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Les Tribus Nomades et Semi-Nomades des Etats du Levant Placés Sous Mandat Français. The Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes of the Levant States Placed Under the French Mandate.

1930ref. 151871Beirut: Imp. Jeanne D'Arc 1930. A scarce handbook of French colonial rule in the Middle East First edition first impression of this scarce aide-mémoire compiled by the French High Commission for colonial administrators in its Syrian and Lebanese mandates. Copies appear in just eight institutions five French on WorldCat and in the Qatar National Library. The work opens with information on the costume character finances and nomadic patterns of different peoples followed by sections offering detailed discussion of tribes grouped into regions such as Damascus and its environs Alleppo Deir ez Zor and the Djebel Druze. To assist French colonial officials the work outlines the leadership and intertribal relations of each group while the map depicts where tribes are expected to be in winter and summer according to their nomadic patterns. With the size of each tribe's name on the map corresponding to their importance colonial officials could see at a glance how seasonal changes would impact French governance. The fluidity of nomadic movements across the boundaries of the mandate highlights the arbitrary and theoretical nature of colonial territory and borders and the extent to which French imperial authority was "illegitimate and thus unstable" Khoury p. 4. This copy is intriguingly inscribed on the front free endpaper in French "De la part de votre tout dévoué Dictionnaire géographique Beyrouth 23-12-31 Clerris " "On behalf of your totally devoted Geographical Dictionary Beirut 23-12-31 Clerris " with another ownership inscription below. Octavo 225 x 150 mm. Folding map 500 x 578 mm unfolded in rear pocket. Contemporary black cloth-backed snakeskin boards. Rubbing and wear to extremities small split at foot of front inner hinge professionally strengthened with adhesive moderate foxing to top edge and contents folding map toned with crease to bottom right corner slightly affecting printed area map pocket well-preserved. A very good copy. Philip Shukry Khoury "Syria and the French Mandate: The Politics of Arab Nationalism 1920-1945" 2014 1987. hardcover

Peter Harrington · United Kingdom£1,500.00≈ €1,798.99

LEBANON, SYRIA UNDER FRENCH MANDATEBiblio.com

Historically Interesting Album with Eighty-Four Original Amateur Photographs Taken by French Soldiers during Their Service in Lebanon and Syria and Showing Early Views of Iconic Landmarks in Baalbek Temple of Jupiter Hajar al-Hibla Roman Ruins Roman Temple of Bacchus and Damascus Grand Café Moderne at-Taynabiyya mausoleum the Umayyad Mosque Bab Tauma; Baalbek Train Station Scenes with French Police Supervising the Area; Locals and Tourists in Traditional and European Dress Strolling through the Central Souq al-Hamidiyah in Damascus; Aerial Views Street Scenes and Residential Architecture. Ca. 1920s.

ref. PF40Oblong Quarto album ca. 19x262 cm. 12 card stock leaves. With 84 mounted original gelatin silver photographs ca. 57x8 cm 2 ¼ x 3 in. No captions. Period brown cardboard album fastened with a string. Binding worn at the edges tear of the spine photos age-toned one photo with minor stains but otherwise a very good album with strong interesting photos. Historically interesting collection of original gelatin silver photographs likely taken by French soldiers stationed in Lebanon and Syria during the French mandate in the 1920s. At the time both nations were under a French administration established shortly after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1922. The mandate period saw major political upheavals including local uprisings the drawing of new borders and the emergence of Beirut and Damascus as cultural and administrative centers under French influence. The album features eighty-four rare amateur photographs of the western Arab World with most images showing early twentieth-century Lebanon. About twenty photos of Baalbek portray local landmarks Temple of Jupiter Hajar al-Hibla Roman Ruins Roman Temple of Bacchus etc. ethnographic views with a clearly visible Lebanese flag waving atop a local dwelling and lively shots of the compiler and his military comrades posing at ancient sites. Especially interesting is a candid urban scene showing locals in European costume and traditional attire standing on the platform or walking along the tracks at Baalbek Railway Station with French police maintaining order. The Lebanon series concludes with a photograph of the iconic Pine Residence in Beirut and well-executed views of the city’s waterfront. Identified photos from Syria mostly show the Grand Café Moderne the entrance to the at-Taynabiyya mausoleum mosque the Umayyad Mosque Bab Tauma and a busy Al Marjeh Square with clearly visible telegraph column trams and horse carts in Damascus. One lively vernacular photograph taken at the historic Midhat Pasha Souh shows dozens of locals busily navigating a dense corridor of marketplace stalls. The other images primarily depict sweeping aerial views of the city residential architecture street reconstruction works and diverse urban scenes. Overall historically interesting collection of original gelatin silver photographs likely taken by French soldiers stationed in Lebanon and Syria during the French mandate in the 1920s. unknown

Globus Rare Books & Archives · United States$1,500.00≈ €1,342.64

Album of Thirty Very Attractive Original Watercolour Views of the Holy Land, Surghaya village (Syria) and SmyrnaBiblio.com

Album of Thirty Very Attractive Original Watercolour Views of the Holy Land; Including: Two Watercolours from the Same Travel Showing Surghaya village in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains Syria and the Acropolis in Smyrna/Izmir Turkey. March-May 1893.

ref. MA83Thirty original watercolours on paper from ca. 85x175 cm 3 ¼ x 7 in to ca. 85x125 cm 3 ¼ x 4 ¾ in mounted within ink-drawn frames on the original white greyish and greenish album leaves ca. 21x275 cm 8 ¼ x 11 in. All but one captioned and dated in period ink on the mounts. Period style brown half morocco album with gilt tooled spine and pebbled cloth boards Several leaves with minor stains on the lower right blank corners of the mounts not affecting the watercolours otherwise a very good album of bright attractive watercolours. Attractive album of bright watercolour views drawn by a British traveller to the Holy Land in the spring of 1893. Dated between March 4th – April 27th 1893 the watercolours include two views of Jaffa city waterfront and the house of Simon the Tanner where St. Peter stayed during his missionary voyages a street in Lydda Lod a distant view of the Mizpah of Benjamin often identified with the modern-day Tell en-Nasbeh 8 miles north of Jerusalem Jerusalem Gate in Ramleh Ramla four views of Jerusalem Jaffa Gate Tomb of David Garden of Gethsemane and hospital of the Knights of S. John two views of Bethlehem Church of the Nativity Rachel’s Tomb Mountain of the Temptation near Jericho usually identified with Mount Quarantania near Jericho West Bank Jordan River Dead Sea St. George Greek Orthodox Monastery near Wadi Qelt mosque at Mizpeh the site of the Biblical Bethel Mount Gerizim near Nablus West Bank ruins of ancient Samaria and Jezreel views of Mary’s Well in Nazareth the bay of Acre a well in the Cana of Galilee two views of the Sea of Galilee and two views of Mount Hermon on Lebanese-Syrian border. Two last watercolours drawn in May 1893 depict a Syrian village of Surghaya in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains and a Greek Acropolis in Smyrna Izmir Turkey. Overall a beautiful collection giving a picturesque overview of some of the iconic sites of the Holy Land through the eyes of a 19th-century English traveller. Captions: Jaffa. The Holy Land. March 4th 1893; House of Simon the Tanner. Jaffa. March 4th 1893; Lydda. March 7th 1893; Mizpeh of Benjamin. March 8th 1893; Jerusalem Gate. Ramleh. March 8th 1893; Jaffa Gate. Jerusalem March 15th 1893; Church of the Nativity. Bethlehem. March 16th 1893; Rachel’s Tomb. Bethlehem. March 16th 1893; Tomb of David. Jerusalem. March 17th 1893; Mountain of the Temptation near Jericho. March 20th 1893; Fords of the Jordan. March 21st 1893; The Dead Sea. March 21st 1893; Greek Monastery. Brook Cherith. March 22nd 1893; Garden of Gethsemane. Jerusalem. April 4th 1893; Mosque at Mizpeh. April 7th 1893; Hospital of the Knights of S. John Jerusalem. April 11th 1893; Bethel. April 12th 1893; Mount Gerizim. April 14th 1893; Samaria. April 16th 1893; Jezreel. April 18th 1893; The Virgin’s Well. Nazareth. April 19th 1893; Bay of Acre. April 20th 1893; Well at Cana of Galilee. April 22nd 1893; Sea of Galilee. April 23rd 1893 2 different views with the same title; Mount Hermon. April 24th 1893; Mount Hermon. From road to Damascus. April 27th 1893; Village of Surghaya. Anti-Lebanon. May 2nd 1893; The Acropolis. Smyrna. May 10th 1893; Untitled view. hardcover

Globus Rare Books & Archives · United States$1,500.00≈ €1,342.64

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