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San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1987. Book. Illus. by Superb color Photos By Wolman. Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. Oblong 4 to. Oblong folio, fine black cloth with blind stamped title on front and spien. Dustjacket near fine. slight bending at the edges, NOT price clipped. Inside, as new. A fine collection of photos of Israel, both landscapes of desert and cultvated lands, and of cities and holy places. Recommended for its evocation of this land, and for its superb photography..
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Above the Holy Land, Israel from the Air
by Wolman, Baron
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Beyond the Promised Land
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. subtitled, "Jews and Arabs on the Hard Road to a New Israel. Original cloth spine with black boards, a bright title in gilt on the spine, and no edge wear. Inside very clean and tight with no prior owner marks. Boldly signed by Frankel, who was the Washington Post bureau chief in Israel, on the title page. Still a very good read. .
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Choice of Illustrations from Y.Aviel's Collection of the Holy Land
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Tel Aviv Aviel 1984. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original stiff wrappers, fine. Illustrated by 72 plates, most in color. 1st edition. 72 plus maps, books and illustrations described from a fine Jerusalem collection, this may have served as an auction catalogue in July 1984. In any case, an excellent reference..
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Dark Hope, Working for Peace in Israel and Palestine
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Chicago: Univ Chicago Press, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Must reading if you have any hope at all for a Middle East Peace. This copy is "as new"..
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East of the Jordan, a Record of Travel and Observation in the Countries of Moab Gilead and Bashan during 1875-1877
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New York : Scribner's, 1883. Book. Illus. by folding map of Palestine, Jordan and southern Syria at the back. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very good decorated cloth with bright gilt and brick red designs on front and spine. Slight soiling & some edgewear. With professional repairs to the spine ends. Author was a distinguished American archaeologist who did early excavations in Jordan. He became U.S. Consul in Jerusalem 1882-1907. Illustrated by folding map & engravings. Now protected in a clear, mylar sleeve. .
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Gaza, a Year in the Intifafa
by Emerson, Gloria
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New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1991. Book. Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Subtitled, "A personal account from an Occupied Land". The year was 1989, and many of the insights remain pertinent to today's problems. Pages xxii, 244. A fine copy, with no flaws inside or out, no prior owner marks, and no flaws to the dustjacket..
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Kill Khalid
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New York and London: The New Press, 2009. Book. Illus. by Photos. Near Fine. Cloth. First Printing. 8 Vo. "The failed Mossad assassination of Khalid Mishal and the rise of Hamas". The author is an Australian journalist who understands the Middle East and writes well. Recommended. Pages 477 with chapter notes and index..
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The Land of Israel; a Journal of Travels in Palestine
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London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1876. Book. Illus. by Chromolithograph Frontispiece & 3 Others, 2 Folding Maps, and Profuse Woodcuts. Near Fine. Full-Leather. Stated Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Near fine, recent black calf binding, with green labels and raised bands on the spine and fresh gilt titles. Nice marbled endpapers in black and beige. All edges gilt. Pages xx, 651 with index. Inside, very clean and tight. Tristram also spends some time on the eastern side of the Jordan, including at Petra. Maps and plates are complete, as called for. .
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Living Waters - Myth, History and Politics of the Dead Sea
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NY Continuum 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket. Foreword by Noel Perrin. Illustrated by maps and evocative illustrations. .
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Martyrs' Crossing
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. Book. Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8 Vo. An excellent novel of the Arab-Israeli tensions and fears, by the Jerusalem correspondent for the New Yorker, 1995-97. An unblemished copy, NOT a remainder, no edgewear, as new inside and out, no prior owner signatures. .
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Meine Egypten und Palestina Fahrt, (My Egypt and Palestine Trip) 1934 photo album & Journal
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Germany: self published, 1934. Book. Illus. by 207 mounted photos, about 1/3 postcards, plus a route map in color . Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A thick photo album 32 cm (12 1/2 inches) tall in brown cloth with a gilt title on the spine. Solid hinges, only a hint of edge wear. The ship was the Monte Rosa, departing Genoa - to Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Baalbek, Rhodes, Corfu and ending in Venice. This German tourist records what he saw, delays and inconveniences, and what he liked in 67 pages of typed German manuscript, interspersed with the black/white photos. This voyage would undoubtedly have been part of Hitler's Traumschiffe, "Die Kraft durch Freude KDF (Strength Through Joy. It was the world's largest tourist operation from 1934 to 193, part of the German Labor Front..The ship was only two years old, one class, and 700 passengers. .
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Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea
by Lynch, W.F., USN
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Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard , 1849. Book. Illus. by 28 wood engraved plates and 2 Folding Maps. Very Good. 3/4 Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Contemporary 3/4 brown calf, elaborate gilt spine panels and raised bands. Attractive and fresh marbled page edges, with matching boards and endpapers. A bit of wear at the edges, and crown slightly chipped. An handsome copy of the U.S. Navy's first foray into the Holy Land, over which young Lynch and his men hauled their boats with camels to the Sea of Galilee, then down the River Jordon to the Dead Sea. er. This copy has repairs on the verso of the map folds, and a few small chips at the edges. The expedition also visited Smyrna and Constantinople. Blackmer 1043 The official report of this Naval adventure was published in 1852. .
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Palestine Exploration Fund Reports, 2 volumes
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London: Palestine Exploration Society, 1873. Book. Illus. by Maps and Plates, Some Folding. Near Fine. Three-Quarter Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Twenty quarterly reports of the Society, which was dedicated to scientifically explore the places and events of the Bible - April and July 1873, all four in 1874 and 1875, Jan July and Oct 1876, Jan 1877, July & Oct 1888, Jan April & July 1979, and July 1880. Bound in 2 volumes of 3/4 calf, with recent professional hinge repair. Marbled boards and endpapers matching the marbled page edges. Fresh, attractive 2 volume set. Very interesting archaeological discoveries. Later editions of this Journal were larger (4 to), but in these early years of publication they were all 8 vo..
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Picturesque Scenery in the Holy Land and Syria, delineated during the campaigns of 1799 and 1800
by Spilsbury, F. B. (Surgeon on HMS Le Tigre )
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London: Printed for G.S. Tregear, 1823. Book. Illus. by 18 full page, hand-colored engravings. Near Fine. Full-Leather. 3rd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The author was the surgeon of HMS Le Tigre and has produced lovely sketches of people and ports along the Palestine and Lebanese coasts. It was first produced in a folio version. Contemporary full morocco binding with a gilt scroll along the edges of both boards. Raised bands and elaborate gilt decoration on the spine. Gilt dentilles on the inside edges of both boards. Slight professional repairs to the spine ends and corners. All edges gilt. PAGES AND PLATES ARE CLEAN WITH NO FOXING OR BROWNING. THRE IS SLIGHT OFFSETTING FROM THE PLATES. W.Spark drew and engraved the plates from original sketches by Spilsbury. Blackmer 1585, Abbey Travel 381, Atabey 1168 (1803 first edition).
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The Process - 1,100 Days That Changed the Middle East
by Savir, Uri
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New York: Random House, 1998. Book. Illus. by 3 Maps, 8 Pages of Photos. As New. Cloth. Stated First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An important book detailing the secret negotiations in Oslo between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Alas, these achievements toward a peace process were overturned by the Sharon government. The dust jacket is protected in a clear, mylar sleeve..
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Syrian Stone-Lore; or the Monumental History of Palestine
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London Richard Bentley 1886. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original blue gilt decorated cloth, bit of spotting, and internal hinge paper is cracked. But a very clean, solid copy. A fine history of Syria and Palestine published for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Conder's approach was to ignore Hebrew literature, basing his archaeological history on the evidence only of uncovered monuments and inscriptions, etc. Illustrated by 29 illustrations, 3 folding maps. first edition..
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Tent Work in Palestine - 2 Volumes
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London Richard Bentley & Son 1879. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. very good pictorial cloth, black letters with gilt figures. by Palestine Exploration Fund. Both volumes solid, and clean inside. Rebacked with new endpapers. Illustrated profusely by J Whymper. Conder arrived in Palestine the summer of 1872 to command the Survey of Western Palestine. He returned to England in Sept 1875 with a mass of notes, surveys and observations. He had completed 4700 square miles. This is his personal history of the work. This is labelled a "new edition" one year after the first edition. .
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Travels in Egypt, Nubia, Holy Land, Mount Libanon, and Cyprus in the Year 1814
by Light, Henry (Captin of the Royal Artillery)
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London: Printed for Rodwell and Martin , 1818. Book. Illus. by 20 plates, 1 folding, and one a route map in Egypt. Near Fine. 3/4 Leather. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New leather spine and corners with raised bands on the spine and bright gilt title and author. Original marbled boards, and also endpapers. Also marbled page edges. No prior owner marks, no foxing or stains to the pages, minor spotting to the plates. An exceptional copy of a RARE Middle -East travel journal. At the end, Greek inscriptions ffound in Nubia, with several pages of explanations. .
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Travels in Palestine, Through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead, East of the River Jordan: Including a Visit to the Cities of Geraza and Gamala, in the Decapolis, 2 volumes
by Buckingham, James Silk (1786 - 1855)
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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1821. Book. Illus. by Frontispiece of Author, Folding Map, 27 Vignettes and 7 Full-page Plates. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8 Vo. Buckingham was a keen observer of Palestine, including the raw and untraveled portion East of the Jordan River, now the nation of Jordan. Original red cloth on both volumes, rebacked and the original spines with labels laid down, nicely executed so both volumes are clean and tight. First edition was published in 1821 by this same publisher; this edition followed the next year. It has the same illustrations and folding map as the first edition. Roehricht 1650. Pages xxxviii, (2), 402 and iv, 474, 2 pages publisher ads. The so-called vignettes are full page woodcuts, all in nice condition..
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Where the Jordan Flows
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Washington DC: Middle East Institute, 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8 Vo. very good/no dj. bibliography. Illustrated by 16 pp photos, 2 endpaper maps. 1st edition. Still a good read, and a bargain because it is lacking the dust jacket..
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