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
Islam, Islam--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, BP161 .P57 1704
by Joseph Pitts of Exon. Errata: p. 183. Main Heritage Shelves General BP161 .P57 1704 Book Item-ID: i10044589 BIB-ID: 1006261 Show moreby Joseph Pitts of Exon. Errata: p. 183. Main Heritage Shelves General BP161 .P57 1704 Book Item-ID: i10044589 BIB-ID: 1006261 Show less
Black race, Amazons, Description and travel, DT541 .B97 1864, 916.68
by Richard F. Burton. Main Heritage Shelves General DT541 .B97 1864 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10041692 BIB-ID: 1005972 Includes bibliographical references. Also... Show moreby Richard F. Burton. Main Heritage Shelves General DT541 .B97 1864 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10041692 BIB-ID: 1005972 Includes bibliographical references. Also issued online. Show less
Black race, Amazons, Description and travel, DT541 .B97 1864, 916.68
by Richard F. Burton. Main Heritage Shelves General DT541 .B97 1864 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20240077 BIB-ID: 1005972 Includes bibliographical references. Also... Show moreby Richard F. Burton. Main Heritage Shelves General DT541 .B97 1864 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20240077 BIB-ID: 1005972 Includes bibliographical references. Also issued online. Show less
Islam, Islam--Early works to 1800, Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca, Description and travel, BP187.3 .P57 1717
It includes an illustration which is "The temple at Mecca". by Joseph Pitts of Exon. Main Heritage Shelves General BP187.3 .P57 1717 Book Item-ID:... Show moreIt includes an illustration which is "The temple at Mecca". by Joseph Pitts of Exon. Main Heritage Shelves General BP187.3 .P57 1717 Book Item-ID: i22384121 BIB-ID: 2395436 Show less
I. Genealogy of the house of Joinville. Dissertation on the life of St. Louis, written by the Lord de Joinville, by M. le baron de la Bastie.... Show moreI. Genealogy of the house of Joinville. Dissertation on the life of St. Louis, written by the Lord de Joinville, by M. le baron de la Bastie. Additions to the above by M. le baron de la Bastie. History of St. Louis by John Lord de Joinville, grand seneschal of Champagne. Notes on the above History, by Charles Du Fresne, sieur Du Cange.--II. Dissertations by B. Du Cange on the History of St. Louis, by John Lord de Joinville. A list of knights who accompanied St. Louis to Palestine, &c. Extracts from such Arabian manuscripts as speak of historical events relative to the reign of St. Louis. Extract from a Turkish manuscript. Explanations relative to the Old man of the mountain, prince of the Asssassins, by M. L'Evesque de la Ravaliere. Dissertation (1-2) on the Assassins, by M. Falconet. written by himself; containing a history of part of the life of Louis IX., king of France, surnamed Saint Louis, including an account of that king's expedition to Egypt in the year MCCXLVIII. To which are added, the notes & dissertations of M. Du Cange on the above; together with the dissertations of M. le baron de la Bastie on the life of St. Louis, M. L'Evesque de la Ravaliere and M. Falconet on the Assassins of Syria; from the 'Memoires de l'Académie de belles lettres et inscriptions de France. The whole tr. by Thomas Johnes, esq. Title vignettes. Main Heritage Shelves General DC91.6.J6 A4 1807 Book Item-ID: i10143282 BIB-ID: 1015964 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DS106 .T55 1620
Sixth ediion of this rare account of a journey t the Middle East, first published written by Henry Timberlake. Signatures: A-D⁴ E³. The author's... Show moreSixth ediion of this rare account of a journey t the Middle East, first published written by Henry Timberlake. Signatures: A-D⁴ E³. The author's companion was John Burrell. The text is framed within a framework. Main Heritage Shelves General DS106 .T55 1620 Book Item-ID: i19659817 BIB-ID: 1779882 Show less
Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados., HistoryOrthodox Eastern Church, Islam, Islam--Early works to 1800, Muslims, Muslims--Turkey--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, Description and travel, DR424 .G74 1683
Published by command of the French King, by Monsieur William Joseph Grelot. Made English by J. Philips. A translation, by John Phillips, of: Grelot,... Show morePublished by command of the French King, by Monsieur William Joseph Grelot. Made English by J. Philips. A translation, by John Phillips, of: Grelot, Guillaume-Joseph. Relation nouvelle d'un voyage de Constantinople. With frontis. portrait (A1v) of Mahomet IV dated 1683 signed: I. Sturt sculp. Illustrations numbered I-XIV; ten are on inserted plates, the others within the text. Signatures: A-R⁸. Main Heritage Shelves General DR424 .G74 1683 Book Item-ID: i10041345 BIB-ID: 1005937 Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms, 1965. 1 microfilm reel ; 35mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 186:10). Signature (17th or early 18th cent?) of William Davison. UkCU Show less
Court and courtiers, Description and travel, DR424.B69 B66 1650
First edition. Signatures: a⁴, A-M⁸, N⁴. Page 66 incorrectly numbered 6. Title in black and red. Marginal notes. "The work of Mr. Robert Withers".-... Show moreFirst edition. Signatures: a⁴, A-M⁸, N⁴. Page 66 incorrectly numbered 6. Title in black and red. Marginal notes. "The work of Mr. Robert Withers".--Dedication. Actually translated by Withers from an Italian manuscript by Ottaviano Bon.--cf. Cambridge history of English literature. New York [etc.] 1941. v. 1, p. 779. Dedication signed: John Greaves. Armorial book-plate of the Right Honble. Algernon Capell, Earl of Essex, Viscount Maldon, & Baron Capell of Hadham on verso of t.p. Main Heritage Compact General DR424.B69 E Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i1553019x BIB-ID: 1005652 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DS48 .T43 1846
by Mr. M.A. Titmarsh [i.e. W.M. Thackeray]. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .T43 1846 Book Item-ID: i10153408 BIB-ID: 1016978 Show moreby Mr. M.A. Titmarsh [i.e. W.M. Thackeray]. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .T43 1846 Book Item-ID: i10153408 BIB-ID: 1016978 Show less
