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MIDDLE EAST – SYRIA & PALESTINE – WW1Biblio.com

Historically Significant Collection of Nineteen Loose Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Military Actions during WW1 Including Fourteen Views of Palestine and Syria Official Surrender of Jerusalem British Troops in the Judean Foothills Pontoon Bridge over Jordan River at El Ghoraniyeh Turkish Al Arish Redoubt in Gaza Arab Indian and British Troops in Damascus Mt. Quruntul/Mount of Temptation Occupied by British Troops &c.; and Five Photos from the Western Front Showing the Ruins of Ypres a Destroyed Railway a Reconnaissance Aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps and a Group Portrait of King George V French President Raymong Poincare and British and French Military Commanders. Ca. 1917-1918.

rif. PF78Fourteen original gelatin silver photos from ca. 16x205 cm 6x8 in to ca. 12x18 cm 4 ¾ x 7 in including one duplicate and five panoramas from ca. 85x285 cm 3 ¼ x 11 ¼ in to ca. 85x23 cm 3 ¼ x 9 in. All but one photo with period military censor’s ink stamps on verso “Passed for transmission abroad” and attached paper labels with typewritten or printed captions; fourteen photos with period ink stamps “Official Photograph Issued by Associated Illustration Agencies Ltd. <…> Crown copyright reserved” on verso. One photo with a period pencil caption on verso. Images slightly waved one photo with the right side torn off four photos with one of the sides or corners creased a couple mildly faded but overall a very good collection of interesting strong photos. Interesting collection of well-annotated official photos from the Middle Eastern and Western fronts of WW1 issued by the British government-affiliated “Associated Illustration Agencies Ltd.” in 1917-1918. Most images fourteen document military actions in Syria and Palestine. Seven photos with the half title “Egyptian Official Photograph” show “West Country troops in the Judean foothills: artillery on the march” period pencil caption reads “15th division. Hampshire Somerset Dorset Wiltshire Cornwall”; “West Country troops in the Judean foothills: transport on the march;” “watering horses in the Jordan;” “pontoon bridge over the Jordan El Ghoraniyeh;” “part of front line held by Highlanders;” “sanding defenses on the coast at front line;” and “Jebel Kuruntul occupied by London troops February 2nd/18 or Quarantana the traditional scene of Christ’s temptation.” Five photos with the half title “Palestine Official Photograph” depict the scene of “reading the Proclamation from the steps at the base of the Tower of David <…>” formal surrender of Jerusalem to British troops took place on December 11 1917; “Arab regular soldiers searching Bedouin suspects at one of the entrances to the city of Damascus <…> taken by the official photographer on the journey to Damascus and in Damascus itself from September 29th to October 3rd 1918;” “British yeomanry passing through Damascus” with one duplicate; “Indian Lancers passing through Damascus;” and “Indian Lancers entering Haifa.” An image with the half title “Official Photograph of Gaza” shows “Turkish trenches in Al Arish Redoubt; this strong was captured by a battalion of the Royal Scots.” Five photos illustrate the events on the Western front showing ruined “Cloth Hall at Ypres” destruction on the “panoramic view of the City of Ypres as it is today” “at one time a railway – now No Man’s Land” an aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps returning from a “photographic reconnaissance flight” and a group portrait taken at British Expeditionary Force General Headquarters at Montreul-Sur-Mer on August 7 1918 featuring King George V French President Raymond Poincare Sir Douglas Haid Commander of British Forces on the Western Front in 1915-18 and three French military commanders. Overall an interesting collection of official photos documenting events on the Middle Eastern and Western fronts during the last two years of WW1. hardcover

Globus Rare Books & Archives · Stati Uniti1250,00 USD≈ 1114,58 €

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.

rif. 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 · Stati Uniti1500,00 USD≈ 1337,49 €

SYRIA AND LEBANONBiblio.com

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.

1930rif. 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 · Regno Unito1500,00 £≈ 1785,12 €

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