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19720085461972. Hardcover. Good. Publisher: Manchester University Press 1972 Good HB ISBN: 0-7190-0438-1 EX-LIB. hardcover
19220123911922. Hardcover. Good. Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons 1922 Good HB 362 pp. W/MAP text off white ends of spine wear. hardcover
1986317841986. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover/pub.1986/Gd. condition/661 pages - Jawaharlal Nehru's letters to chief ministers 1947-1964 vol. 2 1950-1952. TA531784 hardcover
19751211J070London: Frances Pinter 1975. 1st Edition . Paperback. Printed pages: 215. Good Plus. 5.5 x 8.5 inches 14 x 21.5 cm. Orange card wraps with slight fading and a little bubbling to the laminate. Binding strained in a couple of places. Pages browned but otherwise clean throughout. Very scarce first printing. Overall condition is Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.00; USA £15.00; Oceania £16.00; Rest of World £18.00. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches 14 x 21.5 cm. Frances Pinter paperback
17571443Utrecht Paddenburg 1757. 1st Edition . Print. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 510 mm. Plate mark ca. 365 x 445 mm. Image size ca. 340 x 420 mm. Engraved illustration at lower right corner. Handsome illustrated cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Scale within illustrated frame. Fine strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First original state unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free pH-balanced buffered archival paper. In fine condition. A touch of browning to centrefold. ~ FIRST EDITION. Willem Albert Bachiene 1712-1783 Dutch clergyman later a professor of geography and astronomy at the Illustere School Maastricht. Well known cartographer. The 3-volume "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land alsmede andere landen in de H. Schrift voorkomende" is considered among his most important works. It was published in Utrecht between 1763-1768 and included a suite of 12 fine geographical maps of the Holy Land and its neighbouring lands which Bachiene made during a period of ten years the first in as early as 1758. The map offered herewith is taken from this suite. Other important cartographic works of the Holy Land by Bachiene were included in the so-called "Jehovah Bible" i.e. "De Gansche H. Schrift Vervattende alle de regelmatige Boeken des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments . Gods Gedenk-Naam Jehovah onvertaald gehouden" published in 1762 by N. Goetzee of Gorinchem shortly before the present map first appeared in book form. Whereas other single-sheet maps by Bachiene are in relative abundance the works from "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land" are very scarce seldom found in any state practically unavailable in their original uncoloured state. FOLIO <br/> <br/> Utrecht, Paddenburg unknown
17682187Utrecht Paddenburg 1768. 1st Edition . Print. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 800 mm with 2 flapped wings. Image size within plate mark ca. 340 x 740 mm. Handsome ornate cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Fine strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First original state unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free pH-balanced buffered archival paper. In fine condition. - - FIRST EDITION. Willem Albert Bachiene 1712-1783 Dutch clergyman later a professor of geography and astronomy at the Illustere School Maastricht. Well known cartographer. The 3-volume "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land alsmede andere landen in de H. Schrift voorkomende" is considered among his most important works. It was published in Utrecht between 1763-1768 and included a suite of 12 fine geographical maps of the Holy Land and its neighbouring lands which Bachiene made during a period of ten years the first in as early as 1758. The map offered herewith is taken from this suite. Other important cartographic works of the Holy Land by Bachiene were included in the so-called "Jehovah Bible" i.e. "De Gansche H. Schrift Vervattende alle de regelmatige Boeken des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments . Gods Gedenk-Naam Jehovah onvertaald gehouden" published in 1762 by N. Goetzee of Gorinchem shortly before the present map first appeared in book form. Whereas other single-sheet maps by Bachiene are in relative abundance mostly with added colouration for purely decorative purpose the works from "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land" are very scarce seldom found in any state. They are practically unavailable in their original unaltered uncoloured state. FOLIO <br/> <br/> Utrecht, Paddenburg unknown
2001MS-43Herndon Virginia: Association of Muslim Social Scientists & International Institute of ISlamic Thought 2001. Scholarly text presents articles covering Al-Mawardi's Theory of State: Some Ignored Dimensions; Prospect and Problems of a Common Market: An Empirical Examination of the OIC Countries; Femininity versus Feminism: Contemporary Islamic Perspectives on the Essence of Womanhood; ISESCO and the International Knowledge Order: Proaction Reaction or Inaction; The Evolution of Early Islamic Ethics. 205 pgs. Prior ownership name stamp on title page. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association of Muslim Social Scientists & International Institute of ISlamic Thought Paperback
1995AH-1Ministry of Information: Atlas Est. State of Kuwait 1995. Contains descriptive and cartographic sections on War Crimes brief statistics of the invasion maps of mass destruction maps of different areas of Kuwait. Outlines the locality where war crimes were committed during Aug.21990 and Feb.261991. Text in English French and Arabic. Dustjacket in mylar. Minimal shelfwear. NOTE: Heavy Item. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Atlas Est. State of Kuwait Hardcover
1998MS-3Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1998. Scholarly text presents an unbiased comparative analysis of the Islamic movements in Algeria Morocco and Tunisia exploring their formation and expansion in the late 1960's and the basis of their ideology for social transformation. 275 pgs. Minor shelfwear. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . Westview Press Paperback
19780085431978. Hardcover. Good. Publisher: St. Martin's Press 1978 Good HB ISBN: 0-312-01063-X hardcover
64259c.1880. . Albumen print. Good tonal range and in good condition pasted on original mount photographers title and number in negative. Dimensions: 260 x 200mm. 10.25 x 8 inches.<br /> <br /> [c.1880]. unknown
60273c.1890s. . Albumen print 21 x 27 cm; fair tonal range. <br /> <br /> [c.1890s]. unknown
1982010552Paris: Sogico / Copernic. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Paris: Sogico / Copernic 1982. 4to. 8 1/2" x 12 1/4" 96pp. 48 full page multi-image color plates with over 400 reproductions. Text in French. Blue cloth with gilt spine and cover titles. Fine in fine dust jacket. . Fine. Hard. 1st. 1982. Sogico / Copernic unknown
1739174921London.: The Gentleman's Magazine. circa1739. Engraved map 22.2 x 31.4 31.1 x 33 cm sheet size elaborate explanatory key in three columns at the foot original folds sealed 2 cm tear to the lower part of the inner margin one other small fold tear no loss inner margin of the key trimmed with some loss an original fault paper browned and spotted on the verso but an historic map in good condition. . [The Gentleman's Magazine]. unknown
5H1859640710<p>Mint condition. Never read or opened. Still in original publisher's wrap. No remainder mark. 5-2H1859640710</p> Garnet Publishing, Ltd hardcover
1987MS-25Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1987. Scholarly text deals with industrialization patterns in the kibbutz the moshav the non-agricultural village and the Arab village. Prevailing conditions and objectives vary depending on the specific type of settlement. Includes a general background of and define the specific objectives for each type of village; relevant conditions at the local and regional levels; analysis of the individual experiences of industrial development; evaluation of economic achievement and attainment of development goals; and determination of influential factors. 193 pp. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . Westview Press Paperback
1994MS-12Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1994. Comprehensive highly acclaimed scholarly text presents a detailed analysis of the interrelations of global and regional politics and the complex relationship between the superpowers and the Arab world. Topics covered include inter-Arab dynamics; the Arab subsystem regional and outside powers; superpower engagement in the Middle East 1955; the Suez crisis;the Eisenhower doctrine; the Egyptian-Syrian union; end of an era in Arab -superpower relations 1958-1961; the breakup of the UAR; the Egyptian-Saudi conflict in Yemen and the superpowers' response 1961-1964; the Israeli factor in Inter-Arab and Arab-Superpower relations 1964-1966; the Yemeni war; march toward war 1966-1967; U.S.-Arab relations; the emergence of a new Middle Eastern order; etc. 274 pgs. . First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Westview Press Paperback
1986MS-18Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1986. Comprehensive scholarly text examines the issues of food problems government policy and social class formation in the Middle East focusing on Turkey and Egypt. Topics covered include political economy of demand: food subsidies and political conflict; political economy of supply: taxes and subsidies; agrarian relations; transformation of the agricultural labor force; etc. 282 pp. Illustrated with 55 tables. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . Westview Press Paperback
1993MS-5Austin Texas: University of Texas Press 1993. Classic highly acclaimed text presents a first-rate historic account of adventure treachery and intrigue revolving around the British failure in Afghanistan in the 1840's described by Cpt. Arthur Conolly of the Bengal Calvary as "The Great Game" when England competed with Czarist Russia for strategic advantage in Central Asia. 329 pgs. Illustrated. Inscribed and signed by the author on front endpaper. Small crease to lower front corner. Minimal shelfwear. No spine creases. Signed by Author. First UTP Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. University of Texas Press Paperback
19770085091977. Hardcover. Good. Publisher: Praeger Special Studies 1977 Good HB ISBN: 0-03-021986-8. EX-LIB. hardcover
19103690Sátoraljaújhely W. Alexander 1910. Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Small octavo. Pp. 288. Portrait frontispiece and another plate. Some text ornaments. List of participants. HARDCOVER bound in the original publisher's grained crimson cloth small plate of Jerusalem mounted on upper cover black lettering floral endpapers apparently lacking free endpaper cloth bit faded and marked slight wear at spine ends. Bit shaken opens stiff but nevertheless a lovely copy. ~ The travelogue of Wilhelm Alexander describes the pilgrimage in 1910 of 68 Jews predominantly Hungarian from Budapest to Palestine. They first travelled to Triest where they embarked on the "Elektra" sailing to Alexandria. From Alexandria via Cairo and Port Said they arrived at Jaffa. Alexander's report is a remarkable account. It combines his critical sometime painful observations detailed descriptions of meetings with the local community and dignitaries with a travelogues of pilgrimages to the holy places interweaved with prayers and words of praise which he brings in Hebrew. Very rare. OCLC locates copies in University of Amsterdam Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Jewish National & University Library Jewish Theological Seminary New York Public Library and University of Pennsylvania only. H-2 IN <br/> <br/> Sátoraljaújhely, W. Alexander hardcover
2002146707Dunyai Kitab 2002. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Pictorial Boards. Book is in excellent condition with a few very light indications of shelf wear only. Binding is solid and square covers have sharp corners exterior shows no blemishes text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. About 325 pages text is in Persian. Maps b&w photos line drawings throughout. Keywords: Ancient History Iran Middle East Persia Scythians Cimmerians Judaea Semites Sythes Kassites Inshushinak Shala Hammurabi Anzan Larsa Isin Pandishir Giyan Kelermes Melgunov Phygia Samos Mycale Mardonius Rhi Pillars of Hercules Horus Xenophon Zam Mithra Hippias Hellespont Thrace Ioniens Paragade Marduk Harhar Manneens Ecbatane Amytis Assarhaddon Khshathrita Treres Gimirraf Vieux Perse Slaves Baltes Ossetesninni Tar-Lunni Annubanini Uruk IV Proto-Etamite Jemedet Nasr Giyan Jouarre Indre Bic Aguiberta Orleans Dunyai Kitab hardcover
2006K18222006. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover/Gd. condition/136 pages - A picturesque text. The great pages of history. K1822HR9 hardcover
17581444Utrecht Paddenburg 1758. 1st Edition . Print. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 510 mm. Plate mark ca. 360 x 445 mm. Image size ca. 345 x 425 mm. With Inset Map "Der Verdeelinge van Israels Land" measuring ca. 150 x 110 mm presented by two finely engraved cherubs. Engraved illustration depicting Joshua's men about to embark on the entry into the Promised Land. Illustrated cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Fine strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First original state unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free pH-balanced buffered archival paper. In a very fine condition. - - FIRST EDITION. Willem Albert Bachiene 1712-1783 Dutch clergyman later a professor of geography and astronomy at the Illustere School Maastricht. Well known cartographer. The 3-volume "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land alsmede andere landen in de H. Schrift voorkomende" is considered among his most important works. It was published in Utrecht between 1763-1768 and included a suite of 12 fine geographical maps of the Holy Land and its neighbouring lands which Bachiene made during a period of ten years the first in as early as 1758. The map offered herewith is taken from this suite. Other important cartographic works of the Holy Land by Bachiene were included in the so-called "Jehovah Bible" i.e. "De Gansche H. Schrift Vervattende alle de regelmatige Boeken des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments . Gods Gedenk-Naam Jehovah onvertaald gehouden" published in 1762 by N. Goetzee of Gorinchem shortly before the present map first appeared in book form. Whereas other single-sheet maps by Bachiene are in relative abundance the works from "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land" are very scarce seldom found in any state practically unavailable in their original uncoloured state. FOLIO <br/> <br/> Utrecht, Paddenburg unknown
004762Boston MA: Little Brown & Co. 1935. 280 24pp.ads. With illustrations. "Carl Raswan is one of the few men who have penetrated the unexplored desert of Northern Arabia. He lived with the warlike Bedouins not as a foreigner but as one marked by the rite of blood-brotherhood with their Sheiks. He shared in the migration of over 30000 people hundreds of tents and thousands of camels seeking water and grazing land experiencing with them the eternal struggle against hunger and drought." Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Little Brown & Co. hardcover