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
Holy Land
London: Christopher Barker, 1562. Map. Wood cut with hand coloring. Image measures 3 1/4 x 4 5/8 ". Sheet measures 8 1/4 x 6 inches. This rare map of the Holy Land shows the areas of ancient Syria and Lebanon and the Holy Land along the Mediterranean Sea. Published in 1562, it is elaborately decorated with pictorial mountains, and cities, as well as giant sea creatures in the water. From the Geneva Bible, one of the most historically significant translations..... More
Carte de L'Arabie, du Golfe Persique, et de la Mer Rouge, avec L'Egypte, La Nubie et L'Abissinie
Paris: Rigobert Bonne. Map. Engraving with original outline coloring. Image measures 8.5 x 12.5". Sheet measures 10 x 15.5". This map of the Arabian Peninsula dating to circa 1780 includes Egypt, the horn of Africa and part of Southwest Iran. Pictorial elevations rendered throughout as well as town names, rivers and lakes. The map is in very good condition with full margins. Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. He served as..... More
Roman Arabia
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1983. Frontis., illustrated. xiv + 224 pages, 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, (1983). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Turci Impery
Augsburg: Johann Praetorius, 1658. Miniature map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 2.5" x 5". Detailed early map of the Arabian peninsula. Red Sea is named "Mar di Mecca" Published in "Historiae universalis auctarium". Latin text on verso. Page marked "XXIV" and "Græ." Gabriel Bucelin was a Swiss genealogist and map author who produced many fine quality miniature maps. More
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El- Medinah and Meccah.
London: George Bell, 1907. 2 volumes. Thick 12mo, 2 frontispieces (1 a chromolithograph), folding color map 15 plates (2 folding, 1 double page) plus illustrations throughout the text; a lovely set in original burgundy cloth stamped in gilt on spines. London: Bohn, 1907. Volume 2 spine is a bit faded, still overall near 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
Persia Arabia &c.
New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1856. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13 3/4" x 17 1/4". In good condition. Beautifully colored map of the Middle East, centered on Arabia and the Gulf. Includes the Mediterranean and Arabian Sea. Pearl banks are noted. Bahrein is named and the Imariyeh mountains are depicted. The Colton family was one the most prolific and successful publishers of maps and atlases in the United States. J.H. Colton (1800-1893) founded his business..... 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
Africa
London: William Faden, 1803. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 23" x 30". This rare map of Africa by William Faden after De La Rochette from 1803 shows the entirety of the continent. Madagascar is included and a tiny inset map of the Azores upper left. An engraving with hand coloring, it outlines and highlights different regions, kingdoms, and territories. Much of the interior of the continent has tribal notations and there is an interruption in the projection at the equator..... More
Bits with open pear rolls
Coburg: Caspar Bertschen, 1615. Woodcut, 16 3/8 x 12 inches. Plate LXXV, from the very rare book on mouth bit design for horses, called 'Ein Ritterlich und Adelich Kunstbuch: Darinnen von Reiten, Zeumen auch Ross Artzney Item allerley Stangen, Kinnketten, geschlossenen und offenen Mundstiicken...' (A knightly and Adelich art book: Inside of riding, witnesses also Ross Artzney Item all kinds of poles, chin chains, closed and open mouthpieces...). It has been argued by Pia Cuneo that German bit books signified..... More
Open bit with double eyes
Coburg: Caspar Bertschen, 1615. Woodcut, 16 3/8 x 12 inches. Plate LII, from the very rare book on mouth bit design for horses, called 'Ein Ritterlich und Adelich Kunstbuch: Darinnen von Reiten, Zeumen auch Ross Artzney Item allerley Stangen, Kinnketten, geschlossenen und offenen Mundstiicken...' (A knightly and Adelich art book: Inside of riding, witnesses also Ross Artzney Item all kinds of poles, chin chains, closed and open mouthpieces...). It has been argued by Pia Cuneo that German bit books signified..... More
This hidden bit
Coburg: Caspar Bertschen, 1615. Woodcut with original hand color. 16 3/8 x 12 inches. Plate XX, from the very rare book on mouth bit design for horses, called 'Ein Ritterlich und Adelich Kunstbuch: Darinnen von Reiten, Zeumen auch Ross Artzney Item allerley Stangen, Kinnketten, geschlossenen und offenen Mundstiicken...' (A knightly and Adelich art book: Inside of riding, witnesses also Ross Artzney Item all kinds of poles, chin chains, closed and open mouthpieces...). It has been argued by Pia Cuneo that..... 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
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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
Arabia With the adjacent Countries of Egypt & Nubia
Edinburgh: Lizars, William, 1842. Map. Lithograph with original hand color. Sheet measures 18.75" x 22.25". This appealing 1842 map of the Arabian Peninsula, with Egypt and Nubia was issued by William Lizars. It extends from the Mediterranean Sea and Syria south as far as the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Aden. Beautifully detailed, the map notes several towns, cities, rivers, islands, coastal features, and topographical features. In Egypt and Abyssinia, ruins are identified. Several caravan routes, including the..... More