1848, ISBN: 77bebdaef2cbe5491cedb62f507b24c4

Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood & Sons, 8vo. XXV, (1), 429, (1) pp. Publisher's original cloth. Fifth edition. The German-born oriental scholar and traveller Wolff (1795-1862), who … Plus…

Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood & Sons, 8vo. XXV, (1), 429, (1) pp. Publisher's original cloth. Fifth edition. The German-born oriental scholar and traveller Wolff (1795-1862), who knew both Arabia and Muslim Asia, brought the first authentic account of the fate of the two officers Stoddart and Conolly to England (having been commissioned to do so by a committee headed by Captain John Grover): they had been beheaded at the command of the Emir of Bukhara (Usbekistan), Nasrullah Khan, in 1842. Their executioner had been instructed to dispose of Wolff in the same way, but he escaped after a series of remarkable adventures. "A Jew who converted to Christianity, he spent much of his life attempting to persuade other Jews to follow the same course. His travels were often beset by extraordinary difficulties, but his enthusiasm and vitality enabled him even to endure, after rescue from slavery in Khorassan, a walk of six hundred miles through Bokhara to Kabul, having been robbed of everything including his clothing" (Blackmer). Between 1845 and 1852 his account of his mission went through seven editions. - Inscribed by the author in English and Arabic to the Victorian historical writer Agnes Strickland (1796-1874): "To Miss Agnes Strickland / from her admiring / friend Joseph Wolff" (dated May 14, 1849). - Wilson 246. OCLC 1823836. Cf. Blackmer 1833 (1845, first American ed.).Geographie, Reisen, Länder und Völkerkunde [Geographie, Reisen, Länder und Völkerkunde] 1848<

1845, ISBN: 77bebdaef2cbe5491cedb62f507b24c4

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[SC: 9.36], [PU: London John W. Parker], First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, xx, 352; xvi, 336, 16 (ads) pp., 9 lithographed plates, volume 1 largely unopened, original green cloth gilt, light… Plus…

[SC: 9.36], [PU: London John W. Parker], First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, xx, 352; xvi, 336, 16 (ads) pp., 9 lithographed plates, volume 1 largely unopened, original green cloth gilt, light wear, a very good example. Unfortunately, Wolff arrived too late to save Stoddart and Conolly; they died in the prison of the Emir of Bokhara. Also includes Wolff's early life in Palestine, Egypt, Arabia, Mesopotamia, Georgia, Turkey, and Persia. With an interesting provenance. Sir Henry Ponsonby was Keeper of the Privy Purse and Private Secretary to HM Queen Victoria from 1870 until his retirement through ill health in 1895. Lady Ponsonby, née the Hon. Mary Bulteel, was one of the Queen's Maids of Honour (junior to a Lady-in-Waiting) when she married Sir Henry in 1861. Ghani p.402; Yakushi W 206., Books<

1845, ISBN: 77bebdaef2cbe5491cedb62f507b24c4

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[PU: Published for the Author by John W. Parker, 1845.], TRAVEL, 1st Edition. 2 volumes. 8vo. pp. xix, [1] 352: xvi, 334, [16, publisher's catalogue]; 9 lithographic illustrations. Origin… Plus…

[PU: Published for the Author by John W. Parker, 1845.], TRAVEL, 1st Edition. 2 volumes. 8vo. pp. xix, [1] 352: xvi, 334, [16, publisher's catalogue]; 9 lithographic illustrations. Original cloth, spines to both volumes damaged with some loss, pencil underlinings throughout. A binding copy, but complete.<