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Published by NYU Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 147981329XISBN 13: 9781479813292
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Condition: Used - Like New. Fine. Paperback. 2015. Originally published at $18.
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Published by New York University Press 10/15/2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 1479800724ISBN 13: 9781479800728
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Leg Over Leg: Volumes One and Two 1.3. Book.
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Published by NYU Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 0814769845ISBN 13: 9780814769843
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Condition: Used - Very Good. 2013. hardcover. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf wear. Else clean copy. Very Good.
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Published by NYU Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 1479842249ISBN 13: 9781479842247
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Condition: Used - Very Good. 2014. hardcover. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf wear. Else clean copy. Very Good.
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Published by NYU Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 1479875759ISBN 13: 9781479875757
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Condition: Used - Very Good. 2014. hardcover. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf wear. Else clean copy. Very Good.
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Published by NYU Press, New York, 2013
ISBN 10: 0814769845ISBN 13: 9780814769843
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Nice, bright copy. ; Library Of Arabic Literature, 27; 8vo; 464 pages.
Published by NYU Press, New York, 2014
ISBN 10: 1479842249ISBN 13: 9781479842247
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Nice, bright copy. ; Library Of Arabic Literature, 34; 8vo; 488 pages.
Published by NYU Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 0814729371ISBN 13: 9780814729373
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fine. Book is in Used-LikeNew condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear.
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Published by New York University Press, New York, 2015
ISBN 10: 1479800724ISBN 13: 9781479800728
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First printing, two volume trade paperback set, both books have a shallow lean to their binding, and bumps to their spine ends and cover corners, while the second volume also has a heavy bump with short creasing to the tail of its spine, creasing to the upper corner of several pages, and rubbing with smudging to its covers and the edges of its text block. Overall, this is a solid, tight, Very Good set. ISBNs - 9781479800728 (Vol. 1-2) 9781479813292 (Vol. 3-4).
Published by Kutub Publishing, Beirut, 2002
ISBN 10: 9953417466ISBN 13: 9789953417462
Seller: FOLIOS LIMITED, Witney, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. Third Edition. [6], 374 pp; Arabic text, introduced by Yusuf Khoury, publisher's original wrappers, copy in Mint condition. New. Al-Chidyak was one of the earliest Arab travellers to visit Malta, France and England. This reprint of his accounts on his travels is based on the second edition of 1866 which he considered the final version. The author was invited to england in the early 1840's in order to help translating the Holy Bible into Arabic. In these two works he describes social life in the three countries he visited. # 19260.
Published by Matba'at al-Jawa'ib, Qustantiniyyah, 1877
Seller: FOLIOS LIMITED, Witney, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 169 pp., Arabic text within borders, modern hard back binding, foxing throughout, paper slightly browned, wormholes throughout, heavy in margins, reading copy, printed Matba?at 'al-Jawa'ib, first edition, 1294 A. H. / 1877. #35420.
Published by Matba'at al-Jawa'ib, Qustantiniyyah, 1874
Seller: FOLIOS LIMITED, Witney, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 219 pp., Arabic text within borders, modern hard back binding, few ink annotations in margins, foxing throughout, paper slightly browned, wormholes in margins not affecting text, first edition, 1291 A. H. / 1874. #35421.
Published by Kutub Publishing, Beirut, 2009
ISBN 10: 9953554064ISBN 13: 9789953554068
Seller: FOLIOS LIMITED, Witney, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: New. First Edition. [5], + vii + 712 pp. + 26 pp. + [8], Arabic text, index, introduced by Professor Yusuf Quzma Khouri. A facsimile edition of the1855 Paris first edition. Mint condition, New. We would like to point that, this is the first time, in about 153 years, that the Arab reader is able to read the complete version of this book uncensored. Published in Paris in 1855, al-Saq 'ala al-saq fi ma huwa al-Faryaq (One Leg Crossed Over The Other) is a literary masterpiece that transcends and surpasses the purely "documentary". It is a work in four parts, nearly 700 pages long, and the fourth section deals mainly with the periods spent in Europe by the author. It also cuts across all genres: not a classical traveller's tale, not really an autobiography and not a pure lexicographical study, Shidyaq's book yet manages to be all these things at once. The protagonist's name is "Faryaq", easily decipherable as a compound made up of the author's abbreviated first and last names. The book describes his life, but it also offers discussions on philosophical and social matters, and descriptions of places visited, as well as linguistic and literary excurses. These multifarious themes are often presented in the form of arguments between Faryaq and Faryaqiyya, his intelligent, cultivated and self-assured wife. In a work bristling with irony and self-irony, both the achievements and the negative aspects of modern European civilisation are subjected to a critical examination; and the social conditions in Europe during the Industrial Revolution are not left out. Shidyaq was undoubtedly a combative intellectual, and he was never deterred by taboos. His work includes criticisms of the Bible, erotic descriptions, defences of the rights of woman, arguments favouring a separation of Church and State, caustic critiques of the Christian clergy in the Lebanon, and condemnations of large landowners and religious sectarianism. For the period in which he was writing, this was extremely provocative - and it still is, in part. This is surely why Shidyaq has never been granted proper recognition in the Arab world. A full appreciation of his substantial work is long overdue. #30192.
Published by New York University Press, 2013
Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Includes all 4 volumes. Edited and translated by Humphrey Davis. Very Good+/Very Good+ Condition. Covers have some very minor rubbing. Volume 2 has one corner bumped - otherwise books would be in near fine condition. No marks on the text block. No marks of previous ownership or inscriptions; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
Published by NYU Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 147989754XISBN 13: 9781479897544
Seller: Half Moon Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket edges show some scuffs and rubbing. All 4 books are in great condition though.
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Published by Matba'at al-Jawa'ib, Qustantiniyyah, 1877
Seller: FOLIOS LIMITED, Witney, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 360 pp., [2, errata], Arabic text within borders, original marbled hard boards, rubbed, new spine & endpapers, title gilt, first edition, 1294 A. H. / 1877. #35418.
Published by Matba'at al-Jawa'ib, Qustantiniyyah
Seller: FOLIOS LIMITED, Witney, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 255 pp., [3, errata], Arabic text within borders, modern hard back binding, light scattered foxing, few wormholes throughout, no date, circa 1870. #35422.
Published by New York University Press, New York, 2013
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. 8vo. 4 volumes. v1: [xl], 368 pp. â ¢ v2: 446 pp. â ¢ v3: 396 pp. â ¢ v4: 574 pp. Hardcover bindings in dustwrappers, fine condition. (69456). Edited and translated by Humphrey Davies. Text in English an Arabic.
Published by Al-Jawa'ib, Istanbul, 1881
Seller: FOLIOS LIMITED, Witney, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second Edition. Arabic text, 361 pp., [3 adverts], preliminary pages browned, partly unopened, small marginal cut to title page repaired without loss, light spotting, mainly to end leaves, otherwise copy in good condition, 1299 H / 1881. Al-Shidyaq a llinguist, journalist and translator, he was nevertheless one of the pioneers of the modern Arab literary awakening, and one of a long of Lebanese and Syrian scholars ?( J. A. Haywood, Arabic Lexicography, p. 90) who contributed to Arab renaissance. Chidyaq published several works on Arabic language, including a dictionary of English and Arabic published in London in 1891. The first volume of this work covers his impression and observation about Malta, while the second is considered as a Arabic literary masterpiece from the 19th century. Chidyaq describes in ' Kashf Al-Mukhabba' his journey through England and France in the mid of the 19th century. #24754.
Published by Matba'at al-Jawa'ib, Qustantinyah, 1881
Seller: FOLIOS LIMITED, Witney, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 690 pp., Arabic text within borders, title printed in red, contemporary half-calf, worm holes throughout without affecting text, ink comments on margins, a presentation copy to the owner as shown in inscription on title page, "Faris al-Shiyaq, whose interest in Arabic, its lexicon, and its dictionaries goes back to his childhood, did not share Butrus al-Bustani?s views regarding "al-Qamus" of Fairuzabadi. In fact, Faris al-Shidyaq directed severe criticism against Fairuzabadi?s al-Qamus. His fierce attack on al-Qamus was intended to reveal that linguistic problems are not inherent in Arabic, but rather in al-Qamus- a representative of Arabic dictionaries that were incapable of serving the needs of the "modern" age. This attack on al-Qamus by al-Shidyaq was intended to spur interest in the compilation of a modern dictionary that would be easy to use by Arabic speakers, and that would also take a modern approach to language. As Faris al-Shidyaq states in his introduction to ?ak-Jasus ?ala al-Qamus? the motivation behind the compilation of his work lies in the 24 criticisms taken from his rather lengthy and somewhat disorganized introduction in which he spells out his views about classical Arabic dictionaries". (Hans-Josef Niederehe, "History and Historiography of Linguistics"). #17178.
Published by Istanbul, Matba`at al-Jawaib & Garte in Leipzig, [c. 1885]., 1885
Seller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Austria
Small 4to. Lithographed title page and index; 34 photo-lithogr. plates, hightlighted in gilt and red. Original red and gilt cloth. Only edition of this lavishly produced series of portraits showing the Ottoman Sultans from the 14th to the 19th century. Captioned in French and Arabic. The editor, Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq (1804-87), was born in Lebanon to an Arab Maronite family. He converted to Islam in 1860 and spent much of his later life in Istanbul as the editor of an Arab language newspaper, "El-Jawa ib". In recent years, scholars seem to have taken a renewed interest in Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq and his role in the "nahda", or Arab renaissance of the 19th century. Several biographies have been published recognizing his struggle to modernize the Arabic language and educational system, as well as his defence of Arabic culture and language against the Turkization movement across the 19th century Ottoman Empire. As such he is considered one of the founders of modern Arabic literature and journalism. - Minor foxing to reverse of plates, otherwise in perfect condition. - OCLC 15623629.
Published by Ottoman Egypt, [1833/34 CE =] 1249 H., 1833
Seller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Austria
4to (158 x 217). 112 pp. (last 3 blank). Arabic manuscript on polished paper. Black naskh script with important words and phrases picked out in red. Contemporary calf with marbled covers. Purple endpapers. Three works in one manuscript, all copied by a father of modern Arabic literature. Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq (1804-87), born in Lebanon to an Arab Maronite family, converted to Islam in 1860 and spent much of his later life in Istanbul as the editor of an Arab language newspaper. In recent years, scholars have taken a renewed interest in Faris al-Shidyaq and his role in the "nahda", or Arab renaissance of the 19th century. Several biographies have been published, recognizing his struggle to modernize the Arabic language and educational system, as well as his defence of Arabic culture and language against the Turkization movement across the 19th century Ottoman Empire. As such, he is considered one of the founders of modern Arabic literature and journalism. As part of these efforts, two texts from this manuscript were published in a literary compilation on Faris al-Shidyaq's press in 1882, and some of the extra notes and poetry on title-pages and other parts of this manuscript appear in exactly the same arrangement in the same publication, pointing to this manuscript as the original source. - The first of three works is a commentary on the "Kitab al-Maqsurah" of Ibn Durayd, a eulogy in praise of the 9th century Persian military commander al-Shah 'Abd-Allah Ibn Muhammad Ibn Mikal, who served under the Abbasid caliphs, and his son Abu'l-Abbas Ismail. Also known as the "Kasida", the work attracted numerous commentaries. - This is followed by a commentary by Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari (1074-1143) on Al-Shanfara's "Lamiyat al-Arab", the crowning text of pre-Islamic Arabic poetry. Al-Shidyaq's manuscript is completed by another commentary by Abu al-'Abbas Muhammad ibn Yazid (al-Mubarrad, ca. 826-898), a scholar from the Muslim Golden Age. The prevailing theme of this collection is clearly that of scholarly commentary on Arabic works with great historical significance, a fitting theme to match al-Shidyaq's life's work. - Extremities professionally restored. Some edge flaws and wormed throughout, more severely in some places. - GAL I, 211.