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32 pages. Features: A Wasted Sugar Supply - Honey from Honeybees; Wild Youth Proves a Myth - 'girls and boys' between 35 and 45 are rolling up the crime wave; Making the Government Efficient - reorganization would cut 100,000 unnecessary employees from federal payrolls; The White House - a Mecca for Cranks - Secret Service men must be ever alert to guard the President from the Unbalanced; Missionaries and Machine Guns - many preachers of the gospel do not want the protection of bullets; Tom Learns to Play the Game - an American boy who on mastering himself was able to direct others; Henry Ford's Page - Lower price no longer means lower equality; Editorials - making the movies dry, the value of vulgarity, Mussolini forbids earthquake prophet,exams proposed for ministers of religion, Washington's inability to think in other than political terms; Writing Verse for Composite Readers - some versifiers cultivate eccentricity, others are themselves, and therefore poets; Sad Men Who Look So Wistfully at the Sky - author, William F. Hopp has been chaplain of the Michigan State Prison for over seven years - article with photos; Duelists (Fighter Pilots) of the Sky - a tale of knights-errant and their deeds - of their light-heartedness, and their gallant, tragic fate; Under the White Tops with 'Gil' - (part 3) The Big Snake and the Little Dog - and how a darky made millions from circus side shows; Chats with Office Callers - Christmas cards began with Jewish Adolph Tuck, controversy in Canada over union with the U.S., sighting of monster near Prince Rupert, B.C.; The Virginia Signers of the Declaration of Independence; Fascinating illustrated ad for homes which can be built for under $1k in materials; I Read In the Papers - article by Nathaniel Zalowitz in the 'Jewish Daily Forward' declares "...For the overwhelming majority of Jews in American assimilation in any true sense of the term is absolutely out of the question."; The Barefoot Boy - poetry by J.G. Whittier inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Firestone ad inside front cover features photo of Harvey S. Firestone addressing 25th annual stockholders' meeting in Akron, OH; A Sailorman Poet - John Masefield; What has become of our Parties? - Coolidge puts last Democrat doctrine into Republican creed; Is the Pulpit a Bulletin Board? - is the preacher a prophet or propagandist?; An English View of American Installment Buying; A Scientist Urges Farmers to Utilize Waste Products - paper can easily be made from wheat straw; Mental Tests Make Us Seem Foolish - because quacks rush in where true psychologists fear to tread; Henry Ford's Page - the dangers of debt; Editorials - U.S. surplus of housing, Abraham Rothfeld is ordered to not reapply for U.S. citizenship for 10 years; Senator Borah speaks like a statesman, P.R. battle over French debt to the U.S., Dictators are increasing in number in Europe, Robert T. Lincoln of the Pullman Company has given the negro 'the only racial monopoly in the world', namely the Pullman porter, sea travel in steerage becomes fashionable; Life Among the Wild American Humorists, as described by Thomas L. Masson; Islam Aims at World Domination - Consolidation of Moslemism inspires Conference at Mecca; A Negro Views His Own Race - the thoughts of Charles Plummer; The Voyage of the Victoria (part 8) - Wreck of the Santiago; Chats with Office Callers - William Lyon Phelps writes article claiming New York stage plays attack Protestants but not Catholics because they are afraid to attack them; Under the White Tops with 'Gil' - (part 4) - tales of the time when people traveled for days to see teh circus, and slave-traders followed the show; China's Use of Proverbs; The Stories the Windmills Tell - Joy, grief, trouble or celebration all are indicated by the huge sails which serve as 'Town Criers' for the countryside; A Fighting Quaker of '76 - Joseph Hewes - who led the North Carolina Men in Declaring for Independence; A Dance a Week - Seventeenth Century Minuet, with piano sheet music; I Read in the Papers. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: The Orient of Pierre Loti; Deck and the Islamic Style; Early mankind in Arabia; The Journey of a Lifetime - the hajj; Blending Flavors - Iraqi-born chef Yahya Salih; Albania's Islamic Rebirth; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
Exquisite vintage 1918 catalog for Vantine's, a "veritable Mecca of objects of art and utility, centrally located on Fifth Avenue... The recognized headquarters in this country for the best that the Orient produces." - from back cover. 24 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Presents women's hats, blouses, nightgowns, kimonos, robes, hosiery, slippers, purses, handbags, jewelry, toiletries, silks, men's ties and shirts, and knitting tools. Blank order form laid-in. Color illustration and photos on covers. Extensively illustrated, including several black and white photos. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A well-preserved copy. Book
Features: Satanism and the World Order - Professor Gilbert Murray explains how "The spirit of hatred, which rejoiced in any wide-spread disaster that was also a disaster to the world's rulers, is perhaps more rife today than it has been for a thousand years"; Santo Domingo - The Land of Bullet-Holes - Photo-illustrated article by Harry A. Franck describes how, crossing between Haiti and Santo Domingo, he found striking differences in the two peoples; Paradise Shares (fiction); The Making of a Book-Collector - William Harris Arnold; From a Door-Step in Leinster (Life in small Irish towns), I. The Door-Step, II. A Girl for the Kitchen; The Strange Paumotu Atolls - Frederick O'Brien describes his visit; Aaron Harwood (fiction); The Tide of Affairs - Comment on the times; Quaint Old Boston - Photo-illustrated article; Georgios Venizelos and Hellas; Her Promised Land (fiction); Mecca's Revolt Against the Turk - An explanation of current difficulties in the Middle East subsequent to Emir Feisal setting himself up as king of all Syria in March, 1920 - article with photos of Mecca, Medina, T.E. Lawrence, and The Emir Feisal; The Success of the Season - Theatre business is growing; Musical Adventures of the Season; Where is America Going? - The third (and final) letter by American reporter Webb Waldron to Bernard Roberval, French historian and philosopher; Investment and Banking; Colour frontispiece illustration "The Painted Desert", by Albert Groll. pp. 289-432, 56 [ads]. Includes a particularly wonderful assortment of nostalgic ads, with full-page color ads for Old Colony Trust Company of Boston (featuring John Hull, the mint master of the Massachusetts Bay Colony), W. & J. Sloane (rugs) of Fifth Ave., NYC, Indestructo Trunks, The Jordan Silhouette motor car, The Templar Motor Company, Mercer Motors Company, The Pantasote Company, Macbeth-Evans Glass Company, Kellogg's Krumbled Bran, G-E (General Electric) Fans, Davey Tree Surgeons, and Beech-Nut Ginger Ale. Somewhat above-average external wear. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. Lacking back cover. A sound copy of this fascinating and informative vintage issue. Book
1 Vol. In-16 pag. 247. Copt.ill., fior.al risg PROG 25491 CATT_ATT 37
Norme e regole dell'islam.
PREFAZIONE DI FRANCO ALBERTI ALFREDO GUIDA 2010 355 PP. FONDO DI MAGAZZINO: LIEVISSIMI SEGNI DEL TEMPO. VOLUME PARI AL NUOVO "La strega di Manfredonia", fu scritto nella prima metà del XIX secolo. Solo oggi gli eredi hanno dato alle stampe il prezioso manoscritto conservato per oltre un secolo dalla famiglia del Canonico Giuseppe Guerra, primicerio della cattedrale di Manfredonia, città natale dell'autore. La narrazione è condotta in uno stile accurato, sviluppata con straordinaria fantasia e una non comune conoscenza del folclore e delle vicende storiche della Puglia del XVII secolo, assillata dai pirati e dominata dagli spagnoli. Il racconto si apre, drammaticamente, sull'invasione della città di Manfredonia a opera dei Turchi (1620), che fu occasione di saccheggi, distruzione, morte. Amori contrastati, gelosie che spingono al delitto e "lei" è per tutti "la strega". Titolo: La strega di Manfredonia
Cartonato con legatura in tela e sovracoperta illustrata. leggermente rovinata; Fotografie e Tavole a colori e BN; pp. 221; buono
Supernova, dicembre 1993. Traduzione di Armando Pajalich. Testo originale in inglese a fronte. Teatro. Prima edizione. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata entro 24 ore dall'ordine. First edition. Soft cover in fine conditions, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (29 x 22 cm). In English. 243 p., color and b/w ills. Contents: Kadir Topbas "Introduction" / Ilber Ortayli "Introduction" / Hilmi Aydin "Preface" / Seyit Ali Kahraman "Imperial surre" / Sevgi Agca "Tradition of imperial surre" / Sibel Alparslan Arca "Embroidered clothes sent to Haremeyn" / Selin Ipek "Religious fabrics in the Topkapi Palace Museum sent to Mecca and Medina" / Emine Bilirgen "Precious objects in the Imperial Treasury related with sacred places" / Merve Cakir "Hajj travel books and and the travel book of Al-Hajj Ibrahim Efendi" / Senay Eren "The travel book of the surre procession captain" / Catalogue / Catalogue texts / Glossary. This book is prepared for the "Imperial Surre" exhibition organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism General Directoratefor Cultural Heritage and Museums, and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Istanbul Culture and Art Works Co., in Topkapi Palace Museum on 16 April - 25 May 2008.
New New English Original velvet bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (32 x 25 cm). In English and Turkish. [12], 160 p., color ills. Love for Ahl al-Bayt in the Ottoman Empire.= Osmanli Devleti'nde Ehl-i Beyt sevgisi. [Exhibition catalogue]. August 25 - November 24, 2008; Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul. Preface by Ilber Ortayli.
New English Paperback. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In English. 213 p., color ills. Marriage in Qatar. Its regulations, customs and tradtions in Qatari society. Translated by Abdelouadoud El Omrani. Rewieved and edited by Samar Hammoud Alchichakli. This book is based on the innate oral heritage and a field study of Qatari societal cultural events, most of which are extracted and collected out of the spontaneous speeches of contemporary grandmothers and certified resources via the documentation of the journey that the researcher conducted. This, is turn, enriches human knowledge. As a matter of fact, this multicolored, multifaceted book is a witness to a past era through Qatari tangible and intangible cultural heritage that deserves its place in personal and public libraries. In our efforts to expand the spectrum of readership, this work has been translated into English and in French as well.
New New Turkish Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (33 x 25 cm). In Turkish. 461 p., color ills. Kutsal mekanlarda kutsanmis örtüler. Topkapi Sarayi'ndan örneklerle Kâbe örtüleri.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Folio. (34 x 24 cm). In English. 380 p., color and b/w ills. Architectureal achievements of King Abdul-Aziz in the honored area of Makkah, 1924-1953. "This book includes a general survey of the architectural accomplishments of King Abdul-Aziz in the Honored Area of Makkah. Those works include the Holy Kaba, the Al-Haram Mosque, the Zamzam Well, the Mosques, the Water Fountains, the Wells, the Water Dams, Road making, field opening and Airport construction projects, Road stops, Hospitals and others. This book records most of such works of restoration and building. It is also supported by pictures and drawings that shed some light on those projects".
New Arabic Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Edition in Arabic. [xLii], 619 p., ills. Dalil al-arshif al-'Uthmani: Fihris jami' li-watha'iq al-dawlah al-'Uthmaniyah fi? arshif ri'asat al-wuzara' al-Turkiyah. Translated into Arabic by Salih Sadawi. Preface by Halit Eren. The archival materials inherited from the Ottoman State constitute a unique fund of references as regards the history of all the regions and present nation states which were once part of the Ottoman world: Arab countries, the Balkans, the Mediterranean, North Africa, etc. The collections preserved at the Department of Ottoman Archives attached to the Directorate General of State Archives, Prime Ministry of the Republic of Turkey, are the State archives of the Ottoman Empire. This is the Arabic translation of the guidebook that was published by the Prime Ministry's Directorate General of State Archives in 2000. The Introduction gives information on the Ottoman state archive system, the evolution of the archive, the classifications of the collections. The book gives information on the contents of the collections of the Imperial Council, the Imperial Registry, the Sublime Porte, Yildiz Palace, the different departments of the State, the provincial archives; the third section describes the collections of maps, albums and photographs, collections transferred from personal archives and catalogues of documents contained in archives within and outside Turkey. The fourth section describes the administrative structure of the Directorate General of State Archives and the rules to be followed while doing research index is added to the guidebook.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [xxx], 365 p., b/w and color ills. Cahiliye'den Emevilerin sonuna kadar Haremeyn. Presentation by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. HISTORY OF ISLAM Jahiliyya Arabs The Umayyad Haremeyn.
As New As New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Folio. (34 x 24 cm). In English. 380 p., color and b/w ills. Architectureal achievements of King Abdul-Aziz in the honored area of Makkah, 1924-1953. "This book includes a general survey of the architectural accomplishments of King Abdul-Aziz in the Honored Area of Makkah. Those works include the Holy Kaba, the Al-Haram Mosque, the Zamzam Well, the Mosques, the Water Fountains, the Wells, the Water Dams, Road making, field opening and Airport construction projects, Road stops, Hospitals and others. This book records most of such works of restoration and building. It is also supported by pictures and drawings that shed some light on those projects".
New Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 352 p. Emevîler'in sonuna kadar Islam cografyasinda Mecusîler. The Mazdaism in the Islamic geography until fall of the Umayyads.
New English Original decorative bdg. with flap. In special box. Folio. (32 x 27 cm). In English. [10], 351, [1] p., color ills. The Sacred Trusts: Pavilion of the Sacred Relics. Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul. his gorgeous, full-color photographic guide reveals the marvelous collection of the sacred relics at the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul, which houses more than 600 invaluable belongings from prophets such as Abraham, Moses, and Muhammad as well as a number of Muslim saints. Excavated from the most restricted rooms of the palace, the entire selection?including the pieces that are not on exhibit for daily visits?is compiled here for the first time in this fundamental handbook, making it perfect for students interested in Ottoman history, sacred relics of the Ottoman rule, or the broader Islamic heritage. This edition comes without the special box that accompanied previous edition. First Edition
New Turkish Paperback. 4tp. (29 x 25 cm). In Turkish. 60 p., fully color ills. Kâbe düsleri. Erol Kiliç Resim Sergisi. [Exhibition catalogue]. 11 Aralik 2018 - 14 Ocak 2019. Curated by Mehmet Lütfi Sen. Printed to 3000 copies.
Very Good Arabic Original b/w lithographer print of Mecca. 21,5x17,5 cm. In Arabic. 1 p. [A FINE LITHOGRAPHER MECCA] Mecca al-Mukarrama Zad Al-Lah Sharifhâ al-ayyum al-qaima. It shows Mecca city with its building like Kaba, and walls besides its environment. Mecca is a city in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia. The city is located 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level, 340 kilometres (210 mi) south of Medina, its population in 2012 was 2 million, although visitors more than triple this number every year during the ?ajj ("Pilgrimage"), held in the twelfth Muslim lunar month of Dhûl-Hijjah. It is the birthplace of Muhammad, a cave 3 km (2 mi) from Mecca was the site of Muhammad's first revelation of the Quran, and a pilgrimage to it, known as the Hajj, is obligatory for all able Muslims. Mecca is home to the Kaaba, one of Islam's holiest sites and the direction of Muslim prayer, and thus Mecca is regarded as the holiest city in Islam.
New English Paperback. Oblong 4to. (26 x 26 cm). In English and Turkish. 210 p., ills. "For both Muslims and those unfamiliar with the Islamic faith, Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant provides access to the heart of Islam an exploration of the holiest sites of one of the great spiritual traditions. A fascinating entry into a world whose core is religion,where there is no division between the secular and the sacred, Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant rendersthrough photographs and text the essence of Muslim traditions and beliefs.". The holiest cities of Islam. Mecca the Radiant, Medina the Blessed.= Mukaddes beldeler. Mekke-i Mükerreme, Medine-i Münevvere.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Contemporary 1/3 leather bdg. with cloth spine. Leather boards. Restored. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In Arabic. [138] p. Slightly chipped extremities of papers. Occasionally stained on pages, wear on binding. Text is fine. Including 'kataba'. The routine, predictable, yet exhaustive nature of the journey Ottoman pilgrims endured may have discouraged them from recording their journeys. The route was relatively well-defined, and the caravan orderly and well-protected. Moreover, Ottoman pilgrims, unlike Christian travelers, were traveling across the lands of the same state, thus seeing people of the same Muslim culture, without needing to speak different languages, use different currencies, or negotiate borders between states. The uniqueness and peculiarity of a journey would motivate the traveler to record it and the result would be of interest to an audience. As for the Ottomans, if the texts which were composed to help future pilgrims with practical information are excluded, the majority of known narratives, are written by those authors such as Ahmed Fakih, Fevri, Evliya Çelebi, Nabi, and Shaikh Sinan er-Rûmî who undertook at least some parts of their journeys independently of the official caravan. Texts which seem to have been intended simply to provide practical information either on the stations or on the rites of the hajj or on both are defined as guidebooks. These texts appear not to be based on a particular pilgrimage journey, regardless of the fact that their authors might have performed the hajj. This manuscript starts with 'Bayân al-Menâzil Beyt Al-Sam wa al-Qabah' [i.e. Descriptions and stations from Damascus to Mecca] including a very detailed routes' list with their times hour by hour. 40 routes and hours probably by mounts and/or walking between Damascus and Mecca, Qaba. Other chapters of the text include rites and routes like "Farziyyat of Hajj, Ihram, Mukhrima, entry to Mecca-i Muqarrama, tawaf, Sa'y between Safa and Marwa, Arafat in Mecca, Muzdalifa from Arafat, Ef'al in Mina, Umra, Taawaf al-Vedâ, Qabr-i Sharif in Medina al-Munawwara, etc. Sheikh Sinan Al-Roumi's manasik al-hajj is one of the most important and famous ones in the hajj literature of the Islamic world. It was a mostly used reference book among Muslim pilgrims, especially in the Ottoman world. Calligrapher and copied by Ahmed b. Muhammed b. Suleyman. Text in black ink and important headings in red ink on paper with 'ahar'. A fine paper suitable for calligraphy. A very good example from the first half of the 18th century.
Fine Arabic Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Text in only Arabic; bilingual title in English and Arabic on the cover. [18], 158 p. Al-Madînah al-Munawwarah fî al-wathâ'iq al-'Uthmânîyah = Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah in Ottoman documents. Pt. 2.
