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61 plates ( 58 are of the Ottoman costumes and 3 are of Ä°stanbul of which are two are foldings. Costumes plates except the first plate are hand-colored ). With 6 p. introduction and 61 p. of explanation on the plates. Ä°llustrated by C. Fauconnier and signed by the author. Ex-library or ex-libris. Ä°n later full leather binding. Extreemly rare. See Sotheby's Atabey sale.

Istanbul: Adolphe Braham, 1885 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 64 PP FRENCH REPORT. (Chapitre 1): djeddah- ses environs- son importance commerciale- eaux- climat- Autorites Turque- Coutumes- Esclavage- Maladies. (Chapitre 2): Itineraire de Djeddah a la Mecque- La Mecque- Ses anvironns- Ceremonie du Haram el Cherif- Description de la ville Sainte- Cherif actuel (Cherif Abd El Moutaleb). (Chapitre 3): Du Pelerinage, son origine- Description de cette ceremonie- conditions pour que le Pelerinage soit valable- Pelerinage de 1882. (Chapitre 4): Cholera- Congregations religieuses. Together with: Les Russes en Asie Mineure 1723-1877 Par M. Maxime Legrand, Paris, Imprimerie et Librairie Militaires 1878. 50 pp. bound together in contemporary ornamented hard cover, spine slightly chipped..

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REPRENT Book. As New. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. ARABIC TEXT , 7 VOLS. HISTORICAL SECTION IN 4000 PP , 7 VOLS. GEOGRAPHICAL SECTION IN 2595 PP . FINE THREE-QUARTER LEATHER BINDINGS . THIS IS A REPRENT OF THE ARABIC EDITION OF QATAR WHICH TRANSLATED BY THE PRINCE'S OFFICE . MAINLY PRINTED IN ENGLISH IN SIMLA IN THE END OF THE 19th CENTURY AND BEGINNING OF THE 20th . THE SECOND PART ( GEOGRAPHICAL SECTION ) WAS PUBLISHED AS SET IN 1908 DURING THE LIFE TIME OF THE AUTHOR . THE FIRST WAS PUBLISHED IN 1914 AFTER HIS DEATH . IMPORTANT DOCUMENTATION OF THE GULF TRIBAL , POLITICAL , HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATIONS DURING THE COLONIAL ERAS . BRITHIS AND OTHER WESTERN AFFAIRS , RELATIONS , TREATMENTS ..ETC . FROM THE 16th CENTURY TO THE EARLY 20th , INCLUDING THE CRITICAL CONFLICTS WITH THE OTTOMAN STATE. A VIEWPOINT OF THE COLONIAL BRITISH POLICY . FOR SHIPMENT PLEASE CONTACT .