2000 Jahre Kunst am Oxus-Fluss Im Mittelasien. Neue Funde aus der Sowjetrepublik Tadschikistan (Kunst Mittelasiens in der Zeit von Alexander D. Gr. bis zum Islam).
Museum Rietberg Zurich., 1989. Hardback. Good/Good. 3907070259 175pp. In German. Book near very good (slight dirt to closed page edges). D/j has some wear overall (and scratch), and also small bumps/tears at the edges. 22.5x20.5cm. (Book ref. 010298) £9.50
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A HISTORY OF WESTERN TECHNOLOGY.
London. Scientific Book Guild. Reprint. No date. (c. 1961). 8vo. 401pages. 24 plates, 59 text figs. Publishers pictorial glazed paper covered boads. Slight knock to bottom corners. Book in V.G. condition. - .##. - A comprehensive history, from Graeco-Roman up to the 1950's, with forecasts of the "New Industrial Revolution" about to happen. - .##. - We specialise in History of Engineering and Technology.. . . **. Business Est. 1970. (Book ref. 1841) £10.00
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A Necessary End: Attitudes To Death.
London: Papermac, 1991. 033348276X. First edition paperback, 8½" x 5½", ix + 178 pages. There are 3 items ticked on the contents page, otherwise, excellent condition. VG. (Book ref. 15894) £6.00
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AL-ANDALUS The Art of Islamic Spain
Metropolitan Museum of Art [&] Harry N. Abrams, 1992. 1st edn. 4to. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xxx + 432 (no inscriptions), illus with coloured plates and in text, and b&w maps. (Book ref. 56446) £75.00
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Al-Batin Exhibition of Work at The Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies University of Exeter
Exter: University of Exeter, 2002. Near Fine. 7" x 8" Softback Crisp and clean , illustrated in color with art postcard slipped in. (Book ref. 041137) £4.00
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Life of Mahomet
J. M. Dent & Company, 1920. Reprint. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Clean hardback tightly bound in grey cloth with dulled gilt titles, cloth has minor rubbing at corners, no inscriptions. xx + 265 pages + 3pp adverts, introduction by E. Vernon Arnold, bibliography, index. Everyman's Library no. 513 (Book ref. 36888) £5.00
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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE PARTY-KINGS. Politics and Society in Islamic Spain 1002-1086.
Princeton University Press 1985. 1st Ed. [xviii] + 338pp. 4 maps. Very good in d/w. US$95 (Book ref. 214674) £60.00
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THE POLITICS OF PAN-ISLAM. Idealogy and Organization.
O.U.P. 1992. Reprint. viii + 438pp. Very good in d/w. US$135 (Book ref. 214811) £85.00
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Islamic Law and Society in the Sudan
London: Routledge/Frank Cass, 2007. 0 415 42600 6 320pp, NB: Imperfect - the boards have been bound on upside down. Apart from this it is NEW, unmarked, unused and a crisp and tight copy. O64 (Book ref. 12302) £25.00
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ISLAMIC TILES
British Museum Press, 2001. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. 128 (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper), illus throughout with coloured and b&w photos. (Book ref. 56244) £4.00
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Enemies of the Ayatollahs: The Iranian Opposition and its War on Islamic Fundamentalism
London: Zed Books, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo 1842775316 Signed and Inscribed By Author 2nd impression, 8vo, paperback, pp xvi, 285. Very Good. Signed dedication by the author to [the late] Lord Russell Johnston, dated April 2005. (Book ref. 15086) £12.00
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Southeast Asia and the Middle East - Islam, Movement and the Longue Durée
NUS Press, Singapore, 2009, (ISBN: 9789971694241). "... a deep historical context to the movement of Islamist ideas and the associated radicalisation of Southeast Asia". Trade paperback, 400 pages (viii, 392), index: publisher's black and coloured card covers. ••••CONDITION•• Fine, unread. (ISBN: 9789971694241) (Book ref. 7142175) £12.00
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A Silver Legend: The Story of the Maria Theresa Thaler (ISBN: 0954970101 / 0-9549701-0-1)
Barzan Publishing Limited, 2005. NEW IN D/W 4to hardback. Many ills, some coloured. * This first comprehensive account of the Maria Theresa Thaler in English covers every aspect of the thaler's use, and explains how this coin came to be accepted as the universal currency for trade in the Middle East and beyond. The role of the coin in financing military expeditions and colonial wars is thoroughly examined. (Book ref. 117554) £40.00
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Fifty Mutinies, Rebellions And Revolutions
London: Odhams Press Ltd., no date, [1938] Very thick 8vo, pebbled blue cloth, 704pp., very good. * CONTENTS: Bloody Sunday In St Petersburg, by WGC Shebbeare / They Seized A Rajah's Throne, by Owen Rutter / Mutiny In The French Army, by Starwood Burney / The Devil Wind, by Denis Clark / The Revenge Of Jim Stupid, by Margaret Mitchiner / The Railroad That Wrecked A Dynasty, by C Leslie Wood / Mutiny Of Despair, by Alastair MacLean / A House Divided, by F A Beaumont / The Revolution That Failed, by M Mitchiner / The Slave Who Defied Napoleon, by Denis Clark / The Prince With A Price On His Head, by Mary Richards / The King Killers, by Paul Chadburn / The Waft Of Death, by A G W Knowland / Revolt Behind Besieged Walls, by Basil Dean / The Legions Of Despair, by Denis Clark / Turkey's Man Of Destiny, by John Hall / Crucified, by F A Beaumont / The Terrible Society Of The Harmonious Fists, by Owen Rutter / Pancho Villa - The Puma Of The Sierra, by Lester Hutchinson / The Rule Of Peace, by F A Beaumont / Fighting The Family Compact, by J Grenfell Williams / Shivaji, The Maratha Hero, by Denis Clark / The Rum Rebellion, by Owen Rutter / Jolly Tars Revolt, by F A Beaumont / The Hero Of Italy, by Bernard Machell / The Battle On The Ice, byMichael Hilton / The Turning Of The Worm, by Hugh Broadbridge / The Poet Who Defied Europe, by C Leslie Wood / Easter In Dublin, by W G C Shebbeare / Massacre In Essex, by David Bury / Gunfire Over Goldmines, by John Somerville / Revolt Of La Vendee, by Denis Clark / The Honest Man Of Egypt, by Bernard Machell / The Boston Tea Party, by Anthony Bulmer / The Last King Of Burma, by John V Trevor / The Sacrifice In The West, by Hugh Broadbridge / The Maker Of Venezuela, by B K Kearley / The Arab Revolt, by M E Longman / Abd El-Krim - The Hammer Of Islam, by Lester Hutchinson / The War Without Mercy, by Paul Chadburn / Before The Terror, by Bernard Machell / Hitler's First Bid For Power, by Basil Dean / Portrait Of A Rebel, by W G C Shebbeare / The White Armies Of Russia, by A G W Knowland / The March Of Borodin, by Paul Chadburn / Justice For All, by Mary Crosbie / The Great Charter, by Bernard Machell. (Book ref. 117221) £35.00
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A History of Medieval Islam (ISBN: 0710020775 / 0-7100-2077-5)
Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1965. 230p, maps. 8vo hardback. Library bookplate else as new in d/w. * introduction to the history of the Muslim East from the rise of Islam to the Mongol conquests which discusses the mission of Muhammad the Arab conquests rise and decline of the caliphate empire, the coming of the Seljuk Turks, the Crusades and the controbution of the Arabic civilization to the Renaissance of Western Europe. (Book ref. 116870) £60.00
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The Road to Oxiana, with an Introduction By Bruce Chatwin (ISBN: 0330334670 / 0-330-33467-0)
Picador, London, 1994. NEW IN D/W Hard Cover. First Thus. 8vo. xx, 393 pages. Illustrations and two maps. Index. * a travel masterpiece [in Persia and Afghanistan, seeking islamic architecture] (Book ref. 116752) £35.00
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Bukhara, A Museum in the Open
Gafer Gulyam Art and Literature Publishers, Tashkent, 1991 Folio hardback,illustrated by 126 Color Plates & 17 Black and White. English, Russian and Uzbek (Cyrillic) text. Black and white photos are of people taken in 1910. Colour plates are of old mosques, interior and exterior.; 3; 256 pp. Fine in d/w (Book ref. 115612) £60.00
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Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam (ISBN: 074860460X / 0-7486-0460-X)
Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 1994. AS NEW IN D/W 8vo. Hardbound. Based on both original classical sources and modern literature, as well as the author`s considerable personal experience, this is not only a fascinating survey of Islamic customs and beliefs, but also a serious attempt to show the place of Islam in the religious universe. 302pages, protected d/w. (Book ref. 113869) £50.00
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Industrial Activities and Industrial Financing in Palestine
Jerusalem: Head Office of the Keren Hayesod, 1944. First Edition. Pamphlet. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Covers detached with some chipping. (Book ref. 039218) £30.00
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Jerusalem Arms Trials: Speaker's Notes Number 1
London: The Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland, 1943. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Some paper decay to top edge not affecting text. Staples rusted through. (Book ref. 039214) £45.00
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