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Middle East
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1831 Narrative of A Journey Across the BalcanLondon: 1831The first edition of Major George Keppel's two volume account of his travels bound into one volume, with the scarce hand-coloured frontispiece. -
1846 The Crescent and the CrossLondon: 1846An illustrated Eyre & Spottiswoode bound fifth edition of this brilliant travel work by Eliot Warburton. -
1860 Travels in the Regions of the Upper and Lower AmoorLondon: 1860The first edition of English architect, artist and traveller Thomas Witlam Atkinson's illustrated account of his travels in central Asia with his wife and son. -
c1930 Photo Album of a Mediterranean TripNone: c1930A very scarce photo album, containing one hundred and twenty eight photographs of a trip to Greece and Jerusalem. -
1846 Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1834-1845London: 1846The third edition of Messianic Jewish missionary Joseph Wolff's account of his perilous journey to Central Asia in search of two missing British officers. -
1954-1988 History of the Second World War: The Mediterranean and Middle EastLondon: 1954-1988An impressive and scarce set of first edition volumes examining the role of the Mediterranean and Middle East in the Second World War, illustrated with folding maps and retaining the original dust wrappers. -
1876 Itinéraire de Paris a JérusalemTours: 1876Chateaubriand's detailed travel account of his voyage from Paris to Jerusalem, an illustrated work in the original French. -
1927 Lamuriac and Other SketchesLondon: 1927A smart first edition of this collection of sketches from British writer Ruby Cromer, with the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1982 A Moving TargetNew York: 1982A bright first US edition of this collection of the essays and lectures of William Golding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
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1933 From Cairo to Siwa, Across the Libyan Desert with Armoured CarsCairo: 1933A signed presentation copy of the second edition of Major Dun's account of his travels across the Libyan desert, illustrated throughout with beautiful prints and photographs. -
1875 The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the VenetianLondon: 1875The second edition of Colonel Henry Yule's discussion of the travels of Marco Polo, richly illustrated throughout and with folding plates and maps. -
1892 The Fayum and Lake MoerisLondon: 1892The first edition of R. H. Brown's fascinating study on the ancient Lake Moeris in Egypt, with many photographic plates by the author. -
1959 Arabian SandsLondon: 1959The first edition of Wilfred Thesiger's account of his travels through the Middle East, in the original dust wrapper. -
1846 Ancient Egypt, Her Testimony to the Truth of the BibleLondon: 1846The first edition of this illustrated study of the connection between Ancient Egyptian tombs and the Christian Bible. -
1892 England in EgyptLondon: 1892The uncommon first edition of Alfred Milner's detailed account of British involvement in Egypt in the nineteenth century. -
1843 A Journal of the Disasters in Afghanistan 1841-2London: 1843The sixth thousand of the first edition of Lady Sale's account of her time as a hostage of Akbar Khan. -
1875 The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the VenetianLondon: 1875The second edition of Colonel Henry Yule's discussion of the travels of Marco Polo, in a beautiful half morocco signed binding by Bayntun. -
1839 Travels through Part of Africa, Syria, Egypt, and Arabia, into AbyssiniaLondon: 1839A mid-nineteenth century edition of James Bruce of Kinnaird's account of his travels in North Africa in search of the source of the Nile. -
1909 Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish ArabiaLondon: 1909A scarce travel work on Persia and Turkish Arabia by M. E. Hume-Griffith, the first edition of this illustrated work, in the original very scarce dust wrapper. -
1841 Cairo, Petra, and Damascus, in 1839. With Remarks on the Government of Mehemet AliLondon: 1841The uncommon first and only edition of John Kinnear's informative collection of writings on his life in the Near East. -
1964 Egypt in ColourLondon: 1964The first edition of this collection of vibrant photographs of Egypt by Roger Wood, with descriptions and historical information by Margaret Drower, in the original scarce dust wrapper. -
1743 Fourteen Plates from Richard Pococke's 'A Description of the East'London: 1743Fourteen engraved plates and one additional leaf from the first edition of the first volume of Richard Pococke's account of his travels in Egypt. -
1921 Travels in Arabia DesertaLondon: 1921The second edition of Charles Montagu Doughty's account of his time living in the Middle East in the mid nineteenth century, illustrated throughout. In half morocco bindings. -
1967 The Tigers of BaluchistanLondon: 1967The very scarce first edition of Sylvia Matheson's account of her time amongst the Bugti Tribe. -
1964 Arabia FelixLondon: 1964The first English edition of this fascinating account of a disastrous scientific expedition to Arabia Felix. -
1896 The Heart of a Continent: A Narrative of Travels in ManchuriaLondon: 1896An illustrated travel work by Frank Younghusband, following his decade long exploration of Asia in the late nineteenth century. -
1904 A Winter PilgrimageLondon: 1904An early edition of this extensive and densely illustrated travel journal from the early twentieth century. -
1812-1816 Xenephon's History of the Affairs of Greece; The Expedition of Cyrus into Persia; Arrian's HistoryLondon: 1812-1816Three early nineteenth century English translations of the historical narratives of Xenophon of Athens and Arrian of Nicomedia. -
1943 Near EastLondon: 1943The first edition of Cecil Beaton's account of his wartime experiences in the Middle East, illustrated throughout with his photographs. -
1851-55 Twelve Volumes of Works from the 'Traveller's Library'.London: 1851-55Twelve volumes of works from the Longman's 'Traveller's Library' series, all bound in half straight grain morocco. -
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1957 A Soldier with the ArabsLondon: 1957A signed first edition of the autobiography of Sir John Bagot Glubb, who led and trained Transjordan's Arab Legion. -
1900 Innermost AsiaLondon: 1900The richly illustrated first edition of Ralph Cobbold's account of his late nineteenth century travels in the Pamirs. -
1828 Resor I AsienStockholm: 1828A very scarce Swedish language collection of six narratives of travels in Asia and the Middle East. -
1922 Mots Turks et Persans Conserves dans le Parler AlgerienAlger: 1922The first edition of this very scarce thesis, discussing the Turkish and Persian words in the Algerian dialect. -
1914 Das Orientbuch (Der Alte und der Neue Orient)Strasburg/Leipzig: 1914The first edition of this study of the 'old and new Orient' from German Geographer Ewald Banse. -
1910 A Journey in Northern PersiaNot Stated: 1910W. Leonard Flinn's very scarce discussion of his early twentieth century adventures in Northern Persia, bound in half calf.