Aurangzeb , 1618-1707, History, History, Description and travel, Court and courtiers, Social life and customs, DS461.7 .B47 1671
The history of the late revolution of the dominions of the Great Mogol -- Particular events, or, The most considerable passages after the war of... Show moreThe history of the late revolution of the dominions of the Great Mogol -- Particular events, or, The most considerable passages after the war of five years, or thereabout, in the empire of the Great Mogol -- A letter to the Lord Colbert, of the extent of Indostan, the circulation of gold and silver coming at length to be swallow'd up there as in an abyss, the riches, forces, justice and the principal cause of the decay of the states of Asia. by Monsr F. Bernier, physitian of the faculty of Montpelier ; English'd out of French. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces; woodcut initial letters. Title page followed by seven pages of "An extrait of a letter written to Mr. H.O. from Monsr de Monceaux the younger, giving a character of the book here Englished and its author", which is followed by six pages of contents and an errata page. With a final advertisement leaf. Pagination: [16], 258, [2], 176, 102, [2] p. Page 208 is wrongly printed as 082. Translation by Henry Oldenburg of author's Histoire de la dernière révolution des états du Grand Mogol, 1670. Volume two, entitled "Particular events, or, The most considerable passages after the war of five years, or thereabout, in the empire of the Great Mogol" has separate pagination and title page with following imprint: London : printed by S.G. for Moses Pitt at the white Hart in Little Britain, 1671. The third part entitled "A letter to the Lord Colbert, of the extent of Indostan, the circulation of gold and silver coming at length to be swallow'd up there as in an abyss, the riches, forces, justice and the principal cause of the decay of the states of Asia" has also separate pagination. Copy in FCO Historical collection is a variant copy without a Wing reference number. Imprint reads: London : printed and are to be sold by John Williams, book-seller in Plymouth, 1671. The map is signed: "Cross sculp:" Main Heritage Shelves General DS461.7 .B47 1671 Book Item-ID: i10203618 BIB-ID: 1021997 Text also available online from EEBO at: http://eebo.chadwyck.com/home. English translation of French original. Copy in Marsden Collection has armorial bookplate of William Marsden on front paste-down. UkLU-K Copy in FCO Historical Collection is from the historical library collection of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, transferred to King's on permanent loan in 2007. It has a ms. inscription on second free endpaper: "E Libris Thomae Hewett, Anno Domini 1719" and a ms. inscription in Indic script on the same page. There is another ms. inscription on title page in another hand: "L. Moody, Mrs Hill". UkLU-K Show less
Raswan, Carl Reinhard, Bedouins, Bedouins--Arabian Peninsula, Arabian horse, Bedouins, Description and travel, DS267 .R37 1935, 915.3
By Carl R. Raswan; with photographs by the author. Main Heritage Shelves General DS267 .R37 1935 Book Item-ID: i11396945 BIB-ID: 1171880 Show moreBy Carl R. Raswan; with photographs by the author. Main Heritage Shelves General DS267 .R37 1935 Book Item-ID: i11396945 BIB-ID: 1171880 Show less
Persian language--Grammar, Persian language--Grammar--Early works to 1700, Astronomy, Astronomy--Terminology, PK6233 .G74 1649
L'ouvrage "De Siglis Arabum et Persarum astronomicis" ayant p. de titre et pagination particulières, avec l'adresse : "Londini, typis Milonis... Show moreL'ouvrage "De Siglis Arabum et Persarum astronomicis" ayant p. de titre et pagination particulières, avec l'adresse : "Londini, typis Milonis Flesher, MDCXLVIII" a sa notice propre. Main Heritage Shelves General PK6233 .G74 1649 Book Item-ID: i15637517 BIB-ID: 2557196 With: Anonymus persa de siglis Arabum & Persarum astronomicis. Londoni, 1648 Show less
Chronology, Chronology--Early works to 1800, Z2002 .U48 1650
The Roman numeral date is made with turned C's. Text reads from back to front. Signatures: A-E⁴ F² G-L⁴ M² (-M2) N² O-Q⁴ ²A-F⁴ 2A⁴ 2a⁴ 2B-2I⁴. First... Show moreThe Roman numeral date is made with turned C's. Text reads from back to front. Signatures: A-E⁴ F² G-L⁴ M² (-M2) N² O-Q⁴ ²A-F⁴ 2A⁴ 2a⁴ 2B-2I⁴. First leaf is blank except for rules on verso; leaf ²F4 is blank. Quires F and leaf N1 consist of a full sheet folded lengthwise, slit at the fold up to the bottom edge of the book, and folded into quarto size. A series of tables begins new register following quire Q. "Chorasmiæ, et Mawaralnahræ" by Abū al-Fidāʼ Ismāʻīl ibn ʻAlī has separate pagination and dated title page printed in red and black; register begins with 2A. Main Heritage Display General Z2002 .U48 1650 Book Item-ID: i1017736x BIB-ID: 1019372 Show less
by Albert Wilson. With forty-eight illustrations. Printed in Great Britain. Show moreby Albert Wilson. With forty-eight illustrations. Printed in Great Britain. Show less
studio et opera Johannis Gravii nunc primum publicata. Item: Rinæ tabulæ geographicæ, una Nassir Eddini Persæ, altera Ulug Beigi Tatari: opera et... Show morestudio et opera Johannis Gravii nunc primum publicata. Item: Rinæ tabulæ geographicæ, una Nassir Eddini Persæ, altera Ulug Beigi Tatari: opera et studio Johannis Gravii nunc primum publicatæ. Londini 1652. Original Persian title not traced Text reads from back to front. Persian and Latin on facing pages The first leaf and the last leaf are blank Main Heritage Shelves General QB41 .K48 1652 Book Item-ID: i10061538 BIB-ID: 1007789 Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General SF301 .M57 1893 Book Item-ID: i1706871x BIB-ID: 1525555 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General SF301 .M57 1893 Book Item-ID: i1706871x BIB-ID: 1525555 Show less
Thembi and her beloved great-grandmother, who has not left the house for many years, go together to vote on the momentous day when black South... Show moreThembi and her beloved great-grandmother, who has not left the house for many years, go together to vote on the momentous day when black South Africans are allowed to vote for the first time. by Elinor Batezat Sisulu ; illustrated by Sharon Wilson. Main Juvenile-Picture Books JP Sis Book Item-ID: i18561937 BIB-ID: 1600107 Parents' Choice Award (Fall), 1999 Show less
