Fatalla Sayeghir was the assistant to a Napoleonic spy, de Lascaris, who undertook an extended mission amongst the Arab peoples. After the death of Napoleon, Sayeghir wrote an account of their travels. This is a facsimile edition of the translation by de Lamartine.
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Vendeur : Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, Royaume-Uni
First published in 1836. A tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket. N° de réf. du vendeur BOOKS090713I
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Vendeur : Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, Royaume-Uni
Etat : New. 1st edition thus. Cloth, dj, F/F. xvi+204pp, fine copy in a fine dustjacket. New. In 1809 Sayeghir travelled with [ or claimed to have travelled with ] Napoleon's secert agent M Lascaris de Ventimiglia as he travelled with the Bedouins in Mesopotamia. Lascaris, after the overthrow of Napoleon kept his secerts to himself, his notes destroyed. Sayeghir's diary was translated & published by the Orientalist Lamartine. A fascinating account of life with the tribes of Iran & Iraq. 400 grams. N° de réf. du vendeur 21875
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Vendeur : MW Books, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
1st Edition in this form. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 204 pages; Notes: Facsimile of the original translation published by Carey, Lea & Blanchard in Philadelphia in 1836, with the addition of an introduction by Robert Irwin. Originally written either by an Arab known as Fatallah Sayeghir or by Lamartine's interpreter Mazoyer. English translation of a French translation of an original Arabic manuscript. Summary: Fatalla Sayeghir was the assistant to a Napoleonic spy, de Lascaris, who undertook an extended mission amongst the Arab peoples. After the death of Napoleon, Sayeghir wrote an account of their travels. This is a facsimile edition of the translation by de Lamartine. Subject: Arabian Peninsula - Description and travel - Fiction. Middle East - Description and travel. Arabian Peninsula ; Description and travel ; Fiction. Asia. Essays, journals, letters & other prose works ; Classic travel writing. Middle East - General. 1 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 24065
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Vendeur : BookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet), Canterbury, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Facsimile reproduction of first edition of 1836, with a new introduction. xvi, 204pp. In burgundy cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Green endpapers. 8vo. Cloth very slightly rubbed at spine base. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket, a little bumped at edges. From 1809, Fatella Sayeghir accompanied, or claimed to have done so, Napoleon's secret agent on an extended mission among the Bedouin tribes of Mespotamia and the Euphrates Valley. Lascades died before he could share the information he gathered with Napoleon and the notes he left were allegedly destroyed by the British, but a French orientalist acquired Sayghir's diary and writings and published it in 1835/1836. N° de réf. du vendeur 021546
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Vendeur : MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlande
1st Edition in this form. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 204 pages; Notes: Facsimile of the original translation published by Carey, Lea & Blanchard in Philadelphia in 1836, with the addition of an introduction by Robert Irwin. Originally written either by an Arab known as Fatallah Sayeghir or by Lamartine's interpreter Mazoyer. English translation of a French translation of an original Arabic manuscript. Summary: Fatalla Sayeghir was the assistant to a Napoleonic spy, de Lascaris, who undertook an extended mission amongst the Arab peoples. After the death of Napoleon, Sayeghir wrote an account of their travels. This is a facsimile edition of the translation by de Lamartine. Subject: Arabian Peninsula - Description and travel - Fiction. Middle East - Description and travel. Arabian Peninsula ; Description and travel ; Fiction. Asia. Essays, journals, letters & other prose works ; Classic travel writing. Middle East - General. 1 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 24065
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Vendeur : Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Part of The Folios Archive Library series. Translated from the French. First edition thus. Fine in a fine dust jacket. N° de réf. du vendeur 43505
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Vendeur : GREENSLEEVES BOOKS, Oxford, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1859640885. with dustjacket, 1996 clean bright copy. N° de réf. du vendeur 110470
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Vendeur : K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Reprint. with 204pp , very good , travels about 1810 in Sahara etc . HARDCOVER, NO DUST JACKET, NO MARKINGS, A GOOD COPY, EXCELLENT VALUE. N° de réf. du vendeur RIC/953
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Vendeur : The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, MN, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur Abebooks460845
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