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50 pages. Many wonderful black and white photos. Features: Saga of the "400" - it was just an ordinary Pacific which started the high-speed Chicago-Twin Cities service; Dulith, Missabe & Iron Range - in the land of short, stubby cars and long, heavy trains; Empire State Express - Seventeen million miles are credited to New York Central crack train - centerfold photo of this train at the height of her glory; The Traveling Salesman - Railroad glimpses from a thumbworn diary recording 12 years of covering the West by train, by Victor H. White; C&O 4-4-2; Capital Cities Route - Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac is funnel for north and south Atlantic Seaboard traffic; A Vermont Short Line - Montepelier & Wells River Railroad transports heavy granite loads from the Barre & Chelsea to the Boston & Maine; Trains' Map of Vermont Railroads. Average soiling and wear. Small date stamp atop front cover. Centerfold loose but present, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Book
290x245mm. 157 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust-jacket in slipcase. Rear bottom jacket corner slightly wrinkled. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
Very Good Turkish Original manuscript unpublished autograph poem signed by Abdullah Riza Ergüven, titled 'Ankara Üstüne'. 30x21,5 cm. In Turkish. 12 verses and a title with signature. Ergüven was a Turkish poet, writer, essayist. He was born in Avanos, died in Sweden. He went to Sweden in 1967; He studied Swedish between 1968 and 1971. After working as a translator between 1972 and 1977, he worked as a lecturer, Turcologist, and researcher at Stockholm University between 1978 and 1990, and retired in 1990. He published poetry, translation, analysis, research, criticism, essay, and scientific articles in various publications. He was convicted for the claim of insulting religion in his novel titled 'Yasak Tümceler' [i.e. Forbidden Sentences].
RARE FIRST EDITION of a collection of literary essays on Vienna and its surroundings by Willibald Alexis (the pseudonym of Georg Wilhelm Heinrich Häring, 1798-1871) - an eminent German writer and member of the Young Germany movement, considered the founder of the realistic historical novel in German literature. 175x115mm. 453 pages. Green cloth embossed Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Cover and spine rubbed. Cover corners and spine edges bumped. Front cover upper corner and spine upper edge worn/peeling. Pages yellowing. wavy and age-stained. Binding slightly visible on front inner cover upper edge. Dedication written in pen on front whitepage. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book is in good condition..
RARE publication of an open letter IN HEBREW WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION to the renowned British financier and banker, activist, philanthropist and Sheriff of London Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, FRS (1784-1885) on the occasion of his visit in the Holy Land, together with an account IN ENGLISH of his visit by Montefiore himself. 250x160mm. 148+40 pages. Blue cloth embossed gilt Hardcover. Gilt text block edges. Cover stained and rubbed. Cover edges and spine rubbed. Cover corners and spine edges bumped and peeling. Spine partly tattered, hinges rubbed. Text block edges stained/dirty. Ex-libris sticker on inner cover. Inner cover, whitepages, title pages and several extreme pages slightly stained/dirty - NO damage to text. Binding slightly visible between several pages. Binding visible between pages 80-97. Pages 81-96 partly detached from binding. Pages slightly yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book has sustained some wear, but is still in good reading condition.
RARE monograph on Mount Tabor by an eminent Alsatian archaeologist and missionary Barnabas Francis Joseph Meistermann (1850-1923). Contains several full-page b&w plates a large fold-out plan of Mount Tabor. 215x140mm. 176 pages. Hardcover. Cover and spine heavily rubbed and somewhat stained. Cover corners and bottom edge, and spine edges peeling. Binding coming loose on front inner cover. Binding visible between few pages. Wormhole/worm-mark on rear inner cover and page 175/176 (contents page) - NO damage to text. Several pages upper corner wrinkled. Some pages and maps age-stained. Pages yellowing. In good reading condition.
MOSTLY IN HEBREW (Contains short English sections). SIX VOLUME SET. [ALL VOLUMES]:24x16.5 cm. [182+47]+[241+17]+[219+15]+[215+19]+[198+35]+[171+58] pages. Softcover. In good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
SIGNED BY ARTIST WITH DEDICATION dated 11.1964. Ludwig Blum (1891-1975) was a Czechoslovakia-born Israeli painter who emigrated to Israel in 1923, and became known as "the painter of Jerusalem" due to his faithful, yet charming depictions of the Old City and the hills of Jerusalem, and the surrounding Judean desert. This album contains the following paintings: 1.Jerusalem as seen from the Mount of Olives; 2.The Citadel of David (David's Tower); 3.The Street of the Jews; 4.Via Dolorosa; 5.The Temple Area; 6.Market in the Old City of Jerusalem; 7.Bethlehem; 8.Nazareth; 9.Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee; 10.The Sea of Galilee. Contains English and Hebrew captions and a short biography of the artist in English. 325x250mm. 12 pages & 10 plates with caption pages/protective sheet between them. String-bound Softcover. Cover yellowing and wrinkled. Cover edges and corners bumped/wrinkled. Rear cover slightly stained. Rear cover upper edge slightly torn. Artist's signed dedication of pre-title front whitepage. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare collection of Holy Land paintings by an eminent 20th-century Israeli painter is in good condition.
THIS VOLUME ONLY. 15x22 cm. 495 pages. Hardcover in dust jacket. Cover edges slightly bumped. Pen writing on first white page. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
[SIGNED BY THE EDITOR]. 21x28.5 cm. 302 pages. Softcover. Color is a bit faded on part of the front cover. Several page edges slightly wrinkled and slightly stained - no damage to text. Else is good condition.
IN YIDDISH. 222x285mm. 825 pages. Hardcover. Cover corners and spine edges slightly bumped. Ex libris stamp on title page. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
21.5x14.5cm. 223 pages. Hardcover. In good reading condition.
24.5x16.5 cm. XII+527 pages. Hardcover. Front cover bottom edge slightly stained. Cover corners and spine edges slightly bumped. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
SIGNED BY THE EDITOR. THIS VOLUME ONLY. 22x27.5 cm. XV+437 pages. Hardcover in dust jacket. Back cover slightly stained. Else in good condition.
Contain plates in black and white. 14X22 cm. 286 pages. Gilt hardcover with dustjucket. In good condition.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In Turkish. 288 p., color and b/w ills. and photos. Türk kenti. Türk kent dokularinin incelenmesine ve bugünkü kosullar içinde degerlendirilmesine iliskin yöntem arastirilmasi. ARCHITECTURE Turkish and Islamic arts Urbanization Turkish / Ottoman cities.
IN HEBREW. RARE comprehensive index of Biblical and early 20th century Palestine regions and settlements. Each location is given by its contemporary Arab name, its ancient Hebrew (Biblical or Talmudic) name when one is available, and in its modern Hebrew name, providing it was colonized at the time. For each location, short geographical and historical information is also provided, along with references to the appropriate ancient sources. Appended to this book are a list of Biblical sites whose location in modern Palestine was not yet determined, and a list of Roman and Greek names (in Latin letters) for sites, which differ considerably from the Hebrew and Arabic names. The wealth of information contained within this book was gathered and compiled by Eliahu Sappir (1869-1911), one of the prominent figures of the first Aliyah, an educator and a geographer. 250x180mm. XXIV+163 pages. Hardcover with gilt lettering. Cover and spine worn and stained. Cover corners and spine edges bumped and peeling. Cover edges peeling. Spine hinges partly cracked. Inner cover, text block edges and some pages age-stained. Pages browning. [SUMMARY]: Save for the aforementioned wear, this invaluable research aid for anyone interested in the ancient and modern history of the Holy Land, is in good condition.
TWO VOLUMES BOUND TOGETHER - VOLS. 30 & 31 with an index to vols. 26-30. [BAND 30]: Mit 2 Tafeln und 17 Abbildungen. Aufsätze von H.Clauss, G.D.Sandel, M.Blanckenhorn, E.Graf von Mülinen. Kürzere Bemerkungen von E.Nestle, C.Mommert, P.Thomsen. [BAND 31]: Mit 3 Tafeln und 111 Abbildungen. Aufsätze von E.Graf von Mülinen, G.Dalman, J.Thöma, L.Grünhut. Kürzere Bemerkungen von C.Mommert, E.Graf von Mülinen. [BOTH VOLUMES]: 220x155mm. [IV+222] + [VII+311] + [23] pages. Marbled rebound Hardcover. Cover rubbed/worn. Spine, spine hinges and front cover edges and corners taped. Spine missing and taped. Sticker residues on rear inner cover. Cover edges and corners peeling. Pen inscription on front whitepage. Stamp on title page. Text block edges partly stained. Pages slightly yellowing and slightly wavy. [BAND XXXI]: Pages bottom corner slightly bumped/wrinkled. Fold-out map at the end of the volume slightly torn (6cm). [SUMMARY]: These extremely rare two volumes of one of the most important periodicals on biblical studies, historical and cultural history of Palestine, is in good reading condition.
Contains color plates. 28x21.5 cm. XVI+136 pages. Hardcover. In good condition.
27x21 cm. VIII+207 pages. Softcover. As new.
240x180mm. VIII+542 pages. Hardcover. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Cover and spine yellowing and slightly stained. Cover corners and spine edges bumped. Inner cover yellowing and slightly worn. Text block edges slightly stained. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
IN HEBREW. Contains illustrations. 340x230mm. 652+47 pages. Softcover. Cover slightly yellowing. Pen inscription on cover. Cover corners and edges wrinkled. Rear cover taped. Spine slightly rubbed. Else in good condition.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and some bumping to upper edges. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 180pp. A very lavish publication of the French region around Burgundy, comprising sumptuous captioned colour photographs taken from the sky of cities, towns, villages, rural areas and also of detailed architectural feature . Some photos are fold-out pages, up to thirty-seven inches wide. All text in French.
RARE illustrated collection of papers on Catalan Jewry published in conjunction with an exhibition on this subject in the Museum of Catalan History. This book/catalog contains numerous color plates. 295x210mm. [20]+272 pages. Illustrated Softcover. Cover corners slightly wrinkled. Spine upper edge bumped, bottom edge rubbed. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare richly illustrated album of an important exhibition on Catalan Jewry, with essays by the leading scholars in the field, is otherwise in very good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
New English Paperback. Pbo. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 18 cm). English Edition. 256 p., color and b/w ills. Camera Ottomana: Photography and modernity in the Ottoman Empire, 1840-1914. From its birth in 1839, photography has participated in modernity as much as it has symbolized it. Its capacity to record and display and its claim to accuracy and truth intricately linked the new technology to the dynamism of the modern world. The Ottoman Empire embraced photography with great enthusiasm. In fact, the impact and meaning of photography were compounded with the thrust of modernization and westernization of the Tanzimat movement. By the turn of the century, photography in the Ottoman lands had become a standard feature of everyday life, of public media, and of the state apparatus. This volume explores some of the most striking aspects of the close connection between photography and modernity with a particular focus on the Ottoman Empire. Much of the material concerns the display of modernity through photography, as was so often the case in the photographs and albums commissioned by the Sultan to showcase his empire for Western audiences. Nevertheless, modernity was often embedded in the photographic act, transforming it into a common and mundane practice. Be it in the form of images disseminated through the illustrated press, postcards sent out to family members or anonymous collectors, portraits presented to friends and acquaintances, or pictures taken of employees and convicts, photography had started to invade practically every sphere of public and private life. The visual world we live in today was born some 150 years ago. Camera Ottomana is both a homage to, and a critical assessment of, the local dimension of one of the most potent and transformative technological inventions of the recent past.
