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18999270Tours MAME 1899 1 Tours, Mame, 1899, percaline rouge, plats décorés, scène de croisade estampée dorée, encadrée large bande motifs géométriques et floraux, titre dans un large ruban sous des armes, tranches dorées, 398 pp.
188040809G. Charpentier | Paris 1880 | 12 x 19 cm | relié
18890955London Watt for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund 1889. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Three books in one volume. Crown Octavo. Pp. 51; 78; 207. Plus three folding lithographed maps one of which is coloured each as frontispiece to each book; two lithographed plans bound in Book III. With numerous engraved illustrations some full-page throughout. Indices of names with transliteration Arabic script and translation. HARDCOVER bound in the original publisher's ochre cloth lettered in black large iconic illustration stamped in gilt on cover. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. Three books in one volume published 1889 1895 1890 respectively. Provenance: Noted classicist Dr. Henriëtte Boas' copy with her bookplate. Schumacher was the first explorer to survey the regions described here and his minute and thorough scientific observations notes maps drawings and sketches were prepared for publication at the request of the Palestine Exploration Fund by his friend the explorer Guy le Strange. They were published here for the first time. Gottlieb Schumacher 1857 settled at a very young age with his family in Haifa where his father a member of the "Temple Association" designed most of the buildings of the German Colony. Following the completion of his engineering studies in Stuttgart he returned to Haifa and was appointed Chief Engineer for the Province of Akko. He designed many buildings and was a leading figure in civil engineering. One of his most important projects was the survey of the Golan Hauran and the Ajlun districts in preparation for the construction of the Damascus-Haifa railway. In the course of this survey he produced the first accurate maps of these regions along with detailed descriptions of the archaeological remains and the present villages. He published many other reports and books on his discoveries supported by the Palestine Exploration Fund. With the outbreak of World War I the Templar community left for Germany. Schumacher returned in 1924 to his home on the Carmel where he died a year later. Although he was born in Ohio U.S.A. Gottlieb was brought-up and educated as a German. "I beg to through myself on the indulgence of my readers for the defects of style" he once wrote "for my work has been perforce written in a language which though familiar to me is not my own." Descriptive text Copyright Librarium The Hague F-5 OUT <br/> <br/> London, Watt (for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund) hardcover
18862120London Bentley 1886. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Crown octavo. Pp. xvi 342 2 catalogue. Folding partly coloured engraved map of Western Hauran & Eastern Jaulan by Schumacher as frontispiece. Plus 5 other folding engraved maps some coloured tipped-in. With a total of 157 engraved illustrations some full page throughout the text. Index in English and Arabic footnotes. HARDCOVER bound in the original publisher's full mustard-colour cloth gilt-embossed illustration on upper cover lettering embossed in black spine lettered in black spine ends slightly bumped. Foliage green chalked endpapers; top edge roughly trimmed. In about fine condition contemporary institutional label pasted inside cover with small blemish to front endpaper stamp on blank endpaper old signature. Overall an excellent copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. Schumacher was the first explorer to survey the region lying between Damascus and Haifa. His minute and thorough scientific observations notes maps drawings and sketches were prepared for publication at the request of the Palestine Exploration Fund by his friend the explorer Guy le Strange. They were published here for the first time. The papers of le Strange and Laurence Oliphant "A Ride Through Ajlun and the Belka During the Autumn of 1884" and "A Trip to the North-East of Lake Tiberias in Jaulan" respectively were published before but appear here for the first time in a book form. Gottlieb Schumacher 1857 settled at a very young age with his family in Haifa where his father a member of the "Temple Association" designed most of the buildings of the German Colony. Following the completion of his engineering studies in Stuttgart he returned to Haifa and was appointed Chief Engineer for the Province of Akko. He designed many buildings and was a leading figure in civil engineering. One of his most important projects was the survey of the Golan Hauran and the Ajlun districts in preparation for the construction of the Damascus-Haifa railway. In the course of this survey he produced the first accurate maps of these regions along with detailed descriptions of the archaeological remains and the present villages. He published many other reports and books on his discoveries supported by the Palestine Exploration Fund. With the outbreak of World War I the Templar community left for Germany. Schumacher returned in 1924 to his home on the Carmel where he died a year later. Although he was born in Ohio U.S.A. Gottlieb was brought-up and educated as a German. "I beg to throw myself on the indulgence of my readers for the defects of style" he once wrote "for my work has been perforce written in a language which though familiar to me is not my own." Descriptive text Copyright Librarium The Hague F-5 OUT <br/> <br/> London, Bentley hardcover
187073160Alger s. d. [circa 1870] | 13 x 17 cm | 28 portraits sur cartes de visite consignés dans un album
187073485Alger s. d. [circa 1870] | 13 x 17 cm | 28 portraits sur cartes de visite consignés dans un album
188734461Hachette & Cie | Paris 1887 | 11.50 x 18.50 cm | relié
186249593Michel Lévy frères | Paris 1862 | 11 x 18.50 cm | relié
1834023418Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd 1834. Second Edition . Quarter Morocco. Fine. 6 5/8" Tall. 472 Pp. Quarter Morocco. Asecond Edition. A Fine Copy Spine Gilt Very Strong Original Purple Morocco Spine And Tips Original Purple Cloth Original Watered Endpapers And Watered Edges Of Page Block Contents Fine Leather Just Recently Professionally Refreshed. Contents Immaculate Pages Crisp Map Undamaged No Foxing. Heraldic Bookplate "Sperate Et Vivitefortes" Of The Welsh Cavalry Senior Cavalry Of The British Army On Front Pastedown Ownership Signature "John Clements Queen's Dragoon Guards" On Verso Of First Front Endpaper. <br/> <br/> Oliver & Boyd unknown
189944243New York: MatbaÕat Jaridat al-Ayyam 1899 . Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. New York: MatbaÕat Jaridat al-Ayyam 1899 . A number of b/w plates mostly portraits of world leaders and rulers. 308 pp. Text in Arabic. Hardcover. 4to. Dark blue cloth. The text of this book is in Arabic only the dedication to President William McKinley is in English. The overall theme of the work is the Lebanese Diaspora but a large part of the book consists of short biographical pieces on world leaders and rulers including Queen Victoria and other rulers of Europe Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey Abbas Pasha of Egypt Muzaffar ad-Din of Persia and Melelik of Ethiopia. Other biographical sketches include the reform politicians of the Ottoman Empire Lebanese and Syrian politicians and intellectuals and the patriarchs of the Eastern Christian churches. Also included is a short preview of the Paris Exhibition of 1900. Because of the cheap paper used both free endpapers are separated at the hinge otherwise the book is tight and clean. Nonetheless the textblock paper is extremely brittle and therefore fragile. Very good/No jacket issued. Insurance required to ship this item. MatbaÕat Jaridat al-Ayyam hardcover books
1880ABC_487231880. Tipped onto a stiff paper mount ca. 40 x 30 cm. Kept in a clear plastic sleeve. One albumen print ca. 22.5 x 27.5 cm. Striking image of a large group of Arabic men dressed in white engaged in prayer on a field. The large image was likely taken by a photographer who was active in the Middle East in the late 19th-century but is unfortunately unsigned.The edges are somewhat discoloured and the corners are creased from a past mounting method. Otherwise in good condition. unknown
183089751Truchy | Paris 1830 | 13.7 x 21.7 cm | Broché
183161718Théophile Barrois et Benjamin Duprat | Paris 1831 | 13 x 21 cm | relié
183840347Crochard & Cie | Paris 1838 | 13 x 21.50 cm | relié
187720079La Revue des deux mondes | Paris 1877 | 15.50 x 25 cm | agrafé
188313017Quantin 1883 “Petits conteurs du XVIII siècle”. In-8 demi-chagrin, dos à nerfs, XX- 290 pp. Une figure de titre et une figure hors-texte. Bon exemplaire.
188984378Matbaa-i-Osmaniye | Istanbul 1889 | 13.20 x 18.80 cm | relié
18331462PARIS. DUCOLLET, LIBRAIRE-EDITEUR. 1833-1835. 7 VOLUMES IN-8 (13,5 X 21,5 X 20 CENTIMETRES ENVIRON) DE (4) + IV + 468, (4) + VIII + 416, (4) + 503, (4) + 440, (4) + 543, (4) + III + 478 ET (4) + 612 PAGES, RELIURE D'EPOQUE 1/2 VEAU HAVANE, DOS A QUATRE FAUX NERFS ORNE DE CAISSONS ENCADRES DE FILETS A FROID, FILETS DORES, TITRE DORE SUR ETIQUETTE MAROQUIN ROUGE. EDITION ORIGINALE DE LA CORRESPONDANCE DE MICHAUD ET POUJOULAT RELATANT LE VOYAGE JUSQU’EN GRECE, PUIS A CONSTANTINOPLE ET A JERUSALEM, EN PALESTINE, SYRIE ET EGYPTE. SANS LA CARTE REPLIEE QUI NE SEMBLE PAS AVOIR ETE RELIEE DANS L’OUVRAGE, D’ORIGINE. TACHE BRUNE SUR LA TRANCHE DU TOME 7, QUELQUES TRACES DE FROTTEMENTS, SANS GRAVITE, SINON BEL EXEMPLAIRE.
188618671Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes | s. l. [Paris] 1886 | 15.50 x 25 cm | agrafé
183532923Firmin Didot | Paris 1835 | 14 x 21 cm | 2 volumes reliés
189514572Firmin-Didot Paris 1895 1 vol. Grand in-8 de 2 ff.n.ch. 368 pp., demi-chagrin de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné, tranches dorées.
187015358librairie Georges Barba Paris 1870 1 vol. In-12 broché de VIII 99 pp., couverture imprimée.
180935783Imprimerie Impériale | Paris 1809-1829 | 53.50 x 71 cm | une feuille
180935398Imprimerie Impériale | Paris 1809-1829 | 71 x 54 cm | une feuille
180926542Imprimerie Impériale | Paris 1809-1829 | 71 x 54 cm | une feuille