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2021Adhya-9780367650926T&F/CRC PRESS 2021. Hardcover. New. T&F/CRC PRESS hardcover
2021Adhya-9780367650926T&F/CRC PRESS 2021. Hardcover. New. T&F/CRC PRESS hardcover
2012Manohar-9780415617239Routledge 2012. Hardcover. New. Routledge hardcover
2012Manohar-9780415617239Routledge 2012. Hardcover. New. Routledge hardcover
A SET OF 28 MAGNIFICENT FOLIO WOOD-ENGRAVINGS DEPICTING THE SCENERY, PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS, including Ceylon, Weh (Sabang), Sumatra, Singapore, Java, and Bali. Also includes title-page, 8 pages of text describing the author / artist's travels (SIGNED IN INK BY THE AUTHOR / ARTIST), list of wood-engravings, and justification / colophon. From a total edition of 40 sets, THIS IS SET NUMBER 1, printed for Maurice Blum, ONE OF ONLY TEN SETS PRINTED ON JAPON NACRE. Folio. Loose as issued in custom-made folding case. FINE AND BRIGHT. Extremely rare, especially on Japanese paper.
163760941Paris Guillaume Loyson 1637. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Light wear to extremities boards with wormholes. Title-page with underlignings i red otherwise a nice and clean copy. 8 707 3 pp. <br/><br/><em>Rare first edition of Louis Moreau du Bail’s work on courtiers Little is known about the life of Du Bail and he was probably in the army and spent some time in prison under obscure circumstances. The dedications of his fourteen novels published between 1622 and 1646 show that he maintained connections with the court and high places. Catalogue des livres de la bibliotheque de feu M. le Duc de la Valliere 9529. </em> hardcover
163760941Paris, Guillaume Loyson, 1637. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Light wear to extremities, boards with wormholes. Title-page with underlignings i red, otherwise a nice and clean copy. (8), 707, (3) pp.
1609PHO-11431 volume in-folio (33 x 23 cm), vélin rigide parchemin (reliure de l'époque), dos lisse titré à l'encre, nombreuses écritures manuscrites sur les plats, 5 à 53-[1] feuillets. Page de titre, 3 premiers feuillets et feuillets 51 et 52 manquants, charnière fendue ,mouillure sur 5 ff et manque de papier en marge , galerie de vers avec manque. Seconde édition française, illustrée de 55 gravures sur bois in-texte.
000120<p><strong>Arabic manuscript: a commentary on <em>Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam</em> by Ibn Ê¿ArabÄ«.</strong></p><p>Approximately 500 pages ruled in silver with an illuminated heading on the opening page. Written in a fine <em>naskh</em> script by Muḥammad ZihnÄ« dating to the late 10th century AH or the early 11th century AH. Preserved in a contemporary full-leather Ottoman-style binding with flap.</p><p>The author Shaykh BÄlÄ« Efendi of Sofia d. 1553 was born in Strumica in present-day North Macedonia. According to Evliya Çelebi <em>Seyahatname</em> Book III he belonged to a Yörük tribe and claimed descent from the family of the Prophet; at least one of these claims is highly doubtful. After completing his studies he entered the service of QÄsim Efendi shaykh of the Ê¿AlÄ« PaÅŸa tekke in Istanbul.</p><p>At the urging of his <em>murshid</em> and following a dream in which Ibn Ê¿ArabÄ« himself requested that he compose a commentary on <em>Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam</em> BÄlÄ« Efendi wrote his most important work <em>Sharḥ al-Fuṣūṣ</em>. After serving for a period as shaykh of the Zeyrek dervish convent in Istanbul he relocated to Sofia where he later died. He played a significant role in the spread of the Khalwatiyya order in the Balkans.</p> hardcover