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Ottoman text, 256 p. With 14 p. Tertib Ajza, Pharmaceuticals should be used by pilgrims on the Hajj road. Printed in Bulak 1250.

20.5 x 15 cm. 112 p. Of Ottoman Turkish text. Front contemporary marbeled cover. Descriptive geographical journey from İstanbul through Syria to Hejaz. The author's Haj report prepared in 1678-1679 and dedicated to the Kethuda Mustafa Pasha.

Ottoman Turkish script with crescent figures and map on the back of the Ottoman Railway. A free boarding pass (should be declared on demand. Holder can carry up to 30 kg) . 14.5 x 11 cm.

Very rare report in English , Arabic and Ottoman Turkish. Binding tooled in gold with Ottoman Tughra of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II . Marbled inner paper and edges sprinkled in gold. Privately prepared for the high level officials in the Ottoman state.

Very rare brochure printed in Armenian house in İstanbul 1913. In English, Ottoman Turkish, Arabic, Russian and Urdu. 10 p. Text with 11 plates. In the printer wrappers.

139 p. of Arabic text with 10 cartographic and diagrams plates. Rare work to be printed in the Jihadiyya general staff in Cairo. Covers smudging and light water stain. Text in excellent condition . Maritime and Geography

Photographic album of the Red Sea journey contains 76 photographs of which 20 taken in Jeddah and Mecca in 1902 showing the annual celebration of the coronation day of Sultan Abdul Hamid II , in the government house in Jeddah and Mecca. With tow photographs showing the government and the Emir of Hejaz . 33 x 24 cm. ألبوم صور… Read more about this item

18 large photographs explained in Ottoman Turkish, with signature on the first photograph by Ali Sami, from the engineer corps. in a royal binding prepared for the Yildiz Palace. extra-ordinary royal album about the Hejaz Railway.

London: Mccorquodale & CO., Limited, 1906 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Oblong folio, gilt full leather binding with floral gilt inner papers and original box. One folding map and 47 p. on buff white paper. Pages 12 to 47 contain individual photographic images. Memorial album printed in approx. 1906..

Cairo: Dar ul Kutub al- Misriyya, 1928 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very rare limited edition to 500 copies. Arabic text 424 p include many photographic illustrations inside the text. The first part is about the Somalian territories and the British Kenya. The second part is about the Belgic Kongo, the British… Read more about this item

Cairo: The government press, Bulaq, 1894 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Second and expanded edition in 520 p. in Arabic. The government press, Bulak 1894. Modern hard cover binding. In this book, Ahmed Zeki Bey (Pasha), who was the head of the translating department at the President of the council of ministers,… Read more about this item

Paris: Paul Klincksieck, 1889 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Suivis du catalogue des plantes recueillies, d'une liste des principales especes cultivees avec leurs noms arabes et de nombreuses determinations barometriques d'atitude. 246 p. with explication des planches and errata. With 6 full page plates: (1) Aspidopteris Yemensis. (2) Aspidopteris Yemensis. (3) Crolataria… Read more about this item

Cairo: Dar ul Kutub al- Misriyya, the National library press, 1925 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Arabic text in 2 volumes set with 365 fine photographic plates, documents (captioned in English), maps and plans (some foldings). 514, (index), 395 p with 30 P of biography of the author. First original edition in… Read more about this item

Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1838 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VOL. (1): HALF TITLE, (DXVII), INTRODUCTION ICLUDES A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE DURZI MANUSCRIPTS (NOTICE DES MANUSCRITS DRUZES), 234 PP. VOL. (2): HALF TITLE, 708 PP, 1 P. ERRATA. IMPORTANT DETAILED STUDY ABOUT A RELIGIOUS MINORITY FROM THE 5th C. AH (11 C. AD)… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Matbaa-i Bahriye (the Navy press), 1883 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ENCYCLOPAEDIA IN THE OTTOMAN TURKISH ABOUT THE ARABIAN PENINSULA AND THE TOW HOLY SANCTUARIES IN HEDJAZ BY THE WELL-KNOWN AUTHOR WHO WAS EMPLOYED IN THE OTTOMAN ARMY IN HEJAZ IN C. 1865 AND THEN BECAME… Read more about this item

London: Richard Bentley, 1842 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Ex-libris lable; Robert Hyde Greg (24 September 1795 - 21 February 1875). original hard covers, loose, partial small tears. Text is in very good condition. As published. 8vo. 344, 328, 305 p. English text..

Cairo: Matba'at Misr Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 409PP, 2 PARTS IN 1 VOLUME WITH COLOURED MAP. ARABIC TEXT OF AN IMPORTANT EXPLORATION IN THE LIBYAN DESERT TOWARDS DARFOUR. DEDICATED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR IN 1929. MANY FINE PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES BY THE AUTHOR. PREFACE BY AHMAD LUTFI AS SAIYYED,… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1838 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. FIRST ED. (VOL. 1): OMAN AND NAKAB EL HAJAR, (XVI), 446 PP WITH FRONTISPIECE, FOLDING MAP OF OMAN, AND 2 PLATES. (VOL. 2): (X), 472 PP, 8 PP ADVRT. WITH FRONTISPIECE, 1 MAP OF SINAI PENINSULA, 5 PLATES, 1 MAP OF THE RED SEA. COMPLETE UN CUTTED COPY IN ITS… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Ahmed Ihsan press, 1907 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by the author to the Khedivial prince Abbas Halim Pasha in 29 Ramazan 1328 (1910). Contemporary fine marbled binding with gilted spine. Ottoman Turkish text, 8vo. 387 p. and 7 p. of index. Many photographic plates..

Istanbul: Adolphe Braham, 1885 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 64 PP FRENCH REPORT. (Chapitre 1): djeddah- ses environs- son importance commerciale- eaux- climat- Autorites Turque- Coutumes- Esclavage- Maladies. (Chapitre 2): Itineraire de Djeddah a la Mecque- La Mecque- Ses anvironns- Ceremonie du Haram el Cherif- Description de la ville Sainte- Cherif actuel (Cherif Abd… Read more about this item