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Dicker, F.H. (Bert). Original Watercolour, Captioned: A Shopping Scene on the Tigris. 1919.
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Gurgani, Mirsayyidsharif. Ta’likat Mir Sayyid Sharif fi sharh-e shamsiya [Commentaries of Mir Sayyid Sharif in Shamsiya Explanation]. Tehran (?)., n.d. Commentaries added in 1283 H. [1866].
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$ 2250.00
[Pazukhin, Boris Andreievich] (d. 1679) & [Pazukhin, Semen Ivanovich]. Nakaz Borisu Andreievichu i Semenu Ivanovichu Pazukhinym na Posolstvo v Bukharu, Baklh i Urgench, dlia Vykupa Russkikh Plennykh, s Prilozheniem k Nakazu Stateinogo Spiska o Sovershenii Pazukhinymi Posolstva. 1669-1673. Izdano pod Redaktsiei Chlena Arkheograficheskoi Kommissii Askalona Truvorova [Instruction to Boris Andreievich and Semen Ivanovich Pazukhin for their Embassy to Bukhara, Balkh and Urgench for the Ransom of Russian Captives, with the Addition of the Report of Pazukhins’ Embassy. 1669-1673. Published under the Supervision of a Member of the Archaeographic Commission Askalon Truvorov]. Saint Petersburg: Typ. of V.S. Balashev, 1894.
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Bonfils, Felix (1831-1885), Dumas, Tancrède (1830-1905); Berggren, Guillaume (1835-1920). Album with 39 Original Albumen Studio Photos, Including 26 Images of Baalbek and Beirut in Lebanon; the Rest of the Photos Shows Damascus, Jerusalem, and Istanbul. Ca. 1880s-1890s.
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Historically Important Album with 290 Original Photographs from an Early Mediterranean Cruise, Showing Urban Scenes, Iconic Landmarks, and Portraits of Locals from Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Bethany, Jaffa, Beirut, Baalbek, and Damascus; also, with the Photos of Malaga, Chorro, Grenade, Alicante, Elche, Valencia, Barcelona, St. Malo, St. Servan, Melun, La Chambre, Luce, Famagusta, Rhodes, and Athens. Ca. 1905-1906.
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$ 2250.00
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Attractive Collection of 55 Loose Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Syria and Lebanon, Including Interesting Aerial Views of Damascus, Tartus, Beirut, Tripoli, Sidon, Riyak, Baalbec, Palmyra, Valleys of Barada and Oronte Rivers, as well as Classical Images of Damascus, Aleppo, Tartus, El Mina, source of the Oronte River, Norias of Hama Water Wheela, Ruins of Tetraporticus and Temple of Bacchus in Latakia, Palmyra, Beirut, Beiteddine Palace, Tripoli, Hasbaya, Ruins of Byblos (Jebeil), Pyramid of Hermel (Beqaa Valley), Medieval and Crusader Castles (Masyaf Castle, Marqab/Margat, Krak des Chevaliers Fortress, Beaufort Castle), &c. Ca. 1920s.
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[Bartet, Albéric Joseph Alfred Louis] (1871-1968); Maison Bonfils (1867-1909); English Photo Co. & others. Historically Significant Album with over 280 Original Studio and Amateur Photos and Collotypes, Over 60 Printed Postcards, Magazine and Book Clippings and Ephemera, Documenting A. Bartet’s Service as a Naval Doctor on board the French Cruiser “Pothuau” in the Mediterranean in 1901-1902 and Showing Negotiations with the Moroccan Ambassador Si Abdel Kerim ben Sliman, Capture and Occupation of Turkish Customs House in Mytilene (Lesbos Island), French Naval Ships, “Pothuau” Officers, Views, Scenes and Portraits from Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Greece, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, &c.; The Album is Titled:] Souvenir du Levant; Le Conflit Franco-Turc, Envoi de la division du Contre-amiral Caillard à Mithylène, Occupation de la Douane Séjour à Syra (Cyclades), November 1901; Vingt-quatre Heures a Tanger avec une division navale Russe, 10 Avril 1902. Ca. 1880s-1890s, 1901-1902.
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$ 425.00
Lyon, After, Captain George Francis (1795-1832). Original Unsigned Watercolour Showing a "Tuarick of Ghraat" and "Negresses of the Soudan," Combined from two Illustrations in Lyon's "A Narrative of Travels in Northern Africa," Titled in Brown ink: Lyon's Travels in Africa. After 1821.
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Album with Thirty-Seven Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of an Early Cruise from New York to the Mediterranean, Showing the Holy Land (Jerusalem, Tiberias, Nazareth), Egypt (Cairo, Giza), Algiere (Algiers), Greece (Athens), Portugal (Lisbon), Spain (Seville), Italy (Venice, Rome), Gibraltar, and Monte Carlo; titled: Photographs. 1926.
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McCrackan, Rev. John Henry (1856-1906); [Rondthaler, Rev. Edward, Bishop] (1842-1931). Historically Significant Journal with 59 Original Albumen Snapshot Photographs, Nine Printed Postcards, and Over a Dozen Specimens of Dried Flowers and Plants, Illustrating a Travel of an American Episcopal Clergyman John McCrackan and a Moravian Pastor from North Carolina Edward Rondthaler around Palestine in April – May 1889.
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Estcourt, James Bucknall (1802-1855). Seven Watercolour and Ink Drawings of the Euphrates Valley and the Environs of Baghdad After Plates from J. Buckingham’s “Travels in Mesopotamia” and R. Mignan’s “Travels in Chaldaea”. 1828-1830.
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Ferâizcizâde, Mehmed Sa'it Efendi (d. 1835). Tarih-i Gülşen-i Maarif [The History of Knowledge]. Istanbul: Dar üt-Tıbaat ül-Amire [Court Typ.], 1252 H. [1836].
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Salname-i Nezaret-i Hariciye[A Yearbook of the Ottoman Foreign Ministry]. Constantinople [Istanbul]: Imp. Eb-uz-zia, 1302 H [1884].
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$ 525.00
Westermarck, Edward Alexander (1862-1939). Two Autograph Letters Signed‚ Discussing Publication of a Chapter from his Latest Book, Apparently, “The Origin and Development of Moral Ideas” (London, 1906-1908, 2 vols.), and Mentioning His Recent Return from Morocco. Two letters: London‚ 10 October 1908; Helsingfors‚ 26 April 1909.
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Collection of Two Albums with 79 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Casablanca During French Occupation After the Bombardment of Casablanca (1907). Ca. 1907-1908.
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Album of 107 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing French Military Activity (Camps, Camp Raids, etc. in Casablanca; French Soldiers and Officers in “Dar el Baroud”), the Bombardment of Casablanca (Preparations, Aftermath), a “Nzaha” in “Dar el Baroud,” Moroccan Sultan Abd al-Aziz in Rabat. Ca. 1907-1908.
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Cosme, Robert. Album of ca. 228 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of a French Naval Officer’s Service Aboard the French Cruisers Galiée and Desaix During the First Year of the French Conquest of Morocco, Showing the Bombardment of Casablanca, Combat Exercises, French Officers and Sailors, Sultan Abdelaziz of Morocco, the Harem of the Pasha of Mogador Bel-Ghazi, and Moroccan Cities (Tanger, Mazaghan, Mogador, Saffi), etc., Titled: Campagne du Maroc. Ca. 1907-1908.
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روزنامه [i.e. Calendar]. [Bosnia], [1906 or late XIXth century].
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Wyld, J[ames] (1790-1836). European Dominions of the Ottomans or Turkey in Europe [Folding Map]. London: J. Wyld, 1824.
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$ 2250.00
Historically Significant Album with 96 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the Troops’ Movements and Maneuvres in the Western Provinces of British India – mostly, in Punjab and Sind (Modern-Day Pakistan), Showing Military Camps, Officers and Soldiers, a Military Train of the North Western Railway, Sialkot (British Cantonment, Clock Tower, Holy Trinity Cathedral, St. James Catholic Church, 0-Mile Monument), Kotri Bridge, Kamoke Railway Station, &c. Ca. 1920s.
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[Faulkner, Farr. G.J.?] Album with 189 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars’ Military Service on the North West Frontier, Showing Group Portraits of the Regiment’s Officers, Military Marches and Reviews, Cantonments, Khyber Pass, Landi Kotal, Peshawar, Lahore, Attock, Aerial Views of the Himalayas, Nowshera, Jamrud and Attock Forts, Taj Mahal, Delhi, Gilgit Landing Ground, Takht-i-Bahi Ruins near Mardan, Destruction after the 1935 Quetta Earthquake, Robert Baden-Powell in Risalpur. Ca. 1920s-1930s.
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Unsigned Watercolour View of the Rohtas Fort, Punjab, Pakistan, Titled on Verso: Fort of Rhotas, Punjab. Ca. 1870.
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Holmes, Randolph Bezzant (1888-1973). Collection of Twenty-One Loose Gelatin Silver Photos of the Operations of British Indian Army during the Waziristan Campaign of 1919-1920, and Showing British Camp in Sorarogha, Military Engineering Works and Roads in Barari Tangi, Hazara Cliff, Zawa Kili Tangi, Hurley’s Corner, Marobi, Piazha Algal River, Bangilawa Tower, Portraits of British Military Commanders, Local Chiefs, Scenes with British Troops Firing Cannons, Taking Part in a Review, &c. Ca. 1919-early 1920s.
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Album with Fifty Original Gelatin Photographs of a British Merchant Ship’s Early Cruise through the Black Sea & the Mediterranean, Showing Constantinople (Istanbul), Odessa, Pompei, Venice, Bagnara, Livorno, Petras, Nice, Santander, Henaine, Bona; also, with the Photos of Arkhangelsk, Dartmouth, Hull, etc. Ca. 1900s.
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Castéra, Jean Henri (1749-1838) & Argyropolous Iakovos [transl.] (1776-1850). İcmal-i eva'il-i ahval-i devlet-i Rusiya [or] Katerina Tarihi [General Overview of the History of the Russian Empire [or] The History of Catherine]. Cairo: Bulaq Typ., 1246 H. [1830].
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