Search Results: Arabia from Madoc Books

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 title, frontis (with guard), [7], (viii) only, 488 pp, 12 pls, 2 maps (both coloured, 1 folding), 2 illustrations within text, 1 pl with small ink mark, new to style endpapers, printed by Hazell, Watson, and Vinney, London and Aylesbury, edges uncut, with the stamped dedication. (219*142 mm). Lady Isabel Burton was a distinguished nineteenth-century traveller, writer and critic. She and her husband Richard explored the Middle East, India, Africa and South America extensively during his diplomatic placements and for their own pleasure. Individually and collaboratively they produced several exquisitely detailed travelogues, recording custom, culture,… Read More

Rolls Passage, London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1940. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. An edition limited to 500 copies. In quarter Niger over cloth, faded at edges, corners bumped slightly. Spine, faded, raised bands, gilt tooling, rubbed. Internally, [2], 3-50 pp, [1], [1] limitation, bound by S&S, London, t.e.g., remainder uncut, removal mark of bookplate to fpd, occasional spot to eps. Very Good. (253*188 mm). Pieces on: The basis of government in Turkish Arabia -- Note on the tribal authority of the sheikhs of Muhammerah and Kuweit in the occupied territories -- The rebellion against the sultan of Muscat -- Ibn Saud -- Tribal fights in the Shamiyah -- Ismail Bey -- The situation in Hail.

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. Numerous illustrations to both volumes. top edges gilt. (245*160 mm).

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 fep (JM Wilson). small ink name to advert leaf. 1st edition, 1st issue, TP dated: February 5th-21st, 1927. Exhibition no. 427. (146*115 mm). A dealer's catalogue, published to accompany an exhibition held at Ernest Brown & Phillips, The Leicester Galleries, London, 5th-21st Feb., 1927. Includes bibliographical references (Clements, F.T.E. Lawrence, pages 68-69).

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

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. A fine copy, the slipcase slightly marked and with a contemporary pencil gift inscription. Apart from the 3 special copies kept by Carlow, which were illustrated with original photographs rather than the collotypes used here, this is the most desirable of the 3 main states. The 130 copies printed on parchment substitute paper were issued in a perfectly attractive half reddish brown morocco, and the 30 Canute paper copies were in a full binding of the same material. Both of these make for fine books, but cannot hold a candle to the full vellum binding on the present issue which, with the lettering in gold makes for an attractive book. ( 292*236 mm). (O'Brien A194. Nash and Flavell 16). The cover… Read More

London Bombay Sydney. 182 High Holborn, London, WC1: George G Harrap, 1936. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG, 1st ed, 1936, 43 illustrations. In contemporary black cloth, corners lightly bumped, arabic script in gilt to front center. Rebacked, with old spine laid down, faded slightly, gilt title, edges bumped. Internally, half title, frontis, [2], [4], 5-276 pp, [1], 43 illustrations, hinges strengthened, printed by R&R Clark, Ltd, Edinburgh, bookplate to fpd (Leigh Ogden), light edge browning to title page, complete as called for. A nice example. (243*173 mm). (The Turk and Islam in the Western Eye, 1450-1750: edited by James G. Harper). Title continues: An account of the Institution as it existed in the Palace of the Turkish Sultans with a History of the Grand Seraglio from its foundation to the present time.

London, Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields.: Day & Son, 1855. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. ROBERTS DAVID 1796-1864. HAGHE Louis 1806-1885. 81 clean & bright prints from Roberts - The Holy Land, all coloured, signed & dated 1855, from the first quarto edition, bound into full calf covers, contemporary beveled boards with decorative gilt tooling, modern spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, new endpapers, tape edge repair to Pl 1, the portrait frontis, the remainder are in VG+ condition, all edges gilt. (leaves 289*192 mm).

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, 75 illustrations, 2 maps (1 coloured,1 folding), printed by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, new endpapers, evidence of removed bookplate, ink name to verso of frontis, some occasional light spotting. map dated 1863 with short gutter crease tear, marbled text block edges, faint embossed owners oval stamp to tp. (219*139 mm). After an expedition into eastern Africa in the company of Sir Richard Burton, Speke returned to England to announce his hypothesis that the Nile issued from Lake Victoria Nyanza. His fellow geographers, however, including Burton, were doubtful of his claim. Under the sponsorship of Sir Roderick Murchison, Speke returned to… Read More

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 illustrations (including coloured folding map). Vol 2, [9], (x-xii), [2], [2], [1], 2-479 pp, 29 illustrations (some coloured), some light edge browning, top edges reddened, remainder cut. (214*139 mm). (Penzer p54-55). Burton followed the pilgrim route to Mecca, Penzer states that Burton was the 1st English Christian to enter Mecca of his own free will as a true Mohammedan pilgrim and not as a convert.

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, gilt titles to green morocco labels. Internally; Vol 1, frontis, [7], (viii-xiv), [1] errata, [1], [1], 2-388 pp, 1 map (folding), 3 pls (2 coloured). Vol 2, frontis, [2], [3], (iv) only, [1], 2-426 pp, 4 pl (3 tinted), 1 map (folding), & 1 plan. Vol 3, half title, frontis, [9], (x) only, [1], [1], [1], 2-448 pp, 8 pls (2 coloured), including 1 folding plan, Bound without the adverts, brown endpapers, some evidence of removed bookplates, all the seven of the lithographs in Volumes 1 & 2 have library stamps to verso (Bradford Library). (214*131). (Abbey Travel, 368; Penzer, pp. 43-50; Casada 53; Ghani 62). In 1853 Burton traveled… Read More

[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 fpd (Sotheran), printed by Christopher Sandford and Owen Rutter, an edition limited to 350 numbered copies. An edition limited to 350 numbered copies. (256*189 mm). (Pertelote 154).

London: Albemarle Street: John Murray, 1881. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG, 1st edition, 1 map, 31 illustrations. 2 volumes in the publishers gilt and ink pictorial green cloth. Spines, gilt & ink titles & tooling, edges bumped. Internally: Vol 1, half title, frontis, [9], (x-xxxi), [1], [2], [1], 2-27Arabia travel history Nejd TA-VBF-20223 pp, 17 illustrations, 1 map (coloured, with repaired tear). Vol 2, half title, frontis, [7], (viii-ix), [1], [2], [1], 2-283 pp, [1], (25) adverts (dated October, 1880), 14 illustrations. Both volumes, grey endpapers, bookseller label to fpds, small light water? stain to margin tp Vol 1, small bookseller label to epds (removed in v2), evidence of bookplate removal from eps. An excellent copy. (203*134 mm). The 'pilgrimage' describes a five-month journey undertaken by Blunt, in 1878, to the great central desert region of Arabia. That a woman should venture on such a perilous journey at all… Read More

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 pl (portrait), t.e.g., others uncut. Not dated but 1939. Near Fine, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, with their stamp to fpd, occasional spot to paste downs beyond that clean throughout. (253*187 mm). (Pertelote 145; O'Brien A226).

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 to upper cover, corners rubbed. Spine, faded slightly, gilt titles. Internal, half title, frontis, [6], 7-672 pp, 54 illustrations & 4 folding maps, bookplate to fpd (Joseph Hamilton), with the 304-305 error, t.e.g, faded, others uncut With a short history of Saint Nicholas Church, Moreton (with details of Lawrence's funeral & a news paper cutting ref his "Letters"). (254*192 mm). (O'Brien A042).

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 & Sutcliffe). [2], 5-62 pp, the blue book no has seeped to verso. An edition of 470 numbered copies, from a total of 500. (254*186 mm). (OBrien A 234. Pertelote 151). This was written by T. E. Lawrence[a] and published posthumously in 1955. It describes his time in the Royal Air Force, working, despite having held senior rank in the army (colonel), as an ordinary aircraftman, under an assumed name, 352087 Ross.

London, Paris & America: Fisher, Son & Co. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. WH Bartlett 1809-1854 William Purser. VG, 1st ed, 120 pls, 1 map, 3 Vols as1. In dark green half leather over green cloth, refurbished slightly, gilt tooling, 2 small holes to covers for the old clasps, couple of small stains. Spine, relaid, retaining the old, decorative gilt tooling & title. Internally, Vol 1, additional engraved title page with vignette, [6], (ii), 3-80 pp, 37 pls. Vol 2, additional engraved frontis with vignette, [2], 76 pp, 37 pls. Vol 3, additional engraved titlepage with vignette, 100 pp, 2 maps, 46 pls, [4] index, a.e.g., new endpapers, light browning to most of the plate edges, light water stain not detracting, generally 1 leaf of text followed by a leaf of plates, not dated but c1836-38. printed by Fisher, Son and Co, London. (Allibone 344). (270*212 mm). Carne, traveller and author & Bartlett, topographical artist See… Read More

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, gilt titles. Vol 1, half title, [5], (vi-xx), 623 pp, map (large folding col. map, in pocket), 8 plates (5 folding), numerous text illustrations & plans, appendix. Vol 2, half title, [5], (vi-xiv), 690 pp, illustrations within text, appendix, index & glossary of Arabic words, book label to fpds (RS Fox), evidence of book plate removal to feps - 3 tiny holes. A Very Good set. (225*146 mm). This is the very rare first edition of perhaps the most important book upon Arabia and the Arabs, It is alleged that only 500 copies were printed and that many of these were destroyed during WW1. T.E. Lawrence regarded it very highly & said in his introduction, to the 1 vol.… Read More

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. Internally, frontis, [5], (vi-xvi), [1], 2-333, [1] list, 9 pls (complete, includes 2 folding maps), 16 wood engravings within text, occasional spot. Frontispiece and plates drawn by R. Craggs. Maps engraved by Sidney Hall. (217*133 mm). (Atabey 908). History of modern Bussorah, between the years of the Mohammedan Æra, 953 and 1076: equivalent to those of the Christian period, 1546 and 1665; Memoir on the ruins of Ahwaz, read before the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, June 14, 1828 and printed in the second volume of their transactions; An itinerary from Bussorah to the city of Tabreez, or Tauris, by Semavah, Meshed… Read More

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, corners rubbed. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling. Internally, [2], [1], 2-47 pp, [1] pl list, 24 hand coloured plates (dated 1803, with tissue guards), text block in English & French, text block & plates watermarked J Whatman 1801, ink dedication to tp. First issue, with both text and plates watermarked 1801. (467*329 mm). (Abbey Travel 369. Blackmer 1099. Gay 2145. Colas 2020. Lipperheide 1461). First edition of this esteemed collection of 24 superb hand-coloured aquatint plates engraved after Mayer's drawings of Palestinian views, monuments, tombs and costumes. The images include striking scenes of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Mount Zion… Read More