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1835PHO-1982Paris, Bellizard, Barthes, Dufour et Lowell ; Londres, Bossange, Barthes et Lowell ; Saint-Petersbourg, Fd. Bellizard et Cie, 1835-1844. 18 volumes de texte in-8 et un atlas in-folio. TEXTE : 18 volumes in-8, relié demi basane et coins moderne, dos lisse orné avec pièces d’auteur, titre et tomaison noires, frottements et épidermures, défauts d’usage, rousseurs dans le texte, tampon et étiquette du relieur. ATLAS : Paris. Bellizard, Dufour etc. 1844. Imprimé chez Thierry Frères. Demi basane et coins à long grain grenat, dos à nerfs avec titre et auteur, In-folio (520x345mm), IV-82pp.-40 planches, il est composé du Commentaire sur l’Atlas de l’Empire Ottoman, d'une liste des cartes, d'une carte générale de l'Empire Ottoman (690x550mm), de 22 cartes particulières (dont une sur 2 feuilles) (815x850), de 13 plans de batailles ou de siège, et de 4 plans de villes dont un grand plan dépliant de Constantinople (690x670mm), le plan de Vienne est en 2 états, par G. Heck et Plée et gravé par U. Muschani, roussurs éparses, 2 cartes uniformément brunies avec réparations, mouillure claire en marge, tache sur les 16 premiers feuillets en tête et en fin d’ouvrage en pied. Provenance : collection de S.A.R. le Prince Osman Ibrahim d'Égypte (1951-2025), fils de S.A.R. le Prince Amr Ibrahim d'Égypte et de S.A.I. la Princesse Nejla Hibetullah Sultan (Necla Osmanoğlu) de Turquie, petite-fille du dernier calife Abdulmejid II et du sultan Mehmed VI, avec sa marque au tampon.
174117196Seutter, Augsburg ca. 1741. Altkolorierte gestochene Karte. Blattgröße ca. 65x54,8 cm, Bildgröße ca. 58,2x50 cm. Gefaltet. Im Falz unten ca. 3 cm glatt eingerissen. Sauberes, kräftig gedrucktes Blatt mit figürlicher Titelkartusche. Schöne Karte Irans aus der Zeit des Machtwechsels
1693PHO-752London, Tim Goodwin, 1693. In-12 de [6] ff., 191, 178 pp., [1] f. Titre imprimé en rouge et noir. Veau brun, dos à nerfs orné (reliure de l'époque). Reliure très usagée, plat détachés. Grande déchirure sans manque au feuillet A2, certains feuillets brunis, annotations anciennes à l'encre au titre et à qqs rares endroits en marge.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Michel the Spy - a remarkable WWI character; Five Thousand Miles on Foot in Central Africa - Part II - "Shooting" big game with a camera - article with great photos; A Bid for a Bride - love finds a way in the lonely outpost of Mersa Matruh, Egypt; Four-Figure Milestones; Seeking Six Million Pounds - recovering gold and silver from the White Star liner 'Laurentic' which was sunk off the coast of Ireland in January 1917; Through the East By Air - Part IV - The adventures of Richard and Sydney Carline who were commissioned by the National War Museum to paint scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia; Diamond Cut Diamond - farmhand matches wits with farmer who cheats his men of their wages; Adrift in Mid-Air - French artilleryman M. Clinckmaille was carried high in the air by a runaway observation balloon - suspended by his leg!; Restoring the Dead to Life! - The Secrets of Katsu, known to the Japanese for two thousand years, but jealously guarded from the outside world - fascinating article with photos; A Race for Life in Death Valley - The ordeal of two motorcyclists who attempted to drive through Death Valley during the hottest month of the year - article with great photos; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part IV - A trap is set for George Keene; Magalloway's Grizzly - life and death encounter with a Wyoming rancher; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Man Who Turned Thief - Part I - remarkable narrative of an honest man turned criminal who conducted the most mysterious one-man robberies in American history; With a Camera in Portugal - nice photo-illustrated article; Mr. Todbury's Trawler Trip - a confirmed landlubber, advised by his doctor, goes on a sea-voyage on a little trawler; A Record Laugh - A story from Kimberley, South Africa involving an unsophisticated Kaffir, a "live" wire, and a laugh that could be heard from miles away!; Mistaken Identity - H.A. Garrett went to Chile to make a living but narrowly escaped being hanged instead; Through the East by Air - Part I - Richard Carline and his brother Sydney were commissioned to paint scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia for the National War Museum after WWI, and did so for ten months - with much adventure - article with photos; The Golden Cheeses - an expedition hopes to recover 2 million pounds of German gold from a ship torpedoed in the war; The Little Captain - some joyous fragments from the chequered life-history of one of the most irresponsible dare-devils imaginable - a young Mexican; Trailing the Gun-runners - Part III - continuation of the adventures of U.S. authorities attempting to block the flow of arms to revolutionaries in Dominica; Big-Game Shooting in Northern India - exciting stories about pursuing tigers and leopards; The Sea-Devil - two men are lucky to escape with their lives after a prolonged battle with a shark; and more. 85 pages plus 8 pages of vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Sorcerer of Nerac - The disappearance of a young farmer leads to the discovery of an amazing tragedy of superstition, leading to Frenchman Pierre Faget, the stoop-shouldered old wizard of Nerac, being sent to prison for trial; Our Crocodile Hunt - a Lake Nyassa tale involving a brush fire, a crocodile hunt, and the Kaiser's elephant gun - a lifetime of excitement in a few hours; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part II - the most mysterious one-man robberies to ever take place in America; At the Back of Beyond - photo-illustrated account of some experiences in remote Chitral; The Mutiny of the Athol - a very exciting story of the old whaling days in the Pacific, obtained from the ship's original log; Trailing the Gun-Runners - Part IV - conclusion of this thrilling story of adventure in the turbulent negro Republic of Dominica; P.M. Clarke - Correspondent - the story of an odd character whose pretty exterior concealed plenty of pluck and inexhaustible energy; "Honeymoon Island" - Photo-illustrated feature on idyllic Norfolk Island, originally a convict settlement, in the lonely Pacific; Through the East by Air - Part II - The memorable adventures of Richard and Sydney Carline, who were commissioned to make paintings of scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia for the National War Museum; The Banker's Bet - the tale of a cautious banker, an unwary Scandinavian, and two clever rogues; Photo of "The Peanut Office" and its Nantucket, MA proprietor; and more. 86 pages plus 8 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 31 plates on 16, 2 large folding maps, a full-page map and 2 full-page plans in the text, and endpaper maps in orange; original buff cloth, gilt back, a remarkably bright, fresh, clean copy in unclipped, moderately age-soiled dustwrapper. Sold from an institution with its inscription on front board, small label scar on front paste-down, bookplate on half-title verso and neat blind stamp on title. THESE ATTRIBUTES NOTWITHSTANDING, THIS IS A REMARKABLY BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF A PRACTICALLY UNOBTAINABLE WORK. With dustwrapper artwork by Anthony Gross. This important account covers the diplomatic and military history of the Mosul dispute between Great Britain and Turkey from 1918 to 1925, with a detailed appreciation from the author's own experiences as political officer and member of the Anglo-Iraqi delegation of the Committee of the League of Nations. In addition it contains much new information of the geography and antiquities of north-eastern Iraq , the secular frontier dispute between the Ottoman and Persian Empires, the organization and influence of the mystical dervish fraternities, modern cultural activity and other facets of Kurdish society. THIS REGION ALSO SAW THE FIRST ASSIGNMENT ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AS THE ARM PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR EXTERNAL DEFENCE AND INTERNAL ORDER. Rare.
184317831843 Lib. de L.-R. Delay, Paris, 1843. In-8, pleine toile, pièce de titre. (xii), 217 pages, carte dépliante. Traduit de l'anglais.Contient "les preuves de leur identité, une exposition de leurs moeurs, coutumes et cérémonies et l'esquisse d'un voyage dans l'ancienne Assyrie, l'Arménie, la Médie et la Mésopotamie"
169619-6-59, , 1696. Platte: ca.66 : 50 cm, Blatt: 40 : 56 cm
185347826ABLondon, Murray 1853. 8°. XXIII/686 D. mit zahlreichen z. Tl. ganzseitigen Illustrationen i Text u. a. Tafeln und mehrfach gefalteter Karten. (16 Tafeln u. Karten). Or.-Ln., Einb. bestoss., Rü.ob. 2 Einrisse, ca. 3 cm. Bindung locker, Gelenke locker, stelleweise etwas braunfl., 1 Einriss an, Assyrien Karte ca. 5 cm, Plan of chambers - größerer Abriss mit Papier- Klebestr. angeklebt, sonst solide.
108271Paris, Maison Quantin, Compagnie Générale d'Impression et d'Edition, 7 rue Saint-Benoit, 1887, 1 volume in-4 d 290x200x40 mm environ, couverture couleur conservée, faux-titre, frontispice, titre en rouge et noir, 1f. (A M. Le général F. Perrier), 453 pages, reliure de l'éditeur en percaline vert sapin, plats biseautés, titres et décor doré sur le premier plat et le dos, tête dorée, gardes bleu-gris avec un soufllet sur le dernier contreplat contenant la carte en 4 couleurs des frontières turco-persanes. Quelques rousseurs et pages brunies, percaline frottée avec un coin dénudé et petites coupures sur les coiffes, bordures décolorées par endroits. Avec 200 dessins, dans le texte, certains pleine page et un double-page, tous compris dans la pagination.
3 volumi, cm. 18, brossura editoriale, pag. XII, 292 (2) più 3 tavole a colori f.t.; 317 più 3 tavole ed 1 carta geografica ripiegata f.t.. Da pag. 109 inizia l'opera "Viaggio al Lago Manasarovar situato nell'Undes provincia del Piccolo Tibet fatto nel 1812 dai Signori Moorcroft e Hearsay dal tomo XII delle Asiatic Researches". Interessante descrizione del viaggio iniziato in India e ricordato per la descrizione del assaggio attraverso le montagne del Kurdistan. Molto interessante anche la relazione del viaggio al lago Manasarovar in Tibet. Manca metà dell'ultima carta con elenco delle tavole al primo volume. Collana "Raccolta de' viaggi più interessanti eseguiti nelle varie parti del mondo, tanto per terra quanto per mare, dopo quelli del celebre Cook...".
In 8, pp. 216 con 1 grande carta f. t. piu' volte rip. col. Br. ed. con piccole manc. Resoconto dettagliato oltre che della storia antica antica della Caldea anche degli avvenimenti contemporanei alla pubblicazione. Sono inoltre indicate in appendice le statistiche dei fedeli cattolici, preti e chiese nelle varie diocesi caldee cioe' Mossul, Amedeah, Akra. Sono poi indicate le scuole presenti in Caldea, i Conventi e anche i titoli pubblicati dalla tipografia dei PP. Domenicani, sia in litografia che in tipografia.
1991BN149656Graz : Weishaupt 1991. 1991. Kurdistan : Schmelztiegel der Hochkulturen zwischen Anatolien und Mesopotamien. <br/><br/>Kurdistan : Schmelztiegel der Hochkulturen zwischen Anatolien und Mesopotamien. Kurdistan / Türkei / Irak - Kohl Engelbert Graz : Weishaupt unknown
181478823[Leipzig, J. H. Hinrichs, 1814]. 26 x 36 cm. Unter Passepartout.
197855243Fribourg, Office du Livre, 1978, Auflage: 1. Leinen, gebunden; blauer Einband, Rückengoldprägung, mit farbig illustriertem Schutzumschlag, in Kartonschuber / Anz. Seiten: 546 / 25,5 x 26,5 cm / mit zahlreichen Farbtafeln von Leo Hilber und 1 farbigen Karte / Zustand: sehr gut, geringe Gebrauchsspuren; Einband geringfügig berieben, Schnitt leicht gebräunt, Schutzumschlag minimal berieben, Schuber etwas gebräunt
87 pages + viii pages of advertisements. Large fold-out map of Onitsha Province, Nigeria affixed inside back cover. Articles include: The Fourth Centenary of the Death of Vasco da Gama; Physiological Difficulties in the Ascent of Mount Everest; The People of the Aures Massif; Notes on the Ibo Country, Southern Nigeria; The Japanese Earthquake of 1 September 1923; The Mount Everest Film of 1924; Two Ancient Monuments in Southern Kurdistan (including two pages of black and white photographic plates); Memorial to Mungo Park and Richard Lander; Notes on the Ross Sea. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
181478822[Leipzig, J. H. Hinrichs, 1814]. 26 x 37 cm. Unter Passepartout.
In-8 p., mz. pelle mod. (applicato al dorso il tassello orig. con tit. oro), pp. XVI,381, con 50 (su 52) tavole in b.n.: sono ill. fotografiche di monumenti, ritratti di uomini e donne locali, di personaggi, cerimonie, costumi, utensili, ecc. Uno degli autori, de Lorey, trascorse due anni in Persia quale membro della legazione di Francia alla Corte di Teheran “and this book aims at representing the life of the Shah and the life of the people and at describing the surroundings of the European residents in Teheran.. and gives also a description to his visit to the Caucasus and Persian Kurdistan.. Mr. de Lorey has many stories to tell - sometimes they are of adventure.. or illustrative of modern Persian life, sometimes are old Persian stories..”, come si precisa nella Prefazione. Con lievi fiorit., due carte con antico restauro per picc. mancanza margin. ma complessivam. buon esemplare.
1926KURDISTA007122John Murray London. 1926. Second edition with a new Memoir of the author by Arnold T. Wilson. Octavo. pp xxi 421 4 adverts. Photographs; folding map at rear. The author was devoted to the idea of Kurdish autonomy. Cloth a little rubbed at head and tail of spine and at corners. Prelims and edges a little spotted. Very good. No dustwrapper. John Murray, London. hardcover
1968117451ABAmsterdam, International Society Kurdistan, 1968. 4°. XXXIV, 329 S.; S. 330 - 658. Rote Bibliotheksleinenbände mit Signaturen, Originalk-Kartonagen miteingebunden.
In-16-p (mm. 164x95), 2 voll. in 1, mz. pelle coeva con ang. , con 1 carta geografica della “Turchia d’Asia e dei paesi adiacenti (più volte ripieg.) e 3 (su 6) tavv. inc. in rame e colorate d’epoca. Manca anche indice tavole del 1° vol. Fa parte della “Raccolta de’ viaggi nelle varie parti del mondo, dopo quelli di Cook, e non pubblicati fin ora in lingua italiana” (voll. XXXVIII-XXXIX). Con qualche arross. ma certamente un buon esemplare.
8vo; 35 pages. Includes diagrams & map ; 22 cm.LCCN: 85-167048. SUBJECT(S)Kurdish language -- Dialects. Middle East -- Languages. Title on page [4] of cover in Kurdish. Includes bibliographical references.OCLC lists 9 library holdings, 5 in the US (Georgetown, LOC, Iowa, Illinois, Columbia). Very Good Condition. (arab-0-2)
(FT) Original Publishers Cloth. 8vo. 189 pages. 23 cm. In Russian. Title translates to English, Bibliography of Turkey, 1917-1958. SUBJECT(S) : Turkey -- Bibliography. At head of title: Akademiia Nauk SSSR. Institut Vostokovedeniia [USSR Academy of Science. Institute of Oriental Studies]. Bookplate from previous owner on inside of front cover, inscription on title page. Small sticker on cover. Internal pages are tanned, but all text is clear. Very good condition. (HOLO2-60-4)
Very Good Turkish Contemporary cloth bdg. Saved original cover on cloth's face. 12mo. (16,5 x 12,5 cm). In Turkish. 75 p. No author. A historical study on Armenian 'Dashnak' and Kurdish 'Khoybun' organizations. Six copies in OCLC: 1030918427. First Edition. Extremely rare.