translated by D.C. Phillott. First edition (one of 500 copies) of this rare Persian treatise on falconry giving a detailed account of falcons as... Show moretranslated by D.C. Phillott. First edition (one of 500 copies) of this rare Persian treatise on falconry giving a detailed account of falcons as well as hunting-birds in general, translated by Douglas Craven Phillott. The translator's introduction gives an account of the author, a prince of Persia d. 1874) and his book. With manuscript dedication by the translator to Miss Gladys Murdoch on recto first endpaper. Front hinge, spine and last quire loosening; pasted bookplate on half-title; endpapers foxed; upper blank corner of first 26 pp. slightly wrinkled. A rare and very important work by a falconer who flourished in the middle of the 19th century. Main Heritage Shelves General SK321 .H87 1908 Book Item-ID: i10191045 BIB-ID: 1525369 Show less
Surgery, Surgery--Early works to 1800, RD30 .Z34 1861
d'Abulcasis ... ; traduite par Lucien Leclerc ... ; précédée d'une introduction. Main Heritage Shelves General RD30 .Z34 1861 Book Item-ID: i10121134 BI... Show mored'Abulcasis ... ; traduite par Lucien Leclerc ... ; précédée d'une introduction. Main Heritage Shelves General RD30 .Z34 1861 Book Item-ID: i10121134 BIB-ID: 1013749 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DT309 .U77 1850, 916.4
By David Urquhart. Main Heritage Shelves General DT309 .U77 1850 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10217502 BIB-ID: 1023386 Show moreBy David Urquhart. Main Heritage Shelves General DT309 .U77 1850 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10217502 BIB-ID: 1023386 Show less
par Fulgence Fresnel. The first letter only. Others were afterwards published in the "Journal asiatique." Consists of translations from Arabian... Show morepar Fulgence Fresnel. The first letter only. Others were afterwards published in the "Journal asiatique." Consists of translations from Arabian authors, with notes and comments. First edition of this remarkable collection. "Consists of translations from Arabian authors, with notes and comments" (OCLC). - The French orientalist Fulgence Fresnel (1795-1855), a student of Sylvestre de Sacy, undertook studies of Arabic at Maronite College in Rome in 1826. Later he was appointed consular agent in Jeddah. In Arabia, he became a proficient speaker of local dialects, and came in contact with descendants of the Himyarites. Fresnel is credited as the first European to translate ancient Himyarite inscriptions. In 1851 he was put in charge of a scientific expedition to Mesopatamia. When the expedition members were recalled in 1854, Fresnel chose to remain, and died in Baghdad on November 30, 1855. - Foxed throughout, inkstain in the margin; some ms. pencil notes. Wants both half-titles. Main Heritage Shelves General DS231 .F74 1836 Book Item-ID: i16817473 BIB-ID: 1507127 Show less
Arabic poetry, Arabic poetry--To 622--Early works to 1800, PJ7633 .A45 1745
edidit et notis illustravit Gerardus Kuypers. Arabic text at head of title. "Glassarium arabico latinum": [28] p. at end. Main Heritage Shelves General ... Show moreedidit et notis illustravit Gerardus Kuypers. Arabic text at head of title. "Glassarium arabico latinum": [28] p. at end. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7633 .A45 1745 Book Item-ID: i15532938 BIB-ID: 2562064 Show less
by Dr. Joseph S. Bloch. "The English translation of Dr. Bloch's German work 'Israel und die völker' was translated by Dr. Leon Kellner and revised... Show moreby Dr. Joseph S. Bloch. "The English translation of Dr. Bloch's German work 'Israel und die völker' was translated by Dr. Leon Kellner and revised by Mr. Harry Schneidermann." Main Heritage Shelves General BM157 .B73 1927 Book Item-ID: i10115341 BIB-ID: 1013170 Show less
