Soghdische Texte. I. Mit 2 Tafeln by MÜLLER, Friedrich W. K - 1913

Boston: Hickling Swan and Brewer, 1860. Hardcover. Very Good. lxviii+ 1786 pages. 9 x 12 in. Numerous small illustrations. Black half calf binding on spine and corners, pebbled brown cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine, five raised bands, faded marbled edge of text block, marbled end papers. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD: Wear to spine esp. cover edge, wear and some light soiling to covers esp. bottom corners, a couple of scratches. Edge of text block faded, lightly darkened on top. Marbled end papers very brilliant, title page shows soling and some repair as do first three pages, pages of text clean, binding tight.

New York: Consulate General of Pakistan, 1950 Green/tan cover art of walking tourist. Illustrated, b/w photographs,: tiger shooting from a Machan, ect. maps, visa errata, 36 pgs. Simple Urdu words and phrases, travel data. ect. Cover slight soiled. Extremely Rare OCLC locates 1 copy at Harvard. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Decorative Paper. Very Good.

London: Palestine Exploration Fund, 1881. First Edition . Original Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 4to.. V+438pp. First and last pages and edges with truly insignificant foxing. Original cloth. Spine with some expert repiair. A VERY GOOD CLEAN COPY IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S CLOTH. FIRST EDITION. RARE. (due to the heavy weight of this book, additional shipping fees will apply)

1743 History of Nader Shah Kouli-Kan IRAN Persia MAP Mogul Treasures Claustre
Nader Shah, also known as Qoli Khan, was a Persian shah known for being one of the most powerful Iranian rulers in the history of the Middle East. And while he was powerful, his power corrupted him, and he became exceedingly cruel to his subjects. So much so that it led to his assassination by a group of a dozen or more conspirators.
He led numerous successful military campaigns often being compared to Napoleon and Genghis Khan. These military conquests, along with his political influence and treasure hunts, were reported by several European historians including Andre de Claustre. This work also contains descriptions of Persian King Tahmasp II and the Safawid Dynasty.
One of the most famous accounts described in this book is of Nader Shah's pillaging of the treasures of the Great Mogul. Per Briant,
"De Clasutre provides an inventory of the treasures and explains that 'one hundred workmen were kept busy for fifteen days… Read More

1677 CRUSADES Aubusson at Siege of Rhodes Greece OTTOMAN Turks Muslim Mehmed II
Dominique Bouhours was a 17th-century Jesuit historian and author known for his treatises on the French language, secrets, and curious humor. He also published a historical account of the life of Pierre d'Aubusson, a 15th-century Hospitaller zealot who radically opposed the Ottomans. Bouhours account is largely considered imaginative since little is known of d'Aubusson's early years; still, though, this work is a fascinating and important look into Knight Hospitaller crusades against the Ottoman Turks in the 1400s. The most important aspect of this book is the overview of the Siege of Rhodes at the gulf of Trianda, whose defense was led by d'Aubusson.
Item number: #19318
Price: $599
BOUHOURS, Dominique
Histoire de Pierre d'Aubusson, grand maître de Rhodes.

Paris : Chez S. Mabre-Cramoisy, 1677.

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[16], 471 (i.e. 473), [43]
· Provenance: Bookplate – J. A.… Read More

Longmans, Green and Co. New York.,1905. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.7 inches). Illustrated throughout with 51 mono photo views of Turkey, Palestine, Egypt, Malta, Naples and Pompeii. A lovely clean copy finely bound by Blackwells in contemporary full red morocco. Spine with raised bands, ruled in gilt. Compartments double ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Double ruled borders on boards. Gilt inner denteles. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Neat previous owners bookplate on front paste down endpaper. A fine copy of this intertesting travelogue.:

New York:::: MacMillan,,,, 1954... First Printing of the First US Edition. A Very Good Plus copy in a Very Good plus unclipped dust jacket with two short closed edge tears, and some light edge wear. This is essentially the British edition with the black cloth binding, British sheets with the Macmillan titlepage cancel added and jacket with the price in pounds and the UK publisher Blackwell on the spine. These letters are, in the main, a record of three lives coming to first flower in the decade before 1914; and it must be said at once that they add little that is new to our direct knowledge of T. E. Lawrence's share in the Arab Revolt, of the writing of The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, or of his later years as an Aircraftman in the R.A.F. But if we ask what manner of young man made the Arabian adventure, here is perhaps the fullest answer likely now to be given. Here we see T. E. Lawrence still unstrained, eager and impish; passionately discovering new horizons of knowledge and beauty ; pouring out the… Read More

New York: D. Appleton , 1881. First American edition. 34 cm; 2 volumes. Maps. Steel engraved plates. Intact, preserved in sewn cloth covers. Extra shipping charges will apply.

Boston: Cummings and Hilliard, 1816. Very Good. A Vocabulary, or Collection of Words and Phrases Which Have Been Supposed to be Peculiar to the United States of America First edition of this first book of Americanisms Bound in full early calf, rebacked, gilt Hinges cracked, some small chips and wear to edges and corners, title with small red ink near upper margin, two leaves each with one small marginal chip, contents quite clean overall with few flaws, Very Good overall [Sabin 62638] Provenance: From the collection of Robert Easton Robert Easton (1930 â€" 2011) was an American radio, film, and television actor whose career spanned more than 60 years His mastery of English dialect earned him the title of "The Man of a Thousand Voices" For decades, he was a leading Hollywood dialogue and accent coach (from Wikipedia) .

1695 Vossius on Barbarian Language & Grammar Glossary Vocabulary Dictionary RARE

Gerardus Vossius was a 16th-century Dutch classical theologian known for being one of the first to treat theological dogmas and non-Christian religions from a historical point of view, rather than the more accepted theological. His works of rhetoric were widely popular and were used as textbooks during and after his life. He followed Aristotelian thought and was influenced, not only by Aristotle, but by Cicero and other ancient philosophers.
This 1695 edition of Vossius's rhetorical works includes his 'Artis Grammatica', grammar glossary, and commentary on speeches and orations.
Item number: #15565
Price: $599
VOSSIUS, Gerardus Joannes
Gerardi Joannis Vossii De vitiis sermonis, et glossematis Latino-Barbaris : libri novem
Amstelodami : Ex typographia P. [e] L. Blaev, 1695.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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[16], 420, [32]; 468, [20]
· Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – William Markham,… Read More