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  • At the Court of the Amîr

    Enriched edition. A Narrative

    by John Alfred Gray, Levi Calloway ...
    In "At the Court of the Amîr," John Alfred Gray presents a richly detailed account of life within the intricacies of an Afghan royal court during the late 19th century. Drawing on his experiences as a British diplomat, Gray employs an evocative literary style that marries vivid narrative with keen observation, immersing readers in the opulent yet tumultuous world of the Amîr. This book offers ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Modern Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces with Mathematica

    by Elsa Abbena, Simon Salamon, Alfred Gray ...
    Series series Textbooks in Mathematics
    Presenting theory while using Mathematica in a complementary way, Modern Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces with Mathematica, the third edition of Alfred Gray’s famous textbook, covers how to define and compute standard geometric functions using Mathematica for constructing new curves and surfaces from existing ones. Since Gray’s death, authors Abbena and Salamon have stepped in to bring ... Read more

    $200.00 USD

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    by Freya Stark ...
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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  • Morocco That Was

    by Walter Harris ...
    Until 1912 Morocco had never suffered foreign domination, and its mountainous interior was as closed to foreigners as Tibet. Walter Harris was the exception. He lived in the country for more than thirty-five years, and as The Times correspondant he observed every aspect of its life. He describes the unfettered Sultanate in all its dark, melodramatic splendour. Harris was an intimate of at least ... Read more

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  • Travels in Egypt and Nubia: Belzoni (Expanded, Annotated)

    by Giovanni Battista Belzoni ...
    A GIANT AMONG ADVENTURERS AND EXPLORERSAmong the noted explorers and adventurers of the great age of discovery, few can compare with the Great Belzoni.No study of the modern exploration of ancient Egypt is complete without his extraordinary work. Once a circus strongman, trained as an engineer, he spent many years on the Nile in Egypt and Nubia studying the ancient ruins and shipping antiquities ... Read more

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  • A Thousand Miles Up The Nile

    by Amelia Ann Blandford ...
    Miss Blandfords' 'A Thousand Miles Up the Nile ' is one of the classics of the literature of Egypt. Her work as an Egyptologist, and deserved reputation as such, began with the expedition of which it is the narrative. The author has studied her subjects with great care; she has consulted and compared authorities ancient and modern, with much industry; and her examination of the remains she ... Read more

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  • Morocco

    by S.L. Bensusan ...
    With over 70 detailed illustrations and over 200 pages of detail, this is a fascinating book about Morocco. Morocco is an interesting travel log of the most developed regions of the country during the turn of the century. But interesting, when one sees the parallels in terms of time and space, Bensusan spoke of the modernization of this part of North Africa from transportation to communication, ... Read more

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  • To the Holy Shrines

    by Richard Burton ...
    Disguised as a Persian dervish, Sir Richard Burton (1821-1890) set out to become the first Christian to penetrate the Muslim shrines of Medina and Mecca - a reckless stunt that would have resulted in his being executed if discovered. Endlessly observant, amused, boastful and engaging, Burton here describes his time in Cairo (including a memorable drinking contest with a ferocious Albanian ... Read more

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  • The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria

    by Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg, Archduke of Austria Ludwig Salvator ...
    The present work is by His Imperial Highness the Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria, by whom also the accompanying sketches were drawn. ... Read more

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  • Sun, Sand and Somals - Leaves from the Note-Book of a District Commissioner in British Somaliland (1921)

    by Major H. Rayne ...
    Originally published in 1921, this interesting book contains pages from the note-book of a district commissioner in British Somaliland, offering a fascinating and unique insight into the area during the British occupation. Many of these earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic ... Read more

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  • Southern Arabia

    by Theodore Bent ...
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  • Passages of Eastern Travel, Illustrated

    by William Cowpur Prime ...
    This narrative of a nineteenth century American visiting Egypt was originally serialized in 1856. We join the narrator as he journeys from Malta to Alexandria on a steamer in search of graves to plunder. Reveries of the ancients abound as 19th century Egypt is described and explored. From Alexander to Cairo, Shopping in the Bazzar and Attending a Dervish service thrill American eyes. The system ... Read more

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