Pasha who later recommended Slatin to General Gordon for employments in the Sudan. Although Slatin returned to Austria for a time, he received a letter from Gordon and returned to the Sudan in 1879, and was appointed Governor of Dara a post he held until 1881. In 1881 he was appointed Governor General of Darfur. In this position he dealt with revolts and endeavored to remedy abuses. Soon he met the rising power of the Madhi Mohammed Ahmed. Early in 1882 the Arabs were in revolt and without reinforcements and sufficient resources Slatin was forced to surrender in 1883. When he refused to co-operate by helping to secure Gordon's surrender, Slatin was placed in chains and held in captivity for 11 years. After 11 years, he was helped to escape by Major Wingate, of Egyptian Intelligence, reaching Egypt in 1885. Slatin recorded his experiences in " the remarkable book, Fire and Sword, issued in 1896, Slatin gave not only a personal narrative of fighting and serving but also a connected account of the Sudan under the rule of the Khalifa."
London: Edward Arnold, 1896. Second edition. Tall thick 8vo., recently rebound with a dark brown calf spine, cloth, raised bands, leather spine labels, (xx), 636, 32pp.ads dated "March 1896." Fine.
Sir Rudolf Slatin [1857-1932] Anglo-Austrian soldier and administrator in the Sudan. Slatin made his first journey to the Sudan at age 17, reaching Khartum in 1875. He went through Kordofan to Dar Nuba, exploring the mountains of the region. Slatin met Emin Pasha who later recommended Slatin to General Gordon for employments in the Sudan. Although Slatin returned to Austria for a time, he received a letter from Gordon and returned to the Sudan in 1879, and was appointed Governor of Dara a post he held until 1881. In 1881 he was appointed Governor General of Darfur. In this position he dealt with revolts and endeavored to remedy abuses. Soon he met the rising power of the Madhi Mohammed Ahmed. Early in 1882 the Arabs were in revolt and without reinforcements and sufficient resources Slatin was forced to surrender in 1883. When he refused to co-operate by helping to secure Gordon's surrender, Slatin was placed in chains and held in captivity for 11 years. After 11 years, he was helped to escape by Major Wingate, of Egyptian Intelligence, reaching Egypt in 1885. Slatin recorded his experiences in " the remarkable book, Fire and Sword, issued in 1896, Slatin gave not only a personal narrative of fighting and serving but also a connected account of the Sudan under the rule of the Khalifa."
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SLATIN, Rudolf C.
Fire and Sword In The Sudan. A Personal Narrative of Fighting And Serving the Dervishes. 1879-1895. By Rudolf C. Slatin Pasha. Translated by Major F.R. Wingate. Illustrated by R. Talbot Kelly. London: Edward Arnold, 1896. Third edition. Tall thick 8vo., orig. maroon cloth with pictorial decoration in gilt, (xx), 636, 32pp.ads dated "April 1896." Some scattered foxing, heavier on prelims o/w a near fine copy. Sir Rudolf Slatin [1857-1932] Anglo-Austrian soldier and administrator in the Sudan. Slatin made his first journey to the Sudan at age 17, reaching Khartum in 1875. He went through Kordofan to Dar Nuba, exploring the mountains of the region. Slatin met Emin Pasha who later recommended Slatin to General Gordon for employments in the Sudan. Although Slatin returned to Austria for a time, he received a letter from Gordon and returned to the Sudan in 1879, and was appointed Governor of Dara a post he held until 1881. In 1881 he was appointed Governor General of Darfur. In this position he dealt with revolts and endeavored to remedy abuses. Soon he met the rising power of the Madhi Mohammed Ahmed. Early in 1882 the Arabs were in revolt and without reinforcements and sufficient resources Slatin was forced to surrender in 1883. When he refused to co-operate by helping to secure Gordon's surrender, Slatin was placed in chains and held in captivity for 11 years. After 11 years, he was helped to escape by Major Wingate, of Egyptian Intelligence, reaching Egypt in 1885. Slatin recorded his experiences in " the remarkable book, Fire and Sword, issued in 1896, Slatin gave not only a personal narrative of fighting and serving but also a connected account of the Sudan under the rule of the Khalifa."
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STREETER, Daniel W.
Camels! New York: Putnams, 1927. Reprint. Tall 8vo., cloth, 277pp. Very good. Travels up the Nile in Abyssinia.
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TAYLOR, Bayard.
Egypt and Iceland In The Year 1874. New York: Putnam's, 1874. First edition, printing B. (no sequence determined.) 8vo., orig. rust cloth, 282, (2)pp.ads. Ex-library with trace of marking on spine, library stamps and pockets on front and rear pastedowns, some rubbing o/w a good copy. Part I deals with Egypt and includes descriptions of Cairo, the Pyramids, antiquities at Boolak. Part II pp.153 to the end covers the authors journey to Iceland and includes chapters on the Orkneys, Shetlands and Faroe Islands, as well as several chapters on Iceland.
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TAYLOR, Bayard.
Travels In Arabia. Compiled and Arranged by ....Revised Thomas Stevens. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1893. Cloth, 296pp. Wear to foot of spine o/w a nice copy.
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TAYLOR, Bayard.
Travels In Arabia. Compiled and Arranged by ....Revised Thomas Stevens. New York: Scribner, Armstrong And Co., 1874. 8vo., orig. rust cloth dec. in black and gilt, 325pp. Near fine.
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THUBRON, Colin.
Mirror To Damascus. London: Heinemann, (1967). Uncorrected proof copy of the authors first book. Wrappers. Library stamp on half title, no other library markings in fact a near fine copy in the d/w with "Uncorrected Proof" at the foot of the front flap, the d/w has some creasing at the top as is oversize, a chip at the top of the front panel affecting the title but is o/w very nice. Scarce. "This deeply sensitive portrait of Damascus past and present is an unique work. The author is strongly perceptive whether he is describing the foibles of his Arab family or a dervish ceremony, and Damascus proves herself more fascinating than the myth which surrounds her name."
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TRENCH, Richard.
Arabian Travellers. London: Macmillan, (1986). First edition. 4to., cloth, 224pp. Fine in d/w. The story of the European expeditions to Arabia beginning in the 16th century and continuing through the 20th century; di Vathema, Joseph Pitts, Burckhardt, Burton, Palgrave, Doughtly, the Blunts, etc.
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VOLNEY, M.
The Ruins: Or A Survey of the Revolutions of Empires. Translated from the French.
London: Printed For J. Johnson..... 1796. Third edition. Tall 8vo., full cont. calf, xvi, (396), (4)pp.index. Bookplate, outer hinges rubbed o/w a very good copy.
London: Printed For J. Johnson..... 1796. Third edition. Tall 8vo., full cont. calf, xvi, (396), (4)pp.index. Bookplate, outer hinges rubbed o/w a very good copy.
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WALKER, Franklin.
Irreverent Pilgrims. Melville, Browne, and Mark Twain in the Holy Land. Seattle: University of Washington Press, (1974). First edition. Cloth, 234pp. A nice copy in d/w. The holy land described in the journals of American writers, Melville, Twain and John Ross Browne.
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WARBURTON, Eliot.
The Crescent and the Cross; Or, Romance and Realities of Eastern Travel. London: Henry Colburn.... 1845. In two volumes. Third edition, revised and corrected. Tall 8vo., orig. plum cloth, xvi, 360; (viii), 342, (6), 8pp.ads. Bookplate, spines faded to tan as usual, some minor rubbing in fact a near fine set. "This is an account of a tour in the Levant, including Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Constantinople and Greece. .....The book is remarkable for the colourig power, and the play of fancy with which its descriptions are enlvened......a splendid panorama of Eastern scenery."
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WATERFIELD, Gordon.
Sultans of Aden. (London): John Murray, (1968). First edition. Cloth, (268)pp. Fine in d/w. An account of Captain Haines of the Indian Navy during the fifteen years he governed Aden from 1839 to 1854, of his battles with Sultan Mahsin of Lahej, and of his tragic death in 1860.
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WELLARD, James.
Samarkand and Beyond. A History of Desert Caravans. London: Travel Book Club, (1978). Cloth, 205pp. Near fine in d/w. Samarkand, a caravan highway across the desert to China, the incense road which ran from South Arabia north to Petra etc.
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WILKIN, Anthony.
On The Nile With A Camera. New York: New Amsterdam Book Company, 1897. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. two toned cloth, xv, 238pp. Lacking the front free e/paper, wome wear to spine ends, not quite very good.
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WILKINSON, J.G.
Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, Including Their Private Life, Government, Laws, Arts, Manufactures, Religion, and Early History; Derived from a Comparison of The Paintings, Sculptures, and Monuments Still Existing, With the Accounts of Their Ancient Authors. Illustrated by Drawings of Those Subjects. London: John Murray, 1837. In three volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth with pictorial gilt decoration on the spines and upper covers, (xxxiv), 406; xxxiv, 446; xxiv, 404, (2), 8pp.ads dated "January 1838." Bookplates, each volume has been professionally rebacked with the original spine laid down, some wear to corners but certainly a better than very good set. Wilkinson divides his work into ten large sections; ther first contains remarks on the early state of Egypt; the second chapter covers the history of Egypt from the accession of the first king Menes to the conquest of Egypt by Alexander; the third chapter is a general discussion of the state of Egypt and the division and subdivision of the four classes; the fourth chapter treats the members of the second class; the fifth contains the houses, gardens, villas, etc; the sixth contains and account of furnishings and activities; the seventh contains information for serving andpreparation of dinner, games, exercises, the eighth contains information on hunting; the ninth treats the arts of the Egyptians; and the final chapter the style of art is covered.
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WYLDE, A.B.
'83 To '87 In The Soudan. With An Account of Sir William Hewetts Mission to King John of Abyssinia.
London: Remington & Co., 1888. Volume two states "Second edition" on titlepage. Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth, (348); 314pp. Some minor rubbing o/w a fine copy.
London: Remington & Co., 1888. Volume two states "Second edition" on titlepage. Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth, (348); 314pp. Some minor rubbing o/w a fine copy.
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WYNN, Walter.
The Sphinx Unveiled. London: Williams & Norgate, (1928). First edition. 8vo., orig. yellow cloth, (190)pp. Some light soiling o/w a near fine copy.
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