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Chapman and Hall, 1851. xxxix, 351, publishers lime-green boards with gilt titles and decorative front cover. Edges slightly dust stained but in a remarkably good state of preservation although several pages of one gather badly foxed, the remainder being free of blemishes. Ticket of binders Eeles and Son on rpd, owner name on verso of ffep "D. Turner, Leamington June 16th 1851". The long poem celebrates the life and achievements of the Algerian Arab and Sufi leader who fought French colonialism and ther scorched-earth policy they used to suppress the Muslim population. Abd-el-Kader became a cause celebre declaring jihad against the French and in his exile in Damascus protecting the Christian population against the Druze. Abraham Lincoln presented him with a pair of revolvers."Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine (6 September 1808 - 26 May 1883)), known as the Emir Abdelkader or Abdelkader El Djezairi, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial… Read More

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1895. xviii, 394, eighty illustrations, 32 full-page engravings. Publisher's turquoise cloth over bevelled boards, gilt titles to spine and decorative panel to front, chalked eps, t.e.g. An illustrated account of the author's journeys to the ruined cities of Syria. Edges rubbed, top and tail of spine bruised, a sound copy nevertheless.. Presumed 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1967. 288, 75 plates, 53 illustrations, large folding map. Publisher's red cloth gilt, dj complete, no inscriptions, near new.. 1st Edition (second impression). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Thames and Hidson, 1985. 23 (map, preface etc.) 98 colour photographs of people and places in Afghanistan with a focus on traditional life prior to the Russian, American and Allied involvement. " Everyone who knows and loves Afghanistan will look upon Roland and Sabrina Michaud's photographs with an aching heart." A little shelf wear, no inscriptions or stamps.. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall (oblong). Book.

New York: Perennial, 2002. viii, 8 maps, 338, 37 plates, some toning of margins and edges. Ownership inscription on authorship page (Architect and designer Medd). Mainly focuses on the emrgence of the state of Afghanistan in the 19th century, the Anglo-Afghan wars, the Soviet invasion, the Taliban etc.. Soft Cover. Good. thick 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

Tehran: Entesharat-e 'elmi,, 1985. a 4 part work in two volumes. vol. 1 (parts 1-2) 592; vol. 2 (parts 3-4) 593-1331 and 45 pages of black and white illustrations. Includes some material not included in the 1966 edition. A comprehensive alphabetical list of Iranian calligraphers and their work arranged according to their work in nasta'liq, naskh, thulth and riqa'. Uniform imitation blue leather with ornate gilt decoration. Text in Farsi."This biographical dictionary of Iranian calligraphers is one of the most important research tools in Persian codicology." Encyclopedia Iranica. Text block weakly attached to boards.. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" (thick).

Istanbul: Al-Matba'ah al-Uthmaniyah, 1887. A translation of Al-Firuzabadi's ( Muh?ammad ibn Ya'qub Fi?ruzabadi) famous Arabic dictionary into Ottoman Turkish by Ahmet Asim ( (El-Okyanus ul-basit fi tercemet il-Kamus il-muhit). Printed in 1305 (AH), 1887-88 AD (after colophon in vol. 3) Three volumes bound in traditional Islamic leather bindings with blind stamped designs and gilt stamped decoration.Foxing of initial pages, a little insect damage to 2 pages of vol. 3, one page torn (without loss) but repaired leaving tape scars, some discolouration to cover of vol. 3. (33 cm high). Further details and images available on request.. Hardcover. Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Book.

london: The Travel Book Club, 1954. 172, a few line drawings in the text, publisher's green cloth, pages yellowed at margins else very good, owner inscription (1954).. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ronald Baillie. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1924. frontispiece photograph of hexagonal clay tablet, xi, 196 with text and translation. Volume II of the Oriental Institute Publications. brown boards, maroon cloth spine, printed labels to spine and front cover. Wear to edges, slight fraying of cloth, split after half title repaired with archive tape. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". First. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Book.

London: Namara Press, 1982. 143, a special issue highlighting different aspects of Arab culture and arts, calligraphy, design, etc. some colour illustrations. A4. Soft cover. Good. A4. Book.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1969. xxxvi, 362, publisher's black cloth gilt, dj unclipped, spine slightly darkened. Notes on the authors and their works- Ibn al-Athir, Abu'l Fida, etc, with headings-From Godfrey to Saladin, Saladin and the Third Crusade, The Ayyubids and the Invasion of Egypt, The Mamluks and the Liquidation of the Crusaders. Published in the series, The Islamic World, edited by G.E. von Grunebaum 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First English Edition. Hardcover. Near New/Very Good. Illus. by Translated By E.J. Costelle. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

London and New York: Mansell Publishing Limited, 1986. xix, 164, publisher's green card, no inscriptions or stamps. Deals with issues of theArabic definite article in cataloging, Arabic studies in the UK, etc.. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1954. vii, 327, green cloth, gilt titles to spine,dj darkened at spine, bookplate in the form of a map of the Persian Gulf on fpd. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First. Hardcover. Near New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

Antwerp: Arcadian Press, 2001. 132 pages of text and illustrations (in Dutch) with 36 pages of translation into Arabic. Pictorial card covers, no inscriptions etc. A well-illustrated catalogue of mss and books elucidating the European response to contact with the Islamic world, particularly with the Ottomans. Early printings of Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Ottoman Turkish etc. "The theme of this book is the impact and image of the Maghrib and of the Levant on European learning and culture during the Renaissance and the Golden Age, with special reference to Antwerp's pivotal position as a great trading and printing city.". 1st Edition. Pictorial Card. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" Tall.

London: Faber and Faber, 1964. 310, 14 pls. 3 illus. map, red cloth, gilt titles to spine, dj with edge wear. Translated from the French by Jean Stewart with a preface by Sir Hamilton Gibb 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

London: Pelican, 1956. 271, 30 plates, many line drawings etc, in the text. Margins browned. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Book.

Aperture, 1985. 192, essays on the works of winners of the 2nd Aga Khan award 1983 in Damascus, Multan, Turkey, Malaysia, Giza, Cairo etc, minor wear. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Book.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1987. 288, profusely illustrated in black and white and colour with line drawings, maps and plans. A survey of Islamic building from mosques, caravanserais, palaces, schools, markets to shrines etc. with chapters in construction,decoration, geometry etc by Oleg Grabar, Ernst Grube, Eleanor Sims etc with a gazetteer of the most important buildings in India, Iran, Pakistan, Syria, Egypt, Turkey, the Persian Gulf States, Saudi Arabia and Africa. Short tear to top of dj else near fine. No inscriptions etc. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Book.

Lanham: University Press of America, 1993. xiii, 375, publisher's black cloth, dj complete, an eyewitness account of the leading events of the period by the Armenian monk, Matthew of Edessa. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near New/Near New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Vienna and London: Phaidon Press-George Allen and Unwin, 1936. 22 pp. of text by Ranke, 333 black and white illustrations and 8 tipped in colour plates. Orange buckram with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Slight foxing of fore edge and inner outer margins and in gutter of ffeps. Not dated, copyright date given as 1926. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 27 x 19 Cm.. Book.