Middle East
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1875 The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the VenetianLondon: 1875The second edition of Colonel Henry Yule's discussion of the travels of Marco Polo, in a beautiful half morocco signed binding by Bayntun.
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1969-1981 4vols Oeuvres Romanesques et Voyages; Mémoires d'Outre-TombeParis: 1969-1981Four lovely volumes in wonderful condition, containing Chateaubriand's memoir, his travel works and romances, with dust wrappers and slipcases.
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1927 Revolt in the DesertLondon: 1927A pleasing early impression of T. E. Lawrence's war memoir, with plates and a large folding map.
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1909 Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish ArabiaLondon: 1909A scarce travel work on Persia and Turkish Arabia by M. E. Hume-Griffith, the first edition of this illustrated work, in the original very scarce dust wrapper.
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1841 Cairo, Petra, and Damascus, in 1839. With Remarks on the Government of Mehemet AliLondon: 1841The uncommon first and only edition of John Kinnear's informative collection of writings on his life in the Near East.
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1988 Egypt in 1800: Scenes from Napoleon's Description de l'EgypteLondon : 1988The first edition of this series of historical commentary of Egypt in 1800, based off a selection of engraved plates from Napoleon's 'Description de l'Egypte'.
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1964 Egypt in ColourLondon: 1964The first edition of this collection of vibrant photographs of Egypt by Roger Wood, with descriptions and historical information by Margaret Drower, in the original scarce dust wrapper.
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1743 Fourteen Plates from Richard Pococke's 'A Description of the East'London: 1743Fourteen engraved plates and one additional leaf from the first edition of the first volume of Richard Pococke's account of his travels in Egypt.
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1921 Travels in Arabia DesertaLondon: 1921The second edition of Charles Montagu Doughty's account of his time living in the Middle East in the mid nineteenth century, illustrated throughout. In half morocco bindings.
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1967 The Tigers of BaluchistanLondon: 1967The very scarce first edition of Sylvia Matheson's account of her time amongst the Bugti Tribe.
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1964 Arabia FelixLondon: 1964The first English edition of this fascinating account of a disastrous scientific expedition to Arabia Felix.
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1928 Baghdad in Bygone DaysLondon: 1928The first edition of this very scarce biographical work exploring the impressive career and travels of Claudius Rich, written by his great-great-nephew.
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1896 The Heart of a Continent: A Narrative of Travels in ManchuriaLondon: 1896An illustrated travel work by Frank Younghusband, following his decade long exploration of Asia in the late nineteenth century.
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1909 Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan FrontierLondon: 1909The first edition of this illustrated account of the author's life in Afghanistan.
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1829 The Works of Sir Walter RaleghOxford: 1829The first edition of the collected works of Sir Walter Raleigh, a brilliant example of this set in a Riviere binding.
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1841 A Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Source of the River OxusLondon: 1841The scarce first edition of John Wood's account of his journey to the source of the river Oxus. Illustrated with a folding map.
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1927 Baghdad: The City of PeaceLondon: 1927The very scarce first edition of this guide to 1920s Baghdad.
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1904 A Winter PilgrimageLondon: 1904An early edition of this extensive and densely illustrated travel journal from the early twentieth century.
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1812-1816 Xenephon's History of the Affairs of Greece; The Expedition of Cyrus into Persia; Arrian's HistoryLondon: 1812-1816Three early nineteenth century English translations of the historical narratives of Xenophon of Athens and Arrian of Nicomedia.
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1943 Near EastLondon: 1943The first edition of Cecil Beaton's account of his wartime experiences in the Middle East, illustrated throughout with his photographs.
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1771 A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial GrammarDublin: 1771The very scarce second edition of William Guthrie's noted 'Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar', complete with many folding maps.
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1851-55 Twelve Volumes of Works from the 'Traveller's Library'.London: 1851-55Twelve volumes of works from the Longman's 'Traveller's Library' series, all bound in half straight grain morocco.
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1872 Innocents Abroad or The New Pilgrim's ProgressHartford: 1872A first edition, later printing of Mark Twain's famous travel work, with illustrations throughout.
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Signed1957 A Soldier with the ArabsLondon: 1957A signed first edition of the autobiography of Sir John Bagot Glubb, who led and trained Transjordan's Arab Legion.
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1900 Innermost AsiaLondon: 1900The richly illustrated first edition of Ralph Cobbold's account of his late nineteenth century travels in the Pamirs.
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1828 Resor I AsienStockholm: 1828A very scarce Swedish language collection of six narratives of travels in Asia and the Middle East.
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1922 Mots Turks et Persans Conserves dans le Parler AlgerienAlger: 1922The first edition of this very scarce thesis, discussing the Turkish and Persian words in the Algerian dialect.
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1914 Das Orientbuch (Der Alte und der Neue Orient)Strasburg/Leipzig: 1914The first edition of this study of the 'old and new Orient' from German Geographer Ewald Banse.
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1910 A Journey in Northern PersiaNot Stated: 1910W. Leonard Flinn's very scarce discussion of his early twentieth century adventures in Northern Persia, bound in half calf.
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1901 Wanderings in Three ContinentsLondon: 1901An uncommon collection of travel writings by Richard Burton, the first edition of this illustrated exploration of three continents.
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1876 Congres International des Orientalistes: Rendu de la Premiere Session. Paris - 1873Paris: 1876The very scarce publication of volumes I and II of the International Congress of Orientalists.
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1893 A Year Amongst the PersiansLondon: 1893The scarce first edition of Edward G. Browne's detailed account of his time in Persia in the 1880s.
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1876 Sittenbilder Aus Dem MorgenlandeBerlin: 1876A smart copy of this study of the East from Hungarian Turkologist and traveller, Hermann Vambery. In the original German.
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1896 The Heart of a Continent: A Narrative of Travels in ManchuriaLondon: 1896An illustrated travel work by Frank Younghusband, following his decade long exploration of Asia in the late nineteenth century.
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1926 A Year Amongst the PersiansCambridge: 1926Edward Granville Browne's account of his travels across Persia between 1887 and 1888, with a memoir by Sir E. Denison Ross.