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Wright, Dr. William. AN ACCOUNT OF PALMYRA AND ZENOBIA WITH TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN BASHAN AND THE DESERT (ORIGINAL BOOK, NOT A MODERN REPRINT)
NY 1895 (1894) Thomas Nelson. Hardcover. Octavo 8vo., 394pp., photo illustrations and woodcuts, index, dark green cloth with gilt design. Top edge gilt. Institution bookplate. Near VG. (a29004)
$35.00 Dwight, Rev. H. G. O. (Missionary to Constantinople) . MEMOIR OF MRS. ELIZABETH B. DWIGHT INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF THE PLAGUE OF 1837 WITH A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF MRS. JUDITH S. GRANT MISSIONARY TO PERSIA
NY 1840. Dodd. Hardcover. Sm.8vo., 323pp., frontis portrait of Mrs. Dwight, who died during a plague epidemic in Constantinople, original black cloth. Some names in pencil on front blank. VG, a few small chips on spine, some foxing on pages. Bright gilt labelling on spine. Original book, not a reprint. (a32070)
$98.00 Matthias, Leo . GRIFF IN DEN ORIENT EINE REISE UND ETWAS MEHR
Leipzig 1931 1st Bibliographisches Institut. Travel in Persia, Syria, Palestine, etc. In German. Sm.4to., 318pp., monochrome photo illus., map, later wraps. Date stamp on front. VG, light wear. (a41973)
$35.00 Nweeya, Samuel K. M.D. . PERSIA - THE LAND OF THE MAGI OR THE HOME OF THE WISE MEN ...
Philadelphia 1904. Sm.8vo., 171pp., frontis, photo illustrations, decorated boards. Good, inner hinges cracked, right margin of many pages stained (not affecting text or images), spine ends rubbed, corners worn, covers soiled. (a51133)
$30.00 White, Alma . JERUSALEM EGYPT: PALESTINE : SYRIA PART ONE
Zarephath 1938 (1936) Pillar of Fire. Sm,8vo., 143pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Near Fine in Fair DJ, worn and chipped. (a57536)
$20.00 Durand, E. R. . AN AUTUMN TOUR IN WESTERN PERSIA
NY no date (1906?) Dutton. Much on Lur Tribes of Western Persia. Author's husband was hoping to hunt lions but seems to have only shot birds. Octavo, 266pp., illustrations, foldout map, original maroon cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. Inscribed, dated (Oct 1906) and signed by Ella Durand. VG, cover verylittle worn, hinges secure; some foxing throughout; closed page ends quite foxed. (a61119)
$150.00 Forbes, Frederick . A VISIT TO THE SINJAR HILLS IN 1838 (signed)
(1838?). Offprint from London Geographical Journal Vol. IX. Small octavo., 24pp., wraps. Lacks rear wrapper. Library stamp and number on front and verso of cover. Forbes is described as being Esq, MA, of the Bombay Medical Staff. **Inscribed and signed to Miss Urquhart from Mr. Forbes. Good. (a62661)
$80.00 White, Alma . JERUSALEM EGYPT: PALESTINE : SYRIA (TWO PARTS IN ONE VOLUME)
Zarephath 1938 (1936) Pillar of Fire. Octavo, 208pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Near Fine, no DJ. (a64839)
$25.00 Norden, Hermann . UNDER PERSIAN SKIES A RECORD OF TRAVEL BY THE OLD CARAVAN ROUTES OF WESTERN PERSIA
Philadelphia (1925?) Macrae Smith. Trip taken in 1924. Octavo, 256pp., 40 plates and colour foldout map, hardcover. VG, some foxing onfore-edges and spine. (a65347)
$100.00 Sumner, Mrs. George . OUR HOLIDAY IN THE EAST
London 1882 2nd Hurst and Blackett. Edited by Rev. George Henry Sumner. Travel to Egypt, Syria, Holy Land, Jersualem, Damascus, Beyrout, Lebanon. Hardcover. Octavo, 323pp., (4), original brown cloth decorated with black and gilt trim and lettering. All edges gilt. Good, inner hinges cracked, light foxing on initial pages. (a65984)
$80.00 Scott, John . EAST OF SUEZ, A REPORT TO TIME'S PUBLISHERS, JAMES A LINEN, ON AN EXTENSIVE TRIP THROUGH SOUTH & SOUTHWEST ASIA SUMMER 1956
1956. Israel, Iraq, Iran Pakistan, Bahrain, India, Afghanistan, Ceylon, Kashmir. 4to., 119pp., plastic spiral wraps. VG. (a67879)
$79.00Chapple, Joe Mitchell. TO BAGDAD AND BACK (inscribed/signed)
Boston 1928 1st Chapple. Automobile trip through Iraq. Octavo, 298pp., etching by Levon West, drawings by Chauncy Howard Peters, color inserts by Saul Arkin and Konrad Meindl, photo illustrations, hardcover. ***Inscribed to Daniel Marsh and signed by Chapple. Bookplate of Daniel L. Marsh. VG, cover faded and rubbed, no DJ. (a70063)
$195.00Lumby, Christopher. COOK'S TRAVELLER'S HANDBOOK TO PALESTINE SYRIA & IRAQ
London 1934 6th edition Simpkin Marshall. Hardcover. 12mo., maps and plans by Bartholomew, map of excavated sites and two sketch maps on monuments and sites of Palestine by John Garstang, cloth. Amazing condition: Near Fine, tiny tear in outer edge of one foldout map in the very scarce VG DJ, very light wear, spine a bit faded. (a83371)
$195.00 Freese, Jacob R. M.D. . THE OLD WORLD. PALESTINE SYRIA AND ASIA MINOR TRAVEL, INCIDENT, DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY
Philadelphia 1869 first edition Lippincott. Hardcover. Small octavo, 458pp.,engraved frontis, text plates, original green cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG plus. Nice condition for hard-to-find title in original form. (a83511)
$275.00 Browne, Edward Granville . A YEAR AMONST THE PERSIANS IMPRESSION AS TO THE LIFE, CHARACTER & THOUGHT OF THE PEOPLE OF PERSIA RECEIVED DURING TWELVE MONTHS' RESIDENCE IN THAT COUNTRY IN THE YEARS 1887-1888
Cambridge 1926 University Press. With a memoir by Sir E. Denison Ross. Hardcover. 4to., 650pp., frontis portrait, foldout maps, red cloth with gilt trim.Top edge gilt. First printed in 1893. VG, light wear, spine toned. (a83534)
$120.00 Williams Jackson, A. V. . FROM CONSTANTINOPLE TO THE HOME OF OMAR KHAYYAM TRAVELS IN TRANSCAUCASIA AND NORTHERN PERSIA FOR HISTORIC AND LITERARY RESEARCH
New York 1911 first edition Macmillan. Hardcover. Sm.4to., over 200 illustrations, large color foldout map in rear, gilt printed original olive green cloth with mounted color painting on front. VG plus. No ownership marks. (a83542)
$145.00 Richards, Fred . A PERSIAN JOURNEY, BEING AN ETCHER'S IMPRESSIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
New York 1932 first edition J. Cape. Hardcover. 4to., 240pp., illustrated with 48 drawings, tan cloth with gilt lettering. VG, spine lightly faded, no DJ. No ownership marks In later removable glassine protective jacket. (a86911)
$49.00 Durbin, John P. . OBSERVATIONS IN THE EAST CHIEFLY IN EGYPT, PALESTINE, SYRIA, AND ASIA MINOR - VOLUME II ( OF 2)
New York 1845 first edition Harper. Hardcover. Octavo, 299p., 2p. of pubisher's ads, original dark brown cloth with gilt spine lettering. Contemporary owner signature (George D. Mann of Watertown) and bookplate of J. R. Shaffer. Good, light cover wear, light foxing throughout. Vo;ime 2 only. (a87931)
$60.00 Bishop, Mrs. (Isabella L. Bird) . JOURNEYS IN PERSIA AND KURDISTAN, INCLUDING A SUMMER IN THE UPPER KARUN REGION AND A VISIT TO THE NESTORIAN RAYAHS (2 volume set)
New York; London 1891 first edition. Putnam; Murray. Two hardcover volumes in original lovely dark blue on blue cloth designed boards with gilt letteirng trim. xiv, 381; 409p. 15 illus in vol 1; 21 illus in vol 2. Bookplates removed from both volumes leaving glue marks on the dark brown end papers. A couple of areas of tape residue on rear end papers. Four blind stamps on inital pages. No other ownership marks. VG , nice condition with bindings secure, hinges not cracked; text very lightly toned but clean . As always, Bishop writes with intelligence, verve and humor - Great reading! (a89832)
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