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Persia. Geographical handbook series for official use only.(colophon:) Oxford, University Press, September 1945. Large 8vo. With 1 large folding map of Iraq, Arabia and Persia bound at the end of the book, 11 smaller folding maps and 50 illustration figures in the text (smaller maps, current and wind charts, sections, diagrams on the rainfall, etc.). Also with 337 half-tone photographs, inserted on separate leaves and all numbered and captioned. Original publisher's green cloth, gilt-lettering on front board and spine.
Persia. Geographical handbook series for official use only.(colophon:) Oxford, University Press, September 1945. Large 8vo. With 1 large folding map of Iraq, Arabia and Persia bound at the end of the book, 11 smaller folding maps and 50 illustration figures in the text (smaller maps, current and wind charts, sections, diagrams on the rainfall, etc.). Also with 337 half-tone photographs, inserted on separate leaves and all numbered and captioned. Original publisher's green cloth, gilt-lettering on front board and spine.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION. · 1939
€1,250.00 ($1,377.73 | £1,042.83 | ¥220,005)
XIX, [1 blank], 638 pp.One of the limited official copies of the first published edition of a geographical handbook on Persia, Arabia and Iraq. It was published as part of the British Naval Intelligence Division Geographical Handbook series (also known as the "Admiralty Handbo...
Alle de proceduren in der zake van Jacob Coren vander Mieden, heere van Calantsoogh, en den heere advocaat fiscael en procureur generael Anthony van Weesele, alsmede de proceduren daer uit geresulteert.[The Netherlands, 1743-1747]. 24 parts in 1 volume. Folio (ca. 32 x 21.5 cm). With some woodcut decorated initials. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum.
Alle de proceduren in der zake van Jacob Coren vander Mieden, heere van Calantsoogh, en den heere advocaat fiscael en procureur generael Anthony van Weesele, alsmede de proceduren daer uit geresulteert.[The Netherlands, 1743-1747]. 24 parts in 1 volume. Folio (ca. 32 x 21.5 cm). With some woodcut decorated initials. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum.
[LAW - COURT OF HOLLAND] · 1698
€3,500.00 ($3,857.64 | £2,919.93 | ¥616,015)
[4], 15, [1], 31, [1], 30, [2], 7, [1], 9, [2 blank], [1], 4, 10, [2], 2, [2], 21-27, 3, [1], 6, 20, 67, [1], 9, [2 blank], [1], 48, 8, [1], [2 blank], [1], 8, 4, 10, [1], [1], 2, [2] pp.Rare collection of missives, ordinances, petitions, and extracts from resolutions concerni...
Prima pars. Praecipuarum effigierum ac ornamentorum amplissimae Curiae Amstelrodamensis. - Het eerste deel van de voornaemste statuen ende ciraten van konstryck stadthuys van Amsteldam. - La premier partie. De plusieurs figures et onrements, de la maison de ville d'Amsterdam, le plus grand part faict d'marbre.Amsterdam, Frederik de Witt, 1665. 2 parts in 1 volume. Folio. With an engraved title page and index for each part, a full-page engraved portrait of the author, part 1 with 48 plates (4 double-page, 44 full-page); part 2 with 51 plates (2 double-page, 49 full-page), and 2 very large folding plates of the 2 tympana. 18th-century gold-tooled sprinkled calf.
Prima pars. Praecipuarum effigierum ac ornamentorum amplissimae Curiae Amstelrodamensis. - Het eerste deel van de voornaemste statuen ende ciraten van konstryck stadthuys van Amsteldam. - La premier partie. De plusieurs figures et onrements, de la maison de ville d'Amsterdam, le plus grand part faict d'marbre.Amsterdam, Frederik de Witt, 1665. 2 parts in 1 volume. Folio. With an engraved title page and index for each part, a full-page engraved portrait of the author, part 1 with 48 plates (4 double-page, 44 full-page); part 2 with 51 plates (2 double-page, 49 full-page), and 2 very large folding plates of the 2 tympana. 18th-century gold-tooled sprinkled calf.
[QUELLINUS, Hubertus]. · 1596
€6,500.00 ($7,164.18 | £5,422.73 | ¥1,144,027)
With 105 engraved plates.Complete collection of nearly a hundred beautiful large engravings, documenting one of the most ambitious sculptural programs of the Dutch Republic. The Amsterdam Town Hall of Amsterdam, now the Royal Palace, was designed by Jacob van Campen (1596-1657...
Voyage pittoresque dans le Royaume des Pays Bas, dédié a S.A.I. & R. Madame la Princesse d'Orange ...Brussels, J. B. A. Jobard, 1825. With: (2) [CLOET, Jean-Joseph de]. Chateaux et monumens des Pays-Bas faisant suite au voyage pittoresque. Brussels, J.B.A. Jobard, 1827-1829. 2 parts in 4 volumes. Oblong 4to. Each volume with a lithographed title page. The whole work comprises 407 full-page lithographic plates protected by tissue paper guards, 2 folding maps, and a lithographic portrait. Contemporary gold-tooled marbled calf.
Voyage pittoresque dans le Royaume des Pays Bas, dédié a S.A.I. & R. Madame la Princesse d'Orange ...Brussels, J. B. A. Jobard, 1825. With: (2) [CLOET, Jean-Joseph de]. Chateaux et monumens des Pays-Bas faisant suite au voyage pittoresque. Brussels, J.B.A. Jobard, 1827-1829. 2 parts in 4 volumes. Oblong 4to. Each volume with a lithographed title page. The whole work comprises 407 full-page lithographic plates protected by tissue paper guards, 2 folding maps, and a lithographic portrait. Contemporary gold-tooled marbled calf.
CLOET, Jean-Joseph de. · 1794
€19,500.00 ($21,492.55 | £16,268.19 | ¥3,432,082)
Rare complete and uniformly bound set of the first edition of both volumes on the Voyage as well as the later published volumes of the Chateaux et monuments, numbered as one series from 1-4, which are very rarely offered together. The present copy of Chateaux et monumens conta...
[Collection of 24 etchings showing Dutch landscapes with views]. [ca. 1670]. Oblong 8vo. With 24 etchings tipped onto the leaves of an album. 19th-century diced half red morocco, red cloth sides, with the name of the etcher lettered in gold on the spine.
[Collection of 24 etchings showing Dutch landscapes with views]. [ca. 1670]. Oblong 8vo. With 24 etchings tipped onto the leaves of an album. 19th-century diced half red morocco, red cloth sides, with the name of the etcher lettered in gold on the spine.
[ROGHMAN, Roelant (etcher)]. · 1627
€16,000.00 ($17,634.91 | £13,348.26 | ¥2,816,068)
[26] ll.Collection of three very rare complete series of attractive topographical etchings by the famous Dutch painter and etcher Roeland Roghman (1627-1692). Roghman was born in Amsterdam, in a family of artists, and is primarily known for his etchings of land- and cityscapes...
Arabia: the cradle of Islam. Studies in the geography, people and politics of the peninsula with an account of Islam and mission-work.Edinburgh and London, Oliphant Anderson and Ferrier, [preface dated: Dec. 1900]. 8vo. With a cut-out picture of a Bedouin woman on the verso of the half-title-page, a picture of "a typical Arab of Yemen" as the frontispiece, 15 plates, a floor plan of a mosque, 2 maps and numerous small illustrations in the text. Yellow cloth.
Arabia: the cradle of Islam. Studies in the geography, people and politics of the peninsula with an account of Islam and mission-work.Edinburgh and London, Oliphant Anderson and Ferrier, [preface dated: Dec. 1900]. 8vo. With a cut-out picture of a Bedouin woman on the verso of the half-title-page, a picture of "a typical Arab of Yemen" as the frontispiece, 15 plates, a floor plan of a mosque, 2 maps and numerous small illustrations in the text. Yellow cloth.
ZWEMER, Samuel Marinus. · 1899
€650.00 ($716.42 | £542.27 | ¥114,403)
[6], 437, [1 blank] pp.An account of the history, geography, religion, and political and social situation of the Middle East, and especially of the Arabian Peninsula, from a Christian missionary point of view. This information is presented alongside accounts of the author's ex...
A modern pilgrim in Mecca and a siege in Sanaa.London, Constable & Company ltd., 1913. 8vo. With a photo of the author as a frontispiece, 6 plates and 1 folding map of the Arabian Peninsula. Blue cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine, and blind-tooling on front cover.
A modern pilgrim in Mecca and a siege in Sanaa.London, Constable & Company ltd., 1913. 8vo. With a photo of the author as a frontispiece, 6 plates and 1 folding map of the Arabian Peninsula. Blue cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine, and blind-tooling on front cover.
WAVELL, Arthur John Byng. · 1911
€450.00 ($495.98 | £375.42 | ¥79,202)
IX, [1 blank], 349, [1] pp.An account of the travels of an Englishman through Arabia, including an eye-witness account of the 1911 siege of Sanaa, the capital of Yemen. This siege was one of the last big events in the Yemeni-Ottoman conflicts, which started with the first Otto...
The itinerary of Ludovico di Varthema of Bologna from 1502 to 1508 as translated from the original Italian edition of 1510, by John Winter Jones, F.S.A. in 1863 for the Hakluyt Society with a discourse on Varthema and his travels in Southern Asia by Sir Richard Carnac Temple [...].London, The Argonaut Press, 1928. 4to. With 5 maps, the facsimile text of the title-page and colophon of the original 1510 book of Di Varthema, 1 plate, and a small blue illustration (similar to the blind-tooled image on the front board) on the title-page. Half white and half blue cloth with gold lettering on spine.
The itinerary of Ludovico di Varthema of Bologna from 1502 to 1508 as translated from the original Italian edition of 1510, by John Winter Jones, F.S.A. in 1863 for the Hakluyt Society with a discourse on Varthema and his travels in Southern Asia by Sir Richard Carnac Temple [...].London, The Argonaut Press, 1928. 4to. With 5 maps, the facsimile text of the title-page and colophon of the original 1510 book of Di Varthema, 1 plate, and a small blue illustration (similar to the blind-tooled image on the front board) on the title-page. Half white and half blue cloth with gold lettering on spine.
VARTHEMA, Ludovico di. [transl. John Winter JONES, ed. Norman Mosley PENZER] · 1468
€500.00 ($551.09 | £417.13 | ¥88,002)
LXXXV, [1 blank], 121, [3] pp.Ludovico di Varthema (ca. 1468-1517) was one of the first Europeans to visit the cities of Mecca and Medina and to travel as far east as India and the East Indies, whose travel account survived. Varthema was an Italian traveller and author. He pro...
Seen in the Hadhramaut.London, John Murray, 1938. 4to. With the title-page in red and black, 1 map of the Hadhramaut titled: "Seen in the Hadhramaut", and 50 double sided plates. The plates are included in the pagination. Blue cloth with black lettering on front cover and spine. With dust jacket.
Seen in the Hadhramaut.London, John Murray, 1938. 4to. With the title-page in red and black, 1 map of the Hadhramaut titled: "Seen in the Hadhramaut", and 50 double sided plates. The plates are included in the pagination. Blue cloth with black lettering on front cover and spine. With dust jacket.
STARK, Freya. · 1893
€650.00 ($716.42 | £542.27 | ¥114,403)
XXIII, [1 blank], 199, [1 blank] pp.A view of the Hadhramaut in Southern Arabia and its people through the eyes and camera lens of traveller, writer, and photographer Freya Stark (1893-1993). Stark was of Italian and British descent, she was born in Paris and grew up in severa...
Dust in the lion's paw. Autobiography 1939-1946.London, John Murray, 1961. 8vo. With a map of the Middle East, titled "Dust in the lion's paw" on p. 6, 8 double-sided plates, and an illustration of a lion (in red) on the title-page. Green cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. With dust jacket, designed by Frank Quilter, and protected by a clear plastic jacket.
Dust in the lion's paw. Autobiography 1939-1946.London, John Murray, 1961. 8vo. With a map of the Middle East, titled "Dust in the lion's paw" on p. 6, 8 double-sided plates, and an illustration of a lion (in red) on the title-page. Green cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. With dust jacket, designed by Frank Quilter, and protected by a clear plastic jacket.
STARK, Freya. · 1893
€300.00 ($330.65 | £250.28 | ¥52,801)
XII, 296, [2] pp.First edition of Freya Stark's (1893-1993) fourth and last part of her autobiography, detailing her work, travels and life during the years 1939-1946. During the Second World War she travelled through the Middle East in service of the British Ministry of Infor...
The coast of incense. Autobiography 1933-1939.London, John Murray, 1953. 8vo. With 1 map of the Hadhramaut printed on green paper, 20 double-sided plates, 3 illustrations in the text on pp. 76, 77 and 85, a few small tail pieces throughout, and a green ornament on the title-page. Green cloth with gold lettering on spine.
The coast of incense. Autobiography 1933-1939.London, John Murray, 1953. 8vo. With 1 map of the Hadhramaut printed on green paper, 20 double-sided plates, 3 illustrations in the text on pp. 76, 77 and 85, a few small tail pieces throughout, and a green ornament on the title-page. Green cloth with gold lettering on spine.
STARK, Freya. · 1893
€200.00 ($220.44 | £166.85 | ¥35,201)
XIII, [3], 286, [2] pp.Third part of Freya Stark's (1893-1993) autobiography, in which she describes her life and especially her travels she undertook between 1933 and 1939. During this time, her first 4 works were published, starting with The Valley of the Assassins in 1934. ...
Het ontroerde Nederlandt, door de wapenen des konings van Vrankryk ...Amsterdam, Markus Willemsz. Doornik, 1674.With: (2) [DOMSELAAR, Tobias van]. Het tweede deel, van't Ontroerde Nederlandt, door de wapenen des konings van Vrankryk.Amsterdam, Markus Willemsz. Doornik, 1676.(3) V. T. V. [= Geeraert BRANDT DE JONGE]. Tweejaerige Geschiedenissen, voorgevallen in de Jaeren 1674 en 1675 ...Amsterdam, Johannes van Someren, Abraham Wolgangh, and Hendrik and Dirk Boom, 1678. 3 parts in 3 volumes. 4to. Vol. 1 with an engraved frontispiece, 6 engraved folding plates, 1 folding map, 1 full-page coat of arms, and 15 full-page portraits; vol. 2 with an engraved frontispiece, 13 folding etchings, and 7 full-page engraved plates; vol. 3 with an engraved frontispiece, and 8 full-page engraved portraits. Slightly later gold-tooled sprinkled calf.
Het ontroerde Nederlandt, door de wapenen des konings van Vrankryk ...Amsterdam, Markus Willemsz. Doornik, 1674.With: (2) [DOMSELAAR, Tobias van]. Het tweede deel, van't Ontroerde Nederlandt, door de wapenen des konings van Vrankryk.Amsterdam, Markus Willemsz. Doornik, 1676.(3) V. T. V. [= Geeraert BRANDT DE JONGE]. Tweejaerige Geschiedenissen, voorgevallen in de Jaeren 1674 en 1675 ...Amsterdam, Johannes van Someren, Abraham Wolgangh, and Hendrik and Dirk Boom, 1678. 3 parts in 3 volumes. 4to. Vol. 1 with an engraved frontispiece, 6 engraved folding plates, 1 folding map, 1 full-page coat of arms, and 15 full-page portraits; vol. 2 with an engraved frontispiece, 13 folding etchings, and 7 full-page engraved plates; vol. 3 with an engraved frontispiece, and 8 full-page engraved portraits. Slightly later gold-tooled sprinkled calf.
[DOMSELAAR, Tobias van]. · 1672
€4,500.00 ($4,959.82 | £3,754.20 | ¥792,019)
[6], 528, [20]; [6], 822, [10]; [6], 816, [16] pp.Complete set of the extensive history of the Disastrous Year of 1672 and the following years, with beautiful plates by Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) and Isaac Sorious (17th century). It provides a detailed account of the war and...
Beyond Euphrates. Autobiography 1928-1933.London, John Murray, 1951. 8vo. With a double-page map on green paper, 40 double-sided plates, a green ornament on the title-page and some decorations in the text. Green cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. With dust jacket designed by F. Quilter.
Beyond Euphrates. Autobiography 1928-1933.London, John Murray, 1951. 8vo. With a double-page map on green paper, 40 double-sided plates, a green ornament on the title-page and some decorations in the text. Green cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. With dust jacket designed by F. Quilter.
STARK, Freya. · 1893
€580.00 ($639.27 | £483.87 | ¥102,082)
XIII, [3], 341 [1 blank] pp.First edition of the second part of Freya Stark's autobiography detailing her first extensive travels through the Middle East. Stark (1893-1993) was one of the first European travellers in certain parts of the Middle East, for example Southern Arabi...
Traveller's prelude. An autobiography.London, John Murray, 1951. 8vo. With a double page map on blue/green paper, 22 double-sided plates, a green ornament on the title-page, a small woodcut of Asolo on p.336 and some small decorations in the text. Green cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. With a dust jacket designed by F. Quilter.
Traveller's prelude. An autobiography.London, John Murray, 1951. 8vo. With a double page map on blue/green paper, 22 double-sided plates, a green ornament on the title-page, a small woodcut of Asolo on p.336 and some small decorations in the text. Green cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. With a dust jacket designed by F. Quilter.
STARK, Freya. · 1893
€250.00 ($275.55 | £208.57 | ¥44,001)
XII, [2], 346 pp.First part of Freya Stark's autobiography, spanning the years from her birth until she is in her early thirties (1893-1927). The present copy is a reprint of the first edition; it was published in 1951, mere months after its first appearance in September of 19...
Arabian jubilee.London, Robert Hale Limited, 1952. 8vo. With a portrait of king 'Abdul-'Aziz Ibn Sa'ud as the frontispiece, 1 map of Arabia in 1950, and 16 double-sided plates. Black cloth.
Arabian jubilee.London, Robert Hale Limited, 1952. 8vo. With a portrait of king 'Abdul-'Aziz Ibn Sa'ud as the frontispiece, 1 map of Arabia in 1950, and 16 double-sided plates. Black cloth.
PHILBY, Harry St John Bridger. · 1932
€800.00 ($881.75 | £667.41 | ¥140,803)
XIV, 280 pp.First edition of the biography of Saudi Arabian king Abdul-Aziz bin Abdul Rahman al Sa'ud by his adviser Harry St John Bridger Philby. Ibn Sa'ud was the founder of modern Saudi Arabia, when after a conquest spanning 30 years he united most of the Arabian Peninsula ...
Arabian jubilee.London, Robert Hale Limited, 1954. 8vo. With a portrait of king 'Abdul-'Aziz Ibn Sa'ud as the frontispiece, 1 map of Arabia in 1950, and 16 double-sided plates. Black cloth with title information in gold on spine.
Arabian jubilee.London, Robert Hale Limited, 1954. 8vo. With a portrait of king 'Abdul-'Aziz Ibn Sa'ud as the frontispiece, 1 map of Arabia in 1950, and 16 double-sided plates. Black cloth with title information in gold on spine.
PHILBY, Harry St John Bridger. · 1954
€400.00 ($440.87 | £333.71 | ¥70,402)
XIV, 280 pp.A biography of Saudi Arabian king Abdul-Aziz bin Abdul Rahman al Sa'ud by his adviser Harry St John Bridger Philby. Ibn Sa'ud was the founder of modern Saudi Arabia, when after a conquest spanning 30 years he united most of the Arabian Peninsula under his rule. The...
The antiquities of South Arabia being a translation from the Arabic with linguistic, geographic, and historic notes of the eighth book of Al-Hamdani's Al-Iklil, reconstructed from Al. Karmali's edition and a MS in the Garrett collection Princeton University Library.Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1938. 8vo. With 1 page with the text of fol. 22(a) of the Princeton MS; p. 73 shows inscriptions of Himyarite characters; 1 map titled "Ancient Arabia Peoples, places and routes". The notes are partially in Arabic and Hebrew (and possibly other types of) script. Black cloth, with title information on spine.
The antiquities of South Arabia being a translation from the Arabic with linguistic, geographic, and historic notes of the eighth book of Al-Hamdani's Al-Iklil, reconstructed from Al. Karmali's edition and a MS in the Garrett collection Princeton University Library.Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1938. 8vo. With 1 page with the text of fol. 22(a) of the Princeton MS; p. 73 shows inscriptions of Himyarite characters; 1 map titled "Ancient Arabia Peoples, places and routes". The notes are partially in Arabic and Hebrew (and possibly other types of) script. Black cloth, with title information on spine.
AL-HAMDANI [transl. and ed. Nabih Amin FARIS]. · 1906
€1,250.00 ($1,377.73 | £1,042.83 | ¥220,005)
[6], 119, [1 blank] pp.First edition of this annotated translation of volume 8 of Al-Hamdani's al-Iklil by Nabih Amin Faris (1906-1968), who was a historian and professor of Arab history at the American University of Beirut. The al-Iklil (in full: Kitab al-Iklil min akhbar al-...
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden pilot comprising the Suez Canal, the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the South-East coast of Arabia from Ras Baghashwa to Ras Al Hadd, the coast of Africa from Ras Asir to Ras Hafun, Socotra and its adjacent islands.London, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1967. Large 8vo. The main work with 3 maps (including 2 folding) and 82 views of coastal profiles on 52 plates. The supplement with 2 folding maps (on the two sides of a single folding leaf) and 4 views of coastal profiles on 3 pages. With: [NAVIGATION - RED SEA - PILOT GUIDE]. Supplement No. 7 - 1977 to Red Sea and Gulf of Aden pilot (eleventh edition, 1967) corrected to 4th March, 1977 Whenever reference is made to the pilot this supplement must be consulted.London, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1977.Grey-blue back wrapper; the two quires, map and back wrapper held together by two metal staples. Blue cloth with title information in yellow on front cover and spine, the supplement loosely inserted at the end of the volume.
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden pilot comprising the Suez Canal, the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the South-East coast of Arabia from Ras Baghashwa to Ras Al Hadd, the coast of Africa from Ras Asir to Ras Hafun, Socotra and its adjacent islands.London, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1967. Large 8vo. The main work with 3 maps (including 2 folding) and 82 views of coastal profiles on 52 plates. The supplement with 2 folding maps (on the two sides of a single folding leaf) and 4 views of coastal profiles on 3 pages. With: [NAVIGATION - RED SEA - PILOT GUIDE]. Supplement No. 7 - 1977 to Red Sea and Gulf of Aden pilot (eleventh edition, 1967) corrected to 4th March, 1977 Whenever reference is made to the pilot this supplement must be consulted.London, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1977.Grey-blue back wrapper; the two quires, map and back wrapper held together by two metal staples. Blue cloth with title information in yellow on front cover and spine, the supplement loosely inserted at the end of the volume.
[NAVIGATION - RED SEA - PILOT GUIDE]. · 1967
€1,250.00 ($1,377.73 | £1,042.83 | ¥220,005)
[4], XV, [1 blank], 599, [1]; [2], 60, [2 blank] pp.The essential standard sailing directions for the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, corresponding with zone NP64 on the official Admiralty charts. These nautical works - pilot guides and charts - were published by the United Kingdom ...
Cornelis Cornelisz Roobacker's scheepsjournaal Gamron-Basra (1645); de eerste reis der Nederlanders door de Perzische Golf. Uitgegeven, met inleiding en noten, door A. Hotz. In: BEEKMAN, A.A. etc. (eds.), Tijdschrift van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap gevestigd te Amsterdam. Tweede serie Deel XXIV. No. 3 (15 Mei).Leiden, Brill, 1907. 8vo. One folding table and 3 folding maps (1 belonging to another article in the journal). Brown paper wrappers, with title information of the journal on the front and spine, and the contents on the back wrapper.
Cornelis Cornelisz Roobacker's scheepsjournaal Gamron-Basra (1645); de eerste reis der Nederlanders door de Perzische Golf. Uitgegeven, met inleiding en noten, door A. Hotz. In: BEEKMAN, A.A. etc. (eds.), Tijdschrift van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap gevestigd te Amsterdam. Tweede serie Deel XXIV. No. 3 (15 Mei).Leiden, Brill, 1907. 8vo. One folding table and 3 folding maps (1 belonging to another article in the journal). Brown paper wrappers, with title information of the journal on the front and spine, and the contents on the back wrapper.
[ROOBACKER, Cornelis Cornelisz.] A. HOTZ (publ.). · 1645
€750.00 ($826.64 | £625.70 | ¥132,003)
289-405 [=117] pp.This issue of the journal of the Royal Dutch Geographical Society contains the first and only publication of the original text of the primary logbook of the first Dutch expedition to the Arabian (or Persian) Gulf in 1645. This logbook was kept by the leader o...
Oral poetry & narratives from Central Arabia.1. The poetry of ad-Dindan A Bedouin Bard in Southern Najd.2. The story of a Desert Knight The legend of Sewih al-'Atawi & Other 'Utaybah Heroes.3. Bedouin poets of the Dawasir Tribe Between Nomadism & Settlement in Southern Najd.Leiden, New York, Köln, Brill, 1994-1999. 3 volumes. Large 8vo. With 2 portraits as frontispieces in vols. 1 and 2. 16 pages with illustrations and 2 maps at the end of vols. 2 and 3. Red cloth with title information in gold on front cover and spine of all 3 vols. All 3 vols. have a dust jacket.
Oral poetry & narratives from Central Arabia.1. The poetry of ad-Dindan A Bedouin Bard in Southern Najd.2. The story of a Desert Knight The legend of Sewih al-'Atawi & Other 'Utaybah Heroes.3. Bedouin poets of the Dawasir Tribe Between Nomadism & Settlement in Southern Najd.Leiden, New York, Köln, Brill, 1994-1999. 3 volumes. Large 8vo. With 2 portraits as frontispieces in vols. 1 and 2. 16 pages with illustrations and 2 maps at the end of vols. 2 and 3. Red cloth with title information in gold on front cover and spine of all 3 vols. All 3 vols. have a dust jacket.
KURPERSHOEK, Paul Marcel. · 1994
€850.00 ($936.85 | £709.13 | ¥149,604)
XVII, [5 368, [4]; XIV, [4], 512, [2]; XX, 506, [4] pp.Outstanding research on the oral traditions of the Bedouins in Central Arabia, divided into 3 volumes containing information on the poetry and narratives of certain Bedouin tribes and an analysis and translation of certain...