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	AHLWARDT, WILHELM The Divans of the Six Ancient Arabic Poets Ennabiga, 'antara, Tharafa, Zuhair, 'alqama and Imruulqais . chiefly according to the mss. of Paris, Gotha and Leyden; and the Collection of their Fragments with a List of the various Readings of the Text. Edited by W. Ahlwardt. Reprint of the edition London 1870. XXX, 114, 224 p. 1972. Cloth. GBP 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 71.5 US$ 107.51 \| JP¥ 9249] Book number: 092785-2 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	AHLWARDT, WILHELM (ED.) Sammlungen Alter Arabischer Dichter. 3 Volumes. . 3 volumes in 2. Reprint 1902-1903/1982, 889pp. hardbacks. Volume 1: Elaçma'ijjat nebst einigen Sprachqaçiden. XXVIII, 89, 110pp. 1902. / Volume 2: Die Diwane der Regezdichter Elaggag und Ezzafajan. LXVII, 67, 100pp. 1903. / Volume 3: Der Diwan des Regezdichters Ruba Ben Elaggag. CXIV, 122, 192pp. 1903. reprint 1982 fine set. GBP 145.00 [Appr.: EURO 159.25 US$ 239.83 \| JP¥ 20632] Book number: 092786-2 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	BOUÉ, AMI, Die Europäische Türkei. 2 Volumes . Reprint of the Vienna 1889 edition, 2008, IV, 5, X, 674, VII, 578pp./, 3 illustrations, and a folding map. With as foreword by Peter Boué and afterword by Wolfgang Geier. blue cloth with gilt titling, the binding is sewn. ¶ Ami Boué (March 16, 1794 - November 21, 1881), Austrian geologist, was born in Hamburg, and received his early education there and in Geneva and Paris. GBP 225.00 [Appr.: EURO 247 US$ 372.15 \| JP¥ 32014] Book number: F0877 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	GHASSEMI, MEHDI, Shi'ism Versus. Modernism. The Role of the Clergy in Iran's National Movement. [in the Persian Language] . Discussion of the role of the clergy in relation to the forces of progress and modernization since the advent of Islam by a well-known political analyst. CONTENTS [ English Translation of Table of Contents ] Author's Notes. 1. The Commonality and Kinship of Theocratic Systems and All Despotic Systems. 2. The Role of Clericalism in Composition of the Despotic Pyramid. 3. Ultra nationalism and Exaggeration of National Superiority. 4. The Initial Groundwork of Formation of Shiism. 5. Positions of Shiite Clergy during the Safavid Dynasty. 6. Europe in the Midst of Philosophical and Scientific Enlightenment. Iran Entangled in "School's" Mohammad Bagher Majlesi. 7. A Brief Overview of a Few Shiite Theological Works. 8. Shiite Clergy's Confrontation with any Type of Modernity. 9. Frigid Thoughts and Forging History. 10. An Effective Incident in the National Movement. 11. Anti "Tobacco Regie" Movement a Successful and Powerful Experiment. 12. Constitutionalism and Clericalism. 13. Evaluation of Schools of Thoughts during the Initial Constitutionalist Uprisings. 14. An Overview of the Arguments of Those who advocated the Islamized Constitution. 15. Where Did the Labeling of Constitutionalists as Babis Originate From? 16. The Consequences of Clergy's Influence on the National Movement. 17. The Grand Constitutionalist Clerics. 18. A Thorough Examination of a Great Cleric's Thoughts (Mirza Mohammad Hossein Naini Gharavi). 19. The Contradiction of Ideas between Theocrats and Modernists. 20. The Early Parliamentary Experiences. 21. The Clergy's Sensitivity towards Rationalism. 22. Towards Secularism. 23. Images of Sterile Thoughts in the Clerical Community. 24. A Worthy Leadership and a Glorious Mass Movement. 25. The Religious and Political Inclination among the Constitutionalist Clergy. 26. In the Line of Events. 27. The Unholy Alliance (The Court, Clerics and Foreigners). 28. A Few Key Questions. 29. The Clerics Position after Mohammad Ali Shah's Coup D'Etat. 30. Final Words -- Summary.Ibex publishers, Bethesda, 1999, 288pp. paperback [title page, table of contents, are in English, the rest is in Persian ) [MidE]. (ISBN: 0936347740) . GBP 6.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 US$ 10.75 \| JP¥ 925] Book number: 092409HK Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	HADDAD, EVA, The Assyrian, the Rod of My Anger . The author, 1996, X,211pp. wine red cloth w/gilt lettering on spine and front board, b/w illustrations, Gold pictorial dj From the author's introduction: "This book tells of the unexplained mystery of the historic visit of the late Assyrian Patriarch, Mar Esha Shimon, after 49 years of exile, and Malik Yacu D'Malik Ismail, the leader of the Assyrian revoution of 1933 after 39 years of exile, to Bet-Hahrain (Iraq) in 1970-1972.[mid e ]. (ISBN: 0646284185) . GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 US$ 24.81 \| JP¥ 2134] Book number: AZ082 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	HAMZAWY, AMR (ED) Civil Society in the Middle East 0. The internal Arab, Iranian and Israel debates on civil society in the 1980s and 1990s have only partly found their way into Western studies on the issue. An analysis of the discursive structures of the local debates, which represents the major objective of the current edited volume, may help shifting the nexus of the academic discussion to Middle Eastern perceptions and actions. 124pp. Paper. 2003. GBP 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 35.25 US$ 52.93 \| JP¥ 4553] Book number: 021079 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	LAWRENCE, T.E. (OF ARABIA] The Letters of T.E. Lawrence . Edited by David Garnett. Jonathan Cape, 2nd impression, November 1938, (same month as first impr.) 896pp. b/w photograph on frontispiece several b/w illus and photos, 4 maps, 2 folded, The f.e.p. is covered with signatures (presentation copy to former owner) small piece missing from bottom right corner of f.e.p. borwn clloth, gilt titling on spine, bottom spine bumped, corners sl. bent, no d/j [ SP]. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 US$ 24.81 \| JP¥ 2134] Book number: F0593 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	LEWIS, BERNARD The Middle East: . 2000 Years of History from the Rise of Christianity to the Present Day Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1995, XIV,433pp. very good hardback in d/w. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: F0870 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	MORITZ,, BERNHARD, Arabic Palaeography. . A collection of Arabic texts from the first century of the Hidjra till the year 1000. Reprint of the Cairo 1906 edition. 1986, Folio, 188 plates and IX pages. fine hardback -a magnificently produced collection. GBP 325.00 [Appr.: EURO 356.75 US$ 537.55 \| JP¥ 46243] Book number: 092644-3 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	NAJM, MOHAMMAD Y., The Drama in Modern Arabic Literature 1847 - 1914 (Text in Arabic) . Beirut, Dar Beirut, 1956, about 300 pages, apart from the english title on the back cover the text is entirely in Arabic. text yellowed, edges untrimmed, first 4 pp. sl. damp stained, name in ink in corner of title, covers soiled, wrappers [ ST F0241 ] ]. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.35 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: AZ0137 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	NIPPA, ANNEGRET AND PETER HERBSTREUTH Along the Gulf. From Basra to Muscat . Photographs by Hermann Burchardt. 2006, 232pp. Fully illustrated, Texts in English and German The book explores the Arabian Gulf around 1900 through the eyes of Hermann Burchardt, a man without a political mission and no economical interests, who, rather than criticising or trying to change the local reality, merely intended - - to make a picture - - . The book sets the sources in a historical perspective of travelling and photography, and of the political situation and European presence. But the images' reason to exist is grounded less in those occidental relationships than in the Arabian institution of hospitality. Hermann Burchardt travelled as a guest and followed the principles of generosity and reciprocity. His photographs document the 'here and now' of their respective environments. And although Burchardt was aware of the intentions of international politics and economics, his images show places and landscapes in which Europeans play only a minor role. GBP 59.40 [Appr.: EURO 65.25 US$ 98.25 \| JP¥ 8452] Book number: 092948-3 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	O'BRIEN, PHILIP, M., . T.E. Lawrence - a Bibliography . This newly revised and expanded 2nd edition is the definitive issue for it not only deals with works by Lawrence but also works about him. In 908 densely packed pages, O'Brien has brought all material s relating Lawrence together in one comprehensive source. Every effort has been made to update the 1998 edition and O'Brien has almost doubled the number of original entries making this work an essent ial reference tool for researchers, librarians, book-dealers and collectors. 908pp. Bound. [ DR -3 ]]. GBP 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 82.5 US$ 124.05 \| JP¥ 10671] Book number: 090065 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	RAYMOND, ANDRÉ (ED.) Cairo, City of History . Translated into English by Willard Wood. 2001, 448pp. 63 half-tone drawings,63 line drawings,63 maps, new hardback, ¶ Raymond depicts life in Cairo through the centuries, chronicling the coming of European influence, the vagaries of social evolution, and the development of economic structure and urban design. His work reflects all facets of Cairo’s historical and social reality, weaving commerce, politics, religion, and culture into a finely worked portrait of the largest city in Africa and the Middle East. With its splendid illustrations and maps, and its meticulous attention to the topography and archaeology of the city, this book will prove as valuable to the serious traveler as to observers of Middle Eastern history and society. It stands as the definitive work on Cairo, unparalleled in scope, depth, and detail. GBP 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 71.5 US$ 107.51 \| JP¥ 9249] Book number: 092179B Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	SAADI MUSLE-HUDDEEN SHEIK Gulistan (the Rose Garden) . Full text in Persian [ Saadi praises alms, hospitality, justice, courage, bounty, and humility; he respects the poor, and the kings who befriend the poor. He admires the royal eminence of the dervish or religious ascetic. ] [ Sheikh Muslihuddin Saadi Shirazi ] [ Muslih -ud-din Saadi ] ¶ Sadi or Saadi (both: sä´d) (KEY) , Persian poet, 1184 - 1291. b. Shiraz. Orphaned at an early age, Sadi studied in Baghdad, where he met Suhrawardi, a major Sufi figure. Having to flee Baghdad because of the Mongol threat, he went on a long journey that took him to central Asia and India, then to Yemen and Ethiopia through Mecca. Sadi was captured by the Franks in Syria and worked at hard labour until ransomed. He proceeded to N Africa and Anatolia, before returning to his native Shiraz in 1256. His Bustan [fruit garden], an ethical-didactic text, was composed in mathnawi (rhyming couplets). Even more popular is his Gulistan [Garden of Roses], written in rhyming prose. Sadi is also the author of many qasidas (long panegyrics) in Persian and Arabic, of mystic ghazal (love poems), and of satiric poetry. His tomb in Shiraz is a shrine. This edition published by Eqbal, no date, bindding worn, inner front hinge split but board not detached, l.e.p. creased, 1200 to 1300 pages, heavy volume. spine partly detached. GBP 9.50 [Appr.: EURO 10.5 US$ 15.71 \| JP¥ 1352] Book number: 092910HK Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	WILSON, JEREMY, T.E. Lawrence. . National Portrait Gallery, 988. First Edition, Number 25 of 75 numbered copies signed in white by Wilson on the second black free end paper where he also numbered this copy 25. 4to. Lavishly illustrated with photographs in colour and black-and- white. half morocco and cloth covered boards. Splendid copy in matching slipcase which has re-inforec top and tail in the same leather. ¶ Published for the centenary exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from December 9, 1988 - March 17, 1989. [ DR-2 ]. GBP 475.00 [Appr.: EURO 521.25 US$ 785.65 \| JP¥ 67586] Book number: F0168 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	YACOUB, J., The Assyrian Question. . Chicago, 1986, VII,178pp. map on l.e.p. good paperback. with dedication in ink to Professor Saggs on title ¶ deals with the persecution along with the Armenians of the Assyrian people under the Ottoman empire, the Persians Kurds and Iraq - Assyro-Chaldeans - Nestorians [ sp ]. GBP 8.50 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 14.06 \| JP¥ 1209] Book number: AZ079 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.

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	AHLWARDT, WILHELM The Divans of the Six Ancient Arabic Poets Ennabiga, 'antara, Tharafa, Zuhair, 'alqama and Imruulqais . chiefly according to the mss. of Paris, Gotha and Leyden; and the Collection of their Fragments with a List of the various Readings of the Text. Edited by W. Ahlwardt. Reprint of the edition London 1870. XXX, 114, 224 p. 1972. Cloth. GBP 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 71.5 US$ 107.51 \| JP¥ 9249] Book number: 092785-2 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	AHLWARDT, WILHELM (ED.) Sammlungen Alter Arabischer Dichter. 3 Volumes. . 3 volumes in 2. Reprint 1902-1903/1982, 889pp. hardbacks. Volume 1: Elaçma'ijjat nebst einigen Sprachqaçiden. XXVIII, 89, 110pp. 1902. / Volume 2: Die Diwane der Regezdichter Elaggag und Ezzafajan. LXVII, 67, 100pp. 1903. / Volume 3: Der Diwan des Regezdichters Ruba Ben Elaggag. CXIV, 122, 192pp. 1903. reprint 1982 fine set. GBP 145.00 [Appr.: EURO 159.25 US$ 239.83 \| JP¥ 20632] Book number: 092786-2 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	BOUÉ, AMI, Die Europäische Türkei. 2 Volumes . Reprint of the Vienna 1889 edition, 2008, IV, 5, X, 674, VII, 578pp./, 3 illustrations, and a folding map. With as foreword by Peter Boué and afterword by Wolfgang Geier. blue cloth with gilt titling, the binding is sewn. ¶ Ami Boué (March 16, 1794 - November 21, 1881), Austrian geologist, was born in Hamburg, and received his early education there and in Geneva and Paris. GBP 225.00 [Appr.: EURO 247 US$ 372.15 \| JP¥ 32014] Book number: F0877 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	GHASSEMI, MEHDI, Shi'ism Versus. Modernism. The Role of the Clergy in Iran's National Movement. [in the Persian Language] . Discussion of the role of the clergy in relation to the forces of progress and modernization since the advent of Islam by a well-known political analyst. CONTENTS [ English Translation of Table of Contents ] Author's Notes. 1. The Commonality and Kinship of Theocratic Systems and All Despotic Systems. 2. The Role of Clericalism in Composition of the Despotic Pyramid. 3. Ultra nationalism and Exaggeration of National Superiority. 4. The Initial Groundwork of Formation of Shiism. 5. Positions of Shiite Clergy during the Safavid Dynasty. 6. Europe in the Midst of Philosophical and Scientific Enlightenment. Iran Entangled in "School's" Mohammad Bagher Majlesi. 7. A Brief Overview of a Few Shiite Theological Works. 8. Shiite Clergy's Confrontation with any Type of Modernity. 9. Frigid Thoughts and Forging History. 10. An Effective Incident in the National Movement. 11. Anti "Tobacco Regie" Movement a Successful and Powerful Experiment. 12. Constitutionalism and Clericalism. 13. Evaluation of Schools of Thoughts during the Initial Constitutionalist Uprisings. 14. An Overview of the Arguments of Those who advocated the Islamized Constitution. 15. Where Did the Labeling of Constitutionalists as Babis Originate From? 16. The Consequences of Clergy's Influence on the National Movement. 17. The Grand Constitutionalist Clerics. 18. A Thorough Examination of a Great Cleric's Thoughts (Mirza Mohammad Hossein Naini Gharavi). 19. The Contradiction of Ideas between Theocrats and Modernists. 20. The Early Parliamentary Experiences. 21. The Clergy's Sensitivity towards Rationalism. 22. Towards Secularism. 23. Images of Sterile Thoughts in the Clerical Community. 24. A Worthy Leadership and a Glorious Mass Movement. 25. The Religious and Political Inclination among the Constitutionalist Clergy. 26. In the Line of Events. 27. The Unholy Alliance (The Court, Clerics and Foreigners). 28. A Few Key Questions. 29. The Clerics Position after Mohammad Ali Shah's Coup D'Etat. 30. Final Words -- Summary.Ibex publishers, Bethesda, 1999, 288pp. paperback [title page, table of contents, are in English, the rest is in Persian ) [MidE]. (ISBN: 0936347740) . GBP 6.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 US$ 10.75 \| JP¥ 925] Book number: 092409HK Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	HADDAD, EVA, The Assyrian, the Rod of My Anger . The author, 1996, X,211pp. wine red cloth w/gilt lettering on spine and front board, b/w illustrations, Gold pictorial dj From the author's introduction: "This book tells of the unexplained mystery of the historic visit of the late Assyrian Patriarch, Mar Esha Shimon, after 49 years of exile, and Malik Yacu D'Malik Ismail, the leader of the Assyrian revoution of 1933 after 39 years of exile, to Bet-Hahrain (Iraq) in 1970-1972.[mid e ]. (ISBN: 0646284185) . GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 US$ 24.81 \| JP¥ 2134] Book number: AZ082 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	HAMZAWY, AMR (ED) Civil Society in the Middle East 0. The internal Arab, Iranian and Israel debates on civil society in the 1980s and 1990s have only partly found their way into Western studies on the issue. An analysis of the discursive structures of the local debates, which represents the major objective of the current edited volume, may help shifting the nexus of the academic discussion to Middle Eastern perceptions and actions. 124pp. Paper. 2003. GBP 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 35.25 US$ 52.93 \| JP¥ 4553] Book number: 021079 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	LAWRENCE, T.E. (OF ARABIA] The Letters of T.E. Lawrence . Edited by David Garnett. Jonathan Cape, 2nd impression, November 1938, (same month as first impr.) 896pp. b/w photograph on frontispiece several b/w illus and photos, 4 maps, 2 folded, The f.e.p. is covered with signatures (presentation copy to former owner) small piece missing from bottom right corner of f.e.p. borwn clloth, gilt titling on spine, bottom spine bumped, corners sl. bent, no d/j [ SP]. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 US$ 24.81 \| JP¥ 2134] Book number: F0593 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	LEWIS, BERNARD The Middle East: . 2000 Years of History from the Rise of Christianity to the Present Day Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1995, XIV,433pp. very good hardback in d/w. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: F0870 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	MORITZ,, BERNHARD, Arabic Palaeography. . A collection of Arabic texts from the first century of the Hidjra till the year 1000. Reprint of the Cairo 1906 edition. 1986, Folio, 188 plates and IX pages. fine hardback -a magnificently produced collection. GBP 325.00 [Appr.: EURO 356.75 US$ 537.55 \| JP¥ 46243] Book number: 092644-3 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	NAJM, MOHAMMAD Y., The Drama in Modern Arabic Literature 1847 - 1914 (Text in Arabic) . Beirut, Dar Beirut, 1956, about 300 pages, apart from the english title on the back cover the text is entirely in Arabic. text yellowed, edges untrimmed, first 4 pp. sl. damp stained, name in ink in corner of title, covers soiled, wrappers [ ST F0241 ] ]. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.35 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: AZ0137 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	NIPPA, ANNEGRET AND PETER HERBSTREUTH Along the Gulf. From Basra to Muscat . Photographs by Hermann Burchardt. 2006, 232pp. Fully illustrated, Texts in English and German The book explores the Arabian Gulf around 1900 through the eyes of Hermann Burchardt, a man without a political mission and no economical interests, who, rather than criticising or trying to change the local reality, merely intended - - to make a picture - - . The book sets the sources in a historical perspective of travelling and photography, and of the political situation and European presence. But the images' reason to exist is grounded less in those occidental relationships than in the Arabian institution of hospitality. Hermann Burchardt travelled as a guest and followed the principles of generosity and reciprocity. His photographs document the 'here and now' of their respective environments. And although Burchardt was aware of the intentions of international politics and economics, his images show places and landscapes in which Europeans play only a minor role. GBP 59.40 [Appr.: EURO 65.25 US$ 98.25 \| JP¥ 8452] Book number: 092948-3 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	O'BRIEN, PHILIP, M., . T.E. Lawrence - a Bibliography . This newly revised and expanded 2nd edition is the definitive issue for it not only deals with works by Lawrence but also works about him. In 908 densely packed pages, O'Brien has brought all material s relating Lawrence together in one comprehensive source. Every effort has been made to update the 1998 edition and O'Brien has almost doubled the number of original entries making this work an essent ial reference tool for researchers, librarians, book-dealers and collectors. 908pp. Bound. [ DR -3 ]]. GBP 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 82.5 US$ 124.05 \| JP¥ 10671] Book number: 090065 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	RAYMOND, ANDRÉ (ED.) Cairo, City of History . Translated into English by Willard Wood. 2001, 448pp. 63 half-tone drawings,63 line drawings,63 maps, new hardback, ¶ Raymond depicts life in Cairo through the centuries, chronicling the coming of European influence, the vagaries of social evolution, and the development of economic structure and urban design. His work reflects all facets of Cairo’s historical and social reality, weaving commerce, politics, religion, and culture into a finely worked portrait of the largest city in Africa and the Middle East. With its splendid illustrations and maps, and its meticulous attention to the topography and archaeology of the city, this book will prove as valuable to the serious traveler as to observers of Middle Eastern history and society. It stands as the definitive work on Cairo, unparalleled in scope, depth, and detail. GBP 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 71.5 US$ 107.51 \| JP¥ 9249] Book number: 092179B Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	SAADI MUSLE-HUDDEEN SHEIK Gulistan (the Rose Garden) . Full text in Persian [ Saadi praises alms, hospitality, justice, courage, bounty, and humility; he respects the poor, and the kings who befriend the poor. He admires the royal eminence of the dervish or religious ascetic. ] [ Sheikh Muslihuddin Saadi Shirazi ] [ Muslih -ud-din Saadi ] ¶ Sadi or Saadi (both: sä´d) (KEY) , Persian poet, 1184 - 1291. b. Shiraz. Orphaned at an early age, Sadi studied in Baghdad, where he met Suhrawardi, a major Sufi figure. Having to flee Baghdad because of the Mongol threat, he went on a long journey that took him to central Asia and India, then to Yemen and Ethiopia through Mecca. Sadi was captured by the Franks in Syria and worked at hard labour until ransomed. He proceeded to N Africa and Anatolia, before returning to his native Shiraz in 1256. His Bustan [fruit garden], an ethical-didactic text, was composed in mathnawi (rhyming couplets). Even more popular is his Gulistan [Garden of Roses], written in rhyming prose. Sadi is also the author of many qasidas (long panegyrics) in Persian and Arabic, of mystic ghazal (love poems), and of satiric poetry. His tomb in Shiraz is a shrine. This edition published by Eqbal, no date, bindding worn, inner front hinge split but board not detached, l.e.p. creased, 1200 to 1300 pages, heavy volume. spine partly detached. GBP 9.50 [Appr.: EURO 10.5 US$ 15.71 \| JP¥ 1352] Book number: 092910HK Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	WILSON, JEREMY, T.E. Lawrence. . National Portrait Gallery, 988. First Edition, Number 25 of 75 numbered copies signed in white by Wilson on the second black free end paper where he also numbered this copy 25. 4to. Lavishly illustrated with photographs in colour and black-and- white. half morocco and cloth covered boards. Splendid copy in matching slipcase which has re-inforec top and tail in the same leather. ¶ Published for the centenary exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from December 9, 1988 - March 17, 1989. [ DR-2 ]. GBP 475.00 [Appr.: EURO 521.25 US$ 785.65 \| JP¥ 67586] Book number: F0168 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.
	YACOUB, J., The Assyrian Question. . Chicago, 1986, VII,178pp. map on l.e.p. good paperback. with dedication in ink to Professor Saggs on title ¶ deals with the persecution along with the Armenians of the Assyrian people under the Ottoman empire, the Persians Kurds and Iraq - Assyro-Chaldeans - Nestorians [ sp ]. GBP 8.50 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 14.06 \| JP¥ 1209] Book number: AZ079 Click here to order or inquire at Thornton's Bookshop.