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Turtle Point Press, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a hardback binding of the Turtle Point paperback, in terra cotta spine with very pretty terra cotta handmarbled boards and matching endpapers. Bright gilt letters on a leather title on the spine. Very clean inside. A fine British novel about their rule in India, and an excellent read. First published in London in 1922 and it should have created quite a stir, examing the issues that would lead to Independence for India 25 years later.. Only a hint of wear at bottom of spine,.
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Abdication
by Candler, Edmund
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Above the Holy Land, Israel from the Air
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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 of desert and cultvated lands, and of cities and holy places. Recommended for its evocation of this land, and for its superb photography..
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Abrege De L'Histoire Des Egyptiens, Des Assyriens, Des Babyloniens, Des Medes, Des Perses et Des Scythes
by Pornin, Antoine-Francois
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Paris: Chez Lebel et Guitel, 1810. Book. Near Fine. Full-Leather. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Continuation of title, "D'Apres les meilleurs Auteurs, et particulierement Rollin et Bossuet; Suivi de l'etat actuel de chacun de ces Peuples." Fine tree calf, with decorated French style gilt binding, title label in deep red with bright gilt. A beautiful little book and quite rare. Text in French, of course..
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An Account of the Ottoman Conquest of Egypt in the Year A.H. 922 (AD 1516)
by Salmon, W.H. (Lt Col)
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London: The Royal Asiatic Society, 1921. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 Vo. Near fine black cloth, blind stamped along edges on both boards, gilt title on the spine. Vol. XV of the Oriental Translation Fund, New Series, translated from the third volume of the Arabic chronicle of Muhammed Ibh Ahmed Ibn Iyas, an eyewitness of the scenes he describes. Pages xvi, 117. Inside, a stain on the inside of the front board where a book plate has been removed. Otherwise, very clean and tight, no foxing, no other stain and no prior owner marks. Scarce. No other copies on the internet at this writing..
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Across Africa
by Cameron, Verney Lovett (Commander Royal Navy)
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New York: Harper & Bros, 1877. Book. Illus. by 29 Full Page Plates and 4 Facsimiles, Profuse Text Woodcuts, and Large Folding Map in the Front Pocket. Good. Original Cloth. First U.S. EDITION. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A cornerstone of Africa exploration, the first white man to cross the Continent from west to east, in 1873 to 1875. Hess/Coger 2991. Pages xvi, 508. Published in New York the same year as the first London edition. Very clean and tight inside, with the full page plates complete with tissue guards. Bookplate on the front inside cover is from the "York Collegiate Institute". Archival tape repairs to the back of the excellent, large folding map of Commander Cameron's brave trek from Benguella on the West coast, north and east to Lake Tanganyika, and then east to the coast north of Dar es Salaam, across from Zanzibar, his route shown in red. Contemporary pictorial red cloth, with an outline of Africa in gilt on the front cover. Nicely…
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Addresses on the Death of Jacob Collamer (1791- 1865)
by various Senators and Congressmen
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Washington DC: Government of West Pakistan, 1866. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A nice piece of Americana, the first edition of eulogies for Judge Collomer, a respected congressman, Postmaster General, and Senator from Vermont in the 1840s through the Civil War. Bound in the original stiff brown boards with gilt ornate title on the front, but a worn spine with small pieces missing. Inside, clean and tight. A record of the Eulogies by his esteemed colleagues. .
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The Adventures of Harry Revel
by Quiller-Couch, A.T. 91865-1944)
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Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1903. Book. Very Good. 3/4 Leather. Later Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. As customary, this is a rebinding of the Tauchnitz reprint, this time in 3/4 brown morocco, with brown boards and raised bands on the spine. Fresh gilt title. Slight wear at the corners and the spine is not faded. Very clean and tight inside, with no prior owner marks. This might have been a library book, as there is a slight scar at the back inside board, where something has been removed. No other marks inside or out. No foxing and no browning to the paper. No evidence of the publication year after 1903, but probably 1910s or 1920s. Quiller-Couch was a prolific novelist, knighted in 1910, also known for his Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900..
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Afghanistan, Graveyard of Empires
by Bearden, Milton
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New York: Foreign Affairs Journal , 2001. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Published immediately after 9/11 and already overtaken by CIA actions on the ground in Afghanistan. The author urges separating Pashtuns from the Taliban Pashtuns. Over the long haul, it turned out, that was easier said than done. The author played an important role in the CIA in the 1980s in pushing the Russians out of Afghanistan. From Volume 80 , Number 6 of the Journal of Foreign Affairs. l.
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Africa Aeterna -Pictorical Chronical of a Continent
by Henry, Paul Marc
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Lausanne, Switzerland: Bernier ., 1965. Book. Illus. by Fine Photos, Many in Color. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A beautiful copy with no edgewear, no prior owner marks, no major flaws to the dustjacket which is protected in a clear, mylar sleeve. Some history as seen soon after the burst of African national indelpendence, with wonderful art & photos. Illustrated by hundreds, many in color. Pages 342 with index and 4 pages of maps in the rear..
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After Such Knowledge, What Forgiveness?
by Randal, Jonathan C.
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NY Farrar,Straus & Giroux 1997. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A thorough documentation of the Kurdish tragedy in the 20th C. As new, inside and out. Randal was an excellent American journalist who was in and out of Kurdistan when few others were. Very readable. Recommended for the telling of how difficult it was to live as a Kurd in Saddam's Iraq, as well as Turkey and Iran..
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Al Baghdadi, Tales Told by the Tigris
by Madaras, Edward F.
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New York: Jesuit Mission Press, 1936. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8 Vo. very good decorated suede cloth, camel & Baghdad scene on front. A quarterly journal by struggling Jesuits that is very descriptive of life in old Baghdad in 1932-35. Nicely bound. Illustrated by endpaper maps.Clean and tight inside. A bit of edgewear, but protected in a clear, mylar sleeve.
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Algerian Sahara, Information Paper Number 19
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New York: Arab Information Center, 1961. Book. Very Good. Original Wraps. First Edition. 8 Vo. The original light green wraps with dark green cloth spine. Very little edgewear but some fading to the edges of the covers. Pages 32 with a two page map of the area in question. Algerian - French failed negotiations over the Sahara. An old military struggle that evolved into a long standing Morocco - Algeria dispute..
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All Round the Clock
by Mack, Robert Ellice
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New York: E.P.Dutton, 1887. Book. Illus. by Harriett M. Bennett chromolithograph plates and Title page. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original illustrated paper on boards, 3 children watchint a cuckoo clock about to strike. No date, but a gift inscription of 1888 on inside of the front board. Edgewear minimal at the corners, and none at the spine ends. Binding is solid although the inside hinges are cracked. The Germans were producing the best chromolithographs at this time, this book done by Ernest Nister of Nuremberg. Inside, pages clean and tight - no foxing or browning. Lovely illustrations on nearly every page. .
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The Amanas Yesterday, Historic Photographs 1900-1932
by Zug, Joan Liffring
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Iowa City The Amana Society 1975. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Near fine softback. A splendid collection of old photos of the Amana, Iowa colony, founded in Germany and related to the Mennonite/ Quakers. IAuthor inscribed inside cover. Illustrated by profuse old photos. 1st edition..
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American Made, What Happens to People When Work Disappears
by Stockman, Farah
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New York: Random House , 2021. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Author was winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and this volume is superbly written about American income disparities. A fine copy, once read. Recommended. this copy includes a May 2022 review of the book by Adam Hochschild. .
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The Americans in Japan
by Tomes, Robert
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New York: D. Appleton, 1857. Book. Illus. by Plenty of Woodcuts. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Subtitled, "An Abridgment of the Government Narrative of the U.S. Expedition to Japan, Under Commodore Perry". Pages 415, 8 pages publisher ads. Original green embossed cloth, some rubbed but very little edgewear. Professionally rebacked with original cloth spine laid down. Pages clean, no foxing. Protected in a mylar dustjacket. Includes a place card for a Com. Perry Centennial dinner (undated) by the Japan Society of Seatlle..
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The Amiriya in Rada
by al-Radi, Selma
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Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1997. Book. Illus. by profuse photos and a few architectural drawings. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A fine copy, subtitled "The History and Restoration of a sixteenth-century Madrasa in the Yemen". Very clean and tight with no prior owner marks. This copy includes an obituary of the author of 2010 from the NY Times..
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Anecdotes of Archery
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London: Hamilton, Adams & Co., 1845. Book. Illus. by frontispiece of a feathered cap bowman, fopding plate of pedigree of Robin Hood, 5 other full page plates. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original green cloth with a bright gilt bowman and target on the front board. Surprisingly, the corners and edges show no wear, having received delicate minor repairs. The spine is new, in matching cloth with a new green leather title block and fresh gilt lettering. It looks like a new book. Inside, very clean and tight with original endpapers. A few, very occasional spots in the text block. Nice bookplate of the former owner Charles A. Dana (1881-19750 WHO IS IN THE aUTOMOTIVE hALL OF fAME AND WAS A PHILANTHROPIST. A very scarce book, no other copies of first edition available in U.S. as of this writing. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket..
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Anglo-Egyptian Hand Book (Useful to Engineers, Storekee;ers and Students
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Cairo: The Amalgamated Press of Egypt, 1929. Book. Illus. by profuse advertisements for local businesses, book stores, typewriters, etc. Very Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A most unusual and now scarcee pamphlet of useful gauges, conversion rates Egyptian and British & Metric weights and Measures, interspersed with interesting advertisements from the era of British rule in Egypt. No date of publication , but the ad for the Remington Noiseless Typewriter is the 1925 model, so circa late 1920s. Beige card covers are a bit soiled. Inside is solid, resewn and clean. Lots of Arabic phrases to help the Egyptian user, but mostly in English. .
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Annals of Rural Bengal
by Hunter, W. W. (of the Bengal Civil Service)
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New York: Leypoldt and Holt, 1868. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 2nd Edition. 8 Vo. This is volume one of a projected two volumes, complete in itself, and subtitled, "The Ethnical Frontier of Lower Bengal with the Ancient Principalities of Beerbhoom and Bishenpore. Pages xvi, 475 with appendices. Original brick red cloth, neatly rebacked with the old spine cloth laid on top. Worn at the corners, but protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. Ex-library, with library perforations on title page but no other indications. Inside, clean and tight with no foxing and new endpapers. William Wilson Hunter (1840-1900) wrote a good deal about India where he lived most of his adult life..
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