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Very Good Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 303 p., ills. and plates. Bati Anadolu'nun Eski Çag tiyatrolari. [= Teatri classici in Asia Minore]. Translated by Erendiz Özbayoglu.
153 pages. Black and white illustrations. Map endpapers. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Gilt lettering and decoration upon forest green textured faux leather boards. A quality copy. Book
185 pages. Most people are attracted by the brooding majesty or picturesque ruins of castles. This work provides a wealth of detailed information about them, often illustrated by fascinating historical anecdotes. With 46 line drawings, 12 black and white illustrations and 3 maps. Dust jacket bright with light wear and price clipped. Book
[20], 644 pages. Index. Twenty-six black and white photographic plates. Leather binding. "Comprising a history of Egypt, with a comprehensive and authentic account of the antiquity of masonry resulting from many years of personal investigation and exhaustive research in India, Persia, Syria and the Valley of the Nile." - title page. After first receiving the Light in India, the author was moved to "investigate, to the fullest extent, the meaning and purport of the numerous hieroglyphic inscriptions, symbols and characters found upon the ancient tombs and temples, so that the Masonic Fraternity might understand, appreciate and apply the teachings of the hierophants and sages of bygone days." - Preface. Chapters: Alexandria - the Antiquity of Masonry; Ruined Temples - Masonry and Masonic Symbols; Ancient Cities - Soirian Myth - Karma; the Nile - Origin of the Name Free Mason - Scottish Rite Philosophy; Ancient Mysteries - Scottish Rite philosophy; Suez Canal - The Druses, Their Manners and Customs; Agriculture - Irrigation - Lotus - Papyrus; The Supreme Architect of the Universe; Mosques - Tombs - Massacre of Mamelukes - Heliopolis; Esoteric Teaching of the Scottish Rite - Brain and Thought; Pyramids - Sphinx - Tombs; Solomon - Death of Hiram - Cross - Swastica; Mummification - Transmigration - Re-incarnation; Sixteen Saviours - Lost Knowledge; The Golden Fleece - Roman Eagle - Masonic Apron - What it Teaches; Pyramids of Sakkarah - Lisht - Medum - The Fayum - Labyrinth; Sun Worship - Zodiac - Masonic Allegories; A Voyage up the Nile - Description of Tombs and Temples - Pro Doric Columns; Ineffable degrees - Thoughts on Ecclesiastes - I.N.R.I. - Voyaging up the Nile - examining Tombs and Temples - Paintings - Sculptures; Masonic teachings - Hindu beggar - Roman Catholicism; Thebes - Colossi - Der-El-Bahari - Luxor - Karnak; Ceremonies - Initiation - Blue Lodge - Transmigration - Mystery Language; The Gawazee - exploring Temples and tombs - Philae and its ruins - Nubia; Jewish Traditions and customs - Cable tow - Ceremonies of ancient Initiation - book of the Law; Circumsision - upon what the Ancient Craftsmen were obligated - the lost word. All edges gilt. Protected frontis portrait of author. Ornately embossed boards. Raised bands to spine. Partially rubbed gilt lettering and decoration upon back strip. Marbled endpapers. Hinges intact internally, open or opening externally. Front board partially detached. Somewhat above-average wear to boards. Unmarked. A worthy original copy of this monumental work. 12" x 9.5" x 2.5". 11 pounds. Book
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Oblong large 8vo. (22 x 22 cm). In English. 127 p., b/w ills., 1 folding map. Ephesus: Through the eyes of European travellers.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 18 cm). In English and Turkish. 472 p., color and b/w ills. ISBN: 978605004. The First International Symposium of Ani - Kars.= I. Uluslararasi Ani - Kars Sempozyumu.
New English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 96 p., color ills. Ani. Selçuklularin 1064 yilinda Anadolu'yu Kars'tan fetihlerinin 950. yili anisina.
New English Paperback. Oblong large 8vo. (22 x 22 cm). In English. B/w ills. 144 p. Ani. Through the eyes of European travellers. Ancient cities evoke strong feelings in many travelers. Their accounts are as vivid and fascinating as their experience when they enter these long forgotten sites. Continuing its prestigious series on the accounts of European travelers, Kofisa is once again proud to introduce its readers to another valuable publication. Renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani was the capital city of Armenian Kingdom during the Medieval Period. Although its wealth had diminished and the city was abandoned for centuries, it remained a mythical site attracting man European travelers during 18th and 19th centuries. With this edition Kofisa hopes to revive the glory and mysticism of Ani, the city of 1001 churches.
16 pages. Exhibition catalogue for the works of one of Southern California's most sensitive and adventurous artists. Includes color and black and white reproductions of selected works. The Akroteri Series represents a continuation of her past aesthetics but in these new works there is a spectacular change in scale, structure and content. In this series of paintings, constructed of multi-layered materials, she has created an illusion of overwhelming depth. There is a mythic sense of time and space in her provocative references to archeological ruins. Very light wear. Unmarked. Brown textured card covers. Book
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Romanian. 216 p. b/w ills. Ani. Anuar de cultura Armeana. Anul I, Vol. 1.
Sm. 8vo., with an engraved folding plan in red and black as frontispiece, and 5 wood-engraved illustrations in the text, some dust-marking to margins of title only; original printed wrappers, sewed as issued, wrappers age-marked but still legible, backstrip virtually absent, joints weak but quite sound else a bright, clean copy. No earlier edition, nor earlier guide-book to the locality, is recorded by Anderson; this is the only edition recorded in BMC
Paris, Firmin Didot, Sans date vers 1850 - 21 ème Livraison - 2 Série - In-4 - 2 pages de texte - 1 gravure
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: My Greatest Air-Thrill - A British airman 'blinds' a German sub with his revolver; A Woman's Travels in Unknown Asia - Part III - Mary Gaunt continues her amazing travels in China, with many photos; The Bulging Wall - a scary story from outside Havana; The Cry of the Lioness - a nurse in the South African bush is confronted by armed Kaffirs and calls upon lions for help; Hiding in a Fly-Wheel Pit - a negro burglar in a Cincinnati power-station attempts to evade capture; Adventures of a Newspaper-Man - Part I - Trips to the Underworld by Frederic Martyn; Fishing as a New Vocation - How to run your own Smack - article with nice photos; Those Russian Eggs - attempting to dispose of a shipload of rotten eggs; Romance of the World's Largest Buffalo Herd - Buffalo National Park, at Wainwright, Alberta; How the Horse-Stealers Were Outwitted - a story from Charleville, Queensland's great droving centre; My Adventures With the Hippopotamus - John Aldred Jordan relates thrilling experiences; The Ship of Misfortune - Canada Steamship Lines' Vessel "Turret Chief" was unlucky; Tracking the Diamond Smugglers - a fascinating mystery is solved in Uruguay; The Mysteries of Rhodesia - Photo-illustrated account of Vera F. Raffalorich's trip to the ancient ruins of Zimbabwe, in Rhodesia; A Tortoise Farm - curious farm at Lurais in Central France - article with photos; Lures; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2], 88, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Covers detached as one but present. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
Very Good Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Turkish. [xvii], 97 p., plates, map. Eski Yunan dininde ve mitolojisinde Artemis. Artemis in ancient Greek literature and myth.
Book shows minor edge and corner wear. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is barely hanging together with large open tears. 280 pages with about 20 page glossy b&w photo section. Contents include: London water supply, Sewers, Tunnels under the Thames, Trains go underground, Gas and elctric mains, Crypts, Chapels, Treasures, Temples, Tombs, Dives, Deep shelters, etc.
58 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: France on the Prairies; Potlatch in the Park - photo-illustrated article on potlatch held in new Kwakiutl house built in Victoria's Thunderbird Park; Journey for Frances - 2nd instalment of Mrs. George Simpson's canoe journey of 1930 through two of the Great Lakes and on to the post later named Fort Frances; Wings Across Greenland - between 1928 and 1931 Parker D. (Shorty) Cramer made three attempts to fly across the Atlantic by way of northern Quebec and Greenland - photo-illustrated article; Early Northern Surgeons - article concerning some of the earliest predecessors of Dr. John Rae in Rupert's Land; Dr. John Rae and his Franklin Relics - photo-illustrated article; Dr. John Rae of the Arctic - short biography of the great explorer; John Rae's Stone House - photo-illustrated article on the ruins of Rae's winter house of 1846-7 near Repluse Bay; Rae's Arctic Correspondence - a review of the new volume of the Hudson's bay Record Society; Rae on the Eskimos - his opinions on the Arctic natives among whom he lived and travelled between 1846 ande 1854; The Old Shipwreck - mystery ship has lay wrecked on the north shore of Bylot Island for 130 years; Cobalt and Porcupine - how the great silver and gold mines of Northern Ontario were discovered and developed; Early Days at York Fort; Nice colour ad for Hudson's Bay Point Blankets on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. 47 black and white quality photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of British tanks practising at home; Super full-page photo of a Dornier 17 burning in an English field, plus two related photos; Bomb damage on Scottish tenements; twin-engined German bomber downed on the east coast - crew of 4 captured; Illustrated article entitled "Till Freedom Is Secure" - text of a broadcast by Lord Halifax; Photo of ruins at the corner of Senaturska St. and Miodowa St. in Warsaw; Photos of Britain's home defenders and their ceaseless vigil; Map of British naval minefields and ground defence zones; Full-page photo portrait of Sir Alan Brooke; 4 photos of a Nazi pilot parachuting down near a vessel he had been trying to sink; H.M.A.S. Sydney sinks Italy's fastest cruiser, the Bartolomeo Colleoni - photos of each vessel plus centerfold illustration by S. Drigin which shows the Italian Vessel about to submerge; 4 aerial photos of bomb damage to German targets - the Dortmund-Ems Canal and the Eschwege aerodrome; Photo of 9" gun atop Gibraltar; Photo of the H.M.S. Ramillies; S. Drigin illustration of R.A.F. bombers performing a twillight raid over a south-west German industrial centre; Photos of Newfoundland men who have responded to Britain's call; Illustrated text of a broadcast by Sir Philip Joubert entitled "Wings Over Africa"; Nice full-page photo of a Fairey Swordfish flying over the H.M.S. Ark Royal; Full-page photo of Polish General Sikorski honouring the Podhale Mountain Brigade for their service at Narvik; A commentary on the war for this week; The Navy's North Sea watch; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of Australian naval gunners practising; Image of John F. Kennedy inside front cover as promotion for his book "Why England Slept"; Nice photo of the legless pilot and his men - Squadron Leader D.R.S. Bader leads a famous Canadian fighter squadron and is pictured with some of his men; Illustration of Malta - our island stronghold in the Mediterranean; Article on Welfare Work for the Troops - social, educational and recreational facilities for Britain's fighting forces; Sunderland saves 21 shipwrecked sailors; War pictures from African battlefields; Message to the French Nation - broadcast by Winston Churchill; centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the H.M.S. Kimberley sinking an Italian destroyer in the Red Sea; superb photo of several gleaming torpedoes in a British warship; Photos of London destruction, including the famous photo of men perusing books in the ruins of the library at Holland House, Kensington; Soldiers of the allied armies; Article - how the Observer Corps aid the Fighter Pilots; Photo of train taking children from the danger of Berlin; A commentary on the war this week; In action with the Fleet Air Arm; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Nice full-page photo of Harry Hopkins leaving the foreign office with Anthony Eden; With the fleet Italians - naval photos from the Mediterranean; King Haakon of Norway inspects Norwegian sailors now serving with the British fleet; Winston Churchill inspects members of the American motorised squadron of the Home Guard with Brigadier-General Wade H. Hayes; Illustrated article entitled "The Royal Navy in 1940" - through a year of disasters, calamities and perils to glorious achievements - with photos of the Thunderbolt, H.M.S. Rodney, and H.M.S. Terror; Illustration of a British M.T.B. in action off the Belgian coast; Photos of the trail of the Italian desert retreat; Map showing Catania - Germany's new air base in Sicily; Dramatic centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the H.M.S. Illustrious beating off a German attack; Photos of terrible bomb damage in London, Portsmouth and Liverpool; Photos of Abyssinian soldiers being inspected by Haile Selassie in the Sudan; "Civil Defense in Action' - illustrated text of broadcast by Lord Dudley, Regional Commissioner for the Midlands - includes photo and caption presenting Evelyn Marmar who, at age 16, won the O.B.E. for her devotion to duty as a switchboard operator during a daylight raid on Southampton; Gruesome photo of searchers looking for survivors in the ruins of a London working-men's hostel; Illustration by S. Drigin depicts the R.A.F. bombing a Sicillian air base; Commentary on the war this week; Photos of the Greeks - our allies in Albania - including photo of King George II review his troops on horseback; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Newfoundland's part in the fight - photos of Lord Cranborne with the troops; Photo of the King and Queen presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Flying-Officer D.S.G. Honor; Illustrated article entitled "The Royal Air Force in 1940" - splendid work of the fighter and bomber commands and the anti-aircraft batteries; Photo of champion hurdler and Squadron Leader D.O. Finlay in front of his Spitfire; Photo of a Whitley bomber being prepared for another mission; A map documents 16 months of R.A.F. war on enemy production; With the Greeks' victorious army; Winston Churchill's northern tour - including a photo of him addressing a battleship crew on the deck of the ship; Aerial photo of Wilhelmshaven taken during an R.A.F. bombing mission; Centerfold illustration by S. Drigin depicts the British tanker Cardita defending itself against a u-boat; British before Bardia - photos; Photo of carloads of Italian prisoners; Photos of several downed Italian planes; Photo of hundreds of weapons captured from the Italians at Bardia; Burma Squadron in battle - photo of the pilots of the 257, the famous Hurricane Fighter Squadron; Nice photo of 257 Squadron Leader Stanford Tuck in his cockpit; Photo-illustrated article entitled "Science in Uniform - Brilliant work of the Royal Engineers in Modern War"; Photos of mobile railway workshop; Separate photos of four downed German airmen; Commentary on the war this week; Stranglehold on enemy shipping - various Fleet Air Arm photos; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Folio. (34 x 24 cm). In Turkish. 2 volumes set: ([xvi], 195 p., 31 plates.; 247 p., ills., 33 plates, 3 folding maps). Pamphylia ve Pisidia kentleri. 2 volumes set. Vol. 1: Pamphylia. Vol. 2: Pisidia. Translated by Selma Bulgurlu Gün.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (34 x 24 cm). In Turkish. [xvi], 195 p., 31 plates. Pamphylia ve Pisidia kentleri. Vol. 1: Pamphylia. Translated by Selma Bulgurlu Gün. Stadte Pamphyliens und Pisidiens. Cities of Pamphylians and Pisidians.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Folio. (34 x 24 cm). In Turkish. 247 p., ills., 33 plates, 3 folding maps. Pamphylia ve Pisidia kentleri. Vol. 2: Pisidia. Translated by Selma Bulgurlu Gün.
72 pages. Features: Art as Monster - a conversation with Allora & Calzadilla; Jeanne Silverthorne - New Life in the Ruins of the Artist's Studio; Danial Canogar - Media Brainstorms; Diane Landry - The Clutter of All Things; Marc Leuthold - Cosmic Clay; August Ventimiglia - Sculpting the Line; Facing the Void - A Conversation with Toshikatsu Endo; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
New English Paperback. 4to. (28 x 22 cm). In Turkish. 254, [2] p., color and b/w photos, and color and b/w ills. Geçmisin yorgun taniklari Ani harabeleri. Ara Güler fotograflariyla. Translated by Satenik Usta, Anahid Hazaryan. Tired witnesses of the past: Ani ruins with photographs by Ara Güler. Translated from the 1910 Armenian edition entitled "Nigarakrutyun Ani'yi Averagnerun". ARCHEOLOGY Armenians Anatolian civilizations Kars Ani ruins Photography Armenian history.
