BENSON, E F

Crescent and Iron Cross

London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1918. First Edition. Maroon hardback cloth cover. 190mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 268pp. 3 coloured maps incluidng on fold out.. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Spine faded. Ownership details on fep. Small tear at fold of rear fold out map .

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Book number: efb85

Catalogue: Middle Eastern History

Keywords: Middle Eastern History Military History

DANKOFF, ROBERT; KIM, SOOYONG [TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY]

An Ottoman Traveller: Selections from the Book of Travels of Evliya Celebi

London: Eland Publishing Limited, 2010. First Edition. Burgundy hardback cloth cover with gold titles. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xxxviii; 482pp + plates. Colour plates and in-text illustrations.. VG : in very good condition with rubbed and lightly marked dust jacket. Ink inscription to half title .

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Book number: f0407

Catalogue: Middle Eastern History

Keywords: Middle Eastern History Travel First Editions

HANDLEY-TAYLOR, GEOFFREY [COMP.]

Bibliography of Iran

Chicago and London: St James Press Ltd, 1969. Reprint. Brown hardback cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 150pp.. G : in good condition with dust jacket. Ex.-lib .

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Book number: g8586

Catalogue: Middle Eastern History

Keywords: Middle Eastern History Bibliography

RICAUT [RYCAUT], PAUL

The History of the Present State of the Ottoman Empire. Containing the Maxims of the Turkish Polity, the Most Material Points of the Mahometan Religion

London: R. Clavell J. Robinson and A. Churchill [printed for], 1686. Sixth Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 180mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). [14], 256pp, 261-406pp [5pp.]. Engraved plates, some double page. In three books bound as one. Sir Paul Rycauts The History of the Present State of the Ottoman Empire is one of the most influential early English accounts of the Ottoman Empire. Rycaut was a British diplomat and traveler who served as the secretary to the English ambassador in Constantinople and later as the British consul in Smyrna.His first-hand experiences allowed him to provide a detailed and relatively accurate depiction of Ottoman society, government, and military affairs during the mid-17th century.. G : in good condition. Rebacked with leather title panel with new endpapers. Heraldic bookplate to front pastedown. Pages browned with occasional light marking and foxing and with mild damp-staining to rear pages. Ink marking to title page and initial chapter heading. Marginal tear to pp. 357-8 and corner tear to frontis plate .

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Book number: k5088

Catalogue: Middle Eastern History

Keywords: Middle Eastern History 1650 - 1750 Antiquarian Religion

DE VAUX, ROLAND

The Early History of Israel, 2 Volumes

London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1978. Reprint. Blue hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). xxxvii, 886pp.. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown .

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Book number: g3322

Catalogue: Middle Eastern History

Keywords: Middle Eastern History Middle East Religion