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Published by Dorset Press (1991), NY, 1991
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
Condition: VG Hardback in VG DJ. Color photos (illustrator). For Winter Spring Summer Autumn.
Published by Dorset Press, NY, 1991, 1991
ISBN 10: 0880296941ISBN 13: 9780880296946
Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Very Good. Folio, hardcover, blue pictorial boards, Near fine. Giftable. Consultant: Sylvia Sullivan. Gorgeous illustrations throughout. 64 pp. including index. Looks at the huge variety of birds, from the tiny hummingbird to the huge albatross. Designed for young readers, filled with fascinating information and realistic images, easy to understand. Book.
Published by NY: Dorset Press 1991., 1991
ISBN 10: 0880296631ISBN 13: 9780880296632
Seller: de Wit Books, HUTCHINSON, KS, U.S.A.
Book
VG, clean HB; DJ-VG. 321 pp.
Published by NY: Dorset Pr. 1991., 1991
ISBN 10: 0880296976ISBN 13: 9780880296977
Seller: de Wit Books, HUTCHINSON, KS, U.S.A.
Book
G/VG, unmarked Hardback; DJ-VG. 558 pp.
Published by NY. 1991. Dorset Press reprint of 1951 original., 1991
ISBN 10: 0880296666ISBN 13: 9780880296663
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
Book
black & tan ¼ cloth hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. looks new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. minor scratch on ½ title pg., otherwise contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first printing ( # 1 in # line) of this reprint edition.317p. 7 b&w maps, plans & illustrations. bibliography. index. world history. middle east history. history of arabia. arab history. saudi arabia. ottoman empire. biography. ~ " . a mass of men all naked except for lomcloths, a few with another cloth over a shoulder: the remainder entirely naked, but armed with rifles or a dagger. At the sight of the torrent of naked armed men everyone fled and hid. There were some few horsemen, naked but with spears, shouting prayers confusedly, each its own way. The children, the usual guides, came to conduct them, and there was not a grown Meccan to be seen. So they began to pass by and kiss the Black Stone, as it were a swarming of bees." Historically Mecca is a sanctuary and a temple, the site of Ka'aba or the House of God. But this peninsula of Arabia was repeatedly subjected to the fury of the globe ~ lava strewn mountains and monsoon rains wreaked havoc and eventually produced an utterly barren land. Only the fiercest and bravest of persons ventured into this land of hope and dread. Mecca is still the forbidden city, one of the last in the world. Only Muslims may enter, others do so at their own risk. With the rise of the prophet Muhammad came the beginning of the Muslim Era. Before him, power and control of Mecca and the keys to Ka' aba shifted from tribe to tribe. Muhammad was determined to unify the tribes into one entity. All of the attributes of the many gods would be absorbed into one god ~ thereby unifying Mecca and its people. This led to the birth of Allah and the Koran. But this was not to be a tranquil unity. Gerald de Gaury illustrates the turbulent and sometimes bloody shifts of power that were to occur in Mecca over the next several hundred years. He examines the events that led Emir Mikhtar to flee from Mecca in 1201, allowing Handala to seize control. de Gaury recreates the scandalous rule of Mubarek, who remained in control for only 5 months. Mubarek was forced to leave Mecca and headed for the Yemen, where he died in 1727. Sherif Abdilla ibn Said then took over the rule of Mecca and kept it for the rest of his life. There is also the two~faced pledge made by Ghalib to Muhammad Ali and his son Tousoun Bey to assist in the war against the Wahhabis. It eventually became clear that Sherif Ghalib's intentions were to play both sides and join the war only when he was certain of the victor. He was attempting to keep Mecca safe from any invasion. In 1838 he was arrested by Ali and Tousoun and branded a traitor. The Rulers of Mecca is a comprehensive summary and analysis of centuries of Meccan history: rulers, families, economic upheaval and prosperity, and the people and events that built Mecca into the sacrosanct land of the Muslims.
Published by NY: Dorset Press, 1991, 1991
ISBN 10: 0880296151ISBN 13: 9780880296151
Seller: beat book shop, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.
Published by NY. 1991. Dorset Press facsimile reprint of the 1922 original., 1991
ISBN 10: 0880296976ISBN 13: 9780880296977
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
Book
grey & black 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in very fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. 7th printing (#7 in # line). originally published as The History Of The Balkan Peninsula in 1922. vii+558p. 14 b&w maps. 7 appendices. index. world history. european history. balkan history. greek & roman epochs. age of justinian. mongol invasions. slav invasions. persian wars. byzantine empire. bulgar state. the coming of the arabs. mt. athos. bogomil heresy. ragusa. ottoman turks. ottoman empire. revolt of the greeks. moldavia. wallachia. crimean war. turco~russian war. annexation of bosnia. turkish revolution of 1908. young turks. first balkan war. second balkan war. revolt of albania. tripolitanian war. world war i. serbia. montenegro. rumania. bulgaria. genealogical table of the house of osman. ~ Located in Southeastern Europe, the Balkan States include Albania, continental Greece, Bulgaria, European Turkey, most of Yugoslavia, and Southeast Rumania. This land and its people have a long history, beginning with the Ancient Greeks. Although they were not the original inhabitants of the peninsula, the Greeks were the first to leave a clear record of their existence. It is with them that the author Ferdinand Schevill, begins his history. The Greek epoch of history begins in the 6th century BC, with the Persian king, Cyrus, and his attempts to bring the entire Mediterranean under his control. But the Greeks defeated the Persians and continued their own efforts to unify the region. After the death of Alexander the Great the Romans began the difficult task of unifying the region.They employed police to insure conformity and were the first to build roads for easier travel between regions With the close of the Roman epoch, the Medieval, or Byzantine period began to take shape and flourished until the Ottoman Turks brought it down in 1453. This began an undisputed Turkish rule which lasted through the early 19th century. The Ottoman empire ruled with a Moslem sword, inflicting spiritual wounds upon all Christians. But this empire was decaying from the inside out. The Ottoman Empire was a military state and once the standing army began to falter the entire state fell.The oppressed were in revolt, the government was victimized by bribery and corruption and by the second decade of the 20th century the Ottoman Empire was completely destroyed. In A History of the Balkans, Schevill is able to communicate to the reader the current situations and events of this turbulent region. He clarifies today's issues by presenting their historical background in a single comprehensive volume. Through this work we realize that it is necessary to first understand the events of the past before we can understand those of the present.