Lot 137
  • 137

OPPENHEIMER, VOM MITTELMEER ZUM PERSISCHEN GOLF DURCH DEN HAURAN, DIE SYRISCHE WUSTE UND MESOPOTAMIEN,1899-1900

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Vom Mittelmeer zum Persischen Golf durch den Hauran, die Syrische Wuste und Mesopotamien. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen), 1899-1900
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo (235 x 160mm.), half-titles, photographic and other plates and illustrations, maps (including 4 folding in pockets at end), original cloth gilt, volume 1 recased with new endpapers, slightly rubbed

Provenance

Zeller, ink stamps in volume 2; Biblioteka Główna, ink stamp on title in volume 1

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

A fascinating account of Oppenheimer's great journey to the Orient, which began in 1893. He moved to Beirut, Damascus, Palmyra, Dayr al-Zor, Nissibin Mosul and finally on to Baghdad, Muscat, Aden, Zanzibar and Usambara (area in the former German East Africa). In 1899 Oppenheim set off on the route planning of the Baghdad Railway to a seven-month Orient journey from Cairo, which brought him from Damascus via Homs, Aleppo and Urfa to Khabur. The journey became the high point of his life as an explorer, because on this journey he discovered the Aramaic-Assyrian residence Tell Halaf, which brought him fame among amateur archaeologists.