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
SYRIA
A Modern Pilgrimage.
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
The Beginnings: Egypt & Syria
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
La Turquie en Asie
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
The Great Chalice of Antioch.
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
Excavations In Mesopotamia And Western Iran Sites Of 400-500 B.C.
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
Greek and Syrian Miniatures in Jerusalem.
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
Syrie Liban Jordanie
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
The Arab Middle East.
Camden: Thomas Nelson, 1970. Map, many illus., 8vo, brown cloth, d.w., Camden, N.J.: Thomas Nelson, (1970). Very good. More
Syriae Sive Soriae; Nova et Accurata descriptio
Amsterdam: Jan Jansson, 1664. Map. Hand-colored engraving. Measures 21" x 25." Mid 17th century map of Syria and Lebanon showing the eastern portion of the Mediterranean Sea to just east of the Euphrates into Mesopotamia. Damascus, Beirut and many other cities are named along with mountains and forests. A handsome man holds a bundle of wheat while leaning on the title cartouche. Jan Jansson was part of an influential family of map publishers from the Netherlands throughout the 17th century... More
Damascus: Hidden Treasures of the Old City
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
Inheriting Syria; Bashar's Trial by Fire
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
Beirut Diary: A Husband Held Hostage and a Wife Determined to Set Him Feee.
InterVarsity, 1989. b/w photo illus. 239pp. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. (d.w. edgeworn). Ilinois: InterVarsity, (1989). Very good. More
Cleopatra's Wedding Present; Travels Through Syria
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (Madison): University of Wisconsin Press, (2003). Near Fine. More
Paradise or the Garden of Eden With the Countries circumjacent Inhabited by the Patriarchs
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
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
Les Fouilles de Larsa
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
The Early History of Syria and Palestine.
New York: Scribner, 1905. Maps. 302pp. 12mo, brown cloth, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. More
Syrian Yankee.
317pp., 8vo, beige cloth, d.w. Garden City: Doubleday, 1957. Very good. Inscribed by the author. More
Map to Illustrate The Route of David Roberts
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
Magic Carpet: Aleppo-In-Flatbush; The Story of a Unique Ethnic Jewish Community.
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
Les Annales Archeologiques de Syrie; Tome I , vols 1 & 2
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
Oeuvres Completes.
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
Road To Damascus; A Journey of Faith.
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