Sacred languages and sacred texts
London: Routledge, 1999. Paperback. x, 190p., first printing of the wraps issue, trade-size decorated softbound, clean, sound, very good copy. More
Cat.No: 176249
London: Routledge, 1999. Paperback. x, 190p., first printing of the wraps issue, trade-size decorated softbound, clean, sound, very good copy. More
Cat.No: 176249
Kobenhavn: Store Nordiske Videnskabsboghandel, 1945. Paperback. 169p., sewn textblock, text is typewriter-set with inserted Arabic readings; text primarily in Danish. A softbound in rubricated 10x7 inch wraps. Somewhat edgeworn with light external handling soil, bump to heel affects most leaves, otherwise sound; no ownership or other markings. Bibliography shows one..... More
Cat.No: 184124
Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 2005. Paperback. xii, 71p., introduction, personal inscription signed by the poet, very good first edition trade paperback original in pictorial wraps. "Rooted in the traditions of the Coptic community, this compelling debut collection widens the political conversation surrounding ethnicity, pan-Africanism, and pan-Arabism" cover blurb. More
Cat.No: 214781
Netherlands: J. Musses / Purmerend, 1935. Paperback. Thesis: text entirely in the Dutch language. Softbound in 9.5x6 inch plain printed wraps. Spine has a damp-stained heel and is toned and wrinkled, while overlapping covers have become edgeworn. Laid in loose is a 2-page addendum ("Stellingen") which is very edgeworn Perfectly..... More
Cat.No: 261747
Brooklyn: the museum, 1971. Hardcover. xxiii, 101p., line map and a few diagrams, color and b&w exhibit photography on coated paperstock, first edition cloth boards gilt on printed brown labels, a fine unblemished copy. Wilbour monographs - II. More
Cat.No: 171984
Amsterdam / Norwood NJ: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Ltd / Walter J. Johnson, Inc., 1974. Pamphlet. Titlepage and other publishing apparat in modern English, followed by 26p. in period English photo-copied in its blackletter printblocks; legible, for the most part. Softbound, paste-fastened into 8x6 inch red wraps lettered black. We see..... More
Cat.No: 279223
Alexandria: Alexandria University Press, 1969. 47p., slender booklet, minor handling wear. Research on then-recent family planning practices, by the chairman of the Ob-Gyn Department at the University of Alexandria. More
Cat.No: 237864
Tampa: Sharp Books International, 2004. ix, 180p., b&w site photography and diagrams, first edition boards gilt in glossy pictorial dj. A fine unblemished copy. More
Cat.No: 173354
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1917. 36p., 4.75x7 inches, previous owner's name penned on front wrap else very good in original stapled wraps. More
Cat.No: 95202
Baltimore: American Oriental Society, 1954. Pamphlet. ii, 55p., a softbound pamphlet in 9x6 inch plain printed wraps; expect small stains to both covers, perhaps a variety of "foxing", with a couple of spots within the text. Sound copy, otherwise clean and unmarked. "This Supplement is issued with Volume 74, Number..... More
Cat.No: 298531
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971. xvi+171p., rubricated title page, first edition boards in dj; preface, notes, bibliography, index, b&w plates, maps. Chronological account of the origins and early development of British Egyptology laced with scholarly sarcasm. Attractive copy neatly price-clipped. More
Cat.No: 75922
New York: Rizzoli New York, 2002. Hardcover. 512p., very heavy coated paperstock with profuse color exhibit and site photography, some very useful aerial photos, first American edition 12x8.5 inch openweave black cloth gilt, in pictorial dust jacket. Just now taken out of its original publisher's shrinkwrap, the two upper corner-tips..... More
Cat.No: 177195