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ALI FUAD [ERDEN], (1883-1957).
[FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF THE SYRIAN AND THE SUEZ CANAL OPERATIONS DURING WWI] Parisden Tih Sahrasina. [i.e. From Paris to the Desert of Tih].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original illustrated wrappers. Chipping on top edge and front cover. Occasional foxing on pages. Overall a good copy. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 15 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 103 p., b/w plates (19 unnumbered b/w plates and 1 map). First edition of this extremely rare first-hand and historically significant eyewitness account of the Syrian and the Suez Canal Operations during the Great War by an Ottoman soldier and statesman. Erden describes in this book his return to Istanbul after his military attaché duty in Paris and his departure to Damascus to join the 4th Army in Syria under the command of Cemal Pasha (1872-1922). He then discusses the Arab Revolt in Hejaz and its possible effects on the Ottoman Empire (The Arab Uprising was initiated by Sharif Hussein bin Ali in June 1916 during the Great War with the aim of creating an independent and united Arab state comprising of Aden in Yemen and Aleppo in Syria against the Imperial Ottoman). After disclosing his views and the actions of the army in the region, he goes on to describe Jerusalem, the Suez Canal, and the wars that took place there. Erden gave new information on the reasons and results of the Canal operation, the condition of the Turkish army along Palestine and Syria fronts, the relations among the Turkish staff, and the nature of the Arab revolt through his views and observations in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria fronts accumulated as he was Cemal Pasha's chief of staff. Erden was a Turkish soldier and war historian. After graduating from the Military Academy in 1903, he worked in the units and headquarters in Yemen, as the staff of the 3rd Corps in the Balkan War and as the Paris Military Attaché. During the Great War, he served as the Chief of Staff of the 4th Army within the entourage of Admiralty Minister Cemal Pasha in Syria. Özege 16174. Kursun p. 51.
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André Siegfried
Suez, Panama et les routes maritimes mondiales
avec 33 cartes et graphiques volume in-8, 24x16, relié demi cuir à coins, frottements, bel état intérieur, 298pp Armand Colin, 1941 ref/213
Bookseller reference : CZC-8144
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André Siegfried
Suez, Panama et les routes maritimes mondiales
avec 33 cartes et graphiques volume in-8, 24x16, relié demi cuir à coins, frottements, bel état intérieur, 298pp Armand Colin, 1941 ref/213
Bookseller reference : CZC-8144
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Chesterton, G.K.; Et al
The Illustrated London News, Saturday May 27, 1916, No. 4023, Vol. CXLVIII - The Fall of Trebizond / WWI Coverage
28 pages. Features: Cover illustration of dauntless Italian women packing 50lb rolls of military barbed wire up a treacherous mountain slope; The Fall of Trebizond - Victorious Russians in the captured Black Sea port of Tragic Memories - four photos plus informative captions; The Fate of a German "U" Boat - Captured, Sunk and Refloated, with two photos and captions; Photo of the bows of the Dutch Mail-Steamer "Columbia", wrecked by a German mine; Photo of the Prince of Wales, with King Victor, at the Italian front, visiting the Baptistery of Aquileia Cathedral; Page of six photos of King Alfonso opening the Spanish Parliament in Madrid; Two pages of photos of scorched earth at the Bois de la Caillette, retaken by the French, and held; Twelve photos of oases in Western Egypt from which British forces are clearing the enemy; Photos of Zeppelin shot down at Salonika; "Anzac" Sports on the Suez Canal, attended by the Prince of Wales; Six center page illustrations depict the British Army in France seen through French eyes, from the sketch-book of J. Simont; Two-page illustration of British troops advancing under cover of smoke-bombs (a smoke-screen); Article and photos of technology and techniques used to test the physical abilities of soldiers to resist fatigue, hear, steady their hand, steady their pulse, etc.; Three photos from a Turkish paper of British and French POWs at Afion Kara Hissar; Brief article on the electric vehicles of George Heath; Nice vintage ads. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Centre page held by one staple. A worthy copy of this fascinating WWI isssue. Book
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CHINA / IMPERIAL JAPAN / SUEZ CANAL / IDAHO Gadoud G.; Bradford Lambert cover illus.
Travel. February March June November 1938. VINTAGE MAGAZINE - FOUR ISSUES
New York.: Robert M. McBride & Co. 1938. FOUR ISSUES of the magazine: February March June and November 1938. Color pictorial wrappers as issued illustrated in black and white 50-58 pages each 13 x 10 inches staple binding. Light soiling and wear to covers 5 inch repaired tear to one cover bookshop stamp to one cover; overall very good condition. Highly displayable cover images depict the Egyptian desert Stratford-upon-Avon a Navaho man and Strasbourg. Articles include: "The Nomads Rebel in Chinese Turkestan" "How de Lesseps Built the Suez Canal" "The Yellow River Fights for China" "Wine Festival in the Rhineland" "The Birthplace of the British Navy" "Masquerade in Brussels" "Idaho's Himalayas of Sand" and many more. . Robert M. McBride & Co. unknown
Bookseller reference : 55954
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Dalton, Emmett; Freeman, Lewis R.; Temple, Alan; Jordan, Eva J.; Paterson, George W.; Lean, L.C.; Rose, C.; Workman, Fanny B. And William H.; Lees, George F.; Et al
The Wide World, The Magazine for Men, May 1918, Vol. 41, No. 241: The Dalton Gang
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Beyond the Law - Part I of the First True Account of the Exploits of the World's Most Noted Outlaws, by Emmett Dalton, the only survivor of the "Dalton Gang" - article with photos and great cover illustration; Wonders of the Teleferica - an interesting account of the remarkable aerial lines/cableways used by the Italians to transport men, guns, and provisions in the high Alps - article with many photos; The Youngest Soldier in the French Army - photo of 11-year-old Charles Meux of the French Army; Tales of the Service - Part I - A Night in a Vat; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - Part II - Eva J. Jordan, F.R.G.S. travelled with her husband for four-thousand miles through the great Equatorial Forest of Central Africa, becoming the first woman to penetrate this area - article with photos; A Night of Terror - an associate of Izaak Walton sinks into quicksand while fishing; Buried in a Snowdrift - a mining engineer is caught in an avalanche in the Andes; "Hooshta!" - the Tragedy of an Australian camel race - a stirring story from the West Australian goldfields; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part I - Fanny and William Workman describe their Himalayan mountaineering exploits - article with map and great photos; Thrice Through the Jaws of Death - Sergeant J. Harte of the Inland Water Transport relates hair-breadth escapes at sea and on land; How We Built the Bridge - War story related by a corporal of the canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps; Crossing the Canal - A despatch orderly attempts to cross the Suez Canal at night; Some Adventures of a Newspaper Woman - Marie Harrison provides a graphic and thrilling account of her startling adventures in search of 'copy'; The Railway Conquest of the Bay - a photo-illustrated account of the building of the Hudson Bay Railway; A Happy Family - humorous account of the antics of a number of strange pets belonging to a party of colonials in Singapore; A Modern Grace Darling - Miss Ella Trout rescues a sailor from a torpedoed ship off the coast of Devon - article with nice photos of Miss Trout; Photo of a group of Solomon Islands head-hunters reading The Wide World Magazine; Interesting four-page illustrated stock offering by Guaranteed Tractors, Inc., Edmund G. Soward, President; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 4-88, 9-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
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De Clifford, Norman Frederick
Egypt - The Cradle of Ancient Masonry
[20], 644 pages. Index. Twenty-six black and white photographic plates. Leather binding. "Comprising a history of Egypt, with a comprehensive and authentic account of the antiquity of masonry resulting from many years of personal investigation and exhaustive research in India, Persia, Syria and the Valley of the Nile." - title page. After first receiving the Light in India, the author was moved to "investigate, to the fullest extent, the meaning and purport of the numerous hieroglyphic inscriptions, symbols and characters found upon the ancient tombs and temples, so that the Masonic Fraternity might understand, appreciate and apply the teachings of the hierophants and sages of bygone days." - Preface. Chapters: Alexandria - the Antiquity of Masonry; Ruined Temples - Masonry and Masonic Symbols; Ancient Cities - Soirian Myth - Karma; the Nile - Origin of the Name Free Mason - Scottish Rite Philosophy; Ancient Mysteries - Scottish Rite philosophy; Suez Canal - The Druses, Their Manners and Customs; Agriculture - Irrigation - Lotus - Papyrus; The Supreme Architect of the Universe; Mosques - Tombs - Massacre of Mamelukes - Heliopolis; Esoteric Teaching of the Scottish Rite - Brain and Thought; Pyramids - Sphinx - Tombs; Solomon - Death of Hiram - Cross - Swastica; Mummification - Transmigration - Re-incarnation; Sixteen Saviours - Lost Knowledge; The Golden Fleece - Roman Eagle - Masonic Apron - What it Teaches; Pyramids of Sakkarah - Lisht - Medum - The Fayum - Labyrinth; Sun Worship - Zodiac - Masonic Allegories; A Voyage up the Nile - Description of Tombs and Temples - Pro Doric Columns; Ineffable degrees - Thoughts on Ecclesiastes - I.N.R.I. - Voyaging up the Nile - examining Tombs and Temples - Paintings - Sculptures; Masonic teachings - Hindu beggar - Roman Catholicism; Thebes - Colossi - Der-El-Bahari - Luxor - Karnak; Ceremonies - Initiation - Blue Lodge - Transmigration - Mystery Language; The Gawazee - exploring Temples and tombs - Philae and its ruins - Nubia; Jewish Traditions and customs - Cable tow - Ceremonies of ancient Initiation - book of the Law; Circumsision - upon what the Ancient Craftsmen were obligated - the lost word. All edges gilt. Protected frontis portrait of author. Ornately embossed boards. Raised bands to spine. Partially rubbed gilt lettering and decoration upon back strip. Marbled endpapers. Hinges intact internally, open or opening externally. Front board partially detached. Somewhat above-average wear to boards. Unmarked. A worthy original copy of this monumental work. 12" x 9.5" x 2.5". 11 pounds. Book
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De Lesseps, F
Percement de l’Isthme de Suez Exposé et Documents Officiels vol. I and II (Deuxième Série)
280pp, index, 19pp + 2 plates, 332pp + table VG/none First edition, in French. Contemporary binding green hardback with gilt decoration and lettering on spines, binder’s and owner’s labels on pastedown of vol. I, previous owner presentation on preliminary, slightly offset on title, occasional light foxing inside, nice volumes overall in G-to-VG conditions. First two volumes of a 5-volume series printed between 1855 and 1860, each independent. Included in the first volume two plates containing maps (folded in the photos) of the Isthmus of Suez and of the Navigation Routes between European and American ports and the Indies. Prima edizione, in francese. Rilegatura coeva copertina rigida verde con decorazioni e scritte dorate al dorso, etichetta rilegatore e ex-libris sul retro della copertina, scritta proprietario al foglio preliminare leggermente trasmessa al frontespizio, sporadiche fioriture all'interno, nel complesso in condizioni piu' che buone. Primi due volumi, a se' stanti, di una serie di cinque pubblicata tra il 1855 e il 1860. Nel vol. I incluse due mappe ripiegate (Istmo di Suez e Rotte di Navigazione tra i porti europei ed americani e le Indie).
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Hammerton, J.A.: Editor
The War Illustrated - A Picture-Record of Events By Land, Sea and Air, 1st April [Apr] 1916, No. 85, Vol. 4
24 pages. Map of Sollum, Western Egypt showing the various centres of defence along the Suez Canal; Photo of camels arriving by rail to support Major-General Peyton's force; photo of British and Australian officers consulting in the desert of Western Egypt; One-page illustration of Private G. Ingle, 4th Hussars, rescuing his troop leader, Lieut. Radclyffe, for which he received the D.C.M.; Photos round about the Allied base at Salonika - including General Mahon; Photos of personalities and pawns in the Verdun contest - German prisoners, an artillery horse, General Petain (in fur coat), and General Joffre; Two interesting photos above and below ground near the French Front; Two-page illustration of a busy scene along the Tigris on the way to Kut; Five photos of Portugal in arms; The Great Push against German East Africa - two photos; In the wake of General Smuts' offensive - four photos; Three photos of humane interludes amongst the strife; Six photos of British training in the art of bomb throwing; Will the German Navy Come Out?; Four photos of a large captive observation balloon arising from the H.M.S. Canning; Photos of 21 brave British sons decorated for Valour; One-page photo of a French '155' (6 inch) gun; Four photos of British submarine sailors in a Turkish prison. Lacking outer wraps. Centre and last pages loose but present. Appears to have been disbound from a hardcover volume. A rough but worthy reference copy. Book
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Hoskins, Franklin E.
FROM THE NILE TO NEBO. A Discussion of the Problem and the Route of the Exodus. With 85 Illustrations.
378 p. + Plus Frontis and full page photographs and maps. Large folding tissue map of Sinai peninsula with the route of the Exodus in red. Title page printed in red and black. Robert C. Bair's copy, with his notations in pencil. Robert C. Bair, a lawyer and son of a local judge was involved in politics and served as the Director of Historical Society of York County. Quarto. Original full green cloth binding, lettered in gold. Extremities bumped and slightly worn. Hardbound. First Edition. HOLY LAND BOX 1
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Lesseps, Ferdinand de; Pitman, C. B.
RECOLLECTIONS OF FORTY YEARS. Translated by C. B. Pitman. Two Volumes In One.
Two Volumes bound in one: pp. 313; 320. Fore-edges dampstained. Large 8vo. 225mm. Original full cloth binding. Head and tail of spine worn. First American Edition. Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps (1805-1894) was the French developer of the Suez Canal, which joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas in 1869, and substantially sailing distances and times between the West and the East. He attempted to repeat this success with an effort to build a sea-level Panama Canal during the 1880s, but the project was devastated by epidemics of malaria and yellow fever in the area, and the projected de Lesseps canal was left uncompleted and eventually partially superseded by a non-sea-level canal with locks, built by the United States and completed in 1914. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BIO BX 2
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Morris, James.
ISLAM IN FLAMES. A Middle East Picture.
326p. Illustrated with maps. Bookseller's label. Small 4to. Original full purple cloth binding, decorated and lettered in silver. Binding worn and spotted. Hardbound. First edition. Books such as this become increasingly significant with each passing day. Very scarce. ISLAM BOX 1
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Osborne, Richard
Ships Monthly - The Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat, November 1984 - "Operation Rheostat"
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the HMS Invincible; Large photo of the Shaw Savill passenger/cargo liner Gothic inside front cover; Full-page photo of the HMS Repulse; On the Waterfront; Ships Pictorial; Naval Review; From Cargo Ship to Royal Yacht - the career of Shaw Savill's "Gothic"; Box Boat Voyage - description of a typical voyage in the Blue Star Line container ship "New Zealand Star" - between Australasian and Gulf Ports; Shipping of the Scottish N.E. Coast Ports - Part 1 - Perth, Dundee and Tayport; 'Operation Rheostat' - Suez Canal 1974 - Jack Worth recalls the minesweeping of the Suez Canal ten years ago; European Ferry Commentary; Nice photo of the tug Indefatigable inside back cover; and more. Spine rolled otherwise unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Suez Canal
Carte De L'isthme De Suez 1870
Paris: Chez Erhard 1870. Minor foxing one fold repaired on verso two short tears along fold a few small chips and folds at the margins not affecting map. 1 folded leaf. 80 x 21 cm. Lithographic topographical map with route in color. Scale 1:200000. Engraved by Chez Erhard 17 R. Duguay-Trouin. [Chez Erhard] unknown
Bookseller reference : 34417
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Suez Canal
Carte De L'isthme De Suez 1870
Paris: Chez Erhard 1870. Minor foxing one fold repaired on verso two short tears along fold a few small chips and folds at the margins not affecting map. 1 folded leaf. 80 x 21 cm. Lithographic topographical map with route in color. Scale 1:200000. Engraved by Chez Erhard 17 R. Duguay-Trouin. [Chez Erhard] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 34417
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Suez canal
Itinéraire des invités aux fêtes d'inauguration du canal de Suez qui séjournent au Caire et font . 1869 Leather Bound
2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1869. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - French Pages 201. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. hardcover
Bookseller reference : LB1111003217682
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Suez canal
Itin�raire des invit�s aux f�tes d'inauguration du canal de Suez qui s�journent au Caire et font . 1869
2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - French Pages 201. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1869. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. paperback
Bookseller reference : PB1111003217682
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Suez canal
Itin�raire des invit�s aux f�tes d'inauguration du canal de Suez qui s�journent au Caire et font . 1869 Hardcover
2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - French Pages 201. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1869. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1111003217682
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Suez Canal
ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH C. 1880 - PASSENGER SHIP IN SUEZ CANAL
C. 1880. Photograph mounted on heavy stock card. Photo is 8 x 10 inches. A few very light touchs of hand-applied color. Title is printed in the image. Matte is toned and very slightly wavy. Very strong clear image. another photo on verso of tea harvesters. . unknown
Bookseller reference : a96640
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Suez Canal
Suez Canal Notes and Statistics 1952
Percy Lund Humphries & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1952. Oversize hardcover. Ownership signature of Dorothy Thompson noted political commentator and wife of Sinclair Lewis . Percy Lund, Humphries & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 239885
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Suez Canal.
Suez: The Soviet View .
London: Soviet News 1956. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday June 29 sale item small octavo 70 pp. portion of paper wrappers torn away reading copy London: Soviet News, unknown
Bookseller reference : ZB525228
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SUEZ CANAL / INDIA
The Illustrated London News. 1869 - 01 - 06. January 2 to June 26.
London.: Illustrated London News. Volume LIV. 1869. Bound volume January through June 1869 year of The Illustrated London News. Black and white illustrations 652pp 16 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches leather spine and corners with cloth-covered boards hardbound. Cover extremities rubbed 3 inches of leather from head and tail of spine missing front joint /hinge split but still hanging on rear board detached. Interior is clean and tight: occasional light foxing to interior pages missing 1 leaf 443-444 classified ad chip to lower right corner of page 397 well outside image area creases to a few pages. FEATURED ITEMS: The New Overland Route to India. The Mont Cenis Summit Railway crossing the Alps to Italy. An article on the project reads: From Brindisi a short sea passage to Alexandria etc. 81 101 104 129; The Railway Tunnel of the Alps 152 153. Numerous full-page views of the landscape and the railroad under construction and also interesting views of the tunneling through the mountains with diagram of the project. Extensive coverage: The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal; the canal under construction. A stunning tipped-in double page view: Bird's-Eye View of the Entrance to the Suez Canal from the Red Sea 396-397. See list of additional views below. Striking full-page portrait: General Grant the New President of the United States 260. DOUBLE PAGE TIPPED IN ILLUSTRATIONS: The Volunteer Review at Dover 356-7 The Thames Embankment from the Temple 380-381 Bird's-Eye View of the Entrance to the Suez Canal from the Red Sea 396-397 The Crimea Revisited: ruins of the City of Sebastopol 540-541. FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS A SAMPLING: Scenes from the Christmas Pantomimes two pages each with two images 4 and 5 Harlequin Robinson Crusoe; Puss and Boots and the Miller's Son; The Gnome King; Turko the Terrible Mashabroom Peak Little Thibet 8 The Boulevards Paris 44 The Organ Mountains Rio de Janeiro 57 The Meyrick Collection of Armour 88 Town and Port of Brindisi 180 The Prince and Princess of Wales in Egypt 200 201 General Grant the New President of the United States 260 The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal at Port Said 261 The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal Near Kantaba 281 The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal Lake Timsah 284 The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: Ismailia 312 The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: The Cutting Near Chalouf 336 Londonderry Ireland 460 Belfast from Newtownbreda 493 Prize Cow and Sheep 588 Prize Dogs in the National Dog Show 600 The Great Eastern Leaving Sheerness With the French Atlantic Cable 636. ILLUSTRATED ARTICLES include: Opening of a new Dock at Singapore; The Gaiety Theatre Strand; Milford Sound New Zealand; Hong King Regatta; New Globe Theatre Strand; The New Overland Route to India; "Suppression of the Slave Trade on the East Coast of Africa; Rangoon British Burmah; "The Explorations at Jerusalem; The New Treaty Port of Hakodadi Japan. . Illustrated London News. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 41728
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Suez Canal
TRAFFIC FINANCES SHIPPING AND TONNAGE AND RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE SUEZ CANAL - RETURNS OF SHIPPING AND TONNAGES 1900 1901 AND 1902
Washington 1903. Hardcover. 4to. 89pp. tan buckram. Slight depository library marks no spine numbers and no pocket and no fore-edge stamps. VG light wear on corners. . hardcover
Bookseller reference : a75319
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SUEZ CANAL.
Vue panoramique de l'Isthme de Suez et trace direct de canal des deux mers.
ca. 1895. Original photograph albumen print 218 x 278 cm. Small hole at upper part repaired tear at lower border. KEYWORDS:egypt/suez/photo unknown
Bookseller reference : 9170
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SUEZ CANAL.
Vue panoramique de l'Isthme de Suez et trace direct de canal des deux mers wthout the descriptions.
ca. 1880. Original photograph albumen print 214 x 268 cm. KEYWORDS:egypt/suez canal/photo unknown
Bookseller reference : 10102
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Traill, H. D.
ENGLAND, EGYPT, AND THE SUDAN.
242p + Plus three full page maps and a large folding map of the Nile Valley. Inked presentation to I. S. Beecher from Weston Fuller, Feb. 22nd, 1901. Foxed. Damp stained. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, gold lettered. Top and bottom of spine chipped. Front cover slightly marred with white paint. First American Edition? AFRICA/6.
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UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY / SUEZ CANAL
The Illustrated London News. 1869 - 07 - 12. July 3 to December 25.
London.: Illustrated London News. Volume LIV. 1869. Bound volume July through December 1869 year of The Illustrated London News. Black and white illustrations 668pp 16 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches leather spine and corners with cloth-covered boards hardbound. Cover extremities rubbed. Interior is clean and tight: occasional light foxing to interior pages missing 2 leaves 175/6 415/6 croquet related creases to a few pages pg 45/46 detached creased and soiled in outer margins. FEATURED ITEMS: Many articles and wood engravings depicting scenery towns bridges etc. of the Union Pacific Railway including a view of Pullman's Sleeping Car exterior and two interior views; views of Salt Lake City; extensive coverage of the opening of the Suez Canal see partial list of images below; double page view of Town and Port of Macao tipped in. DOUBLE PAGE TIPPED IN ILLUSTRATIONS: "Exeter" city view 180-181 The International University Boat Race two images approx 6 1/2 x 19 inches 228-229 The City of Chester from the South Side 348-349 Blackfriars New Bridge Over the Thames approximately 7 x 18 1/2 inches Her Majesty Opening the Holborn Valley Viaduct 484-485 Her Majesty Opening the Blackfriars New Bridge 496-497 Town and Port of Macao 532-533 approximately 19 x 6 1/2 inches View of Athens With the New Railway Station 532-533 approximately 19 x 6 1/2 inches Opening of the Suez Canal: Blessing the Canal 588-589 Prize Cattle Pigs and Sheep 612-613. FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS A SAMPLING: Landing of the French Atlantic Telegraph Cable Near Brest 8 The French Atlantic Telegraph Cable: Arrival of the Great Eastern off Brest 36 The Bermuda Floating Dock 21 Summer Evening on the Paris Boulevards 29 "Henry Wandsworth Longfellow" portrait 61 Prize Cattle 104 Prize Horses 105 The Union Pacific Railway.a Prairie Fire in Nebraska 121 image 7 x 13 1/2 inches "The Union Pacific Railway: Salt Lake City" city view 129 Prize Foxhounds 133 Hunting Guanacoes In Patagonia 153 The Union Pacific Railway: Weber Valley Tunnel and Skull Rock two views 161 The Place of Arms Havannah Cuba 193 Gathering Bilberries 277 Corsica.the Harbour 289 "Scenes in New Zealand: Bay in the Island of Kawau and Bay of Islands" two views 304 Forest Scene in Cuba 313 Flamingoes.Sandwich Harbour South Africa 364 South African Travel: Breaking up the Camp at Daka 378 The Holborn Valley Viaduct: View Looking East 386 Circa de los Posas--Cuba 394 Ancient Hindu Temple at Bindrabund 401 "Wreck Chart of the British Isles for 1868" 433 "The Thames Subway at the Tower" four images approx 4 x 4 1/2 inches 440 Town and Port of Wellington New Zealand 476 approximately 7 x 13 1/2 inches The Great Eastern Leaving Portland Harbour 508 Murree in the Punjaub 512 Mushroom Culture in France 552 Prize Dogs 600 "Prize Turkeys Ducks and Pigeons" 601 Opening of the Canal: the Procession of Ships 608 The High Priest at Nablus Reading the Pentateuch 625 Yachts Entering the Red Sea from the Suez Canal 649. ILLUSTRATED ARTICLES include: New Zealand; South Africa; The Union Pacific Railway: Omaha Terminus City View; Pullman's Sleeping Railway-Car; the Amsterdam Sea Canal; Opening of the Suez Canal. . Illustrated London News. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 41733
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Warner, Charles Dudley.
MY WINTER ON THE NILE.
477 p. + Frontis. XLib. 8vo. Rebound in blue library buckram, gold lettered spine. Remains of library numbers on spine. Hardbound. First edition. HOLY LAND BOX 1
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Warner, Charles Dudley.
MY WINTER ON THE NILE. Seventh Edition.
496 p. + Frontis. Publisher's device on title page. Early inscription, 1885, on fly leaf. A few signatures loose. Small stain on fore-edge. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered spine. Front board decorated with a ship in gold. Beveled edges. Extremities slightly worn. Hardbound. Seventh edition. HOLY LAND BOX 1
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