261. [Transcaucasia] – [Lukach, Harry Charles / Sir Harry Luke].

Vintage Photographic Print of Outpost in Armenia, titled and dated by Harry Lukach on the rear: “Armenian Advanced Post – Igdir Front (near Ararat) – 16/4/20)”.

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. [Igdir], 1920. Postcard size. From the personal collection of Sir Harry Luke.

262. [Transcaucasia] – Luke, J.H. [Joseph Harry].

J.H.L. [Photo album of a trip to Transcaucasia / (Armenia)].

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. no year (c.1905). 16,5 cm x 19 cm. 24 photographs. Original Hardcover. Joseph Harry Lukach’s [J.H.Luke] personal copy. Joint starting to come lose, spine detached, cocked pages. Otherwise in fair condition.

263. [Transcaucasia Content] – [Luke, Sir Harry / Lukach, Harry].

Manuscript “Notes for Lecture on Transcaucasia” on embossed Stationery of “Governorate Jerusalem”, clearly written during his appointment as Assistant governor of Jerusalem under Sir Ronald Storrs between the years 1920 – 1924. The wonderfully detailed preparation-manuscript cites many details from Luke’s mission to Transcaucasia as “British Chief Commissioner in the disturbed countries of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan; Luke later remembered the Armenian capital, Erivan, as ‘the saddest town’ he ever saw” (see Luke, Cities and Men, Volume 2, page 170).

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. [Jerusalem], c.1924. Quarto. 7 pages. From the private collection / library of colonial governor, diplomat and historian, Sir Harry Luke.

264. Tremearne, A.J.N.

The Tailed Head-Hunters of Nigeria – An Account of an Official’s Seven Years’ Experiences in the Northern Nigerian Pagan Belt, and a Description of the Manners, Habits, and Customs of the Native Tribes. With 38 Illustrations & a Map.

London, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1912. 15.5 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, XVI, 342 pages. 38 illustrations. Fold-out map near rear showing ‘Northern Nigeria for “The Tailed Head-Hunters of Nigeria.”’ Hardcover [publisher’s original orange cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt lettering and pictorial to front board. Gilt top edge. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor abrasions to board cloth near spine. Slight tanning throughout. Interior bright and clean. Binding good and firm. Text-block tight and square.

265. [Turkey Content] – Luke, Harry Charles.

Anatolica.

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. London, Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1924. 22,5 cm x 15 cm. XII, 210 pages, 43 illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Harry Luke’s (Lukach) personal copy. Some chipping to dustjacket. Otherwise in very good condition.

266. [Turkey Content] – Luke, Harry Charles.

The Fringe Of The East: A Journey Through Past And Present Provinces Of Turkey.

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. London, Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1913. 22,5 cm x 15 cm. XIII, 273 pages, 77 illustrations. Original Hardcover. Harry Luke’s (Lukach) personal copy. Slight bumping, fraying to corners, spine edges. Spine cracked. Ex Libris on front pastedown. Otherwise in good condition.

267. [Turkey Content] – Luke, Harry Charles.

The Making of Modern Turkey: From Byzantium to Angora. [Luke personally marked this book as “Annotated Copy” / With manuscript-entry about the writing- and publishing-History of this book by Luke].

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. London, Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1936. 21,5 cm x 15 cm. VIII, 246 pages. Original blue cloth Hardcover. Harry Luke’s (Lukach) personal copy. With annotations, markings and corrections by Harry Luke. Starting hinge, tearing to spine. Otherwise in good condition.

268. [Turkey Content] – Luke, Harry Charles.

The Old Turkey And The New: From Byzantium to Ankara. Two Volumes.

Second Edition. [This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. London, Geoffrey Bles, 1955. 22,5 cm x 15 cm. IX, 233 pages. The published version: Hardcover with dustjacket / The Proofcopy with annotations: disbound. Harry Luke’s (Lukach) personal copy. With annotations and markings by Harry Luke. With interesting manuscript comments in the chapter dealing with Turkey’s incorporation into NATO as well as annotations on page 227 about Turkish patriotism by the Turks of Cyprus. Loosely inserted is also an interesting Review-clipping from the TLS in which Harry Luke’s publication “The Old Turkey and the New” is mentioned in the criqiue of Bernard Lewis’ “The Emergence of Modern Turkey”.

269. Walsh, Langton Prendergast.

Under the Flag, and Somali Coast Stories.

London, Andrew Melrose, Ltd., no year (c.1910). 16 cm x 23.5 cm. Frontispiece, VIII, 384 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original salmon cloth] with lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and fading. Interior is bright and clean.

270. Weller, Henry Owen.

Kenya Without Prejudice. A Balanced, Critical Review of the Country and its People. With a foreword by the Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain.

London, East Africa, 1931. 12.5 cm x 18.5 cm. Frontispiece-Map of Kenya, XI, 162 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Small notch on front board. Interior bright and clean.