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Arabia and the Persian Gulf.
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Description
- A collection of 26 volumes, including:
- paper
Niebuhr, C. Travels in Arabia. Edinburgh, 1792, 2 vol., first edition in English, 8vo, half-titles, errata leaf vol.1, 3 folding engraved maps, 10 plates, contemporary tree calf, spines slightly worn
Valentia, George, Viscount. Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt. 1809, 3 vol., first edition, 4to, half-titles, 72 engraved plates and maps, contemporary diced russia gilt, plates dampstained, binding rebacked, 2 corners worn
Philby, H.St.J.B. The Background of Islam, being a sketch of Arabian history in pre-Islamic times. Alexandria, 1947, 8vo, limited to 500 copies, signed by the author, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket (slightly torn); Ibid. The Empty Quarter. 1933, 8vo, plates, folding maps, original cloth, both first editions
Thomas, Bertram. Alarms and Excursions in Arabia. 1931, 8vo, plates and maps, original cloth, spine slightly faded; Ibid. Arabia Felix. 1932, 8vo, folding map, plates, original cloth, both first editions
and 17 others, including vol.2 (only) of Miles' The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf (list available from the Book Department or online at www.sothebys.com)
Valentia, George, Viscount. Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt. 1809, 3 vol., first edition, 4to, half-titles, 72 engraved plates and maps, contemporary diced russia gilt, plates dampstained, binding rebacked, 2 corners worn
Philby, H.St.J.B. The Background of Islam, being a sketch of Arabian history in pre-Islamic times. Alexandria, 1947, 8vo, limited to 500 copies, signed by the author, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket (slightly torn); Ibid. The Empty Quarter. 1933, 8vo, plates, folding maps, original cloth, both first editions
Thomas, Bertram. Alarms and Excursions in Arabia. 1931, 8vo, plates and maps, original cloth, spine slightly faded; Ibid. Arabia Felix. 1932, 8vo, folding map, plates, original cloth, both first editions
and 17 others, including vol.2 (only) of Miles' The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf (list available from the Book Department or online at www.sothebys.com)
Catalogue Note
The other books in this lot are as follows:
Philby, H.St.J.B. The Land of Midian, 1957, dust-jacket
Philby, H.St.J.B. The Empty Quarter, 1933, ex-library copy
Philby, H.St.J.B. Forty Years in the Wilderness, 1957
Philby, H.St.J.B. Arabian Oil Adventures, 1964
Philby, H.St.J.B. The Queen of Sheba, 1981
Miles, S.B. The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf, 1919, vol.2 only
Parkinson, J.C. The Ocean Telegraph to India, 1870
Desvergers, N. L'univers... Arabia, [1847], imperfect
Palgrave, W.G. Personal Narrative of a year's journey through Central and Eastern Arabia... new edition, in one volume, 1868
Palgrave, W.G. Narrative of a year's journey through Central and Eastern Arabia... second edition, 1865, vol.2 only
Lawrence, T.E. Seven Pillars of Wisdom, 1935
Burton, R.F. Selected Papers on Anthropology, Travel & Exploration, edited by N.M. Penzer, 1924
Thomas, B. The Arabs, 1937
Ingrams, H. Arabia and the Isles, 1942
Bidwell, R. Travellers in Arabia, ?1994
Hourani, A. A History of the Arab Peoples, 1991
Serjeant, R.B. South Arabian Hunt, 1976
These additional books are sold not subject to return
Philby, H.St.J.B. The Land of Midian, 1957, dust-jacket
Philby, H.St.J.B. The Empty Quarter, 1933, ex-library copy
Philby, H.St.J.B. Forty Years in the Wilderness, 1957
Philby, H.St.J.B. Arabian Oil Adventures, 1964
Philby, H.St.J.B. The Queen of Sheba, 1981
Miles, S.B. The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf, 1919, vol.2 only
Parkinson, J.C. The Ocean Telegraph to India, 1870
Desvergers, N. L'univers... Arabia, [1847], imperfect
Palgrave, W.G. Personal Narrative of a year's journey through Central and Eastern Arabia... new edition, in one volume, 1868
Palgrave, W.G. Narrative of a year's journey through Central and Eastern Arabia... second edition, 1865, vol.2 only
Lawrence, T.E. Seven Pillars of Wisdom, 1935
Burton, R.F. Selected Papers on Anthropology, Travel & Exploration, edited by N.M. Penzer, 1924
Thomas, B. The Arabs, 1937
Ingrams, H. Arabia and the Isles, 1942
Bidwell, R. Travellers in Arabia, ?1994
Hourani, A. A History of the Arab Peoples, 1991
Serjeant, R.B. South Arabian Hunt, 1976
These additional books are sold not subject to return