‎Moyen orient‎

‎Coon, Carleton S[tevens].‎

‎Measuring Ethiopia and Flight into Arabia. Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1935.‎

‎8vo. IX, (5), 333, (1) pp. With 8 plates. Yellow cloth with title information in blue on front cover and spine, with a dust jacket designed by Paul Wenck, map of Ethiopia and Arabia on the endpapers. First edition of Coon's account of his experiences in Ethiopia and Arabia. From 1933 to 1934 Coon travelled through Ethiopia to conduct physical anthropological research, but after conflicts with the authorities he had to escape to Arabia. He states in his foreword that the purpose of the present work is a memoir, since it was not meant to "impress the public with our scientific findings, for, interesting as these results may or may not be, they are reserved for more formal publication", but simply to tell what he and two others did during the expedition. C. S. Coon (1904-81) was an American anthropologist and professor of anthropology at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. He spoke ten languages and made notable contributions to the fields of cultural and physical anthropology and archaeology. He was the author of multiple works, including highly controversial works on race, such as "The Origin of Races" (1962), which were widely disputed during his lifetime and are considered pseudoscientific by modern anthropology. - Dust jacket somewhat damaged, covered with clear protective plastic, edges foxed. Otherwise in very good condition. Macro 747. Shapero, The Islamic World (2003), 178. Sotheby's, Burrell sale, lot 889.‎

‎Cooperson, Michael‎

‎Classical Arabic Biography: The Heirs of the Prophets in the Age of al-Mamum‎

‎Octavo in brown cloth boards in gold dust jacket; 217 p., 24 cm. In English. || Series: Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.‎

‎COPPENS, F. Urban.:‎

‎The Palace of Caiphas. And the New Garden of the Assumptionist Fathers St Peter's at Mount Sion.‎

‎London: Burns and Oates 1904. Translated from the French with Preface by F. Andrew Egan. The Palace of Caiphas. And the New Garden of the Assumptionist Fathers St Peter's at Mount Sion. With Plans and Designs. Pp.xx/71 map of Mount Sion frontispiece 4 plansprinted author's compliment slip loosely enclosed armorial bookplate of Convent of the Immaculate Conception OSF Bocking Essex to inside front cover. Grey card covers slightly rubbed. VG. "Joseph Caiaphas was the Jewish high priest who is believed to have been involved in the Sanhedrin trial of Jesus and to have organized the plot to kill Jesus. From 1888 to 1914 French Assumptionist archaeologists carried out excavations in the area which revealed a 5th century church The Church of St.Peter in Gallicantu or St.Peter of the Cockcrow. This church is famous as well for being the place where Peter denied Jesus three times then repented and reconciled with Christ after the resurrection.According to the assumptionist beliefs the scene of Peter's disgrace was the courtyard of Caiaphas. Below this church excavations revealed a large grotto which may have been originally a tomb which later served as a prison". tripfreakz. London: Burns and Oates, 1904. unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 47035

‎Cordeiro, Luciano.‎

‎Batalhas da India. Como se perdeu Ormuz. Processo inedito do seculo XVII. Lisbon, Imprensa Nacional, 1896.‎

‎8vo. XV, (1), 297, (1) pp. Original printed wrappers. First edition. Classic, minute account by Luciano Cordeiro (1844-1900) of the events that led to the fall of Hormuz to the Anglo-Persian forces in 1622. Based on contemporary documents, many of which are reproduced here. - Slight edge chipping; evenly browned throughout as common. A good copy. Wilson 48. OCLC 27860289.‎

‎CORDONNIER (Gen?ral)‎

‎Ai-je trahi Sarrail ? Exemplaire sur alfa.‎

‎Broch?. 349 pages. 14x22 cm.‎

‎CORM (Georges)‎

‎L'Europe et l'Orient.‎

‎Paris, Edit. La Découverte, 1991 In-8 broché, 384pp‎

‎Cet ouvrage est un livre clé, pour comprendre les causes qui déchirent actuellement les conflits du Proche-Orient. Comme neuf. -‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 527805 ISBN : 270711829

‎CORM GEORGES‎

‎IL VICINO ORIENTE - Un montaggio irrisolvibile‎

‎1^edizione - in8° - brossura editoriale - pp. 237 - collana Di Fronte e Atraverso n. 651 - traduzione di Cesare Bermani - condizioni: nuovo‎

‎Cosmographus, Philo.‎

‎Trinum Marinum: oder: Die an einander hangende Drey Meer Pontus Euxinus, Propontis, cum Archipelago: oder: Das Schwartze, Weisse, und Egeische Meer. Augsburg, Anton Nepperschmid for Jakob Enderlin, 1693.‎

‎Folio (305 x 190 mm). (2), 61, (1) pp. Title page printed in red and black. With 11 (instead of 18?) plates containing 22 copper engravings. Modern boards. Fascinating, little-received geographical study focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor, then under Ottoman rule. The anonymous late 17th-century German author hides behind the name of "Philo Cosmographus" and is evidently identical with the "Philo Chronographus" who produced the similarly themed chronographical work, "Arca Temporum", which was often issued together with this, though produced by a different publisher and catalogued separately. The present work features an overview of the geography of the Ottoman Empire, including the Aegean, the Sea of Marmara, and the Black Sea region - the "three seas" to which the title refers. Numerous pages of plates (each page containing two copper engravings) depict maps and views as well as animals (a hyena and sheep, Iraklion and Chania, Nauplia, Koroni, Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Belgrade, Izmir, etc.). - The number of plates, and indeed even the arrangement of engravings on a single page, varies from copy to copy, but this wants 8 plates as compared to the table of plates provided in "Arca Temporum". Occasional inkstains, but well-preserved. VD 17, 7:688727L; 3:605737C. Weller, Pseud. 439.‎

‎Coughlin, Con‎

‎Saddam: King of Terror‎

‎New York: Ecco 2003. 9th Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/DJ Near Fine small edge tear. Large Octavo. Ecco Hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 01039952 ISBN : 0060505419 9780060505417

‎COUNSELL, Michael.:‎

‎Every Pilgrim's Guide to the Journeys of the Apostles.‎

‎Norwich: Canterbury Press 2002. Greece Turkey Cyprus Italy Lebanon Malta Syria and the Holy Land. "Walk in the steps of Peter Paul and John with this comprehensive and fascinating guide to the Mediterranean towns cities and villages where the earliest Christian churches sprang into life." Pp.vii/248 signed by author to title page 27 colour photo illustrations line drawings maps and plans. Paperback. VG. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2002. paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 37325 ISBN : 1853114448 9781853114441

‎Couto, Diego de.‎

‎Decadas da Asia. Lisbon, Domingos Gonsalves, 1736.‎

‎Small folio (222 x 302 mm). 3 volumes bound as two. (32), 605, (1) pp. (14), 607-931, (1), 75, (1) pp. (16), 625, (1) pp. All 3 title-pages printed in red and black. Contemporary full mottled brown calf with giltstamped red labels to finely gilt spines (not uniform). Edges sprinkled red. Continuation of João de Barros's famous work on Portuguese colonial history in the Orient. First published in 1602, this is the first edition to include decade IX. Do Couto (1542-1616), chronicler and custodian of Torre do Tombo, begins with Decada IV, in continuation of de Barros's Decada III. (When de Barros's own Decada IV was discovered and posthumously published in 1615, the work effectively acquired another treatment of the same period with a different text, both numbered IV). "The 'Decades' contain "the early history of the Portuguese in India and Asia and reveal careful study of Eastern historians and geographers, as well as of the records of [the author's] own country. They are distinguished by clearness of exposition and orderly arrangement. They are also lively accounts" (Enc. Britannica). - Vols. I and II bound in a single volume. Some worming to spine-ends, with traces of worming to inner margin of the final four leaves of vol. III. A clean copy. Innocencio II, 154. Monteverde 1900. Cordier, BJ, 34 and BS, 2309. Cf. Macro 763. Not in Samodães or Ameal.‎

‎Cowley, Deborah & Aleya Serour‎

‎Cairo a Practical Guide‎

‎Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. Second Edition. Trade soft cover. Published Cairo: American University in Cairo Press 1977. First printing. 8vo. ix207 pp. plus nine folded loose maps in rear pocket. Light soiling mild spine crease otherwise very good. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1977. American University in Cairo Press paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 002988

‎Cozzonis Effendi.‎

‎Rapport sur la manifestation pestilentielle a Djeddah en 1898 suivi d'une esquisse sur les conditions générales de la dite ville [...]. Constantinople, Imprimerie Osmanié, 1898.‎

‎4to. 29, (1) pp., final blank leaf. With a folding plan of Jeddah. Contemporary printed wrappers. Stapled. Rare contemporary account of the plague outbreak in Jeddah, written by the chief sanitary inspector, documenting disease control in the Ottoman Empire. The treatise puts forward nine suggestions on how to prevent future outbreaks, including an urgent recommendation to establish a strictly isolated hospital for plague patients only, a reminder to look out for a sufficient supply of dumpcarts to get rid of dirty laundry and rags, and an appeal to disinfect all clothes, either chemically or by means of boiling, and to burn immediately all textiles coming in from Bombay or other infected places. The plan shows the Yemen, Chami and Mazloum quarters as well as the city's sewage system. With 7 pages of general information on Jeddah, discussing its climate and population, as well as the Sambuk, a traditional wooden sailing vessel. - Spine somewhat worn; small tear to the plan. A good copy of an uncommon work, never seen at auction. OCLC 44403162.‎

‎Craig S. Davis‎

‎The Middle East for Dummies‎

‎USA: Wiley Publishing 2003 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Wiley Publishing paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 000488 ISBN : 0764554832 9780764554834

‎Creighton, R.‎

‎A New Historical Map of Palestine, With Part of Egypt & Arabia. Ancient & Modern Geography of those Countries with the Routes of Several Celebrated Travellers. London, William Colling Hobson, 1833.‎

‎Large hand-coloured folding engraved map (ca. 103 x 82 cm). Scale ca. 1:1,000,000. In contemporary red morocco slipcase. Rare 1833 edition of a historical map of Palestine, with a part of Egypt and Arabia. This map is of particular interest for showing the principal roads and travel routes through the desert, with the old Roman road and the route of the Hajj, as well as the route taken by Eyles Irwin in 1777. Occasional browning; slipcase rubbed and bumped, but well preserved on the whole. Cf. Röhricht (Palästina) 633 (London, 1831). Laor, Maps of the Holy Land (1839 edition). Not in Al Ankary or Al-Qasimi.‎

‎Cremeans, Charles D.‎

‎The Arabs and the World: Nasser's Arab Nationalist Party‎

‎NY: Frederick Praeger 1967. Trade paper bound later third printing of first edition 338pp includes bibliography and index. Previous owner name inside front cover at top and few scattered pencil marks to text else very good. 390 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg Manitoba. NY: Frederick Praeger, 1967 paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 21375

‎Creswell, Sir Keppel Archibald Cameron.‎

‎Masagid Misr (The Mosques of Egypt from 21 H. [A.D. 641) to 1365 H. [A.D. 1946]). Giza, Ordnance Survey, 1948.‎

‎Royal folio. 2 vols. V, 76 pp. III, 148 pp. Arabic text printed in red and black. With 2 chromolithogr. frontispieces, 2 chromolithogr. title pages, 243 phototype plates (27 in colour), 2 folding maps, folding table, and numerous text illustrations. Original blind- and giltstamped green cloth. First, original Arabic edition; much rarer than the English edition, which appeared a year later. "The finest piece of book production achieved in Egypt" (Creswell). A history of Islamic architecture in Egypt, containing several beautiful views of the principal mosques, with plans and notes. Both volumes include the double page with the preface by the Minister for Religious Foundations as well as Creswell's introduction (dated 1954), which supplanted the original pages 1-2 (probably a dedication to King Farouk). An unusually good, clean copy from the library of Tarek Wahby (his bookplate on the flyleaf).‎

‎Crichton, Andrew.‎

‎History of Arabia and its People. London & Edinburgh, T. Nelson and Sons, 1852.‎

‎8vo. XVI, 652 pp., publisher's catalogue. With engraved title-page and frontispiece, one folding engraved map of Arabia, and 5 engraved plates with tissue guards (including a view of Mecca). Publisher’s gilt-illustrated red cloth. Outstandingly preserved specimen of this account of Arabia and its inhabitants by the Scottish-born biographer and historian Crichton (1790-1855). Discusses the life and religion of Muhammad, the conquest, arts, and literature of the Saracens, the Caliphs of Damascus, Bagdad, Africa, and Spain, the modern Arabs, the Wahhabis, the Bedouins etc. Rare. An exceptional copy of the Edinburgh Cabinet Library new edition, the first single-volume edition (previously published 20 years earlier as two duodecimos). Entirely unread, the pages remaining mostly unopened, internally and externally crisp and bright. A stunning example of Victorian pictorial cloth with presentation inscription on the verso of the frontispiece: "Presented to William Hitchins on his leaving for Australia by Edward McNaughtan, 20th January 1853". - A trace of foxing to the fore-edge, occasional loosening to quires, otherwise flawless. Macro 781. OCLC 175544. Cf. Gay 3462 (1833 ed.). Brunet 27998 ("pourrait se placer plus haut"). DNB XIII, 86.‎

‎Crinesius, Christoph.‎

‎[Babel] sive Discursus de confusione linguarum, tum orientalium: Hebraicae, Chaldaicae, Syriacae, Scripturae Samariticae, Arabicae, Persicae, Aethiopicae [...]. Nuremberg, Simon Halbmayer, 1629.‎

‎(16), 144, (4) pp. With woodcut printer's device on title-page, 3 full-page engravings in the text (including specimens of Arabic) and numerous ornamental woodcut initials and vignettes. - (Bound with) II: Hackspan, Theodor. Disputationum theologicarum & philologicarum sylloge [...]. Nuremberg, Johann Andreas Endter & Wolfgang Endter, 1663. (8), 616, (43) pp. Title-page printed in red and black. With several ornamental woodcut vignettes and head- and tailpieces. - (Bound with) III: Lipmann-Mühlhausen, Jom-Tob. Liber Nizachon Rabbi Lipmanni. Nuremberg, Wolfgang Endter, 1644. 4to. (14), 512, (24) pp. With additional engraved, illustrated title-page. Contemporary vellum with ms. title to spine. Nuremberg sammelband concerning problems of oriental philology and text exegesis, written or edited by notable Protestant scholars. - I: Early scientific work of comparative linguistics, comparing Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopian, Latin, Greek, French, etc. in great detail regarding grammar, lexicon, and phonetic inventory. Christoph Crinesius (1584-1629), an orientalist from Bohemia and "well versed in the Hebrew, Chaldaic, and Syrian languages" (cf. Jöcher), had studied and taught at Wittenberg before becoming a preacher in Gschwendt. After the Protestants' eviction from Austria he became professor of theology in Altdorf; the present work was first published in two parts in Wittenberg in 1610. - II: Collection of theological and philological disputations by Hackspan, who is considered "next to Salomon Glass the most important Hebraist of his age. He also studied the Rabbis closely and made use of the knowledge thus gained for theology. Furthermore, he was familiar with the Arabic and Syrian language" (cf. ADB X, 299). After delivering an excellent disputation, Hackspan was made professor of oriental languages at Altdorf although he held no degree. Numerous passages in Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, and Syrian type. - III: The first printed edition of the Sefer nizzachon, the major work of the great apologist and cabbalist Jom-Tov ben Salomo Lipmann of Mühlhausen (fl. after 1400). In this "Book of Victory", written before 1410, Lipmann attacks "central Christian teachings, especially Christian interpretations of individual Biblical passages [...] The work, which presupposes a thorough acquaintance with the New Testament, created a sensation among Christians and provoked the Brandenburg Bishop Stephan Bodecker to respond with a treatise of his own" (cf. Jüd. Lex. III, 1119). Edited by the distinguished orientalist Theodor Hackspan (1607-59), who had by a dramatic feat acquired the work theretofore existing only as a secret manuscript circulating among the Jewish community: "Hackspan visited with several students a Jew in Schnattach, with whom he had frequently spoken of the Nizzachon, but from whom he had never succeeded in obtaining it. During the visit he made the Jew so trustful that he showed him the Nizzachon, and while the students, as had been planned, ensnared the Jew in arguments and discourse, Hackspan seized his chance, got in a ready coach with the Nizzachon and left the Jew standing. As soon as he arrived at home with his booty he cut up the book, and Schnell, Blendinger, Frischmuth and other men well versed in the Rabbinic language had quickly to copy it so that one could return it to the Jew, who came for it the very next day. And through this fine deceit this evil book came into the Christians' hands and later into print" (cf. Will). The Hebrew text (constituting the major part of the work) was printed in Altdorf, the Latin text (likewise paginated from right to left) in Nuremberg. The appendix contains numerous passages in Arabic. - With autograph owner's mark "Ex libris Maresii" [probably Samuel Maresius (1599-1673, Gröningen theologian)] on flyleaf. Front pastedown with autogr. owner's mark of M. D. Winter [i. e. Magister David Winter (1643-99, Wittenberg philologist)] and ownership "Ha-Sefer jehert [A]dolf Mobring [?]"; a few underlinings in the text. Slightly browned throughout. Title-page of II (Crinesius) expertly re-margined. Occasionally slightly waterstained, otherwise a good copy of the rare major work of the cabbalist Lipmann in a contemporary sammelband. I: Jöcher I, 2198. VD 17, 14:053983L. - II: VD 17, 12:123782K. Will, Nürnb. Gelehrten-Lex. II (DBA I 452, 385). - III: Steinschneider I, 1411: 5854, 1. VD 17, 23:270299X. Will, Nürnb. Gelehrten-Lex. II (as above).‎

‎Cristiano Riccardo‎

‎La speranza svanita. Medio Oriente, Islam, nazionalismo: il dramma dei diritti negati‎

‎Cristiano Riccardo La speranza svanita. Medio Oriente, Islam, nazionalismo: il dramma dei diritti negati. , Editori Riuniti 2002-01-01, Copertina cartonata con alette informative. Pagine e tagli lievemente ingialliti. Collana:"Primo piano". Buono (Good) . <br> <br> Copertina flessibile <br> 288<br> 8835951305‎

‎Croix, Francois Petis de la.‎

‎Les mille et un jour, contes persans [...] Tome cinquième & dernier. Paris, Compagnie des Libraires, 1729.‎

‎8vo. (6), 350 pp. With woodcut device to title-page. Contemporary full calf with gilt spine and spine-label. Marbled endpapers. All edges red. Charming edition of the "Hezaryek-Rouz" or "Thousand and One Days", so called to "give the work an air of originality" (Chauvin IV, 124). The last tome of an original five-volume set of these oriental tales unfolding around the Kashmiri princess Farrukhnaz. - These tales are the translation of a manuscript that the oriental scholar François Pétis de la Croix is said to have received in Isfahan in 1675 from the dervish Moclès, the latter having translated and adapted into Persian the Indian tales known in Turkish as "al-Farage Bada Al-schidda". - Although the work enjoyed far fewer editions and translations than the "Alf layla wa-layla" and is commonly said to be an imitation of the same, it cannot, as Chauvin notes, be determined whether the "Thousand and One Days" or the "Thousand and One Nights" was composed first. Chauvin quotes one commentator who prefers the "Days" to the "Nights", declaring the former "much more ingenious and more realistic, as it sometimes includes marvels, following the taste of the Oriental" (Chauvin IV, 125). Nevertheless, to this day the "Hezaryek-Rouz" is much less known in the West. - Corners slightly rubbed; small portion at head of spine chipped away; binding minimally wormed; faint traces of glue to covers. Lower edges of a few pages torn without loss to text; pp. 126f. with a grayish mark, presumably left by a bookmark. Occasional light spotting; a few pages slightly creased. Chauvin IV, 312 B. Cf. Graesse IV, 525 (later eds.).‎

‎Cubero Sebastian, Pedro.‎

‎Breve relacion de la peregrinacion que ha hecho de la mayor parte del mundo. Madrid, Juan Garcia Infaçon, 1680.‎

‎4to. (20), 360 pp. Title-page within a border of cast fleurons, woodcut arms of the dedicatee Charles II of Spain, and several woodcut initials and tailpieces. Modern gilt blue morocco by the leading Barcelona binder Emilio Brugalla (1901-87), also active in Madrid, signed at the foot of the front turn-in: "Brugalla 1946", with the arms of the Spanish bibliophile Isidoro Fernandez (1878-1963) stamped in gold on front and back in a blind-stamped panel, double fillets on binding edges and richly gold-tooled turn-ins, gilt edges. First edition of an interesting and detailed account of the first overland journey from Spain to the East Indies (1671-80) made by the Spanish missionary Sebastian Pedro Cubero. Interestingly, Cubero covered most of his route by land, as would later Careri, thus constantly being able to observe the customs, religions, ceremonies and costumes of the peoples he visited, describing them in considerable detail. After spending time in Italy, where he was appointed as a missionary to Asia and the East Indies, Cubero travelled by way of Istanbul and Moscow to Iran, visiting Isfahan ("Hispaham") and Bandar Abbas, after which he finally arrived in India. After crossing to Malacca he was imprisoned by the Dutch and later banished from the city. He then proceeded to the Philippines and ultimately, by way of Mexico, back to Europe. "After a stint as confessor in the imperial army in Hungary, Cubero became one of the notable travellers of the seventeenth century. What set him apart was the variety of his traveller's hats. Most obviously a missionary [...], he also became [...] a representative figure of the whole exploratory enterprise. By circumnavigating the globe in his travels, he was recognized in his own time to be another Magellan, Drake, or Cavendish" (Noonan). - With bookplates on pastedown; t. p. has contemporary ownership of Pere de Ribes-Vallgomera de Boixadors, Marques de Alferras, ennobled by Philip V in 1702. Some occasional foxing and a small restoration, replacing the outer lower corner of the title-page in a subtle facsimile. Very narrow margins, occasionally just shaving the headlines and quire signatures, otherwise in very good condition. Rare in the market: two copies appeared at auction in the last 50 years. Palau 65756. Sabin 17819. OCLC 14110894. Howgego C225. Lach & Van Kley III, 360. Maggs cat. 495, 303. This ed. not in Salvá. For the author cf. F.T. Noonan, The road to Jerusalem: pilgrimage and travel in the age of discovery (2007), p. 104.‎

‎Cubero Sebastiano, Pedro.‎

‎Peregrinazione del mondo. Naples, Giuseppe Criscolo, 1683.‎

‎4to (157 x 202 mm). (8), 339, (5) pp. With additional engraved title and 2 portraits. Original papered boards with handwritten lettering to spine. First Italian edition of a fascinating and detailed account of the first overland journey from Spain to the East Indies (1671-80) made by the Spanish missionary Sebastian Pedro Cubero. Interestingly, Cubero covered most of his route by land, as would later Careri, thus constantly being able to observe the customs, religions, ceremonies and costumes of the peoples he visited, describing them in considerable detail. After spending time in Italy, where he was appointed as a missionary to Asia and the East Indies, Cubero travelled by way of Istanbul and Moscow to Iran, visiting Isfahan ("Hispaham") and Bandar Abbas, after which he finally arrived in India. After crossing to Malacca he was imprisoned by the Dutch and later banished from the city. He then proceeded to the Philippines and ultimately, by way of Mexico, back to Europe. "After a stint as confessor in the imperial army in Hungary, Cubero became one of the notable travellers of the seventeenth century. What set him apart was the variety of his traveller's hats. Most obviously a missionary [...], he also became [...] a representative figure of the whole exploratory enterprise. By circumnavigating the globe in his travels, he was recognized in his own time to be another Magellan, Drake, or Cavendish" (Noonan). Included are three very three very detailed chapters of devoted to China, Tartary and the Chinese-Tartarian wars. Additionally, there are important discussion of Persia, India, Malacca, the Philippines, and Mexico; chapter XX (pp. 136-156) contains an extensive discussion on Islam, the birth and death of Mohamed and Mecca and Medina. Chapter XXXIII (p. 225-229) contains a discussion of the the Kingdom of Ormuz and Bandar Abbas, the city on the Straits of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. - Bookplate of the New York "Explorers Club" (James B. Ford Library) to pastedown. Old inscriptions to front flyleaf; occasional stains. Lacks lower flyleaf; small tear to corner with loss of some text to fol. O4. This is the only copy of this edition that appears in the auction records over 30 years, no copy in the trade. Howgego C225. Cf. Sabin 17820. Palau 65757. For the author cf. F.T. Noonan, The road to Jerusalem: pilgrimage and travel in the age of discovery (2007), p. 104.‎

‎CUNISSET-CARNOT [Paul CUNISSET]‎

‎En Alger‎

‎Ernest Kolb | Paris 1889 | 10 x 16 cm | relié‎

‎Edition originale, un des rares exemplaires sur Japon dont il n'est fait nulle mention. Reliure à la bradel en demi percaline kaki, dos lisse orné d'un motif floral doré, double filet doré en queue, pièce de titre de chagrin rouge comportant des éraflures, plats de papier marbré, tête dorée, reliure de l'époque. Envoi autographe signé de Paul Cunisset-Carnot à Paul Ollendorff. Agréable exemplaire. - Photographies et détails sur www.Edition-Originale.com -‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 53221

‎Cureton, William.‎

‎Ancient Syriac documents relative to the earliest establishment of Christianity in Edessa and the neighbouring countries from the year after our Lord's ascension to the beginning of the fourth century. London, Williams and Norgate, 1864.‎

‎Folio (232 x 295 mm). (2), XIV, 196, 112 pp. Contemporary blindstamped cloth with giltstamped title to spine. First edition. - In 1837, Cureton (1808-64), assistant keeper of manuscripts in the British Museum and the only oriental scholar in the department, was commissioned to prepare a catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts, the first part of which appeared in 1846. "But a new study had already engaged Cureton's attention. During his official occupation at the British Museum immense additions had been made to the collection of Syriac manuscripts. When he entered the department these numbered about eighty; but the accession of numerous manuscripts of the highest importance from the Nitrian monasteries, which were purchased and brought over partly by the mediation of Dr. Tattam in 1841 and 1843, raised the total to nearly six hundred. Cureton, who knew nothing of Syriac when he came to the department, set himself zealously to work to conquer the not very serious difficulties of the language, and to set in order and classify the new acquisitions from the Nitrian valley. His labours while drawing up an outline catalogue were amply rewarded by the discovery of many manuscripts of the highest interest" (DNB). The present work was published, after his death following a railway accident, by William Wright (1830-89). - Occasional slight foxing; on the whole an excellent, unusually wide-margined copy. From the library of the Ducs de Luynes at the Château de Dampierre: their bookplate reproducing the arms of Charles Marie d'Albert de Luynes (1783-1839), 7th Duc de Luynes, on pastedown. DNB XII, 326. OCLC 4774167. Cf. Fück 190.‎