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Contemporary Art in Kuwait (al-fann al-tashkili fi al-Kuwayt)
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- Near New
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- 1st Edition
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- 1983
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- Hardcover
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A$339.82
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Kuwait: Kuwait International Investment Co., 1983. 56 pages of text (Arabic and English), c. 110 colour plates featuring the work of contemporary artists in Kuwait. They include traditonal scenes of dhows, street scenes aetc . as well as modernist surreal and figural painting and sculpture. No 114 of a an edition of 5000, the first 150 being bound in leather..… Read more about this item Item Price
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Remarks on the Arabian Night's Entertainments; in Which the Origin of Sinbad's Voyages and Other Oriental Fictions is Particularly Considered
by Richard Hole
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- Used - Good
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- 1791
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- Hardcover
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, GBR
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A$1,009.74
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London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1791. iii, 258, errata, contemporary full calf, compartmented spine, red title label, marbled eps. Later (1874) owner inscription on 1st blank page. Surface of leather abraided at front and back; a firm, clean copy.The book follows the text of a Treatise first read at a meeting of the Literary Society in Exeter.. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$1,009.74
Mysticism and Magic in Turkey
by Lucy M. J. Garnett
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1912
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- Hardcover
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A$679.63
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London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., 1912. ix, frontispiece, 11 further illustrations from photographs, 202, 24 page catalogue at the back, publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine anf front cover, top edge gilt. Good, clean copy without inscriptions or stamps.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Item Price
A$679.63
Oriental Rugs
by John Kimberly Mumford
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- Used - Good
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- 4th Edition
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- 1915
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- Hardcover
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A$38.84
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London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1915. xxiv, 278, 24 coloured plates, 8 photo-engravings of phases of the rug industry, 2 folding tables, 2 folding maps. Spine relaid, new endpapers, some tape repairs to fold-out tables. Good, firm copy.. 4th Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Item Price
A$38.84
Ahval va asar-e Khvoshnevisan 2 Vols; . 1, Nasta'liqnevisan 2, Naskh, thulth, reqa', shekaste-nasta'liq va Nasta'liqnevisan
by Bayani, Mehdi
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- Used - Good
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- 2nd Edition
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- 1985
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- Hardcover
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A$1,456.35
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Tehran: Entesharat-e 'elmi,, 1985. a 4 part work in two volumes. vol. 1 (parts 1-2) 592; vol. 2 (parts 3-4) 593-1331 and 45 pages of black and white illustrations. Includes some material not included in the 1966 edition. A comprehensive alphabetical list of Iranian calligraphers and their work arranged according to their work in nasta'liq, naskh, thulth and riqa'. Uniform… Read more about this item Item Price
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choiseul-Gouffier, La France En Orient Sous Louis XVI
by Leonce Pingaud
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- Used - Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1887
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- Paperback
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A$126.22
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Paris: Alphonse Picard, 1887. 293, original printed paper covers, spine toned, mild foxing of edges, an unopened copy of the first edition. An account of Choiseul-Gouffier's role as French ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1784 until the fall of the French monarchy and conductor of scientific missions to the Orient.. 1st Edition. Paper Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mukhtar al-AghaniMukhtar al-Aghani fi al-akhbar Wa-Al-tahani (complete in 8 Vols.).
by Isfahani, Abu al-Faraj, Muhammad ibn Mukarram Ibn Manzur
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1965
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- Hardcover
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A$1,407.80
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Al-Qahirah, Cairo: al-Dar 'al-Misriyah lil-Ta'lif wa-'al-Tarjamah, 1965. Arabic text throughout, the works of early Arab poets including Abu' al-Faraj al-Isbahani. complete in 8 volumes. Recently rebound in matching quarter red buckram with maroon boards and paper labels to the spine. 2 plates of an early manuscript as frontispiece to vol. 1.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item Item Price
A$1,407.80
Assyrian Royal Inscriptions, Vol. 1 from the Bbeginning to Ashur-resha-ishi I
by Grayson, Albert Kirk
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- Used - Good
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- 1972
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- Paperback
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A$87.38
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Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1972. xxii, 158, original paper wrappers, published in the series Records of the Ancient Near East ed. Hans Goedecke. spine darkened, owner inscription of professer of Near eastern Studies, D.J. Wiseman on ffep who reviewed the book for Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University. . Association Copy. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo -… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Trumpet in the Hall 1930-1958
by bernard Fergusson
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- 1st Edition
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- 1970
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- Hardcover
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A$29.13
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London: Collins, 1970. 286, publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine. An account by the last British-born Governor General of New Zealand of his military exploits in WW2 in Burma, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. No inscriptins etc.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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By Desert Ways to Indian Snows
by Alexander Jacob Reynolds
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- Used - Fair
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- 1st Edition
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- 1932
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- Hardcover
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A$38.84
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London: Unicorn Press, 1932. 328, 15 illustrations, publisher's green cloth, black titles to spine, some edge wear, slight foxing of preliminary pages. pencil dignature of Indian Civil Service official B. Penny on ffep.An account of journey in 1932 to Indian via Damascus,Baghdad, Isfahan, Bushire, the oil fields,Persian Gulf to Karachi, Bombay followed by discussion of various issues and places in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Orientations
by Ronald Storrs
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition Reprinted October 1937
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- 1937
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- Hardcover
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A$155.34
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London: Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1937. xvii, 624, frontispiece, 15 illustrations, 4 maps, maps on endpapers, blue cloth, gilt titles and symbol to front cover.Signed by the author on ffep "Ronald Storrs, 14 XII 37, signed for Ivy" and in anotrher hand, "for my friend bruno Kohn. Xmas 1937 (from Ivy & Charles Tennyson". Signed By Author. 1st… Read more about this item Item Price
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Arabische Cultuur En Ottomaanse Pracht in Antwerpens Gouden Eeuw
by Alastair Hamilton
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- 1st Edition
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- 2001
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Antwerp: Arcadian Press, 2001. 132 pages of text and illustrations (in Dutch) with 36 pages of translation into Arabic. Pictorial card covers, no inscriptions etc. A well-illustrated catalogue of mss and books elucidating the European response to contact with the Islamic world, particularly with the Ottomans. Early printings of Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Ottoman Turkish etc. "The theme of this… Read more about this item Item Price
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Egyptian Museum of Turin, Egyptian Civilization, Daily Life
by Anna Roveri (ed.)
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- Near New
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- Near New
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- 1st Edition
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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A$77.67
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Torino: Electa, 1987. 262, 350 illustrations, many in colour, of objects in the Turin museum illustrating daily life in Ancient Egypt. text printed in 3 columns, with chapters on the collection itself, writing, food, vessel production, weaving, woodworking, measuring, tools and weapons, precious ornaments, music dance and ornaments. Publisher's white cloth. dj complete, no inscriptions.. 1st Edition. Hard… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Account of Palmyra and Zenobia with Travels and Adventures in Bashan and the Desert
by Dr William Wright
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- Used - Very Good
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- Presumed 1st Edition
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- 1895
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- Hardcover
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A$58.25
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London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1895. xviii, 394, eighty illustrations, 32 full-page engravings. Publisher's turquoise cloth over bevelled boards, gilt titles to spine and decorative panel to front, chalked eps, t.e.g. An illustrated account of the author's journeys to the ruined cities of Syria. Edges rubbed, top and tail of spine bruised, a sound copy nevertheless.. Presumed 1st Edition. Hard… Read more about this item Item Price
A$58.25
Armenia and the Crusades 10th to12th Centuries, The Chronicle of Matthew of Edessa
by Dostourian, Ara Edmond
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- Near New
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- Near New
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- 1st Edition
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- 1993
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- Hardcover
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A$145.64
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Lanham: University Press of America, 1993. xiii, 375, publisher's black cloth, dj complete, an eyewitness account of the leading events of the period by the Armenian monk, Matthew of Edessa. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near New/Near New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Item Price
A$145.64
Romes's Enemies (3), Parthians and Sassanid Persians (Men-a-t Arms .175)
by Peter Wilcox
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- Used - Very Good
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- Reprint
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- 2004
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- Paperback
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A$29.13
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Wellingborough: Osprey Publishing, 2004. 48, 8 colour plates, illustrations and line drawings. Very little wear, no inscriptions etc.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Angus McBride. Small 4to. Item Price
A$29.13
A Journal of Observations Made During the British Embassy to the Court of Persia in the Years 1799, 1800 and 1801
by William Hollingbery
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- Used - Very Good
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- Facsimile Reprint of the Edition of 1814
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
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Tehran: Imperial Organization for Social Services, 1976. Published in the Pahlavi Commemmorative Reprint Series on the occasion of the Fifieth Anniversary of the Coronation of Reza Shah the Great with portraits of the late Shah of Iran and his father following the Persian title page at the back of the volume. Decorative paper covered boards; iv, 135, xxv, vi.Ownership inscription… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem
by W. Harvey, W.R. Lethaby, O.M. Dalton, H.A.A. Cruso, and A.C. Headlam
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1910
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- Hardcover
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A$388.36
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London: B.T. Batsford, 1910. xi, 76, 12 plates, some double-page, some coloured; publisher's blue buckram, gilt titles to spine and front cover. Book plate of Bath Public Reference Library recording its presentation by one of the authors, O.M. Dalton, Keeper of the British and Medieval Antiquities Department at the British Museum, 1921-1928, on fpd, with his pencil notes (references to… Read more about this item Item Price
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El Negocio De Ceuta Entre Jaime II De Aragon y Aburrebia Solaiman, Sultan De Fez, Contra Mohamed III De Granada
by Mariano Gaspar Remiro
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- Used - Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1925
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- Hardcover
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A$92.24
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Madrid, 1925. 170, card covers bound in, half morocco, red percaline boards.gilt title labels to compartmented spine. Published in the series "Relaciones de la Corona de Aragon con los Estados Musulmanes de Occidente". A few marginal pencil notes,occasional stains to margins.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Small 4to. Item Price
A$92.24
Persian Gulf Pilot, Comprising the Persian Gulf and Its Approaches, from Ras al Hadd, in the South-west, to Cape Monze, in the East; and Supplement No-5-1965, Relating to the Persian Gulf Pilot, Tenth Edition 1955, Corrected to 7th December 1965
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- Used - Very Good
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- Tenth Edition
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- 1955
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- Hardcover
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A$2,912.70
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London: Hydrographic Department, Admiralty, 1955. prelims, i-l, 312, 55 coastal views over 30 plates, 2 maps, 4 pp. coloured illustrations of the Uniform System of Buoyage, 2 pink "Notices" bound in, notice on publications on the final page. Departmental brown buckram binding (vol. 63), this copy formerly in possession of Admiral Collins, Hydrographer of the Royal Navy, with… Read more about this item Item Price
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