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Bernard Lewis
The Arabs In History -
Harper Publishing - 1958. PB/pub.1958/Gd.condition/191 pages - The Arabs in history is discussed in this text. HT138404. Soft Cover. Good. Harper Publishing - Paperback
Bookseller reference : 38404
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BERNARD LEWIS.
Hasisiler. Translated by Ali Aktan.
Fine English Paperback. Roy. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [xv], 151 p. Hasisiler. Translated by Ali Aktan.
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Bernard Mandelbaum
Assignment In Israel -
Harper Publishing - 1960. Hardcover/Gd. condition/241 pages - Discusses spiritual bridges. K669HT7. Hard Cover. Good. Harper Publishing - Hardcover
Bookseller reference : K669
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Berners, Juliana.
The Boke of Saint Albans [...] Containing Treatises on Hawking, Hunting, and Cote Armour [...]. London, Elliot Stock, 1881.
4to. 32 pp., 1 blank leaf, (54) ff., 1 blank leaf, (34) ff. Contemporary full vellum with blindstamped covers, giltstamped spine and spine-title. First and only edition. An "excellent facsimile publication" (cf. Souhart) of the famous Book of St Albans, the last of eight books printed in England by the St Albans Press in 1486, containing three essays on hawking, hunting, and heraldry. Prefaced to this is an introduction by the English printer and bibliographer William Blades (1824-90) discussing the authorship and printing of the work, which saw numerous editions between 1486 and 1810. The arms illustrating the treatise on heraldry are reproduced in black and white. - Only three perfect copies of the 1486 first edition of the Book of St Albans are known to exist. The original edition credits the book, or at least the part on hunting, to Juliana Berners, who is believed to have been the prioress of Sopwell Priory near Saint Albans, an attribution at the end of the work reading: "Explicit Dam Julyans Barnes in her boke of huntyng". The Book of St Albans is, however, not an original composition, but a compilation from earlier manuscripts. The hawking treatise is considered to be adapted from the "Booke of Hawkyng after Prince Edwarde Kyng of Englande", a manuscript of the reign of Edward IV of England (BL Harley Collection 2340). It is not intended as a full practical treatise on falconry, but introduces technical terms and describes feeding and illnesses. The essay on hunting, in particular, is attributed to Dame Juliana Berners. It is in fact a metrical form of much older matter, going back to a manuscript from the reign of King Edward II, and written in French: "Le Art de Venerie" by the huntsman Guillaume Twici. - Small portion of spine chipped. Occasional foxing to interior. Provenance: handwritten ownerships of the English cleric and author Morgan George Watkins (1835-1911, dated Barnoldby le Beck, 1881), of Humphrey B. Watkins (gift from Watkins, dated April 1906), and of Charles Henry Stanley Garton (b. 1920, dated Kingswood, Medmenham, Bucks., 12 Sept. 1942) to flyleaf. Loosely inserted: a clipping from the "Athenaeum" (11 Sept. 1880); a publisher's advertisement for a facsimile edition of the fishing treatise added to the Book in 1496; and a five-page typescript catalogue of a private collection of falconry literature. Two newspaper clippings on the Book of St Albans are mounted to pastedown. - A good copy of this celebrated facsimile edition of what is considered "the earliest English printed book" (Harting). Huth 379. Souhart 48ff. Schwerdt I, 63. Harting 1. OCLC 841882817.
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Bernstein Henry;Crow Ben;Johnson Hazel
Rural Livelihoods: Crises and Responses
Cary North Carolina U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr 1992. PB/Gd. condition/324 pages - Discusses crises and responses of the third world to secure their livelihoods. K1868HI1. Soft Cover. Good. Oxford Univ Pr Paperback
Bookseller reference : K1868 ISBN : 0198773358 9780198773351
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Bernstein, Georg Heinrich (ed.).
De initiis et originibus religionum in oriente dispersarum quae differunt a religione christiana liber. E codice manu scripto arabico bibliothecae universitatis litterarum regiae Gottingensis. Berlin, Maurer, 1817.
4to. VIII, 71, 57 pp. Giltstamped red boards. First edition of this treatise on the origins of the non-Christian religions of the Orient, written by Notaras Chrysantis (c. 1670-1735) and here edited in the original Arabic text with Latin translation and critical apparatus after a ms. in the Göttingen University Library. G. H. Bernstein (1787-1860) taught oriental languages at the universities of Berlin and Breslau. He is chiefly famous for his preliminary studies for the "Thesaurus Syriacus", a dictionary of Syriac produced after his death by Robert Payne Smith. - Contemporary autograph ownership and review note of the Marburg oriental scholar Johann Melchior Hartmann (1764-1827), among whose work is a "Commentatio de geographia Africae Edrisiana", published in 1792. Later stamp of the Basel chemist Dr. Remy Cantieni (1940s). Last in the Ottoman collection of the Swiss industrialist Herry W. Schaefer. - Rare. ADB II, 485.
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Berque, Jacques
Gli Arabi Ieri e Domani
Mm 155x215 Collana "La Cultura". Volume rilegato di pp. 325, sovraccoperta editoriale con piccoli strappi, traduzione di Renato Traini. In buono stato. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
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Berquen, Robert de.
Les merveilles des Indes orientales ou nouveau traitté des pierres precieuses & perles, contenant leur vraye nature, dureté, couleurs & vertus: chacune placée selon son ordre & degré, suivant la cognoissance des marchands orfévres, le tiltre de l'or & de l'argent, avec augmentation à plusieurs chapitres, les raisons contre les chercheurs de la pierre philosophale & souffleurs d'alquemie, et de deux autres chapitres du prix des diamans, & des perles. Paris, C. Lambin, (1668-)1669.
4to. (8), 152 pp. With engr. portrait frontispiece of Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans and numerous pretty woodcut initials and tailpieces. Contemporary richly gilt calf, gilt dentelle central cover decoration showing the Sacred Heart of Jesus, gilt spine on five raised bands (upper spine-end and corners repaired). Marbled pastedowns. Second, enlarged edition of this rare work on precious stones and pearls found in the East and West Indies, written by a Parisian "marchand orphèvre" in Paris and first published in 1661. Both editions are dedicated to "La Grande Mademoiselle" Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier and niece of Louis XIII, with her finely engraved portrait, which is here more delicately executed (by Nicolas de Larmessin, in 1664). The large chapter devoted to pearls and pearl fishing cites the Gulf and several specific places there as among the main locations of pearl fishing: "on pesche les perles en divers endroits du monde. Dans le Golfe Persique, principalement aux environs de l'Isle d'Ormus & Bassora: aupres de Baroyn [i.e., Bahrain], Catiffa, Iuffa, Camaron, & autres lieux de ce Golfe [...]" (p. 68). This chapter is here "augmented with an appendix which recounts the history of the Spanish conquest in the New World and additionally gives remarks on pearl fisheries, natural history, and production [...] New chapters comprise Ch. 17, on the pricing of diamonds according to size and quality, and Ch. 18 on pricing of pearls. In tems of substance, this edition [the second one, here offered] is considerably superior to the first; both are rare" (Sinkankas p. 97f.). It is these new, additional chapters in particular for which this second edition is sought after: "Du prix des Diamans" and "Du prix des Perles", as well as one entitled "Raisons contre les chercheurs de la Pierre Philosophale & souffleurs d'Alquemie. Et ne sera pas mal à propos de parler de Nicolas Flamel sur ce sujet". - Lower spine-end and corners somewhat bumped, otherwise fine. A good copy in an appealingly decorated contemporary French binding. Sinkankas 593. Duveen 71. Sabin 4957. Brunet VI, 4780. Graesse I, 348.
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Berquen, Robert de.
Les merveilles des Indes orientales ou nouveau traitté des pierres precieuses & perles, contenant leur vraye nature, dureté, couleurs & vertus: chacune placée selon son ordre & degré, suivant la cognoissance des marchands orfévres. Auquel est adjouté une petite table fort exacte, pour connoitre en un instant à quel tiltre les marchands orphevres de Paris, & les autres dans toutes les principalles villes presque de toute l'Europe, travaillent l'or & l'argent. Paris, C. Lambin, 1661.
4to. (12), 112 pp. With engraved portrait frontispiece of Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans and numerous pretty woodcut initials and tailpieces. Contemporary richly gilt calf, leading edges and spine gilt (tiny defect to upper spine-end and hinge). Marbled pastedowns. First edition of this rare work on precious stones and pearls found in the East and West Indies, written by a Parisian "marchand orphèvre". Dedicated to "La Grande Mademoiselle" Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier and niece of Louis XIII, with her finely engraved portrait by L. Boissevin (which, according to Graesse, is frequently lacking). This "very early, and important treatise on gemstones, gold & silver" (Sinkankas) includes a chapter dedicated exclusively to pearls, a subject with which the author was especially familiar (cf. ibid.), and the Gulf is stated as one of the main locations of pearl fishing: "on pesche les perles en divers endroits du monde. Dans le Golfe Persique, principalement aux environs de l'Isle d'Ormus & Bassora: aupres de Baroyn [i.e., Bahrain], Catiffa, Iuffa, Camaron, & autres lieux de ce Golfe [...]" (p. 74). "The first chapter attempts to reconcile differing views of various writers, as cited by Berquen, on the origin of gemstones and precious metals, with following chapters taking up the principal gemstones, and some minor ones, as diamond, sapphire, topaz, ruby, spinel, emerald, amethyst, aquamarine, hyacinth, opal, chrysolite, iris, vermeille, garnets, carnelian, turquoise, quartz varieties, pearl, coral and amber, and lastly, a chapter on gold and silver [...] Both [the first and the second edition] are rare" (Sinkankas, p. 97f.). - Insignificant waterstain and occasional slight worming, mainly confined to upper margin. A good copy in an elaborately decorated contemporary French binding. Sinkankas 592. Sabin 4957. Brunet VI, 4780. Graesse I, 348. Ferguson II, 295 (note). Cf. Duveen 71 (1669 second ed.).
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Berreby, Jean-Jacques.
Le Golfe Persique. Mer de Légende - Réservoir de Pétrole. Paris, Payot, 1959.
8vo. 228 pp. With 4 maps and 11 photo illustrations on plates. Original printed wrappers. Deals with numerous aspects of the Gulf States such as history, economy and social studies, especially in the context of the area's rapid economic development through oil exploration. Provides a good overview of the Gulf states' geopolitical role up to the late 1950s. - Untrimmed copy.
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Bertherand, E[mile]-L[ouis].
Médecine et hygiène des Arabes. Études sur l'exercice de la médecine et de la chirurgie chez les musulmans de l'Algérie, leurs connaissances en anatomie, histoire naturelle, pharmacie, médicine légale etc. leurs conditions climatériques générales, leurs pratiques hygiéniques publiques et privées, leurs maladies, leurs traitements les plus usités, précédées de Considérations sur l'état général de la Médicine chez les principales nations Mahométans. Paris, London, Madrid, New York, Germer Baillière, 1855.
8vo. 574, (2) pp. Contemporary full red leather binding, finely stamped and gilt with rules and the supralibros of the Husainids of Tunis to both covers. All edges gilt. First edition of this widely received study of medical and sanitary standards in the Arabic countries. The principal work of Bertherand (1821-90), a French physician and medical-legal expert active in Algeria, written in the context of a discussion over assimilation within the French colonial empire. In contrast to Montesquieu's traditional theory, which explained cultural differences with the climatic zones of their origin, Bertherand attributed them to moral conditions which, in the case of contemporary medicine in the Muslim countries, he associated directly with Islam. His suggestions for colonial politics are informed by the racist and eugenic theories of his age (cf. Ellen Amster [2014], Medicine and the Saints: Science, Islam, and the Colonial Encounter in Morocco, p. 59ff.). - Light browning and occasional foxing as common. A splendidly bound copy from the library of Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn (1811-1859), the Bey of Tunis. The Husainid dynasty ruled the Beylik of Tunis from 1705 until 1957. OCLC 7369595. Gay 739; Playfair 1806 (both erroneously citing an edition Lille, 1854). Not in Tailliart.
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Bertrand, Henri-Gatien.
Guerre d'Orient. Campagnes d'Egypte et de Syrie 1798-1799. Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de Napoléon [...]. Paris, au Comptoir des Imprimeurs-unis, 1847.
Large 8vo and folio (290 x 442 mm). 3 volumes. (4), LV, 406, (2) pp. (4), 355, (1) pp. Vol. 3 (atlas): title-page, index, and 18 double-sided engraved maps (ca. 45 x 31,5 cm neatline). Contemporary half calf with gilt title to spine and giltstamped morocco label to upper cover of the atlas, identifying the volumes as a gift from Bertrand's son. Original wrappers bound within. Marbled endpapers. First and only edition of Napoleon's memoirs of his French campaign in Egypt and Syria as dictated to his general and grand maréchal du palais, Henri-Gatien Bertrand (1773-1844), during his exile in St. Helena (1815-21). Bertrand was the only one of Napoleon's loyal companions in exile to have participated in the Egyptian campaign, which explains his choice of subject. - The two volumes of text present an ample, if subjective account of the famous military campaigns, enriched with transcripts of numerous official documents and letters relating to the events described. The beautiful atlas, engraved by Alexandre Moisy (1763-1827), presents 18 partly hand-coloured maps that are mostly in direct connection with the campaign. Including a general map of the south-eastern Mediterranean and the Red Sea, a map of the Mediterranean with the movements of the French and British fleets, a map of Egypt, a map of Syria and the Middle East, maps of the invasion of Malta, the Battle of the Nile, the Battle of the Pyramids, the Siege of Acre (with an engraved veduta of the city), the Battle of Mount Tabor, and the Battle of Aboukir. Four maps of parts of Italy, Switzerland and the Netherlands represent additional theatres of the War of the Second Coalition in 1799. - Bertrand's "Guerre d'Orient" was published 26 years after Napoleon's death in exile and three years after Bertrand's own passing, on the initiative of his son, general Henri-Alexandre-Arthur Bertrand, who gifted the copy at hand to its first owner, as indicated by the morocco cover label on the atlas. - Lower right corner of the atlas slightly bumped, occasional minor foxing and browning in all volumes. Atlas with several minor tears (not affecting the maps) and occasional marks and scribbles in ink, ballpoint, and crayon.
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Bethge, Hans:
Omar Khayam - Nachdichtungen.
Berlin, Propyläen Verlag, 1921. Quer-8°. 145 S. Orig. grüner Maroquin (leicht berieben).
Bookseller reference : 1728BB
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Bethge, Hans
Omar Khayam - Nachdichtungen.
Berlin, Propyläen Verlag, 1921. Quer-8°. 145 S. Orig. grüner Maroquin (leicht berieben). + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +
Bookseller reference : 1728BB
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BETZ Otto and RIESNER Rainer.
Jesus Qumran and the Vatican.
London: SCM. 1994. "Reliable account of the present state of research on the Scrolls and their significance and implications for Christianity". Pp 196. Some sketch maps. P/b. Illustrated cover. VG. . London: SCM. 1994. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16174
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Bevilacqua, Melchiorre.
Oratione [...] nelle nozze della Signora Cattarina Sattorovichia figliuola del Sangiaco di Clissa, di natione Turca, & hora Christiana. Recitata da lui il primo giorno di Agosto 1622 nella chiesa delle Citelle di Venetia alla Giudeca. Venice, Varischi, 1623.
4to. 13 (paginated "9" in error), (3) pp. Woodcut printer's device to title page, large woodcut initials. Contemporary orange paper wrappers with floral designs stamped in black and white. Very scarce work about Cattarina Santorovichia, a Turkish girl from the Ottoman sandjak of Clissa (Klis) north of Spalato (Split) in Dalmatia, who crossed into Venetian territory and converted to Christianity. Mihale Satorovic, as she was born, was from a respected and well-connected Turkish family, the daughter of Ahmed Aga, an officer in the local garrison of Clissa, and the affair provoked a major international incident. "Although Venice had been at peace with the Ottoman Empire for almost half a century, the Spalato border was a sensitive area where tensions occasionally flared" (Dursteler, 63). When the girl disappeared in late December 1621, her parents immediately feared that she had been kidnapped and taken to the Venetian side - a relatively frequent phenomenon on the border that occurred for a variety of reasons. Although it was soon established that the girl had not been forcibly abducted, but rather had fled her home of her own free will so as to become a Christian, Muslim sensitivities were ignited. On 23 January 1622 Mihale was baptized "Cattarina" in Spalato, and the attendant ceremonies only intensified the anger on the Ottoman side: indeed, "immediately following Mihale's flight, eight Venetian subjects from the neighboring town of Trau were taken hostage in retaliation" (67), and the threat of military violence caused the Venetians to deploy six armed ships to Spalato. "The flight of Mihale Satorovic was an extremely serious affair that dragged out over five years, and eventually engaged the Ottoman and Venetian military forces, as well as the highest officials in the region and in the respective imperial capitals" (68). - The present oration that recounts part of the girl's history is an important source about the affair. While the occasion is here termed "nozze", it is clearly not a wedding (not even one "con la chiesa"), but apparently closer to a confirmation rite celebrated for the recently converted girl. The author was the parish priest at S. Eufemia in Giudecca, Venice, and dedicates his work to Giovanni Cornaro, Procurator of S. Marco. - Remains of an old label on the title-page. An excellent copy. Extremely rare; ICCU lists a single copy in Italy (Biblioteca nazionale Marciana, Venezia). ICCU VEAE\128667. Cf. Eric Dursteler, Renegade Women (Baltimore, 2011), pp. 62ff.
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Bezruchka Stephen
Trekking in Nepal: A Traveler's Guide
Seattle Washington U.S.A.: Mountaineers Books 1997. PB/Gd. condition/383 pages - A traveler's guide trekking in Nepal. K1140HR3. Soft Cover. Good. Mountaineers Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : K1140 ISBN : 0898865352 9780898865356
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Bhuridatta Thera
A Heart Released -
P. Samphanpanich LTD. Publishing - 0001. PB/Fair condition/40 pages - Discusses the teachings of Phra Ajaan Mun. AT927770. Soft Cover. Good. P. Samphanpanich LTD., Publishing - Paperback
Bookseller reference : 27770
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BIANQUIS (Anne-Marie) et PICARD (Elisabeth)
Damas Miroir brisé d'un Orient arabe
Editions Autrement "Série Monde" 1993, in-8 broché, 257 p. (très bon exemplaire ; épuisé) Bibliographie et chronologie. Plusieurs auteurs montrent ici combien on retrouve dans la capitale syrienne, derrière la modernité conduite à marche forcée par un pouvoir autoritaire, l'harmonie ancienne d'une des grandes civilisations du monde méditerranéen.
Bookseller reference : 48086
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Biale David
Power and Powerlessness in Jewish History
NY: Schocken Books 1989. 2nd paperback printing. VG spine sunned. xii 244 p. notes index trade paperback; Schocken Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 26950 ISBN : 0805208410 9780805208412
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BIANCO Mirella.
Gheddafi messaggero del deserto. Milano, Mursia, 1977.
8°, br. edit., pp. 256 con 22 tavv. illustrazioni su tavv. f.t. Perfetto esemplare.
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Bicknell, Ernest, British pilot (b. 1904).
Pilot's log books. Africa and the Arabian Gulf, 1943-1947.
2 volumes. Oblong 8vo. Together 370 pp. Printed forms filled in by hand. Contemporary full cloth with blindstamped cover title. Uncommon set of flight records kept by the Imperial Airways pilot Ernest Bicknell, who was active in Africa and the Arabian Gulf region in the 1940s, with destinations including Bahrain, Dubai, Cairo, Mozambique, Durban, Khartoum, and Luxor. The present log books state the type of aircraft and duration of each flight, as well as occasional information on unusual events such as night landings, radio or instrument trouble, damage, weather conditions, or the unfortunate incident of the plane hitting a flock of ducks. In addition, Bicknell registered his visits to the Durban medical board and the hours he had flown since his last checkup. A resident of Durban since 1945 at the latest, Bicknell flew a total of 11,428 hours throughout his career. - Very well preserved.
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Bidwell, Robin [Leonard] (ed.).
The Affairs of Arabia 1905-1906. London, Frank Cass and Co. Ltd., 1971.
Small folio (216 x 335 mm). 2 vols. LII, (2); IX, (1), 154; XI, (1), 116; VI, 82 pp. With 1 map. (6), VII, (1), 50, (2), 51-78; VI, 81, (1); V, (1), 93, (1); VI, 77, (1); IV, 40 pp. Original red cloth with gilt title to spine. Facsimile edition of eight collections of confidential documents from Britain's Foreign Office on affairs in the Arabian Gulf and beyond in 1905-1906. A goldmine of information, these secret intelligence communiques include direct communication with or discussion of key historical figures, including Sheikh of Abu Dhabi Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (1835-1909), Sheikh of Bahrain Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa (1848-1942), his son and heir Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872-1942), and his nephew Ali ibn Ahmad-Khalifa; Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1875-1953) and his father Abdul-Rahman ibn Faisal al-Saud (1850-1928), Sheikh of Qatar Ahmad bin Muhammad Al-Thani (1853-1905), "effective ruler of Qatar" Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (1825-1913), and Abdul-Rahman ibn Idan (an "agent of the Shaikh of Qatar in Bahrain"); Sultan of Muscat and Oman Faisal ibn Turki (1865-1913); and names British "agents" active in Bahrain and Muscat. - The Foreign Office Confidential Print - the basis of this collection - was started as the quickest and most convenient method of circulating important mail within the Foreign Office. It is thus not an edited compilation of documents but a collection of reports shown almost exactly as they arrived in Whitehall, providing a rare glimpse into British Intelligence and Arabian affairs. - Binding a little tender, otherwise in good condition. Removed from the Library of the University of Texas at San Antonio with requisite stamps and shelfmark labels to spines. OCLC 584226. Nos. 8472, 8482, 8548, 8561, 8668, 8709, 8767, 8883.
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Bilici Faruk
Le "waqf" dans le monde musulman contemporain (XIXe-XXe siècles): Fonctions sociales économiques et politiques : actes de la Table ronde d'Istanbul les 13 et 14 novembre 1992
Institut français d'études anatoliennes 1994 264 pages collection Varia Turcica XXVI. Istanbul. in-8. 1994. Broché. 264 pages.
Bookseller reference : 21148
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Bill James A. and Robert W. Stookey
Politics and Petroleum: The Middle East and the United States
Brunswick OH: King's Court Communications 1975. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Marginal ink annotation on one or two pages. 190 pages. 21.5 cm. Wrappers Softcover. Condition: Good/none. . Catalogs: MIDDLE EAST. Brunswick OH: King's Court Communications, (1975) paperback
Bookseller reference : 7613
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Bill James A. & Carl Leiden
Politics in the Middle East
Boston: Little Brown 1974. Bibliography. Index. Map. Cover worn. Owner's name and date neatly written at top of first page. xv 416 pages. 20 cm. Wrappers Soft cover. Condition: Good/none. . Catalogs: MIDDLE EAST. Boston: Little, Brown, (1974) paperback
Bookseller reference : 8896
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Bill James A. & Carl Leiden
The Middle East: Politics and Power
Boston: Allyn and Bacon 1974. Bibliography. Index. Map on endpaper. xii 287 pages. 8vo. Hardcover. . Catalogs: MIDDLE EAST. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, (1974) hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5816
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Bindaqji? H?usayn H?amzah
Atlas of Saudi Arabia
Oxford England: Oxford University Press 1978. Soft cover. Very Good. Quarto. 19 pages. Softcover bound in black and tan illustrated covers. Light to moderate wear to the binding. White price sticker on rear cover. Text is clean. <br/> <br/> Oxford University Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 039967 ISBN : 0199191018 9780199191017
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Binder Leonard
IRAN
Berkely: University of California Pre. Good with no dust jacket; Collectible - EX-LIBRARY WITH MARKINGS. 1964. Hardbound. 362 pages . University of California Pre hardcover
Bookseller reference : 47681
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Binder Leonard
Iran: Political Development in a Changing Society
Berkeley: University of California Press 1962. Index. Worn dj. Small round sticker on spine of dust jacket. xii 362 pages. 8vo. Hardcover. . Catalogs: IRAN. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1962 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6568
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Binyamin ben Yonah, mi-Tudelah / L'Empereur, Constantijn (ed. & transl.).
[Masa'ot shel rabi Binyamin]. Itinerarium D. Beniaminis cum versione & notis. Leiden, Elzevir, 1633.
8vo. (48), 234, (22) pp. With woodcut printer's device to title-page, woodcut initials and headpieces. Contemporary full vellum with handwritten spine title. First Hebrew edition: printed in Latin and Hebrew parallel text, with some passages in the notes in Arabic. "A pretty edition, and the only one to unite the text with a Latin translation" (cf. Brunet). Two duodecimo editions, in Hebrew only and in Latin only, were also published by Elzevier that same year. - Benjamin of Tudela, the "Wandering Jew" or "Wandering Rabbi", made a particular ethnographic study of the Jewish population of the various lands he visited on his travels. Setting out from Spain around 1160, he included Greece and the Aegean Archipelago, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Damascus, Baghdad, and Alexandria in his thirteen-year peregrination. Returned from his travels, he wrote his book in 1178. "One feature of his narrative is its division into what he actually saw and what he heard" (Blackmer). In Cyprus, for instance, he is stinging in his criticism of those who are "nempe Epicurei [...] Sabbathi vesperam profanant". - A clean and well-preserved copy. Willems 377. Pieters 122. Blackmer 120. Weber II, 67. Brunet I, 774 ("Belle édition"). Cf. Cobham-Jeffery p. 4. OCLC 122871307. Not in Atabey.
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Biot, J[ean]-B[aptiste].
Recherches sur plusieurs points de l'astronomie Égyptienne, appliquées aux monumens astronomiques trouvés en Égypte. Paris, Firmin Didot, père et fils, 1823.
8vo. XL, 318 pp. With 2 folding tables and 2 (instead of 4) folding lithographed plates. Contemporary marbled half calf. Edges sprinkled blue. First edition of this rare work on Egyptian astronomy and the so-called "Dendera zodiac". The zodiac was removed from the temple of Dendera by French soldiers during Napoleon's Egyptian expedition and is today kept at the Louvre. Conceived around 50 BC, it shows astrological symbols and gives evidence of the remarkable astronomical knowledge of ancient Egyptian priests. The mathematician and physicist Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774-1862) is best known as the author of the "Traité élémentaire d'astronomie physique" (1805). Although some copies contain two additional plates showing the zodiac, these appear to be missing from most copies. - Corners somewhat bumped. Removed from the Imperial Russian Military Academy with their bookplate to front pastedown. Ibrahim-Hilmy I, 70. Gay 1646. Brunet VI, 8193. OCLC 4895344.
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Bird Christiane
A Thousand Sighs a Thousand Revolts : Journeys in Kurdistan
New York NY U.S.A.: New York NY U.S.A.: Ballantine Books 2004 2004. Hb. Fine/Fine. 1st. 405pp. Index Biblio. Notes. 1st. Hb. Fine/Fine. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 2004 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 052468 ISBN : 0345468929 9780345468925
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Birgili, Muhammad Ben Pir-Ali / Garcin de Tassy, Joseph Héliodore (ed.).
[Vasiyetname - French]. Exposition de la foi musulmane [...]. Paris, G. Dufour & E. d'Ocagne, 1822.
8vo. (6), X, 166 pp. Contemporary full calf with giltstamped spine and giltstamped spine-label. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. First edition. French translation of the "Vasiyetname", the Turkish catechism by the Hanafi Maturidi scholar and moralist Imam Birgivi (1522-73), who lived during the height of the Ottoman Empire. Edited by the French orientalist Garcin de Tassy (1794-1878). Invoking honesty, devotion, unity and fraternity, the "Vasiyetname" was directed at the common people, and was therefore written in Kaba Türkçe, a simpler, vulgar version of Ottoman Turkish used by unskilled workers and farmers. - Apart from the Muslim catechism, the present volume includes a translation of the "Pend-Namèh" by Saadi Shiraazi by the same editor, and a translation of the poem "Al-Burda" by Antoine-Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758-1838), as well as two fairy tales from the "Anwari Soheili", the famous collection of folk tales by Bidpai ("The Falconer" and "The Bear and the Gardener"). - Binding somewhat rubbed; lightly bumped at extremities; hinges starting. A few pencil underlinings. Small portion of lower right corner of title-page torn off; tiny marginal tear to p. 33f. Traces of two removed paperclips and some ink dashes to half-title. Decorative contemporary bookplate in Arabic to front pastedown. Shelfmark stamped to half-title. Two red square stamps to title-page, another to first page of the preface and first page of the "Exposition". OCLC 165361693.
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Birjandi, Abd Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Husayn al-.
Sharh al-tadhkirah. No place, [ca. 1585/1591 CE =] 999 or 994 H.
Large 8vo (146 x 238 mm). Arabic manuscript on polished oriental paper. 865 pp. (paginated in a later hand), 25 lines, per extensum. Black ink with red underlinings and emphases. With numerous diagrams in the text. Contemporary blindstamped full calf, restored and spine rebacked. A rare, complete, and well-preserved late 16th century manuscript of Al-Birjandi's "Sharh al-Tadhkirah", a commentary on the "Tadhkira", the memoir of the Persian polymath at-Tusi (1201-74). As consistent with the Islamic tradition of commentary, Al-Birjandi provides explanations for the reader and provides alternative views while assessing the viewpoints of predecessors. - Abd Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Husayn Birjandi (d. 1528) was a prominent Persian astronomer, mathematician and physicist from Birjand. A pupil of Mansur ibn Muin al-Din al-Kashi, of the Ulugh Beg Observatory, he anticipated notions later developed by Galileo Galilei in the West. - Copied by the scribe Abd al-Wahhab bin Mawlana Baha al-Din. Somewhat browned throughout; some waterstaining to lower half, more pronounced near the end of the volume. The text illustrations show sections, celestial spheres and other astronomical and mathematical diagrams. Old waqf stamp to first leaf. Restored binding uses original cover material.
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Bisch Joergen
Behind the Veil of Arabia
New York: Dutton 1962. Dj. Photos. Map. 148 pages. 8vo. Hardcover. . Catalogs: SAUDI ARABIA. New York: Dutton, (1962) hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3273
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Biscionio, Antonio Maria.
Bibliothecae Mediceo-Laurentianae catalogus [...]. Tomus primus [no more published], codices orientales complectens. Florence, ex Imperiali Typographio, 1752-(1757).
Folio (282 x 410 mm). 2 parts in 1 volume. LV, (1), 199, (1) pp. 121, (1) pp. Title page printed in red and black. With engr. frontispiece, engr. title vignette, 9+26+1 (= 36) engr. plates, numerous text engravings (one full-page), and several engr. initials, head- and tailpieces. All edges sprinkled in red. Disbound. First and only edition of this ambitiously conceived catalogue of the Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and Greek manuscripts at the Laurentian Library ("Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana") in Florence. The 9 engraved plates of the first part show the architectural details and ornaments of the library that was planned and partly built by Michelangelo; the plates of the second part show examples from the illuminated manuscripts of the collection - a rich trove of Near-Eastern and Middle-Eastern book art. Antonio Maria Biscionio (1674-1756) was a celebrated scholar and the appointed keeper of the Laurentian Library. "No more published; later catalogs were issued by Biscioni's successor as librarian, Angelo Maria Bandini. An abridgment appeared in 1757 under title: 'Bibliothecae ebraicae graecae florentinae, sive Bibliothecae mediceo-laurentianae catalogus'" (OCLC). - Vellum slightly rubbed at extremeties; foxing to edges of final pages. Rare; only two copies in international auction records since 1950. Graesse I, 432. OCLC 6475224.
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Bishai Wilson B
Humanities in the Arabic-Islamic World
Dubuque: William C. Brown 1973. Illustrations. Maps. Glossary. Index. Owner's name and date on first page. xii 147 pages. 22.7 cm. Wrappers Softcover. Condition: Very Good/none. ISBN: 0-697-03104-7 . Catalogs: MIDDLE EAST. Dubuque: William C. Brown, (1973) paperback
Bookseller reference : 7495 ISBN : 0697031047 9780697031044
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Bishai Wilson B
Humanities in the Arabic-Islamic World
Dubuque: William C. Brown 1973. Illustrations. Maps. Glossary. Index. xii 147 pages. 22.2 cm. Wrappers. . Catalogs: MIDDLE EAST. Dubuque: William C. Brown, (1973) unknown
Bookseller reference : 6773
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Bishai Wilson B
Islamic History of the Middle East: Backgrounds Development and Fall of the Arab Empire
Boston: Allyn and Bacon 1968. Maps. Lists of rulers. Index. xvi 399 pages. 8vo. Hardcover. . Catalogs: MIDDLE EAST. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, (1968) hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5765
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Bishai Wilson B
Islamic History of the Middle East: Backgrounds Development and Fall of the Arab Empire
Boston: Allyn and Bacon 1969. Second printing. Maps. Lists of rulers. Index. xvi 399 pages. 8vo. Hardcover. . Catalogs: MIDDLE EAST. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, (1969) hardcover
Bookseller reference : 4288
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Bishara Marwan
The Invisible Arab : The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolutions
Nation Books 2012. clean unmarked copy. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Nation Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 351068 ISBN : 1568587082 9781568587080
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Bishko Herbert
Unser Besuch in Jerusalem
Text in German. Soft Cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" Tall Oblong. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 047651
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BITTERLIN Lucien
Alexandrette. Le "Munich" de l'Orient, ou quand la France capitulait...
Paris: Jean Picollec, 1999 in-8, 366 pages, cartes, illustrations. Broché, bon état.
Bookseller reference : 1227665
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BITTEL, Kurt:
Les Hittites. ‘L'univers des formes’, volume 24.
Paris, Gallimard, 1976, in-4to, 1 ff + 333 p., avec 340 images (héliogravures et photographies en couleur) + 5 cartes (dont 1 dépl.), reliure en toile originale avec jaquette ill. Bel exemplaire.
Bookseller reference : 112739aaf
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BITTEL Kurt
Les Hittites
Paris, Gallimard, 1976. In-4 carré relié toile éditeur rouge sous jaquette illustrée rempliée. 332 pages. Nombreuses reproductions en noir et en couleurs, dans et hors texte, cartes dépliantes. Dictionnaire index, bibliographie. Collection l'Univers des Formes. Très bon état
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BITTEL Kurt, Van den BERGHE L., Von SODEN W., RAVA O. E., HALDAR Alfred e altri
Beitrag zu EFLÄTUN-PINAR (Bittel) + Monuments récemment découverts en IRAN Méridonal (Van den Berghe) + Zur ersten Tafel von LUDLUL bel nemeql ((Von Soden) + The Passage on GILGAMESH and the Wives of URUK (Rava) + Fice CUNEIFORM Inscriptions in the national Museum of Stockholm (Haldar).
Numero speciale: Fasciculus Francisco Mario Theodoro DE LIAGRE BÖHL dedicatus. Bibliotheca Orientalis uitgeven vanwege Nederlandisch Institut voor het Nabije Osten. Nn. 1-2, Jan.-Maart 1953. In-4° (cm. 30x23,3), cartoncino leggero editoriale, ombre in cop., ottimo l'interno. I saggi sopra citati occupano 14 pagine deel fascicolo; le successive 62 pagine sono sutte di RECENSIONI in varie lingue di opere sull'antichità nel MEDIO ORIENTE, EGITTOLOGIA, ASSIRIOLOGIA, JUDAICA, Asia Minore, Storia delle Religioni. Complessive 76 pagine + 29 ILLUSTRAZIONI b.n. in 7 TAVOLE fuori testo.
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Bizzarri, Pietro.
Rerum Persicarum historia, initia gentis, mores, instituta, resque gestas [...]. Frankfurt, Andreas Wechel / Claude de Marne & Johann Aubry's heirs, 1601.
Folio (222 x 337 mm). (8), 644, (32) pp. With woodcut devices on title page (repeated at the end) and several pretty woodcut initials. Modern blindtooled leather binding, spine in six compartments and gilt spine title. Second, enlarged edition (first printed in 1583). Important collection of previously published works about Persia, including the travels of the Venetians Giuseppe Barbaro (1436) and Ambrogio Contarini (1473), "together with several other tracts relating to the Turks, including works by Callimachus, Minadoi, [etc.]" (Sotheby's, Atabey sale, no. 117). - Spine somewhat faded. Rather browned and foxed throughout due to paper, as common, but altogether clean; occasional insignificant worming to margins. Title and final leaf show stains from removed stamps. VD 17, 23:231248Y. Atabey 112. Schwab 47. Graesse I, 433. Brunet I, 956 & VI, 28069. Cf. Adelung I, 139ff. Cicogna I, 360. Cox I, 258. Not in Blackmer.
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BLACHERE (R.), SAUVAGET (J.)
Règles pour éditions et traductions de textes arabes.
Paris, Les Belles Lettres, 1945. In-8 br., 42 pp.
Bookseller reference : 595526
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Blacheres Regis et Henri Darmaun
Extraits des Principaux G�ographes Arabes du Moyen Age deuxi�me edition
Paris: Librarie C. Klincksieck 1957. Hard bound second edition 392pp. Bottom corners bumped and hinges a bit weak else very good. 471 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg Manitoba. Paris: Librarie C. Klincksieck, 1957 unknown
Bookseller reference : 21381
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