Holy Land in Maps
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
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
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
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
New York: Harper, 1951. Frontis, illustrated. xv +336 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1951). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
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
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
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
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
Camden: Thomas Nelson, 1970. Map, many illus., 8vo, brown cloth, d.w., Camden, N.J.: Thomas Nelson, (1970). Very good. More
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
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
InterVarsity, 1989. b/w photo illus. 239pp. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. (d.w. edgeworn). Ilinois: InterVarsity, (1989). Very good. More
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (Madison): University of Wisconsin Press, (2003). Near Fine. More
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
New York: Scribner, 1905. Maps. 302pp. 12mo, brown cloth, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. More
317pp., 8vo, beige cloth, d.w. Garden City: Doubleday, 1957. Very good. Inscribed by the author. More
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
London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. Map. Engraving. 16 3/8 x 13 1/4 inches. Some light toning but otherwise in good condition. This incredibly detailed map of Palestine includes Lebannon, Syria and part of (Hauran) now Jordan. A creative tab by the publisher extends the geography above the upper right margin. An inset Plan of Jerusalem with 16 architectural references is included in the lower right corer. The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, or SDUK was formed in 1826..... More
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
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
Paris: Bossange Freres, 1821. Frontispieces, folding maps and charts, and other illustrations. 8 volumes. 8vo, full red straight-grained morocco, gilt-dec. bands; (light foxing on some pgs.). Paris: Bossange Freres, 1821. A very good(+) set. More
illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. N.Y.: Martin Luther King Fellows Press, (1985). Very good. Presentation copy. Author accompanied Jesse Jackson to Syria in order to obtain the release of Lt. Robert O. Goodman. More
London: T. Gillet, 1803. Folding frontispiece, and 16 brilliantly colored costume plates, maps, plans & engraved plates included a folding facsimile of a passport. 4to, contemporary calf, worn & crackled with later leather spine, well-worn at the edges & corners, scratched & stained. London: T. Gillet for Richard Phillips, 1803. A very good(-). Wittman's account of his expedition included an annex of observations on the plague, the diseases prevalent in Turkey, and a meteorological journal. By linking these diseases to..... More
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