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The Sphinx
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The Sphinx

by WILDE Oscar 1854-1900

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Limited Edition
Published
1920
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Hardcover
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London: The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company: John Lane, 1920. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. ALASTAIR [i.e. VOIGT Hans H.] 1887-1969. Superb illustrations! First limited edition, in gilt printed cream buckram, gilt title to spine, light edge finger marking. Internally, half title, frontis, [1], 36… Read more about this item
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Kuwait-Iraq Boundary Dispute in British Archives
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Kuwait-Iraq Boundary Dispute in British Archives

by Al-A'DAMI WMS. Hamdi Dr.

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1st Edition
Published
1993
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Hardcover
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London 90 Chalton Street London NW1: Quick Print, Archives and Research Centre, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition, two volumes in red cloth, gilt printed titles to green cloth on spines. In fine printed dust wrappers. Internally, Vol 1, [2], 7-550 pp. Vol 2, [4], 7-21,… Read more about this item
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The Diary of T.E. Lawrence MCMXI
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The Diary of T.E. Lawrence MCMXI

by LAWRENCE T.E. [Thomas Edward] 1888-1935

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Limited Edition
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Soft cover
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Corvinus Press. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A Fine example in the superb vellum binding. One of 40 copies on Medway paper of a total edition of 203. Quarto. Original limp vellum, lettered in gilt on front cover, 4 silk ties, original slipcase.… Read more about this item
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom a triumph
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom a triumph

by LAWRENCE T. E. (Thomas Edward) 1888-1935

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3rd Edition
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1935
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Hardcover
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London 30 Bedford Square and at Toronto: Jonathan Cape, 1935. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. KENNINGTON. JOHN. ROBERTS. SARGENT. NICHOLSON. LAMB. ROTHENSTEIN. DOBSON. GILL. SPENCER. etc. The Third English Edition, first impression of July, 1935 VG+, in full brown buckram, gilt tooling… Read more about this item
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Secret Despatches from Arabia
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Secret Despatches from Arabia

by LAWRENCE TE (Thomas Edward) 1888-1935

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1939
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Hardcover
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The Golden Cockerel Press, 1939. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. An edition limited to 1000 copies, the most extensive of the Golden Cockerel volumes by Lawrence. In quarter niger over white cloth. Spine with raised bands, gilt titles. Internally, frontis, [2], 5-173 pp, [1], [1], 1… Read more about this item
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Travels in Chaldaea, including a Journey from Bassorah to Bagdad, Hillah and Babylon, performed on foot in 1827. With observations on the sites and remains of Babel, Selencia and Ctesiphon
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London: New Burlington Street: Hebry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1829. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Journey on foot through Arabia. First and only edition. In contemporary half dark blue calf over green marbled boards, some wear, joint cracked. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles, edges worn.… Read more about this item
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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Mecca
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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Mecca

by BURTON Sir Richard F. [Francis] 1821-1890. (BURTON [Lady] Isabel 1831-1896 - editor)

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Published
1893
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Hardcover
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London:: Tylston and Edwards, 1893. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. SEDDAN T. BRANDARD J. etc . The Memorial Edition 1893, VG+ complete Two volumes in the publishers gilt pictorial black cloth, corners rubbed. Spines, gilt titles, edges rubbed. Internally, Vol 1, [11], (xii-xxviii), [2], [2], [1], 2-436 pp, 18… Read more about this item
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Arabian Boundaries New Documents 1962
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Arabian Boundaries New Documents 1962

by SCHOFIELD Richard (editor)

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1st Edition
Published
1993
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Hardcover
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Archive Editions, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. INVALUABLE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE GULF WAR! Fine, 1993, in 2 volumes, green morocco cloth, spines with gilt tooling & titles. Vol 1, half title, [4], (v-xvii), [1], [2], 3-763 pp. Vol 2, half title, [4], 5-732 pp.… Read more about this item
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Travels in Arabia Deserta
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Travels in Arabia Deserta

by DOUGHTY Charles M [Montague] 1843-1926

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1st Edition
Published
1888
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Hardcover
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Cambridge: The University Press: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1888. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The First and Indispensable Work Upon the Arabs of the Desert Two volumes in their gilt pictorial green cloth. Spines, lacquered & re-backed with original back strips preserved,… Read more about this item
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A Pilgrim in Arabia
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A Pilgrim in Arabia

by PHILBY H. StJ. B [Harry St. John Bridger] 1885-1960

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Limited Edition
Published
1943
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Hardcover
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[Rolls Passage, London]: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1943. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A Limited Edition, in quarter niger over cream cloth (by Sangorsky & Sutcliffe), corners brushed. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, [5], 6-191 pp, [1], 1 illustration (portrait), t.e.g., remainder uncut, bookseller label to… Read more about this item
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Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
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Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile

by SPEKE John Hanning 1827-1864

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1st Edition
Published
1863
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Hardcover
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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. GRANT Captain. WILFORD Lieut Francis. First edition, 1863, VG In modern half calf over marbled boards, some blind tooling. Spine, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, [5], (vi-xxxi), [1], [1], 2-658 pp,… Read more about this item
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Shaw-EDE T.E. Lawrence's Letters to H.S. Ede 1927-1935
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Shaw-EDE T.E. Lawrence's Letters to H.S. Ede 1927-1935

by EDE H.S. [Harold Stanley] 1895-1990

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Limited Edition
Published
1942
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Hardcover
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Rolls Passage, London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1942. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A Fine Copy of an important Private Press item First limited edition, in the publishers quarter blue morocco over linen-covered boards, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, spine with raised bands, gilt titles & tooling (by Sangorski… Read more about this item
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Views in Palestine Views in Palestine, from the original drawings of Luigi Mayer, with an historical and descriptive account of the country, and its remarkable places.
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Views in Palestine Views in Palestine, from the original drawings of Luigi Mayer, with an historical and descriptive account of the country, and its remarkable places.

by MAYER Luigi 1753-1803

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1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1804
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Hardcover
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London: Historic Gallery, Pall Mall: R. Bowyer by T. Bensley, 1804. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. MAYER Luigi. MAYER'S RENOWNED VIEWS IN PALESTINE, WITH 24 SPLENDID HAND-COLOURED FOLIO AQUATINTS. First edition, First issue, in calf spine over blue marbled boards, some blind tooling,… Read more about this item
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AEI Arabia Egypt India A Narrative of Travel
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AEI Arabia Egypt India A Narrative of Travel

by BURTON Isabel [Lady] 1831-1896

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1st Edition
Published
1879
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Hardcover
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London and Belfast: William Mullan and Son, 1879. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, complete and in Very Good condition. In the original pictorial gilt silver cloth, bevelled edges, corners rubbed. Re-spined, original laid down, gilt and silver tooling & titles. Internally, half… Read more about this item
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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Mecca
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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Mecca

by BURTON Richard F [Sir] 1821-1890

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1st Edition
Published
1855
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Hardcover
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London:: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, 1855, complete, 18 plates, including maps, plans, coloured & tinted lithographs. Three octavo volumes, in modern half red morocco over red marbled boards, some blind tooling. Spines, raised bands, gilt tooling,… Read more about this item
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Catalogue of an exhibition of paintings, pastels, drawings and woodcuts illustrating Col. T.E. Lawrence's book SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM
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Catalogue of an exhibition of paintings, pastels, drawings and woodcuts illustrating Col. T.E. Lawrence's book SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM

by BROWN Ernest & PHILLIPS

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1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1927
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Soft cover
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Reynolds Room The Leicester Galleries Leicester Square, London: Ernest Brown & Phillips, 1927. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. Printed grey soft card covers, adverts to end pages, [6], 7-26, [2] adverts, 2 photographic plates (Kennington's bust of Lawrence & John's portrait of King Faisal), book label tipped to… Read more about this item
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A Collection of Books by T.E. Lawrence together with a selection of other rare modern books Catalogue 1018
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A Collection of Books by T.E. Lawrence together with a selection of other rare modern books Catalogue 1018

by Blackwell's

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Published
1975
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Soft cover
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Broad Street, Oxford: B.H. Blackwelll Ltd, 1975. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In gilt printed paper. Internally, adverts to fep, [1], 4-28 pp, some items highlighted in green inkl, a total of 144 entries. REDUCED
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The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, Egypt & Nubia. From Drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, R.A. With historical Descriptions by the Revd. George Croly. L.L.D. Lithographed by Louis Haghe.
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The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, Egypt & Nubia. From Drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, R.A. With historical Descriptions by the Revd. George Croly. L.L.D. Lithographed by Louis Haghe.

by ROBERTS David 1796-1864. CROLY The Rev. George 1780-1860

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1st Edition
Published
1842
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Hardcover
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London, 20 Thread Needle Street.: Francis Graham Moon, 1842. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +. 64mo - up to 3" tall. ROBERTS DAVID. HAGHE Louis 1806-1885. Often considered as the finest illustrated work on the Near East! 6 Volumes bound as 3s, 1st eds, 1842-43-49. Complete, 1 map, + 124 hand coloured tinted lithographs. … Read more about this item
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Travels Through Europe, Asia, and into Part of Africa;
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Travels Through Europe, Asia, and into Part of Africa;

by MOTRAYE A. De La [Aubry] 1674?-1743.

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1st Edition
Published
1723
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Hardcover
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Oxford, the Theater: A. De La Motraye, 1723. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. BARTOLI E. HOGARTH Wm. SMITH R. 3 Vols, 1st eds, 1723, 1723, 1732, VG+, 50 pls, 7 maps, 20 small woodcuts. In uniform, contemporary worn full speckled calf, gilt edge tooling, tips repaired.… Read more about this item
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The Stealing of the Mare.....
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The Stealing of the Mare.....

by GREGYNOG-Special

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Limited Edition
Published
1930
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Full-Leather
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Newtown, Montgomeryshire: Gregynog Press, 1930. Limited Edition . Full-Leather. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. MAYNARD RA. The Celebrated Romance of the Stealing of the Mare. Translated from the Original Arabic by Lady Anne Blunt and done into verse by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. A cycle of tales from the celebrated medieval Islamic Romance of Salame… Read more about this item
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