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14445Four STEREOVIEWS of SYRIA DAMASCUS BEIRUT circa 1900-1910 Published by Keystone view Company. These 4 stereo cards are of good qualities and show a Syrian in Arab outfit near his horse 2 of theother photos show city views cica 1900. Very good condition. unknown books
14531GOODRICH-FREER A. Arabs in Tent & Town: An Intimate Account of the Family Life of the Arabs of Syria Their Manner of Living in Desert & Town Their Hospitality Customs & Mental Attitude With a Description of the Animals Birds Flowers & Plants of Their Country. New York: G.P.Putnam's Sons 1924. 8vo 9" high X 6" wide 325 pages. With illustrated black & white photographs. Original orange cloth covers with gilt cover device of Arab on a camel<br/><br/>First Edition travel account fascinating for its cultural information as well as information on geography and plant and animal life in Syria. Spine a bit darkened and minor rubbing with a clean inside. Overall in good condition. unknown books
14350A collection of three 19th-Century Photographs of the Mosque of Omar Umayyad and of "Prophet Mahomed's Family Tomb." Overall image size is 8.5" x 11." The image on the left shows the inside court and buildings of The Umayyad Mosque also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus in Syria one of the largest mosques in the world. It is considered by some Muslims to be the fourth-holiest place in Islam and is one of the oldest mosques in the world. The image is titled "Damas - Court de la grande Mosque." Circa 1880s. The center image is an albumen photograph of the interior of the Mosque of Omar Dome of the Rock and the Foundation Stone in Jerusalem. The foundation stone is in the foreground with the intricately decorated architecture of the dome in the background. In the Muslim faith the Dome of the Rock is the site of the Islamic miracle of the Isra and Miraj. The final image shows the Bab al-Saghir cemetery in Damascus Syria where lie the graves of many relatives of Muhammad. A large mosque is visible on the horizon. This image is titled "Damas - Tombeaue de la familile de Mahomed." Damascus - Tomb of the Family of Mohammed. Circa 1880s. A One-inch tear has been skillfully repaired. Overall all three photographs are in very good condition. unknown books
154910452Basle: H. Petri 1549. CONTEMPORARY DARK CALF neatly restored blind-ruled frames gilt corner fleurons gilt flowers and stars in the center gilt stars on the spine. ANNOTATED THROUGHOUT BY JACQUES-AUGUSTE DE THOU AT AGE TWENTY. He 1553-1617 acquired this copy in 1573 a transitional year spent in Paris between his legal studies and his Italian travels. Among the earliest purchases he made for his library this book offered a template for his life's work A History of His Own Times 1604-9: "an unsurpassable model.the heir of ancient historiography" DLLF tr. It covers the sixty-four years from 1543 to 1607 marked by unrest and civil war in France. Herodian a Roman historian who wrote in Greek also chose a tumultuous period - the fifty-eight years from 180 to 238. He recounts the reigns of seventeen Emperors many assassinated. Both men were eye witnesses to some of the events they record. DE THOU MARKED UP THE GREEK TEXT ON EVERY PAGE underscoring words and passages as mnemonics and glossing the margins with citations to secondary sources. These reveal his reading habits his developing sense of historical method comparing differing accounts of the same events and the books he had to hand while reading Herodian whom de Thou credits with informing his views History Book LXVII. This copy passed with the rest of de Thou's library to his heirs Catalogus 1704 I: 292 the marquis de Ménars Cardinal Gaston de Rohan 1674-1749 and Charles de Rohan prince de Soubise 1715-87; characteristic manuscript shelf mark appears at the top of the front pastedown; signatures of Maurice Desbirons dated 1965. ¶Hoffmann Bibliographisches Lexicon der.Litteratur der Griechen II: 222; Dictionnaire des littératures de la langue française IV: 2469; VD 16 H 249. H. Petri unknown books
2009UJAMSEC00FPAvon Books 2009. Very Good. James Syrie. Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte. New York NY: Avon Books 2009. 454pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Faint rubbing to edges. Avon Books paperback books
1779983821Lucian cianucian Greek Lucianos Latin Lucianus born AD 120 Samosata Commagene Syria now Samsat Tur.—died after 180 Athens Greece<br /><br />Danza Dialogo di Luiano con Annotazioni con annotazioni. <br /><br />In Firenze : nella stamperia di Gaspero Pecchioni 1779. Original edition. 8vo. Old wrappers iv 44 p. Some stains to titlepage. Very good copy. In this dialogue the Cynic Crato who has no in pantomimic dancing or those who go to see it is converted to its appreciation by his friend Lycinus.<br />This is a translation into Italian with notes of Lucian's famous dialogue on pantomime or "tragic dancing" in ancient Greece. In "tragic" dancing a dramatic plot is enacted by a masked and costumed dancer supported by an actor. The dancer's lines are spoken for him by someone else. There is also a chorus and for accompaniment the flute and the syrinx with various instruments of percussion. The work is dedicated to Antonio Muzarelli who was ballet master at the Burgtheater in Vienna at a time when ballet was detested by Emperor Joseph II although the art form was gaining some popularity due to the reforms of Jean-Georges Noverre 29 April 1727 – 19 October 1810 the a French dancer and balletmaster generally considered the creator of ballet d'action. The dialogue was probably written in Antioch in 162–165 a.d. when the Emperor Verus was there in compliment to him because of his interest in pantomime at a time when visual art was held inferior to literary art. This work underscores the legitimacy of dance because Lucian recognizes the intellectual character of dance. He emphasizes that a dancer must be able to express his or her ideas and sentiments through the intelligibility of movement and posture. Lucian's dialogue on dancing remains popular today due to its clever dialogue and clarity of argument. Rare: two OCLC locations one in North America: NYP Pecchioni books
189025635Syria: Not Published 1890. A calling card printed in letterpress Arabic and French: "R.P. Felix de Jesus Superieur du Mount Carmel Syrie." Not dated circa 1890. Approx. 2 1/4" x 3 3/4" size; printed black on off-white cardstock. A bit darkened a little tips edge-wear; in very good condition. Ephemera. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
1872308355London: Tinsley Brothers 1872. First edition. Lithographic frontispiece to each vol. folding map 25 other lithographic plates 11 of which are folding. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half brown morocco and cloth sides t.e.g. Front joint of vol. I tender headcap and joints of vol. II rubbed; short tape repair to verso of one fold of map still a very good set. First edition. Lithographic frontispiece to each vol. folding map 25 other lithographic plates 11 of which are folding. 2 vols. 8vo. Account of the lands and tribes of Syria written by Burton and Drake while Burton was British consul in Damascus. Drake had walked from the Sinai through desert Palestine with Edward Palmer on the first surveying expedition of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Burton was dismissed from his post because of opposition to him from the Ottoman governor of Syria and high level intrigue in the British consular service. Penzer pp. 85-88; Blackmer 247; Casada 68 Tinsley Brothers unknown books
1883320989London: Richard Bentley 1883. First edition. x 2 436 6 adspp. 8vo. Bound in three quarters modern brown morocco and marbled boards. Fine. First edition. x 2 436 6 adspp. 8vo. Richard Bentley unknown books
198415084n.p. 1984. Paperback. Very Good. 90p. Original light blue wrapper. Stapled. 28cm. <br/><br/> paperback books
