‎Middle east‎

‎Jacquesson, Ernest, French civil engineer (1831-1860).‎

‎"Voyage en Égypte et en Palestine: notes et souvenirs". Autograph manuscript. N. p., 1856-1857.‎

‎Folio (ca. 200 x 292 mm). French manuscript on lined paper with calligraphed title. (174) pp. on 90 ff. in two loose fascicles (45 ff. each). Stored together with a 1920s typescript copy of the same text, (2) + 39 + 20 pp. on 62 ff., in modern half-calf portfolio with gilt title to spine in a cardboard slipcase. The original manuscript of Jacquesson's travelogue of Egypt and the Levant, written in connection with the preparations for the building of the Suez Canal (1859-69) and published in 1857. The civil engineer Ernest Jacquesson had travelled to Egypt together with Ferdinand de Lesseps, the father of the Suez Canal, and other members of the "Commission Internationale pour le percement de l'isthme de Suez" founded in 1855. In the preface, Jacquesson announces that he shall not write about the Canal project, as his friend, the politician and journalist Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire, has already published "a series of highly interesting articles" on the subject, but will rather focus on "observations of the country, the mores and customs of its inhabitants, and on gathering interesting peculiarities" that he personally witnessed. The subsequent trip to Palestine is set in a context with the Crimean War: "At the current moment all eyes are directed towards Egypt [...] and towards Palestine considering the reforms that the new state of affairs, resulting from the Crimean War, will bring there imminently". - The journey lasted from November 1855 to April 1856, leading from Alexandria to Cairo, Upper Egypt, Nubia, via Alexandria to Jaffa, Ramla, Jerusalem, Jericho and back to Paris via Jerusalem and Marseille. Jacquesson and his company visited the most important monuments of Egypt and the Holy Land. On 30 November 1855 they enjoyed an audience in Cairo with Mohamed Sa'id Pasha of Egypt, who held a military parade in honour of his French guests. According to Jacquesson, de Lesseps introduced him and his companions individually to Sa'id Pasha. - As Jacquesson states in the preface, his notes had been previously published in the "Journal de la Marne" between June and September 1856, dating the present fair copy to between late 1856 and 1857. - Both covers somewhat dusty and soiled. The first fascicle shows a very minor waterstain affecting the right margin of a few pages; the cover leaf has several tears (partly affecting the title), some of which are restored. Some browning and stains overall, minor tears to the margins. The accompanying typescript is on French typewriter paper watermarked "Johannot et Cie Extra Strong", produced between ca. 1913 and 1936, showing punched holes and occasional light staining. Altogether in excellent state of preservation. E. Jacquesson, Voyage en Égypte et en Palestine: notes et souvenirs (Paris, J. Best, 1857).‎

‎Jafarzadeh Alireza‎

‎Iran Threat The: President Ahmadinejad and the Coming Nuclear Crisis‎

‎Basingstoke Hants United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan 2007. 284pp. From the controversial expert who brought Iran's nuclear program to the attention of the world in 2002 comes a searing expose of the inner workings and plans of Iran's mullahs. With access to dissident groups inside Iran Jafarzadeh traces President Ahmadinejad's radical roots and involvement in terror attacks to his impact on Iran's weapons program. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Palgrave Macmillan hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 006790 ISBN : 1403976643 9781403976642

‎Jagmohan‎

‎My Frozen Turbulence In Kashmir -‎

‎Allied Publishing - 0001. Makes it clear that what the future holds for Kashmir and the rest of the country of India depends upon who would be at the steering wheel of history. AI529232. Soft Cover. Good. Allied Publishing - Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 29232

‎Jamal al Suwaidi Editor‎

‎Iran and the Gulf: A Search for Stability‎

‎I B Tauris & Co Ltd 1996. PB/pub. 1996/Gd. condition/424 pages - The politics of Iran and the Gulf region . L36203z. Soft Cover. Good. I B Tauris & Co Ltd Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 6203z ISBN : 186064144x 9781860641442

‎Jamalzadeh Sayyed Mohammad Ali‎

‎Isfahan is Half the World; Memories of a Persian Boyhood.‎

‎Princeton Princeton University Press 1983 paperback. Translated by W. L. Heston. 298 pages. Softcover. Condition: near fine top-edge lightly spotted. ISBN 0691101868 Princeton University Press paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 28695 ISBN : 0691101868 9780691101866

‎James Lawrence‎

‎The Golden Warrior: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia‎

‎New York: Paragon House Publishers 1993. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. N.B. Very small amount of shelf wear to corners of boards and D/J. 406pp. Paragon House Publishers Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 035021 ISBN : 1557785791 9781557785794

‎James Lawrence‎

‎The Golden Warrior: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia‎

‎New York New York U.S.A.: Marlowe & Co 1994 Sections of black and white photographs. 406 pages. Binding and pages secure text clean and free of markings. We ship daily. Our books are carefully described and packaged in boxes not envelopes. A gift card and personalized message can be included upon request. Trade Paperback. Fine. Marlowe & Co paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 207002 ISBN : 1569248613 9781569248614

‎James Reston Jr.‎

‎Defenders of the Faith -‎

‎Penguin - 2009. Gd. condition - Charles V Suleyman the Magnificent and the Battle for Europe 1520 - 1536 . AE28949z. Hard Cover. Good. Penguin - Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 8949z

‎Jami, Nuru'din 'Abdu'r-Rahman / Wickerhauser, Moriz.‎

‎Blütenkranz aus Dschamis zweitem Diwan. Bei der XVIII. General-Versammlung der D.M.G. den hochverehrten deutschen Gästen zur Begrüssung in der Kaiserstadt dargebracht [...]. Wien, 25. September 1858. Wien, k. k. Hof- u. Staatsdruckerei, 1858.‎

‎43, (1) SS. Halblederband der Zeit über geblümten Deckeln mit goldgepr. Rückentitel. Seitenweise alternierend deutsch und persisch. 4to. Sammlung persischer Gedichte mit deutscher Übersetzung durch den Wiener Orientalisten Wickerhauser (1820-69), von 1848 bis 1861 Professor der orientalischen Sprachen an der Orientalischen Akademie in Wien. Innendeckel mit handschr. Bibliothekssignatur; Stempel der Bibliothek des Jesuitenkollegs Innsbruck am Titel verso. - Durchgehend leicht stockfleckig.‎

‎JAMKOWSKA N. B., AMUSIN Joseph, BOGEART R., HELTZER M.‎

‎PRIVATE CREDIT in the COMMERCE of ANCEINT WESTERN ASIA (3rd and 2nd millennia B. C.) + WEIGHTS and CURRENCY in ancient PALESTINE. The Economic Functions og GREEK BANKS.+ The Economy of a SYRIAN City in the escon millennium B.C. (V International Congress of Historical Sciences. Leningrad, 10-14 August 1970).‎

‎4 sommari di interventi al Congresso, cm. 20,2, bross. edit., i primi 5 di 5 pagine caduno, l'ultimo di 13 pagine. Caduno € 10. il lotto dei quattro‎

‎Jane Bay‎

‎Precious Jewels Of Tibet -‎

‎Clear Light Publishing - 1998. PB/pub.1998/Gd.condition/207 pages - A journey to the roof of the world. HA437773. Soft Cover. Good. Clear Light Publishing - Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 37773

‎JANIN (R.)‎

‎Constantinople byzantine. Développement urbain et répertoire topographique. Archives de l'Orient Chrétien 4. Publié avec le concours du CNRS.‎

‎Paris, Institut français d'Etudes Byzantines, 1950. In-8 broché, XXVII-482 pp., XV cartes en noir sous étui.‎

‎Couv. défraîchie, intérieur frais, bel ex. - Frais de port : -France 4,95 € -U.E. 9 € -Monde (z B : 15 €) (z C : 25 €)‎

Bookseller reference : 588974

‎Jansen Michael‎

‎The Battle of Beirut: Why Israel Invaded Lebanon‎

‎Boston: South End Press 1983. Paper bound illustrated 142pp inc. chronology. Light pencil-scored text throughout else very good. 215 grams. Boston: South End Press, 1983 unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 13992 ISBN : 0896081737 9780896081734

‎JARRY (Jacques)‎

‎Hérésies et Factions dans l’Empire Byzantin du IVe au VIIe siècle.‎

‎Le Caire, I.F.A.O., 1968. Fort in-8 broché, XXI-598 pp., grande carte dépl. in-fine, bibliographie, index.‎

‎Recherches d’Archéologie, de Philologie et d’Histoire, T.XIV. Thèse principale pour le Doctorat ès lettres présentée à la faculté des lettres et sciences humaines de l'université de Paris. Très bon ex. - Frais de port : -France 6,9 € -U.E. 11 € -Monde (z B : 18 €) (z C : 31 €)‎

Bookseller reference : 600410

‎JAUBERT (Amédée)‎

‎Voyage en Arménie et en Perse.. Précédé d'une notice sur l'auteur par M. Sédillot.par M. Sédillot‎

‎Paris, Ducrocq, (1860) in-8, XXVII-368 pp., portrait, demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs orné (reliure de l'époque). Qqs rousseurs. Coins usés. Fer du lycée de Vesoul sur le premier plat. Bon exemplaire.‎

‎Nouvelle édition qui reprend le texte de 1821 sans en reprendre les illustrations. Elle est augmentée d'une notice biographique sur Jaubert par M. Sédillot.L'orientaliste Jaubert (1779-1847), un des élèves les plus distingués de Silvestre de Sacy, fut envoyé en mission par l'Empereur en 1805 pour négocier un traité d'alliance avec le shah de Perse. Fait prisonnier sur le chemin, il ne parvint à Téhéran qu'en 1806. Il en repartit, vers Constantinople, accompagné d'un ambassadeur. Sa relation, d'abord nourrie de détails de sa détention, est émaillée de descriptions et d'observations variées aussi bien sur les mœurs, les usages, la religion que le climat, la population ou la situation militaire de la Perse.Chahine, 2318. - - VENTE PAR CORRESPONDANCE UNIQUEMENT‎

Bookseller reference : 217612

‎Jaussen, Antonin / Savignac, Raphael.‎

‎Mission Archéologique en Arabie I, II & III. Paris, Ernest Leroux / Paul Geuthner, 1909-1922.‎

‎Small folio (190 x 270 mm). 5 vols. (I:) XIV, (4), 507, (3) pp., final blank leaf. With 30 plates, 5 of which folding. (II:) XV, (1), 689, (3) pp. With numerous illustrations in the text. (Atlas:) XI, (1), pp. With 155 (instead of 153) plates. (Supplement:) (4), 98, (1) pp., final blank page. (III:) 2 vols. (text and atlas) bound as one. (6), 134, (2) pp. with 21 text illustrations. III-VII, (1) pp., 58 plates and plans (some folding). Contemporary full cloth with giltstamped calf title label. Vol. III in mid-20th century green cloth with giltstamped spine. Edges of three volumes sprinkled red. First edition of this classic of archaeology, documenting expeditions to Northern Arabia undertaken by the French orientalists Jaussen (1871-1962) and Savignac (1874-1951) prior to World War I. "Still indispensable" (Bowersock), the work is particularly remarkable for its epigraphical observations. Many ancient Arabic inscriptions were reproduced, translated and analysed here for the first time. - The set was published by the Societé des Fouilles Archéologiques between 1909 and 1922 in three parts. Parts I and II (the latter comprising a text volume, an atlas and a supplemental volume) describe the expedition from Jerusalem to Mada'in-Salih in the Hejaz in the spring of 1907, as well as the exploration of the ancient cities of Dadan, Teima and Harrah de Tebouk in 1909 and 1910. The plentiful illustrations include plans of the itinerary as well as photographs of archaeological sites and inscriptions, including impressive depictions of the monumental rock-cut tombs at Mada'in Salih, just north of the oasis Al-'Ula. The archaeologists also mapped the Arabic old town of Al-'Ula on the site of the biblical Dedan in order to localize a wealth of ancient Dadanitic inscriptions that were used as spolia in the Arabic houses. Jaussen and Savignac thus achieved the first systematic archaeological documentation of Mada'in Salih and Al-'Ula. Part III is dedicated entirely to the famous Umayyad desert castles Quseir Amra, Qasr Al-Kharanah, and Qasr Tuba in present-day eastern Jordan. - Volume I with a hole in the right margin throughout the second half, the hole fading to a tear throughout the first half, resulting in flaws to the covers, repaired with brown tape. Volume II has small flaws to extremities of boards; small tear in spine label. Atlas volume lacks plate 132, but includes duplicate plates of nos. 17, 131 and 137, further showing three small piercings to the lower board. An advertisement for the "Oeuvre catholique international pour la protection de la jeune fille", an organisation founded in Fribourg in 1897, is loosely inserted in vol. I. Rarely seen at auction. Bowersock, Roman Arabia 4 (note). OCLC 1204802.‎

‎Jawhari, Isma'il ibn Hammad / Muhammad al-Wani (ed.).‎

‎[Sihah al-Jawhari - Turkish: Kitab-i Lughat-i Vanqulu]. Constantinople (Istanbul), Dar üt-tibaat ül-cedidat ül-mamure (New Government Printing House), [1802-1803 CE =] 1217-1218 H.‎

‎Folio (210 x 310 mm). 2 vols. (5), 650 pp. (2), 764 pp. Text printed within rules, typographic headpieces. Contemporary Islamic brown goatskin with fore-edge flap, boards stamped in silver ornamental borders and central arabesque, flap with ornamental rule. Uncommon second edition of this classic Arabic dictionary, al-Jawhari's "Tag al-luga was-sihah al-'arabiya" (The Crown of Language and the Correctness of Arabic), translated into Turkish by Muhammad al-Wani (d. 1592), deriving its title from the Turkish genitive form of the author’s name, Wangulu or Vankulu. - Jawhari himself reached only the letter Dad before he died in an unsuccessful attempt at human flight from the roof of a mosque in 1003 AD (the work was subsequently completed by his student Ishaq Ibrahim bin Salih al-Warraq). To this day the dictionary remains an indispensable companion of Arabic philologists in both the East and the West; "manuscripts are to be found in almost every library" (Brockelmann). "In this great dictionary [the author] codified pure Arabic as based on the criticism of his predecessors' preparatory studies as well as his own experiences and collections. The 'As-sihâh’ is arranged in an alphabetical order, according to the final, and not the first, rooter of the words [...] This system, which was later adopted by other large Arabic dictionaries, attempts to supply those in search of rhyming words with a handbook" (Goldziher, A Short History of Classical Arabic Literature, 1966, p. 70). - Dampstains at end of vol. I and intermittently to vol. II, minor staining to fore-edge. A few scuffs and rubs to binding, but a sound and imposing set, generally clean internally. - Provenance: from the library of the British diplomat and linguist Sir Gore Ouseley (1770-1844), first baronet, with his contemporary signature to the front flyleaf of each volume. Ousely travelled to India in 1787 and established a cloth factory. He lived a relatively solitary existence and spent his leisure time studying Persian, Bengalese Hindi, Arabic, and Sanskrit, becoming an elegant speaker and writer of Persian. An acquaintance of the oriental scholar Sir William Jones, Ouseley was named ambassador extraordinary to the court of Fath Ali Shah in Persia in 1810, negotiated several treaties, and returned to England. He was one of those responsible for the founding of the Royal Asiatic Society in London in 1823 and was associated with the formation of the oriental translation committee, of which he was elected chairman. He became president of the Society for the Publication of Oriental Texts, formed in 1842. Özege 22504. OCLC 773846601 (a single copy, BnF). Cf. GAL I, 128.‎

‎Jean Lacouture / Ghassan Tueni / Gerard D. Khoury‎

‎Un siecle pour rien - Le moyen-orient de l'empire ottoman a l'empire americain‎

‎Albin Michel, collection "itineraires du savoir", 2003. Format 14x23 cm, broche, 367 pages.Etat neuf.‎

Bookseller reference : 24941

‎Jeffrey P. Bradford‎

‎International Security Challenges in a Changing World Studies in Contemporary History & Security Policy‎

‎Bern: Verlag Peter Lang 1999. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Verlag Peter Lang Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 032488 ISBN : 3906763684 9783906763682

‎Jeffries, David.‎

‎A treatise on diamonds and pearls. In which their importance is considered; and plain rules are exhibited for ascertaining the value of both. The fourth edition, with large improvements. London, E. Lumley, [1871].‎

‎8vo. XVI, 116 pp. With 30 plates. Contemporary blue cloth, covers blindstamped and upper cover gilt, title gilt to spine. A 19th century edition of the "first book in English to describe how diamonds and pearls can be evaluated on the basis of the factors of size (or weight) and style of cut" (Sinkankas). The London jeweller Jeffries is also the first author to provide "a clear statement of the principle that the value of pearls should be calculated to the square of their weight [...] This principle is implicit in the valuation tables given by earlier authors, including Tavernier and others, but Jeffries is the first to state it explicitly. At the back of his book, he provides tables allowing the calculation of the value of individual and batches of pearls of different size or quality. This is effectively a 'chau' book, as used by merchants in the Gulf and India until the mid-20th century, and fulfils exactly the same function" (Carter). - "The text explains the [diamond] cutting procedure, how the evaluation rules were derived, the importance of imperfections and flaws as affecting price, notes on rough diamonds [...] and finally, a somewhat similar procedure for the valuation of pearls, with highest values accorded to pearls of closest approach to spherical perfection, luster, etc. The mathematical rule used for the pearl is known as the 'square of the weight' multiplied by a per-carat base price" (Sinkankas). - Insignificant browning. Removed from the Library of the Birmingham Assay Office, one of the four assay offices in the United Kingdom, with their library stamp to the flyleaf. OCLC 31561438. Cf. Sinkankas 3195. Carter, Sea of Pearls, p. 83, 125f., 251. Goldsmiths' 8500. Hoover 453 (note). Roller/G. II, 10.‎

‎Jeffries, David.‎

‎Traité des diamants et des perles, où l'on considère leur importance, on établit des règles certaines pour en connoître la juste valeur. Paris, Debure & N. Tillard, 1753.‎

‎8vo. (8), XXXXV, (1), 104 pp. With engraved dedicatory headpiece and 10 engraved plates (some depicting cuts of diamonds) and tables. Contemporary French mottled calf with red giltstamped label to prettily gilt spine. Marbled endpapers. All edges red. First edition in French of this early book describing "how diamonds and pearls can be evaluated on the basis of the factors of size (or weight) and style of cut" (Sinkankas). The London jeweller Jeffries is the first author to provide "a clear statement of the principle that the value of pearls should be calculated to the square of their weight [...] This principle is implicit in the valuation tables given by earlier authors, including Tavernier and others, but Jeffries is the first to state it explicitly. At the back of his book, he provides tables allowing the calculation of the value of individual and batches of pearls of different size or quality. This is effectively a 'chau' book, as used by merchants in the Gulf and India until the mid-20th century, and fulfils exactly the same function" (Carter). - "The text explains the [diamond] cutting procedure, how the evaluation rules were derived, the importance of imperfections and flaws as affecting price, notes on rough diamonds [...] and finally, a somewhat similar procedure for the valuation of pearls, with highest values accorded to pearls of closest approach to spherical perfection, luster, etc. The mathematical rule used for the pearl is known as the 'square of the weight' multiplied by a per-carat base price" (Sinkankas). - This French edition is much scarcer than the expanded second English edition, on which it is based. It is dedicated by the translator (the Royal librarian Chappotin S. Laurent) to the sixteen-year-old Louis Joseph de Bourbon, prince de Condé, on the occasion of his marriage to Charlotte de Rohan. - Professional repairs to hinges and corners; in all a fine copy. Provenance: Handwritten ownership of the Brussels jeweller Emanuel Meyer, dated 1788, to title-page. 19th century engraved bookplate of Thomas Westwood to pastedown. Latterly removed from the Library of the Birmingham Assay Office, one of the four assay offices in the United Kingdom, with their library stamp to the second flyleaf. Sinkankas 3198. Cf. Carter, Sea of Pearls, p. 83, 125f., 251. Goldsmiths' 8500. Hoover 453. Roller/G. II, 10.‎

‎Jeremy Seabrook‎

‎Life And Labour In A Bombay Slum -‎

‎Quartet Publishing - 1987. PB/pub.19878/Gd. condition/166 pages - The author stresses the resilence and ingenuity of the slum pavement dwellers and finds optimism. AR128112. Soft Cover. Good. Quartet Publishing - Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 28112

‎JERPHANION (Guillaume de)‎

‎Une nouvelle province de l'art byzantin. Les églises rupestres de Cappadoce. Planches, troisième album. Ht.-Comissariat de la Rép. Fr. en Syrie et au Liban, service des antiquités : Bibliothèque archéologique et historique - Tome VI.‎

‎Paris, Libr. Orientaliste P. Geuthner, 1934. Album grand in-folio (32,5 x 45,5cm), chemise portefeuille d'édition, dos toilé, planches n° 145 à 208, plans, dessins, nombreuses illustrations photographiques, plusieurs en couleurs contrecollées, ces planches sont à rapprocher du texte de la 1ère partie du TII.‎

‎Ensemble en bon état, rousseurs en première page de titre, les planches sont d'une grande fraîcheur par ailleurs. -‎

Bookseller reference : 540348

‎JERUSALEM‎

‎La P?que des juifs ? J?rusalem. Article (2 pages) dans L'Illustration.‎

‎Num?ro complet. 131244‎

‎JG. DUNCAN J. G.‎

‎Digging Up Biblical History. Recent Archaeology in Palestine and its Bearing on the Old Testament Historical Narratives. The Croall Lectures for 1928-1929 amplified.‎

‎SPCK 1931. 2 vols 8vo. First Edition with frontispieces and very numerous plates and illustrations in the text some light occasional and inoffensive spotting; original blue cloth gilt backs a remarkably bright clean copy. A comprehensive and detailed survey with a wealth of valuable period photographs. A prominent Egyptologist of his day Duncan worked with Flinders Petrie on Hyksos and the Israelite cities and excavated at Nippur in Babylonia. A lovely copy and uncommon in this condition. SPCK, hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 17102