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Desert and Delta

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1574 Conferences of Desert Fathers by John Cassian antique Collationes Patrum: Cassianus, Johannes (c. 360-435) Collationes Patrum (Conferences of the Desert Fathers) Lyon: Philip Tinghus, 1574. Octavo, woodcut printer's device to title, bound in full 17th century mottled sheeps

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1890 1ed Winters in ALGERIA North AFRICA Sahara Desert: 1890 1ed Winters in ALGERIA North AFRICA Sahara Desert Illustrated ISLAM Mosques Frederick Bridgman’s “Winters in Algeria” is a fine, late 19th-century account of life and culture in North Afric

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1842 BEAUTIFUL BINDING Desert Saints Paul MONKS Egypt: 1842 BEAUTIFUL BINDING Desert Saints Paul MONKS Egypt Hermits Dorothea Caesarea A rare historical book in an exquisite, decorative binding! “Histoire des Solitaires d’Orient” is a mid-19th-centu

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[PACIFIC] Anthropology: The Natives of Purari Delta: F. E. Williams Anthropology Report No. 5. The Natives of the Purari Delta Port Moresby: Government Printer, 1924.24cm x 17cm. xv, 283 pages, 50 plates (1 folding, 1 coloured). Half cloth, papered boar

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1757 1ed Lives of Holy Fathers Desert Saints Monastics: 1757 1ed Lives of Holy Fathers Desert Saints Monastics Monks Hermits Villefore Catholic Abbe Bourgoing de Villefore was a 17th-century French historian known for his extensive biographical sketches of

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1676 L'E POUSE AU DESERT AU DIVERSES MEDITATIONS antique in FRENCH: L'E POUSE AU DESERT AU DIVERSES MEDITATIONS Paris; 1676 Size 3 3/4 by 6 1/4" Text in French Original calf, with richly gilt spine Very good condition, minor wear of binding, small damage to the lower

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Jules Verne, The Desert of Ice, Coats Edition 1880s, 120 Woodcuts by Riou: "The Desert of Ice" (The second part of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras), by Jules Verne, with One Hundred and Twenty illustrations by Riou, published by Henry Coats, Philadelphia, 1880s, copyright

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Special Numbered Ed George Elbert Burr Desert Etchings: Special numbered edition - George Elbert Burr. The Desert Etchings 1859-1939. Tucson: 1990. Special edition, limited to 750 numbered copies. Illustrated. Please note that this lot has a confidential r

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Tom Clancy, Every Man a Tiger, 1st/1st Ed. 1999 Desert Storm, illustrated: "Every Man a Tiger" by Tom Clancy with General Chuck Horner, published by Putnam's Sons, New York, 1999. First Edition, First printing as indicated by the full number line on the copyright page. Origi

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World Water Exploring Sacramento Delta Gardner Erle: The World of Water. Exploring the Sacramento Delta. Gardner, Erle Stanley. William Morrow & Co. First edition. Octavo. Illustrated.

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Revolt In The Desert: First edition, fifth impression. Dust-jacket with title and protective mylar cover. Publishers brown cloth covers with gilt title to spine. Colour top page-block, others untrimmed. Frontispiece portra

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1894 1ed Deserts of Southern France Geology Iron: 1894 1ed Deserts of Southern France Geology Iron & Bronze Age ROME Catacombs 2v Sabine Baring-Gould’s book ‘The Deserts of Southern France’ is a curious late 19th-century account of natural, geo

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Pair of Works by Anais Nin, Erotica: Including: DELTA OF VENUS. NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, n.d. (ca. 1977). With label affixed to half-title bearing a presentation inscription signed "Anais Nin" (Caveat emptor, sold as-is, see photos

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1927 1st ed Lawrence of Arabia ARAB Revolt: 1927 1st ed Lawrence of Arabia ARAB Revolt in the Desert World War I Ottoman Thomas E. Lawrence, more commonly known as Lawrence of Arabia, was a 20th-century British archaeologist most known for his

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Big Little Books TARZAN Mickey Mouse WALT DISNEY: Collection of seven (7) Big Little Books. 1. Mickey Mouse and the Sacred Jewel, 1936, Walt Disney Enterprises, Inc. 2. Mickey Mouse and the Desert Palace, 1948, Walt Disney Productions.3. Mickey Mouse

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J. B. Priestley: Autobiography Essays, 1937-39. 1st Ed.: J. B. Priestley. Autobiographical Essays in two books, both First Editions, first printing. 1. Midnight on the Desert. Being an Excursion into Autobiography During a Winter in America, 1935-36 2. Rai

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Description

Reminiscences from Jarvis' days in the Middle East including colorful
chapters on the Wafd, election day in Egypt, royal visits, bandits,
brigands and bad men, Ramadan and religion, the Wadi Gedeirat,
the road to Jerusalem, poets and exiles.
First Edition.
Publishers pale yellow cloth with gilt vignette.
Gilt title to spine.
Bookplates and ephemera inside.
Frontispiece + 20 full-page illustrations.
1 double-page sketch map.
A scarce copy.. Publisher
John Murray, London
Author
Major C. S. Jarvis
Date Published
1938
Binding
Hardback
Condition
Very Good

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