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2 voll. in 8, pp. XXVI + 434 + (2); X + 474 + (2) con 8 tavv. f. t. inc. all'acquaf. e acquarellate e 9 tabelle. Scritta a penna all'occhiello. M. pl. coeva (dorso reataurato). Prima edizione di una delle piu' importanti grammatiche della lingua araba. De Sacy fu uno piu' importanti orientalisti del suo tempo. Una seconda edizione fu pubblicata nel 1831.
Reprint of the 1911 edition. Oversized Octavo. xv, 665 p. London : S. Swift, 1911. New copy. Gordon was administrator of the Sudan between 1874 and 1880 and was instrumental in the ending of the slave trade in the country. In 1882, Mohammed Ahmad (the Mahdi) objected to Egyptian control of Sudan and rose in revolt. His forces defeated an Egyptian army and cut off British garrisons in the central Sudan. Gordon was sent back to Sudan in 1884 to rescue the isolated garrisons but became cut off in Khartoum. After a ten-month siege, the town fell and Gordon was killed. Public opinion saw Gordon as a hero of Empire and blamed the British government under Gladstone for failing to send a relief column. Sudan remained under local control until Kitchener was successful at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898. Blunt supported the Mahdi in his revolt against the British in Sudan, and when Khartoum fell and Gordon was killed, Gladstone's Liberal government was unravelling in London. Blunt advocated Afghani as "the one man who could speak directly to the Mahdi", although Afghani had never met him nor was he known to have any access to the self proclaimed messianic leader of the Sudan, and according to Blunt (see My Diaries), rather fantastically, "if the British would back down on Egypt, he could assure peace in the Sudan." Blunt had even more friends in the new conservative government of Salisbury, most notably Lord Randolph Churchill, to whom he eagerly promoted his grand plan. The avowed radical and liberal champion was now considering seeking his own seat in (the new Conservative) government. A scarce title. Not in print for 60 years. This book is very heavy. For a quote on international shipping please contact us with your shipping address.
in-8°, 306 pages, 8 cartes, index, broche, couv. plast. Bel exemplaire. [HI-5]
Carta geografica, in due fogli, raffigurante la parte dell'Arabia e dell'Asia occidentale. Leggere macchie nel margine che non compromettono l'ottimale stato di conservazione. Incisione originale in coloritura coeva inserita nel III volume, in prima edizione, dell’opera "Nuovo Atlante Geografico Universale delineato sulle ultime osservazioni", edita a Roma nel 1792. Successivamente vennero pubblicati il secondo volume nel 1797 ed in fine il terzo nel 1801. L’opera fu commissionata al Cassini dalla Calcografia Camerale di Roma.
Maxime Rodinson Gli arabi. Storia, caratteri, ideologia, prospettive. Firenze, Sansoni 1980, Copertina cartonata. Tagli sporchi di polvere e ingialliti. Pagine ingiallite. Mediocre (Poor) . <br> <br> <br> 186<br>
[Arabi Cultura](cm. 23) brossura editoriale figurata, -pp.186 nel testo una mappa a doppia pagina, ed alcune tabelle. Analisi obiettiva, che incontra questo popolo così spesso mal compreso nell'occidente. Buon esemplare, lievi mende alla brossura, peraltro buon esermplare. [n33] Libro
Firenze, Sansoni, 1980, 8vo br. cop. ill. pp. 186
In 8°, br. edit. ill., pp. 186,(2); prima ed., ottimo es., solo lievemente brunito.
Edizione speciale per I.A.C. - Collana Le Grandi Stagioni 1 30x23 cm., legatura in piena tela, sovraccoperta illustrata a colori, pagg. 332, numerose illustrazioni in nero e a colori, piante, mappe, edizione speciale, in italiano, buone condizioni Gli Arabi e l'Islam - La conquista del Mediterraneo - Vicende politiche e militari dell'Islam in terra europea - La Spagna musulmana - L'arte nella civilt? dell'Islam - L'arte islamica di Al-Andalus - La Sicilia musulmana e le sue eredit? - La cicilt? musulmana d'Occidente nella rinascita dell'Europa cristiana - Dinastie - Bibliografia
21 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 fascinating expedition report on an extraordinary pioneer who supplied much needed confidential information to the British General Headquarters about Arabia and the Arabs during First World War. This is the first ever published narrative of her journey to Hayil, being as she was so physically worn out at the time of the World War, she died before she could publish this rare journey. This extraordinary narrative is written from her notes, and journals, and letters. Her intelligence and knowledge of the country and its people shines through every page and it is not difficult to understand just why she later became so influential in British circles in determining the future shape of the Middle East after World War I. In her adventurous life she travelled far, but it was in the Near East and Middle East, the adopted lands of {Sir Richard} Burton, {Charles M.} Doughty and {T.E.} Lawrence, that she chose to linger. Syria, Persia and Iraq laid firm hold on her affections and she came to understand them as few Westerners can. She was scholar, poet, historian, archaeologist, art critic, mountaineer, explorer, naturalist, distinguished servant of the State, and these many facets of a brilliant personality are mirrored in her works. Gertrude Bell, who with T.E. Lawrence and Sir Percy Cox created the kingdom of Iraq, was a remarkable woman. To wealth and position, she added wit, intelligence and good looks. Despite the conventions of the 1890s she excelled in mountain climbing, in modern history at Oxford, and in writing both prose and verse. A visit to the Middle East roused what became an unquenchable love of the East. She studied Persian and Arabic and set off to explore to visit desert tribes, learn their customs, made maps and delved into history and archaeology. Traveller, historian, linguist, archaeologist, geographer and prodigious writer. She became the most famous contemporary English figure in Arabia until history was swamped by the legend of T.E. Lawrence. Bell & Lawrence both became involved with Middle East affairs i.e. Military Intelligence during the war and politics afterwards.
Binding could be tighter; Ribbon bookmark. No date, circa 1920s. In German ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 195 pages
Very Good English In original cloth bdg. with a new full leather spine in traditional style. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In German. 150, [2] p. Five lectures on Islam: 1. Vorgeschichte - Mohammed - Die ersten Kalifen. - 2. Der Koran und die Lehre Mohammeds. - 3. Die Glanzzeit des Kalifats und der Verfall. - 4. Die islamischen Staatensysteme bis zur Neuzeit. - 5. Der gegenwärtige Zustand der Islamwelt. Martin Hartmann, 1851-1918, was an Orientalist and specialist on Arabic and Islamic world. Fünf vortrage über den Islam.
Title: From Oqair to the Ruins of Salwa. Author: Captain R. E. Cheesman Publisher: London: Edward Stanford, Royal Geographical Society, 1923. Item is in Original Condition, with Blue Wrappers - As Issued, Complete with All the Ads! Notes & Condition: On a uniquely motivated expedition, for ornithological and archaeological research, in 1921 Cheesman ventured to the coastline near Bahrain, south of Oqair, which forms the Gulf of Salwa. In addition to the investigation of birds' migratory habits, Cheesman visited the area's extensive ruins and there made some important discoveries. An engaging account of the journey commence with those of the camel party itself, and vivid descriptions the city of Bahrain with its fresh water springs, ancient mounds and volcanic hills, an audience with the local important Sheik Isa and local date groves. Further commentary describes local fauna discovered on the difficult road to Salwa: Agama, sedge warblers, grasshopper warblers, a grey wagtail and mole rats (Nesokia). Aboard the "Baghala", the seascape was invaded, Cheesman reports, by thousands of small black Socotra Cormorant and once ashore, a pale example of the Desert lark was seen feeding, together with the Common Bee Eater, Pallid Harrier, Crested Lark, Blue-headed Wagtail as well as the Red-throated Pitpit, Yellow Wagtail, Crag Martins, Chiff Chaff and Sand Martins. Cheesman was a corresponding member of the Zoological Society of London, and this expedition into an unexplored tract of Arabia was first and foremost a pursuit of zoological knowledge in the area. Cheesman was the first European to travel across some of the desert areas (Murra, Jabrin) and his travels preceded those of Philby. He was also the first to map the Arabian coast from Uqair to the head of the Gulf of Salwa. Here he recounts the journey, lands untrodden by his European counterparts, and fascinating Arabian customs. [Subsequently, in 1923-24 he spent three months at Hufuf. Having fixed its position, he then mapped 150 miles of desert, he identified the site of the ancient Gerra, and corrected some serious mistakes relating to the wadi system. For this he was awarded the Gill Memorial Award by The Royal Geographical Society]. Having finally arrived at Salwa, however, Cheesman was directed to the ruins where some pieces of pottery, alabaster and similar relics were uncovered. On his two visits to the Salwa Bight, he made archaeological discoveries which showed that the site of the Gerra emporium was to be found in the immediate vicinity of the port of Oqair, and not at the head of Salwa Bay as was formerly supposed. Estimates suggested that the settlement may have originated from the Kindi epoch, around the 6th century AD. 8vo. 15 pages, plus a full page sketch 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. Major Robert Ernest Cheesman CBE (1878-1962) was a military officer, explorer and ornithologist. He was Private Secretary to Sir Percy Cox during his tenure as High Commissioner in Iraq. In 1923, during a journey into the Arabian Peninsula, Cheesman collected over 300 specimens from the Hasa oasis, several of them previously unknown to science. These specimens are currently in the British Museum. He is credited with discovering Cheesman's Gerbil (Gerbillus cheesmani). Cheesman was the first man to map the Arabian coast from the Gulf of Salwah to Uqair. In 1924 he fixed the position of Hofuf and identified the site of ancient Gerrha. He presented his findings to Ibn Sa'ud at his court in Hofuf. He was later given the Gill Memorial Award for this work by the Royal Geographical Society. In 1936 he was awarded the Patron's Gold Medal of the society for his explorations and surveys of the Blue Nile and Lake Tana.
Stated first edition; 8vo; 525 pages
Small tear to spine covering. Spine faded. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Slight wear to extremities; A detailed account of a trip through the Middle East under the auspices of Unesco. With 66 photographs taken by the author; B&W & Color Photographs; 8vo; 310 pages
Biography of the writer/traveller ; B&W Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 144 pages
34pp.with 4 ills. and 3 maps, 23cm., in the periodical "Der alte Orient" 8. Jahrgang Heft 4, softcover, few foxing, good condition, [text printed in Gothic German], X74434
Beirut, Damascus, Hama, Bhamdoun: 28 February 1900 - June 1901. Lot of 5 manuscript letters written and signed by Harvard anthropologist Henry Minor Huxley, concerning anthropological work performed for the Howard Crosby Butler Archaeological Expedition to the Middle East, as well as a noteworthy archaeological discovery of an ancient and curious stone inscription, its location guarded with secrecy by the few expedition members having this knowledge. 8vo. double-leafs varying in size. 24 pages combined, each letter signed in the original. Two letters are on hotel stationery. Occasional light creasing, otherwise in very good condition, clean and bright, a fascinating and candid primary source account. Writing to a trusted source, his mother, Huxley's reveals the discovery of an ancient inscription carved into an overturned stone, in a language possibly not yet identified, stating that he took the first photograph of it, and that only a select few expedition members are privy to knowing its location. His commentary on experiences with the local civilians and officials are straightforward and occasionally blunt. Henry Minor Huxley, A.M. accepted the offer to join the American Archaeological Expedition led by American archaeologist Howard Crosby Butler. The first part of the archaeological work took place from mid-October to mid-December 1899, and a second trip was made for continued work from March to June, 1900. In the summer of 1900, he was devoted to acquiring a working knowledge of the vernacular Arabic. Huxley's work, however, involved a broader scope. During this second trip, he was also tasked with the study of physical anthropology, as is apparent in the present correspondence. This work proved so valuable that Huxley, owing to the patronage of New York businessman and archeological enthusiast B.T. Babbitt Hyde, remained for another year to further these anthropological observations, independently. What does not appear to be officially documented in publications, but is highly fascinating, is what Huxley writes in his last letter of the present lot. That is, in June 1901, just prior to returning to America, he alone returned to the site of a stone inscription discovered during the earlier part of the expedition (presumably in 1899), to copy it, photograph it, and turn it back face down so that no others would see it. This would increase the likelihood that he and one other would have a better chance of being the first to decipher it.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Papers in English, Turkish, French, and Arabic. [vii], 398 p. First International Symposium on Islamic studies.= Uluslararasi Birinci Islam Arastirmalari Sempozyumu. Teblig ve müzakereler. 16-18, September, 1985.
Fine French Paperback. Demy 8vo. (22 x 14 cm). In French. 188, [4] p., b/w plates. Faycal d'Arabie. Les dix and d'un regne. Au hasard de la traversee du Royaume d'Arabie Seoudite, l'auteur de ce livre a interroge des saoudiens de toute condition sociale. Il s'est rendu compte de i'empreinte laissee par le Roi Fayçal dans l'esprit du public. Ce souverain, qui exerçait ses fonctions comme un apostolat, qui apparaissait a d'aucuns comme un figure biblique etait aussi l'homme qui s'est rendu aux raisons du progres, tout en sachant prevenir les risques de degradation morale.
Foxing to textblock. Pencil underlining to some pages. Minor shelfwear to book and DJ. Rubbing to DJ. DJ spine sunned. ; Republished by Readers Union Group of book Clubs. ; 239 pages
La pensée Moderne 1971, In-8 cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette, 170 pages.
261 loose plates in publisher's protective case in half cloth (as published), 27cm., in the series "Bibliothèque du Muséon" volume 50, the 261 plates depict thousands of inscriptions in bl/w copied during the expedition in Arabia led by Philby Ryckmans and Lippens in 1951-1952, Not listed in OCLC, very rare, fine condition, weight is over 2kg. (extra shipping charges might apply), X92329
Features: Volcanic Reefs of Indonesia; Sorcery in Papua New Guinea; The Jivaro (Shuar) Indians; Across the Top of North America; Alpine Arabia - a continent in Motion; Canoeing north of the Arctic Circle; Sonar for Underwater Exploration. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
