BRUCE (James).Livre Rare Book
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179040669Londres, , 1790-1792. 13 vol. in-8 de XV-356 pp., 304 pp., 346 pp., 368 pp., 370 pp., 371 pp., 402 pp., 396 pp., 405-(2) pp., 379 pp., (4)-361 pp., (4)-318 pp. ; 352 pp., basane marbrée, dos lisse orné, pièces de titre en maroquin rouge et de tomaison en maroquin vert (reliure de l'époque).
1ère édition de la traduction, par Pierre François HENRY (1759-1833), de "Voyages and travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt", publié en 1809 par le vicomte voyageur anglais George Annesley VALENTIA (Earl of Mountnorris, 1769-1844), relatant des voyages effectués en 1802-1806; préface du traducteur; glossaire; tableau généalogique du Pechouah. Exemplaire complet des 4 tomes reliés en 2 volumes, mais sans l'atlas du secrétaire et dessinateur de l'auteur Henry Salt annoncé. Français
1967WRCAM56249Harar Ethiopia 1967. Three postcards one customs tag one piece of currency and forty-one photographs one in color most tab-mounted ranging in size from 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 to 5 x 8 inches. Most of the photographs with accompanying manuscript descriptions in pencil on paper tab-mounted beside the photos. Folio. Scrapbook album with stiff paper- covered boards string-tied binding. Light wear and soiling to boards light tanning to index cards and album leaves. Very good. Extensively-annotated photograph album covering Kenneth Fields' life and adventures in and around Harar Ethiopia during his military service there in the late 1960s. Almost all of the photos in the album are accompanied by substantial captions from Fields on mounted index cards. Fields put this together as a travelogue starting with three postcards home to his wife Irma from each of his layovers on the way to Addis Ababa Rome Athens and Cairo. He arrived in Harar on July 23 1967 and the first photo is an image of the house he and MSgt. Seery share "rented for us by the American Embassy." Then follow photos of their pet baboons Cheesy and Ishy who is "a mess.loves beer & cigarettes better than anything." They also have a donkey Thelma and a watch dog Spot. He then provides a photo tour of the house and a summary of his expenses: for a guard "sabanya" a cook Tinish and maid Tinish's daughter Alllimus his share is $17 a month. <br> <br> Fields spent a significant time hunting - there are several images of him with other soldiers on expeditions posing with gazelles and kudus. One photo includes "our helper Tashoma.a little 15 or 16 year old kid the group has kinda adopted. He helps out around the house & goes to the field with us.the boys are trying to get him into Haille Sallaisie sic University." There are also images of a small zoo nearby a "typical Ethiopian house" the local cemetery and the central market in Harar. The last few photos depict a more formal dinner party with Ethiopian officials but Fields does not provide any captions. <br> <br> Fields never describes his duties or mission in any detail but in 1953 a U.S.-Ethiopian Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement was signed and U.S. military advisors established several semi-permanent installations in Ethiopia to help reorganize the Imperial Ministry of National Defense. American "advisors" were also active in helping Ethiopia fight against the Somali Republic and Eritrean Liberation Front rebels. The Ministry's Third Division was headquartered at Harar which is also where the Imperial Military Academy was located. <br> <br> Kenneth Q. Fields 1937-2012 of Sanford Florida spent his career in the Army serving in Korea and Vietnam and retiring with the rank of master sergeant. hardcover books
1930VBA-128Recueil sous couverture souple de 10 cartes (3 en couleurs) 38 x 28,5 cm. Pas de texte. Maisonneuve Frères, Paris, 1930
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original wrappers. 16mo. (14,5 x 10,5 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 20 p. First and only edition of this extremely rare pamphlet includes the chapters of 'From Marseilles to Gabon' and 'From Libreville to Banguela' of Trivier's expeditions in Africa. First chapter includes Trivier's Mozambique travel by ship over the Strait of Gibraltar. In this chapter, Trivier described the purpose of his voyage as "After returning to France from my last trip in January 1890, I declared that many more places should be seen. I have written many articles about the necessity of looking for new ways to eliminate the fears and worries caused by McKinley tariffs that are harmed everywhere. As a nice result of this, the Paris City Council and the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce decided not to be dispatched to the hometown of Africans with an amount of money close to 11,000 francs.". In the second chapter, he describes Congo and other parts of Central Africa. French explorer Elisee Trivier followed in the footsteps of Scottish missionary David Livingstone in his attempt to explore the interior of Africa. Trivier's expedition traveled in 1889 up the Congo and across Africa to the island of Zanzibar on the eastern coast. Trivier is considered the first French explorer to have crossed Africa. Hegira: 1313 = Gregorian: 1896 Özege 21221.; Not in OCLC.
Very Good Turkish Original grey cloth bdg. Roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [xxviii], [4], [4], 1112 p., 2 full-page color maps. First map is the most famous one showing the Nile and the second one shows the Mediterranean shores and cities of Egypt. Rare first edition of the 10th, and the last volume of the Evliya's travel corpus including his descriptions of Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia in the late 17th century. This legendary travel account was published between 1896-1938 respectively in ten volumes. "Book X lands him in Egypt and takes him up the Nile to the Sudan and Ethiopia. When Evliya reaches Ibrim on the Nile, the southernmost limit of the Ottoman Empire, he remarks on the intense heat of the place; contrasting it with the intense cold he experienced at the northernmost limit, Azov; and with the mild climates at the eastern and western frontiers, Baghdad on the one hand, and Istolnibelgrad on the other. Apparently, Egypt suited him best, and he found Cairo a worthy counterpart to Istanbul; for he settled there to work up his memoirs of forty-one years of travel. He died around 1683, and there is controversy over whether a certain cryptic passage refers to the Ottoman defeat at Vienna.". (Evliya Çelebi's book of travels. 2. Evliya Çelebi in Bitlis). Evliya Çelebi visited Suakin during one of his journeys across Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti and Tanzania. He describes this territory under the title "The characteristics of old throne center Suakin" as "we stayed in this city for 12 days, trading with all kinds of people with camel trains. I sold 40 dromedaries in return for 500 piasters and also disburdened, sold 50 tusks for 500 piasters. Then we started to wander around the city. The Suez Sea is to the north of the island, and it takes 12 hours to reach Mecca from the island. Therefore, the direction of Mecca from this city is to the north. Suakin is a little island stretching three miles from east to west. (Afyoncu, Daily Sabah). Further travels in the 1670s took him to western and southwestern Anatolia and Syria. He completed the Hajj again and appears to have settled in Egypt for several years. He traveled in Upper Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia searching for the sources of the River Nile, before settling down to compile his great travel book. OCLC 630428224 (with four copies).
Very Good English Original 1/4 leather dark red bound. Spine with five compartments, second and fourth are Ottoman lettered gilt, others gilt with traditional forms. Roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. 602, [6] p. First Edition. 5th volume of 10. This set is published between 1896-1938. Hejra: 1315 = Gregorian: 1897. Ozege: 5302 / 5. Rare. Evliya Çelebi seyahatnamesi. Vol. 5.
1834339031London: Hatchard & Son; and Seeley & Sons 1834. First edition. pp. xxii 371 xiv illustrated with a engraved fold-out map of Abyssinia 8 1/2 by 10 inches; image size circa 8 by 7 inches. 8vo. original cloth printed paper spine labelEx-library copy with de-accession rubberstamp in upper margin of title page partially obscuring first word in printed title; no other library markings. Moderate wear and fading on spine and extremities of covers half-inch chip to cloth at crown of spine few thin chips on edge of spine spine label is browned and nicked few soil marks to endpapers the engraved fold-out map has a three-inch closed tear at inner margin with early archival paper-tape mend on verso else a good to very good copy. First edition. pp. xxii 371 xiv illustrated with a engraved fold-out map of Abyssinia 8 1/2 by 10 inches; image size circa 8 by 7 inches. 8vo. "Gobat a Swiss Protestant missionary came to Ethiopia in 1829 and left in 1832. His travels took him from Massawa via Adegrat to Gondar. The author who participated in numerous disputations with Ethiopian priests gives a good description of life in Gondar and Adwa and interesting accounts of religious matters including. social customs. An introductory section contains extracts from the journal of Gobat's companion and fellow missionary Christian Kugler." Pankhurst 14. Pankhurst 14 Hatchard & Son; and Seeley & Sons unknown
1908009235Paris: Masson Et Cie Editeurs 1908 1908-1909. OVERSIZED. Vol. I: xviii 440pp portrait frontis-piece 16 plates 3 folding maps 85 gravures. Vol. II: xv 1 388pp 23 plates and 79 illustrations. Vol. III: The Atlas 1908. All are uniformly bound in red paper pages printed on fine glossy paper pages uncut in Volumes I & II occasional foxing binding loose in Vol. II with covers tearing at spine edges. From the personal collection of Dr. Brooks Ryder 1918-1995 graduate of Harvard College Harvard School of Public Health and Tufts Medical School. Known for his Public Health expertise overseas throughout East Africa and Indonesia. Masson Et Cie, Editeurs paperback
052889Paris Ancienne Maison Quantin. Librairies-imprimeries réunies 1890 in 4 (30,5x21,5) 1 fort volume reliure demi chagrin marron à coins, dos à nerfs, pièce de titre de cuir vert, tranches dorées, portrait de l'auteur en frontispice, 520 pages [1], avec de nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte, et 16 planches hors-texte, dont 9 profils de nivellement et 7 cartes sur double page (une en couleurs). 4 planches de profils manquent dans cet exemplaire. Renferme un vocabulaire de la langue Koulo, Tambaro et Hadia. Ex-libris R.V.F. Jules Borelli, 1852-1941, explorateur français. Edition originale. Bel exemplaire, bien relié. Poids du colis: 4 kilogrammes
189052465P., Librairies-Imprimeries Réunis 1890 In-4, demi-toile moderne rouge, dos lisse, tranches dorées, 520 pp. 20 planches hors-texte dont 13 profils de nivellement et 7 cartes sur double page, dont une en couleurs, nombreuses illustrations dans le texte. Marges lég. brunies.
In-4° grande, legatura d'amatore in tutta pelle, pp. (6)543(1). Con illustrazioni intercalate nel testo, anche a piena e doppia pagina, incise dallo Ximenes a partire dai disegni dell'autore. Splendida legatura in pieno cuoio chiaro, con titoli filetti e piccoli fiori in oro al dorso a quattro nervi; al piatto anteriore magnifica decorazione stile Grolier (losanghe e rettangoli intrecciati, e motivi fitomorfi) con mosaicature in marocchino avorio, incorniciata da triplice filetto; al piatto posteriore cornice in oro con filetti e dentelles; unghiature decorate a secco con dentelles; i tagli superiore e inferiore sono goffrati con motivi che riprendono quelli del piatto anteriore, il taglio esterno marmorizzto; carte di guardia Remondini. Abrasioni alle cerniere e alle cuffie; rare leggere bruniture. Nel complesso ottimo esemplare in una sontuosa legatura.
Very Good English Original 1/4 leather bound. Spine with five compartments, second and fourth are Ottoman lettered gilt, others richly gilt with traditional forms. Roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. 534, [5] p. First Edition. 3rd volume of 10. This set is published between 1896-1938. Ozege: 5302 / 3. Rare. Evliya Çelebi seyahatnamesi. Vol. 3.
In 4° (24x15,5 cm); 4 opere in un volume: 282, (2) pp. e 13 c. di tav fuori testo; 295, (1) pp. e 5 c. di tav. fuori testo; 190 pp. e 6 c. di tav. fuori testo ; 70, (2) pp. e 3 ci di tav. fuori testo. Due delle tavole sono finemente acquarellate da mano coeva. Numerose piccole testatine xilogr. L'opera contiene il Tomo XVI-XVII-XVIII della celebre raccolta di viaggi del Marmocchi, molti dei quali furono qui per la prima volta stampati in italiano. Bella legatura coeva in mezza pelle scura con dorso a 4 nervi e titolo, numero dei volumi e filettatura in oro ai tasselli. Piatti foderati con carta marmorizzata coeva. Qualche leggera strofinatura alla legatura. All'interno in buone-ottime condizioni di conservazione. Molto belle le tavole fuori testo con la riproduzione di scorci, paesaggi, personaggi e cotumi dei luoghi descritti. Good copy. First editon.
181316682Paris, Vve Lepetit, 1813 2 volumes In-8° (12,3 x 19,4cm) Reliure d'époque demi-veau vert; dos lisses ornés de 7 bandes de 4 filets dorés, roulettes dorées en queues, titre et tomaisons dorés; papier de couvrure des plats marbré à dominante verte. 2 tomes par volume: Vol.[1]: 1 faux-titre, 1titre, XX + 410p. et 1 faux-titre, 1 titre, 449p. dont 1 tableau dépliant; Vol.[2]: 1 faux-titre, 1 titre, 456p. et 1 faux-titre, 1 titre, 452p. Reliures un peu frottées (très petites épidermures en coiffes et charnière du dessus du 1er volume); rousseurs.
403957-3/4 x 5-3/4 inches. 1 vols. Fine. 7-3/4 x 5-3/4 inches. 1 vols. Until the mid-twentieth century the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church was a Copt appointed by the Coptic Patriarchate in Egypt. In 1929 four native Ethiopian bishops were ordained to assist the Coptic Metropolitan. Subsequently with the support of Emperor Haile Selassie reigned 1930-1974 an agreement was reached with the Copts in 1948 providing for the election of an ethnic Ethiopian Metropolitan to succeed the Metropolitan Kyrillos. Thus when he died in 1951 an assembly of clergy and laity elected an Ethiopian Basilios as Metropolitan and the autonomy of the Ethiopian Church was established; eight years later he was confirmed by the Coptic Patriarchate as the first Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. unknown
403957-3/4 x 5-3/4 inches. 1 vols. Fine. 7-3/4 x 5-3/4 inches. 1 vols. The Last Coptic Metropolitan of Ethiopia. Until the mid-twentieth century the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church was a Copt appointed by the Coptic Patriarchate in Egypt. In 1929 four native Ethiopian bishops were ordained to assist the Coptic Metropolitan. Subsequently with the support of Emperor Haile Selassie reigned 1930-1974 an agreement was reached with the Copts in 1948 providing for the election of an ethnic Ethiopian Metropolitan to succeed the Metropolitan Kyrillos. Thus when he died in 1951 an assembly of clergy and laity elected an Ethiopian Basilios as Metropolitan and the autonomy of the Ethiopian Church was established; eight years later he was confirmed by the Coptic Patriarchate as the first Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. unknown books
Very Good English Rebound to modern leather bound. Roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. 21, 912 p. First Edition. 7th volume of 10. This set is published between 1896-1938. Ozege: 5302 / 7. Evliya Çelebi seyahatnamesi. Vol. 7.
76291aaf61 Bl. / 43 Bl. + 14 w. Bl. (Seite à 21 Linien), Orig. linierte Schulhefte mit Rotschnitt, guter Zustand.
Very Good English Original 1/4 leather bound. Spine with five compartments, second and fourth are Ottoman lettered gilt. Roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. 432, [4] p. First Edition. 4th volume of 10. This set is published between 1896-1938. Hejra: 1314 = Gregorian: 1896. Ozege: 5302 / 4. Rare. Evliya Çelebi seyahatnamesi. Vol. 4.
a55685Geneva 1935 1936. Five documents. A Tiles in English and Italian. Sm.4to. 22pp. of which 20 pages are photo illustrations of horrid atrocities committed on Ethiopians- hacked-off limbs men in chainstorture emasculated children and so on; original wraps; B Lg.4to. 40pp. original wraps; C Lg.4to. 60pp. original wraps; D-E Two parts: 4o. 63pp. large color foldout map 161pp. photo illustrations original wraps. All VG. Pictures available on request. Set of 5 documents: . paperback
In 8°. Pagine XV, 459; 539. Brossura editoriale con lievi tracce d'uso e lievi strappetti. Dorso leggermente segnato. Stato di conservazione complessivamente buono. All'interno sono presenti diverse illustrazioni in b/n. Fondamentale studio sulla comunità etiope in Palestina. Rarissimo a trovarsi completo dei suoi due volumi, in quanto essi vennero stampati a quattro anni di distanza l'uno dall'altro, il primo nel 1943, nel pieno del periodo bellico, ed il secondo nel 1947.
186051461ABCöln, J.M. Heberle, 1860. Ca. 22 x 13 cm. LI S., (5) Seiten, 280 Seiten, mit 47 Holzschnittillustrationen. Halbleinenband des 20. Jhdts. mit Rückenschild.
Very Good English Rebound to modern leather bound. Roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. [1], [5], 786, [4] p. First Edition. 8th volume of 10. This set is published between 1896-1938. Ozege: 5302 / 8. Evliya Çelebi seyahatnamesi. Vol. 8.
216471Paris, Quantin, 1890 in-4, 520 pp., très nbses ill. in-t. dont à pleine page, portrait-frontispice, 16 planches dont 7 cartes sur double page, demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs orné de fleurons dorés, tête rouge (reliure de l'époque). Petit choc à la coiffe, petits trous de vers au mors supérieur, coupes usées. Exemplaire de prix. Il manque 4 planches à notre exemplaire.
