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14571Antique engraving of the Kaaba and Masjid Haram in Mecca titled: "View Of The Temple of Mecca" accompanied by "Plan Of The Temple of Mecca" circa 18th century. Size: 8" x 12." The engraving illustrates at its center the Kaaba and the surrounding domed structures as it was in 1700's. There are 2 images on this foldout plate the first is an aerial plan of Mecca and the second is a view of the Kaaba with 100 Muslims praying in the outside court. Unmounted and unframed with traces of original fold. This image is different from the above plate and was included in 18th century books including the Al Coran de Mahomet of Du Ryer. With some aged related toning and folds present. An important print in very good condition. unknown books
14816Unpublished original sepia toned photograph of pilgrims journeying to Mecca circa 1921. Measures 3.5x5". The original photograph depicts the rugged and mountainous landscape outside of Mecca where thousands of white tents form an encampment of pilgrims making their religious journey. The photo comes from the album of a British naval officer who traveled the region between 1920-1923 and witnessed these events. Photo has some age related curling and some chipping to the bottom that does not affect the image. In overall good condition. unknown books
14938An early original black & white photograph of the Hajj Pilgrimage Atop Mount Arafat outside of Mecca Circa 1930. Measures: 3.5" x 5.5" with Arabic writing to bottom right hand corner. This photo captures thousands of Muslim pilgrims on their second day of pilgrimage the culminating experience of the Hajj gathered together to pray atop the very sacred site of Mt. Arafat Mount of Mercy outside of Mecca in the 1930's. Overall in very good condition. unknown books
14548Antique engraving of the Kaaba and Masjid Haram in Mecca titled: "De Kabba of Het Huis Gods Te Mecca" from a Dutch travel account on Arabia and the Middle East circa 1750. Size: 7.5" x 8." The engraving illustrates at its center the Kaaba and the surrounding domed structures as it was in 1700's. We can see over 20 Muslims praying in the outside court. Un-mounted and unframed trimmed original fold. This image was later slightly changed and reprinted in several 18th century books including the Al Coran de Mahomet of Du Ryer. An important print in very good condition. unknown books
1992239900San Francisco: Coming Up! 1992. Newspaper. Fourteen issue partial run various pagination tabloid newspaper news events reports opinion services & resources photos ads very good on newsprint. Issue numbers include: 13:14-27. The tabloid began life as San Francisco Bay Times. That paper folded quickly and was reformed as Coming Up! and went through another change adding the original name and eventually dropping the Coming Up!. This run includes the two special issues #17 & 18 dealing with Sheriff Hongisto and the confiscation by police of the issue with the unflattering depiction of the Sheriff. That cover led directly to Hongisto's firing as police chief: he ordered his men to pull copies of the Bay Times from its street boxes and destroy them. Also Gay Pride issue The Silence of Hollywood on Queer image and characters in film AIDS funding and NEA funding for queer film denied Bill Clinton and the LGBTQ community and much more. Coming Up! unknown books
1993239901San Francisco: Coming Up! 1993. Newspaper. Eighteen issue broken run various pagination tabloid newspaper news events reports opinion services & resources photos ads very good on newsprint. Issues include: 14:1-12 20-23 & 25 & 26. Number one has a cover story accusing President George Bush of being a serial killer: 1 AIDS death every 6 minutes. DC March AIDS Stamp. Clinton/Gore campaign. Gay Soldiers. The tabloid began life as San Francisco Bay Times. That paper folded quickly and was reformed as Coming Up! and went through another change adding the original name and eventually dropping the Coming Up! Coming Up! unknown books
14423Two Copperplate Photogravure Book Illustrations depicting a Mosque in Mecca Saudi Arabia. Both are original 1926 photogravures. Photogravure were made after photographs by Karl Gröber and were included in the first edition of a book with text and photogravures by Grober published in 1926. Mecca is Islam's holiest city and home to the Kaaba shrine and the Masjid al-Haram The Sacred or Grand Mosque. The first photogravure presents a ground-level view of the Mosque. The second photogravure shows a birds-eye view of the Mosque. Sheet size for each is about 8.25" x 10.25" / Printed area about 6.25" x 8.25". Exellent condition. unknown books
1484619th Century engraving of the Court of the Kaaba in Mecca. Image measures 5x7.5" on a 7x10.5". The engraving depicts a sweeping view of Mecca with the cityscape in the background. In the foreground are the thousands of pilgrims gathered to worship near the Kaaba which stands in the center of the court. With the caption "Mecca-Court of the Kaaba" at the bottom. In very good condition. unknown books
1484319th Century engraving of the Court of the Kaaba in Mecca. Image measures 5x7.5" on a 7x10.5" page 115 from volume 3 of Élisée Reclus' "Nouvelle géographie universelle" Hachette 1884. The engraving depicts a sweeping view of Mecca with the cityscape in the background. In the foreground are the thousands of pilgrims gathered to worship near the Kaaba which stands in the center of the court. In very good condition. unknown books
14422Copperplate Photogravure Book Illustration of a Bird's-Eye View of Mecca Saudi Arabia. This is is an original 1926 photogravure. Photogravure was made after a photograph by Karl Gröber. It was included in the first edition of a book with text and photogravures by Grober published in 1926. Sheet size is about 8.25" x 10.25" / Printed area about 8.5" x 6.25". Mecca is Islam's holiest city and home to the Kaaba shrine and the Masjid al-Haram The Sacred or Grand Mosque. unknown books
14623A set of original steel engravings of Medina and Mecca titled: "Medina et Sepulcre fu Prophete" & "Temple de la Mecque" from Picturesque Universe published by Firmin Didot in 1847. Overall size: 5" x 8.2." The first image captures a view from the hilltop looking out on Medina. In the center of the engraving sits a strikingly detailed view of Medina with 4 travelers approaching the city some riding on camels over a mountain road. The second engraving captures the very detailed architectural design and layout of the Temple of Mecca including the Kaaba and surrounding buildings. In the background are outlines of the surrounding city First image missing bottom right corner. Overall both in very good condition. unknown books
1993254071San Francisco: Coming Up! 1993. Newspaper. Five issue run various pagination tabloid newspaper news events reports opinion services & resources photos ads very good on newsprint. Issues include: 15:1-5. Cover stories include: Closetspeak Susie Bright to Nan Parks: Get it straight girl! Queer Censorship This is Not a Test: Anti-Gay Crusade is happening in SF! and All Queer on the Western Front: fighting the Far Right in Wyoming The tabloid began life as San Francisco Bay Times. That paper folded quickly and was reformed as Coming Up! and went through another change adding the original name and eventually dropping the Coming Up! Coming Up! unknown books
1975243491Philadelphia: The Weekly Gayzette 1975. 4p. 8.5x11 inches articles news reviews calendar of events local ads light toning to edges otherwise very good newsletter. The staff included Tommi and this bibliographer believes that to be local musician and activist Tommi Avicolli Mecca who hails from Philly and wrote for and edited the Philadelphia Gay News in the early 1980s. Article on Mitzel and another on FBI harassment of gay activists. The Weekly Gayzette unknown books
1976243518Philadelphia: The Weekly Gayzette 1976. 4p. 8.5x11 inches articles news reviews calendar of events local ads light toning to edges otherwise very good newsletter. The staff included Tommi Avicolli Mecca who contributes a review of Lana Cantrell and whose first book of poetry "Magic Doesn't Live Here Anymore" is announced on rear panel. Tommi Avicolli Mecca hails from Philly and wrote for and edited the Philadelphia Gay News in the early 1980s. The Weekly Gayzette unknown books
1993180239San Francisco: MECA 1993. Magazine. 68p. 8.5x11 inches illustrated with photos and ads stories histories biographies programs very good magazine format souvenir program for the 1993 San Francisco Cinco de Mayo parade and celebration very good in stapled pictorial wraps. MECA unknown books
1994260930San Francisco: Coming Up! 1994. Newspaper. 72p. tabloid newspaper news events reports opinion services & resources photos ads very good on newsprint. Cover story on Paglia's post-election pronouncements. Pro-Life Queers. Don Baird in Courtney Love's Arms.<br/>The tabloid began life as San Francisco Bay Times. That paper folded quickly and was reformed as Coming Up! and went through another change adding the original name and eventually dropping the Coming Up! Coming Up! unknown books
1994256142San Francisco: Coming Up! 1994. Newspaper. 72p. tabloid newspaper news events reports opinion services & resources photos ads very good on newsprint. Cover story on Marijuana legalization. The tabloid began life as San Francisco Bay Times. That paper folded quickly and was reformed as Coming Up! and went through another change adding the original name and eventually dropping the Coming Up! Coming Up! unknown books
1994256144San Francisco: Coming Up! 1994. Newspaper. 80p. tabloid newspaper news events reports opinion services & resources photos ads very good on newsprint. Cover story on the Folsom St. Fair. Also Queer Latino Lives. The tabloid began life as San Francisco Bay Times. That paper folded quickly and was reformed as Coming Up! and went through another change adding the original name and eventually dropping the Coming Up! Coming Up! unknown books
1994256143San Francisco: Coming Up! 1994. Newspaper. 72p. tabloid newspaper news events reports opinion services & resources photos ads very good on newsprint. Cover story on the award to Montwill of Josie's Cabaret. Also a piece on no-frills theatre including Solo Mio '94 and the BAIT Fringe The tabloid began life as San Francisco Bay Times. That paper folded quickly and was reformed as Coming Up! and went through another change adding the original name and eventually dropping the Coming Up! Coming Up! unknown books
1994260347San Francisco: Coming Up! 1994. Newspaper. 68p. tabloid newspaper news events reports opinion services & resources photos ads very good on newsprint. Cover story on S/M by Fish. Also Tony Kushner on the return of "Angels in America" to ACT.<br/>The tabloid began life as San Francisco Bay Times. That paper folded quickly and was reformed as Coming Up! and went through another change adding the original name and eventually dropping the Coming Up! Coming Up! unknown books
1994256140San Francisco: Coming Up! 1994. Newspaper. 68p. tabloid newspaper news events reports opinion services & resources photos ads very good on newsprint. Cover story on Greg Araki and Queer Image in film. Also Charles Busch and Filipino Gay Theatre The tabloid began life as San Francisco Bay Times. That paper folded quickly and was reformed as Coming Up! and went through another change adding the original name and eventually dropping the Coming Up! Coming Up! unknown books
1994260934San Francisco: Coming Up! 1994. Newspaper. 56p. tabloid newspaper news events reports opinion services & resources photos ads very good on newsprint. Cover story on Bill Clinton's betrayal of gays with the late Jim Hormel. <br/>The tabloid began life as San Francisco Bay Times. That paper folded quickly and was reformed as Coming Up! and went through another change adding the original name and eventually dropping the Coming Up! Coming Up! unknown books
1994260931San Francisco: Coming Up! 1994. Newspaper. 68p. tabloid newspaper news events reports opinion services & resources photos ads very good on newsprint. Guide to Bay Area Crafts Fairs and Queer Holiday Jollies. AIDS in El Salvador<br/>The tabloid began life as San Francisco Bay Times. That paper folded quickly and was reformed as Coming Up! and went through another change adding the original name and eventually dropping the Coming Up! Coming Up! unknown books
1994260348San Francisco: Coming Up! 1994. Newspaper. 68p. tabloid newspaper news events reports opinion services & resources photos ads very good on newsprint. Cover story on Drag performance.<br/>The tabloid began life as San Francisco Bay Times. That paper folded quickly and was reformed as Coming Up! and went through another change adding the original name and eventually dropping the Coming Up! Coming Up! unknown books
1994260932San Francisco: Coming Up! 1994. Newspaper. 68p. tabloid newspaper news events reports opinion services & resources photos ads very good on newsprint. Cover story on Bill Clinton's sex scandal. <br/>The tabloid began life as San Francisco Bay Times. That paper folded quickly and was reformed as Coming Up! and went through another change adding the original name and eventually dropping the Coming Up! Coming Up! unknown books
