Aflalo, F. G.,

An Idler in the Near East.

London: G. Bell & Sons, Limited, 1910. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities and with light ink soiling. Several waterstains to spine, but the gilt spine lettering still beautifully intact. A bit of browning and foxing to first and last few pages. ; A long journey that starts in France and goes through Greece, Turkey and to the Holy Land to the Black Sea and the Caucasus. Chapters on Fishing and Natural History. Numerous tissue-guarded photographs. ; Bell's Colonial Editions; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 279 pages. Very Good.

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Book number: 20548

Catalogue: Near East

Baedeker, Karl,

Palästina Und Syrien Die Hauptrouten Mesopotamiens Und Babns Und Die Insel Cypern. Handbuch Für Reisende.

Leipzig: Verlag Von Karl Baedeker, 1910. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Top and fore edge a bit tanned. ; "Mit 21 Karten, 56 Plänen u. Grundrissen un einem Panorama"; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 431 pages. Very Good+.

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Book number: 17409

Catalogue: Near East

Baedeker, Karl,

Palestine and Syria with the Chief Routes Through Mesopotamia and Babylonia. Handbook for Travellers.

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1906. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Edges and pages a bit tanned. Light rubbing to spine heels ; With 20 maps, 52 plans, and a panorama of Jerusalem. Very rare note bound-in before title page: "The excessive zeal of the Turkish censorship sometimes even extends to the confiscation of guide-books. The traveller is therefore advised to place this volume in his pocket before crossing the Turkish frontier or entering a Turkish port". The traveller is therefore advised to place this volume in his pocket before crossing the Turkish frontier or entering a Turkish port". The traveller is therefore advised to place this volume in his pocket before crossing the Turkish frontier or entering a Turkish port".; 16mo - 6" to 7" tall; 436 pages. Very Good+.

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Book number: 17410

Catalogue: Near East

Baedeker, Karl,

Palestine and Syria with the Chief Routes Through Mesopotamia and Babylonia. Handbook for Travellers.

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1906. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Spine outer covering split and with small tears along the joints. Light occasional dampstaining, not affecting readabilty or maps. Pages a bit browned. A few neat notes and underlining from previous owner. ; With 20 maps, 52 plans, and a panorama of Jerusalem. Very rare note bound-in before title page: "The excessive zeal of the Turkish censorship sometimes even extends to the confiscation of guide-books. The traveller is therefore advised to place this volume in his pocket before crossing the Turkish frontier or entering a Turkish port". Hinrichsen E 257; 16mo - 6" to 7" tall; 436 pages. Very Good-.

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Book number: 21104

Catalogue: Near East

Burckhardt, J. L.,

Travels in Arabia.

Beirut: Librairie Du Liban, 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. DJ with light chipping and one open tear. ; This is a facsimile reprint from the Henry Coluburn edition - London 1829 with 4 maps. Burckhardt was a Swiss traveller and explorer. In Arabia he was travelling under his alias name "Sheikh Ibrahim Ibn Abdallah".; Rare Books Reprints No. 2; 4to 11" - 13" tall; xiv, 478 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket.

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Book number: 20598

Catalogue: Near East

Cury, Alexander R.,

Jerusalem: How to See It Including Palestine, Syria & Lebanon.

Cairo, Egypt: World-Wide Publications, 1931. Fifth Edition. Softcover. Front board and back board chipping. First few pages with small tears. The title page is a repetition of the front board and retained its beauty, including gilt decoration. ; A detailed travel guide with maps and 90 illustrations. Rear fold-out map in color. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 236 pages. Very Good.

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Book number: 20504

Catalogue: Near East

Durbin, John P.,

Observations in the East [Volume 1 Only] Chiefly in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Asia Minor.

Boston: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1845. Hardcover. Boards with moderate wear and light dampstaining. Light fraying to corners and spine ends. Tape residue to endpapers. Front hinge loosening. Very light occasional foxing; Steel engraved front map. Numerous steel engravings - including a map of Jerusalem and Sinai; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 347 pages. Very Good-.

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Book number: 19046

Catalogue: Near East

Maspero, G.,

Histoire de L'orient Classe de Sixieme.

Paris: Librairie Hachette Et Cie. 1891. Hardcover. Boards with light wear to extremities. Light foxing to first and last few pages ; A school book for 6th grade and despite the title, mostly focussing on the Near East. 4 rear VG- fold-out maps in color. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 240 pages. Very Good.

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Book number: 20505

Catalogue: Near East

Osward, Maxim,

Asia Minor.

William Morrow and Company, 1957. Hardcover. DJ with light chipping. Fomer's owners name on front free endpaper; With 160 pictures in photogravure and 8 colour plates. NP ; 4to 11" - 13" tall. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket.

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Book number: 17957

Catalogue: Near East

Williamson, J. W.,

In a Persian Oil Field a Study in Scientific and Industrial Development.

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Front free endpaper missing. Rear endpaper browned; Nicely INSCRIBED by the author with black ink on title page. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 189 pages. Very Good.

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Book number: 19181

Catalogue: Near East

Wood, Michael,

In Search of the Trojan War.

New York: Facts On File Publications, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 272 pages. (ISBN: 0816013551) Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket.

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Book number: 17978

Catalogue: Near East

Wood, Robert,

Ruins of Balbec Otherwise Heliopolis in Coelosyria.

London: , 1757. Hardcover. Front cover detached, but present. Rubbing and minor bleeding to the morocco boards. Front endpaper a bit browning along edges and generally with some occasional browning. Binding is gapping in places. ; 28 pages of text, followed by 46 engraved plates all present, including many fold outs over two pages. In contemporary morocco, with calf corners. Front endpaper is SIGNED "John H. James, 24 March 1866." James was a prominent Ohio lawyer who amassed an admirable private library. Three pages of notes tipped-in on front endpaper, in James' hand, originating from Dolney's Travels in Syria and Egypt (1783) , reflecting upon Wood's work. Internally handsome. In mauve custom made box with label. - Wood's work as an archeological pioneer was mostly noted in Europe. The book was published after an extensive exploration through Egypt, Syria and Mesopotamia. The Ruins of Baalbek (as the nowadays Lebanese city is called) are among the largest and most significant Roman ruins. They consist of the Temple of Bacchus and the Temple of Jupiter. The steel engravings are masterworks and the detail studies of the columns include measurements as well. ; Engravings; Folio. Good+.

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Book number: 165

Catalogue: Near East