by Sir Harford Jones Brydges, to which is appended, a brief history of the Wahauby. First edition, a complete and attractive set. The second volume ... Show moreby Sir Harford Jones Brydges, to which is appended, a brief history of the Wahauby. First edition, a complete and attractive set. The second volume - and the map - devoted entirely to the so-called "Nedjed Country" (now Saudi Arabia). - The first political and commercial treaty between Great Britain and Persia was concluded in 1801, when the East India Company sent John Malcolm to the Court of Fath Ali Shah. Persia undertook to attack the Afghans if they were to move against India, while the British undertook to come to the defence of Persia if they were attacked by either the Afghans or the French. When the Russians intensified their attacks on the Caucasian Provinces in 1803 annexing large territories, Fath Ali Shah appealed to the British for help, but was refused on the grounds that Russia was not included in the Treaty. The Persians thus turned to the French and concluded the Treaty of Finkenstein in 1807. It was against this background that Harford Jones, who was the chief resident at Basra for the East India Company, was sent to Persia by the Foreign Office in 1809 [...] The French who had now entered into a treaty with Russia (the Treaty of Tilsit in 1807) had lost interest in Persia and removed their political and military missions. Thus the British were able to conclude another treaty with Persia (the Treaty of Friendship and Alliance, also called the Treaty of Tehran) which bound Britain to assist Persia in case any European nation invaded her (even if Britain had a treaty with that nation). This treaty was not honoured by the British after the first Persian-Russian War. There were two later revisions to the Treaty: 17 March 1812 and 25 November 1814" (Ghani). Volume 2 is devoted exclusively to the Wahabis, tracing their history from the mid-eighteenth century to their defeat by Egyptian Ottoman forces at the site of the Wahabi capital, Darîyah (Dereyah), in 1818. - Rare: the only other copy in a contemp. binding on the market within the last 30 years was the Burrell copy (wanting half titles and rebacked; Sotheby's, Oct 14, 1999, lot 127, £8,000). Our copy complete, only slightly browned and foxed, but altogether fresh, in an appealing full calf binding with very slight bumping to lower corners. With the frequently lacking poem "To my Watch" on a separate leaf at the end of volume I. Main Heritage Shelves General DS302 .B79 1834 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i16876192 BIB-ID: 1511065 Show less
By H.W. Bellew. Main Heritage Shelves General DS352 .B45 1862 Book Item-ID: i10118081 BIB-ID: 1013444 Show moreBy H.W. Bellew. Main Heritage Shelves General DS352 .B45 1862 Book Item-ID: i10118081 BIB-ID: 1013444 Show less
Description and travel, Foreign relations, DS257 .S75 1935
with an introduction and notes by Sir E. Denison Ross. Published from the unique manuscript preserved in the Bodleian Library. Main Heritage Shelves... Show morewith an introduction and notes by Sir E. Denison Ross. Published from the unique manuscript preserved in the Bodleian Library. Main Heritage Shelves General DS257 .S75 1935 Book Item-ID: i25323970 BIB-ID: 2648429 Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General DS703 .O45 1911 Book Item-ID: i23687770 BIB-ID: 2501850 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DS703 .O45 1911 Book Item-ID: i23687770 BIB-ID: 2501850 Show less
At head of title: Adam Georges Benis. Preface, v. 1, p. xix, signed: L. W. [i.e. Ludwik Widerszal] Main Heritage Shelves General DT104 .B45 1938 Book vol.2 ... Show moreAt head of title: Adam Georges Benis. Preface, v. 1, p. xix, signed: L. W. [i.e. Ludwik Widerszal] Main Heritage Shelves General DT104 .B45 1938 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i17818680 BIB-ID: 1009854 Also issued online. Show less
Blanche A. F. Pigott. Main Heritage Shelves General BV3587.T76 P54 1930 Book Item-ID: i10104823 BIB-ID: 1012118 Show moreBlanche A. F. Pigott. Main Heritage Shelves General BV3587.T76 P54 1930 Book Item-ID: i10104823 BIB-ID: 1012118 Show less
by J.D. Maitland-Kirwan ; with a foreword by S.M. Zwemer. Main Heritage Shelves General BV3200 .M23 1930 Book Item-ID: i10182597 BIB-ID: 1019895 Show moreby J.D. Maitland-Kirwan ; with a foreword by S.M. Zwemer. Main Heritage Shelves General BV3200 .M23 1930 Book Item-ID: i10182597 BIB-ID: 1019895 Show less
Paged continuously. "Responsibility for the selections made ... or deductions drawn rests solely with the lay compiler of this work."--vol. I, p. xxxi. ... Show morePaged continuously. "Responsibility for the selections made ... or deductions drawn rests solely with the lay compiler of this work."--vol. I, p. xxxi. Main Heritage Shelves General BX3246.P4 C57 1939 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i23338192 BIB-ID: 1005602 Vol.2 includes bibliographic references, appendices and index. Show less
Paged continuously. "Responsibility for the selections made ... or deductions drawn rests solely with the lay compiler of this work."--vol. I, p. xxxi. ... Show morePaged continuously. "Responsibility for the selections made ... or deductions drawn rests solely with the lay compiler of this work."--vol. I, p. xxxi. Main Heritage Shelves General BX3246.P4 C57 1939 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i23338209 BIB-ID: 1005602 Vol.2 includes bibliographic references, appendices and index. Show less
Travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS48 .B56 1887
Henry Binder ; ouvrage ilustré de 200 dessins imprimés en phototypie par Quinsac d'après les photographies et croquis de l'auteur, et d'une carte... Show moreHenry Binder ; ouvrage ilustré de 200 dessins imprimés en phototypie par Quinsac d'après les photographies et croquis de l'auteur, et d'une carte en 4 couleurs des frontières turco-persanes. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .B56 1887 Book Item-ID: i22243264 BIB-ID: 2382844 Show less
