An Annotated Glossary of Arabic Musical Terms
Westport: Greenwood, 1981. 511 pages, thick 8vo, rust cloth. Westport: Greenwood Press, (1981). Fine. More
Westport: Greenwood, 1981. 511 pages, thick 8vo, rust cloth. Westport: Greenwood Press, (1981). Fine. More
Barcelona: Poligrafa, 1978. 82 illustrations, mostly in color. 4to, yellow cloth, d.w. (Barcelona): Poligrafa, (1978). First edition. A near fine copy. More
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
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
Paris: Peuples du Monde Itinerances, 1988. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 303 pages. 8vo, printed pictorial boards. Paris: Peuples du Monde Itinerances, (1988). A very good(+) copy. More
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
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
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
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
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
1776. Sea chart. Engraving. Trapezoid projection, image 11 x 16 3/4 inches (lower widens to 17 1/4"), sheet measures 16 1/2 x 22 inches. Fine map of the Gulf with many toponyms along the coast such as Deh Rogn (Qatar) and Zaka (UAE). Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d' Anville (1697-1782) was a French geographer and cartographer whose accurate, research-based work raised the standards for 18th-century map-making. Passionate about maps from his childhood, he created maps during his school years and would..... More
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
Coburg: Caspar Bertschen, 1615. Woodcut, 16 3/8 x 12 inches. Scarce woodcut engraving depicting a horse bit design, published in the very rare 17th century book "Ein Ritterlich und Adelich Kunstbuch: Darinnen von Reiten/Zeumen...", which translates to "A knightly and Aristocratic Art Book: Inside of Riding / Bridles..." More
Coburg: Caspar Bertschen, 1615. Woodcut, 16 3/8 x 12 inches. Scarce woodcut engraving depicting a horse bit design, published in the very rare 17th century book "Ein Ritterlich und Adelich Kunstbuch: Darinnen von Reiten/Zeumen...", which translates to "A knightly and Aristocratic Art Book: Inside of Riding / Bridles..." More
Coburg: Caspar Bertschen, 1615. Woodcut with hand coloring. 16 3/8 x 12 inches. Beautifully colored woodcut engraving depicting a horse bit design, published in "Ein Ritterlich und Adelich Kunstbuch: Darinnen von Reiten/Zeumen...", which translates to "A knightly and Aristocratic Art Book: Inside of Riding / Bridles..." More
Coburg: Caspar Bertschen, 1615. Woodcut with hand coloring. 16 3/8 x 12 inches. Beautifully colored woodcut engraving depicting a horse bit design, published in "Ein Ritterlich und Adelich Kunstbuch: Darinnen von Reiten/Zeumen...", which translates to "A knightly and Aristocratic Art Book: Inside of Riding / Bridles..." More
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
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
Paris: Compagnie des Libraires, 1697. More
London: Macmillan, 1953. Illustrated in black and white. xxiii, 822 pages. Thick 8vo, red cloth, d.w. (price clipped, lightly worn). London: Macmillan, 1953. Light edgewear, internally clean and tight. Very good(+) in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
London: Collins, 1960. 8vo, black boards, d.w. London: Collins, (1960). First Edition. Fine. Adventure novel, set in the Persian Gulf. More
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
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
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
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