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18962 volumes: viii,255 + xiii,304pp., with illustrations & plans in text + 1 portrait out-of-text, 25cm., softcover (cover of first volume is in copy), most pages still uncut, [Some editor's copies of volume 2 contain a map out-of-text (1 page) while others don't. Our copy, which is absolutely in its original condition and complete as it when it was bound, this copy does not contain the original map but yet a copy of it]
réf. HIST5046M1750, Chez la veuve Estienne, Desaint & Saillant, Jean-Thomas Hérissant, Paris. 4vol. in-12, reliure d'époque plein veau marbré et glacé, dos lisse orné, pièce de titre et de tomaison, filet sur chasses. T.I : (4)-LIV-(6)-460pp. T.II : (4)-535pp. T.III : (4)-504pp-(19). T.IV : (4)-479pp.-(4). Intérieur agréable et complet. Papiers frais. Coiffes légèrement arasées. Mors usés parfois superficiellement ouverts. Déchirure sur coiffe de tête T. IV. Usure normale. Bel ensemble de cette somme aussi riche qu'estimée.
1928In-8, 2 volumi, tela editoriale con scritte in arabo al piatto, taglio super. dorato, pp. XV,302,(2); VII,287; con 2 tavole fotografiche in b.n. ai due frontespizi, protette da velina con didascalia e 8 piante e mappe f.t., alc. a doppia pagina, relative a: “Mekka - The road between Mekka and ‘Arafa - The Haram of Mekka - Roads connecting Mekka with Et-Taif - Et-Taif - El Medina - The Haram of El Medina - Arabia, showing author’s route”. "Prima edizione" di quest’opera di Rutter, definita dal "Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies" come la migliore introduzione sull'Arabia mai scritta. Esemplare ben conservato.
1738IN 16°, P. 549+4. PERGAMENA COEVA. EDIZIONE FIGURATA DA 3 CARTE GEOGRAFICHE PIU' VOLTE RIPIEGATE E DA 20 TAVOLE F.T.
1935Binding rubbed and worn, torn along spine, inner hinges strained and starting to crack. Dampstaining to margins of some plates and pages, else contents sound & tight. Endpapers browned. Spine cover browned. Some browning to boards. Some loss to spine cover ends. 1 corner edgeworn. ; Pp263-555 + pls CX-CLXIX, many text figures. Most of this volume concerns the history of cartography and is very nicely illustrated. ; Volume 2 Only; Vol. 2; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
2000Volume one of a projected three volume set, volume two having been published in 2003. One of 45 copies bound in quarter brown goatskin. Top edge gilt. Slipcase; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 227 pages
4 volumi in due tomi di cm. 13x9; pp. 199, 198, (2); 200, (2), 211, (1). Legatura coeva in piena tela, titoli in oro al dorso, piatti inquadrati entro cornicetta impressa a secco, risguardi in carta decorata, segnalibri conservati. Rara prima edizione. (321/P) 411/32
19648vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 103 plates on 60 and 3 maps (one double-page) in the text; handsomely bound in dark red full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The Marsh Arabs occupy the region around the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates in southern Iraq. This classic account, recording eight years spent living among them, is a worthy sequel to his masterpiece 'Arabian Sands'.
1962réf. 235391962. Lawrence of Arabia press release photo archive 1962 recording the publicity and production record of Columbia Pictures' large scale film adaptation of T. E. Lawrence's wartime role in the Arab Revolt. Released in 1962 and directed by David Lean the film became one of the defining historical epics of postwar cinema built around location shooting desert spectacle and widescreen cinematography rather than studio bound reconstruction. These press photographs document the film at the point of production on location. Archive of 6 press release silver gelatin photographs approximately 8 x 10 inches issued by Columbia Pictures Corporation 1962. The photographs show crew members operating large motion picture cameras the director or camera man seated beside camera equipment while gesturing toward a performer in Arab outfits actors and crew gathered in courtyard and desert settings men seated in water during a production or publicity scene a figure on a barren rocky rise and a street scene with riders buildings and extras arranged for a period setting. Printed press text at the margins identifies Columbia Pictures copyright in 1962 and grants newspapers magazines and periodicals permission to reproduce the photographs for nonadvertising purposes. Several images carry production or publicity codes beginning with "La" linking the group to the film's release campaign. Lawrence of Arabia was produced during the era when Hollywood studios used large format historical spectacle to compete with television and to maintain the theatrical event status of feature films. Its production depended on extended location work in desert and Mediterranean settings a visual strategy that gave the film its scale and also generated a large body of publicity photography showing the labor behind that scale. These press photographs preserve that publicity layer: not only finished scenes but cameras crew performers costumes and staged encounters prepared for circulation in the illustrated press. Light surface wear handling creases and edge toning with printed Columbia Pictures press lines retained. Overall good condition. A concise press photography record of how Columbia Pictures presented Lawrence of Arabia as both film spectacle and location made production in 1962. unknown
1962réf. 235391962. Lawrence of Arabia press release photo archive 1962 recording the publicity and production record of Columbia Pictures' large scale film adaptation of T. E. Lawrence's wartime role in the Arab Revolt. Released in 1962 and directed by David Lean the film became one of the defining historical epics of postwar cinema built around location shooting desert spectacle and widescreen cinematography rather than studio bound reconstruction. These press photographs document the film at the point of production on location. Archive of 6 press release silver gelatin photographs approximately 8 x 10 inches issued by Columbia Pictures Corporation 1962. The photographs show crew members operating large motion picture cameras the director or camera man seated beside camera equipment while gesturing toward a performer in Arab outfits actors and crew gathered in courtyard and desert settings men seated in water during a production or publicity scene a figure on a barren rocky rise and a street scene with riders buildings and extras arranged for a period setting. Printed press text at the margins identifies Columbia Pictures copyright in 1962 and grants newspapers magazines and periodicals permission to reproduce the photographs for nonadvertising purposes. Several images carry production or publicity codes beginning with "La" linking the group to the film's release campaign. Lawrence of Arabia was produced during the era when Hollywood studios used large format historical spectacle to compete with television and to maintain the theatrical event status of feature films. Its production depended on extended location work in desert and Mediterranean settings a visual strategy that gave the film its scale and also generated a large body of publicity photography showing the labor behind that scale. These press photographs preserve that publicity layer: not only finished scenes but cameras crew performers costumes and staged encounters prepared for circulation in the illustrated press. Light surface wear handling creases and edge toning with printed Columbia Pictures press lines retained. Overall good condition. A concise press photography record of how Columbia Pictures presented Lawrence of Arabia as both film spectacle and location made production in 1962. unknown books
1842réf. j2p3c10xbvkHalle, Verlag der Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, 1842. XIV S. (inkl. Titelblatt), bandübergreifend nummerierte Seiten (479)-1.116 (1); 5 (teils groß-)ausfaltbare geographische Tafeln. - Etwas späterer grüner Halbleineneinband mit schwarzen Buchdeckeln, dezenter Rückenvergoldung und goldgeprägtem Rückentitel; 8vo.(ca. 20,5 x 13 x 3,5 cm).
1878réf. PHO-622Londres (Trubner),éditées par sa veuve, 1878,fort in-8(240x180) reliure percaline éditeur . faux-titre, portrait frontispice,XVIII , 606p ,autographe fac simile,carte dépliante à la fin,13 gravures et 2 tableaux, feuillet d'errata présent.
1720réf. LBW-2043Amsterdam, circa 1720. 400 x 512 mm.
1872réf. LBW-2421Paris, 1872. 611 x 892 mm.
1667réf. LBW-6505[Paris, Jollain, 1667]. 134 x 172 mm.
1867réf. PHO-611Carte générale de l'Empire Ottoman en Europe et en Asie. Berlin, D. Reimer, 1867. Carte gravée (93x129 cm) aux contours rehaussés de couleurs, repliée au format in-8, en feuilles entoilées, sous emboîtage (240x170mm)emboîtage fendu avec petit manque ,titre sur la tranche.
1935In-8 gr., tela editoriale (lieviss. aloni ai piatti), decoraz. oro al piatto, pp. 672, con numer. tavv. f.t. che riproducono ritratti dei più importanti personaggi arabi e inglesi (a matita, a penna, a pastello, ecc.), e 4 carte geografiche ripieg. "Prima edizione ufficiale". “Nel 1919, durante la conferenza di Parigi, aveva scritto il suo grande libro sulla rivolta araba, "The seven pillars of Wisdom": il primo manoscritto venne smarrito da L. in treno. Il volume, pubblicato in numero assai limitato di copie, apparve nel 1921 e poi ancora nel 1926 con molti rimaneggiamenti proposti da G.B. Shaw, amico dello scrittore; alcuni giudizi su persone ancora vive e su azioni di guerra furono soppressi. Solo nel 1935 apparve l’edizione per il pubblico. Uomo dalla straordinaria personalità di condottiero e nello stesso tempo di artista, L. ha creato, con "The Seven pillars", un’opera affascinante nella quale la pagina di cronaca si mescola con l’ispirazione poetico-letteraria, l’ufficiale in missione si alterna col viaggiatore e l’archeologo... “Monumento” che rimane a testimonianza delle sue imprese, "The Seven Pillars", ha un eccezionale valore artistico e rimane fra i capolavori più singolari della letteratura moderna” (Cfr. Diz. Univers. della Letteratura contemporanea, Mondadori,III, p. 73). Solo qualche rara e lieviss. fioritura, altrimenti testo ben conservato, con barbe.
réf. 027517Paris, Brunet, 1779 0 un volume in-4° (252 x 190mm), [4] ff. 56 pp. (préface) 252 pp. Reliure en basane fauve marbrée, dos lisse richement orné, roulette dorée sur les coupes, tranches mouchetées (reliure époque). (charnières légèrement fendillées, frottis sur les coins, petit travail de ver en marge extérieure sans incidence sur le texte sur la plupart des feuillets, présence de rousseurs faibles dans l'ensemble sauf sur une dizaine de feuillets où elles sont plus soutenues, rares salissures marginales, présence d'une petite cerne angulaire sur quelques feuillets). Ce volume contient un bandeau gravé de MARILLIER et 15 planches hors-texte dont 2 dépliantes. Édition originale de cette traduction, peu courante, et seconde en français après celle de Mourier (Copenhague, 1773 ; puis 1774) qui avait été jugée incorrecte au point de vue du texte (fautes grossières et erreurs dans la langue arabe) et des planches. Niebuhr resta six années au Yémen (1761-1767), pays inviolé appelé alors l'Arabie heureuse. Il relata ses observations sur tous les aspects de la civilisation arabe avec un souci d'impartialité et d'exactitude qui lui font honneur. Son texte, très précis, comprend pour de nombreux lieux, objets, etc. le nom phonétique en arabe, et aussi l'écriture en arabe. Quant à la cartographie, elle est extrêmement précis, première à faire mention du Koweit. Il est aussi le premier à appeler YEMEN cette partie de l'Arabie. TOME 1 SEUL (sur 2 parus).
1783In 12° grande (18×9,1 cm); 5 tomi: 270 pp., 268 pp., 277, (1) pp., 282 pp., 308, (2) pp. Le prime pagine del volme portano spesso numerazione romana. Completo. Le pagine bianche in fondo al volume sono applicate alle bellissime carte marmorizzate di sguardia. Bellissime legature coeve in piena pelle marmorizzata con titolo, numero del volume e ricchissimi fregi in oro al dorso. Qualche lieve difetto. Una leggerissima brunitura al margine esterno bianco delle prime due carte del quarto volume. Tagli rossi. Testatine, finalini ed iniziali ornate. Nuova edizione rara (come tutte le edizioni precedenti) di questa celeberrima traduzione del celebre letterato ed orientalista francese, figlio dell’interprete arabo alla corte di Francia e a sua volta interprete ufficiale della corona, François Petis de la Croix (1653-1713). Inviato per formarsi da Colbert in giovane età in Siria, Persia e la Turchia venne a contatto con numeroso materiale letterario che poi avrebbe ripreso e studiato nel corso di tutta la vita. Dopo un periodo di studio ad Aleppo, arrivò nel 1674 a Isfahan, dove rimase fino al giugno del 1676. Da una breve descrizione di questo suo soggiorno si apprende del suo profondo interesse per i costumi dei “dervisci” tanto che si crede che de la Croix sia stato uno delle più importanti fonti sul “Sufismo” nell’Occidente del XVII° e XVIII° secolo. Fra lesue opere principali troviamo proprio questa raccolta di favole che molto deve al Sufismo. De la Croix sostenne che l’opera fosse la traduzione di un opera dal titolo persiano Hazar u yek Ruz (alla lettera “Le mille ed un giorno”), che l’orientalista acquisì da un’ Dervish Mocles ‘o’ Moklas ‘a Isfahan nel 1675. Non è chiaro quanto questo sia vero. Molti sostengono che la gran parte dei racconti è stato effettivamente inventato da Petis de la Croix stesso. Sicuramente all’epoca in cui l’opera venne pubblicata e per tutto il settecento, il clima di caccia alle streghe verso diverse forme di eresia e dottrine orientali, potrebbe aver suggerito a De la Croix di dare ad altri la paternità dell’opera. Il fatto che due altri grandi orientalisti Antoine Galland e Barthélemy d’Herbelot de Molainville che frequentavano De la Corix, non abbiano lascito nei loro scritti nessun riferimento importante alle pratiche del “Sufismo” può suggerire l’idea che nonostante l’argomento sia stato a più riprese trattato nei loro dialoghi, sia stato però ritenuto dagli orientalisti, troppo pericoloso da trattare in forma scritta. Effetivamente alcune pratiche del Sufismo conossciute e descritte da De la Croix erano simili ad alcune pratiche ritenute all’epoca come “stregoneria” e vivamente condannate dall’Inquisizione. Probabilmente de la Croix cercò di tramandare alcune delle conoscenze che aveva appreso in oriente in forma di racconto fantastico per non incorrere nella censura. Opera in ogni caso assai rara ed ancor più rara a trovarsi completa.
1842réf. LBW-8857London, F.G. Moon, 1842. 513 x 335 mm.
1936Roy. 8vo., First US Trade Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 47 plates by Kennington, Rothenstein, Roberts and others, 6 illustrations in the text and 4 folding maps coloured in outline; handsomely bound in red full morocco, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, uncut, pictorial gilt from original board preserved and mounted on new leaf at front, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The first publicly available US edition of this literary classic, following private publication in 1926 and the limited edition of 1935. Winston Churchill believed that it 'ranks with the greatest books ever written in the English language'. The work forms the basis of David Lean's multiple Oscar-winning feature film 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962) starring Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif. Enser, p.191; O'Brien A42.
1878Original letter penned and signed by Layard after the Bulgarian uprising in the Balkans. The letter measures 7 x 9 inches dated February 23, 1878 while he was HBM Ambassador in Constantinople. The letter provides a reference for a James Long, MA who was a humanitarian. Long was about to go to Bazandjik on the Danube in Bulgaria which had recently been occupied by the Russians during the Russo-Turkish War. Together with the letter is an original portrait photograph of Layard measuring 8 x 10 inches as well as a contemporary bigraphical sketch from the 1880's. Letters from Layard while abroad are rare. Manuscript
1921réf. 512921 brochure in-8, Imprimerie d'Etudes Sociales et Politiques, s.d. [ 1921 ], 34 pp.
1845réf. 5842Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1845. 2 vol. in-12 (135 x 84 mm), (3) ff., CLXXX pp. : Discours préliminaire, 154 pp. : Chaîne des Chroniques + 105-(1) pp., env. (100) ff. : Texte arabe. Reliure demi-veau, dos à faux-nerfs orné d'une pièce de titre et de tomaison, orné de roulettes dorés, dernier feuillet du vol. 2 : impression bicolore, vol. 1 : 4 ff. ont un trou de vers dans la marge inf., vol. 2 : 12 ff. présentent une trace de pliure dans le coin sup., bel état. Très bel exemplaire.
1935réf. SevenPillarsTELawrenceSeven Pillars of Wisdom T.E. Lawrence aka Lawrence of Arabia Hardcover First Trade Edition - First Printing London: Jonathan Cape 1935. 30s aka 30 shillings cover price present no indication of later printings on copyright page indicating a first printing with the exception of a private edition issued in 1926 mostly to friends associates and family. Contains numerous portraits some city and desert scenes a few caricatures and humorous images and three maps. Near Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket. A splendid copy notoriously difficult to find in nearly intact dust jacket. The book itself has typical again and a little hint of discoloration to the boards. The text-block edges are uneven which is common with this edition. Sometimes the pages/leaves were cut after the printing causing the text-block to be uneven on the right-hand side. The pages themselves are quite clean. The jacket is nearly all there with just a bit of fraying to the top spine common edge-wear and slits here and there but no major tears or chips. Quite nice. NOTE: All modern books with dust jackets come with dust jacket covers. ALSO: The pictures are of the actual item for sale. The pictures are NOT stock photos. Jonathan Cape hardcover