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$ 2500.00
Besim, Rüstem (translator). Seyâhatnâme tercümesi; Tercüme-i Rufaa Bey seyâhatnâmesi [The travelogue of Rifa'a Bey]. Cairo: Bulaq Press, 1839.
$ 1800.00
Ibn Khaldūn (1332-1406) Kitāb al-ʻibar wa-dīwān al-mubtada' wa-al-khabar : fī ayyām al-ʻArab wa-al-ʻAjam wa-al-barbar wa-man ʻāṣarahum min dhawī al-ṣulṭān al-akbar : al-Juz' 7. [i.e. The Book of Lessons and the Collection of Beginnings and Endings: Concerning the Days of the Arabs, the Persians, and the Berbers, and those who lived alongside them among the rulers of great power] Part 1 [and all published] Cairo: Bulaq Press, 1858.
$ 1500.00
Ahmed Vâsıf Efendi (1740-1806). Mehâsin ül-âsâr ve hakâyîk ül-ahbar. [i.e. The beauties of relics and the truths of narratives]. Cairo: Bulaq Typ. 1830.
$ 3500.00
İbrahim Hakkı, Erzurumlu (1703–1780). Maʿrifetnâme [i.e. The Book of Gnosis]. Cairo: Bulaq Press, 1841.
$ 2250.00
Album of 87 Gelatin Silver Photographs of Egypt, Including Ancient Temples and Sites (Philae, Medinet-Abou, Dendera, Karnak, Luxor, Edfu, Abydos, Esna), Cairo (Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan, Cairo Citadel, Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Qaytbay Funerary Complex, French Legation), Aswan (Elephantine, Street Market, Quarry), a Malwid Celebration, a Street Demonstration, etc. Ca. 1914.
$ 1750.00
Interesting Album with 48 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Egyptian Government Vehicles (Automobiles, Trucks, Motorcycles), Garages and Mechanical Workshops in the 1920s, Titled: Mechanical Transport. Ministry of Communications. Ca. 1920s.
$ 2750.00
Historically Significant Collection of Two Albums with 77 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of British Royal Air Force Aircraft (Fairey III Ds and Fs, Ninak DH9A, Vickers Victoria), and Bases in Egypt (Abu Sueir and Aboukir), Crashed RAF Planes and Excellent Aerial and Ground Views of Abu Sueir, Ismailia, Lake Timsah, Suez Canal, Port Said, Cairo, Alexandria, the Great Sphinx of Giza during Emile Baraize’s Excavations, Illumination on Alexandria Streets “on the Return of King Fuad from England,” &c. Ca. 1920s.
$ 7500.00
Brugsch, Heinrich Ferdinand Karl/ Brugsch-Pasha (1827-1894). Historically Significant, Extensive Archive of a Famous German Egyptologist, Heinrich Brugsch, with Seven Original Manuscripts, Including “Les Nomes de la Haute-Egypte,” and “Documents Relatifs au Nom des Hébreux,” Two Extensively Annotated Manuscripts with Explanations and Commentaries on Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Manuscript Materials on the Early History of Ancient Egypt, Manuscript “Handbuch fur Allgemeinen Beredungen” (dated “Cairo, v. 27 September 1864”); One Manuscript on Assyrian Cuneiforms; an Offprint of Brugsch’s Article from “Zeitschrift für Stenographie und Orthographie” (1864); an Autograph Letter from an Alexandria Lawyer F. von Dumreicher Regarding the State of Affairs of Brugsch’s Deceased Son (March 1894, with the Original Envelope), a Telegram from Brugsch’s Brother Emile (Cairo, February 1894), Pencil Drawings of the Heliopolis Temple Plan and Dendera Zodiac Bas-Relief, &c. Ca. 1860s-1890s.
$ 7500.00
Historically Significant Archive of Nine Original Autograph Letters to Colonel Charles Nugent and Lt. Charles Watson of the Royal Engineers, Talking about Relations with the Ethiopian Empire and Gordon being Kept “Semi Prisoner” by the Emperor Yohannes IV, Who “Cuts the Lips of Those Who Smoke, <…> Never Smiles or Looks You in the Face,” Suppression of the Rebellion of Slave Traders in Shaka, Plans to Eliminate Slave Trade in Darfur, Gordon’s Attempts to Manage Sudan’s Financial Deficit, a Slave Woman Sneaking into His Tent at Night, Gordon Suffering from “the Plague of Egypt, Boils” and a Scorpion Bite, &c.; One Letter Being Supplemented with Two Original Gordon’s Manuscripts; WITH: an Original Autograph Letter Signed to Col. Nugent by His Friend, Retired Royal Engineers Major-General George Wrottesley (1882). Gordon’s nine ALS: “Massowah,” “Kartoum”, “Edowa, Darfur, en route to Shaka,” “Massawa”, “en route to Suez”, 28 December 1877 - 14 December 1879.
$ 2750.00
Mehmed Hafid Efendi (?-1811). Ed-Dürer ül-müntehabât ül-mensûre fî ıslâh il-galatat il-meşhûre. [i.e., Selected Pearls for Correcting a Famous Error]. Istanbul: Dar ut-Tibaa [Üsküdar Matbaasi], 1806.
$ 2250.00
Historically Significant Collection of Fourteen Original Albumen Photos, Likely Taken by a Professional Russian Photographer in Mashhad, Iran, in the Late 1890s, Showing Imam Reza Holy Shrine before the 1912 Bombardment, Gawhar-Shad Mosque, British Consulate, Iranian Artillery Barracks, Governor’s Palace, Russian & Cossack Forces, etc.; also, with the Photos of “Tehran” and “New Afghan Gate”. Ca. 1890s.
$ 1500.00
Historically Interesting Album with Eighty-Four Original Amateur Photographs Taken by French Soldiers during Their Service in Lebanon and Syria, and Showing Early Views of Iconic Landmarks in Baalbek (Temple of Jupiter, Hajar al-Hibla, Roman Ruins, Roman Temple of Bacchus) and Damascus (Grand Café Moderne, at-Taynabiyya mausoleum, the Umayyad Mosque, Bab Tauma); Baalbek Train Station Scenes with French Police Supervising the Area; Locals and Tourists in Traditional and European Dress Strolling through the Central Souq al-Hamidiyah in Damascus; Aerial Views, Street Scenes, and Residential Architecture. Ca. 1920s.
$ 1250.00
Historically Significant Collection of Nineteen Loose Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Military Actions during WW1, Including Fourteen Views of Palestine and Syria (Official Surrender of Jerusalem, British Troops in the Judean Foothills, Pontoon Bridge over Jordan River at El Ghoraniyeh, Turkish Al Arish Redoubt in Gaza, Arab, Indian and British Troops in Damascus, Mt. Quruntul/Mount of Temptation Occupied by British Troops, &c.); and Five Photos from the Western Front, Showing the Ruins of Ypres, a Destroyed Railway, a Reconnaissance Aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps and a Group Portrait of King George V, French President Raymong Poincare and British and French Military Commanders. Ca. 1917-1918.
$ 1200.00
Anne Jean Marie René Savary, 1st duc de Rovigo (1774 – 1833) Tarih-i Napolyon Bonaparta mütercimi [i.e. Memoirs of the Duke of Rovigo to serve as a contribution to the history of Emperor Napoleon]. Vol 1. [and all published]. Alexandria: Saray el-İskenderiye Matbaasi, 1833.
$ 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.
$ 3500.00
[Connor, John Richard, Colonel, Royal Pakistan Engineers, CBE] (1908-1970). Historically Significant Private Archive of Three Albums with ca. 870 Original Gelatin Silver Photos, Seven Large Loose Photos and Seven Documents, From the Estate of the First Commandant of the Royal Pakistan Engineers, With Interesting Images of the Royal Pakistan Engineer Centres and Traning Facilities in Sialkot and Risalpur, Scenes from Visits and Inspecitons by Government Officials and Military Commanders, Numerous Portraits of Members of Pakistan Engineers’ Athletic Teams, Scenes from Athletic Competitions, “Olympic Games Trials, 1956,” “Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958,” Views of Attock, Tota Khan, Chakdara, Kund, Torbela, Kaghan Valley &c.; The Documents Include Two “Grants” for Connors’ awards of the Order of the British Empire (signed by King George VI and later Queen Elizabeth II), and Two Farewell Addresses from the Training Centre of the Royal Pakistan Engineers in Risalpur. Ca. 1940s – 1960s.
$ 2250.00
Historically Interesting Album with Ninety-Six Original Gelatin Photographs of an Early Cruise from Marseille through the Mediterranean and along the Nile River, Showing Lebanon (Beirut and Sidon), Palestine (Haifa), Syria (Hama and Aleppo), Sudan (the Newly-Established City of Kosti), and Egypt (Luxor); also, with the Photos of Marseille, Pompeii, Izmir, and Istanbul; titled: “En Orient.” Ca. 1900.
$ 2250.00
Maison Garrigues (fl. ca. 1870s-1911); Soler, F. (fl. ca. 1892-1930). Album of 92 Albumen Studio and Amateur Photographs of Tunis and Environs, Including Carthage, La Goulette, Le Bardo; Portraits of Tunisians, etc. Ca. 1890s-1910s.
