Westport: Greenwood, 1981. 511 pages, thick 8vo, rust cloth. Westport: Greenwood Press, (1981). Fine. More

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. 18 pages of black & white illustrations. 616 pages of text, 4to, black cloth, red inset on front cover. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (2001). Corner bumped, else fine. More

Paris: Rigobert Bonne. Map. Engraving with original outline coloring. Image measures 8.5 x 12.5". Sheet measures 10 x 15.5". This map of the Arabian Peninsula dating to circa 1780 includes Egypt, the horn of Africa and part of Southwest Iran. Pictorial elevations rendered throughout as well as town names, rivers and lakes. The map is in very good condition with full margins. Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. He served as..... More

Privately Printed: The Burton Club, 1940. 16 volumes (10 plus 6 Supplemental) with frontispiece plate in each. Tall 8vos, handsomely bound in publisher's black cloth with silver and gold embossed covers and spines; uncut edges, top edge red. Privately printed by The Burton Club, (no date, circa 1940). Volume 1 has spots on the front cover, otherwise a very good(+) set. More

Lille: L. Daniel, 1898. Illustrated with 2 b/w plates. 18pp with text in French. Tall slim 8vo pamphlet, sewn. Lille: Imprimerie L. Daniel 1898. A very good(+) copy with inscription from the author. More

New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1856. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 12 3/4" x 15 1/2". New York: 1856 Beautifully colored map of the Middle East, centered on Arabia and the Gulf. Includes the Mediterranean and Arabian Sea. Pearl banks are noted. Bahrein is named and the Imariyeh mountains are depicted. The Colton family was one the most prolific and successful publishers of maps and atlases in the United States. J.H. Colton (1800-1893) founded his business..... More

London: William Faden, 1803. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 23" x 30". This rare map of Africa by William Faden after De La Rochette from 1803 shows the entirety of the continent. Madagascar is included and a tiny inset map of the Azores upper left. An engraving with hand coloring, it outlines and highlights different regions, kingdoms, and territories. Much of the interior of the continent has tribal notations and there is an interruption in the projection at the equator..... More

Coburg: Caspar Bertschen, 1615. Woodcut, 16 3/8 x 12 inches. Scarce woodcut engraving depicting a horse bit design, published in the very rare 17th century book "Ein Ritterlich und Adelich Kunstbuch: Darinnen von Reiten/Zeumen...", which translates to "A knightly and Aristocratic Art Book: Inside of Riding / Bridles..." More

Coburg: Caspar Bertschen, 1615. Woodcut with hand coloring. 16 3/8 x 12 inches. Beautifully colored woodcut engraving depicting a horse bit design, published in "Ein Ritterlich und Adelich Kunstbuch: Darinnen von Reiten/Zeumen...", which translates to "A knightly and Aristocratic Art Book: Inside of Riding / Bridles..." More

Paris: Compagnie des Libraires, 1697. 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

New York: Knopf, 1976. 160 illustrations in color and 330 black & white photographs, drawings, and maps. 360pp. Wide 4to, green cloth, creased d.w. New York: Knopf, (1976). First American edition. A sunned but still near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Published in association with the American Heritage Publishing Co. Text by Bernard Lewis, Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, Fritz Meier, Charles Pellat, A. Shiloah, A.I. Sabra, Edmund Bosworth, Emilio Garcia Gomex, Roger M. Savory, Norman Itzkowitz, S.A.A...... More

Madrid: Instituto Hispano-Arabe de Cultura, 1975. Hundreds of black & white illustrations. 461 pages of text, 4to, burgundy cloth, slightly scuffed. Madrid: Instituto Hispano-Arabe de Cultura,1975. Near fine. More