Palestine / Israel Books

Jerusalem: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1968. Quotations of hatred for Israel in Arab school texts, designed to illustrate that all Arabs are the enemy. It predates the Begin - Sadat negotiation, and the increasing pressure for a "land for peace" solution with the Palestinians. Pages 32, with lots of illustrations. Nice copy, with no wear inside or out. . First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. Illus. by Cartoons and Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Boston Houghton Mifflin 1931.. Very good / no dustjackets. Slight fading to the spines, clean & tight inside. Two copies of the same Palestine map are in the pocket. Illustrated by 28 photos. Pages xviii, 361 and x, 436. A definitive, two volume work on Palestine between WW One and WW Two. first edition.. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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NY Chicago San Francisco Holt,Rinehart & Winston 1972., 1972. An excellent guide for the traveler to Israel, with a map of antiquity sites and museums, appendix one listing details of those sites. llustrated by 196 in color & black & white. This is a perfect copy with fine binding, and fine dustjacket, unblemished by any prior owner marks. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Tel Aviv Aviel 1984.. 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. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Dunn Loring, Va: T.N.Dupuy Associates, 1979. Clean and tight copy, with no foxing or stains. No prior owner marks. Pages x, 239. A thorough introduction by Trevor N. Dupuy. The authors were all Egyptian Army officers, so they have an obvious bias. Dupuy has helpfully edited their contributions. . First U.S.. Quality Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by 6 BATTLE MAPS. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Bath Binns and Goodwin (1845).. Very good original blindstamped red cloth, gilt on cover & spine,all edges gilt. This is quite a scarce book. Illustrated by 2 folding maps, 19 plates. first edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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London Harvill Press 1954.. Baratz was the father of Degania, a kibbutz just west of the Jordan river, arriving in Palestine in 1906. Illustrated by 16 pp kibbutz photos. Pages vii, 176. 1st edition. This is a classic account of early 20th Century Jewish return and success in Palestine. . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1862. Full contemporary calf binding with darkened triple lines and corner emblems on the boards, raised bands and gilt panel emblems on the spine. Dark brown title label with bright gilt letters. Front hinge has been professionally repaired, very slight edgewear, remarkably clean and tight for its 150 plus years. All edges gilt. Profusely illustrated with steel engravings and two folding maps are fine. Pages iv, 218 with index. Inside, clean and tight with marbled endpapers, and scattered, light foxing. . Stated 5th Edition. Illus. by 2 Folding Maps, 24 Full Page Plates, All But 2 Steel Engravings, Plus Folding Frontispiece of Jerusalem and Numerous Text Illustrations. 8 Vo. (more information)

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Philadelphia Jewish Publ. Society America 1970.. VG blue cloth/ dj VG- with edgewear & 2 chips from corners. Four page bibliography, and a glossary. A moving book by a member of the Palmakh. first edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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London Routledge & Kegan 1965.. The initial period of Israeli sovereignty, from 1948 to the ill-advised invasion of the Suez by the French/British/ Israeli alliance. The perspective is pro-Israeli, and very interesting in light of the half century that we have seen since. Very good/ dustjacket is good only, with some edgewear. Illustrated by 6 maps. 1st edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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NY W.W. Norton 1989.. 1st,stated US. A superb insight into Lawrence and the Middle East via his letters and the editor's commentaries. Pages xxxii, 568 with index, select bibliography and two small maps. A fine copy, as new, with just the slightest edgewear on the dustjacket. Inside, clean and tight with no prior owner marks. . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8 Vo. (more information)

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New York: G.P. Putnam, 1981. The famous or infamous Irgun attack on the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, July 1946. Led by the future Prime Minister Menahem Begin, it killed 17 jews, as well as Arabs and British Army personnel. Pages 304. Near fine brown covers with bright gilt title on unfaded spine. But a remainder mark on the top edge, thus a bargain. Inside, as new. Dustjacket also near fine with a hint of wear at the corners.. First U.S.. Illus. by Hotel Layout Endpapers, Map and 8 Pages of Photos. 8 Vo. (more information)

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London: Richard Bentley & Son , 1878. Handsome set, by the Palestine Exploration Fund, which was digging in the Holy Land to confirm Biblical truths. Bright gilt surveyor under umbrella on both front boards, and bright gilt titles on the spines. Slight edgewear. Pages 352, 381. Very clean inside with few prelim pages having slightest foxing. Conder was an important member of the detailed work surveying the Holy Land. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. Illus. by J. Whymper Profuse Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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NY Simon & Schuster 1947.. very good/ dj wear at edges & slt tears. by a colleague of Wendell Wilkie, appointed by Truman on Committee of Inquiry of Palestine. Illustrated by frontsp map. 1st edition. Good book on the origins of Israel. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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NY Harper & Bros 1864.. Very good original brown blindstamped cloth, some wear & soiling. Pages viii, 350. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. Clean and tight inside, with no prior owner marks. The "Syria" referred to is a broad term for the Levant. The book starts in Cairo, crosses the Sinai to Jerusalem, and makes its way to Damascus by page 291. Writing a bit stiff and romantic by our standards, but still a travel journal of the mid-19th Century by an American well known literary figure. Smith, American Travellers Abroad C 143. No illustrations or maps, nor did the 1852 first edition have any. . Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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London A & C Black 1924.. This is an historical sketch from the earliest times, of the most fascinating city - in my view - in the world. It does not compare with modern scholarship, such as Karen Armstrong's Jerusalem. But it is beautifully illustrated with 24 full page black/white plates, and a map. And it is a nice read. 1st edition.. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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NY McGraw Hill 1967.. By the daughter of Moshe Dayan. The author saw combat in the 1967 war and this is her account. Illustrated by 12 p photos, 5 battle maps. 1st US edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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NY Gallery Books 1986.. Fine original black cloth /find dustjacket. Clean and tight inside. photog by Marcello Bertinetti. Illustrated by profuse photos, some color. first edition.. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. (more information)

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London Chapman & Hall 1865.. Near fine original blue cloth with blindstamped boards, and fresh gilt titles on the spines.Remarkably clean & tight inside. This fine set professionally restored with new endpapers. Illustrated by frontispieces and 12 text illustrations. first edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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NYC Harper & Bros, 1845. Good, old brown blindstamped cloth, gilt title on spine , some foxing throughout. This volume is about 1/2 on Jerusalem & vicinity, & stands on its own. Illustrated by 21 text ill,3 engravings, and 3 folding maps. . First Edition. Illus. by Folding Map, 2 Page Jerusalem Map, Folding Map of Petra. 8 Vo. (more information)

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NYC Random House 1983.. Fine copy with a fine dustjacket. Subtitled, "International Affairs in the Modern Age", by the Israeli diplomat and thinker. Pages xiv, 427.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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NY Scribners 1912.. Near fine pictorial cloth, shield & title on front and a bright gilt title on the spine. Some edgewear at the spine ends and corners. Handsome volume, early 20th C photos of Israel/ Palestine. Illustrated by 100 photo plates. 1st edition. Inside, very clean and tight, the frontispiece of a Palestinian woman in color. No foxing or browning. A pastor's thanks to Miss Lillian Lucia for her good work on the front endpaper. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1991. 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. . First Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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NY: W.W. Norton, 1969. Ex library copy from the Middle East Institute. White numbers on spine. Pages 70 plus chapter notes and index. A fine historian's succinct account. . First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Map. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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NY Scribners 1890.. Near fine original dark green cloth with minor edgewear. Bright gilt title on the spine, and top edge gilt. Illustrated by color map of Palestine. 5th edition. Pages 243 plus 4 pages publisher ads. A man of the cloth travels in the Holy Land. . Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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NY: Americn Zionist Emergency Council, 1944. Subtitle is "The Attitude of Official America and of the American People Toward the Rebuilding of Palestine as a Free and Democratic jewish Commonwealth". The author was editor of The American War Congress and Zionism. Pages 522. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Beirut Middle East Export nd, circa 1960.. Not a common book, as printed circa 1964 in Beirut. Very good/ dustjacket good with slight soiling & edgewear. Much about Jerusalem. With large folding map of Jerusalem, Old City laid in. Illustrated by profuse, old black/white photos, endpaper maps. 1st edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Beirut Middle East Export nd, circa 1960.. Much about Jerusalem. Illustrated by profuse photos, endpaper maps. 1st edition. The Fisteres write well of their archeologically based travels to Petra, Jerash, Jericho, the Qumran Caves, Samaria and Bethlehem. Primarily a photo book dating from 1959 when they were helping Jordan develop tourism. Unpaginated, but about 200 pages. A fine photo of the young King Hussein. Endpaper maps in addition to profuse black and white photos. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Toronto/Montreal McClelland and Stewart 1971.. The author was Canadian, a humanitarian writing on both secular and religious issues. He travelled to Israel and neighboring countries soon after the 1967 war, and describes what he saw and heard. Pages 173. Stated 4th printing. Very nice copy, clean and tight, with no stains and no prior owner marks. . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York: Avon / Henry Holt, 1989. As new inside and out. Subtitle is "Creating the Modern Middle East 1914-1922". Quite a remarkable book, respected so that it is very difficult to find a hardback first edition. It is especially valuable given the current turmoil in the region. Pages pages 635 with index, chapter notes, and an excellent 14 page bibliography. A fine paperback copy. Very clean and tight, with no prior owner marks. . First Paperback Ed.. Trade Paperback. Illus. by 4 Maps and 50 Photos. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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