Near East from Focloir

Egypt bpif Landes, David S. Bankers and pashas; international finance and economic imperialism in Egypt. (Series: Studies in entrepreneurial history). Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1958, xvi, 354 p. illus., ports., map, bib, index. Good to very good copy in red cloth. The dust jacket is OK, did its job, but has some tears and wear. This, the first… Read more about this item

Kurdish hhdf Hakim, Halkawt. Dictionnaire fondamental kurde-français : dialecte sorani. Paris : Langues & mondes-L'Asiathèque, 1996., 317 pages Very good copy of the paperback. $20.00 Box B18

Persia fdiz Festgabe deutscher Iranisten zur 2500 Jahrfeier Irans Edited by Wilhelm Eilers. Stuttgart, Hochwacht Druck, 1971], xv, 168 p. illus. (1 fold.) bib, 15 essays in German Braun, H. Ein iranischer Grosswesir des 17. Jahrhunderts: Mīrzā Muḥammad-Taqī. -- Busse, H. Thron, Kosmos und Lebensbaum im Schāhnāme. -- Eilers, W. Iran zwischen Ost und West. -- Fragner, B. Ein Autograph des… Read more about this item

Middle East esep Erdemgil, Selahattan Ephesus Istanbul: NET Turistik Yayinlar, 1989, 140 pages, large number of full color photos. PaperbackThe author was a professiIstanbul: onal archaeologist and Director of the Ephesus Museum. In fine condition. Book is a pleasure to read lovely full color photos Shelf B

Persia, qsahw Quinn, Sholeh Alysia. Historical Writing during the Reign of Shah ʻAbbas. This was produced in 1998 by University Microfilms. It is a digital xerographic process on acid-free paper of the author's 1993 Ph.d, thesis from the University of Chicago. x, 264 pages, bib. The dissertation service had almost evey doctoral dissertation since 1861 and was often used by… Read more about this item

Turkey jbhb Jelavich, Barbara, 1923-1995. History of the Balkans. Two volumes. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994 (1983), xiv, 407 pages, bib, index, illus. 476 pages, bib, Fine copies, like new, bound in blue library buskram, with gilt lettering. From the personal library of a librarian/ bibliophile. This person seems to have bound up all of his… Read more about this item

Persia graai Ghirshman, Roman. The arts of ancient Iran : from its origins to the time of Alexander the Great. Translated by Stuart Gilbert and James Emmons. New York: Golden Press, 1964, xxi, 439 pages (some folded) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color). Fine copy in like dust jacket. Very bright red cloth cover, a large heavy volume -… Read more about this item

Persia, mmiki Muḥammad Maʻṣūm ibn Khvājagī Iṣfahānī.Hulāṣat as-siyar : der Iran unter Schah Ṣafī (1629-1642) nach der Chronik des Muhammad Maʼṣūm B. Huāǧagï Iṣfahānī ; [übers. und hrsg.] von Gerhard Rettelbach. München : R. Trofenik, 1978, xlii, 552 pages, bib, index. Very good condition. $50.00 Box B25 Series Beiträge zur Kenntnis Südosteuropas und des Nahen Orients ; 29. Bd. Notes: Languages German… Read more about this item

Persia aqIfl Floor, Willem. Agriculture in Qajar Iran. Washington, DC : Mage Publishers, 2003., 692 page: illustrations, bib, index, Originally published in paperback, rebound in brown library buckram, gilt lettering on spine. A friendly inscription from Floor to a bibliophile/librarian who often helped him in tracking down difficult to locate sources. Original paper wrappers bound in. Like new copy. Summary: Willem Floor… Read more about this item

Kurdish hkk Bedirxan, Celadet Ali, 1893-1951. Hawar: kovara Kurdî = Revue kurde Xwedî û berpirsiyarê kovarê Mîr Celadet Alî Bedir-Xan; ji elfa beya erebî-farisî wergerandin û ji nuh ve nivîsandin Mihemed Bekir. [Sweden]: Weşanxana Hawar, 1987. Description 1 v. (various pagings) : ill., fascims. ; 22 cm. Reprint. Originally published: Damascus : Maṭbaʻat al-Taraqqī, 1932. Includes v. 1, nos. 1-9, 1932. Text… Read more about this item

Persia fwwp Floor, Willem M. Wall paintings and other figurative mural art in Qajar Iran. Costa Mesa, Calif.: Mazda Publishers, 2005, 221 pages, ill, bib, index. Like new copy in green library buckram. A friendly inscription from Floor to a librarian/bibliophile who helped him locate some sources. Original wrappers bound in. $20.00 Box B 18

Persia mjjo Mandelslo, Johann Albrecht von, 1616-1644. Journal und observation: 1637-1640. Herausgegeben von Margrete Refslund-Klemann. Kobenhavn: Andr. Fred. Host, 1942, xx, 233 p. : ill., facsim., map, port, bib, index. Like new condition, originally issued in paperback, rebound in brown library buckram cloth with black letterin. Wrappers bound in. Attractive copy of an uncommon edition. From the personal library of… Read more about this item

Persia Laks Lambton, Ann K. S., 1912-2008. Landlord and peasant in Persia; a study of land tenure and land revenue administration. London: Oxford University Press, 1953, xxxi, 459 pages folded map, bib, index. Good, clean, tight copy of the first edition. $27.50 Box B18 Summary:"This is a study of land tenure and rural organization in Persia before the land reforms of… Read more about this item

Persia fwpt Floor, Willem. The Persian textile industry in historical perspective, 1500-1925 VIe-XIXe s) Paris: L'Harmattan. 1999, 399 pages, bib, tables. Like new copy in green library buckram with black lettering. Original covers of the paperback bound into this hardcover volume. From the personal library of a bibliophile/librarian

Persia jcso Jahani, Carina. Standardization and orthography in the Balochi language. Uppsala: Uppsala University ; Stockholm, Sweden : Distributor, Almqvist & Wiksell International, 1989, 268 pages, illus, bib, index. In like new condition bound in attractive library buckram cloth. From the personal library of a bibliophile/librarian Thesis note: Thesis (Ph. D.)--Uppsala University. Description

Persia BHUI Busse, Heribert. Untersuchungen zum islamischen Kanzleiwesen : an Hand turkmenischer und safawidischer Urkunden. Cairo: Kommissionsverlag Sirović Bookshop, 1959, vii, 257 pages 55 plates, facsimiles, indexes. Very good condition. Very uncommon book. $95.00 Notes: Text of documents in Persian with German translation in facing columns. Nice book, larger spine, vellum spine with gilt lettering. Actually printed by the French… Read more about this item

Iran/Persia vospb A Volume of Oriental Studies: Presented to Edward G. Browne, M.A., M. B., F. B.A., F. R. C. P., Thomas Adams's Professor of Arabic in the University of Cambridge, on His 60th Birthday (7 February 1922). Edited by T. W. Arnold and Reynold A. Nicholson. Amsterdam: Philo Press, 1973, vii, 499 pages: illustrations. Very good, clean, tight reprint… Read more about this item

Ancient world aeah Akurgal, Ekrem. The art of the Hittites. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1962, 315 pages, illustrations, plates (some color), map, plans, notes, bib, index. 174 plates in total, 24 plates in color, rest in black and white. The book is in good to very good condition with some minor ruffling to bottom page corners at the back… Read more about this item

Ancient World fhbc Frankfort, Henri. The birth of civilization in the Near East. London: Williams & Norgate, 1951, 116p, 24 plates, index. Hardcover. Very good. $10.00 Box 24

Coptic kkcn Kuratorium des Villa Hugel. Koptische Kunst; Christentum am Nil. 3, Mai bis 15, August 1963. In Villa Hugel, Essen. Essen: Villa Hugel, 1963, 628 pages: illus., map, plates (part. col.). Paperbound. Good copy. This is a complicated bibliographical issue. Virtually all the entries on OCLC and Amazon refer to a catalogue published in 1964 which was based… Read more about this item