Search Results: History: Middle East/Near East from Leaf and Stone Books

New Rochelle, New York: Aristide d Caratzas Pub. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 089241443x . 736 pp. Illustrated. In English, French, German, Italian and Russian. Black cloth boards with silver gilt have just a bit of shelf wear, a few small stains to the edges not affecting text, otherwise crisp and nice.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

London: David Nutt. Good. 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. 62 pps. Bibliographical appendix at rear. Book is in good condition. Some minor wear inside covers and on spine. Faint spots on front cover. Spine cracking. Very clean with no interior marks. .

Oxford And Oakville: Oxbow Books. Good with no dust jacket. 2011. Hardcover. 1842179926 . KB41...264 pp. Notes bibliography glossary of Arabic place names index. Numerous illustrations and maps. Gift inscriptioni and signature by Wilson along with a separate note from Wilson talking about production of the book. Quarto. Glossy black hardcovers with photo of Carthaginian mosaic. Corners very lightly bumped interior clean and unmarked except for Wilson's signature. The book looks at the excavations carried on by Davis, a "dilettante," in Tunisia. Using unpublished documentary materials as well as what can be gleaned from Davis's own somewhat chaotic accounts of his work, the author locates for the first time on the ground the places where avis sunk his trenches. And important contribution to our knowledge of the history of archaeology, the topography of Carthage, the study of North African mosaics, and the story of social and political intrigue in mid-19th century Tunisia.… Read More

London: Macmillan. Very Good. 1981. Hardcover. 0333270738 . Xvii + 333 pps. End notes, bibliography, and index at rear. Brown cloth boards. Book is ex-library with usual interior marks and pocket. Faint wear at top of spine as well as very faint remnants of stickers on front cover and spine. Book is otherwise in very good condition, clean with no non-library marks. ; Cambridge Commonwealth Series; Ex-Library; 9 X 6 X 1 inches .

Cambridge; London, ET AL: Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1976. Second Revised Edition. Hardcover. 0521044855 . Xxv, 821 pp. Chronological notes, Chronological table, index to maps, index biblical passages, general index. Illustrated with maps and plans, some folding. Leave heavy octavo. Tomato red and black paper dust jacket is a bit worn around the extremities but intact. Book itself is clean and unmarked, very nice copy. This is the 1976 edition, reprinted from 1925. Heavy for international shipping. ; Cambridge Ancient History; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 821 pages .

London; New York: Longman. Good in Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0582780810 . KB40...xiv, 342 pp. Bibliography, index. Illustrated w/17 b/w maps. Octavo. Pictorial dust jacket with colour photo of ancient Christian church in Syria. DJ has old bookseller sticker to rear, minor shelf wear, intact. Book itself is clean and tight, old owner name on first blank. Good copy. ; Arab Background Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 357 pages .

New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 019509882X . Viii, 200 pp. Index. Illustrated. Octavo. Dark grey-green dust jacket with in Mylar, old price sticker mark to front Mylar, flaps intact. Book itself has pencil price on first blank, otherwise clean and unmarked. Nice copy "...a study of the city urban life in Roman Palestine during the Talmudic period, 100-400 C. E....synthesizes what is known about city life to create a paradigmatic hypothetical Palestinian city, including markets, pubs, streets, bathhouses, roads, wals, toilets and water supply." With archaeological evidence. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages .

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Fair. 1884. Hardcover. Xii + 404 pp. Green cloth boards. Book is ex-library with lots of usual interior marks as well as exterior marks. Book is in fair condition. Spine is very worn at top. Some tears on first few pages. Some foxing and spotting throughout. .

Italy: Edizioni Del Galluzzo. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2010. Softcover. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Cream card covers with green ruling and text. An International Journal on the Philosophical Tradition from Late Antiquity to the Late Middle Ages of the Societa Internazional per lo Studio del Mediovo Latino (SISMEL). ISSN 1122-5750. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Authors: Adamson, P. Ahmed, A. Q. Akasoy, A. Arnzen, R. Badr El FekkakEichner, H. Gutas, D. Hissette, R. Janos, D. Janssens, J. Lizzini, O. Luna, C. Martini Bonadeo, C. McGinnis, J. Reisman, D. C. Street, T. Strobino, R. Treiger, A. Zonta, M. Abstract: Badr el Fekkak, Alexander’s Inaya Transformed: Justice as Divine Providence in Al-Farabi - D. Janos, The Greek and Arabic Proclus and al-Farabi's Theory of Celestial Intellection and its Relation to Creation - D. Gutas, The Study of Avicenna. Status Quaestionis atque Agenda - H. Eichner, Al-Farabi and Ibn Sina on 'Universal Science' and the System of… Read More

Viennae (Vienna): Antonii Schmid. Good with no dust jacket. 1820. Hardcover. Xvi + 196 + xxvi + corrigenda. 3 folding charts. In Latin. Oberleitner's updated Latin version of Jahn's seminal work on Aramaic in Chaldean-Syriac. Jahn was a prominent Orientalist and Biblical Scholar at the University of Vienna. Small octavo. 3/4 leather with contemporary marbled boards, rubbed at all edges, front board detached, spine tips dry and fraying, old spine label, spine gilt fairly bright and still legible. Old library stamp on title page and contemporary inscription, bright yellow endpapers. Paper is sturdy but somewhat foxed. Page 11 has a 2" tear at the gutter top, not affecting text. Page 39/40 has a 4" x 1" lack at the fore-edge, not affecting text but the lack does go right up to the text border. Otherwise some dog-earing and small stains, but no writing or other marks. A chance to own a remarkable piece of Biblical scholarship at a low price. ; 8vo - over 7¾"… Read More

Leiden, Boston: Brill. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. 9004315004 . Xiii, 351 pp. Index, bibliography. Illustrated with b/w photos. Octavo. Dark red hard cover with b/w photo of missionaries and their subjects, gold lettering. Covers are clean with just faintest hint of shelf wear, interior tight and fresh, very nice copy, appears unread. In English with some Arabic. "Samir Boulos develops a theory of cultural exchange that is based on the examination of interactions, experiences and discourses in the context of missionary institutions. Drawing upon oral history interviews as well as rich Egyptian, British and German archival sources, a multifaceted perspective is offered, revealing the complexity and dynamics of mission encounters. Focusing on the everyday life in missionary institutions, experiences of former Egyptian missionary students, local employees, as well as of European missionaries, Samir Boulos explores mutual transformation processes… Read More

Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888441398 . Kb61 ... Xxvii, 202 + 80 pages. Both colour and black and white plates throughout, bibliography, appendices, indices, and 80 pages at the end of the book of plates. 8 text figures, 22 colour plates, over 100 b/w plates/photos. Red-orange cloth covers with gold text on front and spine. Minor wear on tail. Interior in excellent condition, virtually as new. Heavy for international shipping. ; Studies and Texts; Vol. 139; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 202 pages .

Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Pub. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 1588264742 . xii + 231 pp. Index, bibliography. Illustrated with 3 maps, illustrated with tables. Cement colored cloth with red covers are clean and unmarked, slightest bit of bumping at corners, interior clean and fresh. Nice copy.; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall .

Vancouver; Toronto: UBC Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 0774810807 . Xiv, 313 pp. Index. Notes & bibliography at the end of each essay. B/w illustrations throughout. Octavo. Dark orange hardcover with image of statue of Buddha flanked by bodhisattvas. Covers are clean, bottom front corner turned in. Interior clean and unmarked. A good copy. ; Asian Religions and Society; Vol. 4; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 313 pages .

Leiden and Boston: Brill. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2007. Hardcover. 9004160655 . Xxvii + 568 pages. Indices. 20 Tafeln Plates. Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, Volume 29. Dark red coated cloth with golden yellow is clean and bright. Interior has small sticker mark and eraser to first fly, otherwise very good. In German. Heavy for international shipping. ; Large 8vo; 568 pages .

University Press of Florida. Good with no dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0813021111 . Xiii, 429, [3] pp. Notes, bibliography, index. Illustrated with b/w photos, tables. Teal hard boards with navy buckram spine, silver gilt. Small dark pinprick stain at front cover, half title has 2 institutional stamps, otherwise clean and unmarked. Good copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 448 pages .

Cambridge, Etc.: Cambridge University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1977. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0521297540 . KB...ix, 268 pp. Notes, bibliography, indices. Octavo. Bright green glossy softcovers with white text in English and black text in Arabic. Covers have a bit of corner curl, normal wear. Half title has some old notes in pencil and ink, paper is toned, but otherwise clean and unmarked. Hard to find this controversial work. "This is a controversial study of the origins of Islamic civilisation, first published in 1977. By examining non-Muslim sources, the authors point out the intimate link between the Jewish religion and the earliest forms of Islam. As a serious, scholarly attempt to open up a new, exploratory path of Islamic history, the book has already engendered much debate." Jack Tannous of Princeton said of it: "Apart from Internet enthusiasts and religiously-motivated polemicists, nobody today, not even Cook and Crone themselves, believes that the… Read More

Thessaloniki: Adelphon Kyriakide. Good with no dust jacket. 1988. Reprint. Hardcover. 312 pp. Map end papers at rear. Plates. Index and glossary. In Greek. Reprint of the first edition published: En Konstantinoupolei, 1870. Metaphora ste demotike: Aristeides Kesopoulos -- translated from the kathareuousa to the demotic. Brown leatherette cover with gilt and black labels to front and spine. Covers are clean with just a bit of shelf wear. Interior front hinge splitting, a few small marks on the first end paper, otherwise clean and unmarked. Scarce. OCLC 893220702; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 312 pages .

Sheffield, UK: JSOT Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 1850753679 . 990 pp. Indexes. Frontis photo of Ahlstrom. Octavo. Bright green cloth with gilt title, publisher's stamp, minimal shelf wear. Interior is clean and unmarked, a few pages near the back have corners turned down, otherwise very good. ; Journal for the Study of the Old Testament; Vol. 146; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 990 pages .

London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq. Good. 1960. Softcover. ii + 248 pp. Index. 31 plates, 14 figures. Dedicated to Woolley, and includes plate of Woollley cleaning a statue in "naos". Spring and Autumn 1960. Dark blue-green paper covers have old price sticker mark, owner's inscription, edges bit bend and frayed, spine tips rough. Interior original order form still attached, book block pulling away from the paper wrapper at the hinges, a few plates loosening, but otherwise clean and nice. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .