Palestine / Israel from Craftsbury Antiquarian Books

London: Printed for Rodwell and Martin , 1818. Book. Illus. by 20 plates, 1 folding, and one a route map in Egypt. Near Fine. 3/4 Leather. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New leather spine and corners with raised bands on the spine and bright gilt title and author. Original marbled boards, and also endpapers. … Read more about this item

London: Printed for G.S. Tregear, 1823. Book. Illus. by 18 full page, hand-colored engravings. Near Fine. Full-Leather. 3rd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The author was the surgeon of HMS Le Tigre and has produced lovely sketches of people and ports along the Palestine and Lebanese coasts. It was first produced in a folio… Read more about this item

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1821. Book. Illus. by Frontispiece of Author, Folding Map, 27 Vignettes and 7 Full-page Plates. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8 Vo. Buckingham was a keen observer of Palestine, including the raw and untraveled portion East of the Jordan River, now the nation of Jordan. Original red cloth on both volumes, rebacked… Read more about this item

Germany: self published, 1934. Book. Illus. by 207 mounted photos, about 1/3 postcards, plus a route map in color . Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A thick photo album 32 cm (12 1/2 inches) tall in brown cloth with a gilt title on the spine. Solid hinges, only a hint of edge wear.… Read more about this item

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. subtitled, "Jews and Arabs on the Hard Road to a New Israel. Original cloth spine with black boards, a bright title in gilt on the spine, and no edge wear. Inside very clean and tight with… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Harper & Row., 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. At the end of the 18th Century, in the wake of Napoleon's disastrous invasion, Palestine as the Holy Land was seen by the West as in need of Western help and modernization. Explorers, scholars, painters, archaeologists, and pilgrims all came. … Read more about this item

New York : Scribner's, 1883. Book. Illus. by folding map of Palestine, Jordan and southern Syria at the back. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very good decorated cloth with bright gilt and brick red designs on front and spine. Slight soiling & some edgewear. With professional repairs to the… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. Book. Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8 Vo. An excellent novel of the Arab-Israeli tensions and fears, by the Jerusalem correspondent for the New Yorker, 1995-97. An unblemished copy, NOT a remainder, no edgewear, as new inside and out, no prior owner signatures. .

NY Continuum 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket. Foreword by Noel Perrin. Illustrated by maps and evocative illustrations. .

New York and London: The New Press, 2009. Book. Illus. by Photos. Near Fine. Cloth. First Printing. 8 Vo. "The failed Mossad assassination of Khalid Mishal and the rise of Hamas". The author is an Australian journalist who understands the Middle East and writes well. Recommended. Pages 477 with chapter notes and index..

Chicago: Univ Chicago Press, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Must reading if you have any hope at all for a Middle East Peace. This copy is "as new"..

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1987. Book. Illus. by Superb color Photos By Wolman. Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. Oblong 4 to. Oblong folio, fine black cloth with blind stamped title on front and spien. Dustjacket near fine. slight bending at the edges, NOT price clipped. Inside, as new. A fine collection of photos of Israel, both landscapes… Read more about this item

London Richard Bentley & Son 1879. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. very good pictorial cloth, black letters with gilt figures. by Palestine Exploration Fund. Both volumes solid, and clean inside. Rebacked with new endpapers. Illustrated profusely by J Whymper. Conder arrived in Palestine the summer of 1872 to… Read more about this item

London Richard Bentley 1886. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original blue gilt decorated cloth, bit of spotting, and internal hinge paper is cracked. But a very clean, solid copy. A fine history of Syria and Palestine published for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Conder's approach was… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard , 1849. Book. Illus. by 28 wood engraved plates and 2 Folding Maps. Very Good. 3/4 Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Contemporary 3/4 brown calf, elaborate gilt spine panels and raised bands. Attractive and fresh marbled page edges, with matching boards and endpapers. A bit of wear at… Read more about this item

Tel Aviv Aviel 1984. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original stiff wrappers, fine. Illustrated by 72 plates, most in color. 1st edition. 72 plus maps, books and illustrations described from a fine Jerusalem collection, this may have served as an auction catalogue in July 1984. In any case,… Read more about this item

London: Palestine Exploration Society, 1873. Book. Illus. by Maps and Plates, Some Folding. Near Fine. Three-Quarter Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Twenty quarterly reports of the Society, which was dedicated to scientifically explore the places and events of the Bible - April and July 1873, all four in 1874 and 1875, Jan July and Oct… Read more about this item

New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1991. Book. Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Subtitled, "A personal account from an Occupied Land". The year was 1989, and many of the insights remain pertinent to today's problems. Pages xxii, 244. A fine copy, with no flaws inside or out, no prior owner… Read more about this item

Washington DC: Middle East Institute, 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8 Vo. very good/no dj. bibliography. Illustrated by 16 pp photos, 2 endpaper maps. 1st edition. Still a good read, and a bargain because it is lacking the dust jacket..

New York: Random House, 1998. Book. Illus. by 3 Maps, 8 Pages of Photos. As New. Cloth. Stated First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An important book detailing the secret negotiations in Oslo between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Alas, these achievements toward a peace process were overturned by the Sharon government. … Read more about this item