Les Guides Nagel: Iran

Geneve, Paris, Munich, Les Editions Nagel, 1966. Cloth. A smart and scarce copy of this guide to travelling Iran, with maps and illustrations. In the original French. French. Scarce work. Illustrated with three colour folding maps and twenty-five black-and-white plans. Collated complete. A detailed travel guide to Iran, with chapters on Tehran, the Alborz and Caspian provinces, Azerbaijan, Isfahan, Persepolis, and much more. From the Nagel travel guide series. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. The odd small crease to the folding maps. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 889T15

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: Guides Nagel Iran Nagel Not Stated

A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including All British India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian States

London, John Murray, 1933. Cloth. A smart fourteenth edition of this detailed travel guide to India, Burma, and Ceylon, with maps and plans. Fourteenth edition. Illustrated with eighty-five maps, thirty-five of which are folding, many in-text images, and a folding map to the rear pocket. Collated complete. A detailed travel guide and handbook for India, Burma, and Ceylon, with reference to the language, expenses, climate and clothing, tours, motoring and railways, air routes, voyages, religion, population, architecture, art, diseases and sanitation, and more. Publisher's advertisements to the front and rear. In the original full red cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor bumping to the extremities and light fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Rear hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the half-title. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 898T49

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: Handbook Travellers India Burma Travellers Murray's Not Stated

India, Burma, and Ceylon Information for Travellers and Residents

London, Thos. Cook & Son, 1903. Cloth. An early edition of this detailed handbook for travellers and residents of India, Burma, and Ceylon, with maps. Illustrated with four colour folding maps. Collated complete. A detailed handbook for travellers and residents of India, Burma, and Ceylon, with reference to banking and currency, tours, hotels, travel agencies, and more. Also contains information on shipping options for luggage as well as voyages or transportation between countries. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and marks to the boards. Minor loss to the head and tail of the spine as well as the board edges. Small splits in the cloth to the spine and joints resulting in minor fraying. Rear hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot and minor age toning to the extremities. Very small closed tears to the folding maps at the creases due to handling. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 898T51

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: India Ceylon Burma Travellers Ceylon Not Stated

India, Burma, and Ceylon Information for Travellers and Residents

London, Thos. Cook & Son, 1921. Cloth. A smart copy of this detailed handbook for travellers and residents of India, Burma, and Ceylon, with maps. Illustrated with four colour folding maps. Collated complete. A detailed handbook for travellers and residents of India, Burma, and Ceylon, with reference to banking and currency, tours, hotels, travel agencies, and more. Also contains information on shipping options for luggage as well as voyages or transportation between countries. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities and light fading to the spine. Small marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 898T50

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: India Burma Ceylon Travellers Burma Not Stated

Jerusalem

Not Stated , Not Stated , c1940. Cloth. A very scarce collection of monochrome prints depicting life in Jerusalem. Very scarce. No publishing details present. In original brown paper wraps with cord binding. With captions in English. With forty nine monochrome plates depicting various scenes across Jerusalem, including Jaffa, The Tower of David and the Wailing Wall. In original brown paper wraps. Externally generally smart with the occasional closed tear to the extremities. The odd mark and crease to the wraps. Slight fading to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just the odd spot and marginal age toning. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 870K5

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: Jerusalem Photographs Illustrated Books Photographs Not Stated

Jerusalem

Not Stated , Not Stated , c1950. Cloth. A very scarce collection of colour prints depicting life in Jerusalem. Very scarce. No publishing details present. In original red cloth portfolio binding. With captions in English, French and German. With thirty colour plates depicting various scenes across Jerusalem, including the Tower of David, the Axa Mosque and the Wailing Wall. In red publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with just minor wear to the extremities. Marks to the rear board. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just the odd spot and marginal age toning. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 870K4

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: Jerusalem Photographs Illustrated Books Photographs Not Stated

Round the World from London Bridge to Charing Cross, Via Yokohama and Chicago

London, George Newnes Limited, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this interesting travel book, with photographs from around the world. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Published by George Newnes, this work details a travel adventure from London bridge to Charing Cross, via Yokohama nd Chicago, being an album of pictures from photographs of the chief places of interest in all parts of the world. This work takes the reader through Britain and Europe, to Asia and Australia and the Americas, leaving no stone unturned. With black-and-white photographs throughout. in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with slight rubbing to the extremities and more so to the joints. Light bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. The occasional mark to boards. Front joint cracking with cords showing. Hinges slightly strained but holding firm. Light spotting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd mark. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 879Q37

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: travel world travel first edition illustrated world travel Not Stated

A Scrapbook of the Uss General Hugh J. Gaffey

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1950. Hardback. A unique scrapbook documenting a voyage of the USS General J. Gaffey to Japan, with over two-hundred monochrome photographs throughout. A charming and unique scrapbook, documenting a voyage of the USS. General J. Gaffey to Japan.Containing two-hundred and thirty-six monochrome photographs throughout.In a lovely Japanese style scrapbook.The ship was named after Hugh Gaffey, renamed after the Second World War and Gaffey's death. The ship had originally been named the USS Admiral W. L. Capps.Gaffey was a noted United States Army Office who fought during both the First and Second World War.After the Second World War, this USS carried men and material to American installations throughout the world, taking troops and their families to and from their overseas assignments. In a unique scrapbook binding with wooden panels to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Rear panel is lifting a little. Small crack to the tail off the front panel. Backstrip is a little worn. Light rubbing and marks to the wooden panels, with small chips of the painted colour. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. First leaf is a little torn, not affecting image. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 779P65

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: A Scrapbook of the USS General Hugh J. Gaffey voyage h.m.s. general hugh j. gaffey voyage w. l. capps japan Not Stated

Le Tour Du Monde

Port-Said , Isaac Behar , c1920. Paperback. A series of black and white illustrations from around the world, a very scarce work. Containing two large panoramic plates with a series of numerous illustrations of sceneries and architectural features from around the world. Illustrative of characteristic buildings and places from Liverpool, London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bruxelles, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Lisboa, Madrid, Rome, Milan, Naples, Florence, Berlin, Hamburgh, Breslau, Dresde, Munich, Stugttgart, Frankfurt, Geneve, Vienne, Athens, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Alexandria, New York, Philadelphia, Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, Marseille, Monaco, and many more. A very scarce work, not seen on the market or in institutional libraries. Dated from other works by the same publisher, Isaac Behar. Loose plated, housed in illustrated paper covered boards. Externally sound with shelf wear, chipped to head and tail of spine, minor loss to tail of spine, vertical creasing to spine as usual. Illustrations printed on two thick folding leaves. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 818A87

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: tour du monde very scarce books photography very scarce books Not Stated

A Travers le Monde

Paris, Librairie Hachette , 1907-1914. Leather. Six volumes of A Travers le Monde, with illustrations. With six volumes across three books. A Travers le Monde or Worldwide was a weekly periodical in French that deals with worldwide issues. These periodicals contain stories of unknown countries, the world of work, land and sea, diplomatic and political matters. Volumes 1907-1908 are missing the title pages. 1907 contains from January 1907, no 1 to December 1907 being no. 52. 1908 contains from January 1908, no 1-December 1908, no 52. 1911 contains from January no 1-December 911, n 52. 1912 is from January 1912 no 1 to December 1912 no 52. 1913 is from January 1913, no 1-December 1912, no 52. 1914 is from January 1914 to August 1914, being number 31 with the addition of volume 20, new series, from January 3 1914 to volume 20, new series no 31 from August 1914. With many in-text illustrations throughout the volumes. In quarter leather with marbled boards. Externally, very smart with light marks to the boards. Some creasing to the bottom extremities. Volumes 1907-1908 are missing the title pages. Internally, the volumes are firmly bound with lightly age toned pages which remain clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 862B23

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: A Travers le Monde magazine French travel magazine Not Stated

William Adams

Flowers of Modern Voyages and Travels; Comprising Those Most Worthy of Record between the Years 1806 and 1820

London, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1820 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce four volume work describing major voyages between the years 1806 and 1820. The complete vanishingly scarce four volume first edition of this work.Illustrating with a folding hand coloured map frontispiece to each volume.In these works, author William Adams recounts the major global voyages undertaken between 1806 and 1820.Volume I covers voyages in Africa, volume II in Asia, volume III in America, and volume IV covers voyages in Europe.With half titles to volumes I, II and III.With four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of volume I.A very scarce work offering detailed insight into major early nineteenth century voyages. In half calf bindings, with marbled paper covered boards. Volume IV lacking back strip. Major losses to back strip head and tail of volume II, and small loss to tail of volume I back strip. Volume number spine labels lacking to volumes II and III. Front board of volume IV tenderly held by one cord only. Joints starting, with boards firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned, but generally clean and bright, with only the odd spot. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 897F37

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: asia america world voyages travel america Not Stated

[William Henry Davenport Adams]

The Jordan and Its Valley, and the Dead Sea

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1871. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this charming illustrated account of the Jordan River and Dead Sea. The scarce first edition of this work.A vivid exploration of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea, a concise but charming travel work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and in-text engravings throughout.By William Henry Davenport Adams. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, with light discolouration and some marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with some occasional spots. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 778P46

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: The Jordan and its Valley, and the Dead Sea jordan river dead sea william henry davenport adams jordan river asia Not Stated

Constance M. Alexander

A Modern Wayfarer in Persia

London, Arthur H. Stockwell , [1931]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce work by Constance Alexander on their travels to Persia. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with a map of Persia. This work was written by Constance M. Alexander and provides an account of the author's five week tour in Persia, compiled by their diary notes. In the publisher's original cloth. Undated, dated by the introduction and copies found at the British library. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with bumping to the extremities, very minimal fading to the spine, a slight lean and marks to the boards including a small damp stains to the front board. Bookplate belonging to a 'F. Diba' to the front pastedown with a bookseller's label and slight offsetting to the front free endpaper with light spotting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages and occasional light spotting. Spotting to the fore edge. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 889Z6

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: First edition Travel Persia Asia Travel None

Mohammed Ali

Manners & Customs of the Afghans

Lahore, Punjab Educational Press, 1958 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce 1950's study of life in Afghanistan, authored by a history professor at Kabul University. Illustrated with sixteen photographic plates.This very scarce work presents a fascinating portrait of life in 1950s Afghanistan, discussing 'the average Afghan house-wife', nomadic life, hospitality, folklore, typical Afgan names, and 'the lovers of Dilaram&apos.The author also published works titled 'Progressive Afghanistan', 'Commercial Afghanistan', and 'Afganistan - An Historical Sketch&apos. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Wraps age toned, with small tide mark to head of front wrap, and closed tear to back strip tail. Internally, firmly bound. Title page significantly age toned, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 877F26

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: afghanistan Punjab Educational Press afghan social life Punjab Educational Press Not Stated

B. C. Allen

Dacca

Allahabad, The Pioneer Press, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this primary source for Dhaka in the early twentieth century, illustrated with a folding map. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.A travel work exploring Dhaka at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the country was under the control of the British Empire.Illustrated with one folding maps.Written by B. C. Allen, who was in the Indian Civil Service. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, with some small worming holes to the boards. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Some minor marks to the boards and spine. Worming to pastedowns and endpapers. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound, with some detached pages. Pages are bright and generally clean. Worming throughout the textblock and to the folding map. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 724P30

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: dacca dhaka B. C. Allen bangladesh dhaka travel mughal Not Stated