Ashkhabad
Moscow: 1990. 15 color postcards. Pack of 15 unused postcards showing the contemporary capital of Soviet Turkmenistan. Architectural landmarks including the Lenin Public Garden, Karl Marx Square and Apartment towers. More about Ashkhabad
Photography
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Searching for Belovodye
St. Petersburg: Russian Museum of Ethnography, 2010. Phtographs of Russia and Central Asia's minority populations with a particular focus on the Old Believers of the Altai, a group of Eastern Orthodox Christians who rejected the reforms of Patriarch Nikon of Moscow between 1652 and 1666. Also includes the Kyrgyz, West... More about Searching for Belovodye
Once Upon a Time in Central Asia / Bir Zamanlar Orta Asya
Istanbul: Tetragon, 1996. 86 color plates 18 black and white. Vintage photographs of the areas of Khiva, Bukhara, Khokand, Samarkand, Kazakhstan, Altay, and Tuva from the Russia Imperial Collection and private and military photographic archives. Mostly 1860-1900. English/Turkish/Russian text. More about Once Upon a Time in Central Asia / Bir Zamanlar Orta Asya
[Chatelain Found: Photographer at Tunis 1903-1914. Portraits, Genre Scenes, Nudes. The Discovery of a Unique Photographic Collection] Chatelain Retrouvé. Photographe à Tunis 1903-1914. Portraits, scènes de genre, Nus.
Paris: Galerie Au Bonheur du Jour, 2006. 105 black and white. Full French title: Chatelain Retrouvé. Photographe à Tunis 1903-1914. Portraits, scènes de genre, Nus. La découverte d'un fonds photographique inédit. A dealer exhibition catalog of old photographs by Marcel Châtelain (known as Eugène, active from 1898 to 1930) from..... More about Chatelain Found: Photographer at Tunis 1903-1914. Portraits, Genre Scenes, Nudes. The Discovery...
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[Exotic Beauties: Old Photographs by Various Auteurs] Beautés exotiques. Photographies anciennes de divers auteurs
Paris: Galerie Au Bonheur du Jour, 2005. 62 black and white. Dealer exhibition catalog of 19th and early 20th century nudes from Africa, South America, Japan, and the Pacific. From an edition of 500. French plate captions with an introduction in French and English. More about Exotic Beauties: Old Photographs by Various Auteurs] Beautés exotiques. Photographies anciennes...
Le voyage amoureux. Beautés orientales - Ouled-Naï [Travel lovers. Oriental Beauties - Ouled-Naïl Courtesans 1870-1960]
Paris: Au Bonheur du Jour, 2010. Mostly old "orientalist" photographs in sepia of Ouled-Naïl prostitutes from North Africa including Senegal and Ethiopia. 452 illustrations of people, 13 of jewelry, and 9 drawings. A few are taken from postcards. These women were probably not involved in the production of rugs or... More about Le voyage amoureux. Beautés orientales - Ouled-Naï [Travel lovers. Oriental Beauties -...
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[Lehnert and Landrock: Intimate Tunis, Male and Female Portraits and Nudes 1904-1910] Lehnert et Landrock. Tunis intime. Portraits et nus féminins et masculins 1904-1910
Paris: Galerie Au Bonheur du Jour, 2007. 102 black and white. A dealer exhibition catalog of old photographs by the team of Rudolf Lehnert and Ernst Landrock who were active in North Africa in the early 20th century. French text. More about Lehnert and Landrock: Intimate Tunis, Male and Female Portraits and Nudes 1904-1910] Lehnert et...
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[Lehnert and Landrock: The Nudes, Tunisia 1904-1914] Lehnert et Landrock: Les Nus Tunisie 1904 - 1914
Paris: Galerie Au Bonheur du Jour, 2006. 55 black and white. Dealer exhibition catalog of old photographic nudes by the duo of Rudolf Franz Lehnert and Ernst Heinrich Landrock who were active in North Africa in the early 20th century. French text. More about Lehnert and Landrock: The Nudes, Tunisia 1904-1914] Lehnert et Landrock: Les Nus Tunisie 1904 - 1914
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[Rudolf Lehnert: The Album of Male Nudes (1905-1934)] Rudolf Lehnert: L’Album des nus masculins (1905-1934)
Paris: Galerie Au Bonheur du Jour, 2008. 54 black and white. Dealer catalog of early 20th century nudes from North Africa by famed photographer Rudolf Lehnert. With several letters from Lehnert to poet, writer, sculptor Renaud Icard on his creation of this album. From an edition of 500. French and English text. More about Rudolf Lehnert: The Album of Male Nudes (1905-1934)] Rudolf Lehnert: L’Album des nus masculins...
Cocuklarimiz / The Children of Turkey
Istanbul: Redhouse, 1979. 27 color plates 100 black and white illustrations. Photographs of Turkish children at work and play. Minimal Turkish/English text. More about Cocuklarimiz / The Children of Turkey
A Picture Album of the Habits and Customs of the Minority Nationalities in Xinjiang, The Uygur Nationality
Xinjiang: Exhibition Centre of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 1984. 175 color plates. Material culture such as rugs, costumes, hats, musical instruments, and architecture are illustrated from this area of East Turkestan. Chinese-English text. More about A Picture Album of the Habits and Customs of the Minority Nationalities in Xinjiang, The Uygur...
Through Dust and Ruins: Photography by Tsung Woo Han
San Francisco: Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, 1998. 20 color plates. Exhibition catalog of contemporary Chinese subjects by this celebrated Korean-born photographer. More about Through Dust and Ruins: Photography by Tsung Woo Han
Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermes Collection
New York: Museum for African Art, 2008. 45 color plates of jewelry, 26 historic black and white. Museum exhibition catalog. "Desert Jewels presents a superb collection of jewelry from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt, along with late nineteenth- and early twentieth century photographs of North African landscapes, urban scenes, and... More about Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermes Collection
James Michener's Afghanistan, A Calendar for 1981
New York: James A. Michener, 1980. 13 color plates. Wonderful pictures of the people and land of Afghanistan with descriptions by this Pulitzer Prize winning author. More about James Michener's Afghanistan, A Calendar for 1981
Turkestan
Almaty: Oner, 1993. Photographs of contemporary Turkmen people, architecture, landscapes, and material culture including 5 of textiles. Kazakh, English, and Russian text. More about Turkestan
Au pays Sacré des Anciens Turcs / Eski Türklerin Kutsal Ülkesinde [In the Sacred Land of the Ancient Turks]
[Istanbul]: Yapi Kredi Yayinlari, 1995. 63 photographs. Musee Guimet exhibition catalog of mostly Central Asian photography by Henry de Bouillane de Lacoste (1867-1937) held in Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir. French/Turkish text. More about Au pays Sacré des Anciens Turcs / Eski Türklerin Kutsal Ülkesinde [In the Sacred Land of the...
Silk Road Photo Collection: Volumes 1, 2 and 3
(Japan): NHK / CitiBank, 1981. 359 color plates. Vol. 1: Chang-an / Hexi Corridor / Dun-Huang. Vol. 2: Tian-shan South Road / Tian-shan North Road. Vol. 3: Ancient South Road. English text. More about Silk Road Photo Collection: Volumes 1, 2 and 3
Henry Finiss Bloss Lynch: Fragments d'un discours d'Armenie [Fragments from an Armenian Discourse]
Marseilles: Galerie Berdj Achdjian, 1990. 31 black and white photographs. Exhibition catalog of photographs excerpted from Lynch's 1901 book "Armenia: Travels and Studies." Photography is mainly of Armenian architecture including churches and people. French text. More about Henry Finiss Bloss Lynch: Fragments d'un discours d'Armenie [Fragments from an Armenian Discourse
Racers of the Mountain, Kirghiz Land
Frunze: "Kirghistan" Publishing House, 1980. 118 color plates 10 black and white. Photography of Kyrgyz horses and horse riders from British-style steeplechasers to traditional hunters and Kyrgyz horse-sports. Most plates are captioned. Uncommon. Kyrgyz, Russian, English text. More about Racers of the Mountain, Kirghiz Land
Puerto Princesa: The Forest City
Puerto Princesa, Philippines: TagBalay Foundation, 2012. 112 color plates. Spectacular photography of the land and people of this enigmatic Filipino city nestled in the forest. Few traditional textiles and crafts are shown. "Dubbed as 'The City in the Forest', Puerto Princesa in Palawan challenges the conventions of what a city... More about Puerto Princesa: The Forest City
Under Ottoman Rule, Once Upon a Time in the Near East: Selected Photographs from the Israel Museum Collection
Istanbul: Turkish Republic Ministry of Culture, General Directorate of Monuments and Museums, 1999. 94 black and white. Exhibition catalog of early photographs from the Israeli Museum collection shown at the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art. More about Under Ottoman Rule, Once Upon a Time in the Near East: Selected Photographs from the Israel...
Nomadenalltag von den Toren von Merw. Belutschen, Dschamschedi, Hazara [Nomadic Life from the Gates of Merv. Baluch, Aimaq, Hazara
Dresden: Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, 1994. 70 photographs 11 drawings. Museum exhibition catalog of photographs taken during an expedition in 1928 and 1929 showing life in the Turkmen oasis city. German text. More about Nomadenalltag von den Toren von Merw. Belutschen, Dschamschedi, Hazara [Nomadic Life from the...
Afghanistan: Travels Beyond the Horizon
Jerusalem: L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art, 2009. 34 color plates. L.A. Meyer Museum for Islamic Art exhibition catalog of photojournalist Helmut Schulze's photography in Afghanistan. English-Hebrew text. More about Afghanistan: Travels Beyond the Horizon
East Azarbaijan
Tehran: Soroush Press, 1996. 387 color plates. Photographic journey in this northwestern Persian province. Shows landscape and people. More about East Azarbaijan
Xinjiang China Picture Album
Urumqi: Xinjiang People's Publishing Press, 1989. Hundreds of color illustrations including several of contemporary and antique textiles. English and Chinese text. More about Xinjiang China Picture Album
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