An Annotated Glossary of Arabic Musical Terms
Westport: Greenwood, 1981. 511 pages, thick 8vo, rust cloth. Westport: Greenwood Press, (1981). Fine. More
ARABIAN
Imagen del Arte Mozarabe.
Barcelona: Poligrafa, 1978. 82 illustrations, mostly in color. 4to, yellow cloth, d.w. (Barcelona): Poligrafa, (1978). First edition. A near fine copy. More
Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic Manuscripts in the Cambridge Genizah Collections.; Arabic Old Series. (T-S Ar, la-54).
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. 18 pages of black & white illustrations. 616 pages of text, 4to, black cloth, red inset on front cover. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (2001). Corner bumped, else fine. More
The Book of The Thousand Nights and a Night.; A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments
Privately Printed: The Burton Club, 1940. 16 volumes (10 plus 6 Supplemental) with frontispiece plate in each. Tall 8vos, handsomely bound in publisher's black cloth with silver and gold embossed covers and spines; uncut edges, top edge red. Privately printed by The Burton Club, (no date, circa 1940). Ownership signature on endpaper of first volume, and some light wear at spine ends, still a very good(+) set. More
The Book of The Thousand Nights and a Night.; A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments
Privately Printed: The Burton Club, 1940. 16 volumes (10 plus 6 Supplemental) with frontispiece plate in each. Tall 8vos, handsomely bound in publisher's black cloth with silver and gold embossed covers and spines; uncut edges, top edge red. Privately printed by The Burton Club, (no date, circa 1940). Volume 1 has spots on the front cover, otherwise a very good(+) set. More
The Book of The Thousand Nights and a Night.; A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments
Privately Printed: The Burton Club, 1940. 16 volumes (10 plus 6 Supplemental) with frontispiece plate in each. Tall 8vos, handsomely bound in publisher's black cloth with silver and gold embossed covers and spines; uncut edges, top edge red. Privately printed by The Burton Club, (no date, circa 1940). Some wear on 3 of the spines. A very good(+) set. More
Le Bedouin: Scenes de la Vie du Nomade
Lille: L. Daniel, 1898. Illustrated with 2 b/w plates. 18pp with text in French. Tall slim 8vo pamphlet, sewn. Lille: Imprimerie L. Daniel 1898. A very good(+) copy with inscription from the author. More
Christo and Jean-Claude: The Mastaba, Project for Abu Dhabi, UAE
Cologne: Taschen, 2012. Profusely illustrated with color photos and sketches throughout. 171 pages. Oblong 4to, (Cologne): Taschen, (2012). A fine copy in a very good(+) wrapper, light scuffing and creasing to edges. Signed and date by Christo in brown on half-title page. More
Southern Arabia.
London: Thames & Hudson, 1971. Illustrated with 8 color plates, 134 b/w plates and 41 line drawings. 267pp. Large 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w. (d.w. has small chip on top and bottom spine ends, bottom edge slightly worn). New York: McGraw Hill, 1971. A fine copy in a slightly edge-worn dust wrapper. From the New Aspects of Archaeology series, edited by Sir Mortimer Wheeler. More
Les Perles Eparpillees. Contes et Legendes Arabes.
Paris: Chulliat, 1923. Color plates by Adam Styka, lettered tissue guards, decorative borders and title pages, unopened. Slim 4to, orginal pictorial wrappers, small chips at top and bottom of spine. Paris: Chulliat, (1923). Near Fine. One of 465 numbered copies. More
The Coinage of The Tulunids
New York: American Numismatic Society, 1957. Illustrated in black and white. 78 pages + 3 plates. Slim 8vo, tan paper wrappers. New York: American Numismatic Society, (1957). Near fine with just one tiny stain on front. More
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Bibliotheque Orientale, ou Dictionaire universel contenant generalement tout ce qui regarde la connoissance des peuples de l'Orient.; Leurs histoires et traditions... Leurs religions, sectes et politique... Leurs sciences, et leurs arts. Les vies et actions remarquables de tous leurs saints... des jugemens critiques, et des extraits de tous leurs ouvrages.
Paris: Compagnie des Libraires, 1697. More
The Doomed Oasis
London: Collins, 1960. 8vo, black boards, d.w. London: Collins, (1960). First Edition. Fine. Adventure novel, set in the Persian Gulf. More
Damascus: Hidden Treasures of the Old City
London: Thames & Hudson, 2000. Beautifully illustrated by Tim Beddow with 214 photographs, including 171 in color. Thick 4to, brown cloth, d.w. (London: Thames & Hudson, 2000). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Erotische Kunst in China, Japan, Indien, und Arabien
Nurnberg: GmbH, 1983. 26 color plates plus more than 150 illustrations. 172pp., 4to,, blue cloth; bottom corners lightly bumped. Nurnberg: GmbH, (1983). One of 2,000 copies. A very good (+) copy. Supplemental Volume 3A. Text in both German and English. More
Islam and the Arab World: Faith, People, Culture.
New York: Knopf, 1976. 160 illustrations in color and 330 black & white photographs, drawings, and maps. 360pp. Wide 4to, green cloth, creased d.w. New York: Knopf, (1976). First American edition. A sunned but still near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Published in association with the American Heritage Publishing Co. Text by Bernard Lewis, Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, Fritz Meier, Charles Pellat, A. Shiloah, A.I. Sabra, Edmund Bosworth, Emilio Garcia Gomex, Roger M. Savory, Norman Itzkowitz, S.A.A...... More
El Arte Hispanomusulman en su Decoracion Geometrica (Una Teoria para un Estilo).
Madrid: Instituto Hispano-Arabe de Cultura, 1975. Hundreds of black & white illustrations. 461 pages of text, 4to, burgundy cloth, slightly scuffed. Madrid: Instituto Hispano-Arabe de Cultura,1975. Near fine. More
Arab Nationalism and British Imperialism: A Study in Power Politics
New York: Praeger, 1961. 236 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1961). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night.; Rendered from the literal and complete version of Dr. J. C. Mardrus: and collated with other sources
London: The Casanova Society, 1929. 16 volumes bound in 8, extra illustrated, illustrations with tissue guards, rubricated title pages, tall 8vo, 3/4 turquoise calf, lightly worn, spines ornately gilt but quite faded, maroon spine labels, marbled boards, top edges gilt. London: The Casanova Society, London, 1929. Very good (+). More
The Arab-Israeli Conflict.; The Difficult Search For Peace.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991. Volume IV: The Difficult Search For Peace (1975-1988). 2 volumes, 1960 pages. Tall thick 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1991). Fine. More
The Arabs: A Narrative from Mohammed to the Present
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1964. Illustrated in black and white with maps and charts. 424 pages (previous owner's signature on front free end paper), tall 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper (several small closed tears). New York: Clarkson N. Potter, (1964). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Bedouin Doctor: My Adventurous Years with the Arabs
New York: Dutton, 1957. With a handful of b/w photos. 255 pages. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Dutton, 1957. First edition. A very good(-) copy with foxing to endpapers/pastedowns and outer edges; in a good wrapper, sunned and edgeworn with foxing to rear cover and verso. More
The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World [together with] The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy & The Seventh Great Oriental Monarchy.
New York: Dodd Mead, 1881. 6 volumes bound in 5. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of images and maps, some folding, some in color. 8vo, rebound in simple blue cloth with gilt-lettered spines (pages evenly toned; last 2 volumes are ex-library with a few small markings throughout). New York: Dodd, Mead, 1881. Near fine. The Seventh Great Monarchy [vol. 5 - is two volumes bound in one]. Comprehensive history, both scholarly and lively, which covers the history, geography and antiquities of..... More