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Features: Land of Nightmare - grim events in the conflict between French Troops and the Viet Minh rebels in the jungles of Indo-China; Churinga - investigating a mysterious aboriginal 'grave'; Roles Reversed - a female climber aids her male guide to safety from a 9,000 foot peak; To the Forbidden City - Mecca, with photos; The "Devil-Leopard"; Jumbies - a tale from Trinidad; Japanese Inns - a westerner has his eyes opened; The Radio Record - one of the most fantastic cases involving the Boston police; Shore Gang - nerve-trying experiences for the author; A couple of Fools - demonstrates how easy it is to become bushed in Western Australia; What Happened at Makene - a very curious story from West Africa; and more. Above-average wear. Book
Features: Land of Nightmare - savage war between French troops and Viet Minh rebels in the "Green Hell" jungles of Indo-China; Churinga - investigating a mysterious aboriginal 'grave' creates problems for an Australian bushman; Roles Reversed - a female climber saves the life of her male guide in New Zealand, by Elsie Morton, with photos; To the Forbidden City - Mecca, with many photos; The "Devil-Leopart"; Jumbies - an interesting experience in Trinidad; Japanese Inns - a foreigner gets a few surprises; The Radio Record - one of the most fantastic cases in the history of the Boston police; Shore Gang; A couple of Fools - a story showing how easy it is to become 'bushed' in Western Australia; What happened at Makene - a curious story from West Africa; and more. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present. Book
Fine Arabic Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Text in only Arabic; bilingual title in English and Arabic on the cover. [18], 158 p. Al-Madînah al-Munawwarah fî al-wathâ'iq al-'Uthmânîyah = Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah in Ottoman documents. Pt. 2.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Folio. (33 x 25 cm). In English. 461 p., color ills. Sacred covers of Islam's holy shrines with samples from Topkapi Palace. Contents: 1- The Hajj, 2- Royal families and the pilgrimage, 3- Covers sent to Mecca and Medina, 4- Surra processions and ceremonies, 5- Technical features, Catalogue. 3 kg. This is the expanded second edition of the 1996 title in Arabic Estar'ül Haremeyn-i Serifeyn.
50 pages. Many wonderful black and white photos. Features: The Steam Locomotive - Is is about to be displaced by other types of motive power, or can it still hold its own; B&O President Series; Cincinnati Union Terminal - This utilitarian monument to civic pride costs $1.20 for every passenger using it; Eastern and Western Trains - Chicago & Eastern Illinois freight engine 1933 - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Chief double headed; Chessie - Chesapeake & Ohio's little sleeping Cheshire gets fan mail and catnip mice; Denver Railfan - R.H. Kindig records Colorado railroading with an eye for action and beauty; Horseshoe Curve - Scenery and trains make the P RR near Altoona a mecca of railroad interest; Sacramento Northern Railroad - longest all-electric main line serves produce centers with network of tracks. Small date stamp atop front cover. Average wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
20 pages. Features: Only 31% of Canadians live in the town where they were born; The Muppets - article with colour photos of Miss Piggy, Kermit, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear, Rowlf, Scooter, Waldorf and Statler; Job description of Father Fred Olds of Winnipeg's Blessed Sacrament Church - photo and article; Three pages of photos and brief bios of notable people who dies in 1978 - including Will Geer, Robert Shaw, Garfield Weston, Bob Crane, and dozens more; Christmas Chestnuts - tracing the history of 11 yuletide standards including The Nutcracker, The Christmas Carol, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Gift ot the Magi, etc.; A Day in the life of Santa Claus; Bethlehem - since the six day war it has become a city of shopping centres and souvenir shops and a mecca for busloads of tourists; Christmas recipes by Margo Oliver (with colour photo); and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Folio. (34 x 24 cm). In English. 380 p., color and b/w ills. Architectureal achievements of King Abdul-Aziz in the honored area of Makkah, 1924-1953. "This book includes a general survey of the architectural accomplishments of King Abdul-Aziz in the Honored Area of Makkah. Those works include the Holy Kaba, the Al-Haram Mosque, the Zamzam Well, the Mosques, the Water Fountains, the Wells, the Water Dams, Road making, field opening and Airport construction projects, Road stops, Hospitals and others. This book records most of such works of restoration and building. It is also supported by pictures and drawings that shed some light on those projects".
As New As New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Folio. (34 x 24 cm). In English. 380 p., color and b/w ills. Architectureal achievements of King Abdul-Aziz in the honored area of Makkah, 1924-1953. "This book includes a general survey of the architectural accomplishments of King Abdul-Aziz in the Honored Area of Makkah. Those works include the Holy Kaba, the Al-Haram Mosque, the Zamzam Well, the Mosques, the Water Fountains, the Wells, the Water Dams, Road making, field opening and Airport construction projects, Road stops, Hospitals and others. This book records most of such works of restoration and building. It is also supported by pictures and drawings that shed some light on those projects".
New New Turkish Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (33 x 25 cm). In Turkish. 461 p., color ills. Kutsal mekanlarda kutsanmis örtüler. Topkapi Sarayi'ndan örneklerle Kâbe örtüleri.
New Arabic Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Edition in Arabic. [xLii], 619 p., ills. Dalil al-arshif al-'Uthmani: Fihris jami' li-watha'iq al-dawlah al-'Uthmaniyah fi? arshif ri'asat al-wuzara' al-Turkiyah. Translated into Arabic by Salih Sadawi. Preface by Halit Eren. The archival materials inherited from the Ottoman State constitute a unique fund of references as regards the history of all the regions and present nation states which were once part of the Ottoman world: Arab countries, the Balkans, the Mediterranean, North Africa, etc. The collections preserved at the Department of Ottoman Archives attached to the Directorate General of State Archives, Prime Ministry of the Republic of Turkey, are the State archives of the Ottoman Empire. This is the Arabic translation of the guidebook that was published by the Prime Ministry's Directorate General of State Archives in 2000. The Introduction gives information on the Ottoman state archive system, the evolution of the archive, the classifications of the collections. The book gives information on the contents of the collections of the Imperial Council, the Imperial Registry, the Sublime Porte, Yildiz Palace, the different departments of the State, the provincial archives; the third section describes the collections of maps, albums and photographs, collections transferred from personal archives and catalogues of documents contained in archives within and outside Turkey. The fourth section describes the administrative structure of the Directorate General of State Archives and the rules to be followed while doing research index is added to the guidebook.
Raffigurazione del tempio della Mecca
48 pages. Features: The Orient of Pierre Loti; Deck and the Islamic Style; Early mankind in Arabia; The Journey of a Lifetime - the hajj; Blending Flavors - Iraqi-born chef Yahya Salih; Albania's Islamic Rebirth; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
New English Paperback. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In English. 213 p., color ills. Marriage in Qatar. Its regulations, customs and tradtions in Qatari society. Translated by Abdelouadoud El Omrani. Rewieved and edited by Samar Hammoud Alchichakli. This book is based on the innate oral heritage and a field study of Qatari societal cultural events, most of which are extracted and collected out of the spontaneous speeches of contemporary grandmothers and certified resources via the documentation of the journey that the researcher conducted. This, is turn, enriches human knowledge. As a matter of fact, this multicolored, multifaceted book is a witness to a past era through Qatari tangible and intangible cultural heritage that deserves its place in personal and public libraries. In our efforts to expand the spectrum of readership, this work has been translated into English and in French as well.
Features include: Rancho Pilila - An Orchidophile's Mecca in Cuba; Miltonia roezlii; Ovule Culture and Growth of Vanilla Seedlings; On the Judging of Miltonias; Collectors' Item: Brassia keiliana Rchb. f.; Judging Miltonias; What Makes a Fine Miltonia?; and Beginners' Handbook: Growing Orchids Out-of-Doors. Light wear. Unmarked. A clean copy. Book
New English Paperback. Oblong 4to. (26 x 26 cm). In English and Turkish. 210 p., ills. "For both Muslims and those unfamiliar with the Islamic faith, Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant provides access to the heart of Islam an exploration of the holiest sites of one of the great spiritual traditions. A fascinating entry into a world whose core is religion,where there is no division between the secular and the sacred, Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant rendersthrough photographs and text the essence of Muslim traditions and beliefs.". The holiest cities of Islam. Mecca the Radiant, Medina the Blessed.= Mukaddes beldeler. Mekke-i Mükerreme, Medine-i Münevvere.
New New English Original velvet bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (32 x 25 cm). In English and Turkish. [12], 160 p., color ills. Love for Ahl al-Bayt in the Ottoman Empire.= Osmanli Devleti'nde Ehl-i Beyt sevgisi. [Exhibition catalogue]. August 25 - November 24, 2008; Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul. Preface by Ilber Ortayli.
LONDRES, Studio Ed. Ltd - 1990 Ed. française - In-folio - Relié à la Bradel avec jaquette - Illustrations de E. DINET, décoration de Mohammed RACIM - 239 pages - Très Bel Ex. comme neuf
Cartonato con legatura in tela e sovracoperta illustrata. leggermente rovinata; Fotografie e Tavole a colori e BN; pp. 221; buono
New Turkish Paperback. 4tp. (29 x 25 cm). In Turkish. 60 p., fully color ills. Kâbe düsleri. Erol Kiliç Resim Sergisi. [Exhibition catalogue]. 11 Aralik 2018 - 14 Ocak 2019. Curated by Mehmet Lütfi Sen. Printed to 3000 copies.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [xxx], 365 p., b/w and color ills. Cahiliye'den Emevilerin sonuna kadar Haremeyn. Presentation by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. HISTORY OF ISLAM Jahiliyya Arabs The Umayyad Haremeyn.
in-8°, 236 pp., broché, couverture illustree Bel exemplaire DEDICACE par l'auteur. [BL-1]
Mm 170x245 Volume di pp. 440, legatura editoriale con sovraccoperta. Nuovo. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Account of the participation of a young English woman and her Egyptian husband in the Haj - the traditional pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. Illustrated with personal photographs taken on the trip. 131p. plates, bibliography (laid in is a short note about the death of the author in 1979) Book
New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (29 x 22 cm). In English. 243 p., color and b/w ills. Contents: Kadir Topbas "Introduction" / Ilber Ortayli "Introduction" / Hilmi Aydin "Preface" / Seyit Ali Kahraman "Imperial surre" / Sevgi Agca "Tradition of imperial surre" / Sibel Alparslan Arca "Embroidered clothes sent to Haremeyn" / Selin Ipek "Religious fabrics in the Topkapi Palace Museum sent to Mecca and Medina" / Emine Bilirgen "Precious objects in the Imperial Treasury related with sacred places" / Merve Cakir "Hajj travel books and and the travel book of Al-Hajj Ibrahim Efendi" / Senay Eren "The travel book of the surre procession captain" / Catalogue / Catalogue texts / Glossary. This book is prepared for the "Imperial Surre" exhibition organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism General Directoratefor Cultural Heritage and Museums, and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Istanbul Culture and Art Works Co., in Topkapi Palace Museum on 16 April - 25 May 2008.
Copertina illustrata a colori in fascicolo originale completo de "La Domenica del Corriere" del 30/04/1905
