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Carlyle, Alex AlexanderBiblio.com

The Tendency of the Constitution of the Church of Scotland to Form the Temper Spirit and Character of Her Ministers Pointed Out in a Sermon Preached . Edinburgh . May 5 1767

CARLYLE, Joseph DacreBiblio.com

Specimens of Arabian poetry from the earliest time to the extinction of the khalifphat with some account of the authors.

1796ABC_48589Cambridge: Printed by John Burges printer to the university 1796. Contemporary brown calf with a later spine a dark red morocco title-label on the spine with the title and author lettered in gold marbled endpapers. 4to. With an engraved sheet with musical notation. 2 parts in 1 volume. First edition of this beautiful example of Orientalist scholarship presenting sixty early Arabic poems in their original language with English translations. This work by Orientalist Joseph Dacre Carlyle 1758-1804 enabled the English to discover the beauty of Arabic literature. The poems which cover a wide range of topics offer a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of the Arab world. Carlyle was the first to translate these poems into English. His translations became quite well-known and continued to be used in other works until at least the late 19th century.The work is a collection of poems from the Arabian peninsula between the 6th and 13th century. It includes a poem written on the tomb of Sayid by Abd Almalec Alharithy dates unknown a poem on avarice by Hatim al-Tai -578 and a poem about a thunder storm by Ibrahim Ben Khiret Abou Isaac dates unknown. In addition to the poems themselves the work also provides some biographical information about the poets offering readers a deeper understanding of the historical and cultural context in which the poems were written. The work consists of two parts the first contains the poems in English and the second in Arabic.Carlyle was professor of Arabic at the University of Cambridge. He was appointed chaplain by Thomas Bruce Lord Elgin 1766-1841 to the embassy at Constantinople in 1799 and pursued his researches in Eastern literature in a tour through Asia Minor Palestine Greece and Italy. During his travels he collected several valuable Greek and Syriac manuscripts.The work has been rebacked the leather on the boards is dried and cracked the flyleaf in the back has been replaced by a different marbled paper. The work is somewhat browned throughout with mild foxing on the first few leaves annotations in pencil on page 12 and 80. Otherwise in good condition.l BMC 4 1258.1197; Graesse II p. 49. Printed by John Burges printer to the university, unknown

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SMITH, Adam - CARLYLE, Alexander, Minister of Inveresk, attributed authorBiblio.com

A Letter to his Grace the Duke of Buccleugh on national defence.

1778152780Edinburgh: J. Dickson 1778. First edition second issue "a re-issue of the London edition of the same year with a cancel title page and the addition of a postscript dated: Lincoln's Inn July 20th 1778" ESTC this copy also retaining the London title page. "This discussion of the bill for extending the militia law of Scotland introduced in 1776 contains a number of passing references to the war in America" Adams. The postscript comments on Burgoyne's defeat. Carlyle is identified as author in a contemporary hand on the Edinburgh title. After studies at Edinburgh Glasgow and Leiden where his classmates included William Robertson Adam Ferguson and John Home Carlyle was licensed to preach in 1746 and was introduced to the parish of Inveresk some five miles south-east of Edinburgh by the duke of Buccleuch the following year receiving his ordination in 1748. A moderate in his support for ecclesiastical patronage and politically conservative issues as well as in his endorsement of Enlightenment cultural principles including liberal education polite learning and religious toleration Carlyle was a familiar figure in the cultural life of what has come to be known as the Scottish Enlightenment. Strong and outspoken in his support for the Scots militia cause having written in 1760 The Question relating to a Scots Militia Considered the present pamphlet attacks Smith's apparent opposition to militias in the Wealth of Nations citing passages from Smith's book and also referring to the opinions of the Encyclopedistes. The other pamphlets included in this volume are: DOUGLAS John William Pulteney and Junius attributed authors. A Letter addressed to two Great Men on the prospect of peace; and on the terms necessary to be insisted upon in the negotiation. London: Millar and A. Kincaid & J. Bell Edinburgh 1760. Howes 6095. DALRYMPLE Sir John. The Rights of Great Britain asserted against the Claims of America: being an answer to the declaration of the General Congress. The third edition with additions. London: T. Cadell 1776. Howes 2564. LIND John. An Answer to the Declaration of the American Congress. The fourth edition. London: T. Cadell J. Walter and T. Sewell 1776. Howes 6167. TOWNSHEND Charles. Remarks on the Letter addressed to two Great Men. I a Letter to the author of that piece. London: printed in the year 1760. Howes 10372. Manuscript attribution to Henry Lord Holland on title. Octavo 209 x 122 mm. Bound fourth with four other pamphlets related to American affairs in contemporary quarter sheep and marbled boards vellum tips spine ruled gilt in compartments red morocco label lettered "Pamphlets" and numbered 2 direct sprinkled edges. Ownership inscription "Binning" to front pastedown dated 1779 with a manuscript list of the volume's contents to front free endpaper. Short tear to head of front joint; a very good copy. Adams The American Controversy 78-56b variant; ESTC T179898 locating copies at the National Library of Scotland and Harvard Business School only. The London imprint ESTC T107064 is slightly more common with copies located at British Library Columbia Harvard JCB and the New York Historical Society only; Vanderblue p. 50. hardcover

Peter Harrington · Royaume-Uni6 500,00 £GB≈ 7 421,70 €

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The Tendency of the Constitution of the Church of Scotland to Form the Temper Spirit and Character of Her Ministers Pointed Out in a Sermon Preached . Edinburgh . May 5 1767

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The Tendency of the Constitution of the Church of Scotland to Form the Temper Spirit and Character of Her Ministers Pointed Out in a Sermon Preached . Edinburgh . May 5 1767

The Question Relating to a Scots Militia Considered; In a Letter to the Lords and Gentlemen who have concerted in the form of a law for the establishmont; By a Freeholder

Plain Reasons for Removing a certain Great Man from His Majesty's presence and councils for ever. Addressed to the people of England. By a Haberdasher

Plain Reasons for Removing a certain Great Man from His Majesty's presence and councils for ever. Addressed to the people of England. By a Haberdasher

Specimens of Arabian poetry from the earliest time to the extinction of the khalifphat with some account of the authors.

A Letter to his Grace the Duke of Buccleugh on national defence.

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