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Mughal and Persian Paintings and Illustrated Manuscripts In the Raza Library, Rampur
by Ziyaud-Din a Desai Barbara Schmitz
Mughal and Persian Paintings and Illustrated Manuscripts In the Raza Library, Rampur
by Barbara Schmitz and Ziyaud-Din a Desai
Mughal and Persian Paintings and Illustrated Manuscripts In the Raza Library Rampur
by Barbara Schmitz and Ziyaud Din a Desai
Persia Books & Ephemera
Paradisus Terrestris. Myt, Bild Och Verklighet
by Ringbom, Lars-Ivar
Helsingfors: Helsingforsiae, 1958. First edition. Limp cloth. A very good copy, clean, crisp, and unmarked, in a very good- paper wrapper with tears to spine.. 446 pp. Illus. with b/w 208 photos, drawings, and plans. 4to. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae. Nova Series C., I, No. 1. Inscribed by the author. Contends that the myth of Paradise originated in a unique plateau in the mountainous district between Caucasia and Mesopotamia in Persian Azerbaijan. A fascinating, monumental, and scholarly work....
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NZ$127.46
Warfare in the Ancient World
by Humble, Richard
London: Book Club Associates. 1980. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ spine a bit sunned. Colour and black & white illustrations. 255 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Book Club Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$19.98
A TWO-COLORED BROCADE: The Imagery of Persian Poetry
by Schimmel, Annemarie
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1992. First edition. Hardbound in fine condition in very good dust jacket.. 532 pages.
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NZ$112.16
English-Persian Phrase-Book. Bugle Library Series B.
by REPORTER, Shapoor A
Delhi: United Press for United Publications, 1945. Hardcover. VG. A good copy in original dust-wrapper. Clean and tight. Cloth a little faded and bubbled but a nice copy considering place and time of publication. Very occasional light pencil annotations. Used; Very Good Intended for learners of English.
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NZ$17.01
The Heritage of Persia (Bibliotheca Iranica, No 1)
by Richard N. Frye
Mazda Pub, 1993. Paperback. New. 330 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.75 inches.
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NZ$77.10
A plain chart of the Caspian Sea
by WOODROOFE, Thomas
Jonas Hanway, 1753. unbound. Map. Uncolored engraving. Measures 13 1/2" x 21 1/4".<br/><br/> This incredibly detailed map features a chart of the Caspian Sea and its surroundings, harbors and anchorages. Oriented with north to the right, depicts the 'world's largest lake' when it was being explored by Europeans to open up navigational possibilities to aid with trade in Asia. The coastline are exquisitely detailed with oceanic depths noted and beautifully rendered...
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NZ$934.67
Girl from Lubeck, A
by Marshall, Bruce
Collins; London., 1962. First impression. . Hard with Dust Jacket. Near fine in good dust jacket. 8vo. 8".. Near fine in good dust jacket. DJ a little chipped to corners and edge-worn with light marking. 191pp.
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NZ$51.03
Twentieth Century Iran.
by AMIRSADEGHI, H. & FERRIER,R.W.(ED)
Heinemann, 1978. 3rd Reprint. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. Spine, binding and cover all fine; contents very clean though inscription on inside cover. Dustcover very good - only very mild wear on edges; unclipped.
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NZ$14.88NZ$13.40
Iran. Parther und Sasaniden.
by GHIRSHMAN, Roman
Spine, binding and cover all fine; contents very clean and no inscription. Dustcover protected by clear plastic sleeve though still has some mild wear on edges.
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NZ$42.53NZ$38.27
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Saraghaz-i 'akkasidar Iran [= Early Photogrpahy in Iran]
by Stein, Donna; Hashimi, Ibrahim
(Tehran, Iran): Isparak, 1990. Chap-i 1. Paperback. Near fine with faint external wear.. Octavo in pink on white glossy stiff wraps illus in b&w; 54 pages, 38 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm; bibliographical references (pages 53-54). In Persian (Farsi). Scarce. / Photography -- Iran -- History. Photographie -- Iran -- Histoire. Photography.
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NZ$146.15
Persian Miniatures: The Story of Rustam
by LILLYS, William, edited by
Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1958. Softcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Quarto. 32pp. Fine in plain, stiff cardboard covers with glossy, illustrated dustwrapper attached at book spine. Art Treasures of Asia, General Editor being Jane Gaston Mahler.
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NZ$33.99
Karte der Eroberungen des Grossen Alexanders
by DELISLE, Guillaume
Paris: J. Senex, 1705. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 7 1/2" x 13 5/8"<br/> <br/> Beautiful classical map of the Middle East showing the extent of Alexander the Great's conquests. Centered on Persia, the maps spans the vast region from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Ganges River. Text in German.<br> <br> Guillaume Delisle (1675-1726) was a legendary French cartographer known for introducing a new standard of accuracy into 17th-century...
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NZ$169.94
Carte Moderne de La Perse, Hors La Partie La Partie La Plus Occidentale de ce Royaume
by BONNE, Rigobert
Paris: Rigobert Bonne, 1780. unbound. Map. Image measures 13 1/4" x 8 3/4"<br/> <br/> This map printed 1780 depicts the eastern extent of Persia, extending from the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea to the Indus River. Pictorial elevations rendered throughout as well as town names, rivers and lakes. The map is in very good condition with full margins.<br> <br> Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. He served as...
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Tasnifha, taranah ha va surud ha-yi Iran zamin
by Mishk n Qalam, Sa'id
Tihran (Tehran): Kh nah-i Sabz, 2000. Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, stray thread to loose hinge, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, light soiling to fore-edge and boards, faint soiling to spine, else Very Good(+) to Near Fine(-).. Black-color illus octavo, 552 pages approx, 21 cm. In Persian. || Songs, Persian -- Texts.
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NZ$115.56
IN THE IMPERIAL SHADOW. Page to the Shah
by Saghaphi, Mirza Mahmoud Khan
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co. Inc., 1932. later printing. hardcover. near fine/fair. Octavo, orange cloth covers, 403 pages. Decorated endpapers. Book is in near fine condition. Dust jacket chipped at edges, and has been reinforced with translucent tape at edge which has yellowed a bit. 070898A
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NZ$20.39
Paradise and the Peri
by MOORE, Thomas
London: Day & Son. hardcover. near fine. 52 richly illustrated chromolithographic plates, (plates are glued into binding as issued, one is loose). Slim folio contemporary brown embossed cloth, beveled edges, spine, titles and decorative tooling is gilt, corners lightly bumped, a.e.g. (London): Day & Son, no date, ca. 1860. Near Fine.<br/> <br/> A tale from Moore's Lallah Rookh.<br/> <br/>
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NZ$1,019.64
Persia
by CARY, John
London: G. & J. Cary, 1813. unbound. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 9 1/4" x 11 1/4", London: 1813.<br/> <br/> Beautifully colored early 19th century map of Persia by Cary depicts the region extending from the Black Sea to the Indus River. Hand colored to delineate regions and provinces, the map notes important cities, rivers, towns, mountains, deserts, and other topographical features throughout. Relief is depicted by hachure. 'The Great Pearl...
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NZ$509.82
LUTE AND SCIMITAR BEING POEMS AND BALLADS OF CENTRAL ASIA TRANSLATED ... WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL ANNOTATIONS
by Abdullah, Achmed
New York: Payson & Clarke, 1928. First edition. Near very good condition in a near very good dust jacket.. End papers and title page are torn near bottom; 85 pages.
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NZ$65.43
A New Map of Turkey in Asia
by D'ANVILLE, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon
London: Laurie & Whittle, 1795. unbound. Map. Engraving. Image measures 20 1/4" x 28"<br/> <br/> Beautiful double-page map of Turkey and the Middle East, published in 1795 by D'Anville. <br> <br> Robert Laurie (c. 1755-1836) and James Whittle (1757-1818) were London-based map and atlas publishers active in the late 18th and early 19th century. Their firm combined Laurie's engraving skills with Whittle's social contacts and print sales experience....
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NZ$569.30
Iran and Islam: in memory of the late Vladimir Minorsky. Editor C. E. Bosworth
by Bosworth, C. E
Edinburgh University Press, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. Heavy. Spine, binding and cover all fine; contents very clean and no inscription. Dustcover protected by clear plastic sleeve.
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NZ$53.16NZ$47.84
Persian / Farsi Language/30.
by Educational Services
Washington: Educational Services, 1974. Paperback. AN. P/b., 26pp.. Phrase Dictionary and Study Guide. 10cmx18cm. Book only, cassettes not present. Used; Like New
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NZ$12.76
The Heritage Of Persia
by Richard N. Frye
Readers Union, 1964. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. RU edition hardback, 1964, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket rubbed to edges with wear to spine head (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.
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NZ$53.05
In the Land of the Lion and Sun or Modern Persia
by Wills C. J
London: Ward, Lock and Co, 1891. Book measures 18x13.cm. xviii,[1],446pp, 14pp catalogue. Bound in original publishers green cloth, with black lines, black and gilt lettering. Cloth very lightly rubbed. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A very nice copy. . New Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Small 8vo.
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NZ$123.33
Archaeologia Mundi - Persia II (with 76 coloured illustrations & 141 in black and white)
by Lukonin, Vladimir G.:
Geneva: Nagel Publishers, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. Ex-library with usual marking. Spine, binding and cover all fine; contents otherwise very clean and covers in very good condition, protected by clear plastic sleeve.
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NZ$31.89NZ$28.71
