Description and travel, Social life and customs, DS57 .N47 1889
Later edition of this landmark of the French Romantic view of the Orient, and the second edition to bear a preface by Théophile Gautier. "The... Show moreLater edition of this landmark of the French Romantic view of the Orient, and the second edition to bear a preface by Théophile Gautier. "The Orient was for Gautier and his friends, Nerval, Baudelaire, Villiers de L'Isle Adam, Barbey D'Aurevilly, Arsène Houssaye, and many others, that elsewhere where they could find beauty and escape from the ugliness of their society" (Dahab). Like his contemporaries Flaubert and Baudelaire, Gérard de Nerval felt drawn to the East, making his voyage in the 1840s and immersing himself in Arab culture; in Cairo his travelling companion even bought a slave-girl. Gautier's preface in the present edition notes that by the 1870s Nerval's account of the Orient could be found on the shelves of any "well-composed" library. Gautier also praises Nerval's perceptive rendering of the "respect which Islam accords to those souls visited by God" (p. I). Gautier himself had also visited the Middle East in the 1850s, although his account of these travels was not published until 1877. As Dahab describes it, "Gautier partook in the tendency of a whole generation around the 1840s who made of exotism a dream come true"; the influence of the Orient on the French imagination in the late 19th century cannot be underestimated. - Extremities slightly rubbed. Main Heritage Shelves General DS57 .N47 1889 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i2262112x BIB-ID: 1510766 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DS257 .D45 1658
Vol. 1. Con la vita dell'autore, promettendosi in breue l'India non ancora data in luce, MDCLXII -- vol. 2. La Persia, parte prima. In Roma, a... Show moreVol. 1. Con la vita dell'autore, promettendosi in breue l'India non ancora data in luce, MDCLXII -- vol. 2. La Persia, parte prima. In Roma, a spese di Biagio Diuersin ..., MDCLVIII [colophon: Nella stamperia di Vitale Mascardi] -- vol. 3. La Persia, parte seconda. In Roma, a spese di Biagio Diuersin ..., MDCLVIII [colophon: Nella stamperia di Vitale Mascardi] -- vol. 4. Parte terza cioe' l'India, co'l ritorno alla patria. In Roma, a spese di Biagio Diuersin, e Felice Cefaretti, nella stamperia di Vitale Mascardi, MDCLXIII.. First Editions of volumes 2-3. Second edition of volume 1. 3 volumes in 4, 4to (225 x 165mm). contemporary vellum, spines lettered in ink, text browned and occasionally spotted Engraved portrait of the author in volume 1 Main Heritage Display General DS257 .D45 1658 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i24823260 BIB-ID: 2661917 Show less
Claudius Galen Wheelhouse ; edited with an introduction and commentary by Badr El-Hage. Main Heritage Compact General D973 .W44 2006 Reference Item-ID:... Show moreClaudius Galen Wheelhouse ; edited with an introduction and commentary by Badr El-Hage. Main Heritage Compact General D973 .W44 2006 Reference Item-ID: i22564020 BIB-ID: 2408661 Show less
Claudius Galen Wheelhouse. Main Heritage Compact General D973 .W44 2066 Reference Item-ID: i2256410x BIB-ID: 2408671 Show moreClaudius Galen Wheelhouse. Main Heritage Compact General D973 .W44 2066 Reference Item-ID: i2256410x BIB-ID: 2408671 Show less
Description and travel, Foreign relations, Foreign relations, Description and travel, HT919 .B6 1887
Dedication signed: John Windus. Filmed from original in the New York Public Library Schomburg Collection. Main Heritage Shelves General HT919 .B6 1887 ... Show moreDedication signed: John Windus. Filmed from original in the New York Public Library Schomburg Collection. Main Heritage Shelves General HT919 .B6 1887 Book Item-ID: i10041163 BIB-ID: 1005919 Show less
Description and travel, DT124 .W67 1940, 916.24043 W931l
by Allan Worsley. Main Heritage Shelves General DT124 .W67 1940 Book Item-ID: i10125930 BIB-ID: 1014229 Show moreby Allan Worsley. Main Heritage Shelves General DT124 .W67 1940 Book Item-ID: i10125930 BIB-ID: 1014229 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DT137.S55 B37 1849
by the author of Walks about Jerusalem [W.H. Bartlett]. Added t.-p., engraved. Main Heritage Shelves General DT137.S55 B37 1849 Book Item-ID: i10093345 B... Show moreby the author of Walks about Jerusalem [W.H. Bartlett]. Added t.-p., engraved. Main Heritage Shelves General DT137.S55 B37 1849 Book Item-ID: i10093345 BIB-ID: 1010970 Show less
[Pt. 1.] From the source to Egypt -- [Pt. 2.] The Nile in Egypt. translated by Mary H. Lindsay. Main Heritage Compact General DT115 .L82 1936 Book vol. 1 ... Show more[Pt. 1.] From the source to Egypt -- [Pt. 2.] The Nile in Egypt. translated by Mary H. Lindsay. Main Heritage Compact General DT115 .L82 1936 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i25773331 BIB-ID: 1023120 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, G490 .M68 1809
By George, viscount Valentia ... Main Heritage Shelves General G490 .M68 1809 Book vol.3 Item-ID: i20240685 BIB-ID: 1025672 Also available in digital form... Show moreBy George, viscount Valentia ... Main Heritage Shelves General G490 .M68 1809 Book vol.3 Item-ID: i20240685 BIB-ID: 1025672 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Show less
