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1944ARABIA005935Printed by the University Press Oxford for The Society of Antiquaries London. 1944. First edition. Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London No. XIII. Quarto. pp xvi 191. 81 plates including 2 folding maps. Five of the photographs and six of the plans are by Freya Stark who the author joined when she returned to Hadhramaut in 1936. Original boards. Small graze to front cover obscuring the first five letters of Burlington House in the publisher's address. Another graze to bottom corner of rear cover. Tail of spine slightly scuffed. Very good. Printed by the University Press, Oxford, for The Society of Antiquaries, London. hardcover
191845625London, The Times Publ. Comp. 1918. 36 S. Mit zahlr. Abb. u. 3 Ktn.-Skizzen. 4to. OBrosch.
10 pages, including a full-page sketch map. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition.
2006__0898716071Society for Industrial & Applied 2006. Paperback. New. new title edition. 214 pages. 9.75x7.00x0.50 inches. Society for Industrial & Applied paperback
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Wear to extremities. Tissue protector to frontispiece torn. Front hinge started; Conflict from two millenia ago ; Color Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 292 pages
Prima edizione del 1948 di questa opera sulla storia della legione araba scritto dal Brigadiere John Bagot Glubb che comandò la legione araba dal 1939 al 1956 quindi testimone diretto dei paesi arabi durante la guerra. All'interno numerose planches in bianco e nero che mostrano vedute e persone (Tubaiq mountains, Stone fort of Kaf, Desert Patrol fort at Mudawara, ruins of Jerash, Ammam, Desert fort at Rum, Ruins of Jerash, Petra, Euphrates, Palmyra ecc... Alcune mappe. In ottime condizioni. Copertina in tela editoriale in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Scoloriture. Legatura in buone condizioni. Pagine in ottime condizioni con rare fioriture. In 8. 230 x 155 mm. Pp. 371+(1). First edition of 1948 of this work about the history of of arab legion written by Captain John Bagot Glubb who commanded arab legion from 1939 to 1956 since a direct witness of Arabia during World war. Inside different black and white photos featuring views and people (Tubaiq mountains, Stone fort of Kaf, Desert Patrol fort at Mudawara, ruins of Jerash, Ammam, Desert fort at Rum, Ruins of Jerash, Petra, Euphrates, Palmyra ecc...). Some maps. In very good conditions. Editorial cloth cover in good conditions lightly worn in the extremities. Discoloring. Binding in good conditions. Pages in very good conditions with occasional foxings. In 8. 230 x 155 mm. Pp. 371+(1).
QW-CJAB-PHV6Hardcover. Good. Good plus/VG minus. Jacket has some wear nicks and fading. Book has some top-edge foxing pages lightly yellowed binding firm. hardcover
18 pages, including several sketch maps. Plus a full-page colour map and many photographic plates. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. Dr. Alfons Gabriel (1894 – 1976) was a Viennese doctor of medicine as well as an acclaimed geographer and travel writer who, accompanied by his wife Agnes, explored the deserts of Iran, in three expeditions in the years 1927 to 1928, 1933 and 1937. He also spent a great deal of time in the Dutch East Indies. Among his highly acclaimed books include "Durch Persiens Wüsten" [Through Deserts of Persia], published in 1935, which was translated to Persian. Dr. Gabriel's first expedition in the years 1927-28 was commenced from the Persian Gulf, travelling into the mountainous country of Bashagird in southern Iran, where he entered Anguran, and via the Jaz Murian swamp penetrated into the Lut, crossed the desert by new paths, and investigated the great northern Iranian salt-swamps. Four years later in 1933 he undertook his second journey, spending several months in the salt-swamps of northern Iran, exploring the sand desert of the Rig-i-Jinn, the Desert of Ghosts, then crossed the middle part of the Lut, and continued to the south into the Sarhad of Iranian Baluchistan. Accompanied by a colour route map and many spectacular photographic images, this important first-hand report delineates Dr. Gabriel's third and last journey in 1937, during which he explored the unknown territory of southern Lut, the great desert of Iran and Iranian Baluchistan, which resulted in filling several blanks on map. He provides vivid description of his journey and includes fascinating remarks on sandstorms, the inhabitants of Hudiyan, date plantations, remains of old stone buildings belonging to Kafar race, remains of old settlements at Surk, fortress of Hajji Agha Khan at Khash, and much more.
8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece and numerous photographs by the author; blue pictorial cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in silver, blue/silver endpapers, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.
24 pages. Plus photographic plates and a large fold-out colour map, measuring approximately 14 x 13 inches (36 x 33cm) Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. An outstanding early narrative on Arabia accompanied by a profusion of plates and a large fold out colour map. This report pre-dates Thomas' all-important books, including; ARABIA FELIX: Across The Empty Quarter of Arabia,first published in 1932 & THE ARABS, first published in 1937. The last of the great single-handed explorations of Arabia, begun more than a century earlier. And despite the relatively modern date, not an unworthy successor to Burckhardt and Richard Burton. Bertram Thomas represented the end of an epoch - the insightful traveler who made his exploration on foot, using his own resources. The author enjoys the distinction of being the only white man to have served as Prime Minister of an independent Arab state and the first white man to have crossed the great South Arabian Desert. On reporting on his famous book, The Arabs, T.E. Lawrence writes; "Thomas was Political Officer in Mesopotamia, Assistant British Representative in Transjordania, and the only white man ever to cross the great South Arabian Desert, a feat which T.E. Lawrence described as being finest thing in Arabian exploration. The author begins in the morn of history, when Arabia formed a barbarian wedge between Egypt and Sumer. He tells of the life and teachings of the Prophet Mohammed. He traces the wars of expansion, and the gradual disintegration of a great empire under the impact of Crusaders from Europe and Mongols from Asia. And not only does he give the story of their battles and victories, but of their social life, of the arts and sciences which came to flower under their stimulation, and which made the Arab civilization pre-eminent in its day. He takes us from the earliest stirrings of racial consciousness of a people down to the days of the Great War..." References T.E. Lawrence.
20 pages, including 2 sketch maps. Plus photographic plates. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. This is an exceptional report detailing a journey to the The Somali Coasts - Somalilands and Eritrea. The journey was made crossing Africa, through Timbuktu, Lake Chad, the Ubangi,Congo, Uganda, and Kenya, and many other places. The author discusses their main objective as the collection and photography of animals. Illustrations include: Camp at Rama on the River Dawa, Portuguese sixteenth-century lighthouse at Mogadishu, Camel corps at Gardo, Italian Somaliland, Street in Mogadishu, Native market in Mogadushu, Mosque and Sultan's house at Tio, General view of assab, Street in Assab.
7 pages. With a full page sketch map and two photographic illustrations. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. This is a fascinating expedition report on the ancient site of Kalar, located in the Elburz mountains on the borders of Gilan and Mazanderan. An incredible account on the mighty harsh regions of the Elburz mountains and the ancient site of Kalar, long a stronghold for the Zoroastrian way of life during the brutal regime of autocratic Persia and Islam.
91p. 12mo. Original full cloth binding slightly faded. Original printed dust jacket. Wisdom of the East Series. Very scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! OCC 1
433 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
Features: The McNamara Monarchy - Hanson W. Baldwin argues that one-man rule in the Pentagon weakens our armed forces; The Revolt of Europe - Charles de Gaulle and others are challenging U.S. leadership over issues such as who will control atomic power; (Peter) O'Toole of Arabia - An unknown actor dons the cloak of a legendary hero and an epic is born - colour photos; "Lawrence" Inspires the Arab Look; Den Mother to the Clubwomen - Margaret Arnold is an angry feminist in hot pursuit of her cause; The Unsound and the Fury - pigeons, corn-rippers and orchids have one thing in commonk - all can provoke cold anger; The Return of Branch Rickey - the return of the Mahatma; Crime Town USA - Youngstown, Ohio has had 75 bombings, 11 killings in a decade, and no one seems to care. Address label clipped from front cover else unmarked with average wear. Colour Corvair Monza ad inside back cover. Please note: missing pages 39-40 and 49-50. Book
772LOndon, FISCHER UNWIN, New-York PUTMAN'S 1891, IN8 cartonnage dec.editeur,percaline verte, with maps, many illustrations,a chronologi cal table ans a list of books treating the subject,
Brescia, 1970, 8vo stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 99/158 con una cartina, 31 figure, 4 illustrazioni ed una tavola fotografica. - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo, completo in se, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perché ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “extract” or “excerpt” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
31 pages. Plus a fold-out colour map, measuring approximately 8.25 x 9.5 inches (21 x 24cm). Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. A fascinating expedition report by a premiere explorer, dealing with a variety of aspects surrounding the ancient city of Merv, accompanied by a colour map of the Turcoman Steppe and Northern Khorassan. Rawlinson was an English Orientalist and administrator. In the course of his service with the Persian army and as consul at Baghdad, Rawlinson became interested in deciphering the cuneiform of the Behistun Inscriptions of Darius I. He also helped prepare The Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia for the British Museum.
18 pages, and a large fold-out colour map, measuring approximately 19.5 inches x 20.5 inches (50cm x 52cm) These are original text pages and map printed in 1886, in excellent condition. Attractively bound booklet style in modern blue paper covers with label. An extraordinary, very large colour map illustrates the intricate river systems in India, from the Ganges, to the Godavari and finally the Tambrapoorney (Tambraparni) in the south. A thorough description of each encompasses the significance of irrigation and navigation with regards to British occupation and commerce opportunities, dispersed with detail of financial expenditures and projections, concerns of famine, and so forth.
A9788857248936Hardback. New. hardcover
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