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La Croix (Jean-François de) Abbrégé Chronologique de l'Histoire Ottomane 2 vol. first edition half-titles titles with woodcut device errata leaf at end of each vol. vol.1 also with 5pp. publisher's catalogue a little browned ink ownership stamp of Ricardo A.Caminos at foot of preliminary leaf engraved bookplates contemorary mottled calf spines gilt in compartments with morocco labels slightly rubbed spine of vol.1 worn at head [Atabey 945; Blackmer 938] 8vo Paris 1768. ***The Atabey copy was attributed to Alexandre Louis Marie Petis de la Croix the son of François Petis de la Croix the younger and grandson of François the elder..

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Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom... first trade edition 1935; Revolt in the Desert first edition 1927; Oriental Assembly first edition 1939; The Odyssey of Homer 1935; The Letters... edited by David Garnett 1938; Letters to E.T.Leeds edited by J.M.Wilson one of 650 copies illustrations by Richard Kennedy original cloth-backed pictorial boards uncut slip-case Andoversford Whittington Press 1988 § Williamson (Henry) Genius of Friendship: 'T.E.Lawrence' 1941 § O'Brien (Philip) T.E.Lawrence: A Bibliography Winchester 1988 plates and illustrations all but the sixth original cloth most buckram the first fourth fifth and last with dust-jackets the first two frayed others rubbed; and c.30 others by or about Lawrence 4to & 8vo (c.35)

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Layard (Sir Austen Henry) Nineveh and its Remains 2 vol. 1849; Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon 2 vol. 1853 § Bonomi (Joseph) Nineveh and its Palaces second edition contemporary pictorial morocco gilt 1853 folding maps plates and illustrations some lithographed some spotting the first two uniform half morocco spines gilt all a little rubbed 8vo (5)

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Lonicer (Philipp) Chronicorum turcicorum in quibus turcorum origo principes imperatores bella praelia caedes victoriae reique militaris ratio... 3 vol.in 1 first edition titles with woodcut vignettes of Turks large printer's woodcut device at end of vol.1 and 3 vol.1 with final blank and vol.3 blank *4 woodcut initials and numerous portraits and vignettes in text paper flaw hole in margin of Y1 of vol.1 (no loss) some spotting but generally very clean contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards Signet Library copy with gilt arms on both boards rubbed lacking clasps rebacked preserving old blind-stamped spine with raised bands [Adams L1455; Atabey 728; Blackmer 1030; Göllner 1695] folio Frankfurt Johann Feyerabendt and Georg Raben for Sigismund Feyerabendt 1678. ***The woodcuts are attributed to Jost Amman..

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Macler (Frederic) L'Evangile Arménien... Manuscrit No 229 de la Bibliothèque d'Etchmiadzin modern cloth Paris 1920 § Tchobanian (A. translator) La Roseraie d'Arménie 2 vol. limited edition Paris 1918-23 § Lehmann-Haupt (C.F.) Materialien zur älteren Geschichte Armenians und Mesopotamiens ex-library copy with stamp on title contemporary cloth rebacked Berlin 1907 § Salmaslian (A.) Bibliographie de l'Arménie Erevan 1969 some plates and illustrations all but the first and third original cloth a little rubbed; and 9 others mostly Armenia 4to & 8vo (14)

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Mignan (Capt. Robert) Travels in Chaldea... first edition aquatint frontispiece and 5 plates folding engaved map and plan wood-engraved vignettes some foxing particularly to map and plan contemporary calf spine gilt in compartments with morocco label rubbed [Abbey Travel 367; Atabey 808; Not in Blackmer] 8vo 1829.

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Mignot (Vincent) Histoire de l'Empire Ottoman... 4 vol. second edition vol.2 with light staining at foot of title and following leaf contemporary mottled sheep spines gilt in compartments a little worn some wormed patches [cf.Atabey 810 & Blackmer 1124 first editions] 12mo Paris 1773.

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[Morier (Sir James Justinian)] The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan 3 vol. first edition half-titles contemporary calf a little rubbed upper cover of vol.1 detached labels chipped [Sadleir 1793; Wolff 4925] 12mo 1824.

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Norberg (Matthias) Codex Nasaraeus liber Adami appellatus syriace transcriptus 3 vol. in 1 1815-16; Lexidion codicis Nasaraei cui liber Adami nomen 1816; Onomasticon codicis Nasaraei... 1817 together 3 works in 2 vol. text in Latin and Syriac some spotting uniform contemporary half vellum roan labels (chipped) rubbed 4to Lund (2)***Dictionaries to the first printed edition of the Ginzâ or Sidrâ Rabbâ the most important of the sacred books of the Mandaean religion..

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Philby (Harry St. John Bridger) The Heart of Arabia: A Record of Travel and Exploration 2 vol. first edition half-titles plates and plan 2 folding colour maps at end very light water-staining to lower inner margin towards end of each volume light foxing at beginning and end original cloth uncut a little rubbed spines slightly stained at foot 8vo 1922.

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Philby (Harry St.John Bridger) Sheba's Daughters being a Record of Travel in Southern Arabia first edition plates folding colour map at end endpapers lightly foxed original cloth faded and discoloured dust-jacket rubbed and frayed (laid down) 8vo 1939.

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Philby (Harry St.John Bridger) Sheba's Daughters being a Record of Travel in Southern Arabia first edition signed presentation copy to H.F.Milne (who drew the map for the book and is acknowledged in the Preface) inscribed on front free endpaper plates and illustrations folding colour map at end (slightly torn) foxed original cloth faded and discoloured spine slightly spotted 8vo 1939.

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Philby (Harry St.John Bridger) Arabian Jubilee first edition illustrations slight spotting to fore-edge original cloth a fine copy in dust-jacket very slight soiling to rear 8vo 1952.

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Philby (Harry St.John Bridger) Arabian Jubilee first American edition New York 1952; The Land of Midian first edition 1957 illustrations original cloth dust-jackets very slightly rubbed; and 4 others by or about Philby 8vo (6)

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Philby (Harry St.John Bridger) Arabian Highlands first edition illustrations folding plans large folding map in picket at end erratum slip bookplate original cloth gilt original cloth dust-jacket very slightly rubbed 8vo Ithaca N.Y. 1952. ***Scarce..

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Poujoulat (Baptistin) Voyage dans l'Asie Mineure en Mésopotamie a Palmyre en Syrie en Palestine et en Égypte 2 vol. first edition half-titles contemporary roan-backed boards rubbed corners bumped [Atabey 981; Blackmer 1340] 8vo Paris 1840-41. ***Including accounts of the Kurdish-Turkish war and of Palmyra..

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Poujoulat (Baptistin) Histoire de Constantinople comprenant le Bas-Empire et l'Empire Ottoman 2 vol. first edition half-titles lacking 2 folding maps foxed vol.1 with first few leaves lightly water-stained and becoming loose contemporary roan-backed marbled boards rubbed [Atabey 985; Not in Blackmer] 8vo Paris 1853.

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Ramsay (Sir William) Studies in the History and Art of the Eastern Provinces of the Roman Empire first edition original cloth gilt Aberdeen 1906; Asianic Elements in Greek Civilisation second edition original cloth dust-jacket 1928; and another copy of the second presented by the author to C.W.M.Cox 4to (3)

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Reland (Adrian) De religione mohammedica libri duo first German edition text in Latin and Arabic engraved portrait and additional pictorial title printed title in red and black with engraved vignette 4 folding engraved plates inner margin of title lightly stained contemporary vellum soiled [cf. Atabey 1024 first French edition The Hague 1721; Not in Blackmer] 12mo Utrecht 1717. ***Including large folding engraved plate of the temple at Mecca and catalogue of the author's arabic manuscripts at end..

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Robinson (B.W.) A Descriptive Catalogue of the Persian Paintings in the Bodleian Library first edition colour frontispiece illustrations original cloth a fine copy in dust-jacket spine very slightly soiled 4to Oxford 1958.

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Rycaut (Sir Paul) The History of the Turkish Empire from the Year 1623 to the Year 1677... 2 parts in 1 vol. first edition 3 engraved portraits and 1 full-page illustration title very slightly defective at upper outer corner (no loss) contemporary ink inscription partly erased on front paste-down contemporary speckled calf rubbed part of old manuscript label on spine [Atabey 1074; Wing R2406; Not in Blackmer] by J.M. for John Starkey 1680. ***Rycaut's continuation of Knolles's Generall Historie of the Turks (see lot 135)..

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Rycaut (Sir Paul editor) The Turkish History... 4 parts in 3 vol. first collected edition title to vol.1 & 3 in red and black 28 engraved plates all but one portraits frontispiece and title in vol.1 slightly torn and repaired (no loss) small hole in I1 with loss of a few letters title to third part in vol.2 torn at foot (no loss) some spotting and soiling a few small stains eighteenth century panelled calf rubbed with a few worn patches rebacked [Atabey 1076 &1077; Blackmer 1466; Wing K702 R2407 R2408 & R2414a] folio for Thomas Basset 1687 and for Robert Clavell & Abel Roper 1700. ***The first collected edition by Rycaut which includes the 6th edition of Knolles's Generall Historie of the Turks Rycaut's own continuation his important The Present State of the Ottoman Empire and his one-volume supplement covering 1679-99. According to Blackmer Rycaut's history constitutes a fitting adjunct to Knolles' great work in an edition which brings together the two men most associated in the English literary world with Turkey. (See also lot 135)..

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Sherley (Sirs Anthony Robert & Thomas) The Three Brothers; or the travels and adventures of...in Persia Russia Turkey Spain etc. first collected edition 3 engraved portraits some light spotting Blackmer copy with book-label modern half calf uncut spine gilt with morocco label spine faded [Blackmer 1656] London & Edinburgh 1825; and 2 others by or about the Sherley brothers 8vo & 4to (3)

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Stack (Edward) Six Months in Persia 2 vol. first edition 7 folding maps 32pp. publisher's catalogue at end of vol.1 occasional spotting mostly to maps modern half morocco 8vo 1882.

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Stuart (Moses) A Grammar of the Hebrew Language Oxford and London 1838 § Newman (Selig) A Grammar of the Hebrew Language with Points second edition for the Author n.d. § Rödiger (E. editor) Gesenius's Hebrew Grammar modern rexine [c.1867] § Kaye (Alan S. editor) Semitic Studies in honor of Wolf Leslau 2 vol. Wiesbaden 1991 § Hospers (J.H. editor) A Basic Bibliography for the Study of the Semitic Languages 2 vol. Leiden 1973 the first two original cloth-backed boards and ex-library copies with label on upper covers rubbed the last two original cloth; and c.60 others semitic linguistics 8vo & 4to (c.65)

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Teonge (Henry) The Diary...1675 to 1679 first edition half-title additional engraved vignette title folding engraved facsimile lightly foxed Blackmer copy with book-label contemporary half calf spine gilt in compartments a little rubbed [Blackmer 1644] 8vo 1825. ***Teonge was a naval chaplain serving in the fleet sent to the Mediterranean to subdue the Tripoli pirates .

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Trumbull (H.Clay) Kadesh-Barnea: Its Importance and Probable Site... first edition frontispiece and plates 2 folding maps one in pocket at end title very lightly foxed original pictorial cloth gilt very slightly rubbed 8vo 1884.

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Vieyra (Antonio) Brevis clara facilis ac jucunda non solum Arabicam Linguam... first edition browned at beginning and end modern sprinkled calf spine gilt with morocco label 4to Dublin 1789. ***Concerning the etymology of Arabic Persian and various European languages..

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Walton (Brian) Introductio a lectionem linguarum orientalium.. second edition text in Latin Hebrew Arabic Syriac Samaritan Ethiopic Coptic Armenian etc. some printed in woodcut woodcut illustrations G5-8 misbound after H4 paper flaw in A7 with loss of a few letters soiled a few leaves slightly torn and frayed at fore-edge Tho.Roycroft for Timoth.Garthwait 1655 bound with Raue (Christian) A Discourse of the Orientall Tongues viz. Ebrew Samaritan Calde Syriac Arabic and Ethiopic... 2 parts in 1 second part with separate title 3 folding engraved tables and 6 engraved leaves printed on both sides contemporary ink underlinings and annotations tear to foot of title holes in final leaf of text and 1 folding plate with slight loss (repaired) a few other minor repairs by W.Wilson for T.Jackson 1649; Sesqui-decuria epistolarum adoptivarum... final leaf laid down by W.Wilson for T.Jackson 1648 together 3 works in 1 vol. nineteenth century half calf rubbed [Wing W659 R311 & R315] 12mo ***The first served as an introduction to Walton's great Polyglot Bible published 1655-57 (see lot ) containing the alphabets of various languages and directions on how to read them..

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Warren (Charles) Underground Jerusalem... first edition half-title 3 mounted Woodburytypes 3 plans 1 folding and 4 plates illustrations some spotting lower hinge partly split original pictorial cloth gilt a little rubbed and stained 8vo 1876.

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Wolff (Rev. Joseph) Missionary Journal and Memoir of... Missionary to the Jews revised and edited by John Bayford 3 vol. first edition half-title in vol.3 folding lithographed facsimile laid down on linen some light browning and damp-staining ex-library copy with labels on front paste-downs and upper covers later half cloth [Not in Atabey or Blackmer] 8vo 1824-29. ***The author was a converted Jew who became a missionary. His journal is an account of his various travels in the Levant and Near East..

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Wrede (Adolph von) Reise in Hadhramaut edited by Heinrich Freiherrn von Maltzan first edition lithographed plate and folding map at end half-title stained and defective at head (repaired no loss of text) title reinforced at corners heavily foxed old half cloth uncut rubbed 8vo Braunschweig 1873. ***Scarce..

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Ahmad ibn Ali al-Makrizi. Histoire des Sultans Mamlouks de l'Égypte translated by M.Quatremère 2 vol. first edition text in French and Arabic some spotting a few leaves with marginal water-staining from the library of William Morris at Kelmscott House with booklabel on front paste-down also bookplate of the Arthur Strong Oriental Library modern half vellum uncut morocco labels 4to Paris Oriental Translation Fund 1845.

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Alpinus (Prosperus) De medicina aegyptiorum libri quatuor... first edition woodcut device on title head-pieces and initials woodcut illustrations 2 full-page depciting treatment with errata leaf and final blank contemporary ink marginalia (some slightly cropped) staining to lower margins modern calf morocco label [Adams A802; Durling 178; Wellcome I 232] 4to in 8s Venice Franciscus de Franciscis Senenses 1591. ***The first important work on the history of Egyptian medicine and the first published in Europe to contain an account of the coffee plant (Book 4 chapter 3)..

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Budge (Sir E.A.Wallis) Some Account of the Collection of Egyptian Antiquities in the possession of Lady Meux... first edition number 32 of 200 copies for private circulation printed in red and black folding photogravure frontispiece inscribed by Lady Meux at head of title original pictorial cloth gilt g.e. very slightly rubbed and bumped at corners otherwise a fine copy 4to 1893.

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Budge (Sir E.A.Wallis editor and translator) The Book of the Dead: The Chapters of Coming Forth by Day 2 vol. [and] A Vocabulary... together 3 vol. first edition plates some colour and folding (mounted on linen) illustrations original cloth slightly rubbed 8vo 1898.

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Budge (Sir E.A.Wallis) The Gods of the Egyptians or Studies in Egyptian Mythology 2 vol. first edition colour plates one or two folding illustrations foxed original pictorial cloth upper covers stamped in blind spines in gilt a little rubbed spines faded 4to 1904. ***Not all copies were issued with colour plates..

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Budge (Sir E.A.Wallis) The Egyptian Sudan: Its History and Monuments 2 vol. first edition plates and illustrations some folding tissue guards 3 leaves in vol.1 nicked at upper fore-edge original pictorial cloth gilt rubbed spines faded and chipped at head split to one joint 8vo 1907.

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Budge (Sir E.A.Wallis) Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection 2 vol. first edition folding colour frontispieces plates and illustrations some folding Signet Library copy with label on front paste-downs original pictorial cloth gilt t.e.g. slightly rubbed spines a little faded 8vo London and New York 1911.

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Budge (Sir E.A.Wallis) The Greenfield Papyrus in the British Museum first edition plates and illustrations from the library of Ricardo A.Caminos with his small ink stamps on first leaf of preface modern roan-backed cloth upper corners bumped 4to 1912.

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Budge (Sir E.A.Wallis) An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary 2 vol. first edition dedication leaf with decorative colour border original buckram spines faded small tear to spine of vol.1 large 8vo 1920.

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Budge (Sir E.A.Wallis) Amulets and Superstitions 1930; The Mummy second edition Cambridge 1894; From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt 1934; Tutankhamen: Amenism Atenism and Egyptian Monotheism 1923; The Nile: Notes for Travellers in Egypt London & Cairo 1902; Cleopatra's Needles 1926 plates and illustrations original cloth some pictorial gilt the last with dust-jacket slightly rubbed the first with faded spine; and 17 others by the same mostly Egypt including some from the Egypt and Chaldea series 8vo (23)

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Charles-Roux (J.) L'Isthme et le Canal de Suez... 2 vol. first edition signed presentation copy from the author to Sir John Wolfe Barry portrait frontispieces maps and plates some colour some folding illustrations bookplate contemporary half morocco t.e.g others uncut spines gilt and faded a little rubbed large 8vo Paris 1901. ***Sir John Wolfe Barry (1836-1918) civil engineer..

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Clot (Antoine Barthélemy) Aperçu Général sur l'Égypte 2 vol. first edition half-titles lithographed portrait of Mehmet Ali 7 lithographed maps 2 double-page 1 folding 6 hand-coloured or partly so foxed contemporary green morocco titles in gilt on upper covers g.e. spines gilt in compartments a little rubbed [Atabey 258; Blackmer 370] 8vo Paris 1840. ***Mehmet Ali appointed the author chief surgeon to the Egyptian army in 1823; he created a public health service and developed medical facilities. This general survey of modern Egypt includes a chapter on Islamic art by Pascal Coste..

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Erman (Adolf) and Hermann Grapow editors. Wörterbuch der Aegyptischen Sprache 5 vol. in 3 presentation copy from the editors to James Breasted inscribed at head of upper wrapper 1925-31 § Erman (A.) Neuaegyptische Grammatik second edition 1933 contemporary cloth rubbed the first rather damp-stained and with original upper wrapper bound in Leipzig; and another by Erman 4to (5)

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Lindsay (Alexander William Crawford Earl of Crawford & Balcarres) Letters on Egypt Edom and the Holy Land 2 vol. first edition lithographed frontispieces (foxed) contemporary calf 1838 § Long (George) The Egyptian Antiquities in the British Museum 2 vol. contemporary half calf spines gilt 1846 § Sharpe (Samuel) The History of Egypt 2 vol. third edition presentation copy from the author original cloth 1852 § Wilkinson (J.G.) Topography of Thebes and General View of Egypt lithographed plates modern cloth 1835 plates and illustrations spotted rubbed; and 2 others on Egypt 8vo (9)

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Savary (Claude Etienne) Letters on Egypt... 2 vol. first English edition 2 folding engraved maps and folding plate a little browned at edges bookplate of Heytesbury House contemporary calf spines gilt with morocco labels rubbed vol.1 with upper joint split and spine worn at head [cf.Atabey 1091 & Blackmer 1492 French editions] 8vo 1786.

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Hay (J.H.D.) Western Barbary presentation copy from the author contemporary calf-backed boards 1844 § Churchill (Col.) The Life of Abdel Kader ex-Sultan of the Arabs of Algeria 1867 § Crawfurd (M.S.) Through Algeria 1863 § Naphegyi (G.) Among the Arabs: A Narrative of Adventures in Algeria 1868 § Routh (E.M.G.) Tangier 1912 § Cowper (H.S.) The Hill of the Graces 1897 § Playfair (R.L.) The Scourge of Christendom 1884 § Kearton (Cherry) The Shifting Sands of Algeria 1924 § Baradez (J.) Fossatum Africae: Recheches Aériennes sur l'Organisation des Confins Sahariens a l'Époque Romaine limited edition contemporary cloth Paris 1949 plates and illustrations all but the first and last original cloth some pictorial gilt a little rubbed; and c.50 others on North Africa 8vo & 4to (c.55)

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[La Faye (Jean Baptiste De)] Etat des Royaumes de Barbarie Tripoly Tunis et Alger ?first edition title in red and black with woodcut device lightly browned contemporary calf spine gilt with morocco label rather rubbed joints split [cf.Atabey 654 other 1704 issue; Not in Blackmer] 12mo The Hague Guillaume de Voys 1704. ***With references to slavery and the ransom of captives. According to Barbier an earlier edition was published in Rouen in 1703 certainly another issue with the same collation was published in 1704 under the imprint of Meyndert Uytwerf..

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Leared (Arthur) Marocco and the Moors second edition revised by Sir Richard Burton 1891 § Hooker (J.D.) and John Ball. Journal of a Tour in Marocco and the Great Atlas ownership stamp in red ink across title 1878 § Harris (W.B.) Tafilet 1895 maps plates and illustrations some spotting original cloth the first two pictorial gilt rubbed spines faded; and 2 others on Morocco 8vo (5)

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Ludolf (Hiob) Lexicon aethiopico-latinum... 3 parts in 1 vol. first edition title in red and black note to the reader leaf at end contemporary ink notes in Geez in some margins and extensively on endpapers browned slight worming to inner and outer margins and paste-downs contemporary vellum rubbed [Leslau 783; Wing L3467] 4to Thomas Roycroft 1661.

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Ludolf (Hiob) Seu lexicon amharico-latinum first edition title in red and black with engraved vignette lightly browned title with small tear (no loss) and faint embossed stamp modern half vellum morocco label [Leslau 1278] folio Frankfurt J.D.Zunner for M.Jecquet 1698.

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Palmer (Sir Richmond) The Bornu Sahara and Sudan first edition one of 500 copies errata slip plates and illustrations folding map at end original cloth lower corners bumped dust-jacket a little rubbed and frayed at edges slightly defective at one corner (repaired) 4to 1936.

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Rohlfs (Gerhard) Drei Monate in der libyschen Wüste... Mit Beiträgen von P.Ascherson W.Jordan and K.Zittel first edition half-title 16 mounted actual photographs 11 lithographed plates 1 folding folding partly hand-coloured lithographed map at end wood-engraved illustrations in text some photographs rather faded a little soiled at edges ex-library copy with old ink stamp on title and upper cover original printed wrappers rubbed and slightly defective at edges recased with wrappers laid down 8vo Cassel 1875. ***Account of the scientific expedition to the Libyan desert 1873-74. This was the first volume published and concerns the people geography botany etc. of the Sahara; see the following lot for the geological and palaeontological report..

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Stanley (Sir Henry Morton) In Darkest Africa... 2 vol. first edition frontispieces 3 folding colour maps (1 with small tear) plates and illustrations foxed original pictorial cloth gilt 8vo 1890.

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Archer (Major) Tours in Upper India and in parts of the Himalaya Mountains; with accounts of the Courts of the Native Princes 2 vol. first edition lacking half-titles engraved bookplate of James Blyth contemporary calf gilt spines gilt in compartments with morocco labels very slightly rubbed 8vo 1833.

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Baber (Zehir-Ed-Din Muhammed) Memoirs... translated by John Leyden and William Erskine first edition in English folding engraved map errata leaf at end contemporary calf gilt spine gilt in compartments morocco label a little rubbed slight worming and splitting to upper joint 4to 1826. ***Baber founder of the Mogul Empire in Hindustan was a descendant of Tamerlane and born in 1483. The greater part of his life was spent in war. He took Cabul in 1504 Candahar two years later several times invaded Hindustan and in 1525 finally defeated the Sultan of the Afghans and became substantially master of Hindustan. He showed himself no less able as a sovereign... and died in 1530. He was also a good writer and left a valuable autobiography. DNB..

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Brennand (W.) Hindu Astronomy first edition presentation copy from the author plates and illustrations original cloth very slightly rubbed 8vo 1896. ***Rare..

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Buchanan (Francis) A Journey from Madras through the countries of Mysore Canara and Malabar 3 vol. first edition half-titles engraved frontispiece folding hand-coloured map and 38 plates 1 hand-coloured 5 folding tables foxed contemporary half calf rubbed rebacked preserving old morocco labels 4to 1807.

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Cust (Robert Needham) Linguistic and Oriental Essays First - Seventh Series in 8 vol. 1880-1904 § Chamberlain (B.H.) The Classical Poetry of the Japanese 1880 § Edkins (Rev. J.) Chinese Buddhism second edition 1893 § Arnold (Sir Edwin) Indian Poetry 1895 § Rockhill (W.W.) The Life of the Buddha 1907 § Sell (Rev. E.) The Faith of Islam 1896 Trübner's Oriental Series the first and last ex-library copies with stamps uniform original cloth gilt a little rubbed; and 5 others from the series 8vo (18)

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