OPPERT, JULES:

La peuple et la langue des Mèdes. Paris 1879.

. Pp. xi, 296. Contemporary half calf, spine with five raised bands and gilt lettering, rubbed and hinges weak. Partly some minor foxing. Original wrappers bound in. Jules Oppert was a member of the French Archeological Mission to Mesopotamia 1851-54, during which the site of ancient Babylon was identified. Deals with the language, mainly the grammar, and gives detailed descriptions of different inscriptions from Bisoutoun, Elvend, Persépolis, Nakch-i-Roustam and Xerxès.

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Book number: 35150

Catalogue: Near East

Keywords: Near East, syria, persia

OTTO (OTHO), JOHAN HENRICH:

Lexicon rabbinico-philologicum, in quo ordine alphabetico notantur et referentur praecipua, quae circa veterum Haebreorum dogmata, ritus & statuta, in utroque Talmude, Maymondinis & aliorum scriptis occurent. Ad utilitatem opeis indigitandam in limine positum est Massecet Schekalim ... Genevae, I. H. Widerhold, 1675.

. Pp. (lxxxiv), 682, index (52). Later, 19th century half calf, title printed in gilt on spine, somewhat rubbed. Signature of J.J. Björnståhl. First edition. Steinschneider 2080. Cf Vater p. 304 (1757 edition). Zaunmüller 178.

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Book number: 22073

Catalogue: Near East

Keywords: Near East, linguistics, languages, langue, rabbin, hebrew, rabbinic, judaism, talmud,

SANTES PAGNINUS (PAGNINI, PAGNINO) :

[Hebrew title]. Hoc est, epitome Thesauri linguae Sanctae. Antverpen, Ex officina Christ. Plantini, 1570.

. Pp. (xvi), 188, 193-380, (3). Woodcut vignette on title. Pagination irregular but text is complete. Old inscription on title. Partly some browning. Contemporary limp vellum, title in manuscript on spine, spine ends slightly chipped, some staining to covers. First edition as such.Pagninus (1470-1536) joined the Dominican Order in 1487, where he became a disciple of Girolamo Savonarola. In 1528 he published a Latin translation of the entire Bible. The following year he published a Hebrew Lexicon for Catholic ministers, republished many times. This is an abridged edition of the Lexicon, edited by Franciscus Raphelengius (Frans van Ravelingen), and added to the Royal Polyglot in 1572. See Fürst iii, 62 (other editions). Steinschneider 1511. See Smitskamp PO 11.

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Book number: 34121

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PALMBLAD, VILHELM FREDRIK:

Palaestina. Geographisk, archaeologisk och historisk beskrifning. Andra upplagan. Upsala 1828.

. Pp. (ii), vi, 446. With engraved vignette on title, one folding table, 2 folding maps and 2 folding plans. Uncut copy in contemporary wrappers, worn. Second edition. Included in "Handbok i physiska och politiska, äldre och nyare geographien. Part ii" published by Palmblad.

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Book number: 27032

Catalogue: Near East

Keywords: Near East, near east, middle east, asia, asie, orient, asiatica, arabic, palestina, palestine, history, archeology, geography, arabia, géographie, moyen orient, nahe osten, palestina, palestine, holy land, israel, naher osten, palästina

PARDOE, JULIA / BARTLETT, WILLIAM HENRY (Ill.):

The Beauties of the Bosphorus; by Miss Pardoe, Author of "The City of the Sultan", Illustrated in a Series of Views of Constantinople and Its Environs, from Original Drawings by William H. Bartlett. London, Georg Virtue and Ivy Lane, 1838.

. 4to. Pp. (vi), 3-164. With engraved front portrait, engraved extra title, one engraved map, and 78 steel-engraved plates protected by tissue guards. Two plates starting to loosen. Occasionally some light staining. Contemporary half morocco on silk-covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, rubbed and covers faded and small loss of silk, a.e.g. First edition. Julia Pardoe (1806-62), a British author, travelled with her father to Constantinople in 1835. Her extensive work on the city and its people and customs became very popular at the time, not least due to the beautiful illustrations by Bartlett. The plates depict wonderful views, the mausoleum and the mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent, Hammam scenes, Armory Bazaar, scenes from Scutari (Üsküdar) including the cemetery and fountain, etc. Several editions appeared. Atabey 922. Blackmer 1254. Robinson p. 190.

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Book number: 37048

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Keywords: Near East, turkey, constantinople, turkish, turkiet, near east, east, asia, asiatic, asien, asian, travel, voyage, exploration, levant, ottoman, lady traveller,

PASINI (PASINO), JOSEPH:

[Hebrew title] Hoc est, grammatica linguae sanctae institutio. Accedit ejusdem oratio ... Jussu, et auspiciis invictissimi regis Victor Amedei. Editio altera correctior, et auctior. Padua, typis Seminario apud Joannem Manfrè, 1756.

. Pp. (x), 189, (3), xiv. Contemporary full calf, spine with five raised bands, gilt and with title label. Binding rubbed. First edition appeared in 1721. Steinschneider 1526.

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Book number: 34120

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PAVET DE COURTEILLE, ABEL JEAN BAPTISTE MICHEL:

El Lugat ül Nev‹'iye [Title in Turkish] Dictionnaire turk-oriental destiné principalement à faciliter la lecture des ouvrages de Bàber, d'Aboul-Gàzi et de Mir-Ali-Chir-Nevaï. Paris, Imprimerie Impériale, 1870.

. Tall 8vo. Pp. xiv, 560. Uncut copy in original printed wrappers, spine detached. Contemporary manuscript notes. Occasionally some foxing. Housed in a specially made box, cloth on marbled paper covers. Old ownership signature on title dated Constantinople 1880. First edition. Rare.Abel Pavet de Courteille (1821-89) was a French orientalist who specialised in the study of the Turkish language. He was a member of the Société Asiatique, professor of Turkish language and literature at the Collège de France. He issued this dictionary to facilitate the reading of significant works written in Chagatai language. Chagatai is an extinct Turkic literary language that was once widely spoken in Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang and Kyrgyzstan). It remained the common literary language there until beginning of 20th century.The Emperor Babur (1483-1530) was the founder of the Mughal dynasty. He is considered a national hero in Uzbekistan and many of his poems have become popular Uzbek folk songs. Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur (1603-63), Khan of Khiva, wrote two important historical works of the Turkic people in Chagatai language. Ali-Shir Nava'i (1551-1501) a Turkic poet and politician. He is considered by many to be the founder of early Turkic literature because of his distinguished Chagatai language poetry. Zaunmüller 379.

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Book number: 121248

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PFEIFFER, AUGUST:

Critica sacra, de sacri codicis partitione, editionibus variis, linguis originalibus et illibata puritate fontium, interpretatione scripturae legitima, nec non eiusdem translatione in linguas totius universi, de Masora et Kabbala, Talmude denique et Alcorano. Accessere, suisque locis inserti sunt tractatus quatuor, ... Dresden & Leipzig, G. Leschium, 1721.

. Pp. (x), 34, 355, (13). With engraved frontispiece and 18 plates with various characters. Contemporary half calf, worn, hinges cracked and spine with wormholes. 23 lvs with some minor warmholes in inner margin. Sixth edition of this important and wellknown work, first published in 1680. Dr. Pfeiffer (1640-98) was a renowned Orientalist and professor at Wittenberg and Leipzig distinguished for his linguistic talents. This work includes his important "De natura, usu et subsidis linguarum orientalium omnium" with numerous plates of Oriental alphabets and " De compendiaria ratione legendi scripta Rabbinico-Talmudica". Fürst ii,82.

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Book number: 14254

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PFEIFFER, AUGUST:

Critica sacra, de sacri codicis partitione, editionibus variis, linguis originalibus et illibatá puritate fontium, interpretatione scripturae legitima, nec non eiusdem translatione in linguas totius universi, de Masora et Kabbala, Talmude denique; et Alcorano. Accessere, suisque locis inserti tractatus quatuor, ... Dresden, Mart. Gabriel Hübner, 1680.

. Pp. (xiv), 564, index (16), 47. Frontispiece missing. With 17 plates (of 18) with various characters. (Plate E. "Syllabarium aethiopicum" is missing). Contemporary marbled boards, calf spine, worn and binding shaken. With browning throughout. Old annotations. First edition, reissued several times, of this important linguistic work. The plates depict type specimen of Syriac, Coptic, Sinica, Russian, Arabic, Turkish, Iberian, Armenian, etc. Dr. Pfeiffer (1640-98) was a renowned Orientalist and professor at Wittenberg and Leipzig distinguished for his linguistic talents. Fürst ii,82.

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Book number: 99252

Catalogue: Near East

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PUGET DE SAINT PIERRE:

Histoire des Druses, peuple du Liban, formé par une colonie de Francois. Divisé en trois livres; contenant leur origine, leur agrandissement, l'histoire de l'émir Facardin, leur état actuel & la nature de leur commerce. Avec de notes politiques et géographiques. Paris, Cailleau, 1763.

. 12mo. Pp. (iv), xii, 1-221, 224-310, pp. 335-358 (table + errata). Pagination wrong but text complete. With beautiful engraved extra title, one folding engraved map and four engraved plates. Contemporary speckled calf, covers ruled in gilt, spine decorated in gilt with five raised bands and red title label, mabled endpapes. Binding lightly rubbed. A thorough study of the Druze people, a relatively small religious sect based on an eclectic system of doctrines originated from the Near East. Deals with the origin of the Druses, their history and the expansion of their faith. Contains a description of their commerce including trade relations with Europe (Florence, Venice and Marseille). A lovely copy. Brunet IV, 960. Chadenat 5598. Röhricht 1476.

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Book number: 121078

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Keywords: Near East, lebanon, libanon, druze, druses, asia, asien, asatic, asie, middle east, east, eastern, travel, voyage, exploration, explore,

PITTON DE TOURNEFORT, JOSEPH:

Utdrag af Tourneforts rese-beskrifning öfwer Levanten: Innehållande det som egenteligen rörer turkiske kejsaredömets regerings-sätt; gudtjenst, seder och hushållning m.m. Stockholm, Henrik Fougt, 1772.

. Pp. (ii), 152. Contemporary half calf on marbled paper covered boards. Scarce Swedish abridgement of Tournefort's travel account first published in Paris in 1717. Pitton de Tournefort, a French renowned botanist was sent in 1700 on a mission to the Levant by Louis XIV. Translated into Swedish by Johan Fredrik Grundel. Cf Atabey 959. Cf Blackmer 1318. BOUND WITH: MARITI, GIOVANNI: Resa uti Syrien, Palästina och på Cypern. Stockholm, Kongl. Tryckeriet, 1790. Pp. (viii), 128, 139-218, 209-286, (15). Pagination irregular but text is complete. A Swedish abridgment of Mariti's "Viaggi per l'isoal di Cipro e per la Soria ..." Lucca 1769-76. Includes at end the important account on Cyprus. Cf Atabey 769-71. Cf Blackmer 1079. AND: MÜNTER, FREDERIK CHRISTIAN CARL HIINRICH: Utdrag af resa genom Neapel, åren 1785 och 1786, samt beskrifning af det, år 1783, genom jordbäfning förstörda Calabrien och Messina. Upsala, J.F. Edman, 1794. pp. (iv), 140. A Swedish abridgment about the Danish professor Münter's journey to Italy. Translated by Samuel Ödmann.

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Book number: 99987

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POUQUEVILLE, FRANCOIS CHARLES HUGUES LAURENT:

Pouqueville's resa genom Morea och Albanien till Konstantinopel och flere andre delar af det Ottomanniska riket. Åren 1798, 1799, 1800 och 1801. Two volumes. Örebro, N.M. Lindh, 1807.

. Pp. 310; (ii), 263. Later half calf on marbled paper covered boards, flat spines gilt, rubbed. Ownership signatures. Rare Swedish edition translated from the original "Voyage en Morée, a Constantinople, en Albanie" (Paris 1805). Pouqueville, a medical doctor and member of the Scientific Commission was attached to Napoleon's expedition to Egypt. He was captured by pirates on his return journey and landed in Greece where he spent a year before he was taken to Constantinople and imprisoned for two years. This account became a great success and was translated into several languages. Cf Atabey 988. Navari, "Greek Civilization through the Eyes of Travellers and Scholars" 575.

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Book number: 45009

Catalogue: Near East

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REINECCIUS (REINICKE), CHRISTIAN (Ed.) / MARRACCI, LUIGI:

Mohammedis filii Abdallae pseudo-prophetae Fides Islamitica, i.e. Al-Coranus ex idiomate Arabico, quo primum a Mohammede conscriptus est, latine versus per Ludovicum Marraccium e congregatione cleric. reg. Matris dei et innocentii XI. papae confessionarium. Lpz, Sumtibus Lanckisianis, 1721.

. Pp. (xii), 114, (2), 558, 34 index. Text in Latin. Old, neat hand-written notes on the rear endpaper. Contemporary vellum, contemporary hand-written title on spine. First edition of Reinicke's version of Luigi Marracci's famous translation of the Qur'an (Padua 1698) including his criticism of the Muslim doctrines. Marracci (1612-1700) was an Italian oriental scholar and professor of Arabic at the College of Wisdom in Paris. Reinicke's long introduction deals with the history of the Qur'an and deviation from the true faith. A handsome copy of a scarce work. Schnurrer Bibl. Arabica pp, 413-4.

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Book number: 121467

Catalogue: Near East

Keywords: Near East, coran, qur'an, quran, koran, arabica, religious, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, islam, history

REINECKER (REINECCIO), CHRISTIAN:

Janua hebraeae linguae veteris testamenti in qua totius codicis hebraei vocabula una cum radicibus et grammatica vocum difficiliorum analysi comparent; ... accessit una cum grammatica lexicon hebraeo-chaldaicum. Three parts in one volume. Leipzig, Sumpt. Haered. Lanckisianorum, 1756.

. Pp. (xiv), 1112; (ii), 206; 132. With engraved frontispiece and one plate (part three). Title printed in red and black. Some annotations mainly in margins at the beginning. Partly some staining. Marbled blue paper covered boards with spine label (bound by Bernard Middleton). First edition was published in Leipzig in 1704 and was reprinted many times. See Fürst iii, 146. Steinschneider 1654.

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Book number: 34124

Catalogue: Near East

Keywords: Near East, hebrew

RELAND, ADRIAN:

Antiquitates sacrae veterum hebraeorum breviter delineatae. Ed. tertia. Trajecti Batavorum (Utrecht), ex. libraria Gulielmi Broedelet, 1717.

. Pp. (viii), 548 + lvs (21). With extra engraved title as front. Title page printed in red and black. Old inscriptions on title and an old red seal. Library stamp. Contemporary vellum, worn. First few lvs very lightly waterstained otherwise internally a fine copy. Reland was professor of Oriental languages and Hebrew antiquity at Utrecht. First edition was published in 1708. Brunet iv, 204. Tobler p. 213.

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Book number: 25010

Catalogue: Near East

Keywords: Near East, asia, asie, asien, orient, east, asiatica, near east, hebrew, holy land, arabia, palestine