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8vo., Fifth Impression, with frontispiece, 68 plates on 46, 3 maps in the text and large folding map in red and black in pocket at end, free endpapers lightly browned; ivory cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt and black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author's first and most celebrated book, chronicling his years of travel after WWII 'without European companions and living as an Arab'. EARLY PRINTINGS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
1 vol. in-8 reliure demi-chagrin vert, dos à 4 nerfs orné (caissons), fers de prix du Prytanée Militaire au premier plat, Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1859, 2 ff., 526 pp. et 1 f. Edition originale de ce célèbre récit du voyage qui mena Gobineau de Malte à l'Egypte, puis en Perse via la Mer rouge, l'Océan indien et le Golfe Persique. Toute la seconde partie est consacrée à la description de l'Iran, de sa religion et de sa société. Etat très satisfaisant (coiffes, coupes et coins frottés) Français
arabe 2 tomes en 2 volumes in-8 ; reliure simili-cuir de l'éditeur.
Prima edizione del 1948 di questa opera sulla storia della legione araba scritto dal Brigadiere John Bagot Glubb che comandò la legione araba dal 1939 al 1956 quindi testimone diretto dei paesi arabi durante la guerra. All'interno numerose planches in bianco e nero che mostrano vedute e persone (Tubaiq mountains, Stone fort of Kaf, Desert Patrol fort at Mudawara, ruins of Jerash, Ammam, Desert fort at Rum, Ruins of Jerash, Petra, Euphrates, Palmyra ecc... Alcune mappe. In ottime condizioni. Copertina in tela editoriale in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Scoloriture. Legatura in buone condizioni. Pagine in ottime condizioni con rare fioriture. In 8. 230 x 155 mm. Pp. 371+(1). First edition of 1948 of this work about the history of of arab legion written by Captain John Bagot Glubb who commanded arab legion from 1939 to 1956 since a direct witness of Arabia during World war. Inside different black and white photos featuring views and people (Tubaiq mountains, Stone fort of Kaf, Desert Patrol fort at Mudawara, ruins of Jerash, Ammam, Desert fort at Rum, Ruins of Jerash, Petra, Euphrates, Palmyra ecc...). Some maps. In very good conditions. Editorial cloth cover in good conditions lightly worn in the extremities. Discoloring. Binding in good conditions. Pages in very good conditions with occasional foxings. In 8. 230 x 155 mm. Pp. 371+(1).
Mm 150x235 RARO - Brossura editoriale di xii-394 pagine. Conserva al suo interno la fascetta del Premio Viareggio per la saggistica, di cui l'opera fu insignita. Dorso brunito, occasionali e leggere sottolineature a matita, nel complesso esemplare in buone-ottime condizioni. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
259 p., très nbr. ill. coul. Inv. 17332
73pp. + [76] plates out-of-text, 27cm., cloth, copy from the collection of Jacques Ryckmans, G, [work on the ancient history and culture of South Arabia], OCLC 647942652, X72599
157 pages. Large lavishly illustrated glossy colour photographic pictorial presentation of the Kingdom. Text in English, French and German. Undated. Circa early 1980s? Unmarked. Moderate wear. Nice copy. Undated. Book
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
48 pages. Features: Risotto's Roots; Photos of wind-powered dhow in 1938; Bee-eater (bird) of Saudi Arabia; Shodo Arabi - Japanese calligraphers try their hand at Arabic; The Life of Omar ibn Said - this Muslim/African slave taken to American wrote a brief autobiography, now located in Fayetteville, North Carolina; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
40 pages. Features: The last wild adult bald ibis dies in Turkey; Education Americans about Saudi Arabia; Jordan's Royal Falcons; Fine Muslim Architecture; The painting of Lebanon's Mustafa Tahoukji; The Imbaba camel market; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Moderate moisture exposure, otherwise a sound copy. Magazine
A colorful collection of costumes for your adopted kids. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
48 pages. Songs include: Waltzing in a Dream; Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes; La Golondrina; Vienna Beauties; Souvenir De Lucerne; Ma-Ha-Lo; Love's Last Word; Espana; Tesoro Mio; Valse Triste; Storvals; Minute Waltz; Monte Cristo; Dark Eyes; In Pekin; Kroll's Echoes of the Ball; La Belle Roumaine; Ny Fiskar; Poeme; Rose of Arabia, the; Slavonic Dance No. 1; Sounds from Aberdeen Medley; Sweet Molly Malone; Vision of Salome. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Boards worn and dampstained. Light fraying to spine ends. ; From the collection of Gloria Vanderbilt, with her name on front endpaper ; 8vo; 318 pages
305p., illus. 12 col. plates Hardcover Good condition, some foxing, spine faded
Spine slightly cocked. Wear with small tears to price clipped DJ. Previous owner's name to front endpaper ; St. John Philby spent much time in Arabia, with one foot in the Muslim world and one foot in the Western world, in Britain ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 332 pages
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Green imitation leather cover. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. 8 5/8"w x 10 7/8"h. 184 pages.
8vo., Second Impression thus, with a frontispiece and folding map, small neat signature on half-title; original green cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy. Nice copy of the second impression of the first single-volume edition. Garnett's abridgement of Doughty's nineteenth century classic, first published in two volumes in 1908, brought the work to a new and appreciative audience (including T E Lawrence). Professor Bonney, Doughty's geological tutor, attributed to this publication the award by the RGS of the Founder's Gold Medal in 1912. The first single-volume edition appeared in 1926. Scarce.
1 vol. in-4 br., nombr. cartes et ill. noir et blanc, coll. Histoire du Golfe, Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations, Mémoire 37, Paris, 1984, 380 pp. Bon état. Français
v + 253pp. + 126 bl/w plates, 21cm., softcover, text in German, Doctoral dissertation (Dissertation zur Erlangung des philosophischen Doktorsgrades am Fachbereich Historisch-Philologische Wissenschaften der Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen), stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, good condition, X110824
grand in-4° 132 pages entierement illustrees en couleurs, index, biblio, cartonnage de l"editeur, jaquette illustree en couleurs. Très bel exemplaire. [HP-2]
367pp.with map, 21cm., in the series "Kul'tura narodov Vostoka", cart.cover, copy from the collection of Jacques Ryckmans, signed with dedication (by ?), G, [Russian translation of the original German title "Dokumente zur Entdekungsgeschichte, vol.1: Arabien", in Cyrillic script], OCLC 490118992, X72593
Very Good Latin In modern cloth bdg. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Latin. [xi], 264 p. Chrestomathia Arabica meridionalis epigraphica. Edita et glossario instructa. First and Only Edition.
New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. 4to. (30 x 22 cm). In English and Turkish. 152 p. Color and b/w ills. with participation of Dr. Vladimir Suchy. Mangir. Ottoman copper coins minted in Yemen, 1517-1640. [with participation of Dr. Vladimir Suchy].= Mangir. Yemen'de darbedilen Osmanli bakir paralari, 1517-1640. NUMISMATICS Paper money Collection Ottoman economy Yemen Middle East Turkish & Islamic numismatic Ottoman rule Ottoman Empire.
Slight wear to DJ. Binding could be tighter; Comprehensive source of precise information about Lawrence's published writing as well as critical and biographical works, over one hundred in all. Divided into sections; books written by Lawrence and books written about him ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 724 pages
