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Light shelfwear. Small bibliographical reference to front wrap in pen. Spine browned. Ink underlining on about 2 pages. ; Università Degli Studi Di Padova Pubblicazioni Dell'istituto Di Storia Antica ; Vol. VI; 141 pages
Lower corners bumped. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. DJ has a bit of browning. ; Papyrologica Coloniensia Vol. III; 294 pages
Hard Bump to top of spine. Minor bump to base of spine. ; Josef Wiesehofer, Nouruz in Persepolis? Eine Residenz, das Neujahrsfest und eine Theorie; Jerome Gaslain, A propos d'Arsace Ier; Edward Dabrowa, Mithradates I and the Beginning of the Ruler-cult in Parthia; Carlo Lippolis, Notes on the Iranian Traditions in the Architecture of Parthian Nisa; Roberta Menegazzi, La figura del cavaliere nella coroplastica di Seleucia al Tigri; Federicomaria Muccioli, Il problema del culto del sovrano nella regalita arsacide: appunti per una discussione; Gholamreza F. Assar, Some Important Seleucid and Parthian Dates in the Babylonian Goal-Year Texts; Gholamreza F. Assar, Artabanus of Trogus Pompeius' 41st Prologue; Alberto M. Simonetta, The Coinage of the so-called Parthian "Dark Age" Revisited; Gholamreza F. Assar, Some Remarks on the Chronology and Coinage of the Parthian "Dark Age"; Giusto Traina, Note in margine alia battaglia di Carre; Udo Hartmann, Ein Arsakide im Heer des Septimius Severus. Uberlegungen zu den Hintergrunden des zweiten Partherkrieges; Electrum / Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Instytut Historii 15; 266 pages
Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; 1.02 x 8.5 x 5.67 Inches; 264 pages; This book is the first detailed study of the foundation, history, government, growth and decline of the cities founded in Syria by Seleukos I in 301BC shortly after the time of Alexander the Great. It throws new light on an important period in ancient history. In particular, Dr Grainger concentrates on the relationship between the kings and the cities in their kingdoms and reveals that former theories concerning such a relationship require drastic revision. Most importantly the relationship is shown to have been much more to the kings' advantage than previous discussions on Hellenistic states have supposed. He argues in fact that neither the kings nor the cities intended the cities to be autonomous or independent since they were far too reliant on royal support against the enmity of the surrounding population. Evidence for this can be seen in the actions of the cities on the collapse of the Seleukid dynasty in the first century BC; then they were forced to cast about for a new protector and eventually accepted Rome albeit reluctantly. Dr Grainger discusses the differing fate of the cities during this process when some failed altogether, most declined, and only one, Antioch, prospered.
114pp., geïllustreerd met ca. 50 houtgravures, 28cm., gecart. band (gemarbreerde platten, zwartlederen rug (onderaan licht geraakt), tekst in 2 kolommen, goede staat, B103433
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original cloth bdg. with Ottoman letter gil on spine. 2 volumes set in 1: (144 p.; 271 p.). Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script. Hejra: 1340 = Gregorian: 1924. The arbitrary rule of Committee of Union and Progress (Ittihad ve Terakki Cemiyeti) and sultanate ambition of Damad Ferit Pasha, same time Freedom and Entente Party (Hurriyet ve Itilâf Partisi), and competition between those parties gave an opportunity to powers those who wanna break-up the Ottoman Empire. The memoirs of Simavi explains exactly that period of empire, the period of Sultan Mehmed Resad Khan, and Sultan Vahdettin. Sultan Mehmed Resad Han'in ve halefinin sarayinda gördüklerim. 2 volumes set. Özege: 18312. First Edition.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter (ALS) signed 'Yozgad Valisi Ali Riza' with his original b/w portrait photograph. 1 p. including four lines in Ottoman script. Dated June, 21, 1928.
New Persian Paperback. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In Persian with bilingual title in English and Persian on cover. 334 p., b/w ills. and plans. Archaeology and art of the historical periods of Mad, Hakhamaneshi, Ashkani, Sasani.= Bâstânshinâsî va hunar-i dawrân-i târîkhî-i Mâd, Hakhâmanishî, Ashkânî, Sâsânî.
Fine Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script. 31 p. Hegira 1334 = Gregorian 1918. Özege 9199. First and Only Edition. Said Halim Pasa was a statesman who served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1913 to 1917. Born in Cairo, Egypt, he was the grandson of Muhammad Ali of Egypt, often considered the founder of modern Egypt. He was one of the signers in Ottoman - German Alliance. Yet, he resigned after the incident of the pursuit of Goeben and Breslau, an event which served to cement the Ottoman-German alliance during World War I. It is claimed that Mehmed V wanted a person in whom he trusted as Grand Vizier, and that he asked Said Halim to stay in his post as long as possible. Said Halim's term lasted until 1917, cut short because of continuous clashes between him and the Committee of Union and Progress, which by then controlled the Imperial Government of the Ottoman Empire. During the court martial trials after World War I in the Ottoman Empire, he was accused of treason as he had his signature under Ottoman - German Alliance. He was exiled on 29 May 1919 to a prison on Malta. He was acquitted from the accusations and set free in 1921, and he moved to Sicily. He wanted to return to the Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, but this request was rejected. He was assassinated soon after in Rome by Arshavir Shiradjian, an agent of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, for his alleged role in the Armenian Genocide. Other sources, however, stated that he was unrelated to the Genocide. This intellectual study of him on self-experiences of decline and fall of Islamic world, view and thought. Extremely rare.
New Persian Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Persian. 2 volumes set: (965 p.; 966-2041 pp.). Siyâsat wa farhang-i rûzgâr-i Safawî. 2 volumes set. Politics and culture of the Safavid era, (1501-1722).
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers to DJ and traces of removed circulation pastedown. A few cellotape stains to inner covers else Book is VG. ; 1.25 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 376 pages; The city of Memphis on the Nile, which had often served as capital in the long period preceding Egypt's conquest by Alexander the Great, became the country's "second city" following the founding of Alexandria. Drawing on archaeological findings and on an unusual combination of Greek and Egyptian evidence, Dorothy Thompson examines the city's economic life and the character of its multi-racial society in the era from Alexander to Augustus. Memphis under the Ptolemies will interest students of intercultural relations and will be essential reading for Egyptologists, papyrologists, and historians of the Hellenistic world, including those concerned with religion. The relationship of the native population with the Greek-speaking immigrants is illustrated in Thompson's analysis of the position of Memphite priests within the Ptolemaic state. Egyptians continued to control mummification and the cult of the dead; the undertakers of the Memphite necropolis were barely touched by things Greek. The cult of the living Apis bull also remained primarily Egyptian; yet on death the bull, deified as Osorapis, became Sarapis for the Greeks. Within this god's sacred enclosure, the Sarapieion, is found a strange amalgam of Greek and Egyptian cultures.
76 pages. Features: Dealer Profile of Lorenz Biricz of Lorenz Antiques in Toronto; Sotheby's and Joyner's Spring Auctions; Collector Profile of Clair Stewart of Caledon - lithographic stones; Christopher Hartop of Christie's, New York; Stone for the Emperor - Song to Qing jades in the Royal Ontario Museum; Carving Nephrite and Jadeite in the Qing Dynasty; Miniature Delights - dollhouses; Caring for Works on Paper - Part 3 - Matting, Framing and Storage; Price Trends in English Pottery - interest surges in ironstone, Delftware, slipware and majolica; The Prints of Carl Schaefer Fellman; Mrs. Thrale Returns, by Paul A. Hachey; Cabinetmaker Thomas Nisbet of Saint John, New Brunswick; Travels from the hearth to the table in Montreal; Rural Quebec Table Setting; 18th Century French Table Setting; Victorian Table Setting; Seen at the shows; What's New. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Hilda Neatby makes the case against production-line education; The Kennedy Dynasty - the most powerful family in the world; Overmedication (part two) - the criminal record of the miracle drugs; Pauline Julien - the moods of a girl who sings about love; The Emotion of Fear, by June Callwood; Norman Jewison - the stars' status symbol; The case for a divided Germany, by Blair Fraser; Some people 'should' live in sin - so says Arthur Hailey; Those Summers in Toronto - episodes from Morley Callaghan's new book 'That Summer in Paris'; Phyllis Diller does the XBX - with photos. Unmarked. Above-average wear and soiling. A worthy vintage copy. Book
prefazione (con insegna della fabbrica dal 1875) 1 35.8x27 cm. , 418 pp., disegni e incisioni di Robert Engels e C. Thiemann; acqueforti di W. Conz, legatura in tela con titoli al fronte ed al dorso , edizione giubilare, allegati: Festakt im Lichthohf des Hauptverwaltungsgeb?udes-Programm; piante della Krupp nel suo sviluppo e foto della Fabbrica nel 1912; alla sguardia dedica manoscritta del 1919 , in tedesco
4 tomi rileg. in 2 voll. in-16°, pp.248; 236; 244; 280, nei 4 tomi mancano gli occh. , leg. recenti ottima mz. pelle blu, con angoli, nerv. titolo oro ai dorsi, in custodia in cart. marm. Fogli parzialm. chiusi. Un tarletto al marg. inf. bianco di alcune carte del 2°tomo che interessa alcune lettere dell'indice. Per il resto ottima cons. L'op. è divisa in 6 libri, in cui viene narrata dettagliatamente tutta la storia della famiglia Asburgo, da Rodolfo I (XIII sec.), fino a Maria Teresa, alla rivoluzione france-se e alla morte di Leopoldo II. [Graesse II 293 l'ed.orig. in inglese London 1807].
344pp., avec frontispice en couleurs (armoirie) + 5 tableaux généalogiques dépliants (in fine), 29cm., reliure moderne en toile bordeaux avec titre doré au dos, feuilles de garde marbrées, texte frais, bon état, poids: 1kg., G108051
New English Original bdg. HC. In publisher's special slip-case. Folio. (48 x 34 cm). Edition in English. 136 p., color ills. "The Surname-i Hümayun literally translates into Imperial Festival Book, and were albums that commemorated celebrations in the Ottoman Empire in pictorial and textual detail. Such celebrations included mainly imperial weddings and circumcision festivals. These albums were commissioned by the Ottoman Imperial family, usually by the Sultan presiding at the time. The Surname recounts the festivities in order of when the events took place, which includes in detail processions, grand entrance of the Sultan, feasts, entertainers, musicians, dancers, gift giving, firework displays, circumcision and wedding ceremonies. Although many of the Surnames were made to celebrate circumcisions of Ottoman Princes, the first Surname was commissioned in 1524 for a wedding ceremony. This Surname-I Hümayun was commissioned for a circumcision festival, as well it was to commemorate Sultan Murad III's son Prince Mehmed. This festival lasted fifty-two days and was probably one of the most elaborate and grandiose festival the Ottomans had ever held, and it was well documented. The organization of this Surname was done chronologically, each day documented in order with what occurred. The book was created by an author named 'Intizami' which is a pen-name, and the illustrations were done mainly by court artists.".
Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Foxing to top of textblock. DJ is price-clipped. DJ spine sunned. ; Extensive commentary and historical introduction to Books 35-37 of Livy. Covers the years 195 to 189 B. C. , and much of the narrative concerns the prelude to and course of the war with the Seleucid King Antiochus III. Book xxxiv contains a detailed account of Cato's campaign in Spain, for which it is argued Livy consulted the works of Cato himself. ; 462 pages
New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (32 x 24 cm). In English and Persian. 72 p., text in English; 228 p. in Persian, many color and b/w ills. Praised be your brush, Behzâd: The life and works of the Iranian miniature painter Hossein Behzâd.
48 pages. Features: Nice full-page colour ad for the 1963 Pontiac, featuring the Parisienne Sport Coupe; The Big Heat on the CBC - competition for ads, lukewarm government support, overmanagement, etc; Jimmy Brosnan' account of what happened when he got together with the Chicago Blackhawks - with photo of Brosnan in Chicago dressing room with muscular Bobby Hull and smoking Stan Mikita; New Ways to Stop Youngsters from Quitting School; An interesting article by David Lewis Stein on rumours and how they spread; Early Canadiana (antiques)- how to look for the real thing at a fair price - before it's all gone; The Ambassador's Lean, Hungry Sons - Part III of the Kennedy Dynasty - with nice photos of Joe Sr., Joe Jr. and JFK; Arthur Stringer - His Purple Prose and Purple Life; Nice colour photo Coke ad on back cover features young couple relaxing after a wedding. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
66 pages. Features: Nice full-page black and white photo ad for the Boeing 727; Canadian Club colour photo ad features "Sooke Day" on Vancouver Island; Nice colour ad for the 1963 Acadian; Canada's 1963 War Machine - the nuclear mess; The Hole in NATO's front wall; The Man-Eaters of the NHL - flamboyant referee Red Storey describes hockey's tough guys - article with photos of Carl Brewer, Reg Fleming, Howie Young and Lou Fontinato; June Callwood writes about Anger; The Kennedy Dynasty - Part 5 - the crowd around JFK - the loneliest man in the world; Confessions of a hotel fancier, by Pierre Berton; Nice cover photo of NHL tough guy Lou Fontinato; Nice colour photo Coke ad on back cover features cheerleader and three tall basketball players; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: The New Cities - a national report on the downtown revolution - what it means to the people; For the Sake of Argument - public 'inquiries' often abuse justice - a lawyer says stop legal smears - Aubrey Golden; Our Schools are Loaded Against Boys - a school principal shows how the system is weighted unfairly in favor of girls; The Carnies on the Picture Tube - a lighthearted look at junk TV and the people who make money making it; The Kennedy Dynasty, Part IV - how the family opened the blitz that was to elect the first Catholic president; My first 50 years in medicine - Dr. Alton Goldbloom's testament to the pleasures and pains of treating the young; The Great Balloon Voyage - How the air age reached Canada in 1859, but the aeronauts ended up hoofing it; Last chance for the Deer People - as the caribou goes, so go the Eskimos - trying to save both; A report on Canada's secret John Birchers (JBS / John Birch Society), by Pierre Berton; Nice colour photo ad for Canadian Club whiskey inside back cover features B.C. "High-Riggers" race of Gordie Eve; Back cover ad for the 1963 Chevrolet Impala Convertible on a ski hill. Some age-toning to pages at edges. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) First and only edition of this rare book on the history of Egyptian kings (pharaohs) by an Ottoman statesman and one of the most famous painting collectors in history. Halil Serif was educated in France, where his studies have primarily been on the realm of political science. Following his return to Egypt, he became for a brief period the second secretary of Abbas Pasha, the governor (1848-1854), and a member of the Council of Justice (Ahkam-i Misriye). Thereafter, he became the Director of the Office of Translation and of the Bureau of Correspondence within the body of Egyptian foreign affairs administration for five years -approximately between 1850 and 1855. Said Pasha (1854-1863), the successor of Abbas as governor of Egypt, then appointed Halil Serif as the commissioner in charge of Egyptian exhibits sent to Paris for the international exposition of 1855. Also known for his own great painting collection, Halil Serif must have stayed in Paris for about a year. He was still there in February and March, 1856, when the Congress of Paris had met to institute peace after the Crimean War. The Ottoman Empire was represented at that Congress by its Grand Vizier, Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha. While Halil Bey was in St. Petersburg, an article on Egyptian history which he had written appeared in Mecmua-i Fünun (the journal of the newly founded Cemiyet-i Ilmiye-i Osmaniye), which began its publication in 1862. 'Kudema-i mülûk-i Misriye Tarihi' (History of the Ancient Egyptian Kings) was published serially in volumes of 1 and 2. Later on, the articles were published by Ebüzziya's press in the form of a book. These articles also brought Halil Bey to the notice of Europeans. (Source: Halil Serif Pasha: Ottoman diplomat and statesman, by DAVISON, Roderic H.).
Pages Very slightly tanned. Else fine. ; The third volume, published in two parts, is an account of every aspect of Iranian civilisation from the death of Alexander in 323 BC to the advent of Islam in the seventh century AD. This complex period, of major importance in Iranian history and extending for almost a thousand years, encompasses the reigns of the Seleucid, the Parthian, the Kushan and Sasanian dynasties. As additions to the general objectives of these volumes, Professor Yarshater has included in this volume chapters on the institutional, administrative, legal, numismatic, linguistic and literary aspects of the period; and he further develops the scope of the volume by including studies of Iran's interaction with neighbouring societies, of Iran's mythical and legendary history, and of Iranian settlements outside the geographical boundaries of Iran and Afghanistan. This volume is the most comprehensive study published of this very important period of Iran's history. ; The Cambridge History of Iran; Vol. 3.2; 883 pages
Very Good English Original cloth bdg. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 18 cm). In English. [v], [5], 172 p. A descriptive catalogue of the Fyzee Collection of Ismaili manuscripts.Most of the Western Isma'ili literature is in Arabic. A number of these works are extant in manuscript form and are preserved by some of the followers of ad-Da'watu'l-Qadîma, mainly by the Dâ'ûdî Bohras of India. It is said that large numbers of manuscripts are also preserved in the Yemen. Besides these two major sources, manuscripts are found in some other places also. The Ismaili Society has collected manuscripts and preserved them in their library. Non-Ismaailis are taking an interest in this literature, so we find some valuable manuscripts in some public libraries and private collections. This collection of Ismaili manuscripts, belnging to Asaf A. A. Fyzee and presented tothe Bombay University Library, contains some valuable works. The first Ismâ'îlî author is Abû Hâtîm ar-Râzî (see no. ii). He was a contemporary of the famous Razes. His twoimportant works. Kitâbu'l-Islâh (see no. 11) and A'Lâmu'n-nubûwa (see no. 10) are found in this collection . Then Ismâ'îlî literature in the Fatimid period developed fully in the time of Hamîdu'd-dîn al-Kirmânî (see no. viii)ç. Most of his works are also included in this collection. A large number of manuscripts of a very celebrated author of the Fatimid period is at Mu'ayyad fi'd-dîn asb-Shirâzî (see no. X). Some of his works have found their way to this collection...". (From Goriawala's preface).