‎Middle east‎

‎Sachar Abram Leon‎

‎The Redemption of the Unwanted: From the Liberation of the Death Camps to the Founding of Israel‎

‎U.S.A.: St Martins Pr 1983. Dust jacket has some water damage on the back. Foxing on top of text block. 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. Good/Good. 9.5 x 6.5. St Martins Pr Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 212559 ISBN : 0312667299 9780312667290

‎Sachar Howard M.‎

‎A History of Israel; From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time‎

‎NY: Knopf 1979. Trade paper bound first edition revised illustrated with maps 887pp includes extensive bibliography index of 49pp. Heavy highlighting to first quarter else very good. Over one kilogram unpacked -- extra shipping charges will apply!! All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg Manitoba. NY: Knopf, 1979 paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 21406 ISBN : 0394736796 9780394736792

‎Sachar Howard M‎

‎Israel and Europe: An Appraisal in History‎

‎Alfred a Knopf Inc 1999 Hardback. Fine/Very Good. Alfred a Knopf Inc hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 333981 ISBN : 0679454349 9780679454342

‎Sachau, Eduard.‎

‎Muhammedanisches Recht nach schafiitischer Lehre. Lehrbücher des Seminars für Orientalische Sprachen zu Berlin Bd. XVII. Stuttgart, W. Spemann, 1897.‎

‎8vo. XXIX, (1), 879, (1), 28, (3) pp. Publisher's temporary wrappers with series title stamped to upper cover. Detailed study of the Shafi'i school of fiqh named after Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad ibn Idris, Imam al-Shafi'i, or 'Shaykh al-Islam'. Al-Shafi‘i developed the science of fiqh unifying 'revealed sources' - the Quran and hadith - with human reasoning to provide a basis in law. With this systematization of shari'a he provided a legacy of unity for all Muslims and forestalled the development of independent, regionally based legal systems. The four Sunni legals schools or madhhabs- keep their traditions within the framework that Shafi'i established. The Shafi'i school is followed in many different places in the Islamic world, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt, Somalia, and Yemen. - Includes the Arabic text of 'Abû-Shugâ. - An uncut, untrimmed copy.‎

‎SACKVILLE-WEST Vita‎

‎Passaggio a Teheran‎

‎in 8°, pp. 247, 7 b., bross. edit. ill. con sguardie. Collana: Terre/Idee. Nel 1926 l'A. parte dall'Inghilterra per raggiungere Teheran dove il marito, Harold Nicolson, è consigliere del Foreign Office; l'emozione e la scoperta di un mondo incontaminato. Bordi un po' ingialliti dal tempo. 116-41‎

‎Sadiq H. E. Dr. Issa‎

‎Ferdousi: His Life His Personality and His Work‎

‎Tehran Iran: British Council. Very Good; Covers sunned and worn at edges. 1945. Softcover. A public lecture given by Sadiq at the Anglo-Persian Institute Tehran 2 December 1945. Blue printed wraps. Text in English and Persian/Farsi. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . British Council paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 45637

‎Safadi (Yasim Hamid)‎

‎Calligraphie Islamique‎

‎Du Chêne 1978 petit In-4, 144 pp., broché, illustrations en noir. Une signature en page de titre‎

‎Bon état d’occasion‎

Bookseller reference : 2434

‎Safran Nadav‎

‎Egypt in search of Political Community; An Analysis of the Intellectual and Political Evolution of Egypt 1804-1952‎

‎Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1961. Hard bound first edition 298pp includes bibliography references and index. Tight and clean. Very good in edge chipped good only dust jacket. 610 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg Manitoba. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1961 unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 21413

‎Safrastian Arshak‎

‎Kurds and Kurdistan‎

‎London: Harvill 1948. Photos. Maps on endpapers. Worn dj. 106 pp. 12mo. Hardcover . Catalogs: IRAN. London: Harvill, 1948 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 3530

‎Saghaphi Mirza Mahmoud Khan‎

‎In the Imperial Shadow‎

‎Garden City: Doubleday Doran 1932. reprint. VG/Good dust jacket edges of dust jacket chipped. vi 403 p. decorated endpapers 8vo; Doubleday Doran hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 10084

‎SAH TAHMASB-I SAFEVÎ, (1514-1576).‎

‎Tezkire. Translated by Hicabi Kirlangiç.‎

‎New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In Turkish. 86 p. Tezkire. Translated by Hicabi Kirlangiç. I. Tahmasb was an influential Shah of Iran, who enjoyed the longest reign of any member of the Safavid dynasty. He was the son and successor of Ismail I (Shah Ismail). PERSIAN LITERATURE Tazkira. 86 p.‎

‎Said Edward W.‎

‎After the Last Sky: Palestinian Lives‎

‎Random House Inc 1986. PB/pub. 1986/Fair condition/171 pages - Plenty of photos and insight into the lives of the Palestinian people . The daily lives go on with the conflict of Israel not far away .AE56140z. Soft Cover. Good. Random House Inc Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 6140z ISBN : 0394744691 9780394744698

‎Said Edward W‎

‎Orientalism‎

‎<p>Paperback. xxx 394 pp. 25th Anniversary Edition With a New Preface by the Author. New book. Ships immediately.</p> Vintage paperback‎

Bookseller reference : biblio1488 ISBN : 039474067X 9780394740676

‎Said Edward W. Edited By Gauri Viswanathan‎

‎Power Politics and Culture. Interviews With Edward W. Said‎

‎New York NY: Vintage Books. 2002 First Vintage edition in trade paperback. 485 pp. Index. Fine. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. LR7-1. Vintage Books. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 254384 ISBN : 1400030668 9781400030668

‎SAID NURSÎ.‎

‎Social change in Muslim societies. Studies of the Risale-i Nur: 2.‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. 12mo. (16 x 11 cm). In English. 27, [2] p. Social change in Muslim societies. Studies of the Risale-i Nur: 2.‎

‎Said-Ruete, Rudolph.‎

‎Said bin Sultan (1791-1856). Ruler of Oman and Zanzibar. His Place in the History of Arabia and East Africa. London, Alexander-Ouseley, (1929).‎

‎Large 8vo. XVIII, 200 pp. With half-title, frontispiece portrait, 5 black-and-white plates, folding map and "Genealogical table of members of the Al Bu Said dynasty". Publisher's original blue cloth, title gilt on spine & upper cover, Said bin Sultan name gilt in Arabic on upper cover. Rare first edition: presentation copy from Said-Ruete to Sir Saleh bin Ghalib Al-Qu'aiti, Sultan of Shihr and Makalla (ruled 1936-56), inscribed in green ink: "To / His Highness The Sultan / of Shiher and Makalla / Saleh bin Galib Alcaity / a token of sincere esteem / by the Author. / London, May 7th 1937". Below this is pasted a printed bookplate in Arabic. - The Qu'aiti Sultanate of Shihr and Mukalla, in the Hadhramaut region of the southern Arabian Peninsula (now Yemen), was the third largest kingdom in Arabia after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman. While the monarchy was toppled by communists in 1967 and Sultan Ghalib II was forced to abdicate, the Qu'aiti royal family still thrives in exile. - Said-Ruete was the son of Princess Salma (1844-1924), daughter of Sayyid Sai’id ibn Sultan (1791-1856), ruler of Oman and Zanzibar. The Princess married Friedrich Ruete, a clerk at the German embassy, and lived for 52 years as a widow in Germany. Their son Rudolph produced this remarkable survey of his grandfather’s life and times, considered as important as Vincenzo Maurizi‘s "History of Seyd Said, Sultan of Muscat" (London 1819). Sayyid Said ibn Sultan became the ruler of Oman in 1806, when he was about 15 years of age. After defeating the opposition with British help he determined to reassert Oman's traditional claims in East Africa. He eventually succeeded, and in about 1840 shifted his capital to Zanzibar, where he introduced the cloves that became the foundation of the island's economy. He also controlled the Arab traders that brought back slaves and ivory from the African interior. In this monograph the author highlights the early history of Oman, the rise of Said ibn Sultan to power in Oman and Zanzibar, and his relations with foreign powers (France, England, and the United States). In his foreword to this work, Major General Sir Percy Cox identifies the establishment of an Arab dominion in Zanzibar as Sultan Said's most lasting achievement. - Minimal wear to extremeties; insignificant spotting to first few leaves as common. Upper spine-end professionally repaired. A beautiful copy. Macro 1986. OCLC 5705061.‎

‎Saint Hilaire Alain‎

‎Je reviens du Yemen et t'en rapporte des nouvelles vraies‎

‎Paris: Jacques Grancher 1978. Reprint. 190 pp. maps in text b/w photographs throughout. Tight clean and unmarked with light handling and edgewear to wrappers head of spine lightly bumped. Size: 8vo. Self-Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket Paperback. Jacques Grancher Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 02982

‎Sakaoglu Necdet/Akbayar Nuri/Atex Hakan foreword‎

‎A Thousand Days and a Thousand Nights: The World of Entertainment in Istanbul from Ottoman Times to the Present Day‎

‎np Istanbul: Creative Yayincilik ve Tanitim Ltd/DenizBank 1999. presumed 1st edition. VG/VG dust jacket short tears to dust jacket flap folds. 320 p. color/bw photos/illus sources silk ribbon bookmark 4to; Creative Yayincilik ve Tanitim Ltd/DenizBank hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 69481 ISBN : 9757104337 9789757104339

‎SALMASLIAN (A.)‎

‎Bibliographie de l'Arménie. Nouvelle édition entièrement revue et considérablement augmentée.‎

‎Erevan, Editions de l'Académie des Sciences de la R.S.S. de l'Arménie, 1969. In-8, rel. d’éditeur percaline brune, 468 pp. Avant-propos et traduction de l’introduction en arménien. Index.‎

‎Percaline lég. frottée. Bon état intérieur. - Frais de port : -France 4,95 € -U.E. 9 € -Monde (z B : 15 €) (z C : 25 €)‎

Bookseller reference : 557805

‎SALVAN (General J.)‎

‎La Paix et la Guerre. Introduction générale aux problèmes de défense et de stratégie.‎

‎Paris, Criterion, 1992 [published date: 1992] in-8°, 553 pp., relie carton souple illustre plastifie.‎

‎Bel exemplaire (couv. leg. us.). [109B-13]‎

Bookseller reference : 23518

‎Salaberry‎

‎Storia dell'impero Ottomano dalla sua fondazione fino alla pace di Iassy nel 1792 – 9 vol.‎

‎Ottima copia‎

‎Salah Nahda‎

‎Costumes and Customs From the Arab World‎

‎Dhahran Saudi Arabia: I.P.A. 1979. Classic comprehensive lavishly illustrated text presents a detailed survey of Arabic social customs and rituals; traditional costumes fashion perfumery coffeemaking marriage and divorce nomadic carpets jewellery and spirituality. Includes a short historical background of Arab culture and heritage. 124 pgs. Full color illustrations. Decorative endpapers. Small stamp and library presentation label pastedown on copyright pg. small label on lower spine; label removal mark on front cover. Considerable edgewear and rubbing to spine. Upper and lower text corners minor moisture damage- no stuck pages or text damage. Scarce. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Fair/ . Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Ex-Library. I.P.A. Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : AR-84

‎Salaheddin Ali Nader Shah Angha‎

‎Peace / Solh‎

‎Verdugo City CA: M.T.O. Shahmaghsoudi 1987. Text in English and Persian with some quotations in Arabic. 79 88 pp. 8vo. Wraps . Catalogs: IRAN. Verdugo City CA: M.T.O. Shahmaghsoudi, (1987) paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 5941

‎Sale, Sir Robert H. (et al.).‎

‎The Defence of Jellalabad [...] drawn on stone by W. L. Walton. London, Joseph Hogarth, Henry Graves & Co., and sold by Hullmandel & Walton, [1845/1846].‎

‎Folio (full-sheet leaves, 54 x 36.5 cm). Lithographed frontispiece, title-page & dedication plus 5, [1 blank] pp. plus plates. With a lithographed frontispiece portrait of Sale by Thomas Fairland after a painting by Scarlet Davis, a lithographed illustrated title-page, a lithographed dedication to Queen Victoria (reproducing Sale's hand-written and signed dedication), a double-page "Plan of Jellalabad" (51.5 x 60 cm, lithographed by S. Leith in Edinburgh) and 34 tinted lithographic views of the city and its fortifications (in landscape format) on 22 leaves (10 full-page, 2 half-page and 11 pair of oblong half-page, numbered 1-11, showing the fortifications before and after repairs and improvements). All leaves are unwatermarked wove paper, the frontispiece on fine "India" paper mounted on thick paper, the plan on thin paper and all other lithographs on thick paper, that of the title-page grey. With a guard-leaf bound in facing each plate. All lithographs were probably printed by Hullmandel & Walton, though only the frontispiece and title-page name them. Gold-tooled red goatskin morocco, on 5 recessed supports (not aligned with the 6 false bands on the spine), each board with a frame of 3 gold double fillets alternating with 2 blind single fillets, with the title and author on the front board and the 2nd and 4th of 7 spine compartments, richly gold-tooled turn-ins, gold-tooled board edges, yellow endpapers, gilt edges, blue and white headbands. The first and only edition of a grand and spectacular visual presentation (there are only five pages of text) of the city of Jalalabad and its fortifications in eastern Afghanistan and related sites as far away as Kabul. The illustrated title-page (image size 45 x 35 cm) shows the tower known as Alexander's Column, with mountains and clouds in the background and several people at its foot (including two on horseback in the foreground: a British officer and turbaned man), the whole framed by palm trees, other plants and military attributes, with the title in grey sans-serif and slab-serif capitals with a white drop-shadow. The first 11 leaves of views (2 half-page and 10 full-page, the latter mostly with image size 26.5 x 37 cm) offer meticulously detailed views of sites in and related to Jalalabad, including four in and around Kabul. These show the architecture (including minarets, fortifications and the building where the British were held prisoner) as well as British and Afghan people engaged in military activities and trade. The 11 numbered plates that follow show two panoramas each (nos. 1 and 10 reproducing a hand-written caption) showing Jalalabad's fortifications before (below) and after (above) the repairs and improvements undertaken by Sale. A red line in the upper views indicates the parts that had been destroyed by an earthquake. - Although the title-page attributes the entire work to Robert Sale, the text begins with an account of the city and battle by Hamlet C. Wade, who served under him, followed by "Lady [Florentia] Sale's narrative of her prison & fellow prisoners" and eight short texts giving an account of the view on the title-page and those in the first 10 leaves of views (the 4th to 6th together and the 9th and 10th together), that for the third signed by Florentia Sale. - The grand presentation, the portrait of the author (Major General Robert Sale, who commanded the troops at Jalalabad during the 1842 battle) and the dedication to Queen Victoria suggest this volume commemorates a great success, but in fact it was only a minor and short-lived reprieve in Great Britain's foolish and disastrous First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-1842). In 1839 Great Britain hoped to put Afghanistan back under colonial control by invading it and taking Kabul, ignoring the Duke of Wellington's prescient warning that it was a foolish move, and that they would find it much more difficult to hold Kabul than to take it. The British grossly underestimated the strength of the opposition, the difficulty of the terrain and the country's anti-colonial sentiment. Forced to abandon the city after an uprising in 1841 they tried to retreat to Jalalabad but nearly all the British troops and their entourage were slaughtered in the treacherous mountain passes. Sale's troops, who futilely awaited them in Jalalabad, were surrounded and attacked by the Afghans but managed to defeat them and drive them back to Kabul. - Various sources speculatively date the present publication from ca. 1842 to ca. 1846, but at least in the present copy a footnote on the first page of the letterpress text says, "Since this has been put to press … Sir Robert Sale has gloriously fallen in the battle of Moodkee, fought 18 December, 1845 ... he was struck by a grape shot which ... proved mortal shortly after he received the wound". He died on 21 December, so the book must have been published in the last 10 days of 1845 or early in 1846. Although printed on unwatermarked wove paper, the letterpress leaves show point holes in the centres of the fore-edge and gutter margins, showing that each leaf was separately printed and each is almost certainly a whole sheet, probably of Demy format. - With an armorial bookplate showing the crest and motto ("sans changer") of the Earls of Derby, probably the 14th Earl, Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley (1799-1869), Conservative Prime Minister three times in the years 1852-68. With minor foxing, slightly more in the frontispiece and much more in one full-page plate (Baba's garden, whose paper is not as thick as the others), but otherwise in very good condition. The frontispiece (together with the 2 preceding free endleaves) has separated from the bookblock, the hinges have been restored and the binding shows a few scuff marks, but the binding remains in good condition. Magnificent and detailed tinted lithographs of buildings, fortifications, terrain and life in and around Jalalabad (and Kabul) in Afghanistan ca. 1845. Thomson, The exotic and the beautiful (Bobins coll.) 268. WorldCat (3 copies?). Not in Abbey, Travel.‎

‎Salem Murdock Muneera‎

‎Arabs and Nubians in New Halfa; A Study of Settlement and Irrigation‎

‎Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press 1989. 1st printing. Fine/VG dust jacket 1 inch tear front of dust jacket. xvi 205 p. photos tables maps glossary biblio index 8vo; University of Utah Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 6501 ISBN : 0874803101 9780874803105