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I casi del Santo Sepolcro – il macello del 4 novembre 1901 – episodio di politica orientale

Ansari Shirazi, Ali ibn Husayn [Zayn-e-Attar].MareMagnum

Ikhtiyarat-i Badi'i [Selections for Badi'i]. [India, 1666/67 CE =] 1077 H.

Tall 8vo (158 x 288 mm). Persian manuscript on paper. 278 ff. Nastaliq text in black and occasional red ink, handsomely ruled in red and blue, with occasional marginal notes and further ownership notes on exterior leaves. Modern blank endpapers. Bound in full 20th century red ochre leather, stamped in blind. One of the most important books on pharmacology written in Persian in the Islamic era. Ansari Shirazi (1329-1403) was a famous physician of the Mughal period, serving at the court of Sultan Jalal ud-Din Shah Shuja (1333-84). During Ansari Shirazi's years at court the Sultan was a patron of the poet Hafez (1325-90), icon of Persian poetry, whom Ansari Shirazi would have known personally. Another esteemed acquaintance appears in the title of this particular book, "Selections for Badi". The work is dedicated to a woman, allegedly a Persian princess named Badi al-Jamal about whom little is known. - The work itself is a gem of Persian medical literature: scholars have claimed that "in the history of Persian medicine, the book 'Ikhtiyarat Badiei' is considered the most important book written in Persian", citing the large number of sources and remedies it provided the mediaeval reader, though some irrational fallacies are noted as well: "In three entries in Ikhtiyarat Badiei, the author has illustrated some superstitious ideas, namely that 'If the food is poisonous, and the weasel finds out, it will shout and its hair will stand on its end' and says: 'looking at zebra is good for the eyesight'" (Ghazi Sha'rbaf, 99). - The scribe responsible for copying the text was Muhammad Qasim Quraishi Siddiqui, who is known to have been active in India in the 17th century. A few minor stains and soiling; altogether a well-preserved and vital piece of Persian scientific history. Cf. Javad Ghazi Sha’rbaf et al., "Introducing the Book Ikhti-yarat Badiei: An Investigation Over its Importance in the Pharmacology of the Islamic Period", in: Journal of Research on History of Medicine 9.2 (2020), pp. 95-102.

Inlibris · Wien, AT15 000,00 €

Anthony, John Duke.MareMagnum

Arab States of the Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum. Washington D.C., The Middle East Institute, 1975.

8vo. X, 273, (1 blank) pp. With two black and white maps on the endpapers. Brown cloth with publisher's illustrated dust jacket. First and only edition of a thorough description of the history of the nine Arab states of the Lower Gulf, that gained independence in 1971, just four years before the publication of this book. The author has managed to discuss the individual politics of each state and that of the bigger picture, making this a handbook for all who wish to learn more about Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain). The several infographics that are used to explain the political structures are very helpful in this respect. Oil plays a key role in the relationship between the individual states and this is intricately laid out by the American author. Because this book was written in such a key moment in the history of the region, it has gained much importance. The author Dr. John Duke Anthony is a leading figure in United States-Arab relations and has held many influential government positions in this field. Amongst others, he is the founder and president of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations and he is part of the United States Department of State Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy's Subcommittee on Sanctions. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations and Middle East Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies. In the years leading up to this publication the author has conducted first-hand research on the Lower Gulf region's political and socio-economic structures, obviously with oil playing a major role. The fruits of this research are presented in this book, offering the reader a comprehensive overview of a complex subject. This book was published in The James Terry Duce Memorial Series, which started in 1966. The first and second volumes were on North Africa and Jerusalem respectively, this is the final volume of the series. - Ink annotations in the margins throughout. A good copy with the original dustjacket well preserved. OCLC 1700964.

Inlibris · Wien, AT250,00 €

Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d' / Dalrymple, Alexander.MareMagnum

A Brief Statement of the Prevailing Winds, from Monsieur d'Apres de Mannevillette. [London], 1782.

4to. 22 pp. Stitched, untrimmed. First edition of a rare pamphlet on the monsoon winds in the Indian Ocean, of crucial importance for East India Company ships sailing to and from the East Indies. - As Dalrymple states in the introduction, the text for the pamphlet has been translated by him from Jean Baptiste d'Après de Mannevillette's "Mémoire sur la navigation de France aux Indies". Dalrymple had extensive correspondence with Mannevillette, hydrographer to the French East India Company and Dépôt de la Marine, from 1767 to 1780, much of which is preserved in Paris in the Archives nationales and the Bibliothèque de l'institut de France. Dalrymple had such high regard for d'Après - the author of the "Neptune Oriental" in 1745, at the time the most authoritative work on oriental navigation - that he often sent charts for comment and inclusion into his work, as the following letter attests: "You have full consent to make what use you please of the Charts I have sent you [...] You will undoubtedly find many mistakes which escaped my observation; And therefore you will do me a favour in communicating your remarks to me" (10 Nov. 1772). In the present work Dalrymple has augmented the d'Après text with information from a Mr. William Woodville of Liverpool, and a Captain Jones of the ship Mary, "whom we met at Grenville 5th June 1775, to the Westward of Sierra Leon. It is obvious Mr Woodville's Account differs considerably from M. D'Aprés but I cannot presume to decide who is right". - The extract not only shows Dalrymple's continuing quest for any and all sources of information regarding a passage to the East Indies, and the rather ad hoc nature in which he obtained it, but also his willingness to question Mannevillette's findings, at the time the leading authority on such matters. - Some waterstaining to title with marginal fraying. Rare: we are only able to trace one other example appearing at auction since the war (Sotheby's, the Franklin Brooke-Hitching sale 2014). ESTC T74284.

Inlibris · Wien, AT4 500,00 €

Arab Bureau, Baghdad.MareMagnum

Arab Tribes of the Baghdad Wilayat. Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1919.

Folio (212 x 335 mm). (2), 276, IX, (1) pp., final blank, with one folding plate (counted as p. 152). Contemporary half cloth with original printed boards, issued thus. Gertrude Bell's personal copy of this excessively rare manual on the social, political and economic structures of the Arab tribes living in the Baghdad Vilayet (Province) as drawn up in July 1918, only months before the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire ended the old administrative divisions and led to the formation of several new states - indeed, to the creation of the modern Arab world. - Arranged alphabetically by the names of the tribes, this handbook - essentially a carefully compiled and redacted British intelligence file printed for the use of British Political Officers and their assistants in a region then undergoing dramatic upheavals - offers surprisingly detailed information on the tribes' origins, loyalties and internal quarrels, the locations of their settlements, strength of their possessions, economic and bargaining power, as well as their kinships, often including genealogical tables. The names of the tribes' leaders are given in full, frequently also in the original Arabic. - Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), who had firsthand experience among the tribes, signed her name in pencil ("Gertrude Lowthian Bell") on the front free endpaper. Several neatly pencilled additions to some of the entries are likewise in her hand: next to the name Fahad ibn Hadhdal she notes that he died and the name of a "rival" (this underlined), apparently a "bin Dughaiyin" (p. 16). In another entry she notes that Jazza' ibn Mijlad "blockaded Turks in North for allies in 1st war" (p. 17) and that the A'marat prefer to winter near al-Hafan. There are several references to her fellow political officer, St John Philby, and a correction that the Al-Dulaim are "all Sunnis" (p. 265), and none Shi'ahs. - Gertrude Bell was a traveller, political actor, and archaeologist who was a key player in the nation-building after World War I, especially in Iraq. She founded the Iraq Museum, translated Persian poetry, and advised the British government's foreign policy at nearly the highest level. It is little surprise that she would have owned one of the few copies of this important source, containing otherwise nearly unobtainable population statistics as well as details on the political history of a region in which traditional tribal feuds became mingled with international high politics. Considering the limited scope of intended distribution and the sensitive nature of the information contained, it is safe to say that this invaluable compendium never had more than a very limited press-run; indeed; only three copies are known today in libraries worldwide, and none with such unique provenance. - Covers rubbed, title-page brittle and reinforced with two library stamps carefully removed but still faintly visible. A closed tear to the folding map. Later in the collection of the American missionary turned political biographer Harry J. Almond (1918-2007), with his handwritten ownership in ink next to Bell's own. In all very well preserved. No copy in auction records. OCLC: 921927074, 729268761.

Inlibris · Wien, AT25 000,00 €

Arabian American Oil Company.MareMagnum

Handbooks for American employees. Vols. I & II. [New York?], Aramco, 1952.

4to. 2 vols.: VIII (but: X), 112 pp., final blank leaf; I-(XIV), 179 pp., final blank page. With numerous black and white photographic illustrations as well as several colour-printed illustrations, maps and charts in the text. Contemporary printed wrappers. Spiral binding. Second edition. The well-known handbook series prepared by the Arabian American Oil Company for the benefit of their staff as operations began to expand after WWII. First published as a set of five booklets in 1950. Although intended for the instruction of Aramco's own employees, the series "attracted widespread interest outside the company and the demand of copies was so great that two years later, in January 1952, a revised hardbound edition was published" (Nawwab). The present spiral-bound second edition was apparently produced simultaneously. Subsequent editions in a single volume appeared in 1960 and 1968. - Part I discusses the history of oil production and the role of the United States, in particular the evolution of Aramco oil exploration in Saudi Arabia, emphasizing the company's pioneering role in the country. Part II describes the work and life of Aramco employees in Saudi Arabia. Parts III-V provide some background on Arabia and the Middle East, including information on the Saudi government, as well as on Arabian culture and customs. - Apart from refineries, tanks, drilling operations, oil wells, the city of Jeddah, the Dammam oil field, Dhahran Camp, the Ras Tanura refinery, and the construction of pipelines in the desert, the photographs include pictures of royal visits to Aramco operations, showing King Ibn Saud and Crown Prince Saud in Dhahran in 1947, as well as the Sheikh of Bahrein in 1939, mosques and scenes of the Hajj, life at the Dhahran expats' camp, local farmers and fishers, as well as Arabian hospitality and wildlife. Further, the illustrations comprise charts showing the changes in U.S. consumer demand between 1908 and 1948 and U.S. production increase from 1859, as well as maps of the American interest in the Middle East and a world map displaying oil reserves and the inter-regional movements of petroleum in 1948. - Extremities slightly worn; some tears to first volume. Interior crisp and clean. OCLC 83399405.

Inlibris · Wien, AT2 500,00 €

Arabian American Oil Company.MareMagnum

Handbooks for American employees. Vols. I & II. [New York?], Aramco, 1952.

4to. 2 vols.: VIII (recte: X), 112 pp., final blank leaf; I-(XIV), 179 pp., final blank page. With numerous black-and-white photographic illustrations as well as several colour-printed illustrations, maps and charts in the text. Contemporary printed wrappers. Spiral binding. Second edition. The well-known handbook series prepared by the Arabian American Oil Company for the benefit of their staff as operations began to expand after WWII. First published as a set of five booklets in 1950. Although intended for the instruction of Aramco's own employees, the series "attracted widespread interest outside the company and the demand of copies was so great that two years later, in January 1952, a revised hardbound edition was published" (Nawwab). The present spiral bound second edition was apparently produced simultaneously. Subsequent editions in a single volume appeared in 1960 and 1968. - Part I discusses the history of oil production and the role of the United States, in particular the evolution of Aramco oil exploration in Saudi Arabia, emphasizing the company's pioneering role in the country. Part II describes the work and life of Aramco employees in Saudi Arabia. Parts III-V provide some background on Arabia and the Middle East, including information on the Saudi government, as well as the Arabian culture and customs. - Apart from refineries, tanks, drilling operations, oil wells, the city of Jeddah, the Dammam oil field, Dhahran Camp, the Ras Tanura refinery, and the construction of pipelines in the desert, the photographs include pictures of royal visits to Aramco operations, showing King Ibn Saud and Crown Prince Saud in Dhahran in 1947, as well as the Sheikh of Bahrein in 1939, mosques and scenes of the Hajj, life at the Dhahran expats' camp, local farmers and fishers, as well as Arabian hospitality and wildlife. Further, the illustrations comprise charts showing the changes in U.S. consumer demand between 1908 and 1948 and U.S. production increase from 1859, as well as maps of the American interest in the Middle East and a world map displaying oil reserves and the inter-regional movements of petroleum in 1948. - Extremities slightly worn. Interior crisp and clean. OCLC 83399405.

Inlibris · Wien, AT2 500,00 €