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  • von George Nathaniel Curzon
    72,00 - 73,00 €

    Later viceroy of India, George Curzon (1859-1925) published this highly regarded two-volume work on Persia in 1892, following his travels in the country. Convinced of the political importance of this region as a buffer against Russian influence, Curzon gives an overview of Persian history, society, geography and politics.

  • von Wenceslas Wratislaw
    41,00 €

    Of Czech ancestry, Albert Henry Wratislaw (1821-92) was educated at Rugby and Cambridge, and later became a prominent English public-school headmaster. At Cambridge he became interested in the literature and history of Bohemia and in 1849 he travelled there for the first time, quickly becoming proficient in the language. Upon his return home he began a lifetime of immersion in Czech literature. Published in 1862, this book was the first translation into English of a major Czech prose work. It is the vivid true story of a Bohemian nobleman's journey to, imprisonment in, and return from Constantinople in the late sixteenth century. Wratislaw's translation and brief introduction to Bohemian history proved popular and helped bring Czech literature and history to a wider audience.

  • von Grace Ellison
    41,00 €

    Grace Ellison (d.1935) was a journalist and suffragette who travelled widely in Turkey. This book, first published in 1915, is her rich and evocative description of a stay in a nobleman's harem, contrasting the residents' cloistered yet opulent lifestyle with the relative freedoms of women in the West.

  • von James Silk Buckingham
    62,00 - 69,00 €

    Cornish-born writer, traveller and controversialist James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855) published this two-volume work in 1829; the 1830 reprint is reissued here. It traces his journey from Baghdad to the Persian Gulf, from where he sailed for Bombay, and describes both the ancient sites and the modern inhabitants.

  • - Being a Continuation of Memoirs Relating to European and Asiatic Turkey, Etc
     
    91,00 €

    Robert Walpole (1781-1856) produced this collection of unpublished writings on Greece and Turkey in 1820, following the success of his earlier compilation of 1817 (also reissued in this series). It includes travel writing, natural history and antiquarian items, showing the wide interests of cultured gentlemen at the time.

  • - A Record of the Development of Western Knowledge Concerning the Arabian Peninsula
    von David George Hogarth
    57,00 €

    The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth (1862-1927) was, during the First World War, instrumental in launching the Arab Revolt, in which T. E. Lawrence, a protege of his, played so prominent a part. This historiographical summary of earlier explorations in the Arabian peninsula illuminates his subsequent political involvement with the region.

  • - With Notes on the Present State and Ancient History of the Nile Valley, and Some Account of the Various Ways of Making the Voyage out and Home
    von William John Loftie
    52,00 €

    In this 1879 book, Loftie gives details of visits to the famous sites, but, unusually, takes notice of the political state of Egypt, and is trenchant in some of his criticisms. He also goes off the beaten track, making excursions away from the river, rather than travelling only by boat.

  • - The Topography, Economics and History from the Earliest Times to AD 70
    von Sir George Adam Smith
    70,00 - 76,00 €

    This two-volume work by the biblical scholar and geographer Sir George Adam Smith (1856-1942) was first published in 1907-8. Illustrated throughout, it spans more than fourteen centuries from 1400 BCE to 70 CE. Volume 1 covers the topography, economics and politics of ancient Jerusalem.

  • - Translated from the Arabic Ms. of the Imam Jalal-Addin al Siuti
    von Jalal al-Dinh al-Suyuti
    69,00 €

    This medieval Arabic history, ascribed to the Egyptian scholar Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (1445-1505), was translated by the orientalist James Reynolds (1805-66) and published in 1836. Containing rich descriptions of religious places in Jerusalem, it is a key source for the city's architectural and topographical history.

  • - Travels and Adventures in Central Asia
    von Fred Burnaby
    69,00 €

    An account of Captain Burnaby's remarkable 1875 journey through Russian territory during the 'Great Game', when Russia and Britain vied to control central Asia. The book, published in 1876 and immediately reprinted, brought him instant fame. It features maps of the route he travelled and an appendix.

  • - From the Most Early Period to the Present Time
    von John Malcolm
    93,00 - 95,00 €

    Informed by a lifetime of foreign service, for over a century this 1815 work was the definitive chronicle of Persia. Volume 1 'commences in the fabulous ages', leads readers through the country's ancient dynasties and military engagements, and concludes in 1722 with the reign of Mahmood.

  • von Gertrude Lowthian Bell
    52,00 €

    Blending accounts of customs and communities with over three hundred photographs, Bell leads readers from the Mosque of 'Umar to Kanawat and the Dead Sea. Although often picturesque, the significant is never overshadowed by the spectacular, making this perceptive account of Syria as significant today as it was in 1907.

  • - With Some Account of the Mediaeval Copies of the Holy Sepulchre Surviving in Europe
    von George Jeffery
    45,00 €

    Detailed 1919 exploration of the construction, destruction and restoration of the venerated church, as well as its role in Christian history and pilgrimage. Features plans of the different phases of building, descriptions of medieval copies of the church in Europe and a summary of other important holy sites in Jerusalem.

  • von W. M. Ramsay
    70,00 €

    Ramsay's The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (1890) was a pioneering work of classical topography, and remains a key reference for archaeologists, classicists and New Testament scholars. It examines the trade routes and road systems of Roman and Byzantine Asia Minor and its political divisions into cities and bishoprics.

  • - Travels and Discoveries on the East Side of the Dead Sea and the Jordan
    von Henry Baker Tristram
    57,00 €

    Clergyman and ornithologist H. B. Tristram, an early supporter of Darwin, became a Fellow of the Royal Society and Canon Residentiary of Durham. This 1873 account, one of his many popular works on the Biblical Lands, records his discoveries, in both archaeology and natural science, east of the Dead Sea.

  • - A Journal of Travels in Palestine, Undertaken with Special Reference to its Physical Character
    von Henry Baker Tristram
    77,00 €

    Ornithologist and clergyman H. B. Tristram's 1865 account of a journey through Palestine, is written with the aim of demonstrating that the Bible accurately describes the region. Tristram was also one of Darwin's earliest public supporters, making this book a fascinating document of the contemporary relationship between religion and the natural sciences.

  • von Charles Montagu Doughty
    81,00 €

    Charles Doughty says in his preface to Travels in Arabia Deserta (first published in 1888) that he has tried to 'set forth faithfully some parcel of the soil of Arabia'. This is a classic and justly famous account of an area previously little known to Westerners.

  • - Forming the Completion of her Memoirs
    von Charles Lewis Meryon
    53,00 - 59,00 €

    Adventurous and unconventional, Lady Hester Stanhope (1776-1839) left England to travel to the East in the early nineteenth century. This three-volume work, first published in 1846, was written by her physician Charles Meryon (1783-1877), who travelled with her for seven years before returning to England to complete his medical studies.

  • - From the Journals of a Traveller in the East
    von John Malcolm
    41,00 €

    Sketches of Persia, although published anonymously in 1827, is attributed to Indian diplomat Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833). He was fluent in Persian and was posted to Persia for part of his career. In Volume 1 Malcolm starts his journey in Bombay and finishes in Persepolis.

  • von Sir Adolphus Slade
    62,00 - 69,00 €

    Described as 'a man of sterling common sense', the naval officer Sir Adolphus Slade (1804-1877) was one of the most knowledgeable travel writers of his time. This 1832 account of his early travels in the Mediterranean and Turkey contains entertaining descriptions of fashions and superstitions, dignitaries, despots and pirates.

  • - Collected During His Travels in the East
    von John Lewis Burckhardt
    51,00 - 53,00 €

    John Lewis Burckhardt (1784-1817) was a Swiss explorer who explored Arabia and the Middle East in the guise of a Muslim. First published in 1830, these volumes contain Burckhardt's description of Bedouin society and history of the Wahhabi Islamic sect. Volume 1 contains his description of the Bedouin.

  • - In Company with the Earl of Belmore, during the Years 1816-17-18
    von Robert Richardson
    69,00 - 71,00 €

    Physician Robert Richardson (1779-1847) accompanied the household of the earl of Belmore on a tour of the eastern Mediterranean in his yacht, and dedicated this two-volume work to his patron in 1822. Volume 1 recounts their journey up the Nile, exploring both the antiquities of Egypt and the modern cities.

  • - Accompanied with an Atlas of Maps
    von James Rennell
    54,00 - 56,00 €

    Published posthumously in 1831, this two-volume work by James Rennell, the father of historical geography, surveys an area from Egypt to the Danube and from the Aegean to the Caspian Sea. Volume 1 lays out his geographical findings, and begins to discuss the relations of modern to ancient sites.

  • - With Some Account of the Court of Khiva and the Kingdom of Khaurism
    von James Abbott
    52,00 - 57,00 €

    First published in 1843, this two-volume travelogue recounts British officer James Abbott's diplomatic mission through Central Asia and Russia, undertaken in 1839 to ensure British influence in the region. In Volume 2, Abbott chronicles his journey to St Petersburg via Moscow and recounts his general impressions of Russia.

  • - As Related by Herself in Conversations with her Physician
    von Charles Lewis Meryon
    52,00 - 53,00 €

    Lady Hester Stanhope (1776-1839) was a remarkable woman who left England to travel to the Middle East in 1810. This three-volume work, first published in 1845, contains letters she sent to her personal physician and his memories of her. Volume 1 covers the period between 1823 and 1837.

  • - Visits to the Libanus, the Tulul el Safa, the Anti-Libanus, the Northern Libanus, and the 'Alah
    von Sir Richard Francis Burton & Charles Frederick Tyrwhitt Drake
    52,00 €

    Richard Francis Burton (1821-90) spent two years as consul of Damascus, giving him unprecedented access to some of Syria's most remote areas and local culture, politics and religion. Published in 1872 in collaboration with Charles Drake (1846-74), this is a frank two-volume account of a country's developing identity.

  • von Antoine Galland
    41,00 - 47,00 €

    First published in 1881, this book is the personal diary for the period 1672-3 of Antoine Galland (1646-1715), the French orientalist and translator of The Thousand and One Nights. It contains details of Galland's life as a librarian and secretary to the French ambassador in Istanbul.

  • - With Some Account of their Antiquities and Geology
    von William John Hamilton
    69,00 €

    The diplomat and M.P. William Hamilton (1805-67) was also a keen geologist and a protege of Sir Roderick Murchison. This prize-winning two-volume work, published in 1842, describes his 1835 journeys through Asia Minor, researching both the geology and the archaeological sites of an area then little explored by Europeans.

  • - With Researches on the Ruins of Nineveh, Babylon, and Other Ancient Cities
    von James Silk Buckingham
    62,00 - 69,00 €

    Buckingham (1786-1855) was a Cornish-born traveller, writer and Member of Parliament. In Volume 1, first published in 1827, he traces in great detail his journey through Mesopotamia, the present Iraq. He describes the journey from Aleppo, the largest city in Syria to Sinjar in the North West of Iraq.

  • von Sir Richard Francis Burton
    51,00 - 64,00 €

    The talented British linguist, ethnologist and explorer Richard F. Burton (1821-90) was one of the first Europeans to visit Mecca and survive to tell the tale. This lively three-volume account, published 1855-6, vividly describes his experiences in 1853, when he travelled there under the disguise of a pilgrim.

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