Search Results: Middle East/Egypt from Sue Lloyd-Davies Books

London: MacDonald. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Black boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and bright gilt decoration to the front cover. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. The dustjacket is slightly wrinkled/ creased with light edge-wear to the corners. There are NO inscriptions or other marks. 192 pp. Illustrated with b/w and colour plates. Appendices; Index. Overall, apart from the minor 'faults', as detailed above, this is a Clean, Tight and Secure, 'Very Good Plus' copy. "Abu Simbel is beyond question the finest work of its kind ever built by the Egyptians." Please note that this book is overweight and very heavy at 1.5Kg and MAY require extra postage depending on your location. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Paris: Grund. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1977. First French Edition. Hardcover. French Language Book. Laminated pictorial boards. No dustjacket, presumed as issued. There are smudge marks to the boards, otherwise there are NO inscriptions or other marks. 56 pp. Illustrated with colour drawings. Overall, apart from the smudges, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, Near 'Fine' copy. "This French language edition tells the marvelous story of Aladdin and his lamp. "; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

London: Allan Wingate. Good with no dust jacket. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers very shabby. Map on endpapers. W H Smiths label on e/p. Inner hinge split. INTERNALLY VERY GOOD. Illustrated in black and white. 217 pp.; 000786; 8vo .

London: Folio Society. As New with no dust jacket. 2005. 1st Thus (Folio Society Edition). Hardcover. FINE Scarlet red boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. A coloured /gilt Illustration of Assassins attacking a man on the front cover. In the original FINE plain scarlet slipcase. This is the First Folio Society edition following the text of the true first edition (1967) with minor emendations and some corrections by the Author. Endpaper maps of The Near East. NO Inscriptions or Marks. Looks unread /untouched . (xii) + (2) + 242 pp. Illustrated with Colour (and one b/w) plates. Appendix (Hasan-i Sabbah and the Assassins of Alamut) ; Notes and Index. An Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'As New' copy. GIFT QUALITY. " The word 'Assassin' was brought back from Syria by the Crusaders, and in time acquired the meaning of murderer. Originally it was applied to the members of a Muslim religious sect - a branch of the Ismailis, and the followers of a leader known… Read More

Paris: Souffles. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First English Edition. Hardcover. 2876580195 . Black boards with white titling to the spine and front cover. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is NOT price-clipped. There are light smudges/scratches to the dustjacket covers, which can only be seen if held up to the light. The dustjacket also has slight edge-wear, Very Slight lamination 'crinkles ' (a publication 'fault') and a few small closed tears which are neatly repaired to the inside with clear archive tape and a little colouring - now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and the d/j looks FINE. There are NO inscriptions or other marks. Translated from the French by Khia Mason and Igor Persan.139 pp. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs. Bibliography. Overall, apart from the 'faults', as detailed above, this is a Tight and Secure, 'Very Good Plus' copy. "This is a unique photographic… Read More

London: Hamish Hamilton. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0241129664 . Signed, and dated '91, by the Author on the front free-endpaper. Black cloth bound boards with Bright Gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is NOT price-clipped, but has a small gold name/address sticker to the front corner of the inner flap - relatives of the Author I think? . There is some VERY light edge-wear and a VERY little creasing to the dustjacket covers - Negligible - along with the base colour to the spine of the d/j which is VERY lightly faded (a very tiny shade lighter than the front/rear covers, but so slight I almost didn't mention it) but all lettering/titling is still unfaded and Very clear and bright . There is also some very light rubbing to the very tips of the corners of the boards, otherwise there are NO other inscriptions or marks. Unpaginated. Illustrated throughout with b/w and colour photographs.… Read More

London: David Bogue (Late Tilt and Bogue). Good with no dust jacket. 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Attractive black cloth-covered boards with blind-stamped decoration to the cloth, and bright gilt illustration to the front cover (man on camel) and with bright gilt titling and gilt Illustration to the spine. Some light wear to the corners but overall a very attractive mid-victorian binding. The page fore-edges are toned with age as usual, and both front and rear inner paper hinges are split. A former owners' name and date (1849) written in old ink on the front pastedown and 3 spots of what looked to have been sealing wax on the front free endpaper where something 'paper' had been attached in the past. (x) + (2 ) + 443 pp + a 16 page David Bogue's (Late Tilt and Bogue) Annual Catalogue at the end. Tissue guarded b/w steel engraved frontispiece and 6 other b/w full page tissue guarded engravings. Despite having tissue guards the plates (and some tissue guards! ) are… Read More

London: The Religious Tract Society (printed for). Very Good with no dust jacket. 1924. Early Edition. Hardcover. NO date shown but an Early Edition c.1924/6? . In the 'Books on Archaeology' Series. Royal Blue cloth-covered boards with bright gilt titling to spine and a blind stamped title to the front board. As this copy was a School Prize there is also the school heraldic logo in bright gilt to the front board. One small repair to the foot of the spine o/w the boards are clean, tight and bright. Internally, a Prize bookplate on the front pastedown " Awarded to Joyce Whalley..." ( later to work at the V & A and become the well known Author - the late Joyce Irene Whalley - this copy came from her library). Illustrated with 32 b/w plates, including the Frontispiece, and stated on the title page = "specially prepared for this volume". Internally VERY clean, tight and bright with No Inscriptions ot other marks. 252 pp. Index. A detailed and well-illustrated… Read More

London: Methuen & Co. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1945. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Good+. 5th Edn. 11 x 18 Cm. White cloth bound boards with two small stamps on front board and blue titling to spine. Dustwrap 85% complete, torn and chipped. 193 pp. Illustrated with black and white diagrams.; 000141; 11x 18 Cm .

Nairobi: Privately Published and Printed By The Regal Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1967. First Edition - Limited Edition 43/100. Hardcover. This Private Edition SIGNED by the Authors is Limited to 100 copies of which this is No. 43. (10) + 53 pp. With 2 Maps drawn by Chryssee Martin and 32 b/w Photographs by Esmond Martin. Green cloth, gilt titling. " Since 1962 (and Algeria's Independence) visitors, especially Americans, have been discouraged from travelling in Algeria....... I managed to get into Algeria ...with Chryssee. since Chryssee and I visited Algeria the borders have again been closed to most Western Europeans and all Americans because of the Arab-Israeli War......" This book is the result of those travels with many printed photos of the locals and local buildings Archaeological sites, etc, etc.; 9861; Privately Printed; 8vo; Signed by Both Authors .

Hampshire: Saxon House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. 0347000223 . VG Red boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. The boards have a little 'bumping' to the head/tail of the spine and to the corners - but minor. In the original publisher's illustrated dustjacket. The dustjacket is Not price-clipped, but has some light edgewear- head/tail of the spine and corners - and 2 repaired closed tears to the top of the spine and to the rear d/j covers. The page edges have some foxing. Otherwise No Inscriptions or other Marks. (xviii) + 300pp. Illustrated in b/w. Bibliography; Index. Overall, apart from the foxing, etc, as detailed above, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'Fine' copy. "This depiction of the French Foreign Legion, is a saga of courage and high adventure." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: The Folio Society. As New with no dust jacket. 2007. 1st Thus (Folio Society Edition); First Printing. Hardcover. As New with NO Inscriptions or Marks. Bound in a most attractive red buckram, with gilt, black and silver lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound. A Very Tight, Clean and BRIGHT copy in the original unlettered plain black slipcase. NO tears or similar - a few smudge marks which can only be seen if you look VERY closely from shelf wear - negligible. A VERY attractive omnibus edition of Davies's novels Fifth Business, The Manticore, and World of Wonders. Overall GIFT QUALITY. If Sellers Images not shown, images are available on request. ; Large, Thick 8vo 10" tall x 7" wide x 2.75" deep .

London: CHAPMAN & HALL LTD, 1845. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1845. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Rebound in modern half leather with the original marbled boards. Gilt titling, five raised bands and date to spine. Name/Writing on front pastedown and on e/p. Cut with loss to the top of the front free e/p, probably former owners name? cut off. Illustrated. Title page has vignette of Eileithyias. Light Foxing/marks to prelims. 472 pp. With 125 wood engravings in text. " (The record of) a journey made in 1832, mostly on foot, the account of which was first published in two volumes in 1834 under the title of 'Egypt and Mohammed Ali.' Accounts of late 18th/early 19th Century Egyptian life under the Ottoman Turks, Ancient momuments, The Pyramids, Social life and customs, etc, gathered from numerous sources. Loose Silk ribbon bookmark. Internally Overall very clean, tight, and bright. ; 61133; 8vo .

LONDON: Faber & Faber Ltd. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0571135935 . Hardback. Nr Fine/Nr Fine. In unclipped Near Fine jacket. First Edition. Ex-Lib Usual Stamps and Marks. (barcode/stamp of front free end page and stamp/code on rear free end page). Account of journey along the Nile. 207pp, colour & monochrome photo illustrations, map. Overall despite its status as an Ex-Lib copy this is an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy. ; Ex-Library; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

London: Longmans, Green and Co. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth Bound Boards. Good to Very Good/Good. First Edition. 8vo. A Survey of the Judean Brotherhood and Its Ideas. Loss to front flap where price once was. Fading to head and tail of spine. Dustwrap slightly torn and chipped. Translated by Kevin Smyth S J. Frontispiece-plan of the buildings at Khirbet Qumran at the time of the Earthquake. 233 pp. Index. Illustrated. Slightly foxed, mainly to e/p's. The book includes a history of the sect of Qumran and descriptions of their Teacher of Righteousness, their particular views and tenet, their organisation and way of life. The author also compares the doctrines of the Qumran sect with those of the Christian Church and while making a clear distinction between them.; 000143; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Blackie & Son.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Modern? (ish) half leather, bound with a heavy plain black unlettered leather spine, with 4 raised bands, and corners over burgundy cloth boards. Reinforced inner hinge in blue 'cloth' with marbled paper endpapers stuck down to white card, and similar to the rear endpapers - which in this case should be 'endcards'. These 'endcards' have the half title and the last page stuck down to these white card endpapers. Possibly an Amateur binder? . Large Folio/Small Elephant Folio. Approx 38 cm x 31 cm (15" x 12.5"). (xi) + [i] + 100 maps plus Index 117 pp. These 100 numbered maps are hand-coloured in outline, mainly on double-page sheets, but some on single page sheets and some are 'North' and 'South' (ie: half a map) on individual double pages. All page fore-edges are gilt. The maps are generally VG but all have uniform and light brown (dust engrained) edges to… Read More

London: Thames and Hudson. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1975. Revised Edition. Paperback. 0500201501 . Laminated pictorial card covers. No dustjacket, as issued. There are foxing (brown) spots to the page fore-edges, to the front endpaper and light smudges to the covers, otherwise there are NO Inscriptions or other Marks. 288 pp. 248 illustrations; 55 in colour. Bibliography; Table of Dates; Maps; List of Illustrations; Index. Overall, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, 'Very Good Plus' copy. ; The World of Art Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. As New in Near Fine dust jacket. 1972. New Revised Edition. Hardcover. 0297764411 . Brown coloured cloth boards with gilt titling to the spine and with a circular pictorial illustration stamped in gilt on the front cover. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. Dustjacket is price-clipped. Some light, fairly negligible, shelfwear to the d/j and the dustjacket is price-clipped o/w NO Inscriptions or Marks. 288 pp. Illustrated in b/w and colour. Maps. Overall an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright Near 'Fine' copy. "A history, by two of its most distinguished citizens, of the City of David from its foundation in about 2000 BC to the present day. Teddy Kollek was at the time this book was written Mayor of Jerusalem, and Moshe Pearlman an author of international repute." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages .

London: Vallentine, Mitchell. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. In a Guide to the Study of the Bible Series. Neat Name/writing on front pastedown, covers grubby, edges rubbed/worn, corners and head/tail of spine bumped, includes various newspaper cuttings, 64pp, numerous maps, internally CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT. Hinges sound, ; 107172; Folio .

London: W & N (Weidenfeld & Nicolson in Association With Goldsboro Books). As New in As New dust jacket. 2018. 1st UK Signed Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 147460675X . This is a NEW book and UNREAD. IMMACULATE condition. SIGNED NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION of 700 copies ONLY. This copy is no 276 of 700. The book is Signed by the Author in silver on a special pre-title title page. A Royal Blue hardback with bright white lettering to the spine, in a protected dust jacket, both in MINT condition. The d/j is NOT price-clipped. Illustrated with a b/w map inside the front and back covers/free endpapers. (8) + 360pp. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing with the Correct Printers Key - 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. A Signed Limited First Edition INCLUDING a loose promotional bookmark. "A beautifully written DEBUT NOVEL about stories and storytelling that you won't soon forget. "Stories map the soul, in the guise of words." . "I believe this book is to Syrian heritage what… Read More