Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1912. Handbook for Travelers. With 21 Maps, 56 Plans, and a Panorama of Jerusalem. 462pp. Thick 16mo, original gilt-lettered red cloth (spine lightly faded). Leipzig, London & New York: Karl Baedeker, 1912. Fifth edition, remodeled and augmented. A near fine copy. More about Palestine and Syria: With Routes Through Mesopotamia and Babylonia and the Island of Cyprus
New York: Rizzoli, 2001. Illustrated (color). 168 pages. Square 4to. Stamped blue cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli and The Israel Museum, (2001). Fine. More about Holy Land in Maps
New York: Appleton, 1933. Frontispiece photograph and 1 map. 355pp. 8vo, green cloth with gilt-lettered spine. New York: Appleton, 1933. A very good(+) copy. Scarce Mid East travelogue, including much information on Jerusalem, Syria and Palestine. More about A Modern Pilgrimage
Tubingen: Verlag unst Wasmuth, 1951. In German. Illustrated throughout in black & white with photos of Syrian artifacts. 407 page. 4to, red cloth, gilt pictorial stamp on cover. Tubingen: Verlag unst Wasmuth, (1951). Very good (+). More about Altsyrien
New York: Paul B. Hoeber, 1930. ix + 86pp., 12mo, red cloth; ex-lib. New York: Paul B. Hoeber, 1930 A very good copy. Clio Medica Series. More about The Beginnings: Egypt & Syria
Frontis, illus. 336pp. 8vo, two-toned cloth. N.Y., (1951). More about Strange Lands and Friendly People
Paris: Pierre Duval, 1676. Miniature map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 4" x 5". 1676. This charming miniature map of "Turkey in Asia" covers the regions of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Holy Land, Palestine, Israel and parts of Egypt. Extends from the Black Sea south to the Red Sea and from the Mediterranean east to the Caspian Sea. Incredibly detailed, the map notes several important cities and towns with beautifully rendered topography. The map is in very good condition. Original centerfold. Pierre... More about La Turquie en Asie
New York: Fahim Kouchakji, 1933. Color frontispiece and illustrations throughout the text. 22pp. Thin folio, tan cloth (dusty; spine ends worn and with small repairs). New York: Fahim Kouchakji, 1933. Very good. Study of this large silver chalice, postulated by the author to date from the 1st century A.D., and possibly containing the remains of that used during the Last Supper. More about The Great Chalice of Antioch
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Peabody Museum of American Archaeology And Ethnology, Harvard University, 1950. Original portfolio. 33 plates. Cover measures 18 x 23 1/2. Large portfolio with artwork by Theresa Garrett Elio and graphic analysis by Henry W. Eliot Jr. Contains 33 plates including a map and a table of pottery forms. Inside folding wrapper scuffed along edge but plates are in excellent condition, loose in the original cloth backed board folder with ties. This was a special publication of the... More about Excavations In Mesopotamia And Western Iran Sites Of 400-500 B.C
Cambridge: Mediaeval Academy of America, 1931. 72 black & white illustrations. Small square 4to, dark green cloth. Cambridge: Mediaeval Academy of America, 1931. First Edition. Very Good. One of only 750 numbered copies. With the small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More about Greek and Syrian Miniatures in Jerusalem
Paris: Herme, 1998. Beautifully illustrated with many color photographs. 246pp., 4to, black cloth, d.w. Paris: Herme, (1998). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about Syrie Liban Jordanie
Camden: Thomas Nelson, 1970. Map, many illus., 8vo, brown cloth, d.w., Camden, N.J.: Thomas Nelson, (1970). Very good. More about The Arab Middle East
London: Thames & Hudson, 2000. Beautifully illustrated by Tim Beddow with 214 photographs, including 171 in color. Thick 4to, brown cloth, d.w. (London: Thames & Hudson, 2000). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More about Damascus: Hidden Treasures of the Old City
Washington: Brookings Institution Press, 2005. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w., upper right corner margins of index pages are creased. Washington: Brookings Institution Press, (2005). Very good. More about Inheriting Syria; Bashar's Trial by Fire
InterVarsity, 1989. b/w photo illus. 239pp. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. (d.w. edgeworn). Ilinois: InterVarsity, (1989). Very good. More about Beirut Diary: A Husband Held Hostage and a Wife Determined to Set Him Feee
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (Madison): University of Wisconsin Press, (2003). Near Fine. More about Cleopatra's Wedding Present; Travels Through Syria
Amsterdam: Nicolaus Visscher. Map. Engraving. 12 1/2" x 18 1/2". Beautiful map of the Levant showing as far west as Asia Minor and the Mediterranean Sea, as well as Egypt, and as far east as Near Babylonia (modern day Iran). Armenia Major is depicted at the top of the map and the Deserts of Arabia at the bottom. Cyprus is visible in the Mediterranean Sea. This is the second of the series of six Biblical maps by Nicolaus Visscher, translated... More about Paradise or the Garden of Eden With the Countries circumjacent Inhabited by the Patriarchs
Amsterdam: Nicolaus Visscher. Map. Engraving. 12" x 18". Beautiful map of the Levant showing as far west as Asia Minor and the Mediterranean Sea, as well as Egypt, and as far east as Near Babylonia (modern day Iran). Armenia Major is depicted at the top of the map and the Deserts of Arabia at the bottom. Cyprus is visible in the Mediterranean Sea. Lovely hand drawn double border in red outside of printed margin indicating a Royal presentation atlas map... More about Paradise or the Garden of Eden With the Countries circumjacent Inhabited by the Patriarchs
Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner, 1968. In french. Black & white photos throughout. Thin paper pamphlet. 239 pages. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner, (1968). Fine. More about Les Fouilles de Larsa
New York: Scribner, 1905. Maps. 302pp. 12mo, brown cloth, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. More about The Early History of Syria and Palestine
1776. Map. Hand colored engraving. 21 1/2" x 17 1/2". Beautiful map of Lebanon and surrounding regions from 1776. Shows the eastern portion of the Mediterranean Sea and part of Cyprus, and the coast of Syria and Lebanon. Towns, rivers, mountains, lakes, and other topographical features are noted and a key at the bottom explains icons, letters, and other notations. A simple compass rose sits in the Mediterranean. Soft hand coloring outlines important borders, areas, both for informative purposes, as... More about Landkaart van het Heilig Land en van Syrie, door Dr. R. Pococke
317pp., 8vo, beige cloth, d.w. Garden City: Doubleday, 1957. Very good. Inscribed by the author. More about Syrian Yankee
London: Day & Son, 1856. Map. Engraving. Sheet measures 11" x 7 3/4". From Roberts's octavo edition of "Views in the Holy Land...Egypt and Nubia," this map depicts the Nile in Egypt up to Damascus and Tripolis, and as far south as the Red Sea and Upper Egypt. Born in Scotland, Roberts (1796-1864) gained renown as a landscape artist from documenting his extensive travels through Spain and the Near and Middle East. His most well known work, "Views in the... More about Map to Illustrate The Route of David Roberts
New York: Thayer-Jacoby, 1986. Illus. 8vo, red cloth. New York: Thayer-Jacoby, (1986). Very good History of the Syrian Jewish community in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. More about Magic Carpet: Aleppo-In-Flatbush; The Story of a Unique Ethnic Jewish Community
Damas: AL-Taracki, 1951. 2 vols. Small folio printed wrappers. Damas: AL-Taracki, 1951 Wrappers are toned at the edges with a few short tears, otherwise a fine set. More about Les Annales Archeologiques de Syrie; Tome I , vols 1 & 2
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Dear Argosy, I just finished watching TV. Now I know there is the old books store called Argosy in Manhattan, New York. I've been looking for first edition of Little Women written by Louisa May Alcott. Do you have it? If you do please let me know.