‎Middle east‎

‎Haddad George‎

‎Damascus and Southern Syria‎

‎Damascus: Sayegh's Bookshop. 1952 First printing in paper covers. 77 pp. Illustrations fold-out maps bibliography. Some creasing to front cover lots of small edgetears to covers. Contents are browning but are clean and unmarked. Good. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Box 41. Sayegh's Bookshop. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 253923

‎Haddad al-'Abbadi, Abu Bakr bin Ali al-.‎

‎Al-siraj al-wahhaj. Mecca, [1636-1661 CE =] 1046-1071 H.‎

‎Folio (210 x 290 mm). 2 volumes bound in one. Arabic manuscript on polished oriental paper. 166 ff; 273 ff. (foliated in a later hand), 40 lines, per extensum. Black ink with red emphases. Contemporary blindstamped full calf, restored and spine rebacked. Fiqh commentary on the famous and much-glossed Hanafi manual "Mukhtasar al-Qudurii" (known among Hanafi scholars simply as "al-Kitab") of Abu al-Husayn Ahmed ibn Muhammad al-Quduri al-Baghdadi (362-428 H). The author of this commentary, Abu Bakr bin Ali bin Muhammad al-Haddad al-Zubaidi al-Yamani (d. 800 H / 1397 CE), was a Hanafi jurist and exegete. He hailed from the people of Abadieh, from the villages (Wadi Zabid) in Tihama, historically in Yemen but today mostly in Saudi Arabia. - The first volume, copied in 1046 H (1636 CE), has an ownership inscription of Abdullah bin Hassan Al-Afif Al-Kazaruni, a Hanafi jurist from Mecca, dated 1063 H (1653 CE). The second volume has an inscription stating this was commissioned by him in 1071 H (1661 CE). - Handwritten table of contents on the preserved original flyleaves. Some light browning and brownstaining throughout; a few repairs; old waqf stamps and inscription to first page of both parts; marginal annotations throughout. The restored binding uses the prettily stamped original cover material. Removed from the Kutub Khana-i-Sultani (Sultani Library), one of the libraries the Nawabs of Bahawalpur, established in 1926 at Dera Nawab Sahib in south Punjab. GAL I, 175; II, 189; II S, 250.‎

‎Hadrami, Muhammad ibn Sulayman; Budd, Yousef.‎

‎Oman : years of progress and development (masirat al-khair)‎

‎Large white multicolored quarto (white spine); 393 p. : color ill, map ; 29 cm. A massive work with many high quality color photos of the people, geography, infrastructure and flora and fauna of this Sultanate. || Oman; Middle East -- Politics and government; History.‎

‎Hafiz Hafez Richard Le Gallienne trans.; Khwaja Shams ud Din Muhammad Hafez e Shirazi‎

‎Odes from the Divan of Hafiz Freely Rendered from Literal Translations by Richard Le Gallienne‎

‎Boston: L. C. Page & Company 1903. This is the printing in green gilt-titled boards with tan cloth spine bearing a green title box. The text is still in essentially Good shape on nice laid deckle-edged paper. One flaw of note though: The front cover board was dinged from above and creased from the upper spine running horizontally across the upper front through the titles. This damaged the front hinge area and this was repaird with a strip of brown paper tape. Some damage was also done to the binding edge area of the text to the end of Gallienne's Introduction but we've touched up that and a short tear to cloth at upper spine joint with archival repair adhesive. So I'll just say that this is still a good otherwise sound unmaked reading copy of the book that can still present well on your shelf. The fore-corner paper of the covers is frayed a bit on all four tips. Sold as is but we don't think you'll be disappointed understanding that. Reprint 1905. Hard Cover. Acceptable/No Jacket. Octavo. L. C. Page & Company Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 18459

‎Hafiz, Hamdi / Sharqawi, Mahmud.‎

‎'Uman wa-imarat al-Khalij al-'Arabi [Oman and the Arabian Gulf Emirates]. Cairo, Lajnat Kutub Siyasiyah, 1957.‎

‎8vo. 78, (2) pp. With 7 half-tone photographic illustrations on 2 plates. Orange and white wrappers, titled in black. From a series published in the 1950s whose stated aim was to examine contemporary international political, social, and economic problems from an Egyptian perspective. This twenty-third title in the series focused on the Arabian Gulf and the United Arab Emirates, including chapters on the role of the UAE in the modern world, a chapter on future visions for the Arabian Gulf, and - rather presciently - a chapter on the new era of oil, which at the time had barely begun. - Preceding this volume were books on the Suez Canal (which had just been nationalized) and the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). Discussed in simple terms are the histories of Oman and the Emirates; in addition to the above, brief chapters are included on Sa‘id bin Sultan (1791-1856), Thuwaini bin Said al-Busaidi (1821-1866), Salim bin Thuwaini al Busaidi, Azzan bin Qais, Faisal bin Turki (1864-1913), and Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud (1875-1953). - Some leaves uncut, others slightly stuck together. Includes four pages of photographic illustrations of contemporary daily life. OCLC 316086724.‎

‎Haidari Javad editor Anne Paolucci general editor‎

‎Review of National Literatures Volume II Number 1 Spring 1971: Iran‎

‎Jamaica NY: St. John's University Press 1971. Some minor scraping on front wrapper. 191 pages. 22.9 cm. Wrappers Softcover. Condition: Good/none. . Catalogs: IRAN. Jamaica NY: St. John's University Press, (1971) paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 7443

‎Haifa Zangana‎

‎City Of Widows -‎

‎Seven Stories Press - 2007. Hardcover/Gd. condition/169 pages - An Iraqi woman's account of war and resistance is discussed in this text. K1536HR6. Hard Cover. Good. Seven Stories Press - Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : K1536

‎Haines, Stafford Bettesworth.‎

‎Memoir to Accompany a Chart of the South Coast of Arabia. [London, The Royal Geographical Society], 1839-1845.‎

‎8vo. 2 vols., pp. 125-156 and 103-160 of the Geographical Journal of 1839 and 1845, respectively. With a text illustration and two large folding engr. maps of the South East Arabian coast. Offprints in modern wrappers. Early British study of today's Yemen coast. Captain S. B. Haines led a party aboard the "Palinurus" in the 1830s to survey the almost unknown southeast coast of Arabia; he seized Aden in 1839 on behalf of the East India Company, for use as a coaling station for ships steaming to and from India. Appointed Political Agent by the Bombay Presidency of the EIC, Haines served in this capacity (without leave) for the next fifteen years, presiding over Aden’s rapid expansion as a fortress and as a port which by the early 1850s boasted a population of some 20,000. Haines’s deep personal commitment to the revival of Aden’s prosperity ultimately led to his tragic imprisonment in Bombay for debt and to his death (aged only 58) in 1860. But in South West Arabia his name lived on and for decades local tribesmen referred to the inhabitants of Aden as "Awlad Haines" ("Haines’s children"). These two articles, separated by six years, contain Haines's full account of the findings of the survey, with accompanying maps. Among the members of the party was James Wellsted, who during the course of the survey explored the island of Socotra, and also proceeded into the Arabian Peninsula as far as the Rub' al Khali. - Insignificant edge tear to one map, otherwise fine. Macro 1101.‎

‎Haines, Stafford Bettesworth.‎

‎Survey of Part of the South East Coast of Arabia. London, Edward Stanford, Royal Geographical Society, 1845.‎

‎Engraved map (360 x 315 mm). A map by Captain S. B. Haines (1805-60), Commander in the Indian Navy and the first political agent in Aden, showing his surveys of the coastal areas that had never before been recorded or charted, with one area remaining unexplored after his expedition. - Being the first charting of this section of the coast, Haines's map is a rare primary source. Haines commanded the East India Company's survey ship "Palinurus" from 1833 to 1839. His survey of the coast of Southern Arabia, performed in 1839, was driven by the Company's requirement for a coaling station to service its steamship on the Bombay-Suez route. The map extends from the Wadi Masilah near Sawit to Jebel Saffan, passing Morbat and Ras Madrakah, also showing Masirah Island and some smaller islands in Curia Muria Bay. Elevations are indicated, as are freshwater lakes, small villages, and a region irrigated for cultivation at Dafhar. One section along the coast is marked "unexplored". - This map pre-dates by more than two decades the construction of the Suez Canal Company, which opened on 17 November 1869. During this time, mail came overland through Egypt from Alexandria to Cairo, then Suez. - Folded, but in very good condition.‎

‎HAJJAR (Joseph)‎

‎L' Europe et les destinées du Proche-Orient. (1815-1848)‎

‎Paris, Bloud & Gay, 1970 gr. in-8, IX-632 pp., bradel demi-toile jaune à coins, dos orné, couv. cons.‎

‎- - VENTE PAR CORRESPONDANCE UNIQUEMENT‎

Bookseller reference : 176478

‎Hakakian Roya‎

‎Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran‎

‎Broadway Books 2005. Nice copy with just minor edgewear. Pages of text are clean bright and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. Superior service: accurate descriptions prompt shipping and virtually all items carefully packed in boxes not envelopes . Trade Paperback. Very Good. Broadway Books Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 227495 ISBN : 0609810308 9780609810309

‎Haker Erol‎

‎From Istanbul to Jerusalem. The Itinerary of a Young Turkish Jew‎

‎Istanbul Turkey: The Isis Press. 2003 Firt printing in trade paperback. 295 pp. Footnotes bibliography. Fine. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. BW3-3. The Isis Press. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 259757 ISBN : 9754282498 9789754282498

‎Halat A.‎

‎Maxims of Ali: Translated Into Persian and English and Persian Quatrains‎

‎Unknown 1960. Publisher data not given in English not positive of date either. Two pages have certain lines crossed out in blue felt tip pen as if they were censored--still legible beneath though. Text else clean well bound. Moderate cover wear with a bump/crease to upper spine that has a 1-inch tear repaired neatly. Soft Cover. Good. Octavo. Unknown Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 14579

‎Halevy Levin Isaac ed.; Sandberg Willem; Mansfeld Alfred; Kiesler Frederick J.; Bartos Armand P.; Yadin Yigael; Kahane Pe‎

‎Ariel: A Review of the Arts and Sciences in Israel Number 10 Spring 1965: Israel Museum Issue‎

‎Jerusalem: Cultural Relations Department Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1965. Soft Cover. Good with no dust jacket. Square tight binding. Wraps have small tear at top of spine overall light soiling and shelf wear faint spine crease. Pages clean slightly age-darkened. Illustrated with color black and white photographs. Contents: Sandberg "The Message of Human Creativity"; Mansfeld "Unity in Diversity"; Kiesler and Bartos "The Shrine of the Book"; Yadin "The Scrolls in the Shrine"; Kahane "The Biblical and Archaeological Museum"; Amiran "Science in the Serivce of Archaeology"; Noguchi "A Sculpture Garden in Jerusalem"; Ardon "Whither Israel Art"; Katz "A Tabernacle in the Wilderness"; Roth "Jewish Ceremonial Art": Gordon "The Museum's Junior Wing"; Frankfurter "Art Based on the Old Testament."; 9.0" 23 cm tall; 75 pages. Cultural Relations Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 4850008

‎Hallez (Xavier) - Raiymbergenov (Saïra)‎

‎Chants des Steppes (livre + CD) - Musique et chants du Kazakhstan‎

‎Du Layeur 2002 In-8, cartonnage éditeur, 47 pp. Illustrations.‎

‎Très bon état d’occasion‎

Bookseller reference : 4035

‎Halliday Fred‎

‎Iran: Dictatorship and Development Second Edition‎

‎England: Penguin 1980. Maps. Bibliography. Owner's name neatly written at top of first page. 361 pages. 18 cm. Wrappers Soft cover. Condition: Good/none. ISBN: 0-14-022010-0 . Catalogs: IRAN. England: Penguin, (1980) paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 8882 ISBN : 0140220100 9780140220100

‎Halliday Fred‎

‎Soviet Policy in the Arc of Crisis‎

‎Washington: Institute for Policy Studies 1981. Trade paperback first edition illustrated with maps extensively referenced 143pp includes appendices. Ex-libris with previous owner stamp bottom of title page else tight and clean. Very good. 210 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg Manitoba. Washington: Institute for Policy Studies, 1981 paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 21238 ISBN : 0897580281 9780897580281

‎Halpern Manfred‎

‎The Politics of Social Change in the Middle east and North Africa‎

‎NJ: Princeton University Press. Good with no dust jacket; Ex-Library with Markins. 1963. Hardbound. 0691030510 . 429 pages . Princeton University Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 34330 ISBN : 0691030510 9780691030517

‎Halpern Manfred‎

‎The Politics of Social Change in the Middle East and North Africa‎

‎Princeton: Princeton University Press 1965. Folding map. Owner's name and address sticker inside front wrapper. Worn Wrappers Softcover. xxv 431 pages. 20.2 cm. Wrappers Softcover. Condition: Good/none. . Catalogs: MIDDLE EAST. Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1965) paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 7614

‎Hamaker, Hendrik Arent.‎

‎Specimen catalogi codicum mss. orientalium bibliothecae academiae Lugduno-Batavae [...]. Leiden, S. & J. Luchtmans, 1820.‎

‎Large 4to (220 x 261 mm). (4), VIII, 264, (2) pp. Contemporary half calf with giltstamped red spine label and sparsely gilt spine. Edges lightly sprinkled in red. Only edition. - Pioneering specimen of a catalogue of oriental manuscripts in the Leiden library, with extensive extracts in Arabic, produced by H. A. Hamaker (1789-1835). "Ce spécimen ne contient que douze articles" (Brunet). "The descriptions of a mere twelve items on 238 pages illustrate the diligence with which the author attends to each and every title. Indeed, the final MS, the 'Qamus al-Muhit' of Firuzabadi, is discussed on no fewer than 60 pages. Each author is provided with extensive biographical excerpts with Latin translations, to which are added extremely detailed discussions of scholarly literature. Had Hamaker kept up this method for all the oriental MSS in Leiden, estimated at a number of some ten thousand, he should have wanted about 25,000 pages, not to mention hundreds of pages of indices. It is thus questionable whether Hamaker intended more with his 'Specimen' than to provide an example of an ideality which was to promote his planned catalogue [...]. And yet, had he been able to realize this ideal with the help of other scholars, this would have given to the world a source-based work of reference which would have preserved its value to this day, not superseded either by Brockelmann's 'Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur' nor by Sezgin's 'Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums'" (cf. B. Liebrenz, Arabische, persische und türkische Handschriften in Leipzig [Leipzig 2008], p. 73). - Some creases to paper; binding rubbed and chafed in places. A good copy from the library of the Dutch theologian Christiaan Jacobus van der Vlis (1813-42) with his handwritten ownership on the front pastedown. Besterman 4352. Brunet III, 26f. & VI, 31385. Cf. Fück 181 (for Hamaker).‎

‎Hambright K. D.; Ragep F. J.; Ginat Joseph‎

‎Water in the Middle East : Cooperation and Technical Solutions in the Jordan Valley‎

‎Brighton: Sussex Academic Press 2006. Book. New. Cloth. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. "Water in the Middle East" presents historical and cross-cultural perspectives on water and conflict prospects for future cooperation in the water arena among Middle Eastern countries the political economy of water and technical solutions to water shortages in the Jordan Valley and the relationships among water agriculture and environmental sustainability. Through case studies and essays natural and social scientific water experts from Israel Palestine Jordan and the United States examine: The role of water in Middle East conflicts and the possibility of regional solutions to water scarcity requiring cooperation among states; Long-term prospects of various aquifers and other fresh-water sources including desalination; current and future environmental deterioration of water resources; Breakthroughs and developments increasing regional agricultural productivity depending less on high-quality waters while turning to lower quality resources such as recycled and brackish waters; alternatives to current water-usage patterns particularly with regard to agriculture and the possibility of redirecting water to tourism and other economic sectors. While this book highlights the complexities pertaining to regional water scarcity and inequitable distribution the contributors offer no definitive conclusions or facile solutions; yet there is a broad consensus that regional solutions to maximize water resources must be pursued even as desalination becomes more viable both from technical/economic standpoints. The continuing deterioration of existing water supplies in terms of quantity and quality mandate that any solution must be achieved within a political/social framework of peace enlightened economic policies and the application of technical solutions that take due account of environmental concerns.249pp. Sussex Academic Press Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 017817 ISBN : 1845191226 9781845191221

‎Hamelsveld Ysbrand van.‎

‎Aardrykskunde Aardrijkskunde des Bybels. Tweede deel.‎

‎Amsterdam Johannes Allart 1790. Octavo. Pp. 410. Hardcover bound in contemporary half calf spine gilt with gilt morocco lettering-piece boards rubbed. In good condition. ~ First edition. Second part only. Amsterdam, Johannes Allart, 1790. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 4352

‎Hamilton, Alexander.‎

‎A New Account of the East Indies. Giving an exact and copious description of the situation, product, manufactures, laws, customs, religion, trade, etc. of all the countries and islands, which lie between the Cape of Good Hope, and the Island of Japon. London, C. Hitch & A. Millar, 1744.‎

‎8vo. 2 vols. XXXII, 400 pp. VII, (1), 320 pp. With a total of 8 folding maps and 11 plates as called for. Contemporary full calf with giltstamped red labels to gilt spine. Second London edition of this important work, first published in Edinburgh in 1727, "which remains to this day one of the most valuable first-hand histories of English merchant shipping in the Indian Ocean and East Indies" (Howgego). It covers "the whole of the Orient" (Hill) from Ethiopia to Japan and is very strong on India (some 20 chapters, not counting Bengal, which is described separately), but also includes an extensive section on the Arabian Peninsula: chapter IV "gives a little description of the coast of Arabia the Happy, from Mount Sinai to Mocha, with some observations on the religion, customs and laws"; chapter V "gives a description of the Immaum of Mocha's country, particularly its situation, laws, customs and commerce"; chapter VI "contains a description of Aden [...], also an account of the sea-coast of Arabia petraea, as far as Muskat and Bassora", chapter VII "treats of the kingdom and city of Muskat, and of their religious and civil customs [...] and a little account of the sea-coast of Arabia deserta, as far as Bassora", while chapter VIII "gives an account of Bassora City, and that part of Arabia deserta". Includes a rough, but apparently original map of the Gulf, showing "Barreen Island", "Cape Mussendon", and little detail along the Peninsula's northeastern coast in between save for a place labelled "Zoar", here not indicating Sohar in Oman but clearly referencing the area of the present-day Emirate of Sharjah (even Niebuhr's 1765 map still shows a town named "Seer" - Sir, Julfar - opposite the island of "Scharedsje"). The text mentions the region's trade in horses and pearls, stating, "There are no towns of note between Muskat and Bassora, but Zoar, and but very few inconsiderable villages; but there are two or three pretty convenient harbours for shipping. The southernmost is about 6 leagues to the southward of Cape Mosenden, called Courfacaun. It is almost like Muskat Harbour, but somewhat bigger, and has excellent fresh water from deep wells, about a quarter of a mile from the landing place. The village contains about twenty little houses; yet there are pretty good refreshments to be had there [...]". - In India, Gujarat and Bombay are covered particularly extensively, and the illustrations include not only a detailed coastline map of the subcontinent, but also several plates showing Ganesha, the elephant-headed god; a religious procession involving an elaborate wheeled scaffold from which men are hung; the temple of Jagannath; and the notorious "Juggernaut" car. - The Scottish captain Hamilton went to sea, in his own words "very young", in 1688, and travelled as far as the Barbary coast before basing himself in Surat and trading and travelling all over the Indian Ocean, "visiting, it is said, every port between the Cape and Canton" (Howgego). He made a reputation for himself as a foul-mouthed, resourceful and bold operator fending off Baluchi robbers, treacherous governors and Indian pirates. - Bindings professionally repaired. Light browning and occasional waterstaining; a few pencil annotations. Provenance: from the collection of the American diplomat Alexander Weddell (1876-1948) and his wife Virginia Chase Steedman Weddell (1874-1948); deaccessioned from the Virginia House Museum, Richmond (handwritten ownership "A. & V. Weddell, 1924, Calcutta" to flyleaves; bookplate to pastedowns). Alt-Japan 630. Howgego I, p. 477, H13. Cf. Macro 1115. Goldsmiths' 6522. Hanson 3724. Cordier, Indosinica 890. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages (2004) 765.‎

‎Hammer-Purgstall, [Joseph von, ed.].‎

‎Mahmud Schebisteri's Rosenflor des Geheimnisses. Persisch und Deutsch. Pest & Leipzig, Hartleben, 1838.‎

‎4to. VI, 32 pp. With 2 lithogr. plates and 28 ff. of Arabic letterpress with lithogr. borders, toned in various colours. Modern boards with the original wrappers bound within. First edition. - Without any doubt Hammer’s finest work in imitation of an oriental manuscript: the Persian text of the famous Sufi manual ‘Golshan-e Râz’ is printed in seven four-leaf quires of varying colours, each framed by a lithographed sequence of interlaced flowers and animals (pheasants, deer, antilopes, panthers, jackals). The German translation, the unsophisticated typography of which provides a striking contrast to the luxurious Persian text, is illustrated by two plates of topographical interest. The binding preserves the original blue paper wrappers with a large emblematic lithograph of a shell hidden among a bouquet of roses, drawn by Pauline von Koudelka-Schmerling. - Occasional slight foxing. Untrimmed. Goedeke VII, 767, 100. Rabenlechner I, 122. Cf. Brunet III, 34 (Vienna, 1838 ed.).‎

‎Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph Frhr. von, oriental scholar and diplomat (1774-1856).‎

‎Letter signed. Vienna, 21 Nov. 1846.‎

‎Large 8vo. 1½ pp. on bifolium. To an unidentified recipient, answering a request for a copy of his Ottoman History or the Divan of Hafiz: "[...] Ihren Wunsch eines Exemplars der osmanischen Geschichte oder des Diwans von Hafis zu erfüllen, bin ich leider nicht im Stande, da ich von dem ersten [...] Werke selbst nur ein Exemplar mehr besitze und Hafis, wenn ich auch ein Exemplar desselben kaufen wollte, nicht mehr zu haben, sondern längstens vergriffen ist; ich sende Ihnen aber dafür fünf Bändchen des Gemäldesaals, die untereinander in keinem Zusammenhang stehen und deren Inhalt für Sie selbst mehr Interesse haben dürfte, als die zehn Bände der osmanischen Geschichte, samt dem Umblick der Reise nach Brussa, den zwei Abhandlungen Samachschari's, und Ghasali's und der Zeitworte des Gebetes, die nicht nur nach dem Tode meiner innigst geliebten Gattinn, sondern auch nach dem großen Unglücke, das mich Anfangs Septembers durch den Tod meines hofnungsvollen 21 jährigen jüngeren Sohne betroffen hat, als die beßte Tröstung erprobt worden von Ihrem hochachtungsvoll ergebenen / Hammer-Purgstall [...]". - Some brownstaining and wrinkling.‎