Afghan Wars, Afghan Wars, Afghanisch-Britischer Krieg (1838-1842), DS363 .E9 1843
The military operations at Cabul -- Rough notes during imprisonment in Afghanistan -- [8] appendices. by Lieut. Vincent Eyre. Spine title: Journal of... Show moreThe military operations at Cabul -- Rough notes during imprisonment in Afghanistan -- [8] appendices. by Lieut. Vincent Eyre. Spine title: Journal of an Afghan prisoner. Later published as: The Kabul insurrection of 1841-42. Folding map mounted facing p. 1. Publisher's ads, 4 p. at end. Main Heritage Shelves General DS363 .E9 1843 Book Item-ID: i15865897 BIB-ID: 2523590 Show less
Cover title. Translations are mostly from Persian letters. Main Heritage Shelves General DS485.P79 P83 1874 Book Item-ID: i10232539 BIB-ID: 1024889 Show moreCover title. Translations are mostly from Persian letters. Main Heritage Shelves General DS485.P79 P83 1874 Book Item-ID: i10232539 BIB-ID: 1024889 Show less
translated from the French of L. de Grandpré. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DS412 .G73 1803 Book Item-ID: i10045004 BIB-ID: 1006303 Show moretranslated from the French of L. de Grandpré. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DS412 .G73 1803 Book Item-ID: i10045004 BIB-ID: 1006303 Show less
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
[by] Michael H. Mason. Main Heritage Shelves General DT55 .M19 1936 Book Item-ID: i10216431 BIB-ID: 1023279 Includes bibliographical references and index. Show more[by] Michael H. Mason. Main Heritage Shelves General DT55 .M19 1936 Book Item-ID: i10216431 BIB-ID: 1023279 Includes bibliographical references and index. Show less
by Hekekyan Bey. Main Heritage Shelves General DT61 .H45 1863 Book Item-ID: i15531570 BIB-ID: 1006253 Show moreby Hekekyan Bey. Main Heritage Shelves General DT61 .H45 1863 Book Item-ID: i15531570 BIB-ID: 1006253 Show less
Islamic marriage customs and rites, Islamic marriage customs and rites--Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Thrones, Chandeliers, Arches, Bridegrooms
Photographs showing a richly ornamented interior scene in the bridal chamber and a bridegroom sitting on the throne. The photographs were taken by... Show morePhotographs showing a richly ornamented interior scene in the bridal chamber and a bridegroom sitting on the throne. The photographs were taken by the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889. Title from caption list in portfolio. Date from item. Plates no. 18a nd 8b in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). Photographs are numbered (XVIIIa and XVIIIb). Caption continues "(vergl. Mekka, Bd. II, S. 167ff.)" (see Mekka, vol. II, p. 167 et seq.). Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0273-0018 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26534642 BIB-ID: 2832040 Show less
Cuneiform writing, Weights and measures, Babylonian, PJ3223 .S86 1918
compiled by Samuel A. B. Mercer. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ3223 .S86 1918 Book Item-ID: i24892099 BIB-ID: 1006203 Show morecompiled by Samuel A. B. Mercer. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ3223 .S86 1918 Book Item-ID: i24892099 BIB-ID: 1006203 Show less
presented by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to Parliament by Command of his Majesty. Main Heritage Shelves General JX4084.I8 A47 1947 Book ... Show morepresented by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to Parliament by Command of his Majesty. Main Heritage Shelves General JX4084.I8 A47 1947 Book Item-ID: i2345264x BIB-ID: 2504337 Text in English and Arabic. Show less
Islamic marriage customs and rites, Islamic marriage customs and rites--Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Thrones, Chandeliers, Arches, Bridegrooms
Photographs showing a richly ornamented interior scene in the bridal chamber and a bridegroom sitting on the throne. The photographs were taken by... Show morePhotographs showing a richly ornamented interior scene in the bridal chamber and a bridegroom sitting on the throne. The photographs were taken by the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889. Title from caption list in original portfolio. Date from original item. Plates no. 18a nd 8b in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). Photographs are numbered (XVIIIa and XVIIIb). Caption continues "(vergl. Mekka, Bd. II, S. 167ff.)" (see Mekka, vol. II, p. 167 et seq.). Manuscript annotations in Arabic under and above each print: "داخل الريكة" and "حفلة عرس. الباب الخارجي للريكة والعريس". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.11014-0012 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26542547 BIB-ID: 2832263 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and prilgrimages--Miná (Saudi Arabia), Mosques, Mosques--Miná (Saudi Arabia), Tents, Camps
Photograph showing pilgrims with tents, camels, and livestock gathered in the Mina Valley near Mecca during the Hajj. A mosque is in the background... Show morePhotograph showing pilgrims with tents, camels, and livestock gathered in the Mina Valley near Mecca during the Hajj. A mosque is in the background. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889. Title from caption list in portfolio. Date from item. Plate no. 10 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (X). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0273-0010 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26533832 BIB-ID: 2831997 Show less
"Marchant, printer, Ingram-Court, Fenchurch Street."--Title page verso and colophon. "A great portion of the following pages has already appeared in... Show more"Marchant, printer, Ingram-Court, Fenchurch Street."--Title page verso and colophon. "A great portion of the following pages has already appeared in a series of papers in the "Sporting Magazine"--Preface. Main Heritage Shelves General SF279 .H68 1840 Book Item-ID: i23350878 BIB-ID: 2498777 Show less
by J. Clark. Originally published in Edinburgh, 1788. "J. Taylor, Bookseller, 130 North Street, Brighton and 162 Great Surrey Street, London.... Show moreby J. Clark. Originally published in Edinburgh, 1788. "J. Taylor, Bookseller, 130 North Street, Brighton and 162 Great Surrey Street, London. Stationary - Periodicals supplied - Bookbinding" --upper left corner inside of the front cover. Main Heritage Shelves General SF951 .C53 1790 Book Item-ID: i23356170 BIB-ID: 2499113 Show less
by Edward Mayhew ; embellished with numerous coloured engravings from drawings made expressly for the work, and taken rom authenticated mouths;... Show moreby Edward Mayhew ; embellished with numerous coloured engravings from drawings made expressly for the work, and taken rom authenticated mouths; with thirty-two wood-cuts, illustrative of the letter-press. First edition published 1849. Main Heritage Shelves General SF869 .M47 1860 Book Item-ID: i23337783 BIB-ID: 2497860 Show less
by George Armitage. First edition published in 1877. Plates 1-4 and 8-13 are accompanied by leaves with descriptive letterpress, which are not... Show moreby George Armitage. First edition published in 1877. Plates 1-4 and 8-13 are accompanied by leaves with descriptive letterpress, which are not included in pagination. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General SF753 .A76 1894 Book Item-ID: i23350313 BIB-ID: 2498747 Show less
by John Hinds; veterinary surgeon. Colophon: Printed by Thomas Davison. Publisher's advertisement: 1 p. at end. Later edition has title: Farriery,... Show moreby John Hinds; veterinary surgeon. Colophon: Printed by Thomas Davison. Publisher's advertisement: 1 p. at end. Later edition has title: Farriery, taught on a new and easy plan. Main Heritage Shelves General SF955 .B33 1827 Book Item-ID: i23355876 BIB-ID: 2499097 Includes index. Show less
Horses--Diseases--Treatment, Horses--Diseases--Treatment--Early works to 1800, Horses--Diseases--Treatment, Horses--Diseases--Treatment--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Cattle--Diseases--Treatment, Cattle--Diseases--Treatment--Early works to 1800, Cattle--Diseases--Treatment, Horses--Diseases--Treatment, SF955.M34 M37 1683
(from t. p., text supplied as needed from Poynter) The I. containing cures physical -- The II. all cures chirurgical, together with the nature, use... Show more(from t. p., text supplied as needed from Poynter) The I. containing cures physical -- The II. all cures chirurgical, together with the nature, use and quality of every simple mentioned through the whole work -- The countryman's care for his other cattle -- The compleat jockey. First English language veterinary manual to be considered standard work on the subject. Cf. Poynter. First issued under title: Markhams maister-peece, or, What doth a horse-man lacke (London : Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1610). Imprint supplied from Poynter. Signatures: A⁴ a⁴ B-3H⁴ 5A-5F⁴ 5G². Errors in pagination: 252-256 for 152-156 and 47 for 49 (at end). Main Heritage Shelves General SF955.M34 M37 1683 Book Item-ID: i23321969 BIB-ID: 2496823 Show less
by Richard Lawrence, veterinary surgeon ... Added title page, engraved. Main Heritage Shelves General SF955 .L42 1816 Book Item-ID: i23322044 BIB-ID:... Show moreby Richard Lawrence, veterinary surgeon ... Added title page, engraved. Main Heritage Shelves General SF955 .L42 1816 Book Item-ID: i23322044 BIB-ID: 2496824 Show less
by Richard Lawrence. "Birmingham, printed for Knott and Lloyd, and T.A. Pearson's office ..."--Colophon. Engraved plates of horses by Lawrence,... Show moreby Richard Lawrence. "Birmingham, printed for Knott and Lloyd, and T.A. Pearson's office ..."--Colophon. Engraved plates of horses by Lawrence, interleaved with descriptive text. List of subscribers, p. [xxi]-[xxv]. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General SF955 .L39 1801 Book Item-ID: i23349852 BIB-ID: 2498718 Show less
S.-F. Touchstone ; translated from the French by C.B. Pitman ; sixty coloured plates by V.J. Cotlison, L. Pénicaut, and Le Nail ; also one hundred... Show moreS.-F. Touchstone ; translated from the French by C.B. Pitman ; sixty coloured plates by V.J. Cotlison, L. Pénicaut, and Le Nail ; also one hundred and thirty-four vignettes in he text by Crafty, Cotlison, Le Nail, Arsenius, Penicaut, Cousturier, etc. ; coloured by hand. Translation of: Chevaux de course. Edition limited to 520 copies. Each plate accompanied by guardsheet with descriptive letterpress. Added t.p.: History of celebrated English and French thorough-bred stallions and French mares which appeared on the turf from 1764 to 1887 / preceded by a preface from the Duke of Beaufort ; translated from the French by C.B. Pitman.--London : John C. Nimmo, 1890. Includes index. No. 305 of 520 copies. “Ouvrage important, qui fournit dutiles renseignements sur lorigine des chefs de familles de pur sang anlias et français” (Menessier de la L.). An English translation (by C. B. Pitman) of "Chevaux de course" (Paris 1889), written by George-Aimé Teyssier des Farges under an English pseudonym. The author quit the army in 1876, “à la suite dincidents inutiles à rappeler ici. Il devint alors rédacteur sportif dans plusieurs journaux spéciaux” (Menessier de la L.). Insignificant wear to extremities. Interior shows slight browning toward edges, with a very slight tear to margin of one plate, otherwise finely preserved copy of this splendid book of Victorian-age horse illustration Main Heritage Shelves General SF335.F8 T67 1890 Book Item-ID: i17066864 BIB-ID: 1525352 Show less
