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8vo, viii, 488 pages, frontispiece and 12 plates, 2 color maps, 1 foldout, Original Publisher's blue cloth, solid hinges, original yellow endpapers, all edges gilt. In very good condition. THE RAREST OF ISABEL BURTON'S BOOKS. Very good condition. This book was in essence an account of Isabel and Richard's Tour of India in the late 1870's. It includes political observations written by Richard but purporting to be Isablel's views on the partition of Turkey. The original source documents for this book, now with the Isabel Burton papers at the Wiltshire Records Office are entirely in Richard Burton's handwriting.
4 volumi in due tomi di cm. 13x9; pp. 199, 198, (2); 200, (2), 211, (1). Legatura coeva in piena tela, titoli in oro al dorso, piatti inquadrati entro cornicetta impressa a secco, risguardi in carta decorata, segnalibri conservati. Rara prima edizione. (321/P) 411/32
Minor edgewear. Bumping to base of spine. ; Looks at the life and actions of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Heavy Book. ; 269 pages
New English Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. [xii], 398 p. Abdülhamid II and the Muslim world. "Abdulhamid II is no doubt one of the most controversial Ottoman Sultans in history. A massive literature continues to florish about him and his policy of pan-Islamism. Sometimes permeated by biased and subjective approaches, this literature is increasingly deminated by more balanced and objective accounts depicting a more realistic image of the Sultan ed the developments of his reign.The present book represents a fine example of the latter group of studies. It contains a well-documented anlysis of the policies of Abdulhamid II, particularly pan-Islamism, with due regard to the international political environment and the intellectual movements surrounding the idea of Islamic unity and solidarity.".
17261Argenteuil, R. Couloma, 1930. In-4, 109 pp., broché, couverture originale imprimée (couverture empoussiérée, petites rousseurs).
201169169S.N.L.D 2011 In-4 relié. Très bon état d’occasion. Poids sans emballage : 4000g grammes.
23 pages. Plus many photographic illustrations and a large fold-out color map, measuring approximately 8x 19.25 inches (20 x 49cm). 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 an exceptional report Arabia expedition report which includes a fold out colour map and a profusion of plates illustrating the author's journey from the Persian Gulf to the red Sea. Philby was a British explorer, official and author, joined the British Foreign Service in 1917 and was the first European to visit the southern desert of Arabia. 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. During Philby's explorations of Arabia, he came into contact with Ibn Saud, and was greatly influenced by the Wahabi ideology and culture, converting to Islam and renouncing his faith in Christianity.
Large format nautical charts of Aden Harbour and approaches surveyed from january to march 1906 by Lieutenants W. C. Taylor, A. G. Bingham, A. P. Robinson, E. D. Danson and J. E. Vibart under the direction of Capt. T. H. Heming in charge of the Marine Survey of India. The map was published at the Admiralty 26 november 1907 under the Superintendence of Rear Admiral A. Mostyn, large correstions 1932.
1987140415Couverture souple. Broché. 155 pages. Cachet.
1925163169London: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1925. The confidential nature of Clayton's successive offices necessarily obscured the importance of his achievements First appearance in print first impression of the English text of the Hadda and Bahra Agreements negotiated by Sir Gilbert Clayton and Ibn Saud. The printer's slug records that 1125 copies were printed in January 1926 one month after the agreements were presented to Parliament by Leo Amery the colonial secretary and the future political nemesis of Neville Chamberlain. As Ibn Saud continued to expand his power base in the early and mid-1920s "the turbulent events. precipitated British diplomatic intervention. this led to a series of missions to the Hejaz led by Sir Gilbert Clayton between 1925 and 1928" Leatherdale p. 138. The accords reached in 1925 established a tribunal to rule on frontier disputes and placed limitations on the movements of traditionally peripatetic tribes. On the part of Ibn Saud participation in the agreement was a deliberate diplomatic strategy designed to maintain British neutrality vis-à-vis his broader geopolitical goals. Concerning Clayton M. W. Daly observes that "while colleagues and subordinates such as T. E. Lawrence achieved worldwide fame the confidential nature of Clayton's successive offices necessarily obscured the importance of his achievements" ODNB. Octavo pamphlet pp. 16. Royal coat of arms of the UK on first page. Wire-stitched as issued. Recently pencil ownership signature of one "Mr Simon" on first page. Light toning and creasing rust marks at staples. A near-fine copy of this delicate publication. Clive Leatherdale Britain and Saudi Arabia 1925-1939 1983. hardcover
16 pages. 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 unique and captivating account of an archaeological journey through the air, undertaken by Crawford, at his own expense, to Egypt, Trans-Jordan, and Iraq. Having secured the cordial interest of the British Air Ministry and of the officers commanding the air forces in those countries, he was able to select from their negatives several thousand important pictures, which he brought home with him, to take part himself in flights over the areas of particular interest, and to leave behind him an awakened interest in the objects for which he had made the journey. A fascinating glimpse into what he was able to collect and to achieve, which has been of immeasurable value from an archaeological point of view, for example by revealing a buried site which previously could have only been revealed by perhaps years of excavation. Photographs include that of a ruined town on the Tigris between Mosul and Baghdad, seventy miles south-west of Mosul in the grassy desert; the Palace situated on the Persian Plateau in Hatra and its courtyard not previously observed; the so-called Median Wall; the Arch of Ctesiphon; as well as Old Basra and Modern Basra.
Good Arabic Paperback. 4to. (29 x 21 cm). In Arabic. 200 p. Ex-library stamps. Splits on the spine. Otherwise a good copy. Shantarînî was an Arab poet and historian from al-Andalus. He was born in Santarém (sometimes spelled Shantarin or Xantarin) and hailed from the Banu Taghlib tribe. Ibn Bassam describes how the incessant invasions of the Castilians forced him to run away from Santarém in Portugal, "the last of the cities of the west," after seeing his lands ravaged and his wealth destroyed, a ruined man with no possessions save his battered sword. Especially well known is his anthology Dhakhira fi mahasin Ahl al-Jazira. one of the most important sources of information in the field of history, literature, and culture of the Almoravid dynasty. It was edited in eight volumes by Ihsan Abbas, written in rhymed prose, many of its biographies are contemporary and filled out with details taken from the Kitab al-Matin of Ibn Hayyan. The parts taken from that book are easily distinguishable because Ibn Bassam prefixes the words qala Ibn Hayyan ("Ibn Hayyan says") and concludes the extract with intaha kalam Ibn Hayyan ("here ends ibn Hayyan's words"). The set is 8 volumes, this is only one volume (2.1).
arabe 2 tomes en 2 volumes in-8 ; reliure simili-cuir de l'éditeur.
2001053756Saudi Arabia: Markaz Buhûth wa-Dirâsât al-Madînah al-Munawwarah Saudi Arabia 2001. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. 24 x 17 cm. Text in only Arabic; bilingual title in English and Arabic on the cover. 18 158 p. Al-Madînah al-Munawwarah fî al-wathâ'iq al-'Uthmânîyah = Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah in Ottoman documents. Pt. 2. <br/> <br/> Markaz Buhûth wa-Dirâsât al-Madînah al-Munawwarah (Saudi Arabia) paperback
Fine Arabic Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Text in only Arabic; bilingual title in English and Arabic on the cover. [18], 158 p. Al-Madînah al-Munawwarah fî al-wathâ'iq al-'Uthmânîyah = Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah in Ottoman documents. Pt. 2.
R0-QN9Y-OKTTHardcover. Very Good. Jacket priceclipped with moderate wear nicks and fading. Book has light wear clean pages somewhat yellowed firm binding. hardcover
1926137101Kyoto, Benrido 1926 In folio 37 x 31, reliure à la japonnaise posterieure, étiquette de titre conservé, 6 pp. & 71 planches de reproductions en noir sous serpente légendée.
1930552451 album pleine toile verte, format 21,5 x 18 cm, avec 22 photos format 17 x 11 cm, circa 1918-1937, Vartan Derounian
1 album pleine toile verte, format 21,5 x 18 cm, avec 22 photos format 17 x 11 cm, circa 1918-1937, Vartan Derounian Bel album en parfait état, réunissant 22 photographies par Vartan Dérounian, l'un des plus grands photographes arméniens du Proche-Orient de l'Entre-Deux-Guerres. Né à Arapkir en Turquie en 1888, décédé en 1954 à Beyrouth (Liban), Vartan Arounian y débute sa carrière de photographe chez les frères Sarafian en 1911. Il part à Karthoum où il forme son frère Agop. Etabli au Caire pendant la Première Guerre Mondiale, il travaille auprès du suisse Heinzelmann, photographe de la cour égyptienne du sultan d'Egypte et futur roi Fouad Ier. Sitôt la guerre terminée, Vartan et son frère Philippe reparte à Alep, où il épouse la fille du photographe Krikor Missirlian. Photographe reconnu, il se voit confier de nombreuses missions par le Haut-Commissariat français en Syrie et au Liban. Vartan Derounian quittera Alep pour Beyrouth en 1937. Français
112200aafMünchen, C.H. Beck’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1985, in-8vo, IX + 236 S., Original-Broschüre.
50 pages, in two consecutive issues as published. Plus photographic illustrations, and a fold-out color map measuring approximately 9 x 7.5 inches (23 x 19cm). Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. Two complete issues, seldom found in such good and original condition. The famous author's groundbreaking explorations between Upper Swat and the Indus in 1926 are passionately recounted by him in this preliminary report. During the archaeological tour of Graeco-Buddhist remains in Swat (now in the far north of Pakistan), Stein located Alexander's trail and traced it to Pir Sar at a bend in the Indus. Stein's main object was indeed to personally follow the track of Alexander the Great in the region, as far as it was accessible outside of Afghanistan. Prior to the discussion of the exploits described in this work, this region was beyond the administrative border of the Indian North-West Frontier, and was inaccessible to Europeans. This is the first major Western account of these areas. Stein's account pre-dates his important book by two years, "On Alexander's Track to the Indus. Personal Narrative of Explorations on the North-West Frontier of India," first published in 1929. Aurel Stein's surveys were inspired by archaeological and historical interests, and his fascination with the cultures of Cental Asia. Trained as an Orientalist and archaeologist, he planned several expeditions to the interior of Asia and used Sanskrit, Persian, Chinese, Turkish, Greek and Latin as scholarly tools to unlock the geographical puzzles, in the process making valuable topographical surveys and penned down his experiences in his famous books. The routes and battlefields of Alexander’s campaign in the east had been a long-standing interest of Stein’s and whilst surveying for the Indian Government on the North-West frontier he was able to indulge his fascination. (Yakushi S336).
Wear with chipping, staining, and open tears to price clipped DJ. Residue to endpapers. Front hinge started. Binding not tight ; Author Stark searches for the trail of Alexander the Great ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 283 pages
200561523Leipzig, Miniaturbuchverlag Leipzig, (2005). 507 S. Mit 20 Ill. von Harry Jürgens. (= Geschichten aus 1001 Nacht, Bd. 3). 16mo. 53 x 38 mm. Orig.-Leder im OPappschuber.
1916182091916 Paris, librairie Hachette, collection de Contes pour enfants, sans date (1916). Première édition de cette adaptation du célèbre conte par Ch. Moreau-Vauthier, contenant 2 illustrations en couleurs pleine page et des dessins dans le texte. Petit album de 34 pp. agrafées, de format 12 x 18 cm. Couverture illustrée en couleurs sur les deux plats. Exemplaire manié et légèrement sali, quelques rousseurs pâles à l'intérieur. Bel exemplaire malgré les défauts signalés, sans manque ni déchirure, exempt de tout marquage manuscrit.
brossura Il regno dell'Arabia Saudita occupa gran parte della Penisola arabica, una terra che nell'immaginario collettivo si associa vagamente a vasti deserti, fiorenti oasi e nomadi beduini che a dorso di dromedario attraversano le sue immense distese. I Romani la chiamavano Arabia Deserta, eppure echi di un passato favoloso sono riportati nei testi dell'Antico Testamento e dagli autori classici, che riferiscono di grandi tribù e città carovaniere. Oggi l'archeologia restituisce finalmente a questa regione il suo ruolo nell'ambito degli studi sul Vicino Oriente antico, svelandone le problematiche e l'immensa ricchezza del patrimonio storico e culturale. Il velo di mistero si solleva e si aprono di fronte a noi le storie dei popoli che hanno abitato l'Arabia dalla preistoria all'avvento dell'Islam, inestricabilmente legati alle vicende delle culture della Mesopotamia, del Levante, del Sudarabia e del mondo romano.
