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Pages 113-150 plus eight pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Taming the Tides of Fundy - article with great photos; The Preposterous Fortress of the North - The Story of Fort Prince of Wales; Lebanon; Spanish Explorations in British Columbia; One-page two-color RCAF recruiting ad for their Air Transport Command; Back cover ad for Canadian Pacific passenger travel shows family chatting with engineer; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: Cover photo Lebanese horror - bodies being dug up; Pontiac 2000 ad; Pontiac 6000 ad; Pontiac Phoenix ad; Signs of strain in the Libyan revolution - Ghadaffi/Khadafy; B.C. Hydro substation bombed on Vancouver Island; Charles Baird of Inco replies to the call for his company to be nationalized; Bill Davis and Ontario jump onto the 6 and 5 retraint bandwagon; New Brunswick election; Cover story - Anguish in the Diaspora - the aftermath of Sabra and Shatila; Khmer Rouge forces prepare for teh Vietnamese dry season offensive - Kampuchea and Prince Norodom Sihanouk; Centerfold ad for the Oldsmobile Firenza; Cutlass Cierra ad; Olof Palme election victory in Sweden; Ed Koch defeated in New York; Costly plan for the deliverance of Dome Petroleum; The lights go out on the NFL - labour strife; Painful defeat for the Montreal Expos - once-again runners-up; Looking ahead to the new EPCOT Center; A revisionist view of insulin's birth - Banting and Best; Parents neglect regular immunization; Machines that talk back, by Suzanne Zwarun; The economy makes it tough for young academics - Bruce Walton; Decision to form one Lutheran church; Entertainment reviews. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Dr. A.D. Hurt writes about "The True Israel"; Condensed version of speech given by Indiana Senator William E. Jenner regarding censure charges against Senator Joseph McCarthy; Time to Begin Again - Sermon of the Month; Photo of Dr. Harry M. Hoxsey with Mr. and Mrs. Leon Seago of Rockdale Texas and their baby boy , John Wayne Seago, whom Dr. Hoxsey cured of cancer; Joe Parelli's Case; Interview with Dr. C.A. Newcomb; Cedars of Lebanon; Archaeology and the Old Testament - a review of Dr. M.F. Unger's new book; Editorials mention Senator Fulbright, John Paton Davies, George Sylvester Viereck, the American Bible Society and Brotherhood Week; Foreign Missions - the printed page in other tongues; Book Reviews; Sunday School. Interesting ads. Three-inch tape repair to top of photo of Dr. Harry M. Hoxsey on page 9, otherwise unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this fascinating publication. Magazine
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THIS SYRIAC VERSION OF THE GOSPEL OF ST. MATTHEW. 4, 43 pp. Title-page and introductory note in English, text (of the Gospel of St. Matthew) in Syriac. The British and Foreign Bible Society printed each of the gospels with separate pagination, and they could be purchased individually or as a group. Beautifully printed on fine wove paper. Ownership signature (Beirut, 1922) on front flyleaf. Small 4to. Publisher's pebbled cloth. FINE AND BRIGHT. Very rare.
3 Voll. in 1 in 8, pp. da 279 a 430 + 84 + 218, mz. pelle con angoli, titolo e fregi oro al dorso, 2 tavv. f. t. + 1 carta geograf (Babilonia), 4 tavv. f. t. (Grecia). Nella collana: L'Universo o storia e descrizione di tutti i popoli. Minime spellature al dorso. Buon esemplare (5861/ AFRICA - MAROCCO - CONGO - ANGOLA - LIBANO - MEDIORIENTE - GRECIA)
In 16, cm 10,5 x 16,5, pp. (278) con testo riquadradrato stampato in caratteri siriaci. Il frontespizio e la dedicatoria a P. Valerga sono stampati in francese. Mezza pelle coeva. Rara edizione devozionale stampata a Beirout presso l'Imprimerie Catholique. Padre Riccadonna, nativo di Broni, presso Voghera, si stabili' in Libano nel 1831, ristabilendo la presenza dei Gesuiti in questa parte dell'Asia dopo il ristabilimento dell'ordine. Qui ebbe fama di santita', conosciuto come Bouna Boulos per 32 anni compi' la sua missione e venne chiamato il Redendore del Libano. Viaggio predicando per l'Armenia, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, Anatolia, Palestina e mori' nel 1863. Proprio grazie all'opera dei gesuiti francesi e allo stabilimento della tipografia (cosa che avvenne a partire dal 1841) si deve il forte influsso politico che la Francia avra' in seguito in Siria e in Libano. Dalfi, Viaggio Biblico in oriente, p. 314
719pp.with some maps and illustrations in colour, hardcover (editor's green cloth), dustwrapper, 25cm., in the series "Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta" volume 120, fine condition (as new), ISBN 978-90-429-1248-0, X80272
All from the personal library of William P. Anderson. Vol. III bears his ownership signature; Vol. II is inscribed to him by Khalifeh. Light browning, scuffingand creasing along edges to wraps. Small pen mark to front wrap of Vol. 3. Vol 1 has tiny stain to front wrap. ; 1985-88. 4 vols. 707pp, 436pp, 209pp, 325pp, illustrated. ; 4 Volume Set. Publications De L'Université Libanaise. Section Des Études Archéologiques II; 1677 pages
226 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Features: Jordanian Rapper Satti; Asmara - Eritrea's sweet, sleepy capital; Myriam Mourabit - this Moroccan ceramicist and designer invites us into her Rabat studio; Profile of Lara Baladi - this Egyptian artist takes inspiration from coffee cup readings; Profile of Kamel Mennour - the French-Algerian gallerist making his private collection public in Paris; WTD - new magazine on Middle Eastern architecture; Arabic Coffee Culture - meet the people rethinking and reviving the tradition; The prints of Moroccan-based designer Artsi Ifrach; The redesign of Amman's airport; Aria - the art deco Algiers apartment offering artists a home away from home; How to make olive oil - a lesson from Lebanon; The contemporary flair of Bahrain's Manama. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this lavishly produced Middle East periodical. Book
In-16 p. (mm. 161x 100), 4 volumi (primi 3 in bross. edit., il 4° in cartonato coevo, mm. 144x85), pp. (8),280; 315; 327; 253, con il ritratto di Lamartine inc. in rame al frontespizio del 1° vol. e 2 carte geografiche, pure inc. in rame e più volte ripieg., nel 4°volume. Con una breve introduzione “ai lettori italiani” di Cesare Cantù. Qualche lieve fiorit. interc. nel testo, altrimenti esempl. ben conservato.
In 8, cm 14 x 21,5, pp. (130). Frontespizio e 'avvertissement' redatti in francese, il resto del testo interamente in arabo. Cartonatura editoriale in mezza tela con iscrizioni al piatto anteriore. Antiche firme di proprieta'. Opera di Louis Cheikho, pubblicata per la prima volte nel 1885 e in seguito piu' volte ripubblicata, presenta diversi modelli di scrittura in arabo sia antica che moderna. L'autore fu un sacerdote cattolico caldeo e gesuita, orientalista e teologo apri' la strada alla ricerca letteraria cristiana e assira
1 vol. in-12 br., Revue moderne des Arts et de la Vie, Paris, 1932, 303 pp. Très rare exemplaire de ce curieux roman, ou sans doute plus précisément de cette biographie romancée, tirée des souvenirs d'un étudiant au Liban, à l'Ecole dentaire française de Beyrouth, de 1927 à 1930. Le héros, "René Dabert" y évoque plus ses nuits de bamboches et les bas-fonds de Beyrouth (il évoque également Damas) que ses études, mais l'ouvrage propose une vision rarement exposée de la Syrie et du Liban. Etat satisfaisant (fortes rouss. sur couv. lég. frottée, bon état intérieur). Français
Carta geografica raffigurante la Terra di Chanaan con indicazione delle varie tappe susseguitesi in quarant'anni di cammino. Nell'angolo in alto a sinistra un inserto dedicato al viaggio di Abramo. Carta storica e molto decorativa. Buono stato di conservazione generale fatta eccezione per tre macchie che non compromettono l'ottima fruibilità
124 pages. Features: Two-page ad for the Cadillac Seville Elegante; Dodge Challenger ad; Carte Blanche credit card ad features photos of Raymond J. Mulligan President of Liggett Group, Inc.), John C. Emery, Jr. (President of Emery Air Frieght, Corp.), Robert F. Weltzien (President of Timex Corp.), and Ken Dunsire, President of Carte Blanche Corp.; Two-page ad for the 1978 Buick Electra; Nice one-page color-photo ad for CIE fragrance features Candace Bergen; Fantastic two-page color spread of the line of 1978 Pontiac cars - Grand Prix, LeMans, Phoenix, Sunbird, Firebird and Bonneville; The Troubled World of Madison Square Garden President Mike Burke - beset by unhappy fans, languishing teams and the big threat in the Meadowlands; The War That Won't Go Away - after 19 months of devastation, Lebanon is still embattled - torn by alliances that extend far beyond its borders - with photo of Beirut street scene with destroyed buildings in background; Wonders of Irish Art - lustrous show opens this week at the Metropolitan Museum; The Imperial Court - has the Supreme Court usurped legislative powers reserved for the states?; Dave Ness is featured in a Vantage cigarette ad; Conversation with "Fingers" - Concert Pianist Eugene Istomin and his baseball theme for four hands; The Many Faces of a Brownstone - west side home is restored to its former grandeur; Sexy color-photo ad for "The Elancyl Method"; Tennis player Marty Riessen appears in tennis ad; Warm and Wild - color photos of fur coats; Beauty Photos - Irene Ramp, Merle Ann Taylor, Pat Hammond, Francine Dreir, Deborah Carroll, Lyn Christopher; English pie recipe; Whatever Happened to Xavier Rynne?; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Lettre-préface de Jean Cocteau, 1 vol. in-8 br., Presses de l'Imprimerie Catholique, Beyrouth, 1964, 219 pp. Beau recueil, dédicacé, réunissant les trois ouvrages publiés entre 1935 et 1935 : "Le Cèdre et les Lys", "Dans le vent venu" et "Les Miettes du Festin", et dans lesquels l'écrivain né à Alexandrie Hector Klat (1888-1976) exalte l'amour de la patrie et l'amitié franco-libanaise. Français
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original pictorial wrappers. Demy 8vo. (22 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 302 p. Slightly chipped on extremities, stains on cover. Otherwise a good copy. First Ottoman Turkish edition of this Arabic historical novel that takes its subject from Arabic nights. "Romance and intrigue provide the central plot of the novel that is woven into the broader picture of the fall of the Barmakis. Harun held his sister Abbasa in great affection and loved to spend his evenings in her company. But his favorite companion was Ja'far. It was quite unsuitable for a man from outside the family to be admitted to the company of a young woman, but Harun found a way to arrange things; he decided to marry them to each other in what the French call a "marriage blanc". As he explained to Ja'far "you see her only in my company, your body never approaches hers and you have no conjugal relations with her. You may thus share our evenings of pleasure without risk." Ja'far accepted and swore solemnly in front of witnesses never to visit his young wife, stay alone with her or even spend a minute under the same roof unless Harun was present. But Jafar was handsome and Abbasa's beauty was second to none. The inevitable occurred. How and why no one is certain. There was a great political advantage for Ja'far to unite himself with the sister of the Caliph. But did his mother who was close to both her son and Abbasa prod them in that direction? Or was their deep love sufficient to consummate their marriage, as Zaidan seems to imagine? No one knows for sure and the novel does not speculate on what really happened. The only sure thing is that Abbasa became pregnant and gave birth to at least one child and perhaps two as related in the novel. And when Harun learned of the relationship, this was the beginning of the end for the Barmakis. The close friendship between Harun and Ja'far spawned jealousies among the Caliph's entourage. Chief among them was the hostility that Al-Fadl ibn al-Rabi' had towards Ja'far. The two men detested each other and did everything they could to destroy each other. Last but not least Zubayda, Harun's favorite Hashemite wife also did not like Ja'far. He had been a tutor to al-Ma'mun, the son of a Persian slave girl, her son's rival. It was known that Harun admired Ma'mun's gifts and was thinking of promoting him over Al-Amin in the order of succession. There is every reason to believe that Zubayda exercised her considerable influence against Ja'far. She comes across as shrewd, skillful, and willful. Zaidan never explicitly speculates to what extent al-Rashid's reaction was politically or emotionally motivated. The narrative and dialogue suggest a combination of those factors. Ja'far had been disloyal to Harun and had stained the family honor: his disobedience could not go unpunished. But Harun was shrewd and feared for his power and influence - to the extent that the Barmakis might usurp the Abbasid caliphate. Within this broad historical canvass, Zaidan's fast-paced narrative with its twists and turns is full of suspense. It covers only a few months of Harun al-Rashid's reign but one that fatefully changed the course of 'Abbasid history." (Source: The Zaidan Foundation). Zaidan was a prolific Lebanese novelist, journalist, editor, and teacher, most noted for his creation of the magazine Al-Hilal, which he used to serialize his twenty-three historical novels. His primary goal, as a writer and intellectual during the Nahda, was to make the common Arabic population know their own history through the entertaining medium of the novel. He has enjoyed widespread popularity. He is also considered to have been one of the first thinkers to help formulate the theory of Arab nationalism. OCLC: 780178860.; Özege 2.
Beyrouth, Technopresse moderne, sans date, vers 1980. In-4 oblong, pleine reliure éditeur de uir rouge, illustrée en noir sur le plat Texte. en 4 langues, français, anglais, allemand, russe et 50 reproductions de dessins d'enfant en couleurs contrecollés. Rare.
1 vol. in-12 br., E. Barassé, Angers, 1875, 256 pp. Etat très satisfaisant (petit mq. en couv. au second plat, bon exemplaire par ailleurs). Rare exemplaire de ces souvenirs de voyages rédigés par l'esthète et compositeur angevin Louis de Romain (1844-1912). Français
Good Greek, Modern (post 1453) Original booklet. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Greek (Modern). 8 p. Heavily stains on pages, tear on lower spine and lower right cover, staple rusted. Fair copy. Extremely rare pamphlet of the regulations of "the Maronite Brotherhood, or Enosis" which consists of 27 articles in modern Greek. The Maronites constitute a Christian group whose members adhere to the Syriac Maronite Church with the largest population around Mount Lebanon in Lebanon. The Maronite Church is an Eastern Catholic sui iuris particular church which is in full communion with the Pope and the Catholic Church, with the right of self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, one of more than a dozen individual churches which are in full communion with the Holy See. The Maronites derive their name from the Syriac Christian Saint Maron, some of whose followers migrated to the area of Mount Lebanon from their previous place of residence which was located around the area of Antioch, and established the nucleus for the Syriac Maronite Church. Saint Maron sent Saint Abraham, often referred to as the Apostle of Lebanon, to convert the non-Christian native population to Maronite Christianity. The name of the Adonis River was changed to Abraham's river by the inhabitants after Saint Abraham preached there. Mass emigration to the Americas at the outset of the 20th century, due to famine mainly resulting from Ottoman blockades and confiscations during World War I, which killed an estimated one third to one half of the population during the Lebanese Civil War between 1975-1990 and the low fertility rate greatly decreased their numbers in the Levant. Maronites today form more than one-quarter of the total population in the Republic of Lebanon. All Lebanese presidents have been Maronites as part of a tradition that persists as part of the National Pact, by which the Prime Minister has historically been a Sunni Muslim and the Speaker of the National Assembly has historically been a Shi'i Muslim. Enosis is the movement of various Greek communities that live outside Greece, for incorporation of the regions they inhabit into the Greek state. Widely known is the case of the Greek-Cypriots for the union of Cyprus into Greece. The idea of enosis is related to the Megali Idea, an irredentist concept of a Greek state which dominated Greek politics following the creation of the modern Greek state in 1830. The Megali Idea was a project which called for the annexation of all ethnic Greek lands, parts of which had participated in the Greek War of Independence in the 1820s but were unsuccessful and remained under foreign rule. In 1821, several parts of Western Thrace rebelled against Ottoman rule, participating in the Greek War of Independence. During the Balkan Wars, Western Thrace was occupied by Bulgarian troops and in 1913 Bulgaria gained Western Thrace under the terms of the Treaty of Bucharest. Following World War I, Western Thrace was withdrawn from Bulgaria under the terms of the 1919 Treaty of Neuilly and put temporarily under Allied management before being given to Greece at the San Remo conference in 1920. Following the conclusion of World War I, Greece began the occupation of Smyrna and surrounding areas of Western Anatolia in 1919 at the invitation of the victorious Allies of World War I, particularly David Lloyd George the British Prime Minister. The occupation was given official status in the 1920 Treaty of Sèvres, with Greece being awarded most of Eastern Thrace and a mandate to govern Smyrna and its hinterland. Smyrna was declared a protectorate in 1922. However, the attempted Enosis failed when the new Turkish Republic prevailed in the resulting Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922, after which most Anatolian Christians who had not already fled during the war were forced to relocate to Greece in the 1923 population exchange treaty executed between Greece and Turkey. Not located in OCLC.
Firenze, 1808 circa. Incisione in rame all’acquatinta, cm 42,5 x 54 (alla lastra), 55 x 76,5 (il foglio). Disegnata e incisa da Angiolo Angiolini, con dedica alla Nobile Sig.ra Marchesa Giuseppa Fondatori nata Peruzzi. Il Monte Libano appartiene alla catena montuosa che si estende per l'intero Libano, parallelemanete alla costa mediterranea. Bella veduta, animata da personaggi e animali in primo piano. Non comune. Minimo foxing marginale, alcune lievi ondulazioni della carta, peraltro buon esemplare.
Very Good Turkish Original fine photograph. 55x54 cm. Framed. Signed by Kortan Tümerdem and Emine Öztekin on verso, on a card.
In-4 gr. (mm. 333 x 245), bellissima legatura in tela editoriale rossa, ricca cornice a secco e oro ai piatti e al dorso, tagli dorati, pp. 675, molto ben illustr. da 364 inc. su legno nel t., numer. a piena pag. e con 9 carte geograf. di cui 1 a colori della Palestina, più volte ripieg. Le affascinanti ill. di vedute di città, monumenti, ritratti e costumi, che ci accompagnano attraverso Alexandrette, Tripoli, Beyrouth, Sidone, Tiro, la Samaria, Gerusalemme, Betlemme, Jaffa, Mar-Saba, Ain Jedy, Massada, il Giordano, ecc., sono state eseguite da numerosi artisti, tra cui: De Bar, Barclay, Bida, Gobin, Sellier, Vuillier, etc., etc. Prima edizione. Firma di appartenenza al frontespio; timbro con segnatura, ex-libris. Esempl. con fiorit. interc. nel t., ma complessivamente ben conservato.
Very Good Arabic Original chromo-lithograph map in brown tones. On a special paper with an ongoing blindstamped "Regestre Robur" during the borders. Folded. 70x100 cm. In Arabic. Scale: 1 /1.000.000. Chipped on margins, split on folded traces. Slight discoloration and one stain on lower margin. Otherwise a good copy. An attractive and detailed map of Syria shows the capital (as Aleppo n that map), other cities like Damascus, Raqqa, Homs, Latakia, Ayn al-Arab, Idlib, Hama, Deir Ez-Zor, Jarabulus, et alli. And it shows Turkey on the north (as Turkey containing Hatay and Alexandrette), The Mediterranean shores of the land as well as Lebanon and Palestine (and Jerusalem) on the west, Sharq al-Urdun (Jordan) and Iraq on the south and east. It's very detailed on showing the roads spread throughout the land like railways and ancient roads from the Roman period. Additionally this roads can be followed to the other Arabic countries and regions on the map. This map was calligraphed by Kamel Al-Baba, (1905-1991), who was a Lebanese contemporary / modern calligrapher. He is the son of famous calligrapher Mokhtar Al-Baba. Cannot be found in WorldCat.; Not in Library of Congress Map Collection. Very scarce.
Very Good Turkish Original silver gelatin photographic print mounted on cardboard. 53x42 cm (Photo size: 38x30 cm). Signed by Yildiz Moran. Yildiz (Vahid) Moran Arun was born on 24 July 1932, in Istanbul. She is the youngest of three children born to Nemide Moran and Ahmet Vahid Moran. Her father, Ahmet Vahid Moran, was a military officer who served in important positions both at home and abroad. He was the writer of Turkey's very first English-Turkish dictionary printed in Latin script in 1924. In 1950, Yildiz Moran quit her high school education during her final year at Robert College and, following the guidance of her uncle, the art historian Mazhar Sevket Ipsiroglu, went to Great Britain to study photography. After completing her education at Bloomsbury Technical College (1950-52) and Ealing Broadway Technical College, she began to work for John Vickers, the acclaimed photographer of The Old Vic. Moran combined her technical and theoretical knowledge with the practical experience she gained at the studio and stage shoots. She had the opportunity to meet famous artists of the time. The exhibitions and works she saw during her time in Great Britain helped her develop her photographic vision. Following her internship period, she began to make a living taking portrait and lobby photographs. She opened her first exhibition in 1953 in Cambridge. In 1954, she held four more exhibitions in London. All these shows attracted much attention. In her first exhibition, her entire collection was sold. She went traveling in Europe. After making a photo book on Spain and Portugal, she returned to Turkey in 1954. Between 1955 and 1962, she held five solo exhibitions. In 1963, she married Özdemir Asaf (Halit Özdemir Arun) and gave birth to three children in four years. She dedicated the rest of her life to her children. She opened her last exhibition in 1970, in Istanbul. After that, she only took part in retrospective exhibitions. She quit her professional photography career and began to work as a translator and dictionary writer. Between 1981 and 1987, she prepared the complete works of Özdemir Asaf for publication and translated some of his poetry and prose into English. In 1982, the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts Photography Institute awarded her honorary membership on account of her contributions to the art of photography. Lyrically conveying a universal language through her own perspective, Moran became a school in herself with her "timeless" photographs. Turkey's first academically-trained photographer, Yildiz Moran is renowned for the new vision and aesthetic she introduced into photography and is considered to be one of the best photographers of all time. Masterfully combining the tradition of the East with the aesthetic of the West, she left behind a legacy of black and white photographs beautifully composed to capture the world of light and shadow reflecting on people and lands. Considering the conditions in the world of photography in the 1950s and 1960s, it is a great achievement that she defined the age of 20 her passion for photography as the foundation of her life, became the first academically-trained woman photographer in her country, acquired in-depth knowledge of the discipline and combined this knowledge with her talent and hard work. "The camera must be like an extension of your being so that it doesn't create an obstruction between you and your subjects. Anything that has poetry in it is the subject of photography. My only intention has always been to photograph what was universal while staying true to the concept embodied by my subject." Besides her portraits, landscapes, and abstract details, she is also known for her photographs reflecting the lives of the Anatolian people. As a woman photographer traveling in Anatolia, she accessed otherwise inaccessible environments, moments, and perspectives; and, with profound respect, she conveyed the purity of the people she met there and allowed us... (Biography: Merih Akogul).
1 vol. in-8 reliure début XIXe demi-basane verte, Chez Volland, Desenne, Paris, 1787, Tome I : 14 pp., 1 f. (errata et avis au relieur), 383 pp. avec 2 cartes dépliantes ; Tome II : 6 pp., 1 f. (errata), 458 pp. et 2 ff. n. ch. (approbation) avec 3 planches hors texte (dont deux dépliantes) Bon exemplaire de l'édition originale, rare, et ici bien complète des 2 cartes dépliantes et des 3 planches hors texte (anciennes étiquettes de cote au dos en queue, cartes interverties, petites piqûres en mors, très bon état par ailleurs). Ouvrage fondamental pour la connaissance de l'orient de la fin du XVIIIe siècle, le "Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte" rencontra un un très grand succès, et joua un grand rôle dans l'idée et la mise en place de l'Expédition d'Egypte menée par Napoléon Bonaparte. Volney's popular and highly-regarded work was the result of three year's travels, a good deal of which time was spent in Cairo. His account has never really been surpassed. Blackmer, 1748 ; Chadenat, 720 ; Gay, 2275 Français
