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BEDFORD, Francis, & W. M. Thompson. The Holy Land, Egypt, Constantinople, Athens, etc. etc.London : [c.1866-67]
First edition thus, notably scarce, comprising some superb views of Egypt (10), Palestine (23), Lebanon (8), Syria (1), Constantinople (3), and Athens (3). Francis Bedford (1815-1894), one of the most important photographers of the period, his work characterised by it "rich tonalities" (ODNB), was the first photographer to accompany a Royal Tour.
In... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 142282
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SHAW, Thomas. Travels, or Observations relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant.Oxford : 1738
First edition, large paper issue (42 cm in height, the regular issue 34 cm), of Shaw's account of his travels across North Africa and the Levant, a major travel account praised for the accuracy of its description, and the quality of the book's design and illustration.
Chaplain to the English factory at Algiers, Shaw travelled extensively in Egypt,... Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 146522
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HEUDE, William. A Voyage up the Persian Gulf, and a Journey Overland from India to England in 1817.London : 1819
First edition. "The author of this rare and interesting work was attached to the Madras Military Establishment and was apparently related to Earl Fitzwilliam, to whom the work is dedicated" (Blackmer catalogue). Heude first visited Muscat and its hinterlands before sailing up the Gulf to Basra, travelling on up the Shatt al-Arab and the Euphrates.
The... Learn More£10,000.00Stock Code: 144872
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MAIN, Ernest. In and Around Baghdad.Baghdad : [c.1930]
First edition of this travel guide to inter-war Baghdad, which provides a more expansive scope than much tourist literature of the time, this copy notably bright. This guide is now uncommonly found, and has been traced at six institutions worldwide (British Library, two copies; SOAS; University of California, two copies; Princeton; University of Pennsylvania;... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 142674
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LAWRENCE, T. E. Oriental Assembly.London : 1939
First edition, first impression, a bright copy in a particularly attractive example of the jacket. Oriental Assembly contains all the hitherto uncollected writings by Lawrence about the East, including the first publication for the general public of the suppressed introductory chapter of Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
The work also includes the diary... Learn More£600.00Stock Code: 143030
