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A true and faithful account of the religion and manners of the Mohammetans: in which is a particular relation of their pilgrimage to Mecca ... and a description of Medina ... as likewise of Algier and the country adjacent, and of Alexandria, Grand-Cairo, &c. : with an account of the author's being taken captive
Islam, Islam--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, BP161 .P57 1704
by Joseph Pitts of Exon.
Errata: p. 183.
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BP161 .P57 1704
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Item-ID: i10044589
BIB-ID: 1006261
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Errata: p. 183.
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BP161 .P57 1704
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Item-ID: i10044589
BIB-ID: 1006261
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Appendix to the memoirs of Baron de Tott: containing an answer to the remarks of M. De Peyssonnel, by M. Ruffin : a historical memoir concerning the Druses, a people inhabiting Mount Lebanon; and a Catechism and various extracts from their scared books : which together, form a most curious and interesting account of this extraordinary people, so little known; their religion, manners, laws, and governmentHistorical memoir concerning the druses, a people inhabiting Mount LebanonRemarks of M. de PeyssonelAnswer to the remarks of M. De PeyssonnelRight way
Tott, François , 1733-1793, Tott, François,Tott, François , 1733-1793, Memoirs of Baron de Tott, Druzes, Druzes--Sacred books--Early works to 1800, History, Religion, BL1695 .R84 1786
translated from Drusean manuscripts, by M. Venture de Paradis: and from the French, by an English Gentleman at Paris.
With a half-title.
The "remarks...
Show moretranslated from Drusean manuscripts, by M. Venture de Paradis: and from the French, by an English Gentleman at Paris.
With a half-title.
The "remarks" are contained in the 'Lettre', translated and published by the Robinsons in 1786 as 'Strictures and remarks on the memoirs of Baron de Tott', by Claude Charles de Peyssonnel.
"Extract from an epistle entitled The Right way: translated from the Books of Hamzah, by Monsieur Venture de Paradis, secretary interpreter of Oriental languages to His Most Christian Majesty, and many years his resident among the Druses": p. [141]-224.
Library copy was considered v. 3 of Memoirs of Baron de Tott, a 2 vol. set published in 1785; listed in 1793 catalogue, p. 79, No. 4312, 8°, 2 vol., as Tott's Memoirs. Binding: full calf, double lettering-piece (black for the title, red for the volume number); rolls in gold on spine.
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BL1695 .R84 1786
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Item-ID: i10056440
BIB-ID: 1007280
With: Strictures and remarks on the memoirs of Baron de Tott / M. de Peyssonnel. London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1786. Bound together subsequent to publication. ZNS
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Arabic proverbs, or, The manners and customs of the modern EgyptiansManners and customs of the modern Egyptians
Proverbs, Arabic, Arabic language--Dialects, Arabic language--Dialects--Egypt, PN6519.A7 B87 1830, 398.9
illustrated from their proverbial sayings current at Cairo, tr. and explained by the late John Lewis Burckhardt.
"Note of the editor" signed:...
Show moreillustrated from their proverbial sayings current at Cairo, tr. and explained by the late John Lewis Burckhardt.
"Note of the editor" signed: William Ouseley.
"Published by authority of the Association for promoting the discovery of the interior of Africa."
Bound with the author's Notes on the Bedouins and Wahábys. London, 1830.
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PN6519.A7 B87 1830
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Item-ID: i1005926x
BIB-ID: 1007562
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A true and faithful account of the religion & manners of the Mohametans: in which is a particular relation of their pilgrimage to Mecca ... and a description of Medina ... as likewise of Algier and the country adjacent, and of Alexandria, Grand-Cairo, &c. ; with an account of the author's being taken captive
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.
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BP187.3 .P57 1717
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Show moreIt includes an illustration which is "The temple at Mecca".
by Joseph Pitts of Exon.
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BP187.3 .P57 1717
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Item-ID: i22384121
BIB-ID: 2395436
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A short account of Algiers: containing a description of the climate of that country, of the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and of their several wars against Spain, France, England, Holland, Venice, and the other powers of Europe, from the usurpation of Barbarossa and the invasion of the Emperor Charles V. to the present time : with a concise view of the origin of the rupture between Algiers and the United States : [Four lines from Buchanan]
History, Foreign relations, Foreign relations, DT284 .C37 1794
Attributed to Mathew Carey by Evans.
Signatures: pi1 [A]⁴ B-E⁴ F⁴(-F4).
Map of the Barbary Coast engraved by Joseph T. Scott.
"The following lines are...
Show moreAttributed to Mathew Carey by Evans.
Signatures: pi1 [A]⁴ B-E⁴ F⁴(-F4).
Map of the Barbary Coast engraved by Joseph T. Scott.
"The following lines are extracted from a 'Poem on the happiness of America' by Colonel Humphrey."--p. 45-46.
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DT284 .C37 1794
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Item-ID: i10043391
BIB-ID: 1006142
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Letters from the Levant: containing views of the state of society, manners, opinions, and commerce, in Greece, and several of the principal islands of the Archipelago
Description and travel, Description and travel, DF721 .G35 1813
by John Galt.
"Printed by Nichols, Son, and Bentley, Red Lion Passage, Fleet Street, London"--T.p. verso.
Errata: foot of p. xv.
Pages [vi] and [348]...
Show moreby John Galt.
"Printed by Nichols, Son, and Bentley, Red Lion Passage, Fleet Street, London"--T.p. verso.
Errata: foot of p. xv.
Pages [vi] and [348] are blank.
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DF721 .G35 1813
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Item-ID: i10136125
BIB-ID: 1015248
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The Druses of the Lebanon: their manners, customs, and history. With a translation of their religious code
Druzes, History, DS94.8.D8 C43 1855, 297
by George Washington Chasseaud.
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DS94.8.D8 C43 1855
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Item-ID: i10197217
BIB-ID: 1021357
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Show moreby George Washington Chasseaud.
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DS94.8.D8 C43 1855
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Item-ID: i10197217
BIB-ID: 1021357
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The history of the Mahometan empire in Spain: containing a general history of the Arabs, their institutions, conquests, literature, arts, sciences and manners ... : designed as an introduction to The Arabian antiquities of Spain, by James Cavanah Murphy
History, DP99 .S53 1816
[by John Shakespear and Thomas Hartwell Horne].
Includes index.
Author statement from preface.
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Show more[by John Shakespear and Thomas Hartwell Horne].
Includes index.
Author statement from preface.
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DP99 .S53 1816
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Item-ID: i10203631
BIB-ID: 1021999
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The Palestine Exploration Fund: a society for the accurate and systematic investigation of the archaeology, topography, geology and physical geography, natural history, manners and customs of the Holy Land, for Biblical illustration
Palestine Exploration Fund., Antiquities, DS111.A3 P35 1865
Title from cover.
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DS111.A3 P35 1865
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Item-ID: i10158832
BIB-ID: 1017519
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DS111.A3 P35 1865
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BIB-ID: 1017519
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The Nestorians: or, The lost tribes: containing evidence of their identity; an account of their manners, customs, and ceremonies; together with sketches of travels in ancient Assyria, Armenia, Media, and Mesopotamia; and illustrations of Scripture prophecy
Lost tribes of Israel, Church of the East members, Description and travel, DS131 .G73 1841, 281.8 G761
By Asahel Grant.
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DS131 .G73 1841
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Item-ID: i10214367
BIB-ID: 1023072
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Show moreBy Asahel Grant.
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DS131 .G73 1841
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Item-ID: i10214367
BIB-ID: 1023072
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