Middle East to include Narrative of a Residence in Koordista...

Middle East to include Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, Claudius James Rich, edited by his widow, pub. James Duncan, 1836. Two volumes octavo. Half-leather, Marbled paper-covered boards, rubbed. Pale tidemark to the foot of most pages, but not too strong, some age-toning to the pages, but withal, a sturdy and not unpleasing copy of this very scarce title. With; Asiatic Researches, pub. London 1809. Octavo. 469 pp. Plates and folding tables all present though one or two misbound a few papges away from where they should be. Full poliched calf, rubbed, front board detached. Some toning to the pages, dustiness. With; Cairo, Petra and Damascus, John G. Kinnear, pub. John Murray, 1841. Octavo. 348 pp. Rebound in plain black, buckram, paper label to spine. Occasional spot of foxing. With: Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates, Lady Anne Blunt, pub. Frank Cass, 1968. Two volumes octavo. Good condition. With; Westward to Mecca, by Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah, pub. H.F. & G. Witherby. 1928. Large octavo. 224 pp. Green cloth, couple of tears to the edges of the spine cloth. Library number at foot and the name of the library, the Guille-Alles Library, Guernsey inked on the front board. All the plates are present though some are loose and others attached at the spine with conservation tape, as are a few pages. With;The Farden of Eden and its Restoration, by Sir William Willcocks, offprint from 'The Geographical Journal' 'with the author's compliments' written to the front cover. Folding map at rear. Soft, central crease, dustiness to the covers, chipped at the top edge on the rear cover. With; a number of other titles, Middle East.

Estimate:£100

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