London: A. & C. Black, 1937. Octavo. Frontispiece, 410 pages, index, with 16 plates and 4 maps (some folding). With the coming of World War I, this region became of vital interest in geopolitics. The first 260 pages give in detail the social structure of the region around Syria. Beginning..... More
London; nd. Chapman and Hall. Octavo. vii, 451 pages. A fascinating first-hand account of the Near East with 180 intext illustrations. Much on the customs in the early 19th century and the traveler from Palestine to the depths of the desert. The chapter on the Samaritans is fascinating. The importance..... More
London: Ward, Lock and Co, 1842. Octavo. 3rd edition expanded. xxiv, 552 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates. This work remains an important classic on the British scholars' studies of Egypt culture. It is still used as a basic text by both Eastern and Western students of the Arab world..... More
New York: Charles Scribner;s Sons, 1931. First Edition. Large Octavo. xxi, 664 pages. Index. folding map at rear. A beautifully bound work, designed by Decorative Designers and of great scholarship with 187 photographs and 18 maps and plans. Using the model of his friend and colleague James Henry Breasted and..... More
Paris: Libraire Hachette et C, 1912. Quarto. Frontispiece, 267 (1) pages. Rousselet was the Secretary of the Anthropology Society in Paris. His photographs were among the earliest in Morocco. A very beautifully designed book by Hachette bound in red pictorial gilt cloth depicting a floral design and lettering in gilt..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. First Edition. Small Quarto. . 203 pages. An important annotated translation of a rare manuscript in the Landburg Collection at Yale. An eye-witness of the events that describes the massacres in Lebanon and Damascus in 1860. The Ottoman Empire's move into darkness continued until..... More
Paris: Leroud, E., 1883. Quarto. Frontispiece map. 524, (1) pp. errata, p. 525 Table of Gravures, profusely illustrated with both full page and textual engravings. Besides the major places in the Near East, the author has included a section on the Samaritans. One of the finest works by the illustrator..... More