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in-8°, 189 pages, broche. Bel exemplaire. [PAY]
41p. Disbound Good condition Advocating Arabic self-rule without European influence.
13 pages. 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 paper which pre-dates his book "The Merv Oasis. Travels and Adventures East of the Caspian during the Years 1879-80-81 including Five Months’ Residence among the Tekkés of Merv." Also published in 1882. O’Donovan, an Irish newspaper correspondent who had covered the Franc-Prussian war and the Russo-Turkish war, undertook his journey to Merv as a representative of the ‘Daily News’. In 1879 he travelled with two native servants from the Caspian Sea through Khorassan and at great risk reached Merv. Whilst en-route for Merv O’Donovan witnessed through binoculars from a hilltop the Destruction of Geok-Tepe and the massacre of the panic-stricken Turcomans ordered by Skobelev. Suspected by the Turcomans of being a Russian emissary, or perhaps believing he could gain them the protection of the British, he was kept captive for several months, eventually managing to extricate himself and returning to London. The Merv Oasis is a unique record of the Tekkes inhabiting the oasis of Merv and its ancient ruins while themselves awaiting the Russian onslaught. "A most daring, difficult, and hazardous feat, with which his name will always be associated." - DNB.
10 pages. Plus a large fold-out colour map measuring approximately 19.75 x 24.5 inches (50 x 62cm). 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 on the new updated Persia map created by the RGS and Lord Curzon. One of the major contributions to the study of Persian history. Curzon a most prolific writer and explorer is renowned for his committment to detail and exploration. Ghani writes that, "his powers of observation and analysis were extraordinary; no detail ever escaped him." (Ghani 87.) This was the first time this new Persia map was published, which also shows Afghanistan and Beluchistan. The information was pulled from all the important sources, both from British and Russian explorers. This makes this report a highly valuable important Primary Resource.
229 pagine con alcune tavole fuori testo; 20,5 cm. Tela editoriale. Tracce d'uso
222pp VG/Fair errata leaf included loose at p.13, illustrated pictorial dw with two tears on top with no loss, otherwise a very good copy. With many illustrations and photos in b/w and colour.
Light wear to DJ; Photographs by Mohamed Amin; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 172 pages
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 55 p. Contents: Introduction.; Byzantium and the Arabs: War and peace between two world civilisations, Edmund Boswirth.; Arab herbals and herbalists, Penelope Johnstone.; European influences in Islamic medicine, Haskell Isaacs.; The first English embassy in Istanbul: William Harborne's estimate of staff and expenses, (1522), Susan Skilliter.; The wandering dervishes, Colin Imber.; Lord Cromer and the emotional classes, Michel Louis.
In 8, p. VIII - 552, con una grande carta colorata più volte ripiegata (130 x 95 cm), leg. coeva in mz. pl. con nervi e doppio tass. al dorso. Ediz. orig.
In 8°, broch. edit., lievi difetti al dorso, pp VI, 342, ill. f.t. Approfondito studio sul Profeta e sui paesi ove trascorse la sua esistenza.
Mm 165x260 Volume cartonato rigido di pagine 143, ricco apparato iconografico. Pari al nuovo (as new). Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (28 x 21 cm). In English and Turkish. [xii], 563 p., ills., 67 plts., 2 color maps. Mangir: Copper coins of Ottoman Empire.= Mangir: Osmanli Imparatorlugu bakir paralari.
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.
Michel Lafon, 1980. In-broché sous jaquette de 412 pages. Très bon état
Item is in ORIGINAL Condition, With Blue Wrappers - As Issued, Complete with All the Ads!!! Notes & Condition: This is a succinct report containing the obituary of Sir Percy Cox, adviser to the Sultan of Oman and long term resident of the Persian Gulf, accompanied by his portrait photo. Excerpts from the text: "Naturally modest and self-effacing, his reputation in the councils of the great Badawi tribes of Arabia, of the shaikhs of the Persian Gulf coast, and of the political leaders in Iraq was greater than that ever reached by any other British officer....In 1893 Captain Cox was appointed Vice-Consul at Zeila, alonely post where the desert of British Somaliland meets the sea....He was then transfered to Berbera, and in 1899 began his long connection with the Persian Gulf as Consul at Muscat......During his five years as Consul, Cox made some short but important journeys into the almost unknown interior of Oman, mapping his routes....In 1904 he was promoted to Bushire as Consul-General, where his outstanding ability and grasp of affairs attracted the notice of Lord Curzon during his tour of the Persian Gulf.....In 1914 Sir Percy Cox was appointed Secretary to the Government of India and departed for Silma...." End excerpts 5 pages. Plus a portrait photo. 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. Major-General Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, GCMG, GCIE, KCSI (1864-1937) was a British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator in the Middle East. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, he was one of the major figures in the creation of Iraq. He was commonly known as Coccus (and as Kokkus to the Arabs). After holding minor administrative appointments in Kolhapur and Savantvadi in India, Cox was posted to British Somaliland, which was then administered from India, as Assistant Political Resident at Zeila. He transferred to Berbera in 1894. He was promoted to Captain in February 1895. In May 1895 he was given command of an expedition against the Red Hared clan, which had blocked trade routes and was raiding the coast. With only 52 Indian and Somali regulars and 1,500 poor quality, untrained local irregulars, he defeated the Red Hared in six weeks. Later that year, he was promoted to be assistant to the Viceroy's agent in Baroda. In October 1899, Cox was appointed Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, inheriting a tense situation between the British, who regarded the area as under their influence, Sultan Feisal, the local ruler, and the French, who gave protection to the local slave trade and had leased a coaling station from Feisal for their navy. Cox managed to successfully end French influence in the area. In June 1904, Cox was appointed Acting Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and Consul-General for the Persian provinces of Fars, Lurestan and Khuzestan and the district of Lingah, residing in the Persian side of the gulf at the city of Bushire. Five years later he was confirmed as Resident, a post which he occupied highly successfully until 1914, when he was appointed Secretary to the Government of India. Among his achievements while at Bushire was the establishment of the state of Kuwait as an autonomous kaza within the Ottoman Empire by the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913. He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in February 1910. Shortly after his return to India, he was sent back to the Persian Gulf as Chief Political Officer with the Indian Expeditionary Force to fight against the Ottoman Empire during WWI. Taking part in the campaigns in Mesopotamia and Palestine, he was promoted to Honorary Major-General in May 1917. During this time he established strong relations with Ibn Saud, the powerful ruler of the Nejd, with whom he had already had dealings while Resident. At the end of hostilities with the Ottoman Empire in November 1918, Cox was appointed Acting Minister in Tehran, negotiating the Anglo-Persian Agreement.
Reliure toile. 322 pagtes.
Features: CSIS news; Air pollution in Athens; Brain-drain reversal - medical research centre in Alberta; Nice Schenley Award ad; The great real estate chase - Greymac and Leonard Rosenberg; Death in the oil patch at Lodgepole, Alberta - where was Adair?; Article on Iona Campagnolo; Multiculturalism Department's secret list of 130 ethnic groups; Francis Simard; Trouble for the Amway family; The bishops enter the nuclear debate; William Shatner in Kero-Sun ad for Kerosene heaters; Brazillian election results; Thinning of China's leftist old guard; Walesa at a crossroads; Sex and death in the desert - Helen Smith and Johaness Otten killed in Saudi Arabia; Cover Story - a new blueprint for Canadian Culture - the Applebaum-Hebert Report; Surge of life in oil industry; Peter C. Newman - Behind Leonard Rosenberg's Apartment Deal; Photo of Rocket Richard and other Montreal Canadiens old-timers; NFL players' union news; Morgantaler tests the abortion law; New hope for Venice - environment; Stereo for the AM Band; The selling of public TV; Psychiatry puts itself on the couch; William Kurelek article; Movie reviews. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Napoli, Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane 1960. 8°:pp.466n. Cartoncino editoriale. Intonso.
1 vol. in-4 cartonnage éditeur, peintures couleurs, Gallimard, 2002, 93 pp. Très bon état pour ce beau livre sur le sultanat d'Oman. Français
For three hundred years, the Ottoman empire in the Middle East teetered on the brink of collapse. Then it collapsed. The definitive history of this misunderstood time; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 352 pages
For three hundred years, the Ottoman empire in the Middle East teetered on the brink of collapse. Then it collapsed. The definitive history of this misunderstood time; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 352 pages
IN 16°, P. 549+4. PERGAMENA COEVA. EDIZIONE FIGURATA DA 3 CARTE GEOGRAFICHE PIU' VOLTE RIPIEGATE E DA 20 TAVOLE F.T.
In 8. Dim. 21x14 cm. Pp. XIV+470. Edizione del 1920 di questo manuale di letteratura araba scritto da Huart della collana "Histoires des litteratures". L'opera è in un volume ed è completa. All'interno: Origine della poesia nella sua forma primitiva, Poesia anti islamicam Corano, Omeyvades, Abbassidi, Letteratura dalla presa di Bagdad alla fine del XVIII secolo, XIX secolo, Stampa periodica ecc... In ottime condizioni. Copertina in tela con tassello in pelle in ottime condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Legatura in buone condizioni. All'interno le pagine si presentano in ottime condizioni con rare fioriture. Edition of 1920 of this manual of arabian litterature written by Huart of the series "Histoires des litteratures". The work is in one volume and it is complete. Inside: Origins of poetry in its primitive forms, Anti islamic poems, Choran, Omeyvades, Abbassidi, Litterature from Sedge of Bagdad to the end of XVIII century, XIX century, Periodic press ecc... In very good conditions. Full cloth cover with spine itle leather label in very good general conditions slightly worn in the edges and spine. Binding in good conditions. Inside pages are in very good conditions with occasional foxings.
The light vessels being the predecessors of the two permanent lighthouses of Ceylon fame, situated some fourteen kilometers apart off the coast of Yala National Park. Two folio documents: April 1869 double leaf true copy of a memorandum on winds and currents at Little Basses; April 1870 single leaf notice to sea captains announcing the temporary lighthouse near the Great Basses, issued by Colonial Secretary Henry Turner Irving (later Governor) and penned in a secretarial hand; both on blindstamped stationery of the United States Commercial Agency of Ceylon measuring approximately 20 x 32 cm. Slight age-toning, otherwise in very good condition, rare documents connected to two offshore lighthouses which are among the most famous in Asia. This fascinating and detailed manuscript lighthouse report, was made prior to the actual lighthouses having been constructed, by a sea captain who lived on the light ship anchored off the Ceylon southern shore for at least seven years, making important observations and providing light for navigators. The first document is an annual report by John Buchanan, master of the light vessel at Little Basses, describing seasonal wind and weather conditions, sea currents, tides, monsoons and storms, over the period of one year. The captain also describes steamships having difficulties making the passage to shore. This document being a true copy of the original made in April 1869 by Thomas Steele, Assistant Government Agent at Hambantota, who took a noteworthy interest in local antiquities and Sinhalese literature. [An admiralty notice based on Buchanan's memorandum, though slightly edited, was published in the London and China Telegraph, Vol. 12, May 16, 1870, and also in The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1870]. Excerpts from Buchanan's lightship memorandum: ".... at Little Basses Rocks, Ceylon, during 13 months as observed from the Light Ship." "January [1869]... It would not be inaccurate to say that a strong current continues throughout January coming from the NNE from the Bay of Bengal setting S.S.W. Sea crossing very rough all the month.... both wind and tide against them...difficult for ships to get to the Northeast. It would be well not to attempt to do so." "February... towards the end of the month the wind becomes much lighter. The northerly current also slacken. Occasionally in the month the Light Vessel swings. In 1868, however, she did not swing until April, while in the current year (1869) she swings in February. During the seven years I have been here, the SW monsoon has not hitherto set in regularly until from the 4th to the 10th of May. This year it has been steady at SW since April 6th. The present year is accordingly an exception to the rule..." "I consider March one of our finest months at the Little Basses... 87º in the shade... Shipmasters going to any part of Burmah need have no cause for hesitation... " "May... the monsoon sets in strong and steady... much rain falls, and thunder and lightning... until about the 20th October..." "June, July, August and September... the S.W. monsoon blows strong and steady... Notwithstanding the extreme difficulty I have been enabled (occasionally at much risk of life and property) to keep up a monthly communication with Pottana Bay [Pothana Bay], and thence by land with Galle." "November... much thunder and lightning... Floating bodies invariably I have observed, set right out to sea, S.S.W. ..." "Summary... There are no regular tides... the N.E. monsoon... during five months without variation. Thus a steamer steering N.N.E., has not only to oppose a three-knot tide opposed to her, but the wind dead against her... some steamers barely make two miles an hour going to the north... When the sun goes to the northward of the Light Ship, there is no more N.E. monsoon... in the event of a vessel making Dondra Head when bound to Galle, which is not uncommon the Master should never attempt to beat to Galle, but recross the line." End Excerpts. "Notice to Mariners, Bay of Bengal. Temporary Lighthouse near the Great Basses" heads the second document, which was issued by Colonial Secretary Henry T. Irving at Colombo in April 1870. Irving became a colonial governor not long after. Here too, prior to construction of a permanent structure, the admiralty anchored a temporary light-vessel upon which was mounted a revolving signal. This announcement came approximately one year before placement of the first stone for the lighthouse, and four years before it would begin operation. Excerpt from Irving's notice to mariners: "... it is hereby notified... that a light-vessel, exhibiting at an elevation of 38 feet above the sea, a red revolving light at intervals of 45 seconds, has been placed... at a distance of 3/4 of a mile from the N.E. rock of the Great Basses Reef... The vessel carries two balls vertical at the Mast Head." End Excerpt. Sir Henry Turner Irving, GCMG (1833-1923) was a British Civil Servant and Colonial Administrator. He first served as acting Governor of British Ceylon. In 1873-1874, he served as Governor of the Leeward Islands. In 1874-1880, he served as Governor of Trinidad and Tobago. In 1882-1887, he served as Governor of British Guiana. He was the first Governor of Trinidad to occupy the Government House, now known as the President's House. Notes on the lighthouses that subsequently replaced the "light-ships" described above: Great Basses Reef Lighthouse is an offshore lighthouse in the south of Sri Lanka. Accessible only by boat, it is located on a reef 13 km off the coast of Yala National Park, near Little Basses Reef Lighthouse. The necessity of a lighthouse at this location was acknowledged in 1856, a design of an iron tower on a granite base was suggested and costs began to be incurred without fruition. A new design by Alexander Gordon and Sir James Nicholas Douglass was approved in 1867. The executive engineer in charge was James' brother William Douglass. Two steam vessels were used, each capable of carrying 120 tonnes of stone, and each equipped with the appropriate lifting gear. Each support block weighed 2 to 3 tons. The first stone was laid in December 1870, the last in late 1872 and the light was lit in March 1873. The cost had been £63,000, of which £40,000 had been expended to no effect before Trinity House and William Douglass were involved. Little Basses Reef Lighthouse is an active offshore lighthouse at the southern end of Sri Lanka. It is located on a reef called Kuda Ravana Kotuwa (Fort of Little Ravana), formerly called Little Basses by the British when they invaded Ceylon. It is fourteen km off the coast of Yala National Park and north east of the Great Basses Reef Lighthouse. It was completed in 1878, built by William Douglass using the same steam ships, crew and workers as the Great Basses Reef Lighthouse. Designed by Sir James Nicholas Douglass, Little Basses lighthouse was one of a limited number of lighthouses that were designed to house the large Hyperradiant Fresnel lenses that became available at the end of the 19th century. Four of these lenses were used in Sri Lankan lights, all made by Chance Brothers in England. The lighthouse is close to Daedalus Rock, site of the sinking of HMS Daedalus (1811). The two Basses lighthouses are among the most famous offshore lighthouses of Asia. Manuscript
19 pages, plus a fold-out colour map, measuring approximately 14.5 inches x 8.5 inches (37cm x 21,5cm). 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 captivating expedition report detailing Lieutenant H. B. Vaughan's early travels in uncharted regions of eastern Persia, and a caravan journey through the Great Salt Desert, Dasht-i-Kavir, accompanied by a bright colour route map for illustration. Vaughan determined the true position of several places only roughly placed on previous maps, and discovered numerous additional towns, villages, or halting stations unknown to European geographers. Here he describes mining towns and desolate villages, conflict between Arabs and Persians, an encampment of 100 tents for an estimated 300 nomadic Persians, and other peculiarities of this foreign land, inlcuding customs of the Bhaloos and the Iliyats. Colonel Vaughan undertook two adventurous journeys of exploration and espionage in Persia for which he was awarded the MacGregor Medal in 1892, in those days very much the medal of the "Great Game" of rivalry between Britain and Russia in Central Asia.
