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The Arab of the Desert. A Glimpse into Badawin Life in Kuwait and Sau'di Arabia.

by Dickson, H.R.P.

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London: George Allen & Unwin, 1949. First edition, first impression, pp.648, many illustrations, some in colour, 9 folding maps on seven sheets, and 6 folding genealogical tables. A very good copy in lightly soiled original cloth. Corners bumped, occasionally very lightly foxed. One of the most important accounts of Bedouin nomadic life around the Arabian Gulf by British administrator Lieutenant Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson (1881-1959). Dickson served as British official in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Kuwait from 1919 until 1941. This work was the first, and only biographic, book he wrote on the now endangered way of life of the northern Arab Gulf. This work is considered 'monumental' in preserving Bedouin life and history, especially because Dickson recounts the detailed family and tribe relations he witnessed and heard in the oral histories told over evening campfires. He credits his friendly relations with the Bedouins to the circumstances around his nursing. He was… Read More
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An Archaeological Journey to Yemen  (March-May, 1947) [with] Part II: Epigraphical Texts [and]...
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An Archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May, 1947) [with] Part II: Epigraphical Texts [and] Part III: Plates (1951)

by Fakhry, Ahmed & Ryckmans, G.

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Cairo: Government Press, 1952-1951. First edition, three volumes, 4to, pp.xv, 188; xii, 95; x, 92 plates. Service des Antiquites dl l'Egypte. Limited to 500 copies. A very good set in later cloth with original wrappers bound in. Slightly rubbed extremities, original wrappers lightly soiled. One of the earliest professional archaeological accounts of the ancient settlements of Marib and El Gof in Yemen, and the second ever work to publish photographs of these important historical sites. One chapter describes all previous scientific journeys to Marib, to establish the new ground made in this work. Ahmed Fakhry (1905-1973) was an Egyptian archaeologist who broke new ground in Arabian and Egyptian archaeology. He is known for his excavation and study of the 'Bent Pyramid' at Dahshur. Gonzague Ryckmans (1887-1969) was a Belgian linguist who pioneered the documenting and deciphering of pre-Islamic languages from the Arabian Peninsula.
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Chronological Retrospect, or Memoirs of the Principal Events of Mahommedan History, from the Death of the Arabian legislator, to the accession of the Emperor Akbar, and the establishment of the Moghul Empire in Hindustaun. From original Persian authorities.

by Price, David, Major

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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown; and Black, Kingsbury, Parbury and Allen; sold by J. Booth, [1811]-1821. First edition. Three volumes in four, 4to (27.5 x 21 cm.), pp.xvi, 606, [6, notes], large hand-coloured folding map; xvi, 716; xv, 483; (485)-998. A very good set in contemporary embossed cloth, gilt titles on spine. Professionally re-cased, heads and tails of spines repaired. Old wax seals on spines. A remarkably comprehensive chronicle of the history of Islam from the death of Muhammad to the accession of Emperor Akbar, drawing on Price's own translations from Persian sources, particularly Mirkhand, Khandamir, and Abu'l-Fazl. This was the first such chronicle published in English, and contemporary reviewers noted Price's methodical scholarship and his history's ambitious span. As a clear narrative history, with Hijri and Gregorian dates conveniently printed in the margins, it had no contemporary equal and remained a foundational text for English scholars of Islam… Read More
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Ferhengi Reschidi. Grammatica linguae Persicae textum ad fidem codicum manuscriptorum edidi et Latine reddidit. Ludovicus Splieth.

by Tattavi, 'Abd al-Rashid' ibn Abd al-Ghafur; Ludwig Splieth, translator

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[Halle], [c.1846]. Persian and Latin manuscript in ink on wove paper, 8vo (22.5 x 18 cm), ff.24, with 21 lines of text per page in single ruled frames, headings in red, Latin text in cursive, Persian in fastidious nasta'liq, f.1r with a calligraphic title in Persian, transliterated Persian, and Latin, written in red and black, in a double-ruled frame. Bound in later calf-backed red cloth, spine worn but joints firm. Paper slightly browned, with a small marginal tear on f.1, text unaffected and contents otherwise in excellent condition. Occasional later pencil annotations. An unpublished Latin translation of the grammatical muqaddima or introduction to the 17th-century Persian dictionary Farhang-i Rashidi, completed in 1654 and dedicated to Shah Jahan. This was amongst the earliest critical attempts to describe Persian grammar. Ludwig Splieth, a German orientalist, prepared a critical text of this grammatical introduction's Persian original, which was lithographed at Halle in 1846, the first… Read More
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Geological Notes on Mesopotamia with special reference to occurrences of petroleum.

by Pascoe, Edwin Hall

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Calcutta: Geological Survey of India, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Volume XLVIII., 1922. First edition, pp.10, vii, 90, key map and 10 large folding colour maps, mostly on scale of approx 1cm to 0.6 km. The map 1 and 2 lithographed, others heliozincographed: 1. Fathah Area. Jabal Hamrin and Jabal Makhul and the Jabal Khanuqah. (103 x 65 cm). 1918; 2. Fatnah Area. Jabal Hamrin and Jabal Makhul. With a pastedown correction slip over the lower part of title. (51 x 63 cm, approx 1cm to 1.27 km); 3. Country between Mosul and Sharqat including the Qaiyarah Area. (87 x 55 cm, approx 1cm to 1.27 km); 4. The Quwair Dome and Country between Quwair and Atlun Kupri. (52 x 66 cm). 1919; 5. The Kirkuk Area. (57 x 52 cm). 1918; 6. Tazah Khurmatu & Tauq Areas. (70 x 50 cm); 7. Kani Qadir Area. (61 x 83 cm); 8. Country between Tuz Khurmatu & Kifri. (49 x 73 cm); 9. Jabal Gilabat Area between Kifri and Qarah Tappah. (64 x 62 cm); 10. Jabal Hamrin from Opposite Tappah to Table Mountain. (91 x 57… Read More
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Grammaticae persicae praecepta ac regulae quas lexico persico Ferhengi Reschidi praefixas e...
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Grammaticae persicae praecepta ac regulae quas lexico persico Ferhengi Reschidi praefixas e duobus codicibus uno Roedigeri, altero bibliothecae Reg. Berolinensis. Scripsit et editit...

by Tattavi, 'Abd al-Rashid' ibn Abd al-Ghafur; Splieth, Ludwig, editor

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Halle : Lippert & Schmidt, 1846. First edition, pp.51, lithographed Persian text. An very good copy in modern half calf, cloth boards, interleaved and heavily annotated in both Latin and Persian in a contemporary hand, probably Spleith's. Title page foxed, and occasional spotting elsewhere. This first publication of the introduction to the seventeenth-century Persian dictionary Farhang-i Rashidi, completed in 1654 by the learned poet Abd al-Rashid (b.Abd al-Ghafur al-Husayni al-Madani al-Tattawi, d. 1658) and dedicated to Shah Jahan, was the first appearance in print of any part of the Farhang-i Rashidi. The introduction by al-Rashid was one of the earliest serious attempts to describe the grammar of Persian, and the subsequent dictionary, though not present here, is considered one of the most authoritative, reliable, and complete Persian dictionaries. Ludwig Splieth, a German orientalist, also translated the introduction into Latin but it was never published. COPAC shows 4 copies only in… Read More
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London: Printed for Private Circulation only, [1839]. First edition, two volumes, 8vo, pp.xxiii, 306, folding frontis; [vi, titles and contents], 291. Half-titles present. A very good set in original gilt and blind decorated cloth, gilt lettering to spines. Spines slightly sun faded, and corners and spines slightly bumped. Wide margins untrimmed. Unblemished and tight internally. A fascinating account of the journey of three young Persian princes through Europe to England in 1836 with the goal of freeing their father from British detention. Firmân Firmân, their father, was involved in a succession crisis over the throne of Persia and lost out to the British backed claimant, subsequently being detained by the British in Tehran. This account offers a fine narrative of their journey alongside description complex political situation in Persia. Between leaving and returning to Syria, the princes visited not just England, but also Belgium, Prussia, Austria, Hungary, Walachia, Turkey, Baghdad,… Read More
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A Journey through the Crimea to Constantinople. In a series of letters... to his Serene Highness the Margrave of Brandebourg, Anspach, and Bareith. Written in the year 1786.

by Craven, Elizabeth

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London: G.G. and J. Robinson, 1789. First edition, 4to, pp.[vi], 327, [1, directions to the binder]. With a folding map and 6 engraved plates, 1 of which folding. A very good copy in contemporary speckled calf, neatly recased. Faint rubbing to extremities, light foxing to first few leaves. A couple notes to margins by a previous owner. A fascinating account by Elizabeth Craven (1750-1828), a leading lady of her day, made up of letters to her then illicit partner Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1736-1806). Craven was a controversial figure: at the age of 16 she had been forced to marry William Craven, 6th Baron Craven. Both were open about the numerous affairs they had with different partners and their dislike for each other. They split permanently, while still married, when Elizabeth was just 29 and already mother of seven children. It was not long after that she and Alexander started their relationship, but they could only marry in 1791 after William Craven died. These letters… Read More
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Maps of Iraq with Notes for Visitors.

Maps of Iraq with Notes for Visitors.

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Baghdad: The Government of Iraq, 1929. Revised and enlarged edition, folio, pp.(iv), 34, frontis, 8 folding maps. Together with 8 contemporary folding maps of the region loosely inserted. A good copy in rather worn original cloth. The maps are frayed at edges, several have tears to folds, one is annotated in pencil. Maps 1-4 are Roads of Northern Irag; Upper Central Iraq; Lower Central Iraq; [and] Southern Iraq. Map 5 is The Trans-Desert Routes and their connections. Map 6, The City of Baghdad and environs. 7, The environs of Basrah. 8, Ancient Sites. Additional maps: 1: Carte de la Syrie et d'Irak. Echelle 1: 1.150.000. Alexandrie. Egypte. Alexandre Nicohosoff. 40 x 70 cm. Folding to card cover. 2: Iraq, Syria, Turkey. Mosul Division. No J.38 M. Jazarat Ibn Omar. For Official Use only. 68 x 50 cm. Folded. May 1941. 1 inch to 4 miles. Surveyor General of India. 3: Iraq. Baghdad, Diyala, Dulaim. No.2.C. Baghdad. For Official Use only. 64 x 49 cm. Folded. 1931. Reprint of 1922… Read More
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The Muslim Architecture of Egypt. Volume I: Ikhshids and Fatimids, A.D. 939-1171. Volume II: Ayyubids and Early Bahrite Mamluks, A.D. 1171-1326.

by Creswell, Keppel A.C

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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1952-59. First edition. Two volumes, folio (46 x 36 cm), pp.xxvi, 290, 125 plates, 173 illustrations and plans, large folding map in 2 sheets; pp.xxiv, 300, 127 plates, 151 illustrations and plans. Volume I is 175 of 550 copies, Volume II is 107 of 550 copies. A fine set in original cloth, with rather torn and frayed dust-jackets. These volumes "remain essential instruments of knowledge in the field of early Islamic art and architecture... and the best that the field can offer to others" in Oleg Grabar's assessment in Muqarnas (Vol. 8, 1991, p.1), words which remain as true today as then. Grabar noted too that this edition, with the volumes "in their imperially gigantic original form" was physically unequalled by subsequent abridgements and revisions. Creswell's magnum opus has attracted criticism for its pose of scientific neutrality but its depth of detail and documentation remains unmatched. The first volume covers: The Rise of the… Read More
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London, 1816. First edition 4to, pp.xiii, 370, 5 hand coloured plates, folding map. A very good copy bound in contemporary half calf, marbled boards. Spine rubbed, one corner bumped. '[This] work is particularly valuable for its details of family life in the seraglio. The female members of Tully's family were on intimate terms with the Bashaw's family and were admitted into all the life of the seraglio. One of the most important records of Tripolitan life during the 18th century' (Blackmer 1682). Abbey Travel 299; see Blackmer 1682
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Observations connected with Astronomy and Ancient History, sacred and profane, on the Ruins of...
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London: Printed for the author, 1816-18. First edition, two works in one volume, 4to, pp. [iii], viii, 164, [v], 4 engraved plates; [Second work] [viii], xvi, 222, [i], 2 engraved plates. A very good copy in contemporary half calf, marbled boards and end-papers. Professionally re-backed with gilt lettering piece. Lightly foxed throughout, not affecting legibility. The Rev. Thomas Maurice (1754-1824) was the Assistant-keeper of manuscripts at the British Museum and prolific author, most notably of Indian Antiquities (1793-1800). This book was privately published. The plates in the first work are: The supposed Ruins of the Tower of Babel; Ancient Inscription on the Walls of Persepolis, &c; The Great Pagoda of Tanjore; A Mexican Temple to the Sun and Moon, and in the second: Striking resemblance between the symbolic deities of Egypt & India, and the ancient Zodiac of Egypt.
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Leiden: Samuelem Luchtmans, 1732. First edition, folio, pp.[xxx], 278; [ii], 64; 26; [88, index]. Parallel Arabic and Latin text. A very good copy in contemporary speckled calf, professionally re-backed to style with original gilt decorated spine laid down, all edges speckled blue. Boards and spine lightly rubbed, corners bumped, slight age-toning to end-papers. Clean internally. The first western translation of this important biography of Salah al-Din ("Saladin") with the original Arabic text. This work was written during Salah al-Din's lifetime by one of his inner circle and is considered the standard biography of one of the greatest leaders of the second millennium. Baha al-Din Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf ibn Rafi ibn Tamim (1145-1234), known as Ibn Shaddad, was a professor in Baghdad and Mosul before becoming a key advisor and close friend of Salah al-Din. He witnessed the Siege of Acre and the Battle of Arsuf as well as much of Salah al-Din's day to day life. His work provides a… Read More
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Leipzig: Carl Tauchnitz, 1816. First edition, folio (37 x 27 cm), pp. 24, [1, blank], [6-1, Arabic text], [1, blank]; printed on vellum in Latin, German, and Arabic; the 6 pages of Arabic text with elaborately illuminated headpiece, tailpiece, and text frames, in gilt and colours, mingling elements of Mamluk, Indian, Iranian, and Ottoman illumination with European designs. The headpiece signed "A. Brückner pinx: 1816". Bound in late nineteenth-century half morocco with boards of gilt paper blind-stamped in elaborate Japonist patterns, corners and spine blind-ruled, spine with raised bands and morocco label; very slight wear to edges, and one short split to top of upper board's hinge, but both joints firm; a few areas of marginal discolouration to the vellum, but illumination clean and vibrant. A very good copy. A remarkable work of book art, combining printing on vellum in Arabic and roman scripts with a fascinating scheme of illumination. The text comprises a critical edition of… Read More
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Travels in Circassia, Krim Tartary, &c. including a steam voyage down the Danube, from Vienna...
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Travels in Circassia, Krim Tartary, &c. including a steam voyage down the Danube, from Vienna to Constantinople and round the Black Sea in 1836.

by Spencer, Edmund

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London: Henry Colburn, 1837. First edition. Two volumes, 8vo, pp. xxxvii, [1, list of illustrations], 355, [1, printer's device], [8, publisher's adverts]; xiii, [1, list of illustrations], 425, [1, blank], [2, publisher's adverts]; with 4 lithographed plates, 2 of which are hand-coloured frontispieces, 2 folding maps, 5 pages of engraved music, and 17 engraved illustrations in the text. A very good copy in original cloth, blind frame and panelling to boards, gilt lettering and illustration to spine. Corners and spine bumped, cloth slightly faded, upper inner hinge of volume one fragile, lower joint of volume two has a small split but firm. Light foxing, 4cm tear (neatly repaired) to hinge of larger folding map not affecting map surface. This work is an interesting account of Ottoman Turkey and Russia at a time of increasing military tension by prolific nineteenth-century travel author Edmund Spencer. This is the first of four accounts Spencer eventually published about his numerous… Read More
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