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1940rif. 2608310006Oxford University Press 1940. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. A beautiful edition designed by Bruce Rogers in the Hesperides Series 1940 printing. Housed in custom made cloth slip case with linen boards. Bound in publisher's cloth. Top edge gilt. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Blind stamp on half title page. 442 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. This publication is one of the finest creations of legendary American printer typographer and book designer Bruce Rogers 1870-1957 who had read Seven Pillars and believed that Lawrence was the man who "could make Homer live again". Oxford University Press hardcover
1925rif. 163169London: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1925. The confidential nature of Clayton's successive offices necessarily obscured the importance of his achievements First appearance in print first impression of the English text of the Hadda and Bahra Agreements negotiated by Sir Gilbert Clayton and Ibn Saud. The printer's slug records that 1125 copies were printed in January 1926 one month after the agreements were presented to Parliament by Leo Amery the colonial secretary and the future political nemesis of Neville Chamberlain. As Ibn Saud continued to expand his power base in the early and mid-1920s "the turbulent events. precipitated British diplomatic intervention. this led to a series of missions to the Hejaz led by Sir Gilbert Clayton between 1925 and 1928" Leatherdale p. 138. The accords reached in 1925 established a tribunal to rule on frontier disputes and placed limitations on the movements of traditionally peripatetic tribes. On the part of Ibn Saud participation in the agreement was a deliberate diplomatic strategy designed to maintain British neutrality vis-à-vis his broader geopolitical goals. Concerning Clayton M. W. Daly observes that "while colleagues and subordinates such as T. E. Lawrence achieved worldwide fame the confidential nature of Clayton's successive offices necessarily obscured the importance of his achievements" ODNB. Octavo pamphlet pp. 16. Royal coat of arms of the UK on first page. Wire-stitched as issued. Recently pencil ownership signature of one "Mr Simon" on first page. Light toning and creasing rust marks at staples. A near-fine copy of this delicate publication. Clive Leatherdale Britain and Saudi Arabia 1925-1939 1983. hardcover
1951rif. ABC_45233New York & London: The Arab Information Center 1951. 2 booklets a magazine and a menu all in original publishers wrappers. 8vo. Comprising:1 EL-KHATIB M. Fatallah foreword. Basic Documents of the Arab Unifications. New York Arab Information Center June 1958.2 OMRAN Abdel-Rahim. Public Health & Welfare in the Arab States: Past Present and Future. New York Arab Information Center November 1959. The booklet opens with a history of the Arab contributions to medicine followed by modern statistics.3 WRIGHT Esmond. The Arab World. Current Affairs no. 125. London Bureau of Current Affairs 3 February 1951.4 MENU. P&O menu. On board the S.S. Arcadia Sunday 25 March 1962. Set of four publications two of which by the Arab Information Center in New York. Together with other Arab information centers in various cities in the Americas Europe and Asia the New York office belonged to the Press and information department of the League of Arab states. As well as the monthly newspaper Arab World the office published numerous research reports on various aspects of the individual member states and the Arab world at large. Ad 1: The most important documents concerning the unification of Arab states. These documents include: the Proclamation of the United Arab Republic the Proclamation of the Arab Union the Provisional Constitution of the United Arab Republic the Charter of the United Arab States and the Constitution of the Arab Union.Ad 2: An overview of both the history of Arab medicine and the current state in 1958 of the demographics and healthcare in various states of the League.Ad 3: A short overview of the Arab world.Ad 4: Menu offered during a cruise in the Gulf on board the S.S. Arcadia.The staples in ad 1 somewhat rusted and ad 2 with an owners stamp. All in very good condition.l MacDonald The league of Arab states pp. 135-138. The Arab Information Center, unknown
1951rif. L95CCFTRZTEWNew York & London 1951. 3 booklets and a menu. 1 EL-KHATIB M. Fatallah foreword. Basic documents of the Arab unifications.New York Arab Information Center June 1958. 8vo. 43 pp. includes: the Proclamation of the United Arab republic the Proclamation of the Arab Union the Provisional constitution of the United Arab republic the Charter of the United Arab States and the Constitution of the Arab Union.2 OMRAN Abdel-Rahim. Public health & welfare in the Arab states past- present and future.New York Arab Information Center November 1959. 8vo. 32 pp. The booklet opens with a history of the Arab contributions to medicine followed by modern statistics.3 WRIGHT Esmond. The Arab World. Current affairs number 125.London Bureau of current affairs 3 February 1951. 8vo. 19 1 pp. Short overview of the Arab World.4 MENU. P&O menu.On board the S.S. Arcadia Sunday 25 March 1962. 8vo. Menu with on front a coloured illustration of a Dhow in the Arabian Sea. Probably offered during a cruise in the Gulf. unknown
1960rif. L95FL4P9FMHFSaudi Arabia 1960. Colour-printed folding map 48 x 69.5 cm of the Arabian peninsula scale: ca. 1: 5000000 with on the back a city map of Jeddah a plan of the main business quarter of Riyadh a city plan of Dammam a distance table and 8 photographic city views. Folding map of the main roads of Saudi Arabia but depicting the whole Arabian peninsula. On the left of the map text giving information on the climate Riyadh Jeddah Damman Taif the Akrama water dam Alkhobar the telephone system and the exchange rates. The reverse side of the map includes plans of Jeddah Riyadh Dammam and 8 photographic city views. Some minor tears at the folds front partly discoloured and browned but otherwise in good condition. unknown
1588rif. PHO-2120Paris, Hierosme de Marnes & la Veuve Guillaume Cavellat, 1588. Petit in-4 (21,6 × 15,5 cm), [12] ff., 468 pp., [1] f. (achevé d’imprimer, marque de l’imprimeur au verso). Basane fauve mouchetée du XVIIe siècle, dos à cinq nerfs orné, titre doré, tranches mouchetées, reliure un peu usée, frottements et épidermures, petit manque au dos, charnière fendillée, très légères rousseurs, infimes trous de vers marginaux.
1852rif. X114460Göttingen, Dieterichschen Buchhandlung 1852 Complete in 2 parts in one physical volume, [4] + [82] + [106] pp. (containing resp. 24 and 27 genealogical tables), in oblong (23x32cm.), solid modern amateur hardcover (marbled boards, spine in cloth), pages are clean and bright, good condition, [N.B. The "Register" to this work, published in 1853, is not included], weight: 1kg., X114460
1932Par le Docteur Duguet, Médecin Général, Inspecteur général du Conseil sanitaire, maritime et quarantenaire d'Egypte, avec une préface de Justin Godart, exemplaire su tirage ordinaire, 1 vol. in-8 br., Les Editions Rieder, 1932, XII-337 pp. avec 8 planches hors texte (16 photos de pèlerins et de Médine, La Mecque, Mina et Arafat) Edition originale, enrichie d'un envoi autographe signée de l'auteur. Cet important ouvrage évoque dans une première partie le pèlerinage au point de vue religieux et social (histoire, obligations religieuses, les caravanes, le chemin de fer du Hedjaz, l'automobile, la voie maritime, les cérémonies religieuses, la visite à Médine, les pèlerinages Chiites) ; dans une second partie, le docteur Duguet évoque le point de vue sanitaire : les pèlerinages d'avant 1866, la grand épidémie de choléra de 1865, les différentes conférences internationales autour du choléra et les diverses épidémies, les pélerinages de 1905 à 1914, puis de 1914 jusqu'à 1924 et la chute du roi Hussein. Enfin, dans une troisième partie, il évoque le Hedjaz moderne (Ibn Séoud et les Wahabites), les pélerinages de 1925 à 1930 et la politique sanitaire nécessaire dans le Hedjaz. Etat très satisfaisant (couv. un peu frottée avec deux taches en dos et second plat, rouss. parfois fortes). Un ouvrage majeur pour l'histoire du pèlerinage à La Mecques mais aussi pour l'histoire des conférences sanitaires internationales, qui se sont dès l'origine fortement intéressé au risque épidémique qui y était lié. First edition, signed by the author. This important work evokes in a first part the pilgrimage from the religious and social point of view (history, religious obligations, the caravans, the Hedjaz railway, the automobile, the seaway, the religious ceremonies, the visit to Medina, Shiite pilgrimages) ; in a second part, doctor Duguet evokes the health point of view : pilgrimages before 1866, the great cholera epidemic of 1865, the various international health conferences and the various epidemics, pilgrimages from 1905 to 1914, then from 1914 until 1924 and the fall of King Hussein. Finally, in a third part, he discusses modern Hedjaz (Ibn Séoud and the Wahabites), pilgrimages from 1925 to 1930 and the necessary health policy in Hedjaz. Fair condition (cover a little rubbed with two spots on the back and second cover, foxing). A major work for the history of the pilgrimage to Mecca but also for the history of international health conferences, which from the outset were very interested in the epidemic risk associated with the hajj. Français
1932rif. 57680Par le Docteur Duguet, Médecin Général, Inspecteur général du Conseil sanitaire, maritime et quarantenaire d'Egypte, avec une préface de Justin Godart, exemplaire su tirage ordinaire, 1 vol. in-8 br., Les Editions Rieder, 1932, XII-337 pp. avec 8 planches hors texte (16 photos de pèlerins et de Médine, La Mecque, Mina et Arafat)
1930rif. 552451 album pleine toile verte, format 21,5 x 18 cm, avec 22 photos format 17 x 11 cm, circa 1918-1937, Vartan Derounian
18102 voll. in 8, pp. XXVI + 434 + (2); X + 474 + (2) con 8 tavv. f. t. inc. all'acquaf. e acquarellate e 9 tabelle. Scritta a penna all'occhiello. M. pl. coeva (dorso reataurato). Prima edizione di una delle piu' importanti grammatiche della lingua araba. De Sacy fu uno piu' importanti orientalisti del suo tempo. Una seconda edizione fu pubblicata nel 1831.
1640rif. LBW-6792[Amsterdam, circa 1640]. 410 x 517 mm.
1882Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original Ottoman cloth bdg. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 293 p., 17 b/w plates and 1 folding map, and 1 folding linguistic table (including alphabets used in India such as Sanskrit, Brahmi, Devanagari and their pronunciations in Latin and Arabic alphabets). Slightly loosed spine, skillfully repaired a part of the spine, fading and chipped on the board's extremities, slight stains on the plates. Overall a good copy. Extremely rare (with a map and the plate at the end of the book) first edition of this eye-witness travel account of the Indo-Islamic culture during the British Raj in the late 19th century, by the Hamidian period Turkish ambassador and scholar Sirvanî (1831-1890), who had written and translated three geographical books as well. Sirvânî completed his travel memoirs on his return from India to Constantinople, where he was sent as an ambassador by Sultan Abdulhamid II between 1877-1879. The narrative of his journey begins with the landing in India from Constantinople by ferry. He describes the splendid and fascinating British Indian cities, regions, and buildings such as Bombay, Poona, Dakkan, Udaipur, Baroda, Ajmer, Jaipur, Amber Fortress, Allahabad, Benares, Calcutta, Jaipur, Lucknow, Agra, Alexandre, Delhi, Nepal, Racputana, Indor, Sind, Bundelkhand, Datia, Chatarpur, Bina, Mihr, Bihar, Bengal, Ceylon, Aligarh, Sirhind, Lahore, Kashmir, Dekkan, Orissa, Avrang, Bijapur, Malia, Khandesh, Gujarat, Hugli, Madras, Maisur, Jehlam, Sialkot, Rawalpindi, Nevshar, Mardan, Swat (now in Pakistan), Beloojistan, Peshawar, Afghanistan, Kabul, Ghazna, Kandahar, Herat, Badakhshan, etc. This first-hand travel account offers an invaluable insight into the customs of Indian peoples living in the region as well as the onomastics and ethnography of India and Afghanistan. He met Sayyid Ahmed Khan, who was the founder of the Aligarh University which was famous as the Aligarh School (founded in 1877) among the Indian people. The Aligarh Movement was the push to establish a modern system of education for the Muslim population of British India, during the later decades of the 19th century. The work includes a large chapter of Mecca, where Sirvânî stayed for a long time. He gives detailed information on the Islamic pilgrimage (Haj) and the Arabian Peninsula in this chapter. OCLC 19769728, 1030091889 (Six copies worldwide).; Ihsanoglu, pp. 269-270.; Özege 7654.; Karatay I, 268.; TBTK 1438.
1906Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original wrappers. Foolscap 8vo. (17 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 152 p. Roumi: 1324 = Gregorian: 1906. Taken from a volume including multiple books. Spine is restored. A very good copy. First and only edition of this early and extensively rare book including a first-hand account of the topography and descriptions of Hejaz, Mecca, and other parts of Arabian Peninsula such as Taif and Yemen by Sadiq Sherif, who was the first person to take photographs of Mecca, Medina, and the Hajj in 1880 and 1881 as well. Sadiq Sherif was the grandson of Serif Abdulmuttalib, the Emîr of Mecca. This book written by Sherif was dedicated to 'the Progress and Union Society' [i.e. Ittihad ve Terakki Cemiyeti]. The book describes the way of administration and territorial division of Hejaz after giving some information of its geography, borders, tribes and natives, mountains, rivers, crops and products, and animals of this Ottoman 'vilâyat' [i.e. province]. Sherif gives detailed information on how and when the Ottoman Empire ruled Hejaz, the location of Mecca city, its borders, physical and social geography, crops in Mecca and around, its flora, fauna, demographic structure, 'nahiyes', Kâba's construction, and its history, sacred places around, Masjid-i Haram and other masjids, cemeteries, mountains, gifts by Ottoman caliphs to Kaba, 'Taif' area, people who were 'Emîr' of Mecca from the period of Mohammad, Wahhabism and its birth, etc. At the last, Sherif gives place to his personal letter (layihâ) including 49 articles. The letter was about the reforms that Hejaz needs and it was sent to the Ottoman 'sadâret' [i.e. prime ministry]. (Source: History of geographical literature during the Ottoman Empire, Edited by Ihsanoglu). Muhammad Sadiq Sherif Bey was the first person to take photographs of Mecca, Medina, and the Hajj in 1880 and 1881. Sadiq Bey trained as a military engineer after completing his studies in Cairo and at the École Polytechnique in Paris. It is not known when, or from whom, Sadiq Bey learned to take photographs but it was most probably through one of the resident photographers in Egypt. In 1861, prompted by the need to carry out more extensive military land surveys of the area between Wajh and Medina, Sadiq Bey made his first journey to Arabia. He took a camera along with his surveying equipment and took his very first photographs of Medina. In a series of articles published in the Egyptian Military Gazette in 1877, he refers to his early photography at Medina describing the use of a 'photographia'. Sadly, however, none of the photographs from this first journey has survived. In 1880 he was appointed as the treasurer of the Mahmal, the ornate cloth to cover the Ka'ba brought each year on a special litter to Mecca. He accompanied the Mahmal to Medina and Mecca from September 1880 until January 1881. Again equipped with his camera, he succeeded in producing the series of photographs that are now considered some of the earliest known photographs of the region, those of the Ka'ba, taken under great secrecy. Sadiq Bey published various accounts of his travels in Arabia in military journals, through the Emiry Grand Press in Cairo, but the 1880/81 series of photographs appear to have been issued separately for wider distribution through the Société Khédiviale de Géographie. The society's secretary, Dr. Frederic Bonola, advertised sets of photographs for sale. In January and April 1880 Sadiq Bey gave a talk and report to the society on his earlier 1861 expedition, and on 20 May 1881 he presented a report on his recent journey to Mecca; detailed accounts were published in the society's bulletins, numbers 9/10 and 12. (Source: Christie's). Özege 11888.; Karatay, TM II: 695.; MKAHTBK, II: 991.; OCLC 248374684 / 4082352.
1858Large Folio, measuring 56cm x 39cm (15.5 inches x 22 inches). Original printed wrappers. Text is in Italian. [6], 72, [2] pages, plus 7 engraved plates, 5 of which are double-page. Wrappers chipped at extremities, occasional foxing, otherwise in very good condition. Scarce valuable resource on Ptolemaic Egypt. A scarce account, rarely seen in original wrappers, Pieralisi's treatise is a noteworthy study of the late Hellenistic Nile Mosaic of Palestrina, which depicts Ptolemaic Egypt and dates to circa 100 B.C. The author, Don Sante Pieralisi, was a librarian of the Barberini Library in Rome with access to many early scholars' works. The mosaic's history and construction are described, followed by a presentation of some early and compelling theories of interpretation and dating, by such scholars as Barthelemy, Antonio Nibby, Carlo Fea, and Cassiano dal Pozzo (secretary to Francesco Barberini who was largely responsible for its restoration). Much history of ancient Egyptian life can be drawn from the mosaic scenes, including the Nile's yearly flooding, Nubian hunters, mythical or extinct creatures, Egyptian-Roman trade, contrasts between peasant dwellings and palatial life, the rise of magnificent walled cities guarded by Egyptian soldiers, etc. Remarkable engravings reproduce details of the historic masterpiece. The celebrated Nile mosaic dates to circa 100 B.C. during rule of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, the last dynasty of Ancient Egypt (305 BC to 30 BC) and forms an interesting connections between ancient Egyptian and Roman civilizations, and the its essence of its design has, for several centuries, been the center of much speculation. Shortly after publication, the observations by Don Sante Pieralisi accompanied the mosaic on display in the Palazzo Barberini, where it had been placed by Prince Barberini after restoration mid-seventeenth century. Equally interesting is a chapter dedicated to the Rosetta Stone, the ancient stele decree issued at Memphis, also during the Ptolemaic dynasty. The author relates details of the French expedition to Egypt which uncovered it in 1799, and the controversial repossession and transfer to England following the Capitulation of Alexandria. He further presents important details of the temples of Apis, Serapis, and Venus at Memphis, other hidden tombs of Memphis, and pertinent Egyptian rulers.
19301 album pleine toile verte, format 21,5 x 18 cm, avec 22 photos format 17 x 11 cm, circa 1918-1937, Vartan Derounian Bel album en parfait état, réunissant 22 photographies par Vartan Dérounian, l'un des plus grands photographes arméniens du Proche-Orient de l'Entre-Deux-Guerres. Né à Arapkir en Turquie en 1888, décédé en 1954 à Beyrouth (Liban), Vartan Arounian y débute sa carrière de photographe chez les frères Sarafian en 1911. Il part à Karthoum où il forme son frère Agop. Etabli au Caire pendant la Première Guerre Mondiale, il travaille auprès du suisse Heinzelmann, photographe de la cour égyptienne du sultan d'Egypte et futur roi Fouad Ier. Sitôt la guerre terminée, Vartan et son frère Philippe reparte à Alep, où il épouse la fille du photographe Krikor Missirlian. Photographe reconnu, il se voit confier de nombreuses missions par le Haut-Commissariat français en Syrie et au Liban. Vartan Derounian quittera Alep pour Beyrouth en 1937. Français
1932rif. 82743New York: Oxford University Press. Near Fine. 1932. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. This listing comprises 3 items. A first edition first printing of The Odyssey of Homer translated by T. E. Shaw Lawrence of Arabia bound in full calf by Riviere. The book was designed by the noted book designer Bruce Rogers. The second item is The Letters from T. E. Shaw to Bruce Rogers this is one of 200 copies privately printed in 1933. It is signed and inscribed by Bruce Rogers to Sydney C Cockerell. Sir Sydney was the director of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and was knighted in 1934. The Fitzwilliam is the Art & Antiquities Museum of Cambridge and Cockerell was there from 1908 to 1937 building up their collection of private press books manuscripts prints drawings and paintings. The third item is More Letters from T. E. Shaw to Bruce Rogers and is one of 300 copies privately printed in 1936. It is also signed and inscribed by Rogers to Cockerell. Letters and More Letters are bound in flexible cloth covered boards and come in a shared slipcase. Letters and More Letters contain Lawrence's thoughts and opinions about The Odyssey project and the friendship between Lawrence and Rogers. The Odyssey is bound in full tree calf by Riviere with marbled endpapers gilded page edges decorative borders and red and green spine labels. It has a previous owner gift inscription on the first free endpaper dated Christmas 1933. The front pastedown has the bookplate of John R Payne - retired professor at the University of Texas at Austin T. E. Lawrence specialist and perhaps the best rare book appraiser in Texas during his career. Very light wear to spine otherwise Fine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 327 pages . Oxford University Press hardcover
rif. 111289Riyadh Petromin 1977. . First edition. 4to 324 pp. illustrated throughout original brown cloth gilt pictorial dustwrapper a fine copy. Original issued in English as here French and Arabic this is a fine copy of the history of Petromin The General Petroleum and Mineral Organization from its foundation in 1962 up to 1977. The Kingdom's first national oil company Petromin was founded to develop petroleum and mineral resources to the optimum economic advantage of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia guided by the Government. Riyadh, Petromin, 1977. hardcover
1589rif. 65324Antwerpen, Christophe Plantin, 1589. 8°. Mit Holzschn.-Druckermarke u. 43 (7 ganzs.) Textholzschnitten; 2 gefalt. Kupfertafeln u. eine Tintenzeichnung zusätzlich eingebunden. 8 Bll., 495 S. - Angeb. - Ders. De neglecta stirpium cultura atque earum cognitione libellus [...]. Carolus Clusius è Gallico Latinam faciebat. Ebda., 1589. 87 S., Blindgepr. Pgmt. d. Zt. m. durchzogenen Bünden, etw. späterem handschriftl. Rückenschild u. Rotschnitt.
1849Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) In contemporary fine black 1/3 leather bdg. Decorated gilt to spine. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 112 p. Extremely rare first edition of this Nabi's first-hand account of Mecca, Medina and the Hejaz during his pilgrimage in the late 17th century. This is the most celebrated literary pilgrimage narrative written in Ottoman Turkish. Nabi (1642-1712) was one of the prominent Ottoman poets and is considered a foremost exponent of the didactic trend (hikem-i tarz) in Ottoman Turkish literature. Nabi, whose given name was Yusuf, was born in Urfa (then known as Ruha) in 1052/1642. In 1082/1671 he took part in the Ottoman military campaign in Poland, in the retinue of Müsahib Pasha, (1640-1686). Having spent thirteen years in Istanbul, Nabi desired to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca. He was personally ready to undertake a journey to the Hijaz and to set down an eloquent account of his journey, the experience of his lifetime. Accordingly, having achieved a position of good standing with his patrons, Müsahib Mustafa Pasha and Mehmed IV, Nabi revived his longstanding desire to perform the hajj. In 1089/1678, at around 37 years of age, he set out in a small private caravan from Istanbul, passing through Konya, Urfa, Damascus, Jerusalem and Cairo, where he joined the main Egyptian pilgrimage caravan. The work, which is one of the most successful examples of Ottoman insa (artistic prose), includes historical, sociological, geographical and autobiographical information. In his preliminary remarks, Nabi indicates that he had received governmental help for his journey. He relates that he first obtained leave for the hajj from his patron Musahib Mustafa Pasha, and then submitted a qasida to Mehmed IV, describing the sacred places. The sultan provided Nabi a letter of recommendation addressed to Abdurrahman Pasha (d. 1691), governor of Egypt, ordering him to enable Nabi to make a comfortable journey. Nabi traveled in a small private caravan, since the caravan extended its route to Nabi's homeland, Urfa, and spent about fifty days there. It appears that he generally followed the usual route of the pilgrimage caravan from Istanbul to Damascus, passing through Scutari, Kartal, Gebze, Hersek, Iznik, Eskisehir, Seyitgazi, Aksehir, Ilgin, Ladik, Konia, Eregli, Adana, Misis bridge, Payas, Antioche, Aleppo (with a long detour to Urfa (Edessa) and back to Aleppo via Aintab), Hama, Hims and the Kuteyfe strait. He was fascinated with the splendid architecture of the buildings, the bazaars and the mosques built side by side by Kurdish and Circassian rulers and the Nile when he arrived in Cairo. Nabi gives a general description of the city of Cairo, the Nile, the two reservoirs of the city, parklands, the Ahram hills and the immediate neighborhood of the city. In Mecca, Nabi visited the sacred sites enthusiastically and performed the hajj on 77 January 1679. He gives a moving account of his experience as a pious emotional pilgrim. It appears that Nabi stayed in Mecca for more than twenty days. Immediately after 1 Muharrem 1090/12 February 1679, he set out for Medina, presumably in the Damascus caravan. While in Medina, Nabi served at the tomb of the Prophet by lighting the candles since his name was on the honorary list of attendants who were determined by the central government to serve the sanctuaries in Mecca and Medina. Nabi regards these services as a testimony to the legitimacy of Ottoman rule. He summarizes his journey of return from Medina to Damascus and to Istanbul in a few general words. Özege 21267.; Not in OCLC.
1745Very 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.
1717In-8°, (30 cc) compreso ritratto, antiporta e frontespizio, pp. 272, 4 carte ripiegate, legatura in pelle con titolo al dorso. Prima edizione. La prima parte di questo lavoro, intitolata Compendium theologiae mohammedicae arabice et latine, è un'edizione in arabo, con traduzione, di una piccola opera simile al Mukhtasar di Abû Suj ed è probabilmente la prima edizione stampata di un'opera islamica così essenziale in Occidente . La seconda parte è il contributo più importante di Reelant per una migliore comprensione dell'Islam in cui si propone di correggere molte credenze popolari con citazioni dal Corano e da altre fonti arabe. In-8°, (30 cc) including portrait, frontispice and title page, pp. 272, 4 engraved folded plates, binding in calf with title at the spine. First edition.The first part of this work, entitled Compendium theologiae mohammedicae arabice et latine is an edition in Arabic, with translation, of a small work similar to Abû Sujâ s Mukhtasar and is probably the first printed edition of such an essential Islamic work in the West. The second part is Reelant’ s most important contribution towards a better understanding of Islam in which he sets out to rectify many popular misbeliefs with quotations from the Coran and other Arabic sources.
1695In -Folio, piena pergamena con titolo manoscritto al dorso; (8), 448, 4 tavv.
1810rif. PHO-1119Paris, Crapart, 1810. In-8, demi-basane bleu, dos lisse avec titre et date en pied, tranches jaunes (reliure postérieure). 4ff-viii-222pp-2ff
1935rif. 895London: Jonathan Cape 1935. First Trade Edition. Bound by Bayntun-Riviere. Fine. LAWRENCE T. E Seven pillars of wisdom: a triumph London. Jonathan Cape 1935. First trade edition. Quarto. 672pp. With a photogravure portrait frontispiece of Lawrence from the plaster bust by Eric Kennington 53 plates four in colour and four folding maps. Bound by Bayntun-Riviere stamp-signed to front turn-in in contemporary gilt-tooled brown morocco A.E.G. marbled endpapers Housed in custom tan cloth slipcase. An immaculate copy. A handsomely bound copy of the first trade edition of Lawrence's magisterial account of the Arab Revolt during the First World War. . Jonathan Cape unknown
