LAWRENCE, THOMAS EDWARD:

Illustrations to Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph, Fordingbridge, Castle Hill Press, 1997.

. Small folio. Pp. (vi) + 127 illustrations + pp. (3) with list of photographs and acknowledgements. Publisher's blue cloth in dustjacket. Contains drawings from the original subscribers' edition (plates 1-41) and photographs (plates 42-127) to accompany the 1997 publication of the Seven Pillars. According to a loosely inserted note by Jeremy Wilson (editor) this is a copy of the first issue limited to 80 copies, of which 40 were destroyed due to a lorry accident in Spain during transportation. Another issue of 80 copies were then published.

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LAWRENCE, THOMAS EDWARD:

Seven Pillars of Wisdom, A Triumph. London, Jonathan Cape, 1935.

. Large 4to. Pp. 672. With four folding maps, 51 full page plates, of which 4 coloured and 3 facsimile manuscripts. Publisher's quarter morocco on buckram covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, gilt vignette on upper cover, marbled endpapers. Upper edges gilt, others uncut. A few small scratches on upper cover, some spots to outer edges. Original dust jacket, with tears and spine partly gone. Housed in a specially made cloth box. First published edition, limited to 750 copies, of which this is no. 68. The famous autobiographical account by T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") of his legendary part in the Arab rebellion against the Ottoman Turks between the years 1916-18. Lawrence did not believe the text would be of interest to the public in general and at first only allowed limited publications for friends (in 1922) and subscribers (in 1926). Lawrence was very involved in the production of the Seven Pillars. To finance the project he authorised Jonathan Cape to publish a heavily abridged and simplified version called "Revolt in the Desert" in 1927. The Seven Pillars is lavishly illustrated with photographic plates and portraits from sketches, and folding maps. The illustrators were the best British artists of the day: Wadsworth, Nash, Roberts, Blair Hughes-Stanton, Dobson, William Nicholson and others. Also included a copy of the Times from May 1935 with two pages of editorial about Lawrence, and testimonials from friends and colleagues including David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill. A handsome copy of this noted work, called by Churchill "one of the greatest books ever written in the English language". O'Brien A041.

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LEAKE, WILLIAM MARTIN:

Journal of a Tour in Asia Minor with Comparative Remarks on the Ancient and Modern Geography of that Country. London, J. Murray, 1824.

. Pp. xxx, 362. With one engraved plate, two engraved plans of the Troad and one large folding linen-backed map (foxed). Contemporary full calf, gilt decorated spine with five raised bands and green title label, m.e., rubbed and some staining to the boards. Hinges starting to crack. First edition of the first systematic description of Asia Minor.William Martin Leake (1777-1860) was a British topographer and diplomat. He was sent to Constantinople in 1799 and served with the Ottoman army in Egypt. He kept an accurate journal of his travels through the central parts of Asia Minor (Anatolia or Asian Turkey). Leake travelled via Konya to Cyprus, and through Adalia (Antalya) and Shughut. He visited Telmessus in Lycia, Assus in Mysia, and many other ancient sites along the route. The map is very interesting as it traces the routes of previous travellers. Atabey 690. Blackmer 972. Navari, Greek Civilization, 388.

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LINDGREN, HENRIK GERHARD:

De dialectis semiticis dissertatio. Three parts in one. Upsala, Regiae Academiae Typographi, 1822.

. 4to. Pp. (iv), 8; (iv), 9-16; (iv), 17-24. Disbound. Marklin 80-81.

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LINDGREN, H.G.:

Index Librorum. Part ii. Upsala 1874.

. Pp. (ii), 82. Professor H. G. Lindgren's bookcollection of oriental literature, part ii.

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LORTET, LOUIS:

La Syrie d'aujourd'hui. Voyages dans la Phénicie, le Liban, et la Judée (1875-1880). Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1884.

. 4to. Pp. (iv), 675. With one large coloured map of Palestine, 8 other maps and 364 illustrations. Partly with some minor browning or staining. Publisher's red cloth, richly decorated in gilt, red calf spine with raised bands, lettered and decorated in gilt. Marbled endpapers, g.e. First edition of this beautifully illustrated work of travels to Lebanon, Palestine and Syria by Dr. Lortet, a member of the Faculty of Medicine at Lyon. In 1875 he was sent on a mission to collect botanical and zoological material for the Muséum d'histoire naturelle (in Lyon). Several of the illustrations are engraved from original photographs taken by the French firm Maison Bonfils in Beirut. A lovely copy. Röhricht 3377.

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LUCAS, PAUL:

Voyage du sieur Paul Lucas, fait en M.DCCXIV, &c. Par ordre de Louis XIV, dans la Turquie, l'Asie, la Sourie, la Palestine, la Haute et la Basse Egypte, ... Three volumes. Rouen, Robert Machuel le jeune, 1719.

. Pp. (xxiv), 384, (8), (ii), 384, (6); (ii), 345, (9). With two folding engraved maps and 32 engraved plates, of which many folding. Contemporary full calf, spines richly gilt and with title lables, rubbed, spine ends chipped. Bookplate (Comte de Perrone) pasted to front paste down. A few small burn holes in the first and third volumes but overall clean and crisp. Second edition (first Paris 1719). Paul Lucas was a French merchant, naturalist and antiquary who made three journeys to the Levant. He brought back a vast collection of antiquities such as medals and manuscripts to king Louis XV's cabinet. This is the account of the third voyage made between 1714 and 1717. He visited Constantinople, Syria, the Holy Land and Egypt. The beautiful plates depict the Galata tower, the city of Tyre, the ancient theatre of Sagalassar, Damascus, the Mikias at Cairo, the Great Pyramids, flora and fauna, antiquities, etc. "Many commentators have criticised Lucas for the often fabulous nature of his accounts, but his writings convey a vivd sense of the nature of the East, laced with considerable classical erudition" (Blackmer) Atabey 733. Cf Blackmer 1038. Ibrahim-Hilmy I,394. Gay 2122. Röhrich 1245. Tobler 122.

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LÜDEKE, CHRISTIAN WILHLEM:

Expositio brevis locorum SCR. S ad Orientem sese referentium, ... Halle 1777.

. (6), 76 pp. Contemporary gilt decorated paper boards, rubbed and spine missing. Bookplate on front paste down. Dedication copy to J.J.F. Plagemann (principal of the German school in Stockholm). Silhoutte portrait of the author on the verso of title, designed by Plagemann. Lüdeke, a German theolog who served in Smyrna between 1758 and 1768. Later on he moved to Sweden. Some staining. Fürst II, 273.

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MACGAHAN, JANUARIS ALOYSIUS:

De turkiska gräsligheterna i Bulgarien, skildrade i bref. Med en inledning och generalkonsul Schuylers förberedande rapport. Stockholm, Nils Gleerup, 1876.

. Pp. 119. Contemporary half calf on marbled paper boards. Swedish edition of MacGahan's reports about the destruction and massacres in Bulgaria by Turkish soldiers in 1876, first published in the London Daily News. The articles caused widespread popular outrage against Turkey in Britain, and were a major factor in preventing Britain from supporting Turkey in the Russian-Turkish war (1877-78), which led to Bulgarian gaining independence for the Ottoman Empire. Contains also a report by Eugene Schuyler to the American minister in Constantinople.

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MANASSEWITSCH (MANASEVICH), BORIS:

Die Kunst die arabische Sprache durch Selbstunterricht schnell und lecht zu erlernen. Theoretisch-praktische Sprachlehre für Deutsche auf grammatischer und phonetischer Grundlage. Wien, Pest, Leipzig, Hartleben's Verlag, (before 1900).

. Pp. viii, 186, (1). Publisher's cloth, rubbed. Bookplate. Third revised edition. Includes a German-Arabic dictionary and an Arabic chrestomatie with a German translation. ("Die Kunst der Polyglottie 23").

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MARIGNY, ABBÉ FRANCOIS AUGIER DE:

Histoire des arabes sous le gouvernement des califes. Four volumes. Paris 1750.

. 12mo. Pp. (iv), liv, 8 tables, 460; (iv), 535; (iv), 504, (19) table; (iv), 479, (4). Contemporary calf, spines richly decorated in gilt and with red title-labels. A beautiful copy of the first edition. Abbé de Marigny (1690-1762), French historian, covers here the history of the Caliphs from Mahomet to the death of Mostazem. Includes a long preface about earlier works by Herbelot, Rollin and Renaudot. Cox i, p. 228. Gay 3586. Graesse iii, 399. Thonnelier, Cat. de la bibliothèque orientale, 3225.

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DE MARIGNY, ABBÉ FRANCOIS AUGIER:

Storia degli arabi sotto il governo de' califi. Four volumes bound in eight. Venezia, Pietro Valvasense, 1753-54.

. 12mo. Pp. iii -lxxii, 264, 297; 334, 300; 308, 305; 294, 268. Contemporary vellum, flat spines with labels, somewhat rubbed. First Italian edition of "Histoire des arabes" published in 1750 (Paris). Abbé de Marigny (1690-1762), French historian, covers here the history of the Caliphs from Mahomet to the death of Mostazem. Cf Gay 3586. Cf Thonnelier, Cat. Orientale, 3225.

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MAUNDRELL, HENRY:

A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem. At Easter AD 1697. The Fourth Edition, to which is now added an Account of the Author's Journey to the Banks of Euphrates at Beer, and to the Country of Mesopotamia. Oxford, printed at the Theatre, 1721.

. Pp. (xii), 145, (7), 10. With engraved title-vignette and 15 engraved plates. Contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, hinges cracked. With old ownership inscriptions. Bookplate. Henry Maundrell was the chaplain of the Levant Company in Aleppo from 1696 to 1701. A popular narrative of a journey to Palestine containing accurate descriptions of Baalbec and Palmyra including nice illustrations. First published in 1703. This edition is enlarged and has 6 more plates than in the previous editions. Atabey 784. Blackmer 1095. Cox i, p.119. Lowndes iii, 1519. Tobler 116-17.

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MELLIN, GUSTAF HENRIK:

Orientaliska kriget. [CRIMEAN WAR]. Minnen och skildringar. Stockholm, Lundbergs, 1855.

. Pp. (ii), ii, 100, iv. Text in Swedish. With eight tinted lithographed plates by Johan Henric Strömer, printed by Samson. Publisher's pictorial wrappers, somewhat faded, worn along edges, spine restored. Old ownership signature on upper cover. First edition.Mellin, renowned Swedish author and priest. This is a narrative about the Crimean War (1853-6). The plates depict portraits of contemporary potentates, marshals, military leaders, etc., views of Sevastopol and Balaklava, and the battles at Inkerman, Bomarsund and Silistria.

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MICHAELIS, JOHANN HEINRICH:

Erleichterte chaldäische Grammatica, oder richtige Anführung zur chaldäischen Sprache: Auf Begehren für die Anfänger Teutsch herausgegeben. Editio octava. No place or date. [Halle 1745].

. Pp. 32. With one folding table (pp. 4), torn at fold. Disbound.

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