[Kunsthaus Zürich],

Kunst Und Kultur Der Hethiter.

Zürich: Kunsthaus Zürich, 1961. Seventh Edition. Softcover. The art of the Hittites in German. Exhibition catalogue from a show at the Kunsthaus Zürich from 1961. Extensive rear section with plates of artifacts. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 110 pages. Very Good+.

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N° du livre: 20239

Catalogue: Middle East

[Hachette World Guides],

Lebanon.

Paris: Hachette, 1955. Softcover. Former owner's name on inside front cover. ; Large rear fold-out map in color. Numerous plans and b&w photographs ; Hachette World Guides; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 214 pages. Very Good+.

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N° du livre: 20975

Catalogue: Middle East

Baedeker, Karl,

Palestine and Syria with Routes Through Mesopotamia and Babylonia and the Island of Cyprus.

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1912. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Gilt lettering faded. Former owner's name on half-title page. One map with edgewear. Notes in ink on page 21. Else a handsome and tight copy. ; Marbled edges. 21 maps, 56 plans, and a panorama of Jerusalem. A very handsome copy. Hinrichsen E 258 ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 462 pages. Very Good+.

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Cresson, W. P.,

Persia: The Awakening East.

Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Slight fading to spine. A bit of soiling to back board. Author's portrait from newspaper clipping pasted on front pastedown. ; Chapters include: The Threshold of Asia, Across the Caspian, Teheran: The City of Contrasts, The Rulers of Persia: The Palace, The Rulers of Persia: The Parliament, The Religions of Persia, A Persian Caravan, Hawking in Persia, Bagdad of To-Day, A pilgrimage to Kerbela, The Persian Gulf. - Decorative blue boards with gilt lettering and gilt pictorial design of a mosque. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 275 pages. Very Good.

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N° du livre: 21080

Catalogue: Middle East

Edwards, A. Cecil,

A Persian Caravan.

New York And London: Harper & Brothers, 1928. First US Edition. Hardcover. Slight browning to boards and spine label. Light, occasional foxing. ; Frontispiece and 7 illustrations from Persian miniatures. "These entertaining sketches are full of wit and humour, with an undercurrent of tragedy that rises now and again to the surface (..) " The Geographical Journal, Vol. 72, No. 3 (Sep. 1928) , p. 284 ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 166 pages. Very Good.

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N° du livre: 21083

Catalogue: Middle East

Granville Browne, Edward,

A Year Amongst the Persians Impressions As to the Life, Character, & Thought of the People of Persia. Received During Twelve Months' of Residence in That Country in the Years 1887- 1888.

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1959. Hardcover. Slight browning and rubbing to DJ. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Very light foxing to edges ; With a Memoir by Sir E. Denison Ross and a foreword by Sir Ellis H. Minns. This title was originally published in 1895. The second edition was in 1926 and this is the reprint of the 3rd edition from 1950. The frontispiece shows the author in Persian dress. Including rear fold-out map. Chapters include: From England to the Persian Frontier, From the Persian Frontier to Tabriz, From Tabriz to Teheran, From Teheran to Isfahan, From Isfahan to Shiraz, From Shiraz to Yezd, From Yezd to Kirman. From Kirman to England. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxii, 650 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket.

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N° du livre: 21079

Catalogue: Middle East

Gulick, John,

Tripoli a Modern Arab City.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1967. Hardcover. Bookplate. DJ a bit browned and with some small tears. ; From the table of contents: The Growth of Tripoli, Sectarian Activities and Organisations, Governmental Administration and Services, Work and Commerce, Private Life and Public Face, Tripoli and the World. Etc. ; Harvard Middle Eastern Studies 12; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket.

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N° du livre: 20579

Catalogue: Middle East

Payne, Robert,

Journey to Persia.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Small dent to front board and with very light discoloration. DJ with light rubbing, chipping and discoloration. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Front fold-out map detached but present and with small tear. ; Author Payne discusses the history of Persia, interspersed with his own experiences. "An exciting pilgrimage into the exotic richness of Persia, contrasting everyday life in Iran today with its ageless art." ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket.

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N° du livre: 21077

Catalogue: Middle East

Ross, Denison [editor],

Sir Anthony Sherley and His Persian Adventure Including Some Contemporary Narratives Relating Thereto.

London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd, 1933. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. DJ browned and with light chipping. ; "Few Englishmen have had stranger careers than Sherley. This account of his adventures all over the world throws much light on the history of the early seventeenth century." With 10 illustrations and maps. Chapters include: Early Adventures. The Journey into Persia. As Persian Ambassador. Without Employment. The Mission to Morocco. In the service of Spain. ; The Broadway Travellers; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxxviii, 293 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket.

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N° du livre: 21078

Catalogue: Middle East