RUTTER, EldonMareMagnum
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The international Who's Who of the Arab World 1978-79
24 cm, ril. in tela, titolo in oro al piatto e al dorso, sovracop. editoriale; p. xiv, 608
Studio bibliografico Orfeo (ALAI-ILAB) · Bologna, IT30,00 €
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13 pages, including 2 sketch-maps. Plus 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 captivating expedition account of the author's sojourn in Arabia, namely the Hejaz, at the time a forbidden country to unbelievers, concerning all aspects of the Hejaz, including its geographical features, the territorial disputes and tribal factions, as well as the population that inhabits this spectacular region steeped in history and bloody. Disguised as a Muhammadan, Mr. Rutter engaged himself in the Islamic rituals including daily prayers and the Muhamman Pilgrimage, also visited the Prophet's tomb. Mr. Rutter outlines his pilgrimage from Suez by sea to Massowa and Al Qahm, and thence, disguised as a Muhammadan pilgrim, by land through the Hejaz frontier at Halli - describing the place being an exceedingly dirty village of rush huts inhabited by slave traders - Al Qunfunda, Al Lith - village of mud houses and rush huts - and Wadi Yelamlam to the Holy City of Mecca where he stays for nine months visiting the great Mosque of Mecca, performing the rites of the Muhamman Pilgrimage for few days, and making an excursion to Al Taif, his final departure from Mecca and his journey through Rabigh to Medina, where he engages in the rites of visiting the Prophet's tomb, and his passage from Medina to Yenbo (El Yanbua). Also with remarks on Ibn Sa'ud and his control over the Hejaz and Mr. Rutter's interesting experience of mirage "I saw a river a head of us. On its banks were lines of trees, and their forms were reflected in the water. Then I saw the stone houses of a town, and among them were the forms of men...At last it dawned upon me that the whole spectacle was a mirage." An engaging travel account illustrated with a full-page sketch map of the Hejaz showing Mr. Rutter's route to Mecca and Medina, an in-text sketch diagram depicting his route from Mecca to At Taif, and several amazing photographic plates showing the Kaaba (the House of Allah), the Great Mosque of Mecca, the Prophet's tomb, at Medina, and Bab es Salaam in the Mosque of Medina. Followed by equally interesting 2-page discussion on the water of Zemzem (Zem Zem)- a sacred well in Mecca - Quraish tribe, the mysterious Black Stone of the Kaaba, and water supply of Mecca.
20 pages. Plus a fold-out colour map measuring approximately 13.25 x 11.5 inches (34 x 29cm). 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 considerably detailed account of Colonel Stewart's journeys and excursions in Perso-Afghan frontier - from the Hari-rud to Sistan - and in the Herat valley, with engaging portrayal of the desert life, tribal raids and slavery, border conflicts and mutiny, ancient ruins, less-visited towns and villages as well as fascinating remarks on the travel routes of Marco Polo and Kanikoff, history of Mogul raids, massive cultivation and consumption of tobacco, poppy and opium - "Men, women, and children even, smoke opium to a terrible extent, and I was assured that hundreds of people died annually from the effects of opium" - fine quality Persian carpet, and construction of railway by the Russians. Accompanied by a magnificent fold out colour map, this captivating account beautifully describes the author's adventurous travels, in which he suffered from excruciating heat and thirst crossing the Lut dessert, taking a route closely to that of the Kanikoff. Arriving in Khaf shortly after Sardar Ayoub Khan being defeated by the Amir at Kandahar, the author proceeds to the ancient and historically important city of Zuzan, where the inhabitants including women and children, were slaughtered by the Moguls. After visiting the ruined fortifications, he passes through the Ahinguran range reaching the town of Birjand with only 14000 inhabitants, from there he proceeds towards the flourishing town of Khusf, marching to Khur and Balabund, visiting the small village of Naiband with only 400 inhabitants, who were continuously subjected to raids by marauding Baluchis. Here he points out the road travelled by Marco Polo from Karman (Kerman) to Kain. After staying 3 days in Naiband, he returns back to Birjand, from there he continues his journey to the Persian frontier opposite Lash-Jowain, visiting Duruh, Tabbas, Gazik, and Yazdun, then getting back to his headquarters at Khaf and returning to England. Shortly after, he starts another journey to the Perso-Afghan frontier, accompanying the Shah of Persia on his travel along the then newly demarcated frontier between Persia and Russia on the northern border of Khorasan, and from there the author proceeds to the village of Mohsinabad, about 80 miles from Herat. He stays there for approximately nine months, making a long adventurous excursion in 1883 across the Hari Rud into Badghis, trying to avoid the Turkoman raiding parties. During his stay from September 1883 to May 1884, some thirty persons were carried off into slavery by the Turkomans, among them a few were from the village of Mohsinabad. After this journey, Colonel Stewart was sent to Herat, along with two engineer officers, Major Holdich and Captain Peacocke, they marched to the village of Rozanak, Sahar Kiz, then reaching Herat. Colonel stewart makes a few excursions, including visiting the holy shrine of Gazar Gah containing the tomb of a Mohammedan saint named Abdul Ansari. He remarks on the construction of the railway by the Russians from the Caspian Sea via Askabad and Merv to Samarkand, and points out on the possibility of running railroads in Central Asia - which could be easily supplied by the high quantity of extracted Petroleum - continuing the Quetta line to Herat, and joining it to the Russian line.
20 pages. Plus photographic plates and a large fold-out colour map measuring approximately 8 x 15 inches (20 x 38cm). Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. Some crease to pages and wrappers, otherwise this is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. The author focuses on the plateau of Sarhad, including the massive Kih-i-Taftan volcano, a region which he names 'the Highlands of Persian Baluchistan,' both because of the pre-eminent height of its mountain masses and because of the traditional wildness and ferocity of the hill tribes which inhabit it. The then Persian sub-province of Baluchistan was formerly a part of the Kerman Ayalat. Skrine describes interesting Sarhad features from various perspectives: botany, geology, ethnology and history. Featuring the earth pillar at Tamindan, descriptions of Sarhad's capital - Vasht or Khwash; the indigenous Damanis; Gwarkuh; Bazman; the Ropask glen and the tombs of the Seventy Mullahs; the people of Anjirak; aboriginal Sarhaddis and the Shrine of the Chihil Tan or Forty Beings, Mecca of Sarhad.
8vo. Two reports together in one issue, 23 pages combined, plus sketch illustrations, one which is a fold-out and a fold-out colour map, measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches (33 x 36cm). 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. Dealing specifically with the construction of a railway from Sukkur in today's Pakistan to Kandahar in Afghanistan, in the late 1870s during "The Great Game", Sir Temple gives an explicit account of the progress of construction, and of the geography, illustrating the region with sketches which were prepared on the spot by Lieutenant Goerge Temple of the British Navy. The immense undertaking is further illustrated with a striking colour fold-out map showing railways constructed and in operation, and other tracts proposed. Consisting of the important Bolan Pass railway, and the Sindh-Peshin railway where the Harnai line and the Quetta loop line meet, the tracks were forged through low range hills, an arid desert, the Pishinaleey of Pishin, and the Bolan Pass of the Toba Kakar Range in Balochistan - a pass which has always occupied an important place in the history of British campaigns in Afghanistan. Captain R. Beavan was Assistant-Superintendent of the Survey of India, and presents in his account a scientific assessment of the rivers, desert regions and valleys in Afghanistan, between Kandahar and Girishk, the latter being 75 miles northwest and originally built around a fort which was twice taken and abandoned by British forces.
Due volumi (15x23 cm) di LXXXIII-(2)-357 pp; VI-509-(2) pagine. Due grandi carte geografiche ripiegate (56x41 cm) ognuna nella tasca alla fine dei volumi; tre tavole di iscrizioni ripiegate, l' Hassan Ghorab e sua traduzione a p.350 e 351 del vol II, l'Hasan Ghorab nella versione Wellsted a p. 382 del vol II. Una “vignette plate of Nakab el Hajar" all'inizio del Vol II (invece che prima dell'Appendix). Completo quindi delle due grandi carte geografiche dell'Arabia e delle figure indicate nel “directions for the bonder” a fine opera. Legatura editoriale in piena tela con titoli dorati ai dorsi e fregi a secco ai piatti. Ex libris al retro del piatto. Ottime condizioni. Only edition of this detailed study of place names, tribal geneaologies, and pre-Islamic inscriptions. "An attempt at the proof of the descent of the Arabs from Ishmael" (Ghani).
New English Paperback. Oblong 4to. (26 x 26 cm). In English and Turkish. 210 p., ills. "For both Muslims and those unfamiliar with the Islamic faith, Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant provides access to the heart of Islam an exploration of the holiest sites of one of the great spiritual traditions. A fascinating entry into a world whose core is religion,where there is no division between the secular and the sacred, Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant rendersthrough photographs and text the essence of Muslim traditions and beliefs.". The holiest cities of Islam. Mecca the Radiant, Medina the Blessed.= Mukaddes beldeler. Mekke-i Mükerreme, Medine-i Münevvere.
In-8, 2 volumi, tela editoriale con scritte in arabo al piatto, taglio super. dorato, pp. XV,302,(2); VII,287; con 2 tavole fotografiche in b.n. ai due frontespizi, protette da velina con didascalia e 8 piante e mappe f.t., alc. a doppia pagina, relative a: “Mekka - The road between Mekka and ‘Arafa - The Haram of Mekka - Roads connecting Mekka with Et-Taif - Et-Taif - El Medina - The Haram of El Medina - Arabia, showing author’s route”. "Prima edizione" di quest’opera di Rutter, definita dal "Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies" come la migliore introduzione sull'Arabia mai scritta. Esemplare ben conservato.
New English Papperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 501 p. The Idrisi Emirate of South East Arabia. Giado (Libya), Jizan (Saudi Arabia) & San'a (Yemen), 1767-1973. Introduction 1. The rise of Sabya and Abu Arish, 1730-1923, (1142/3-1341/2 2. Syed Mohammed el Idrisi: the first revolt, 1900-1914, (1317/18-1333) 3. The Anglo-Idrisi treaties, 1914-1925, (1333/1344/5) 4. The Red Sea blockade and struggle for influence on the Yemeni littoral, 1902-1919, (1320/1338) 5. The Armistice: the struggle for Asir and the Tihamah, 1919-1923, (1337-1342). 6. The British and Idrisi occupations of Hodeidah, 1918-1925 (1337-1344) 7. Family intrigues and Civil War, 1923-1927, (1341-1346) 8. Britain's bid to accommodate Imam Yahya and decline in Anglo-Idrisi goodwill, 1923-1927, (1341-1346) 9. Imam versus Idrisi and Ibn Saud's intervention, 1923-1927, (1341-1346) 10. Foreign pene-tration in South-West Arabia and the failure of British policy 1919-1934, (1337-1353) 11. Mineral concessions in Asir, 1910-1930, (1328-1349) 12. Preparations for the dismemberment of Asir, 1926-1933, (1344-1352) 13. Comeback and elimination of the Idrisi, 1933-1936, (1352-1355) 14. Conclusion, 1936-1973, (1355-1393).
24 cm, ril. in tela, titolo in oro al piatto e al dorso, sovracop. editoriale; p. xiv, 608
Fine English Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 502 p. The Islamic law based on Hanafi, Shafee, Maliki, Hanbeli. Four schools of thought.
In-8 gr. (mm. 260x208), tela editoriale con titolo oro al piatto (in lingua orientale) e al dorso, pp. (4),6,(4), 42 cc.num., 1 c.nn., stampate solo al recto. Seconda edizione (la prima è del 1880, stampata privatamente da Quaritch). Dalla prefazione, scritta da Isabel Burton (moglie dell’A.): “On the return journey from Meccah, when Richard Burton could secure any privacy, he composed the following exquisite gem of Oriental poetry, and called it “The Kasidah”. by Haji Abdu al-Yazdi, which was one of his Eastern noms-de-plume.. “The Kasidah” was written in 1853. It is a poem of extraordinary power, on the Nature and Destiny of Man, anti-Christian and Pantheistic. So much wealth of Oriental learning has rarely been compressed into so small a compass..”. “Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), viaggiatore e scrittore inglese. Per alcuni anni in India, compì (1853) un viaggio alla Mecca travestito da pellegrino; e quindi in Somalia riuscendo a raggiungere Harrar, non ancora visitata da Europei (1854). Parti’ quindi con Speke alla ricerca delle sorgenti del Nilo e scoprì il lago Tanganica (1858). Fu poi in California e nuovamente in Africa, dove salì per primo il M. Camerun. Lasciò importanti relazioni delle sue esplorazioni”, così Diz. Treccani,II, p. 561-62. Bella edizione in tiratura limitata di sole 100 copie numerate. La ns., 46, è in ottimo stato, con barbe.
631p. Hardcover Very good condition, dj price clipped fair Arabia and the House of Saud
8vo., First Edition, with plates, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; beige cloth, gilt back, uncut, covers lightly age-marked, a good, clean copy.
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
Light wear to DJ. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper; Profusely illustrated look at a still-mysterious country ; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 256 pages
Inscription on ffep. No other marks. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright boards and gilt lettering and with no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased. The delightful slip-case with gilt English and Arabic writing and design on a dark green vellum-type background is in excellent condition. 256pp.
119pp., 25cm., text in English, Doctoral Dissertation (University of Lund), original softcover (with trace of a small label), pages still uncut, stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, X112254
Notes & Condition: Philby, a famed Arabian explorer and father of master spy Kim Philby, renounced British policy, became a Moslem, and joined the Wahabis. This expedition report Predates Philby's Book, entitled, Sheba's Daughters, Being a Record of Travel in Southern Arabia, With an Appendix on the Rock Inscriptions by A.F.L.Beeston, First Published in 1939. The account of a journey made by the author, Ibn Saud’s official adviser, from the King’s camp on the Mecca to Riyadh road to the Indian Ocean. Philby was the first European to enter Abha, the capital of Najran, the frontier district between the Wahhabis and the Yemenites, and the second to visit Shabwa, although he was the first to explore the ruins where he discovered the great temple of Astarte. An excellent account of Philby's travels in southern Arabia, particularly the Hadhramaut in 1936. The longest of Philby's journeys, ostensibly to map the new frontier with Yemen. Until the 1930's the highlands of south-west corner of Arabia were among the world's few remaining lands not fully explored or charted. Into that region Philby, author and explorer, made two journeys, the first in 1932, and the second in 1936 and 1937. This important Arabian Expedition is an account of exploration, containing valuable material on the Yemeni-Saudi borders, and excellent quality photographs taken for the first time in that area by a European. This narrative was published within two complete monthly issues, July and August, of the Geographical Journal.This is August issue only, 26 pages, plus black and white photographic plates and a large fold-out colour map measuring approximately 14 x 24 inches (35 x 61cm). This issue is in original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ad, seldom found in such good and original condition.
Slight wear to price clipped DJ. Slight browning to endpapers; Originally published in 1961 and revised twice to reflect changes in Iranian society; 8vo; 332 pages
In-8 p., tela edit., titolo impresso in argento al dorso, pp. XVI,211. Sati’ al-Husri (1880-1968) è stato un politico e scrittore siriano di formazione ottomana, influente nazionalista e pedagogo. “The ‘Making of an Arab nationalist’ - al-Husri’s conversion from Ottomanism to Arabism - is the theme of Cleveland’s study. As such, it provides a key to the complex origins and development of Arab nationalism in the XX century”. Esemplare ben conservato.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 103 plates on 60 and 3 maps (one double-page) in the text; green cloth, gilt back, backstrip lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. Thesiger's second book. The Marsh Arabs occupy the region around the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates in southern Iraq. This classic account, recording eight years spent living among them, is a worthy sequel to his masterpiece 'Arabian Sands'.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 103 plates on 60 and 3 maps (one double-page) in the text, top lightly dust-soiled, free endpapers mildly browned; green cloth, gilt back, boards lightly faded else a good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper browned at fold-ins. Bright working copy of the author's second book. The Marsh Arabs occupy the region around the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates in southern Iraq. This classic account, recording eight years spent living among them, is a worthy sequel to his masterpiece 'Arabian Sands'.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 103 plates on 60 and 3 maps (one double-page) in the text; handsomely bound in dark red full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The Marsh Arabs occupy the region around the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates in southern Iraq. This classic account, recording eight years spent living among them, is a worthy sequel to his masterpiece 'Arabian Sands'.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 103 plates on 60 and 3 maps (one double-page) in the text, top very lightly spotted; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Thesiger's second book. The Marsh Arabs occupy the region around the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates in southern Iraq. This classic account, recording eight years spent living among them, is a worthy sequel to his masterpiece 'Arabian Sands'.
8vo., with frontispiece, plates and maps; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Near fine copy of an elegant reissue of the author's second book (first published in 1964). The Marsh Arabs occupy the region around the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates in southern Iraq. This classic account, recording eight years spent living among them, is a worthy sequel to his masterpiece 'Arabian Sands'. THIS REISSUE IS NOW SCARCE IN ITS OWN RIGHT.
