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North Africa:

Belloc, Hilaire . ESTO PERPETUA ALGERIAN STUDIES AND IMPRESSIONS
NY 1926 McBride. Hardcover. Octavo, 191pp., cloth. VG, mounted spine label toned but legible, head of spine lightly worn. (a10331)
$45.00 Buchanan, Angus . SAHARA
London 1926 John Murray. 301pp., photo illus., map, index. Pictorial cover a bit worn. Good, no dj (a12991)
$75.00 Campbell, Thomas . LETTERS FROM THE SOUTH (2 volume set, complete)
London 1837 Henry Colburn. Algeria. Hardcovers. 2 volumes. Octavo, 354pp., 358pp., 10 engravings and woodcuts, some foldout, plan of Algiers, original boards with paper spine labels (possibly later endpapers). Fair, worn; several engravings toned and foxed/spotted; board edges worn , inner hinges secure and unbroken ; text clean. Not a modern reprint. (a13556)
$100.00 Alger, Algeria . ALGER 18 POSTCARDS
Paris n.d. (c. 1910) Levy Fils. Oblong 12mo., album of 18 colored postcards of Algeria. VG. (a24006)
$25.00 Hesse-Wartegg, The Chevalier de . TUNIS THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE
NY no date (c. 1880) Dodd Mead. Hardcover. Octavo, 302pp., 22 woodcut illustrations, decorated orange cloth.. Ex-village library but no spine numbers. Library bookplate and "Withdrawn" stamps on end papers. Good plus, small tear on rear endpaper, cover lightly soiled and discolored. (a24846)
$40.00Coke, Richard. THE ARAB'S PLACE IN THE SUN
London 1929 1st Butterworth. 8vo., 318pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. Bookplate. VG, no DJ. (a25592)
$45.00 (algeria) . ALGERIA (title in Arabic)
c. 1974 (from owner inscription.) Entire text in Arabic. 4to., color and monochrome photo illustrations, Includes small map (in French) of Takerbous, hardcover. Owner inscribed. VG, no DJ. (a25779)
$39.00Denti di Pirajno, Alberto. A CURE FOR SERPENTS, A DOCTOR IN AFRICA
London 1955 1st Deutsch.Translated by K. Naylor. Autobiography of a doctor who worked in North Africa. 8vo., 263pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. VG in Good DJ. (a2839)
$23.00 Baraudon, Alfred . ALGERIE ET TUNISIE RECITS DE VOYAGE ET ETUDES
Paris 1907 Plon. 12mo., 324pp., wraps. In French. Good, cover a bit worn and chipped, initial pages foxed. (a28446)
$45.00 David, Charles Wendell . ANRRATIO DE ITINERE PEREGRINORUM HIEROSOLYMAN TENDENTIUM ET SILVIAM CAPIENTUM, A.S. 1189
Philadelphia 1935. The Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 81 No. 5, pp.591-676, text maps, index, wraps. Text in Latin and in English. VG, small pen number on margin of front. (a28941)
$50.00 Boulanger L. . ALBUM NATIONAL FRANCE, ALGERIE, COLONIES VOYAGES A TRAVERS LA FRANCE ET SON EMPIRE COLONIAL (3 VOLUMES, COMPLETE)
Paris n.d. (c.1875) Boulanger. First edition. In French. 3 volumes. Hardcovers. Oblong 4to., 1183p. of text in French plus index in one volume and then 1184 full-page photograph illustrations (each identified), index, 3/4 leather with raised bands and gilt decoration, pebbled black matching cloth on boards. Near VG, some of hinges tender and some bubbling in cover cloth. Photographers identified include Varichon-Lamazouere, P. Robert, Chardonnet, Barat, Demay, others. Viewing the volumes is like taking a long trip to France and North Africa. Bindings secure and texts clean. 3 volume set: (a29790)
$220.00 Gordon, David C. . WOMEN OF ALGERIA AN ESSAY ON CHANGE
Cambridge 1968 Harvard Middle Eastern Monograph Series. 8vo., 98pp., wraps. Good, lower half of book a bit water-wrinkled throughout. Good. (a33714)
$30.00 Favrod, Charles-Henri . LA REVOLUTION ALGERIENNE
Paris 1959. In French. 4to., 233pp., wraps. Good, pages browned and fragile (must be handled gently), chipped at margins. (a35156)
$40.00 Duparc, Louis and Francis Pearce (etude petrographique); Ritter, Etienne (etude geologique) . LES ROCHES ERUPTIVES DES ENVIRONS DE MENERVILLE (ALGERIE) ETUDE PETROGRAPHIQUE, ETUDE GEOLOGIQUE
Geneve 1900. Memoires de la Societe de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Geneve, Tome XXXIII, No. 2. Lg.4to., 139pp., plates, wraps. In French. Inscribed and signed by Duparc on the front. Unopened. Good, wraps a bit chipped and worn. (a37544)
$65.00 Howard, Harry et al . MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: A BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR UNDERGRADUATE LIBRARIES
Williamsport 1971. 4to., 80pp. Institution stamp on titlepage. VG, light cover soiling. (a37766)
$25.00 Berger, Monroe . MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN STUDIES: DEVELOPMENTS AND NEEDS
Princeton 1968. Princeton Near East Paper Number 7. Octavo, 18pp., wraps. VG. (a37879)
$23.00 Brown, Leon Carl . COLOR IN NORTHERN AFRICA
Princeton 1967. Princeton Near East Papers Numbers 5. Octavo, pp.464-482, wraps. VG. (a37882)
$25.00 (casablanca) . CASABLANCA ET SA REGION LIVRET GUIDE OFFICIEL DU SYNDICAT D'INITIATIVE
Casablanca 1934. In French. Tall narrow 8vo., 36pp. plus advertisements, photo illustrations, wraps. Foldout brochure on Algeria tipped in. Also included, 3 tourist brochures from the same period on Algeria and Morocco. Good, light wear. (a38484)
$50.00 (archeology) . HISTORIQUE DU BUREAU DES AFFAIRES INDIGENES DE MEDENINE
Bourg 1931 Berthod. Archeology in Tunisia. In French. Small octavo, 36pp., photo illustrated on glossy stock, wraps. Good, leaves lightly, evenly, browned. (a39163)
$39.00 Frison-Roche, Roger . MISSION TENERE
Paris 1960. In French. 4to., monochrome photo illus., boards. VG in Good DJ, worn, chipped on edges. (a39823)
$40.00 Cliffe, Lionel and Basil Davidson (editors) . THE LONG STRUGGLE OF ERITREA FOR INDEPENDENCE AND CONSTRUCTIVE PEACE
Trenton 1988 1st Red Sea. 8vo., 213pp., wraps. VG. (a40236)
$22.00Gers, Jose. TERRE MOZABITE RHAPSODIE SAHARIENNE (signed)
Brussels 1933. In French. **Number 13 of 53 copies signed by Gers on the verso of the title page (limitation page), with an original photograph of Gers in North Africa and an original leaf from the manuscript for the book, tipped in. **Also inscribed and signed by Gers on the title page. Sm.8vo., 212pp., wraps in DJ. Uncut. Fine in VG DJ, foxed on the front and rear panels. Very scarce. (a41468)
$390.00 Hopkins, J. F. P. (translator, annotator) . LETTERS FROM BARBARY 1576-1774 ARABIC DOCUMENTS IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
1982 1st Oxford. 8vo., 112pp., illus., index, hardcover. VG in Good DJ, a few chips. (a41956)
$60.00 Betham-Edwards, Miss . IN FRENCH-AFRICA SCENES AND MEMORIES
Chicago no date (late 19thc?) McClurg. 8vo., 324pp., hardcover. Institution blind stamp on titlepage and small circulation note tipped to titlepage. Near Good, inner hinges cracked, backstrip and head of spine a bit worn, rear outer hinge splitting. (a42785)
$23.00 Grant, Cyril Fletcher . AFRICAN SHORES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
NY 1912 McBride, Nast. Mainly on Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. Hardcover. Large octavo, 504pp., photo illustrations, folding map, index, boards. VG in new glassine cover. Nice book. (a4685)
$45.00 Belloc, H . ESTO PERPETUA - ALGERIAN STUDIES AND IMPRESSIONS
New York 1925 1st McBride. Small octavo.,191pp., illustrations, original lime-green cloth hardcover. VG, some browning on mounted paper spine label. Scarce. (a61558)
$50.00 Cook's . THE TRAVELLER'S HANDBOOK FOR ALGERIA AND TUNISIA
London 1923 Thomas Cook. 12mo., 428pp., illustrations, maps, original red cloth. One map has tape along two inch tear at fold. Another map wrinkled and torn along one fold. A few pencil notes in text and on rear blank end page. Good.. (a65830)
$38.00 Algeria . ATLAS P. L. M. ALGERIA - ALGERIA, ALGIERS, ORAN, CONSTANTINE
Paris (1918) J. Barreau. In French. 4to., 16pp., two full page color illustrations, text illustrations, double page map of Algeria, original blue and gilt decorated pictorial wraps. VG, light wear. (a67525)
$25.00 Arques, Enrique . EL MOMENTO DE ESPA�A EN MARRUECOS
Madrid 1943 2nd Silverio Aguirre. In Spanish. Octavo, 158pp., photo illustrations, double fold map, wraps. Good, cover somewhat soiled and worn. (a70282)
$35.00 Isnard, H. . ALGERIA
Paris 1955 Arthaud. Tranlated by O.Warden. Hardcover. Square octavo, 235p., color frontis, 156 photo gravures, cloth. VG plus, in Good plus DJ by Yves Brayer. (a7111)
$34.00 Campbell, Thomas . LETTERS FROM THE SOUTH 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE) (ORIGINAL PRINTINGS, NOT MODERN REPRINTS)
London 1837 1st Henry Colburn. Travel in Algeria. Hardcover. Octavo, 358pp., three full page engravings, blue cloth with later paper spines. Bookplate and blind stamp (on title page) of Silas Bronson Library with withdrawn stamp on title page. Good. Two volumes, complete. (a71764)
$200.00 Furlong, Charles Wellington . THE GATEWAY TO THE SAHARA OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIENCES IN TRIPOLI
NY 1909 first edition. Scribner's. Hardcover. Octavo, 306pp., color illustrations, monochrome photo illustrations, gilt printed blue cloth with gilt. Good, inner hinges cracked; no dj. (a72246)
$28.00 Hirschfeld, Hartwig . ESSAI SUR L'HISTOIRE DES JUIFS DE MEDINE
Paris 1883 Durlacher. Article in French at pp. 167-193 in Revue des Etudes Juives, publication trimestrielle de la Societe des Etudes Juives. Included in a complete issue of this journal which has articles by other writers as well as Salomon Reinach, Ab Cahen, R De Maule, Emile Ouverlelaux and others. Octavo, original printed wraps with later paper spine. Good, cover toned and a bit soiled. (a72621b)
$75.00 Bourg de Bozas, Vicomte du . VOYAGE AU PAYS DES AROUSSI (ETHIOPIE MERIDIONALE)
Paris 1902. In French. 4to, pp. 401-430, large color foldout map, sept figures et une carte hors texte, removed from La Geographie Bulletin de la Societe de Geographie, Tome V and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a74392)
$75.00 Brunhes, Jean . LES OASIS DU SOUF ET DU M'ZAB COMME TYPES D'ETABLISSEMENTS HUMAINS
Paris 1902. In French. 4to, pp. 5-20, 175-195, map and 19 illustrations, removed from La Geographie bulletin de la Societe de Geographie, Tome V and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a74393)
$60.00 (Algeria) Defense Mapping Agency . ALGERIA OFFICIAL STANDARD NAMES GAZETTEER
Washington 1972 Defense Mapping Agency. 4to., 754pp., original decorated wraps. Light non-circulating library marks, no spine numbers, no pocket, no bookplate. VG. (a76230)
$100.00 Gentil, Louis . L'AMALAT d'OUJDA. ETUDE DE GEOGRAPHIE PHYSIQUE
Paris 1911 Mason. In French. 4to., pp. 17-38, two text illustrations, removed from the La Geographie, Bulletin de la Societe Geographique and rebound in later wraps. Uncut. VG. (a78172)
$40.00 Gentil, Louis . L'AMALAT D'OUJDA
1911. Article in French at pp. 331-356 avec treize figures dans le texte in single complete issue of La Geographie Bulletin de la Societe de Geographie. This is second, and final, part of the article. Other articles as well in same issue. 4to., original printed wraps. VG. (a78185)
$35.00 Boyce, William D. . ILLUSTRATED AFRICA NORTH TROPICAL SOUTH
Chicago 1925 1st McNally. Hardcover. Large octavo, monochrome photo illustrations, endpaper maps, cloth. Presentation card signed by Boyce tipped in on front blank; bookplate of owner. Good plus, corners and spine ends frayed. (a80377)
$36.00 Carswell, Catherine . THE SAVAGE PILGRIMAGE A NARRATIVE OF D. H. LAWRENCE
NY 1932 1st Harcourt. Hardcover. Octavo, 296pp., cloth. Good plus, spine toned, no DJ. (a80743)
$20.00 An American Citizen . SHAHMAH IN PURSUIT OF FREEDOM; OR, THE BRANDED HAND (1858)
New York 1858 first edition. Thatcher & Hutchinson. Translated from the original Showiah and edited by an American Citizen. Hardcover. Small octavo, 599pp., frontis portrait of Shahmah Shah, original greenish-grey pebbled cloth with gilt spine lettering. Good, overall moderate wear. Very scarce. (a82264)
$150.00 Furlong, Charles Wellington . THE GATEWAY TO THE SAHARA OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIENCES IN TRIPOLI
NY 1914 new and enlarged edition Scribner's. Hardcover. Octavo, 363pp., 2 text maps and one foldout map, many monochrome photo illustrations, maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering. Owner signed. VG. (a83454)
$39.00 Cortier . EXPLORATION AU SAHARA
Paris 1909. Article in French. at pp. 155-165 with one text map in single complete issue of La Geographie Bulletin. Other articles in this issue as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. Good plus. (a84329b)
$45.00 Courtier, M. . LE PAYS DES TOUAREGS IOULLIMINDEN
Paris 1910. Article in French. at pp. 221-236, one text figure, in single complete issue of La Geographie Bulletin. Other articles in this issue as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. Good plus. (a84333b)
$35.00 Gentil, Louis . LE MAROC ET SES RICHESSES NATURELLES
Paris 1910. Article in French. at pp. 301-320, 12 text figures, in single complete issue of La Geographie Bulletin. Other articles in this issue as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. VG. cover faded and lightly worn. (a84334)
$33.00 Hull, Edward . SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF EGYPT AND THE NILE VALLEY
1903. Article at pp. 307-334, one full page map, removed from the Journal of Transactions of the Victoria Institute and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a85860)
$33.00 Dalloni, Marius . MISSION AU TIBESTI 1930 - 1931 DEUXIEME MEMOIRE
Paris 1936 Gauthier. In French. Lg.4to., 458p. plus plus 12 photo plates, removed from the Memoires de l'Academie des Sciences, Tome Soixante-Deuxieme, Deuxieme Series and rebound in later wraps. Includes: "Botanique" par Rene Maire; "Zoologies" par Dalloni and others; "Palethnolgie" and "Ethnologie" by Dalloni. VG. (a86642)
$200.00Haspel, Aug. M.D.. MALADIES DE L'ALGERIE DES CAUSES, DE LA SYMPTOMATOLOGIES, DE LA NATURE ET DU TRAITEMENT DES MALADIES ENDEMEDPIDEMIQUES DE LA PROVINCE D'ORAN (signed)
Paris 1850 1st Bailliere. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, 400pp., rebound in later black cloth with gilt lettering. ** Inscribed and signed by Haspel. First volume of a projected 2 volume work, complete in itself. Institution bookplates. Text Good, some foxing. Cover Fine. (om87)
$125.00