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The Urchin; an Armenian's Escape
by Bedoukian, Kerop
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(London, 1978): John Murray. Octavo. 186 pages, glossary. An account of an Armenian child's escape during the Turkish atrocities during the First World War. The men had been exterminated so it was mainly the women and children who made their way despite crossing through freezing mountain passes and across waterless deserts. Armenians were offered life if they converted to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Athar-E-Iran, Annales Du Service Archeologique De l'Iran
by Geuthner, Paul
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Paris; 1936, 1937 and 1938: Librairie Orientaliste. Small Quarto. Tome I, Fac. 1-2; Tome II, Fac. 1-2; Tome III, Fac. 1. French and Arabic text. One of the most important publications that have appeared in the history of Persian Islamic art. It is full of hitherto unpublished documents, principally historical inscriptions from the monuments, of which the original text… Read more about this item Item Price
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Miram, and other Poems
by Whittier, John Greenleaf
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- 1871
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Boston: Fields, Osgood and Company, 1871. First Edition. Small Octavo. Frontispiece, vignette title page, 106 pages. His poems were devout with a Quaker sensitivity and an incipient evangelicalism. In this poem, the devout Miram seeks to convert her Muslim master with appeals to beauty. Like most of his later poems, this poem is beautifully constructed yet easily accessible to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Foreign Service Farewell; My Years in the Near East
by Childs, J. Rives
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Charlottesville, (1969): Published for Randolph-Macon College By the University of Virginia. First Edition. Octavo. . 191 pages, index. Childs joined the United States Foreign Service in 1923. He was the Chargé d'Affaires of Morocco from 1941 to 1945. He served as United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1946 to 1950 and held a concurrent post as Ambassador to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ousama Ibn Mounkidh; Un Emir Syrien Au Premier Siecle Des Croisades (1095-1188) (inscribed By Hartwig Derenbourgh to His uncle)
by Derenbourgh, Hartwig; Usamai Ibn Munqid (1095-1188)
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- 1889
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Paris: E. Lerous, 1889. Quarto. x-202 pages. French text. One of the most important primary sources in translation of the author, Usamai ibn Munqid, who was born in the first year of the First Crusade (1095) to a family who were the lords over the Shayzar Fortress on the River Orontes. His position gave him first hand contact not… Read more about this item Item Price
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Forty Years in the Wilderness
by Philby, H. St. J.B. (1885-1980)
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London(1957): R. Hale. First Edition. Octavo. Color frontispiece. 272 pages. Illustrated with photographic images. Philby's forty years in Arab society, surrounded by a culture that allows him to describe life in the Arabian desert with remarkable insights. What happened as enormous wealth from the West flowed into the hands of its leaders led to corruption. The National Geographic President… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Empty Quarter
by Philby, H. St J.
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New York; (1933): Henry Holt and Co. Octavo. Frontispiece, xxiv, 433 pages, illustrated with black and white photographic images, three folding maps. Dr. L.J. Spencer of the British Museum has prepared the appendices (pages 365-412; index pages 413-433. Harry St. John Philby's initial mastery of Arabic along with the support of Gertrude Bell assisted opening doors into the forbidden… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Background of Islam; Being a Sketch of Arabian History in Pre-Islamic Times (signed By the Author, Limited to 500 copies)
by Philby, H. St J.
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Alexandria: Whitehead Morris Egypt, 1947. Limited Edition. Octavo. Limited to 500 copies. The present copy is #285 and signed by Philby. 152 pages. This work not only is uncommon but it has the very scarce dust jacket. It is dedicated to his majesty King Abdu Azia Iba Sa'ud. William F. Albright considered this one of the most useful in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Arabian Jubilee
by Philby, H. St J.
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London; (1952): Robert Hale. First Edition. Octavo. xiv, 280 pages, index. First Edition. In 1915, Philby was called by the Foreign and Political Department in Mesopotamia to worked with Sir Percy Cox in the building of what was to become modern Iraq. This was the first full-length biography of Ibn Sa'ud who united Arabia and once the vast limitless… Read more about this item Item Price
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Arabia
by Philby, H. St J.
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. Octavo. xix, 387 pages. Index, unopened. A work that introduced the West in vivid detail of Arabia especially after the growth of Wahhabi Imperialism. HThe author shows the First Wahhabit Empire in its glory until it was crushed by the Egyptians. There was an interim period under Ibn Rashid but finally the Second… Read more about this item Item Price
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From Damascus to Palmyra
by Kelman, John
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London: Adam and Charles Black, 1908. Octavo. xvi, 367 pages, illustrated by Margaret Thomas with 86 unnumbered plates (some in color), folding map at the end. John Kelman had written important books on biblical aspects of geology and archaeology. He has integrated many ancient histories of the region and for this work George Adam Smith consulted with him to… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Alps of Arabia: Travels in Egypt, Sinai, Arabia, and the Holy Land
by Maughan, William Charles
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- 1874
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London: Henry S. King & Company, 1874. Octavo. Second Edition. Frontispiece map, xvi, 374 pages and 32pages publisher's ads. Maughan's time began with visiting of the various sites of religious significance. As he became more acquainted with the Bedouins, he learned much of their lifestyle. While divorce was common to those with vast holdings (it usually required the donation… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Encyclopedia of Islam (New Edition) 13 Volume Set with the Index plus the Six Supplmental Volumes
by Gibb, H A R and P J Bearman
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London, 1986-2009: Brill. Small Quarto. In 13 Volume with the Index plus the Six Supplemental Volumes. Sir Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen was an Arabic scholar who was born in Alexandria, Egypt but at age 5 sent to England for his education. His major articles on Islam led to his becoming the editor of the Encyclopedia of Islam. When the final… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Raswan Index and Handbook for Arabian Breeders, 7 Volume Set
by Raswan, Carl Reinhard
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Mexico: Editorial Anthony. octavo. 1957-1967. Illustrations, facsimiles, bloodlines, maps, portraits. Dr. John Erich Flade quoted Raswan: "We never own a horse; it is entrusted to us." The classic set in all seven volumes comprised the knowledge of the great bloodlines, the Bedouin breeders of the last 100 years of the Arabians that made their way to Europe and America,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Histoire Du Royaume d'Alger; Avec L'etat Present De Son Gouvernement De Ses Forces De Terre & De Mer, De Ses Revenus, Police, Justice, Politique & Commerce
by Tassy, Laugier De and Henri Du Sauzet
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Amsterdam: Chez Henri Du Sauzet, 1725. 12mo. [16], 348 pages [31]pp index, (1)pp, 2 folding plates, (map and large folding etching). French text, title printed in red and black. A remarkable account of life in Algiers both in terms of its history and culture. The background deals with Algers and its conflict with Spain. De Tassy compared the Case… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sahara; Gennem Algerien, Sahara, Verdesn Malgigste
by Olufsen, Ole
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Kobenhavn; (1914): H. Hagerup. Small Quarto. 141 pages, 56 illustrations. Danish language. Professor Ole Olufsen was a Danish military officer and explorer who became the Secretary of the Royal Danish Geographical Society whose travels across Asia and Africa also involved careful sociological and cultural observations across North Africa from Algiers to Tunisia. This is the scarce original hardcover edition… Read more about this item Item Price
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Colonel Lawrence, the Man Behind the Legend
by Hart, Liddell
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1934. First Edition. Large Octavo. 82pp., illustrations and maps, bound in green cloth lettered and ruled in gilt, spine gilt, some of the gilt is rubbed, closed tar to cloth near head. T.E. Lawrence and the Arab uprising. A very good copy. Item Price
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Islamic Art from the Collection of Edwin Binney 3rd
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Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, 1966. First Edition. Octavo. (approx. 45pp.) Annotated checklist of Persian and Indian Islamic art, circulated by the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit service, 1966-1968. Color plates, and B&W reproduction. Laid in :Addenda: Supplemented Introduction by Edwin Binney, III, with additions to the catalogue. In light brown paper wraps, with black… Read more about this item Item Price
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Goha and His Anecdotes
by Saad, Dr. Farouk
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Beirut, Lebanon; [1985]: At Dar al-Afaq al-Jadida, 1985. Octavo. Second edition. 284 p. iIllustrated b/w photographs and drawings. Text in Arabic. Goha is a popular comic hero in Muslim regions of Africa and Asia, found under various names including Juha and Abu Nuwas in the jokes of North Africa and Southwest Asia. Goha is a good-natured member of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Henri Fleisch --- L'Arabe Classique, esquissse d'une structure linguistique
by Fleisch, Henri; S. J. Le P.
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Beyrouth: Impr. Catholique, 1956. Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 156 p. Text in French. Item Price
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