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In 16°, mz. pelle coeva, tit. e decori oro in al dorso, tagli a spruzzi azzurri, 8 tomi in 1 Vol.. pp. 103;100; 91;104; 88; 88; 92; 96. Testo corredato da 4 tavv. f.t. più volte pieg.: carta geog. della Siria; Pianta del Tempio del Sole; Veduta della Corte del Tempio del Sole; Veduta delle rovine del Tempio di Palmira nel deserto di Siria. "Prima edizione in italiano" di questo interessante resoconto sull'Egitto e la Siria di cui l'A. traccia lo stato fisico, politico, la storia e gli usi e i costumi dei locali. Erudito e filosofo francese, il conte di Volney (1757-1820), studiò dapprima diritto e medicina; in seguito si recò nel Medio Oriente, studiando l'arabo durante un soggiorno in Libano, e percorrendo l'Egitto e la Siria. Rifer? le sue esperienze di viaggio in quest'opera, pubblicata a Parigi nel 1787. Ottima conservaz.
1888réf. 74526London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co 1888 2 volumes in-8, percaline bleu-vert éditeur, XIV- 447- 32 catalogue de l'éditeur et VII- 492 pages. Index. Carte repliée imprimée en 2 tons. Légères usures.
19228vo., First Edition, with plates and 4 maps on 3 folders at end, some relevant annotation in red pencil; handsomely bound in dark red full morocco, sides ruled in gilt, back with raised bands lettered and ruled in gilt, divisional insignia from upper board preserved and mounted on new leaf at front, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. This copy was formerly in the library of a member of 16th Devon (Yeomanry) Battn, attached 74th Division, and bears his signature on front free endpaper. 'The division was formed in the course of the Palestine Campaign from dismounted Yeomanry regiments. It undoubtedly contained some of the finest material that Britain ever put into the field. Having taken a leading part in the Third Battle of Gaza and the capture of Jerusalem, it was sent to France in the Spring of 1918 where it again distinguished itself. A clear and well-informed record of its career.' (Falls). VERY SCARCE. Enser, p62; Falls. p.132 (star for quality)
1994réf. 9451Bouliac, chez l'auteur, 1994. In-8 à l'italienne de [150] pages, demi-basane brun ocre avec titre doré au centre du premier plat (en percaline vieux rose) et au dos, couvertures à rabats et dos conservés. Premier plat insolé, petites griffures au dos.
1814réf. CSP-1214Editions chez le Normant, Paris, 1814. 2ème édition, revue, corrigée et augmentée d'une introduction, d'un appendice et de faits, pièces et documents qui n'ont pu paraître sous le gouvernement précédent. "La vérité appartient à l'histoire", sous-titre de l'auteur narrant les expéditions de Bonaparte au Moyen-Orient.
réf. 7450Paris, Ducollet, 1840 - 1841. 2 volumes in-8 de XII-456p. et [4]-612p., demi-veau glacé vert, dos lisses ornés de filets et fleurons dorés. Quelques pâles rousseurs marginales. Bel exemplaire.
1710In-8°; pp. (14), frontespizio stampato in rosso e nero, con fregio xilografico. Legatura in cartonato. Romanzo francese basato sulla materia delle saga di Apollonio di Tiro, che ebbe una straordinaria popolarità sia nei secoli che in molti linguaggi dell’Europa; il mito del viaggio di Apollonio nel Mediterraneo e specialmente in Grecia, passò dai romanzi dell’antica Grecia, attraverso manoscritti latini, nelle letterature europee, in varie traduzioni e forme letterarie, entrando anche a far parte di un’opera di Shakespeare. apollonio grecia greek literature grece siria viaggio romanzo avventura adventure novel romance
1860réf. 24337Paris Charles Douniol, E. Dentu 1860 in-8 dérelié
1743London, printed for the author by W. Bowyer, 1743 - 1745. Tre volumi, rilegati in due, in folio. Mezza pelle dell'epoca con titolo ai dorsi (usure e spellature). pp. (2), vi, (8), 310; xi(i), 268; vii(1), 308. Esemplare mancante di tutte le tavole f.t. Internamente ottimo esemplare.
1922Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Michel the Spy - a remarkable WWI character; Five Thousand Miles on Foot in Central Africa - Part II - "Shooting" big game with a camera - article with great photos; A Bid for a Bride - love finds a way in the lonely outpost of Mersa Matruh, Egypt; Four-Figure Milestones; Seeking Six Million Pounds - recovering gold and silver from the White Star liner 'Laurentic' which was sunk off the coast of Ireland in January 1917; Through the East By Air - Part IV - The adventures of Richard and Sydney Carline who were commissioned by the National War Museum to paint scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia; Diamond Cut Diamond - farmhand matches wits with farmer who cheats his men of their wages; Adrift in Mid-Air - French artilleryman M. Clinckmaille was carried high in the air by a runaway observation balloon - suspended by his leg!; Restoring the Dead to Life! - The Secrets of Katsu, known to the Japanese for two thousand years, but jealously guarded from the outside world - fascinating article with photos; A Race for Life in Death Valley - The ordeal of two motorcyclists who attempted to drive through Death Valley during the hottest month of the year - article with great photos; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part IV - A trap is set for George Keene; Magalloway's Grizzly - life and death encounter with a Wyoming rancher; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
1735réf. PHO-2306Paris, Charles J.-B. Delespine fils, 1735. 5 (6) volumes in-12 (17,5x9,5cm), T1(4), xvi, (2), 470 pp., (22). T3(6), 558 pp., (17). T4(6), 572 pp., (16). T5 (5), 613 pp., (15). T6 (4) 615 pp., (17), veau marbré, dos à nerfs orné avec pièce de titre et tomaison, tranches rouges (Reliure de l'époque), différence de fleurons au tome 3, coins usés, coiffe abimée T5, manque le tome 2
réf. 10903Londres, Paris, et en Amérique, Fisher, n. d. (1836-41), in-4°, 80 p. (French text) + 37 plates / 100 p. (French text) + 45 plates + 2 maps, original green cloth bindings, spine and central piece on bookcovers gilt, gilt edges, fine. The fine steel engraved views, altogether 82 including frontispiece titles, and both maps, are taken from the English edition, showing legends in English. Volume 2 and 3 only,a fresh copy, in fine condition.
réf. 97520A Paris, chez Duchesne, Libraire et chez Cailleau, Libraire,, 1763, 2 volumes in-12 de 165x95 mm environ, tome I : 1fb, 1 titre, xxiv-464 pages, 1fb, tome II : 1 titre, 518 pages,1fb, illustrations au t. II : 3 plans dépliants de Jérusalem, Ptolémaïde ou Acre, environs de Ptolemaïs ou dAcre), plein veau marbré cognac, dos à nerfs portant titres et tomaisons dorés, sur pièces en maroquin bordeaux, ornés de caissons à fleurons et motifs dorés, coupes dorées, gardes marbrées, tranches rouges. Coiffes arasées, coins et coupes émoussés, frottements sur les mors et nerfs, des rousseurs et petites mouillures dans les marges, déchirure p. 345-348 avec léger manque dans le coin de la p. 347-348, sinon bon état.
1787réf. PHO-1794Paris, Desenne, Volland, 1787, 2 volumes in-8, XVI-383pp., VIII-458-2ff., relié pleine basane époque, dos lisse orné de fleurs entrelacées avec titre et pièces d’auteur et tomaison, tranches rouges, plats rhabillés, cachet au tome 1.
1800réf. PHO-1540Paris, de l'Imprimerie de Didot l'aîné, an VIII-IX (1800-1801), Paris, Didot l'Aîné, 4 volumes in-8, relié cartonnage d’attente bleu, dos muet, non rogné, en pagination continue, 2ff.-105 pp., 2 ff.-107-264pp., 1 f.-265-350 et VI-519 pp., couvertures frottées, dos manquant au volume des pièces officielles de l’armée d’Égypte, manque le faux titre à la 2eme partie des pièces diverses…
réf. 36748Paris. Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner. 1927. Bibliothèque Archéologique et Historique. In-8. Rel demi-Basane rouge. 4 nerfs et pièce de titre au dos. Couverture d'origine conservée. 16 cartes dépliantes. 632 p. Excellent état malgré quelques légères rousseurs sur les tranches et un petit tampon de l'ancien propriétaire sur la page de titre.
1948réf. 053602Beirut : Tiba'ât Alî al-Vefeyyât fî Al-Matbaat al-Katolikiyya i.e. The Catholicos Printing House 1948. Soft cover. Very Good. Original chromo-lithograph map in brown tones. On a special paper with an ongoing blindstamped "Regestre Robur" during the borders. Folded. 70x100 cm. In Arabic. Scale: 1 /1.000.000. Chipped on margins split on folded traces. Slight discoloration and one stain on lower margin. Otherwise a good copy. An attractive and detailed map of Syria shows the capital as Aleppo n that map other cities like Damascus Raqqa Homs Latakia Ayn al-Arab Idlib Hama Deir Ez-Zor Jarabulus et alli. And it shows Turkey on the north as Turkey containing Hatay and Alexandrette The Mediterranean shores of the land as well as Lebanon and Palestine and Jerusalem on the west Sharq al-Urdun Jordan and Iraq on the south and east. It's very detailed on showing the roads spread throughout the land like railways and ancient roads from the Roman period. Additionally this roads can be followed to the other Arabic countries and regions on the map. This map was calligraphed by Kamel Al-Baba 1905-1991 who was a Lebanese contemporary / modern calligrapher. He is the son of famous calligrapher Mokhtar Al-Baba. Cannot be found in WorldCat.; Not in Library of Congress Map Collection. Very scarce. Tiba'ât Alî al-Vefeyyât fî Al-Matbaat al-Katolikiyya [i.e. The Catholicos Printing House] paperback
191885 pages plus six pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part I - Robert Wilton and his adventures as a British War Correspondent on the Eastern Front, with photos. (Wilton's book entitled 'Russia's Agony' was first published in 1918); The Man-Eating Tigers of Rengarih; My Bear Hunt in the British Columbia Rockies - Part II, by E. Ashmead-Bartlett; The Water-Wheels of Hama, Syria - with photo; Beyond the Law - part V - The Dalton Gang, the Condon Bank and the First National Bank at Coffeyville, Kansas; Fishing as a Vocation for War Heroes, by Ralph Stock; Photo of a fallen California Redwood - said to have been the largest tree in the world; In Unknown British Guiana - Part I - many nice photos; Tales of the Service - Part V - My Smuggle-Catching Adventures - by G.W. Hindmarch, a retired Customs and Excise officer in the Shetland Islands; Wonders of the Silver Spruce of British Columbia - in high demand for aircraft construction; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part V - by Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman - with excellent photos; Our Seaplane Adventure - Captain Abbott Meade and his plane go down in the Indian Ocean; Photo of large pile of licorice root at Aleppo; The Revenge that went Wrong - James Bestow and his problem with a Yaqui Indian in Mexico; The Railway Conquest of the Australian Desert - construction of the thousand-mile transcontinental railway, from Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta - with many excellent photos; The "War Wolf" - Serbia's war hero Colonel Voyin A. Popovich; Whale Flesh as Human Food - informative brief article on the growth of the whale processing industry in Canada, with photo; Doctoring War Horses - the personal experiences of Blue Cross worker Charles W. Forward in France and Italy. Nice ad for the Hudson Navigation Company's New York - Albany - Troy route. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
réf. ORD-19442London. Paris. America. Fisher, Son & Co. 1836. 1837. 1838. 3 parties en 2 volumes in-4 (220 x 277 mm) plein chagrin violet délicatement orné de motifs végétaux dorés, dos à 4 nerfs ornés de caissons, gardes de feutrine violette, tranches dorées, 80, 54, 99 pages et 4 pages d'index; 120 planches hors texte dont 3 en couleurs et 2 cartes, serpentes conservées. Quelques rares notes au crayon dans le texte, auréoles d'humidité qui ont rarement touché les gravures, première garde du 1er volume pliée, reliure un peu frottée, coins lgt émoussés mais assez bon exemplaire.
1843réf. PHO-2303Paris, Challamel, sans date (1843). In-8° de 328 pp. 16 pl. en coul. h.-t. Cartonnage illustrée d'éditeur à la Bradel. Des rousseurs, cartonnage usagé, fentes certaines planches brunies.
1884réf. 16153Paris, Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1884 ; 2 tomes in-folio ; demi-chagrin à coins vert foncé, dos à nerf, titre doré ; (4), 468 ; (4), 512 pp. et en tout 44 planches hors-texte gravées sur acier dont 2 frontispices et 3 cartes en couleurs (dont 2 à doubles pages) et le plan de Jérusalem et plusieurs centaines d'illustrations gravées sur bois.
1725réf. PHO-2135Paris & Rouen, J.B.C Bauche, Ferrand, Machuel, 1725. 1 Volume in-4° (5) (25x19cm), 3ff.-520pp.-6ff., illustré de 2 cartes et 12 gravures (13 ), relié veau époque, dos à nerfs avec pièce de titre et tomaison, coiffes abimées, coins usés, frottements, déchirure aux cartes, ex-libris manuscrit au titre.
1884In-4 gr. (mm. 333 x 245), bellissima legatura in tela editoriale rossa, ricca cornice a secco e oro ai piatti e al dorso, tagli dorati, pp. 675, molto ben illustr. da 364 inc. su legno nel t., numer. a piena pag. e con 9 carte geograf. di cui 1 a colori della Palestina, più volte ripieg. Le affascinanti ill. di vedute di città, monumenti, ritratti e costumi, che ci accompagnano attraverso Alexandrette, Tripoli, Beyrouth, Sidone, Tiro, la Samaria, Gerusalemme, Betlemme, Jaffa, Mar-Saba, Ain Jedy, Massada, il Giordano, ecc., sono state eseguite da numerosi artisti, tra cui: De Bar, Barclay, Bida, Gobin, Sellier, Vuillier, etc., etc. Prima edizione. Firma di appartenenza al frontespio; timbro con segnatura, ex-libris. Esempl. con fiorit. interc. nel t., ma complessivamente ben conservato.
réf. 119104Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1884, 1 volume in-folio de 260x345 mm environ, 675 pages, complet de la carte dépliante de la Palestine in-fine et des 8 autres cartes. Reliure éditeur signée Ch. Magnier, cartonnage décoré par A. Souze. Demi chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs richement orné, plats décorés en rouge, noir et or, toutes tranches dorées, gardes marbrées. Coins émoussés, discrets frottements sur le cuir, des rousseurs (fortes par endroits), déchirures sur la carte de la Palestine, sinon très bel exemplaire. PRÉVOIR DES FRAIS D'EXPÉDITION POUR COLIS DE PLUS DE 5kg.
1903réf. PHO-2505London, Grolier Society, s.d. (1903-1906), 13 volumes in-8, original red-brown buckram, spine labels printed in red and black, top edge gilt, deckled edges. Volumes 1 to 9 by Gaston Maspero, volumes 10 to 12 by A. S. Rappoport, and volume 13 by L. W. King and H. R. Hall (dated 1906). Contains over 1,200 illustrations, plates and maps, including numerous colour plates.
