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Armitage Flora
The Desert and the Stars: A Biography of Lawrence of Arabia
NY: Henry Holt and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket shelfworn. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Two-tone brown cloth. Many photographs. ; 318 pages . Henry Holt and Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 42333
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Armstrong Karen
Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World
<p>New York: Anchor Books 2001 1st ed. thus of reissue. 628pp. paperback 8vo: Very Good edges are age browned; top edge is foxed; else a nice clean and crisp copy A well written scholarly consideration of the subject. A. N. Wilson: "Karen Armstrong is a genius."</p> New York: Anchor Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 18759 ISBN : 0385721404 9780385721400
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Armstrong Karen
Islam : A Short History
Chronicles Publishing - 2002. PB/Gd. condition/230 pages - A small gem bristling with insight. K978HR1. Soft Cover. Good. Chronicles Publishing - Paperback
Bookseller reference : K978 ISBN : 081296618x 9780812966183
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Armstrong Karen
Muhammad : A Prophet for Our Time
HarperCollins Publishing - 2006. Hardcover/pub. 2006/Gd. condition/246 pages- A look at the life and teachings of Muhammad . AR6v6633z. Hard Cover. Good. HarperCollins Publishing - Hardcover
Bookseller reference : v6633z ISBN : 0060598972 9780060598976
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Armstrong Karen
Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet
London: Phoenix 2001. Book. Good. Paperback. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Phoenix Paperback
Bookseller reference : 041170 ISBN : 1842126083 9781842126080
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Armstrong, Harold Courtenay.
Le Maître de l'Arabie: Ibn Séoud. Paris, Payot, 1935.
8vo. 279, (1), (6, publisher's catalogue) pp., final blank leaf. With 5 maps in the text. Original illustrated green wrappers. First French translation, by Geneviève and Pierre-François Caillé, of Captain Armstrong's 1934 biography of Abdulaziz Ibn Saud (1875-1953), the founder and first monarch of Saudi Arabia, "Lord of Arabia, Ibn Saud", revised and expanded with a new chapter by the author. - From the library of Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy, with shelfmark label of the royal library to spine. An excellent copy.
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Arnaud E.
La Palestine ancienne et moderne ou géographie historique et physique de la Terre Sainte.
Paris Berger Levrault 1868. Octavo. Pp. xxiv 600. Plus 3 chromolithograph maps on two sheets loosely inserted. Title printed in red and black. Footnotes with terms set in Hebrew type and explained in the text; errata. Hardcover contemporary half cloth and marbled boards spine gilt old institutional bookplate and stamp pencil underlining throughout neat repair to verso of last leaf. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. The first part covers the geographical history of the Holy Land; the second part covers the physical geography; the third part is dedicated to the natural history; and the fourth part is a lovely "Nomenclature historique des villes et bourgardes de la Palestine" with all the original place names set in Hebrew type and explained with references. Paris, Berger Levrault, 1868. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1044
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Arnett P.
Io e Saddam. La mia guerra del Golfo. Traduzione di Giorgio Arduin.
(Milano), Silvio Berlusconi Editore, s.d., in-16, br. edit., pp. 111.
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Arnold, Thomas Walter.
The Caliphate. London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1967.
4to. 267, (1) pp. Publisher's cloth. Dustjacket. First published in 1924, during Arnold's professorship for Arabic and Islamic Studies at the School of Oriental Studies at the London University, a position he assumed after teaching in Aligarh, Lahore and Punjab for several years, as well as acting as Adviser to the Secretary of State for India from 1917 to 1920. The 1967 re-edition includes an additional chapter by the historian and editor of the academic journal "Middle Eastern Studies", Sylvia Haim: "The abolition of the Caliphate and its aftermath". - Small nick to lower edge of top cover, else very good in edge-worn and slightly scuffed dustjacket.
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Arnove Anthony
Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal
New PressTheU.S. 2006. Hardcover/pub. 2006/Gd. condition/184 pages - Discusses pulling the troops out of Iraq . L26598z 1595580794. Hardcover -. Good. New Press,The,U.S. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6598z ISBN : 1595580794 9781595580795
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Arnù, Niccolò.
Presagio dell'imminente rovina e caduta dell'imperio Ottomano. Venice, Pietro Antonio Brigonci, 1686.
4to. (8), 91, (1) pp. With several historiated woodcut initials. Modern wrappers. Second edition of this compilation of prophecies about the expected downfall of the Ottoman Empire. First published in 1684, the year after the failed Ottoman siege of Vienna. - Niccolò Arnù (1629-92) held the chair of Metaphysics at the university of Padova; among his many works is a commentary on the "Summa Theologica" of St. Thomas Aquinas (cf. Wetzer/Welte I, 1440). - Formerly in the Ottoman collection of the Swiss industrialist Herry W. Schaefer. ICCU BVEE\045772. Not in STC.
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Aronson Shlomo
Conflict and Bargaining in the Middle East: An Israeli Perspective
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press 1978. Bibliography. Index. Dust jacket. xi 448 pages. 23.5 cm. Hardcover. Condition Book/Dj: Fine/Fine. ISBN: 0-8018-2046-4 . Catalogs: MIDDLE EAST. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1978) hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7521 ISBN : 0801820464 9780801820465
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Arri, Giovanni Antonio.
Novas observationes in quosdam numos Abbasidarum aliosque Cuficos sive editos sive anecdotos nec non in duo specula et generatim in vitra literis cuficis aucta. Turin, ex Regio Typographeo, 1835.
Large 4to. 55, (1) pp. With 3 engraved plates (one folding). Contemporary orange wrappers. First edition. - Rare numismatic treatise on Abbasid coins and their inscriptions in Kufic script. Separately pre-published from the "Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino", vol. 39 (1836). - Some duststaining; plates foxed, still a good, wide-margined copy. Not in Leitzmann.
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ARTINIAN (Vartan)
The Armenian constitutional system in the Ottoman Empire 1839-1863. A study of its historical development.
Istanbul, s.n.n.d. (c. 1989). In-8, cartonnage souple, 119 pp., texte en anglais. Bibliogr.
Bookseller reference : 555660
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Arthur R. Day
East Bank/West Bank: Jordan and the Prospects for Peace
<p>Paperback 166 pages very good condition. </p> Council on Foreign Relations Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 1167 ISBN : 0876090161 9780876090169
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Aruri Naseer H. Editor
Middle East Crucible. Studies on the Arab-Israeli War of October 1973
Wilmette Illinois: The Medina University Press International. 1975 First printing in trade paperback. 479 pp. Footnotes chronology bibliography. Sticker and sticker scuff on rear cover tiny bump to bottom front corner some rubbing and minor soiling to covers. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Very Good. The Medina University Press International. paperback
Bookseller reference : 239236 ISBN : 0914456113 9780914456117
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ARVIEUX (Laurent d’).
Mémoires du chevalier d’Arvieux, envoyé extraordinaire du Roy à la Porte, consul d’Alep, d’Alger, de Tripoli, & autres Echelles du Levant.
Paris, Charles J.-B. Delespine fils, 1735. 6 vol. in-12, veau fauve, dos orné à nerfs, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque).
Bookseller reference : 42085
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Arvieux, Laurent d'.
Reis naar de legerplaats van den grooten Emir, en Beschrijving, van de zeeden en gewoonten, der woestyn-bewoonende Arabieren. Utrecht, Henrik van Otterloo, 1780.
8vo. XL, 384, (16) pp. With engr. view on title by de Vries, 1 other vignette and 3 full-pages engravings by Isaak de Wit Jansz. 8vo. Half calf with giltstamped spine label. First Dutch edition of d'Arvieux's "Voyage [...] dans la Palestine" (first published posthumously in French in 1717). Well-versed in Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Hebrew and Syriac languages and dressed in local costume, d'Arvieux travelled widely in the Levant. He resided in Sidon (or Saïda) from 1653 to 1664, when he was sent on a mission to the Islamic communities of Mount Carmel, which is narrated in the present work. Praised by Niebuhr, the account includes a general description of the traditions and customs of nomadic tribes and is illustrated with 3 fine plates, showing an Arabian horseman, the Emir and the Emir's wife. - Binding somewhat rubbed, slight browning due to paper. Röhricht (Palestine) p. 268, no. 1113. Tiele 55. Cf. Röhricht (Pilgerreisen) 599. Atabey 38. Blackmer 50 (1st French ed. 1717). Gay 3453. Weber II, 337.
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Aryeh Y. Yodfat and Yuval Arnon Ohanna
P.L.O. Strategy and Tactics
<p>Hardback 225 pages tight binding clean pages dustjacket with slight wear.</p> St. Martin's Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1245
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Asaad Abdel Rahman. Inscribed Copy
A Prisoner of the Israelis
Ottawa Ontario: Middle East Research Centre 1969 First printing of this pamphlet in stapled paper covers. Inscribed to noted archaeologist and author P.L. Shinnie on the title page. 99 pp. Minor soiling to covers. Soft cover. Very Good. Book. Middle East Research Centre paperback
Bookseller reference : 52263
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Asali Kamil J.:
Jerusalem in History
Buckhurst HillEssex. Scorpion Publishing1989 First edition.With 28 illustrations & 15 text plans.pp 295.Original black cloth gilt.A very good copy in very good dust jacket.Not price-clipped.Nine chapterseach by a different author about Jerusalem from 3000 BC to 1987.Hard cover. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 612
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Asali KJ. ed. K. J.
Jerusalem in History
NY: Olive Branch Press 2000. NEW! Paper bound 1st American edition illustrated with maps & photos 303pp inc. bibliography and index. As new. 410 grams. NY: Olive Branch Press, 2000 unknown
Bookseller reference : 13074 ISBN : 1566563046 9781566563048
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Asayesh Gelareh
Saffron Sky: A Life Between Iran and America
U.S.A.: Beacon Press 1999. Excellent copy with just very minor shelfwear to dust jacket. Pages of text are clean bright and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. Ships today or next business day. Our books are carefully described and packaged in boxes not envelopes. A gift card and personalized message can be included upon request. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8.75 x 5.75. Beacon Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 213303 ISBN : 0807072109 9780807072103
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Asfour Edmond Y. et al
Saudi Arabia: Long-Term Projections of Supply and Demand for Agricultural Products
Beirut: Economic Research Institute American University of Beirut 1965. Map on front endpaper. Bibliography. Owner's name on first page. Cover is stained and slightly warped. Internally book is clean and binding is sturdy. 180 pages. 23.3 cm. Hardcover. Condition: Good/none. . Catalogs: SAUDI ARABIA. Beirut: Economic Research Institute American University of Beirut, 1965 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8703
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Asher Michael
Lawrence: The Uncrowned King of Arabia
London: Viking 1998. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Viking Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 059014 ISBN : 0670870293 9780670870295
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ASINARI S. MARZANO Roberto -
Perle e petrolio del Golfo Persico. Le Isole di Bahrein.
Milano, 1941, stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 815/824 con illustrazioni. - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo di rivista, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perchè ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “estratto” or “stralcio” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
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Asper Dr. Samuel P. ; Bergman Phyllis S.
Care Amidst Chaos: The Story of the Medical Center of the American University of Beirut in the Early Years 1975-78 of the Lebanese Civil Strife
NY: American University of Beirut. Very Good. 1994. Softcover. xix 224pp photos maps. Foreword by Thomas B. Turner MD. Inscribed by Dr. Asper on the title page.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . American University of Beirut paperback
Bookseller reference : 44913
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Assaf Michael.
Araber in Palästina Palaestina.
N.p. Hitachduth Olej Germania n.d. Royal octavo. Pp. 68. Footnotes. Original wrappers bit worn. ~ Geschichte und Herkunft; Religion und Politik Parteien und Presse Wirtschaft und Geselleschaft; Kultur Sitten und Gebräuche. Published by the Jewish Immigrants from Germany Union. N.p., Hitachduth Olej Germania, n.d. unknown
Bookseller reference : 0707
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Assaf Michael.
Die arabische nationale Bewegung in Palästina Palaestina: Ursprung und gestaltung. Kleine Zionistische Bücherei. Beilage zum Zionistischen Bulletin "Taamula".
Prague Zionistische Propagandastelle 1936. Octavo. Pp. 68. Letterpress device in Hebrew to half title. Footnotes. Original orange wrappers lettered in black. In about fine condition. Short inscription dated 1936. ~ First edition. Translated from the Hebrew manuscript by Dov Biegun. A collection of five essays published as a supplement to the Zionist Bulletin "Taamula" Propaganda. Prague, Zionistische Propagandastelle, 1936. unknown
Bookseller reference : 1665
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Assemani, Simone.
Globus caelestis Cufico-Arabicus Veliterni Musei Borgiani [...] illustratus. Praemissa ejusdem De Arabum astronomia dissertatione et adjectis duabus epistolis Cl. Josephi Toaldi. Padua, typis Seminarii, 1790.
Small folio (216 x 294 mm). (16), CCXIX, (9) pp. With 3 large folding engraved plates. Contemporary green half calf with gilt spine and marbled covers. Only edition of this rare study decribing a celestial globe with Cufic lettering in the Borgia Museum at Velletri. The book also contains a dissertation on the astronomy of the Arabs, with Arabic excerpts from the works of Ahmed al-Farghani (Alfraganus; cf. GAL I, 221), one of the most famous mediaeval Muslim astronomers. Simone Assemani (1752-1821), a great-nephew of Joseph Assemani, the cataloguer of the oriental manuscripts in the Vatican library, is best known for his catalogue of the manuscripts and Cufic coins in the Naniana in Venice (cf. Fück 125). - Calf somewhat worn at spine-ends and hinges. Old library shelfmark label pasted on inside of upper cover. A fine copy. Brunet VI, 8185. DG 7.9265. M. H. Fikri, Treasures from the Arab Scientific Legacy in Europe, no. 13 (with full-page illustration).
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Assemani, Simone.
Saggio sull'origine, culto, letteratura, e costumi degli Arabi. Padua, nella stamperia del Seminario, 1787.
4to. 12, CIII, (1) pp. With a woodcut vignette on the title-page. Contemporary grey wrappers. An account of the religion, literature, and manners of the Arabs before the Prophet. While largely compiled from European sources, Pococke, George Sale, Sir William Jones, and D'Herbelot in particular, the book includes extensive quotations in Arabic as well as details on Mecca, the Kaaba, and Muhammad. Assemani (1752-1821), a great-nephew of Joseph Assemani, the cataloguer of the oriental manuscripts in the Vatican library, is best known for his catalogue of the manuscripts and Cufic coins in the Naniana in Venice (cf. Fück 125). - Corner of lower free endpaper torn away, occasional light browning, wrappers a little frayed at the spine. Otherwise a good, wide-margined copy, untrimmed as issued. Brunet VI, 27994. Gay 3454. Cf. Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge III.2, 815.
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ASSOCIATION FRANCE-ISRAEL DE JURISTES
Les droits de l'homme en Isra?l et l'?preuve de la guerre.
Broch?. 112 pages.
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ASSOCIATION FRANÇAISE DES ARABISANTS.
Dix ans de recherche universitaire Française sur le monde Arabe et Islamique de 1968-69 a 1979.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (32 x 22 cm). In French. 438, [2] p. Dix ans de recherche universitaire Française sur le monde Arabe et Islamique de 1968-69 a 1979. Ten years of French academic research on the Arab and Islamic world between 1968-1979.
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Astrom Paul
A Century of International Cyprological Research
Nicosia Cypress.: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. 2000 Firt printing in paper covers with French flaps. 48 pp. Footnotes black and white plates. Very minor bump to top of foredge. Clean and unmarked. Near Fine. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Book. Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. paperback
Bookseller reference : 35701 ISBN : 9963420885 9789963420889
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Atamian Sarkis
The Armenian Community: The Historical Development of a Social and Ideological Conflict
Philosophical Library 1955. HB. G / NONE. GOOD-PLUS HARDBACK. BOOK ITSELF VERY-GOOD EXCEPT MODERATE WEAR & VERY LIGHT STAINING AROUND EDGES. HAS DUSTJACKET BUT IT IS QUITE RAGGED. . /KEYWORDS/: Armenia--History.; Philosophical Library hardcover
Bookseller reference : 82019
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Atasoy Nurhan/Sheridan Michael D. translations
Harem
Istanbul: Bilkent Kultur Girisimi Publications BKG 2011. 1st edition. VG/no dust jacket. 200 p. color photos/illus illus endpaper silk ribbon bookmark 4to; Bilkent Kultur Girisimi Publications (BKG) hardcover
Bookseller reference : 51506 ISBN : 6055495066 9786055495060
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Atil Esin/Newton Charles/Searight Sarah
Voyages & Visions: Nineteenth Century European Images of the Middle East From the Victoria and Albert Museum
Seattle: SITES/University of Washington Press 1995. 1st printing. Fine/Fine dust jacket. 128 p. color illus biblio index 4to; SITES/University of Washington Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 44537 ISBN : 0295974907 9780295974903
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Atiya Nayra
Khul - Khaal: Five Egyptian Women Tell Their Stories
Egypt: American University in Cairo Press The 1987. Publisher: The American University in Cario Press 1987 Good Soft Cover ISBN: 977-424-028-6 corner crease. Soft Cover. Good. American University in Cairo Press, The Paperback
Bookseller reference : 009751 ISBN : 9774240286 9789774240287
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Atiya Nayra
Khul-Khaal : Five Egyptian Women Tell Their Stories Contemporary Issues in the Middle East S Ser.
Syracuse NY U.S.A.: Syracuse University Press 1982. First Trade . Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Sl shelfworn else as new unread.10/09 gs Syracuse University Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 001117 ISBN : 0815601816 9780815601814
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Atiyah Edward
The Arabs: The Origins Present Conditions and Prospects of the Arab World
Harmondsworth: Penguin / Pelican 1958. Revised edition. Maps. 250 pages. 18 cm. Wrappers Softcover. Condition: Good/none. . Catalogs: MIDDLE EAST. Harmondsworth: Penguin / Pelican, (1958) paperback
Bookseller reference : 7782
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ATIYAH EDWARD
GLI ARABI
1^edizione - in16° - brossura editoriale - pp. 301 - collana Universale Cappelli n. 67 - traduzione di Fiammetta Moronti - prefazione di Francesco Gabrieli - condizioni ottime - leggerissime fioriture
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ATIYAN Edward.
The Arabs.
Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1955. 1st ed. "The origins present conditions and prospects of the Arab world". Pp 241 2 sketch maps name to fep toning to pages. P/b slight scuffing to spine. G. . Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1955. unknown
Bookseller reference : 23263
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Atkinson Henry A. Margaret Culkin Banning Donald W. Buxton et al
Security and the Middle East: The Problem and Its Solution Proposals submitted to the President of the United States
NY: Ballantine n.d. ca. 1955. Mass market paperback edition dition not stated 169pp. Very good. 125 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg Manitoba. NY: Ballantine, n.d. (ca. 1955) paperback
Bookseller reference : 21362
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Attar, Farid al-Din.
Tezkereh-i-evliâ. Manuscrit ouigour de la Bibliothèque Nationale. Reproduit par l'héliogravure typographique. Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1890.
Folio. (4), 392 pp. Original printed boards with later cloth spine. First edition of this Uyghur work ("Mémorial des Saints") by Farid al-Din `Attar (d. ca. 1230), preserved in a ms. in the Bibliothèque Nationale. Printed in the language's characteristic Arabic-derived alphabet. - Edges rubbed and bumped; covers stained. Interior foxed throughout. An uncut, untrimmed copy. Collection orientale, tome 16: 2me série, tome II (wants the first volume containing the French translation). OCLC 7524145.
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Aubry, Charles.
Histoire Pittoresque de L'Equitation Ancienne et Moderne. Paris, Motte, 1833-1834.
Folio (55 x 40 cm). Two parts in one volume. Engr. title printed in red and black, list of plates, 24 hand-coloured lithographs. Contemporary French red half roan by Meslant with his stamp at the spine foot, flat spine lettered and tooled in gilt, marbled boards and endpapers. First edition: the hand-coloured copy of the Duke of Orleans, in a signed binding by Meslant, celebrated court binder of the Empire period. The Duke is listed as co-publisher on the engraved title. - Some spotting to text leaves, one plate with old repair in the bottom margin, others repaired in the inside margin, some plates slightly and evenly yellowed. Extremities rubbed, corners scuffed with some surface loss. Provenance: Ferdinand Phillipe, Duke of Orleans (1810-42; title-stamp of his military library). Mennessier de la Lance I, 41. Huth 121.
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Aubry, Paul.
Mémoires originaux. Les Hôpitaux, les Asiles d'aliéné et les Léproseries en Orient. Grèce, Turquie, Egypte. (Revue Internationale des Sciences Médicales. Tome IV. No 2. 28 février 1887). [Paris], Revue Internationale des Sciences Médicales, 1887.
8vo. (37)-84 pp. Contemporary half calf with giltstamped title to upper cover and spine. Endpapers marbled. All edges gilt. Only edition. - Rare account, by the French physician Paul Aubry, of Turkish military and civil hospitals, describing in detail their design and medical capacities, including accurate numbers of beds. An exceptional documentation of health care infrastructure in the Ottoman Empire, mentioning the Yildiz Ambulance, the Haider Pacha military hospital and the Haseki Hospital in Istanbul. The present offprint also contains a medical bibliography of works in German, Danish and Swedish published in 1886-87 as well as several abstracts, including an article on gonorrhoea by the Ottowa physician Coyteux Prévost, published in the "Union Médicale du Canada" in the same year. - Inscribed and signed by Aubry to Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) on the front flyleaf. Binding slightly rubbed. Small marginal tears to pp. 39-42; last few pages somewhat creased. Library stamps erased from flyleaf and first page. From the library of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire to exert effective contol over the fracturing state and also remembered as a poet, translator and one of the dynasty's greatest bibliophiles. While his passion for books is memorialized by the many precious donations he gave to libraries all over the world and which mostly have remained intact to this day (including the 400-volume "Abdul-Hamid II Collection of Books and Serials" gifted to the Library of Congress), his own library was dispersed in the years following his deposition in 1909: books were removed to other palaces and even sold to Western collectors, the greatest part of his collection is today preserved in the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin. U.S. Army, Index-catalogue of the library of the surgeon-general's office VII, 393. Wohnlich-Despaigne, Les Historiens Français de la Médecine au XIXe Siècle 59.
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Audubon, John James.
The viviparous quadrupeds of North America. New York, John James Audubon, 1845-1848.
3 vols. Large folio (70 x 55 cm). With 150 striking coloured plates, all lithographed on stone, printed and coloured by J. T. Bowen of Philadelphia, after drawings by John James and John Woodhouse Audubon, and the backgrounds after Victor Audubon. Each volume also with a title-page and a list of contents. Late 19th century black morocco, with gold-tooled spine, red cloth sides and marbled endpapers. First edition of the extraordinary coloured plates of quadrupeds by the world-famous French-American naturalist and painter John James Audubon (1785-1851), whose "Birds of America" was purchased at a Christie's auction for $11.5 million in March 2000, setting a world record for the most expensive book ever sold (surpassed only by the 1640 "Psalm Bay Book", sold for $14.2 million in November 2013). The plates in the present work are considered the finest animal prints ever published in America. Unlike the "Birds", it was produced entirely in the United States, making it the "largest successful color plate book project of 19th-century America" (Reese). - After the publication of his highly acclaimed "Birds of America", Audubon settled on the Hudson River and began working on the present series to document the animal life of North America. The plates were first published in 30 parts of 5 plates each, and three separately published accompanying text volumes, written by John Bachman, appeared between 1846 and 1854. A second edition was published in 1856, but "the first edition is by far the best" (Sabin). - Title-pages show some small scuff marks, a few plates with minor, unobtrusively repaired tears along the edges. Binding skillfully restored. A complete set, with most plates in fine condition. Nissen, ZBI 162. Buchanan, pp. 147-154. Reese 36. Sabin 2367. Cf. Howgego II, A19 (p. 15, 1846-54).
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Auerbach Elias.
Wüste und gelobtes Land. I: Geschichte Israels von den Anfängen bis zum Tode Salomos; II: Geschichte Israels vom Tode Salomos bis Ezra und Nehemia. TWO VOLUMES.
Berlin Schocken 1932-36. Two volumes. Crown 4to. Pp. xii 307 plus coloured relief map of Palestine and 17 halftone plates printed on different paper bound in; 287 plus 15 halftone plates printed on different paper bound in one suite at end and 2 folding coloured lithographed maps loosely inserted in rear pocket as issued. With illustrations and maps to the text in first volume. Hardcover original black cloth spine gilt one volume with good dust-jacket; neat old signature to front flyleaf of first volume. In fine condition. Excellent set. ~ First edition. Noted classicist Dr. Henriëtte Boas' copy with her bookplate pasted onto front paste-down of first volume. The maps are particularly handsome. The largest Palästina measures ca. 53 x 40 cm is printed in numerous colours and has 3 insets. The second ca. 42 x 42 is a view of the Assyrian and Babylonian kingdoms from 800 until 700 B.C. It is printed in 5 colours. Both maps are crisp practically unused. Berlin, Schocken, 1932-36. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1088
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Augustus Richard Norton
Hezbollah
Princeton: Princeton University Press 2009. Book. Good. Paperback. Fifth Printing. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Small plain label inside cover.Small label residue on front cover. Princeton University Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 052024 ISBN : 069114107x 9780691141077
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AUTRAN Charles
La Flotte à l'Enseigne du Poisson.
Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner Paris 1939 In-12 carré ( 195 X 145 mm ) de 105 pages, broché sous couverture imprimée. Bel exemplaire.Phoinikes et Dravidiens.Peuples Anciens du Moyen Orient.
Bookseller reference : 607695
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