Istanbul: Sébah & Joaillier c.1888. Superb photographic panorama of Istanbul Landscape folio 320 x 383 mm. Original red sand-grained cloth over bevelled boards red roan spine title gilt to front cover within elaborate art nouveau gilt panel and incorporating images of the Galata and Maiden's towers gilt stamp to back cover of the ay-yildiz star and crescent within a laurel wreath. 10 albumen prints mounted on card panels and joined with linen tape leporello-style to form a panorama approximately 3470 mm over 11 feet in length card panels 3054 x 340 mm; photographic prints 247 x 340 mm. Loosely inserted is the beautiful etched bookplate of Rudolf Nirrnheim a Duisberg merchant executed by the artist Georg Broel 1884-1940 a prolific and distinguished designer of ex libris. Spine a little rubbed sides patchily faded foxing to endleaves first panel detached from others second split but holding a little discolouration to lower margins final mount a little abraded at lower edge and dusty at fore-margin yet this remains a very good exemplar the images clean well-defined and crisp. Superb panoramic view of the city taken from the Galata Tower looking over the Bosporus towards the Asian side; across the Golden Horn can be seen the Topkapi Palace and the great mosques of the city Haghia Sophia the Blue Mosque the Yeni Mosque and the Süleymaniye. In 1857 Pascal Sébah opened one of the first photographic studios in Constantinople. Having met with great success in 1873 he expanded the business setting up a further establishment in Cairo near to the renowned Shepheard's Hotel. In 1883 Pascal suffered a stroke and the business was taken over by his son Jean who styled himself J. Pascal Sebah so as not to break the continuity of the business but was to become a talented photographer in his own right. In 1888 he went into partnership with a French photographer resident in Istanbul Policarpe Joaillier the firm in time becoming official photographers of the Sultan. In various forms this business continued down to the middle of the twentieth century when in 1952 its last incarnation Foto Sabah finally closed its doors. "From the 1870s Sébah and Joaillier were major suppliers of evocative imagery to the increasing number of people who undertook the Victorian Grand Tour" Hannavy p. 1261. John Hannavy ed. Encyclopaedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography Vol. I 2005. Istanbul: Sébah & Joaillier, hardcover
Sufism Reoriented 1977. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Sufism Reoriented paperback
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Drawn & Quarterly Publications 2009. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Drawn & Quarterly Publications paperback
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Editions Ouest-France 2009. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Editions Ouest-France paperback
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FLEURUS 2012. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. FLEURUS paperback
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Chuo Koron new company 1993. Paperback Bunko. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Chuo Koron new company paperback
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Random House Children's Books 1997. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Random House Children's Books paperback
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Random House Children's Books 1986. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Random House Children's Books paperback
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HEMMA 2011. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. HEMMA paperback
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Random House Children's Books 1998. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Random House Children's Books paperback
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Random House Children's Books 1995. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Random House Children's Books paperback
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2001. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. paperback
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Harry N. Abrams. Used - Very Good. A bright square and overall a nice copy some highlighting All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words a nonprofit job training program for youth empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. Harry N. Abrams unknown
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Chandos 1994-03-22. Audio CD. Very Good. a couple of tiny dings to 15-page booklet in English German & French; otherwise jewel case and rear cover art are in excellent condition; disc is mint/near mint; because we care that your order arrives in the condition stated we have additionally sealed the case in bubblewrap for added protection during shipment Chandos unknown
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