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Middle East
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1785 Calendarium Palaestinae OeconomicumGoettingae: 1785A very scarce Latin study of a botanical year in Palestine, compiled by Georg Friedrich Walch. -
1897 The Historical Geography of the Holy LandNew York: 1897The scarce U.S. edition of George Smith's detailed vivid history of the geography and religion of the Holy Land, illustrated with large colour folding maps. -
1930 The Handbook of Palestine and Trans-JordanLondon: 1930The second edition of this popular handbook on travel in Palestine and Trans-Jordan, illustrated with a large folding map. -
1922 The Holy Land and SyriaNew York: 1922The first edition of one of Frank G. Carpenter's popular travel works, this illustrated volume taking the reader across the Holy Lands and Syria. -
1903 To-day in Syria and PalestineChicago, New York, Toronto: 1903The first edition of William Eleroy Curtis' illustrated travel account of Syria and Palestine, a wonderful travel work from the turn of the century. -
1913 Sites Delaisses d'Orient (Du Sinai a Jerusalem)Paris: 1913A very scarce French travel work on the desert sites of the East by Jean de Kergorlay, illustrated with original photographs. -
1855 The Lands of the SaracenNew York: 1855A nice first U.S. edition of Bayard Taylor's first hand account of his travels across the world, illustrated with a detailed folding map. -
1932 The Romance of the Last Crusade With Allenby to JerusalemNew York; London: 1932Vivian Gilbert's account of General Allenby's campaign in Jerusalem during the First World War, in the scarce dustwrapper. -
1964 HadramautLeyden: 1964A bright reprint comprising the account of the authors' expedition to the Wadi Hadhramaut in South Arabia in the beginning of 1931. -
1914 The Excavations at BabylonLondon: 1914The very scarce first edition of this illustrated explanation of Robert Koldewey's excavations at Babylon, illustrated with colour plates. -
1910 2vol Overland to IndiaLondon: 1910The first edition of these volumes depicting the travels of Sven Hedin through the Persian desert to India, with illustrations and photographs by the author.. -
1904 Queen Elizabeth and the Levant CompanyLondon: 1904A first edition scarce copy of a diplomatic and literary account of the establishment of the British trade with Turkey. -
1937 The Most Noble And Famous Travels of Marco PoloLondon: 1937The second, enlarged edition of this book detailed on Marco Polo's travels. With 11 maps and other illustrations. -
1927 Revolt in the DesertNew York: 1927A remarkably well preserved copy of T. E. Lawrence's abridged version of his magnum opus, 'The Seven Pillars of Wisdom'. -
1930 Around the Coasts of ArabiaLondon: 1930The first edition of Ameen Rihani's enlightening travel work on the coasts of Saudi Arabia, illustrated througout. -
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1954 The One RemainsLondon: 1954Stewart Perowne's presentation copy of his work on the history of Jerusalem, the first edition of the work, illustrated throughout. -
1900 Turkey in EuropeLondon: 1900The first edition of Charles Eliot's detailed work exploring Turkish influence across Europe, illustrated with two colour folding maps. -
1927 Checkmate Fighting Tradition in Central PersiaLondon: 1927A nice example of the first edition of this detailed account of life and work in Persia at the beginning of the twentieth century, illustrated throughout. -
1898 Notes From a Diary in Asiatic TurkeyLondon: 1898A lovely first edition of Henry Percy's diaries from his time travelling around Turkey, illustrated throughout, including with a folding map. -
1865 Travels & Discoveries in the LevantLondon: 1865A smartly bound, first edition copy of Charles Newton's travelogue regarding his time in the Levant. -
1934-6 An Eastern Chequerboard More Moves on an Eastern ChequerboardLondon: 1934-5The first editions of two of Harry Luke's travel memoirs about his experiences travelling Europe and the Middle East, illustrated throughout with many monochrome plates. -
1824 The Adventures of Hajji Baba of IsphanLondon: 1824A very smart, first edition set of James Justinian Morier's best known work 'The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan'. -
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1870 Up the Tigris to BagdadLondon: 1870The very scarce first edition of Frederick Webb's nineteenth century account of his journey along the Tigris river to Bagdad. A signed presentation copy. -
1970 Mekka in the Latter Part of the 19th CenturyLeiden: 1970The first edition of this travel work on Mekka in the nineteenth century. Looking at the daily life and customs of the individuals of East-Indian-Archipelago. -
c1848 Walks About the City and Environs of JerusalemLondon: c1848The second edition of William Henry Bartlett's work on his travels around Jerusalem, illustrated profusely with his engravings. -
1838 Souvenirs, Impressions, Pensees et Paysages, Pendant un Voyage en OrientBrussels : 1838A beautifully bound French travel work documenting Alphonse de Lamartine's 1832-3 journey to the Orient. -
1863 Sinai and PalestineLondon: 1863A scarce collection of illustrations by Francis Frith on Sinai and Palestine. The first edition of this work, which was one of four works produced by Frith from this series. -
1926 Jerusalem Twelve Views of the Old CityJerusalem: 1926A scarce photographic portfolio depicting Jerusalem in the 1920s. Comprising of 12 photogravure plates taken by J Benor Kalter -
Carl Werner's Nile SketchesLondon: 1875The very scarce first edition of Carl Werner's water-colours from his travels along the Nile from 1871-1875. A vibrant collection of plates from this famous artist. -
My Wanderings Being Travels in the East in 1846-7, 1850-51, 1852-53London: 1855The first edition of this publisher's John Gadsby's descriptions of his journeys to the East, on visits taken for his ill health. Illustrated throughout with numerous in-text engravings. -
A Summer Ramble in Syria, With a Tartar Trip From Aleppo to StamboulLondon: 1835The desirable first edition of Vere Monro's travel documents of Syria, visiting places mentioned in the Bible and noting their condition and culture in the early nineteenth century.. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume. -
Five Years in DamascusLondon: 1855An uncommon first edition copy of Josias Leslie Porter's first book on the Middle East, 'Five Years in Damascus'; complete in two volumes. -
The Crescent and the Cross, or, Romance and Realities of Eastern TravelLondon: c1860A nicely bound copy of Eliot Warburton's accounts of his travels in the Middle East in the mid nineteenth century, illustrated throughout. -
Our Cruise in the Claymore With a Visit to Damascus and the LebanonLondon: 1861A nicely rebound travel work, Annie Jane Harvey's account of travelling in the Middle East in the mid-nineteenth century, illustrated throughout. -
A Journey From Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter, A.D. 1697Oxford: 1732A very fine and rebound copy of Henry Maundrell's recollection of his travels from Aleppo to Jerusalem on an Easter pilgrimage, illustrated throughout, including with folding plates. -
1938 Mediterranee Orientale Egypte Chardon Les Guides Bleus Colour Folding Maps IllustratedParis: 1938A detailed and authoritative travel guidebook from the 'Guide Bleu' series, written for the passengers on cruise ships travelling in the Eastern Mediterranean.