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Segev Tom
One Palestine Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate
New York New York U.S.A.: Metropolitan Books 2000. 812pp/illus/map. history of life in Palestine under the BritishMandate 1917-1948 - when the seeds to todays's conflicts were sown. Clean. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Metropolitan Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006671 ISBN : 0805048480 9780805048483
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Segev Tom; Watzman Haim translator
One Palestine Complete : Jews and Arabs under the British Mandate
New York NY U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company 2001 Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Henry Holt & Company paperback
Bookseller reference : 004054 ISBN : 0805065873 9780805065879
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Segev Tom; Seger Tom
One Palestine Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate
New York: Metropolitan Books 2000. A study of Palestine under the mandate which finds the source of modern Israeli-Arab conflict in the policies that encouraged both groups to expect an ethnic homeland. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/DJ Very Good. Large Octavo. Metropolitan Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 01032191 ISBN : 0805048480 9780805048483
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SEGRE DAN VITTORIO.
Il poligono mediorientale.
In 8°, br. edit. ill. (tracce d'uso molto lievi), pp. 239,(5); ottimo es.. (x402/d)
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Seierstad Asne.
The Bookseller of Kabul
Virago Press 2003. Light corner wear. Pages of text are clean lightly toned 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. . Soft Cover. Very Good. Virago Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 217549 ISBN : 1844080471 9781844080472
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Sela Avraham
The Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East
Continuum Intl Pub Group 2002. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Continuum Intl Pub Group hardcover
Bookseller reference : 319028 ISBN : 0826414133 9780826414137
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Selby Bettina
Riding to Jerusalem
<p>Glasgow: Richard Drew 1989 1st ed. thus. 216pp. illus. paperback: near Very Good owner’s round emboss on title p; text is age browned; else a clean complete & tight copy An indefatigable Englishwoman’s bicycle journey following the Crusaders’ routes across Europe to the Holy Land.</p> Glasgow: Richard Drew paperback
Bookseller reference : 16903 ISBN : 0862672503 9780862672508
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Selden, John.
De di[i]s Syris snytagmata II. Editio omnium novissima, opera Andreae Beyeri. Leipzig, Sigismund Cörner , 1668.
8vo. 2 vols. in one. (38), 373, (51) pp. (6), 338, (36) pp. With engr. t. p. (wants the table). Contemp. auburn morocco, richly gilt. All edges gilt. Third edition, the second edited by Andreas Beyer (first published in London in 1617). Selden (1584-1654) "first won fame in Europe as an orientalist by his treatise 'De Diis Syris', the first of his oriental studies [...] use was also made of it by Vossius in his great treatise on idiolatry" (DNB). - Elaborately bound gilt binding; insignificantly rubbed with minute restoration to upper spine-end. VD 17, 23:320175K. DNB 1161. Graesse VI/1, 343. Cf. STC S 1861.
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Selim George Dimitri
American Doctoral Dissertations on the Arab World 1883-1968
Washington: Library of Congress 1970. Paper bound first edition 103pp includes index with addenda page at back. Library stamp top of front cover. Very good. 156 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg Manitoba. Washington: Library of Congress, 1970 unknown
Bookseller reference : 20669
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Sellheim, Rudolf.
Die klassisch-arabischen Sprichwörtersammlungen insbesondere die des Abu 'Ubaid. s'-Gravenhage, Mouton & Co., 1954.
8vo. VI, (2), 164 pp. Original printed wrappers. Scholarly work on Abu 'Ubaid's collection of proverbs (matal) known as "Kitab al-Amtal", assembled in the 8th/9th century A.D., and other, similar anthologies of Arabic adages. - A very good copy.
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Sen, Ramdhun.
A Dictionary, in English and Persian. Calcutta, Baptist Mission Press, 1833.
8vo. (6), 276, (2) pp. Early 20th century half leather with green buckram covers. First edition of Sen's English-Farsi dictionary, following a Farsi-English volume published in 1829. In 1841 Sen would produce a new edition, adding the pronunciation of the Persian words in transliteration. - Lightly browned throughout due to paper; a few edges reinforced. Old ownership "D. H. Crawley" (?) on title-page, and later ownership, dated 1957, of the linguist, National Socialist politician, and translator Martin Löpelmann (1891-1981). A good copy of a rare work. OCLC 85263053. Cf. Vater/Jülg 280.
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Seng Yvonne L
Men in Black Dresses: A Quest for the Future Among Wisdom-Makers of the Middle East
U.S.A.: Gallery Books 2003. Corners creased. Edge wear to cover. Pages of text are clean lightly toned and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. 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. Good. Gallery Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 415178 ISBN : 074347726x 9780743477260
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Sengul Ergun
Serbest Cimnastik: Beden Egitimi �gretmenleri Spor Kul�peri Beden Egitimi Ve Spor B�l�mleri Icin
Ankara: Kadioglu Matbaasi 1984. Soft Cover. Good with no dust jacket. Book is in the Turkish language. Square tight binding. Clean but age-darkened pages. Wraps are foxed with general overall soiling and shelf wear. Instructional manual for gymnastics with stick-figure drawings illustrating various movements. 7.75" 20 cm tall; 142 pages. Kadioglu Matbaasi unknown
Bookseller reference : 4900034
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SERAO MATILDE
NEL PAESE DI GESU' (RICORDI DI UN VIAGGIO IN PALESTINA)
Pagine: 366 . Illustrazioni: All'antiporta applicata immagine della Serao tratta dalla rivista Lavoro illustrato . Formato: 16° . Rilegatura: Caronato marmorizzato con dorso in tela nera . Stato: Deteriorato . Caratteristiche: Ultima pagina strappata a metà, senza perdita di testo.Strappetto senza mancanza carta da pg 25 a 30. Opera brunita .
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Serjeant, R[obert] B[ertram].
Two Tribal Law Cases (Documents). (Wahidi Sultanate, South-West Arabia). London, Royal Asiatic Society, 1951.
8vo. (33)-47 pp. Original wrappers. Offprint from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, April 1951. Part 1 only, recounting the "Land Dispute". Part 2 (pp. 156-169, "Dispute over the Runaway Wife") would appear in the October issue. - An excellent copy. OCLC 77797713.
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Sertoli Salis Renzo
Italia Europa Arabia
In 16° leg. edit. pp. 410, ben tenuto
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SERTOLI SALIS Renzo -
L'Arabia indipendente e le sue rivendicazioni.
Milano, 1940, stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 1083/1101 con fotografie, tavole fotografiche ed una cartina. - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo di rivista, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perchè ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “estratto” or “stralcio” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
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Servan de Sugny, Édouard.
La Muse Ottomane ou Chefs-d'Oeuvre de la Poésie Turque. Traduits pour la première fois en vers francais avec un précis de l'histoire de la poésie chez les Turcs, etc. Seconde édition, revue et corrigée. Paris & Geneva, Cherbuliez, 1855.
8vo. XXXVII, 394 pp. (Bound with) II: The same. Étude orientale ou trois odes de Hafiz et une élégie de Saadi poetes persans. Paris & Geneva, Duprat & Cherbuliez, 1852. 32 pp. Contemp. red half calf. I: Early anthology of 44 Ottoman writers. An excellent translation, dedicated to the King of Prussia. Contains a wealth of information for the oriental scholar, especially by virtue of the learned introduction and the copious appendix with biographical notes on all poets here presented. - With the author's three-line autograph inscription to Ferdinand Perrier on the endpaper; Perrier's drystamp on title page. - Bound with the first French edition of these three odes of Hafez, also profusely annotated. - Somewhat browned; occasional insignificant foxing. Saba 826. Nawabi VII, p. 990.
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SERVAN-SCHREIBER JEAN-JACQUES.
La sfida degli ebrei.
In 8°, br. edit. ill., pp. 190,(10); prima ed., ottimo es.. (x036/d)
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Service Hydrographique de la Marine.
Instructions nautiques sur la Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden, collationnées par le service des instructions nautiques. (Instruction No. 762). Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1895.
8vo (164 x 244 mm). (2), XVIII, (2), 476 pp. (Includes, bound after the preliminaries:) Notice hydrographique No. 4 (1900). 14 pp., 1 blank f. Notice hydrographique No. 8 (1900). 15 pp., 1 blank p. Contemporary gilt half calf over marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. The French essential standard sailing directions for the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as well as the entire south coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Comprises directions for the navigation of the Suez Canal, the Gulf of Suez, and the central track for steam vessels through the Red Sea, Straits of Bab-al-Mandab, and Gulf of Aden; also, descriptions of the Gulf of 'Aqaba, the shores of the Red Sea, the inner channels, the Gulf of Aden, and the south-eastern coast of Arabia to Ras al Hadd, the coast of Africa from Ras Si Ane to Capo Guardafui, including the Gulf of Tadjoura, thence to Ras Hafun, Abd-al-Kuri, the Brothers, and Socotra. - Largely based on the relevant British counterpart, the "Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot"; the section on the Gulf of Tadjoura is entirely by the lieutenants of the French hydrographic ships Guillou and R. de Carfort. The book had appeared only once previously, in 1885, and the present copy includes not only the Supplements I and II published in 1900, but also extensive publisher's corrections that were issued to slips of paper and are here bound into the volume in their respective place. The flags and signals are partly printed in red and yellow. A rare and early edition in excellent condition. OCLC 460171378.
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Seton, Claud Ramsay Wilmot (ed.).
Legislation of Transjordan 1918-1930. Translated from the Arabic, including the Laws, Public Notices, Proclamations, Regulations, etc. Transjordan, for the Government of Transjordan by the Crown Agents for the Colonies, [1931].
Large 8vo. VIII, 844 pp. Original buff buckram, leather labels to spine. "The law of Transjordan is Turkish law as it existed on the 23rd of September, 1918, except in so far as it has been superseded or modified since that date. To indicate the extent to which it has been so superseded and modified is the purpose of this volume […]" (from the Compiler's Preface). - Seton was President of the District Court, Jaffa from 1920 to 1926, after which he took on the post of Judicial Adviser Transjordan, in which role he produced this digest. He was subsequently President of the District Court in Haifa, 1931-35, before moving on to become Puisne Judge, Jamaica. This was his sole publication. - This copy is unmarked as such, but is from the Library of Glubb Pasha, and is the Arab Legion Head Quarters copy, with ink stamp to the front pastedown and inscription, "Not to be taken from the Head Quarters of the Arab Legion" in Peake Pasha's hand, signed by him. - Endpapers lightly foxed, otherwise very good in the original buckram, labels a little rubbed and lifting at the corners.
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Severin Tim
Crusader : By Horse to Jerusalem
London: Hutchinson 2001 Tim Severin home from the sea takes off on an Ardennes Heavy Horse to follow the overland route that Geoffrey de Bouillon took through Europe and the Byzantine Empire on the First Crusade to Jerusalem. Full of fascinating detail that demonstrates the difficulties of taking an army with war horses through difficult terrain. 338p. plates.index. 1st UK Ed. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Hutchinson hardcover
Bookseller reference : 21291 ISBN : 0091735157 9780091735159
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Severin Tim
Crusader : By Horse to Jerusalem
London: Hutchinson 2001 Tim Severin home from the sea takes off on an Ardennes Heavy Horse to follow the overland route that Geoffrey de Bouillon took through Europe and the Byzantine Empire on the First Crusade to Jerusalem. Full of fascinating detail that demonstrates the difficulties of taking an army with war horses through difficult terrain. 338p. plates.index. 1st UK Ed. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine - Price Clipped. Hutchinson hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15976 ISBN : 0091735157 9780091735159
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Severin Tim
The Sinbad Voyage.
New York: Putnam. 1982 "Along with a crew including eight Omani seamen in a replica of a medieval Arab sailing ship made from Malabar timbers held together with coconut rope Tim Severin sailed from Oman to China to investigate the legendary adventures of the sea-faring hero of "the Thousand and One Nights" 240p. illus. 1st US Ed. Pbk. Fine/Very Good Slight Chips. Putnam. paperback
Bookseller reference : 20692 ISBN : 0399127577 9780399127571
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Severin Tim
The Sinbad Voyage.
London: Hutchinson 1982 "Along with a crew including eight Omani seamen in a replica of a medieval Arab sailing ship made from Malabar timbers held together with coconut rope Tim Severin sailed from Oman to China to investigate the legendary adventures of the sea-faring hero of "the Thousand and One Nights" 240p. illus. 1st.UK Ed. Pbk. Fine/Fine. Hutchinson paperback
Bookseller reference : 20234 ISBN : 0091505607 9780091505608
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Severin Tim
The Sinbad Voyage.
London: Hutchinson 1982 "Along with a crew including eight Omani seamen in a replica of a medieval Arab sailing ship made from Malabar timbers held together with coconut rope Tim Severin sailed from Oman to China to investigate the legendary adventures of the sea-faring hero of "the Thousand and One Nights" 240p. illus. 1st.UK Ed. Pbk. Fine/Fine. Hutchinson paperback
Bookseller reference : 19080 ISBN : 0091505607 9780091505608
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Seydi Ali Reis.
Mirat ül-memalik. Asar-i eslafdan. Dersaadet (Istanbul), Ikdam Matbaasi, [1895 CE] = 1313 H.
8vo. 99, (1) pp. Red half morocco with blindstamped cloth boards and giltstamped spine title in Ottoman Turkish. First and only edition in the Ottoman world. Sidi Ali Reis was an Ottoman admiral sent by Suleiman the Magnificent to counter Portuguese piracy and attacks on Muslim pilgrim ships in the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Red Sea and Arabian Gulf. He was shipwrecked in India and travelled to the Muslim states of South Asia, Afghanistan, central Asia, Iran, and the Middle East before returning to the Ottoman Empire. His travels are recounted in his present "Mirat ül-Memalik" ("The Mirror of Countries"), first published in 1557, one of the earliest travel books of Turkish literature and written in the now extinct Chagatai language. Rare: OCLC lists 3 copies only internationally (Leiden, Bamberg, Munich). OCLC 632504491, 65818716.
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Seydlitz, Melchior von.
Gründtliche Beschreibung der Wallfart nach dem heiligen Lande, neben Vermeldung der jemmerlichen und langwirigen Gefengnuß derselben Gesellschafft [...]. Auffs newe vom Authore ubersehen und corrigirt [...]. Allen Christen, und insonderheit denen vom Adel zu guter Nachrichtung in Druck gefertiget. (Görlitz, Ambrosius Fritsch, 1584).
4to. 160 unnumbered pp. Title page printed in red and black. With a large title woodcut in red and black and 3 woodcuts in the text (1 page-sized cut, 2 repeats). Modern vellum bound to style, stored in custom cloth-lined slipcase. Scarce account of a 1556/59 journey to the Holy Land by the Silesian nobleman Melchior von Seydlitz. First published in 1580, the work begins with the events of the trip from Venice via the Greek islands to Cyprus, where the pilgrims stayed from July 4 through 14, 1556. An entire chapter is devoted to the description of the island, its geography, agriculture, salt works, etc. Substantive chapters are dedicated to Jerusalem, Damascus, and Constantinople. Also mentions Mecca, "16 days from Jerusalem". "Seylitz's party was taken captive in Palestine; the 'honourable warrior' Hand von Ehrenberg visited them in Ramleh" (cf. Tobler). The fine title woodcut shows the travellers' capture; the full-page illustrations depicts te Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. - Several contemporary underlinings and marginalia in red ink. Small, faint erased stamp to reverse of title. A fine copy. VD 16, ZV 14388. Röhricht 710. Yerasimos p. 245. Cf. Tobler 76.
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Seyffarth, Gustav.
Beitraege zur Kenntniss der Literatur, Kunst, Mythologie und Geschichte des alten Aegypten. Erstes Heft: Bemerkungen ueber die Aegyptischen Papyrus auf der Koeniglichen Bibliothek zu Berlin. Leipzig, J. A. Barth, 1826.
4to (225 x 264 mm). X, 42 pp. With 4 lithogr. folding plates. (And:) Beitraege [...] Zweites, Drittes, Viertes, Fünftes Heft. Systema Astronomiae Aegyptiacae Quadripartitum. Ibid., 1833. XXX, 445, (10) pp. (series titles and separate half-title for no. 2). With hand-coloured frontispiece and 10 large folding plates, lithographed throughout. Contemporary polished red morocco, spine, leading edges, inner dentelle and covers richly gilt and blind-tooled in the Romantic style. Glazed green endpapers; all edges goffered and gilt. Bound by the Leipzig master Anton Stumme with his label on the first flyleaf. A fine morocco volume comprising the first five of Seyffarth’s monographic "Contributions" to Egyptology (apparently all published at the time of binding; two more were to follow by 1840). While the first fascicle contains the earliest catalogue raisonnée of the substantial Berlin collection of papyri, fascicles 2-5 (published with continuous pagination) constitute a bold investigation into early Egyptian astronomy and its all-pervading cosmological cult. This section includes a hand-coloured frontispiece of astronomical animal forms and ten large folding plates, all lithographed, showing important pieces of archeological evidence: the Navicula astronomica (Paris), Zodiacus Tentyriticus (Paris), Zodiacus Taurinensis (Turin), Sarcophagus Sethi (London), Sarcophagus Ramsis (Paris), Monolithus Amosis (Paris), Mensa Isiaca (Rome), and a Papyrus funeralis formerly in the d'Hermand collection. The final part is an astronomical lexicon, a typographical masterpiece that fits more than 1300 lithographed hieroglyphs precisely into their letterpress explanations. - Seyffarth, an opponent of Champollion's, emigrated to the U.S. in 1855. His thousands of transcriptions and sketches are preserved in the Brooklyn Museum as the "Bibliotheca Aegyptiaca Manuscripta". - A luxury copy printed entirely on wove paper and bound in elaborate morocco with finely goffered edges (unusual for a secular binding of the time) by the Leipzig master Anton Wilhelm August Stumme (1804-67), who also worked for Robert Schumann. Minor wear to binding, occasional foxing as typical for wove paper. Coloured frontispiece browned evenly; largely insignificant gutter tears to four folding plates. A crisp, unused copy in a magnificent binding. Ibrahim-Hilmy II, 229f.
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SHARON (Moshe)
Black banners from the East. The Establishment of the 'Abbasid State - Incubation of a revolt. Institute of Asian and African Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, The Magnes press, Leiden, Brill, 1983. In-8, rel. pleine toile gommée verte de l'éd., titre doré en long, sous jaquette ill. en couleurs, 265 pp., bibliographie, index. Service de presse.
Bookseller reference : 595562
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SHAW (Thomas);
Voyages de Mons. Shaw, M.D. dans plusieurs provinces de la Barbarie et du LEVANT : contenant des observations géographiques, physiques, philologiques et mêlées sur les royaumes d'Alger et de Tunis sur la Syrie, l'Egypte et l'Arabie Pétrée.
Jean Neaulme La Haye 1743 1 vol. 2 tomes en un vol. in 4 de 1 f.n.ch. (page de titre) XLIV 414 pp. et IV 192 pp. 172 pp., pleine basane brune de l'époque, dos lisse orné, pièce de titre en maroquin, dentelle intérieure dorée, tranches marbrées (restaurations soignées aux coiffes et coins).
Bookseller reference : 10890
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Sha'rani, 'Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ahmad.
Mukhtasar tadhkirat al-Suwaydi [The Epitome of Suwaydi's "Memorandum Book"]. Ottoman Egypt, [9 Sept. 1696 CE =] 11 Safar 1108 H.
8vo. 2 parts in 1 volume. Arabic manuscript on paper. 144 ff., 1 leaf of index. Text in black naskh with important words and phrases in red, occasional marginal notes. 19th century three quarter red boards with red morocco spine, ruled and lettered in gilt. An uncommon epitome of a 13th century medical treatise by 'Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ahmad Sha'rani (1492/3-1565), known primarily for his mystical writings. While Al-Sha'rani famously founded an Egyptian order of Sufism, Sa'rawiyyah, which remained active until the 19th century and wrote extensively on religious law and Sufism; his interest in medicine is less well known. This book, which discusses a treatise by the physician Al-Suwaydi (1204-92), is unique among his works as a scientific text, and is important in forming an idea of Al-Sha'rani as a man of numerous intellectual interests, equally able to debate religious law and explain medical recipes and procedures. Indee, these were not interests at odds with each other: magical and occult remedies are prominent throughout the text. Al-Sha'rani retains some of Al-Suwaydi's stylistic choices as well, most noticeably the organization of the medical recipes by body part to be treated: the work starts with ailments of the head and proceeds down the body to end with the feet. - This specimen was copied on Sunday, the 11th of Safar 1108 AH by the scribe Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abi al-Anas al-Shafi'i al-Miliji al-Ash'ari al-Sha'rani. Two of the ownership entries are dated 1251 and 1322 H, and annotations and notes at the end with an added index in Maghribi script suggest that it was last owned by a physician in Morocco or elsewhere in North Africa. - Boards somewhat worn, a few minor stains and wormholes. Index has been reinforced. An interesting medical work from a Sufi theologian. GAL II, 335f.
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Shaaban Bouthaina
Both Right and Left Handed: Arab Women Talk About Their Lives
Bloomington Indiana U.S.A.: Indiana Univ Pr 1991. Trade Paperback. Fine. Indiana Univ Pr paperback
Bookseller reference : 324673 ISBN : 025320688X 9780253206886
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Shaaban Bouthaina
Both Right and Left Handed : Arab Women Talk about Their Lives
Indiana University Press 1991. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Indiana University Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 305550 ISBN : 025320688X 9780253206886
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Shaaban Bouthaina
Both Right and Left Handed: Arab Women Talk about their Lives
Bloomington: Indiana University Press 1991. Frontispiece photo. Glossary. "Complimentary" stamped on edges. "Complimentary exam copy not for resale" stamped on first page. 242 pages. 20.8 cm. Wrappers Softcover. Condition: Good/none. ISBN: 0-253-20688-X . Catalogs: MIDDLE EAST. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1991) paperback
Bookseller reference : 7576 ISBN : 025320688X 9780253206886
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Shadid Anthony
Legacy of the Prophet : Despots Democrats and the New Politics of Islam
Westview Press 2001. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Westview Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 305872 ISBN : 0813337798 9780813337791
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Shafei, Abi Abdallah Hashim ibn Abdelaziz al-Mohammadi al-.
Fath Al-Rahmani fi dhikr al-Salat ali Ashraf al-Khalayeq al-Ensani. [East Africa or Near East, ca. 1790 / later 18th century].
4to (178 x 240 mm). Arabic manuscript on paper. (136) pp. Calligraphic text with cursive writing in red ink, black and gold in a frame of double red rules, 15-23 lines, frontispiece on double page, 4 banners. Contemporary blindstamped red morocco binding with fore-edge flap. Arabic manuscript on the virtue of prayer upon the Prophet Muhammad. The very neat cursive calligraphy is finely executed in three inks: black, red and gold (the latter having taken on an olive green hue). The manuscript begins with the last three suras of the Qur'an, followed by the Asma ul-Husna, an introduction, and a prayer. A superb frontispiece on a double page (pp. 5-6) is executed in black ink on a red background within polychrome frames. The one on the right-hand side, decorated with five outward-facing arches in the margins, gives the names of Allah, of the Prophet, and of his four caliphs; the panel on the left indicates the name of the manuscript and its author, "Abi Abdallah Hashim ibn Abdulaziz al-Mohammadi al-Shafei". The titles of each of the six chapters are written in red ink or gold, followed by the "Bismillah" in larger calligraphy. The first colophon, at the end of the first chapter, is calligraphed in red ink in a banner; the other three colophons, arranged within triangular tiers, announce the end of each chapter and repeat the name of the author. The text ends with the "Qasida" to the glory of the Prophet. The analysis of the document and the use of the term "Shafei" suggest that its author was an imam trained in the Shafiist school of jurisprudence, one of four schools (madhhab) of jurisprudence within Sunni Islam, based on the teaching of Imam Al-Shafi'i (767-820) and his followers. This "madhhab" is widespread in Yemen and around the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia), as well as in Kurdistan and Egypt. Binding and paper suggest a date in the second half of the 18th century.
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Shah Idries
Caravan of Dreams: Writings and Sayings from the Near East
Baltimore: Penguin Books 1972. . 207 pages. 18 cm. Wrappers Softcover. Condition: Good/none. ISBN: 0-14-003409-9 . Catalogs: MIDDLE EAST. Baltimore: Penguin Books, (1972) paperback
Bookseller reference : 7732 ISBN : 0140034099 9780140034097
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Shah Idries
Wisdom of the Idiots
Cambridge Massachusetts U.S.A.: Ishk Book Service 1991. PB/Gd. condition/179 pages - A collection of illustrative anecdotes and stories used in Sufi teaching. K1095HR2. Soft Cover. Good. Ishk Book Service Paperback
Bookseller reference : K1085 ISBN : 0863040462 9780863040467
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Shah Sirdar Ikbal Ali
Fuad King of Egypt
London: Herbert Jenkins. Good/No Jacket. 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall 317 pages. Black and white photographs. Blue cloth with gilt titles. King Faud was born on March 26 1868 and died on April 28 1936. . Herbert Jenkins hardcover
Bookseller reference : 24464
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Shah Arzani, Muhammad Akbar ibn Muhammad.
Tibb-i Akbari [Medicine of Akbar]. [India, 1780 / 18th century CE].
4to (164 x 244 mm). Persian manuscript on polished but unsophisticated laid paper. 352 leaves (misnumbered 347, numerous errors in pagination, but complete). 21 lines of black and occasional red Nast'aliq within blue and double red rules; a pretty gilt, red and lapislazuli 'unwan headpiece on the first page. Some marginal glosses throughout, likewise in black and red ink. 19th century Western-style codex binding with leather spine and cloth edges, using the original red morocco covers. An amplified Persian adaptation of the Arabic medical treatise "Sharh al-asbab" (completed in 1424) by the Persian physician Burhan addin Nafis ibn 'Iwaz al-Kirmani (d. ca. 1449), itself a commentary on Najib addin al-Samarqandi's (d. 619/1222) "Kitab al-asbab wa'l-'alamat". This medical compendium, later translated into Urdu and Sindhi, covers the symptoms and treatment of diseases specific to particular parts as well as general diseases. - The Indian medical writer Mohammad Akbar Arzani composed several works in Persian which circulated also through various Urdu translations and thus gained considerable diffusion among later physicians. "According to his own statement in the 'Tibb-i akbari', he had been a recluse in a convent (zawia), later on he studied the religious doctrines and finally dedicated himself to the study of medicine. He probably took part in the Mughal military campaign in the Deccan under Awrangzeb" (Encyclopedia Iranica, online). - Inherently brittle and fragile throughout with numerous edge tears, chips, marginal worming and other minor flaws, several paper breaks due to ink corrosion along the rules. One quire loosened, two leaves have old repairs with adhesive tape. Foliation erratic; leaf 196 (recte: 206) transposed before 194, but complete. Cf. GAL I, 491 & S I, 895 (for Nafis ibn 'Iwaz al-Kirmani's commentary).
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Shah Wali Khan, The 'Liberator of Kabul', Afghan prince and statesman, brother of King Nader.
Autograph quotation signed ("Shah Wali"). In Arabic and French. Paris, 6 July 1931.
Folio. 1 page. On uncut wove paper, bearing the Schoellers-Parole blind embossed seal, margins uncut. The original autograph contribution of Shah Wali to the Committee of the World League for Peace (Ligue Mondiale pour la Paix), a remarkable organization formed in 1925 with close ties to the League of Nations. The Committee itself was composed of such notaries as Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, King Carol II of Romania, John D Rockefeller, Marie Curie, and Albert Einstein, who personally gathered the present manuscripts over the course of seven years (1925-32). Among the public figures who contributed to the project were dignitaries from the newly-created League of Nations' member states. The inscription is in Arabic with a typset translation below: "War is a terrible catastrophe, which all peoples of all epochs have always abhorred. [Signed] Prince Shah Wali, Minister of Afghanistan in Paris". - Shah Wali, the brother of Mohammad Nader (ruler of Afghanistan 1929-33), was posted in Europe as a foreign minister from 1929 until 1945. Pax Mundi. Livre d'or de la paix. Enquete universelle de la Ligue mondiale pour la paix sous le haut patronage de son comite d'honneur avec l'approbation de la Societe des nations, du Bureau international du travail et de la Cour permanente de justice internationale. Geneve, Societe paxunis, 1932.
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Shahin Emad Eldin
Political Ascent: Contemporary Islamic Movements in North Africa
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1998. Scholarly text presents an unbiased comparative analysis of the Islamic movements in Algeria Morocco and Tunisia exploring their formation and expansion in the late 1960's and the basis of their ideology for social transformation. 275 pgs. Minor shelfwear. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. . Westview Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : MS-3 ISBN : 0813336171 9780813336176
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Shahram Ahmadzaddegan
From Iran Catalonia and Michigan to IMTD -
Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy - 1996. PB/pub. 1996/Gd. condition - An Introspective Journey Through the Field of Conflict Resolution. Occassional Paper Number 6. AI12961z. Soft Cover. Good. Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy - Paperback
Bookseller reference : 2961z
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Shalev Carmel
Collective Punishment in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
Jerusalem: B'TSELEM-The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied. 1990 First printing in card covers. 90 pp. Charts appendices. Minor crease to foredge of front cover light rubbing to covers clean and unmarked. Very Good. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Box 37. B'TSELEM-The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied. paperback
Bookseller reference : 257631
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Shalev Meir
The Blue Mountain.
New York HarperCollins 1991 First Edition. hardcover. First Edition First Printing in U.S. -- Novel of idealistic Jews leaving Russia for the promised land of Palestine. Translated from Hebrew by Hillel Halkin. -- Hardcover. Condition: near fine top-edge faintly spotted with near fine dust jacket. ISBN 0060166916 HarperCollins hardcover
Bookseller reference : 34895 ISBN : 0060166916 9780060166915
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Shamir Shimon
Egypt from Monarchy to Republic: A Reassessment of Revolution and Change
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1995. Scholarly text presents a detailed examination of the extent to which Nasser's 1952 coup d'etat brought about significant changes in the basic social political and cultural structures of Egypt. Topics discussed include state and revolution; economic and social patterns; the role of intellectiuals and the media; issues of foreign relations including the conflict with Israel; the process of value-system transformation; etc. 352 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-42 ISBN : 0813386586 9780813386584
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SHANKS Hershel.
The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
New York: Random House 1998. 0965058821. 1st ed. Contents include:- Archaeologists vs Bedouin: Freeing the Scrolls: The archaeology of Qumran: Undermining the Jewish Bible: Treasure Search - the Copper Scroll. Pp 246. Many b/w illustrations. P/b. Illustrated cover. VG. . New York: Random House, 1998. 0965058821 unknown
Bookseller reference : 16084
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Shapiro William
Lebanon
Danbury Connecticut U.S.A.: Franklin Watts 1984. Hardcover/Gd. condition/88 pages - Discusses Lebanon at the crossroads of Asia Europe and Africa caught up in a brutal conflict. K633. Hard Cover. Good. Franklin Watts Hardcover
Bookseller reference : K633 ISBN : 0531048543 9780531048542
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Sharabi Hisham B
Nationalism and Revolution in the Arab World The Middle East and North Africa
Princeton: Van Nostrand 1966. New Perspectives in Political Science 7. Map. Photos. Bibliography. A paperback with sewn signatures. ix 176 pages. 20.3 cm. Wrappers Soft cover. Condition: Very Good/none. . Catalogs: MIDDLE EAST. Princeton: Van Nostrand, (1966) paperback
Bookseller reference : 9049
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