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20 pages, including two in-text sketch maps. Plus many photographic plates. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. This is a fascinating account on the political state of India's 'Mashud country', a region to the west of Dera Ismail Khan on the North-West Frontier of India, at a time when there was bitter hostility and serious fighting between the Wazirs and Mahsuds over their boundaries, particularily in the vincinity of Razmak. Captain Hay was in charge of the South Waziristan Agency for 3-4 years, and describes the intricacies of relationships between the feuding tribes, as well as their custom and history. Hay visited many places not previously seen by Europeans and on this journey he and several hundred natives, climbed the region's highest peak in the Preghal range. Includes remarks on Hindu legend surrounding the mountain, miracles and superstition reported by tribesmen, a list of plants identified, and Pashtu geographical vocabulary. South Waziristan is a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, comprising the area west and southwest of Peshawar between the Tochi River to the north and the Gomal river to the south. The region was an independent tribal territory from 1893, remaining outside of British-ruled empire and Afghanistan. Tribal raiding into British-ruled territory was a constant problem for the British, requiring frequent punitive expeditions between 1860 and 1945. The region became part of Pakistan in 1947.
8vo. 12 pages, plus a full page map and photographic plates for illustration. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. A noteworthy and engaging study of the life and custom of the Chaouïa Berbers, the Aurasian people eastern Algeria's Aurès mountains, and of French influence a region which would be fraught with brutality in a revolutionary war only thirteen years later, as the same people would fight for independence. Describing it as one of the most clearly defined cultural regions in North Africa, the account presents a mixture of cultural, religious, linguistic and ethnographical analyses with topics such as agricultural practices, the tradition of transhumance and annual migration in search of better watered pastures, important commodities in a semi-nomadic society, flat topped dwellings in small villages or dechras, a description of Menâa which was one of the largest villages, defence against invading enemy tribes, weaponry and restrictions on the latter, the impact of French assimilation efforts on Berber society even with a nominal number of foreigners physically present, and in turn, Berber interest in French culture. The lieutenant's account is well illustrated, further providing notes and statistics relating to the images.
8vo. 12 pages, plus a fold-out map and photographic plates for illustration. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. Together with a folding map delineating Libya's borders, Sandford discusses the conditions under which the Italian or German-Italian army were currently fighting against the Allies in North Africa, uniquely presenting the enemy's perspective in the early stages of the Western Desert Campaign in an attempt to surmise involvement and strategies of the Libyans, and to vehemently protect Britain's rule over Egypt. Details include political affiliation, climate, geology and topography, water supply, and limitations imposed on disposition of troops. He describes the eastern frontier of Libya as extending from the great mass of crystallined rocks known as 'Uweinat' to the Mediterranean, the Gilf Kebir, the highlands of Cyrenacia, and the southern and south-eastern frontiers in Tibesti.
Reprint of the 1911 edition. Oversized Octavo. xv, 665 p. London : S. Swift, 1911. New copy. Gordon was administrator of the Sudan between 1874 and 1880 and was instrumental in the ending of the slave trade in the country. In 1882, Mohammed Ahmad (the Mahdi) objected to Egyptian control of Sudan and rose in revolt. His forces defeated an Egyptian army and cut off British garrisons in the central Sudan. Gordon was sent back to Sudan in 1884 to rescue the isolated garrisons but became cut off in Khartoum. After a ten-month siege, the town fell and Gordon was killed. Public opinion saw Gordon as a hero of Empire and blamed the British government under Gladstone for failing to send a relief column. Sudan remained under local control until Kitchener was successful at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898. Blunt supported the Mahdi in his revolt against the British in Sudan, and when Khartoum fell and Gordon was killed, Gladstone's Liberal government was unravelling in London. Blunt advocated Afghani as "the one man who could speak directly to the Mahdi", although Afghani had never met him nor was he known to have any access to the self proclaimed messianic leader of the Sudan, and according to Blunt (see My Diaries), rather fantastically, "if the British would back down on Egypt, he could assure peace in the Sudan." Blunt had even more friends in the new conservative government of Salisbury, most notably Lord Randolph Churchill, to whom he eagerly promoted his grand plan. The avowed radical and liberal champion was now considering seeking his own seat in (the new Conservative) government. A scarce title. Not in print for 60 years. This book is very heavy. For a quote on international shipping please contact us with your shipping address.
New English Paperback. 4to. (27 x 27 cm). In English and Turkish. 143 p., color and b/w ills. Journey to the sacred. Holy Kaba'h Muazzama.= Kutsala yolculuk. Kâbe-i Muazzama. [Exhibition catalogue]. Coord. by Mehmet Budak, Salih Nurettin Çevik. "The exhibition titled 'Journey to the sacred. Holy Kaba'h Muazzama' tells the story of this sacred journey, using documentary materials like photographs, postcards, engravings, and other documents that remain from Muslims of from who observe them in this most serious worship for the world of Islam in their journey from all around the world to the pilgrimage task. Beyond the recorded documents, artistic works that include maps prepared manually or with various tools for imprinting in different periods, lithographs, Ka'bah covers, photographs, and Hilyas which refer to this journey were bought together. The most comprehensive work on this subject in Turkey, the exhibition was prepared with works borrowed from various collections.
Small stamp on front free endpaper. ; Chapters include "England, India and Egypt" - "Sudan and Salonica - and torpedoed!" - "With Lawrence's Arab Army" - "The Turkish Rout" - "Early Days of Arab Government" - "Formation of the Arab Legion" - "Mutinies and Revolts" - "Friction with the French" - "King Hussein's Arrival" - "The Coming of the Wahabis" - "Major Glubb and the Beduin Peace" - "Revolt in Palestine"; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 158 pages
"From the moment they met, their marriage seemed both inevitable and impossible. Isabel was a schoolgirl, scion of the Arundells, England's most distinguished Catholic family, and when they passed each other while walking at a seaside resort, Richard Burton had already made his mark as a linguist, scholar, traveler, and rebel against Victorian conformity. A hundred yards on, Isabel looked back and found him staring after her: she decided then that she would marry him. It was several years before they met again. By then Burton was one of the most accomplished linguists in the Indian Army. An intelligence agent with a genius for disguise, he had risked death to penetrate Mecca during the hadj, posing as a native pilgrim. He would soon become even more famous as one of the earliest explorers of East Africa. After their marriage, the Burtons traveled the world from diplomatic postings in Brazil and Africa to hair-raising adventures in the Syrian desert. In later life Richard courted further controversy as translator of such erotic classics as the unexpurgated edition of The Arabian Nights, The Perfumed Garden, and The Kama Sutra. Based on previously unavailable archives, Mary Lovell has written a compelling joint biography that sets Isabel in her proper place as Burton's equal in daring and endurance, a fascinating figure in her own right." 910p. bibliography.index Book
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.
From around the time of the play "Ross" and the film "Lawrence of Arabia" comes this timely biography ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages
200549706CBHildesheim, Olms Verlag, 2005. Quer 4°. 31 x 22 cm. 16 Seiten. Original-Leinenband. (Documenta Arabica. Teil 1: Reiseliteratur).
Mm 245x305 Volume cartonato rigido di 169 pagine, numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori, sovraccoperta editoriale. Testo in lingua francese - french text. Libro in condizioni di nuovo. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
29690aafParis, Gallimard, 1995, in-8°, LVIII + 1409 p., rel. de l'éd. (sans rhodoid), etui ill., bel exemplaire.
1 brochure in-8, Ministère de l'Economie, République Arabe Syrienne, 1965, 22 pp. Etat satisfaisant (couv. fort. frottée) pour cette rare brochure de propagande en faveur de l'unité économique arabe. Français
1992126843New Delhi, Asian Educational Services 1992 In-8 22 x 12,5 cm. Reliure éditeur simili-cuir rouge, auteur & titre dorés sur le dos et le premier plat de couverture, LXXXII-394 pp., 4 cartes, annexes, bibbliographie, index. Exemplaire en très bon état.
19587111958 broché grand in-octavo, dos crème, couverture illustrée, illustrations : 4 cartes, non rogné, 270 pages, 1958 Paris Payot,
Steel-engraved map on ivory stock measuring 12.25 x 15.5 ins (approx. 31.25 x 39.0 cms) with engraved surface 8.75 x 11.75 ins (approx. 22.0 x 30.0 cms), coloured in outline; four coloured vignettes of Arab Women, Arab Men with horse, Camel and Palm, and Mount Sinai (illustrations by H. Warren; engraving by J. Rogers); decorative scroll frame incorporating title cartouche, a fine copy. Mounted ready for framing in double card mount (ivory over blue) with gilt frame border. Rapkin's map for Tallis was first issued c. 1856 and contains significantly more detail that that produced for the 'Illustrated Atlas' of 1851. Areas covered include Babylon, Basra, Cairo, Jerusalem, Oman, Persian Gulf, Red Sea and Suez. This high-quality facsimile accurately reflects thetones of the contemporary hand colouring and makes a most attractive map at a fraction of the cost of the original.
17 pages, including a full-page sketch map. Plus photographic plates. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. RGS stamp to front cover, otherwise this is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. In this is a fascinating narrative, the author reports on his nine months spent on a geological survey in the remote mountainous district of Kuhgalu, which he describes as a "region of formerly unruly tribes" . Throughout this report are thirteen magnificent illustrations: Kuh-i-Dina, with dust rising during rock falls, The 1933 landslide, Kuh-i-Dina from near Kakan, Talaspid village around a tumulus, Basht from N.W., Simarun from above, Diz-i-Kurd, Dishmuk, Ford across the river Khirsin, Crossing Kuh-i-Barfi, Vista from Balaga southward, Cliffs N.of Kuh-i-Alvarz, and Tang-i-Tasar.
1930123909Payot, 1930, in-8°, 463 pp, traduit de l'anglais, 8 illustrations et une carte hors texte, broché, bon état (Coll. de mémoires, études et documents pour servir à l'histoire de la Guerre mondiale). On joint 2 coupures de presse sur Lawrence (l'une de 1935 : Souvenirs sur Lawrence ; l'autre de sept. 1939)
193571390Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Critique, 1935, in-8°, 317 pp, traduit de l'anglais, 7 cartes à pleine page, ex. sur vélin supérieur, broché, couv. très lég. salie, décharges de scotch sur la page de faux-titre et la dernière garde, bon état (Coll. Bibliothèque d'histoire politique, militaire et navale)
1927108068P., Nouvelle Revue Critique, 1927, pt in-4°, 90 pp, broché, couv. blanche rempliée, titre en brun au 1er plat et au dos, bon état. Edition originale tirée à deux mille exemplaires, tous numérotés, celui-ci un des 1940 sur papier alfa spécial des papeteries Outhenin-Chalandre
1373115Paris: Musée de l'Homme, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 1971 in-4, nombreuses illustrations. Broché, très bon état. Sommaire: Robert GESSAIN, Un jeu des Ammassalimiut et d'ailleurs. Jeu eskimo? Diffusion? Convergence? - Françoise GIRARD, Statuette du Dieu Requin de Santa-Cruz. - Jacques DOURNES, Aspects de l'habitat et techniques de construction des Sre aux Jörai. - Claudine FAYEIN, La vie pastorale au Dhofar.
19945124EBDarmstadt, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1994. Groß-8°. 24,5 cm. XV, 776 Seiten. Original-Leinenband mit Original-Schutzumschlag.
105.423Paris, Albin Michel, 1956-1960. 13 x 20, 4 volumes, 460 + 446 + 575 + 596 pages, broché, très bon état.
186750BjParis Bureau De La Revue Des Deux Mondes 1867 Fort In8 1040 pages - demi-basane a faux nerfs - Au sommaire : M.de CAMORS (seconde partie ) par Octave Feuillet - La voix , l'oreille et la musique d'aprés les travaux de helmholtz par auguste Laugel - l'eglise Romaine et le premier Empire par le Comte d'haussonville - Miss Mary , recit de la vie Américaine (3eme partie ) par Maurice Sand - L'Anglo-catholicisme par Gilbert Thierry - Les précurseurs Italiens , Valentino Pasini , par de Mazade - Gentilshommes , bourgeois et valets de la comedie par D.Ordinaire - M.De Camors ( 3eme partie ) par O.Feuillet - Le paganisme poetique en Angleterre par Louis Etienne - Les Voitures publiques dans la ville de Paris par Maxime du Camp - Un Voyage dans l'Arabie centrale par G.Lavollée - Miss Mary ( dernière partie ) par Maurice Sand - Shakspeare et ses musiciens par Blaze de Bury - Le mouvement de la population en France par Leon Le Fort - La nouvelle littérature française , les romans de Victor Cherbuliez par Emile Montegut - M.de Camors ( 4eme partie ) par O.Feuillet - Etude sur les travaux publics , l'assainissement des fabriques et des villes par H.Blerzy - L'Exil d'Ovide par Gaston Boissier - Le Metayage dans le Perigord par A.Audiganne - Le Salon De 1867 par Maxime du Camp - La Russie et L'Angleterre dans l'asie centrale , les russes en Boukharie par Guillaume Lejean - L'Expostion universelle par Louis reybaut - M.De Camors ( dernière partie ) par O.Feuillet - Les prohetes d'Israel ar Albert Reville - Chenonceau par E.Aubry-Vitet - L'Allemagne depuis la guerre de 1866 par Emile de Laveleye - La Société Arménienne contemporaine ' les arméniens de l'empire otoman par B.Dadian - Frederic Hoelderlin par P.Challemel-Lacour - La Question des salaires et des greves par A.Batbie - L'olympe et le styx par Emile gebhart - Le roman Anglais Contemporain par E.D.Forgues - Il y a donc les livraisons du 1er Mai au 15 Juin 1867 soit 4 quinzaine en tout - Bon etat
186750BjParis Bureau De La Revue Des Deux Mondes 1867 Fort In8 1040 pages - demi-basane a faux nerfs - Au sommaire : M.de CAMORS (seconde partie ) par Octave Feuillet - La voix , l'oreille et la musique d'aprés les travaux de helmholtz par auguste Laugel - l'eglise Romaine et le premier Empire par le Comte d'haussonville - Miss Mary , recit de la vie Américaine (3eme partie ) par Maurice Sand - L'Anglo-catholicisme par Gilbert Thierry - Les précurseurs Italiens , Valentino Pasini , par de Mazade - Gentilshommes , bourgeois et valets de la comedie par D.Ordinaire - M.De Camors ( 3eme partie ) par O.Feuillet - Le paganisme poetique en Angleterre par Louis Etienne - Les Voitures publiques dans la ville de Paris par Maxime du Camp - Un Voyage dans l'Arabie centrale par G.Lavollée - Miss Mary ( dernière partie ) par Maurice Sand - Shakspeare et ses musiciens par Blaze de Bury - Le mouvement de la population en France par Leon Le Fort - La nouvelle littérature française , les romans de Victor Cherbuliez par Emile Montegut - M.de Camors ( 4eme partie ) par O.Feuillet - Etude sur les travaux publics , l'assainissement des fabriques et des villes par H.Blerzy - L'Exil d'Ovide par Gaston Boissier - Le Metayage dans le Perigord par A.Audiganne - Le Salon De 1867 par Maxime du Camp - La Russie et L'Angleterre dans l'asie centrale , les russes en Boukharie par Guillaume Lejean - L'Expostion universelle par Louis reybaut - M.De Camors ( dernière partie ) par O.Feuillet - Les prohetes d'Israel ar Albert Reville - Chenonceau par E.Aubry-Vitet - L'Allemagne depuis la guerre de 1866 par Emile de Laveleye - La Société Arménienne contemporaine ' les arméniens de l'empire otoman par B.Dadian - Frederic Hoelderlin par P.Challemel-Lacour - La Question des salaires et des greves par A.Batbie - L'olympe et le styx par Emile gebhart - Le roman Anglais Contemporain par E.D.Forgues - Il y a donc les livraisons du 1er Mai au 15 Juin 1867 soit 4 quinzaine en tout - Bon etat
