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Boards worn and dampstained. Light fraying to spine ends. ; From the collection of Gloria Vanderbilt, with her name on front endpaper ; 8vo; 318 pages
1970250821Continental Publications January 1970. Hardcover . Used Good/yes Jacket with Mylar. Continental Publications hardcover
16 pages, including a full-pages sketch map. 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. In this fascinating report the author discusses the demarcation of the Turco-Persian Boundary and the three main efforts to settle it, which had each been interrupted by a great European war. Illustrations include the Karun, Kushk-I-Basri, North of Mohammerah, Proceeding to the First Boundary Pillar up River from Mohammerah, Crossing the Karha at Kut Saivid Ali, Commission searching for the Shatt Al Ama, Bakuba on the Diyala, Kurds and survey Khalassis, Commission crossing the Zab and Caravan on the March in the Tavila District.
3 reports in one issue, altogether 45 pages. Plus a fold-out graph. 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. The three authors outline methods and intricacies in the surveying of unknown regions and vastly unique terrains, while also elucidating their contemporaries to customs and law in Indian territories in which great potential is seen for the British Empire. Barron expounds on the complex system of proprietary and cultivating tenures, claimed by decendants of ancient lineage, conquerors of the latter, village headmen fighting for hereditary rights, farmers and servants of the State, each ultimately contributing to a most profitbale source of revenue for the Indian Government.
Item is in Original Condition, with Blue Wrappers - As Issued, Complete with All the Ads!!! Notes & Condition: This is an exceptional report detailing the author's journey into little-known Luristan and her facinating archeaological findings. She travelled from Nihavand over the Varazan Pass to Khava, then to Alishtar and back again though Khava to Difan, Chavarti, Duliskan and finally to Tudaru. In 1931 Stark had attempted to reach the middle of Luristan, the country of Tarhan east of the Saidmarreh river, where ancient tombs were rich in bronzes, but she was prevented entry by the Persian Police. Excerpt from the text: "I have written elsewhere the account of the actual travelling and its adventures, and will confine myself to what concerns the graves and their possible history. Special interest has been centred on those graves which are said to contain the trappings of horses and chariots, for the origins of the people who used such things may throw light on the coming of the horse into Persia.... I found a few older objects among the Islamic in Alishtar: some glass beads, silver earrings of the usual Luristan type, and a bronze arrow-head; but could not ascertain the exact spot where they had been found." End Excerpt. 8vo. 8 pages, plus 2 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. This account pre-dates Stark's "The Valley of the Assassins: And Other Persian Travels," first published in 1934.
In-8 p., tela editoriale, sovracoperta illustrata a colori, pp. 256,(4), con ritratto fotografico dell’A. all’antiporta, alc. disegni nel testo e ill. fotografiche in tavv. f.t., in b.n. “The heirs of Ishmael - Hunting and warfare - Appendices: the Arab and his horse, Bedouin tribes of Arabia, tribal discendent of arabian bedouines, etc., etc.”. Firma di appartenenza al frontespizio; ex-libris al risguardo, peraltro ben conservato.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Dust jacket is in tatters. Full light gray cloth boards. 5 1/2"w x 8 1/4"h. 228 pages.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Edge wear and spots to dust jacket. Thirty-ninth printing, probably from the sixties. 242 pages.
56 pages. Plus a title page and a fold-out sketch map. 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 bibliography of Tripoli and the Cyrenaica, one of Playfair's most valuable work, which includes 579 entries, from B.C.484 to 1889, and a succinct list of the Tripoli Archives from the Public Record Office in London - a series of 62 MS. volumes containing correspondence from and to the Consulate-General of Tripoli. Arranged chronologically, this fascinating bibliography is accompanied by an index and a detailed folding sketch map.
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.
11 pages. Plus a large fold-out map, measuring approximately 17.5 x 15 inches (44 x 38cm). 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 detailed report on the geography of the basins of the Helmud and the Abistada lake, also examining the orography of the mountain ranges surrounding that region, including the Hindu Kush (Koh-i-Baba), the Sadif-Koh (White mountains), the Siah-Koh, the Paghman range, the Gul-Koh, the Toba and Khoja-Amran mountains. Accompanied by a spectacularly large fold fold out map for illustration. The Helmand river rises in the Hindu Kush mountains, west of Kabul, passing north of the Unai Pass. It crosses south-west through the desert of Dashti Margo, to the Seistan marshes and the Hamun-i-Helmand lake region around Zabol at the Afghan-Iranian border.
New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (31 x 23 cm). In English. 152 p., color ills. "This book focuses on the banknotes of Kazakhstan with respect to their cultural, historical and technical content. It also tells the little known history of how Kazakhstan became one of the best producers of banknotes in the world in less than 20 years time." "Kazakhstan has been an eager adopter of innovative anti-counterfeiting technologies, including many firsts in world banknotes. Collectors everywhere will appreciate adding this book to their numismatic libraries as the first specialized reference to the nation's beautiful and groundbreaking new notes." (Owen W. Linzmayer, Publisher of the Banknote Book). Contents: Introduction.; Acknowledgements.; H. E. Nursultan Nazarbayev the First President of the Republic of KAzakhstan, his bright vision on the news technologies and innoivation.; Mr. Grigoriy Marchenko, the governor...; Historical characters depicted on the banknotes of Kazakhstan.; Technical definitions of the Security Features used on the banknotes of Kazakhstan.; Regular issues: 1993 - Tenge, 1993 Tiyn, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2011-2012 issue: Commemorative banknotes of Kazakhstan...".
18 pages. Plus photographic plates and a fold-out colour map measuring approximately 12.5 x 14.5 inches (32 x 37cm) . 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. Undertaken at the behest of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, this expedition's objective was to study the geology of Bakhtiari country, an area believed to possess oil located in south-western Persia, between the Diz or Sehzar River on the north-west and the Karun River on the south-east - home to the semi-nomadic Bakhtiari tribes. Of particular geological interest are Harrison's depictions of the region's narrow valleys or tangs, his discussion of imbrics and tectonics and the expedition's arduous trekking itself: via Zeloi; the whale-backed mountain range, Kuh-i-Pabda; Chulbar on the north-eastern base of Kuh-i-Pabda; the Gapi basin; following a branch of the river Ab-i-Balut; Silili; Baznui; the country around Qal'eh Kuh and Ushtarinan Kuh; Qal'eh Pachah; Niyakan and Kuh-i-Dalan and numerous other locations. Accompanied by interesting photographs of the area's mountains and a large folding map of the territory covered.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12,5 cm). In English. 557, [3] p. The Arabs. Their history, aims and challenge to industrialized world.
201096429Thames and Hudson Publishers, London, 2010. 30 cm ; kart.
Light rubbing to spine ends. Hinges professionally repaired. ; Profusely illustrated, partly in color: maps, charts, photographs ; 8vo; 648 pages
1956PHO-466The Desert and the Stars: a Portrait of T.E. Lawrence London: Faber and Faber, 1956. 334 pp , relié plein chagrin , dos à nerfs , bel exemplaire P2-6E
772LOndon, FISCHER UNWIN, New-York PUTMAN'S 1891, IN8 cartonnage dec.editeur,percaline verte, with maps, many illustrations,a chronologi cal table ans a list of books treating the subject,
1878PHO-622Londres (Trubner),éditées par sa veuve, 1878,fort in-8(240x180) reliure percaline éditeur . faux-titre, portrait frontispice,XVIII , 606p ,autographe fac simile,carte dépliante à la fin,13 gravures et 2 tableaux, feuillet d'errata présent.
1944397Boston, Little, Brown & Co., 1944 in-8, xx-325 pp., reliure éditeur. (B3)
1975T56296Wroclaw, 1975 250pp., in the series "Polska Akademia Nauk. Oddzial w Krakowie, Prace komisji orientalistycznej" nr.11, text in english, 25cm., VG
1949WOC-1183Ouvrage illustré du portrait en frontispice du Souverain du Koweit, de nombreuses planches de photographies hors-texte, des dessins dans le texte: costumes, selles de chameau, équipement de faucaunier, armes, équipements pour femmes, des planches en couleurs hors-texte de bijoux, cartes, etc. Londres George Allen, 1949. Grand in-8 (24x15,5cm) toile éditeur orange et titre doré au dos sur rouge. 664pp.
1780M54841780 P, Dezauche , 1780 , carte 66 x 49 cm Contours des provinces coloriées à l' époque, restauration discrète à la pliure , petits manques de papier dans les coins , quelques taches claires .
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.
92102aafNew York/London, D. Appleon-Century Company, 1938, in-8vo, X (with map of „the Arab revolt against the Turks“) + 303 p. + 7 black/white photos on plates, orig. publisher’s illustrated red cloth. Spines sunned, else a fine set.
