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18530869Berlin Reimer 1853. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Small octavo. Pp. cvi 677. Plus 4 lithographic plates bound in two of which are folding. Some text illustrations; tables footnotes index corrections. HARDCOVER bound in contemporary half cloth and marbled boards bit rubbed at extremities spine gilt with shelf label; old institutional label and stamp to first endpapers scattered spotting throughout paper repairs to gutter margin in few places. In good condition all plates are fine. ~ FIRST EDITION. The first book of this work complete in itself. Tobler 158. Y-3 OUT <br/> <br/> Berlin, Reimer hardcover
1829005638London: Henry Colburn 1829. 478pp/maps. Engraved folding map frontis of Arabia. BM- notes two editions of this work in 1829; single volume quarto and a two volume octavo. This is the rare single volume edition. John Lewis Burckhardt 1784 - 1817 the son of a Swiss Colonel undertook the journey to Mekkah in 1814 disguised as an Arab; he had long since used the name Sheikh Ibrahim in his travels which he began in 1809 under the sponsorship of Sir Joseph Banks and the African Association. Burckhardt's description of the Hedjaz was the first accurate one to reach Europe. Burckhardt transmitted to the Association the most accurate and complete account of the Hedjaz including the cities of Mekka and Medina which has ever been received in Europe." The folding plans include Mekkah Medina Wady Muna and Arafat. Some light foxing to maps. Minimal library markings. Beautiful tight complete scarce book with great maps. First Edition. Library Binding. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Henry Colburn
18413693Warsaw H. Bomberg Zvi Tsevi Ya'akov; Warszawie Drukarni J. Lebensona 1841. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Octavo. Pp. 359 4. Handsome vignette illustration at end of approbations and introduction. Old stamps. HARDCOVER modern cloth shelf number on sine. A very good copy. ~ First part of three complete in its own. Second edition printed in the same year as the FIRST EDITION. To this edition which is practically identical to the first a decorative title-page has been added with a phrase from the Book of Job printed on verso. Also added here is a Rabbinical Approbation "Words of Praise from The Wise Men of the Censor of Warsaw" as well as a 4-page Subscribers' list bound at the end which are not present in the earlier edition. Written in Hebrew mostly in Rashi script. Joseph Schönhak was born at Tiktin 1812; died at Suwalki 1870. He led a retired life devoting his time to writing and study. He was the author of "Ha-Mashbir" or "Aruk he-Hadash" Warsaw 1858. His "Toldath Haaretz" Toledot ha-Arez is a natural history in three parts. The subjects are arranged and classified and a full description of each is given as to color form and habitat. Those that are mentioned in the Bible are given book chapter and verse; and so with those mentioned in the Talmud. The "Ha-Masbir" is an Aramaic-German rabbinical dictionary based on Nathan ben Jehiel's "Aruk" "Hamiluim oder Masbir Hachadasch. Aramäisch-rabinisch-deutsches Wörterbuch Ergenzung zu dem Hamasbir oder Aruch" Warsaw 1869. His "Sefer ha-Milluim" was published in Warsaw in 1869 "Sefer Ha-Miluim Le-Aruch: A dictionary to the Talmud and Midrashim based on the order of the Aruch with clarification of readings and sources from the Babylonian and Palestian Talmuds the Tannaitic Midrahsim ." was reprinted 1978 Jerusalem Makor. Bibliography: Ha-Maggid 1870 No. 49; Fuenn Keneset Yisrael 1866. See also Isidore Singer and Julius Gottlieb: The Jewish Encyclopedia. Rare. F-5 OUT <br/> <br/> Warsaw, H. Bomberg (Zvi [Tsevi] Ya'akov); Warszawie, Drukarni J. Lebensona hardcover
18394430045London: Edward Lumley 1839. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Exlibrary marks. Rebound. Sound binding and hinges. Tanned pages with occasional minor notes in pencil. Cloth over boards has light shelf wear label at lower spine. 14th-century book of supposed travels written in Anglo-Norman French this edition in old English that became a medieval bestseller despite being a fantastical blend of fact myth and plagiarism claiming to detail the adventures of an English knight in the Holy Land Egypt India and China and influencing explorers like Columbus. Ex-Library; 8.75" tall; 326 pages. Edward Lumley hardcover
189914968George Allen 1899. 8vo. First Edition with a coloured frontispiece original tissue guard present 3 coloured plates original tissue guards present and numerous monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text neat inscription on front free endpaper; original pictorial cloth upper board lettered in gilt enclosing illustration mounted in gilt frame backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt gilt top uncut a very good bright clean copy. Very scarce in anything like this condition. George Allen, hardcover
1875223701London.: The Religious Tract Society. 1875. First edition. 32 full page illustrations one double-page including frontispiece map and numerous text illustrations 224pp 8pp "Illustrated Books of Travel" publisher's advertisement original green pictorial cloth elaborately embossed in gilt black and blind spine gilt lettered 28 x 19.5 cms binding bright and unmarked small bump to the lower corner affecting the inner leaves discolouration to the verso of the frontispiece early owner's inked signature a most attractive copy in very good condition. Richly illustrated in a fine pictorial binding from the "Pen & Pencil" series of travel books by the editor of the Religious Tract Society Rev. Samuel Manning 1821–1881. . The Religious Tract Society. hardcover
18640803London T. Nelson 1864. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Small octavo. Pp. viii 9-288. Tinted lithograph frontispiece. Plus 14 other tinted lithographs on 9 plates some full-page. Ornamental head- and tail pieces. HARDCOVER bound in the original decorated blue pebble-grain cloth gilt ornament and lettering to cover and spine all edges gilt; crack to inner hinge spine ends worn front flyleaf incised. In a very good condition fine plates. ~ FIRST EDITION. The chief interest of many of the events recorded in the Bible gathers round its rivers and lakes and this book attempts to link the explanation of the Scripture with the description of the scenes which are visited. It draws on many sources namely Robinson's "Researches in Palestine" Lynch's "Narrative of the American Exploring Expedition to the Jordan and the Dead Sea" Stanley's "Sinai and Palestine" and several others. Of particular value are the charming plates a set of delicate pen-and-ink lithographs known as "Nelson Prints". The image of each plate is first printed from a lithograph stone in a purplish ink. The plate is then coloured in pale blue and fawn from separate relief wood blocks. Not in Tobler who refers 225 only to Tweedie's earlier work "Jerusalem and its Environs" 1860. H-2 <br/> <br/> London, T. Nelson hardcover
18941165A024London: British Museum 1894. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: xv 935. Good Plus. 11 x 13 inches 28 x 33 cm. Includes acquisitions made by the British Museum between 1871 and 1894. Red pebbled cloth binding with some staining and marking very solidly bound. Ex library book with call number to foot of spine vintage library bookplate to front pastedown endpaper embossed library stamps to title page and text. From the library of Samuel Barrett Miles British Diplomat in Middle East during the latter part of the 19th century. Rare. Overall condition is Good Plus. Please Note: This is a very heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate - a postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Please contact us for an accurate postage cost for your location. Size: 11 x 13 inches 28 x 33 cm. British Museum hardcover
18353440079Paris: Librairie De Charles Gosselin 1835. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. French language. Exlibrary markings. Lightly circulated. Full leather over boards edge worn on all volumes with shelf wear as well. Volume 3 has a scraped area at lower front. Volume 4 has split at joint between spine and front although the front board is still attached. Binding and hinges sound. Pages clean tanned with marbled page edges visible when closed. Two fold-out maps Syria and the eastern Mediterranean in back of Volume 4 are in good to very good condition. Account of a trip to the Middle East written by Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine 1790-1869 French author poet and statesman. Ex-Library; 8.25" tall; 1552 pages. Librairie De Charles Gosselin hardcover
18674702CBLeipzig, Dyk, 1867-68. 8°. VI S., (1) Bl.,354 S.; 292 S. Mit Porträt-Medaillon, und 4 Plänen. Halbleinenband d. Zt. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +, 4702C 2 in einem Band.
182821532Philadelphia: John Grigg. 1828. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Boards with moderate wear to extremities. Top spine chipped. Slight browning to pages with occasional light staining.; 1/2 moroccon boards. The author was a well-traveled journalistic multitalent from England. Traveling to nowadays Iran was an extremely unusual destination by the time of publication and still is. The book is embellished by 12 hand-colored steel engravings all present. From the contents: Part 1: Of the Government. Part 2: Legislation. Part 3: Religion. Part 4: Manners and Customs. Part 5: Arts and Science.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 181 pages . John Grigg hardcover
1890174941Chicago.: Rand McNally & Co. 1890. Map with original colour 18.6 x 25.9 cm central fold inner margin darkened and outer margin a bit worn but in very good condition. An appealing map showing Iran/Persia Afghanistan and Beluchistan finely shaded and the borders with Turkey India Turkestan and the Russian Empire. Also noting that "Names referring to Ancient Geography are in Light Characters" and recording submarine telegraph cables. . Rand McNally & Co. unknown
18945250London James Nisbet 1894. Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Crown octavo. Pp. x 194 8 Publisher's ads. Appendices indices footnotes and extended Preface. HARDCOVER bound in the original illustrated blue cloth spine discoloured. In good condition. ~ SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. With a presentation inscription in the Author's hand "To E. Taylor in memory of the Palestine lectures . September 1895 James Neil". Eleventh edition. This edition is printed throughout on exceptionally heavy paper actually card uncommon in small octavo. Also the cover differs from the plain leaf-green cloth of previous editions and displays now illustration of an orthodox Jew reading from the Torah. With interesting appendices about farming in Palestine the scenery of the land the Papal railway the state of Europe and Russia. With detailed General Index and Index of Texts which lists all passages of scripture explained or referred to in the text. Z-2 OUT <br/> <br/> London, James Nisbet hardcover
18775248London James Nisbet 1877. Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Crown octavo. Pp. vii 194. Appendices indices footnotes. HARDCOVER bound in the original green cloth lettered in gilt. In a very good condition. ~ Sixth edition. "Palestine is awakening to new life and Israel actually returning to its shores" opens the book which celebrates "the restoration of the Jews" as a sign that "the mystery of God is about to finish." With interesting appendices about farming in Palestine the scenery of the land the Papal railway the state of Europe and Russia. With detailed General Index and Index of Texts which lists all passages of scripture explained or referred to in the text. A small flower has been dry pressed between two leaves of this copy and is still preserved. It would be appropriate to assume that it has been picked at one time or another in the hillsides of Palestine. Z-2 OUT <br/> <br/> London, James Nisbet hardcover
186421186Alfred Gadsby 1864. 8vo. First Edition with 4 engraved illustrations 2 full-page and a full-page engraved map in the text; neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original brown cloth boards elaborately framed and blocked in blind upper board lettered in gilt yellow endpapers upper joint very lightly rubbed else a remarkably well-preserved bright clean copy. With 2pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Vividly-written personal account of the author's journey from Marseilles through Palestine and Egypt in 1864. A MOST DESIRABLE COPY IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL AND FRAGILE BINDING OF A WORK FAR SCARCER THAN ITS PREDECESSOR 'MY WANDERINGS'. RARE. Alfred Gadsby, hardcover
18240830Louvain Vanlinthout et Vandenzande 1824. Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Royal octavo. Two parts in one volume paginated continuously. Pp. ii 90; 91-356. Letterpress device to title-page Imprimatur dated 1824 on verso; half-title with Approbation dated 1818 on verso. List of subscribers. Footnotes. Printed on laid paper. HARDCOVER contemporary half cloth and marbled boards spine gilt with small shelf label all edges speckled old institutional stamps and label. In about fine condition. ~ Travel account to the Holy Land. Not in Tobler who lists the 1819 edition and the 1860 edition only. F-5 IN <br/> <br/> Louvain, Vanlinthout et Vandenzande hardcover
18242118Louvain Vanlinthout et Vandenzande 1824. Soft cover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Royal octavo. Two parts in one volume paginated continuously. Pp. ii 90; 91-356. Letterpress device to title-page Imprimatur dated 1824 on verso; half-title with Approbation dated 1818 on verso list of subscribers footnotes. Original printed wrappers slightly edge frayed. In a very good condition with contemporary Prize label in manuscript. ~ Travel account to the Holy land. This edition not in Tobler who lists the 1819 edition and the 1860 edition only. Z-3 IN <br/> <br/> Louvain, Vanlinthout et Vandenzande paperback
18681044Paris Berger Levrault 1868. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Octavo. Pp. xxiv 600. Plus 3 chromolithograph maps on two sheets loosely inserted. Title printed in red and black. Footnotes with terms set in Hebrew type and explained in the text; errata. HARDCOVER contemporary half cloth and marbled boards spine gilt old institutional bookplate and stamp pencil underlining throughout neat repair to verso of last leaf. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. The first part covers the geographical history of the Holy Land; the second part covers the physical geography; the third part is dedicated to the natural history; and the fourth part is a lovely "Nomenclature historique des villes et bourgardes de la Palestine" with all the original place names set in Hebrew type and explained with references. F-4 IN <br/> <br/> Paris, Berger Levrault hardcover
18790009094London: John Murray 1879. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo; cxxvii 444 12 pages blue cloth <br/><br/>Burton's contributions occupy the first 190 pages. Also Prof. George Rolleston's lecture to the RGS an early ecology talk "The Modifications of the External Aspects of Organic Nature produced by Man's Interference". " I propose . to notice a few of the many alterations produced by disforesting in our own and other countries". John Murray hardcover
1878037153Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie Libraires-Editeurs 1878. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 385 pages indexed plus errata. Hardcover bound in quarter brown leather with burgundy marbled paper-covered boards. Light to moderate wear to the binding. The corners are a little bumped. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Text is toned and shows some occasional pencil underlining or notations. Text is in French. There is a mid-20th century bookplate on the front pastedown from a former Greek owner. Title translates to "History of Muslim Philosophers and Theologians De 632 a 1258 de J.-C. Scenes From Religious Life in the East." <br/> <br/> Maisonneuve et Cie, Libraires-Editeurs hardcover
18771413Leipzig Wilhelm Engelmann 1877. Soft cover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Crown quarto. Pp. 644. Plus folding coloured lithograph map bound at rear. Printed wrappers worn detached bookblock loosening. Very good interior. Very good reading or binding copy. ~ Based on Maspero's second edition. With a foreword by Prof. Georg Ebers. Y-3 OUT <br/> <br/> Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann paperback
18451236E184London: John Ollivier 1845. 2nd Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. xi 1 418. Very Good. 6 x 9 inches 15.5 x 23 cm. Second edition in the publisher's blind stamped cloth binding with gilt illustration to front board. Page edges untrimmed. Spine browned. Creasing and slight wear to ends of spine. Slight bumping to board edges and corners. Browning to page edges occasional patches of foxing to the text. Complete with the two hand-coloured plates: Fold-out frontis of 'Eastern Travel' and 'Passage of Jordan' with tissue guard. An early printing in a nice solid original binding. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 6 x 9 inches 15.5 x 23 cm. John Ollivier hardcover
18980692Trier Paulinus 1898. 1st Edition . Soft cover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Crown octavo. Pp. 100. Set in Gothic type. Original printed wrappers decorated in black shelf label to spine small institutional stamp. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Extremely rare travelogue to the Holy Land at the end of the 19th Century. It contains: Stations of the journey with daily reports; visits to Jaffa Jerusalem Bethlehem Nazareth Cairo Alexandria. Y-3 OUT <br/> <br/> Trier, Paulinus paperback
1893174920New York.: Hunt & Eaton. Circa1893. Printed map in colour elevation shown with hachures 29 x 23.5 cm text on the verso relating to entries for Afghanistan Beluchistan and Turkey prepared for Hunt & Eaton's "New York Recorder's Atlas" small tears to the top edge but in very good condition. . Hunt & Eaton. unknown
1870005983London: T. Nelson and Sons. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published London: T. Nelson and Sons 1870. 12mo. 143pp. illustrated with b/w drawings. Green cloth with black and gilt designs. Some wrinkling to the cloth design and titles rubbed wear at the tips presentation inscription on fly leaf. Very good minus. . Very Good Minus. Hard. 1st. 1870. T. Nelson and Sons unknown
