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1985171723Riyadh: G.B.O.S.S. 1985. Our great efforts to build up our modern society First and only edition of this densely illustrated work on the modernization of Saudi Arabia providing a panorama of the country and its people. The foreword describes it as the country's "national duty" to combine development with historically rooted values. WorldCat shows only two institutional copies AUC and Pennsylvania. The chapters not only focus on commonly appreciated aspects of Saudi modernization such as the oil industry but also on issues such as girls' education youth welfare and the media. Arresting images include pictures of Saudi citizens in hospital on the sports field and in news studios. Many colour graphics and bar charts illustrate the financial allocations made to different ministries agricultural figures and even the number of students enrolled in vocational training centres. Small quarto. Original green leatherette over boards front cover and spine lettered in gilt. With 2 loose leaves handwritten in Arabic. Minor soiling to boards spine and fore edge bumped a touch of rubbing to gilt contents fresh and bright. A very good copy. hardcover
1990016936Augusta Ga: Augusta National Golf Club 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed and Dated in the Year of Publication. 1st Edition. A lovely copy in green leatherette inscribed & signed by Jay Hebert. Jay Herbert " Junius Joseph "Jay" Hebert February 14 1923 - May 25 1997 was an American professional golfer. He won seven times on the PGA Tour including the 1960 PGA Championship". Augusta National Golf Club Hardcover
1929205593New York: Horace Liveright 1929. First edition. Bookplate; tips slightly rubbed else fine in an edgeworn dust jacket with a scratch on the spine and evidence of general dampness book unaffected. 8vo 167pp; cloth-backed plush green boards mimicking the manicured texture of a putting green. A psychological study of the game. Gene Sarazen was a dominant golfer of his generation winner of seven major tournaments and a career grand slam. Bookplate of H.E. McFaddin apparently a Maryland businessman. Horace Liveright unknown
1924k3297London: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Covers lightly rubbed and sunned. Sm. chip to head of spine. Previous owner's inscription to fep. Occasional light foxing. 1924. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 180mm x 130mm 7" x 5". viii 292pp. ads. B/w plates and b/w illustrations within the text. . W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd hardcover
190207156THE ONE BEFORE Scribners 1902 first edition a bright vg copy in pictorial cloth. A fantasy with golf being a strong component. Profusely illustrated. Scribners / Scribner's hardcover
1845132785.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1845138368.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
19913554907191371991. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Droitwich Worcestershire: Grant Books 1991. AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR JOHN ADAMS AND LIMITED TO 125 COPIES THIS BEING # 69. Publisher's full red morocco with gilt lettering to the front board and spine with vignette of a golfer in gold to the front board. Four raised bands to the spine. All edges gilt. Title to the spine in gilt on black leather label. Marbled end-papers. A very fine copy in like publisher's slip-case. Hand-written letter from the publisher dated 6.4.91 laid in about the forthcoming publication of this book. A stunning production. Note: This limited edition of 125 copies should not be confused with the separate limited edition of 750 copies which is signed by Shirley Grant the publisher which was NOT published with a slip-case. Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover
121085London Archive Editions 1989. . 8 vols 8vo; original blue cloth gilt a fine set.<br /> A complete set of this handsome facsimile edition of all eight Persian Gulf pilots published between 1870 to 1932. Invaluable not only for sailing directions but also for descriptions of the coast and its towns and villages and how they have grown over the period.<br /> London, Archive Editions, 1989. hardcover
1938369654Pittsburgh 1938. With two illustrations from photgraphs. 70 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Red cloth. Minor soiling near fine. With two illustrations from photgraphs. 70 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Constitution by-laws and membership lists for this long-standing Pittsburgh club. The photographs show the Club in 1897 with members on the porch and an aerial view of the club and grounds. The membership lists includes hosts of Laughlins Mellons and Scaifes and other Pittsburgh families. There is a memorial roll listing both men and women members. OCLC reports single locations only for Club books from 1904 1915 and 1946 and nothing from the interwar years. RARE. <br/><br/> hardcover
2005Q-1402714416Sterling 2005-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Sterling paperback
1917000214<p><strong>We believe this to be the first complete collection of its kind</strong> including several items that we have not encountered in public libraries or archival sources. In any case it represents the most comprehensive collection of issues that we have traced over a period of twenty-five years of Ottoman state publications many of which are difficult to assemble. The collection essentially consists of official reports most of which were prepared by the two ambassadors <strong>Fakhr al-Din Rûm Bey Oğlu</strong> and <strong>Muhammad Nâbi</strong>. These reports are highly restricted official documents.</p>Description of the Collection<p>The reports were prepared in <strong>Ottoman Turkish</strong> except for four items written in modern Turkish after the alphabet reform; these were prepared by <strong>İsmail Hakkı Tevfik</strong> and <strong>Abdulgani Seni Bey</strong>.</p>1. <em>Najd Issue</em> Najd Question<p>Ottoman Turkish report published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Istanbul 1918. 15 pages octavo.<br />Prepared by Ambassador Fakhr al-Din Rûm Bey Oğlu and the Ottoman Ambassador in Rome Muhammad Nâbi dated 11 March 1917.</p><p>The report discusses the political borders of Ottoman Najd; the treaty signed between Süleyman Şefik Pasha and Abdulaziz ibn Saud; the Ottoman–British treaty concerning Najd including Qatar; and the Ottoman treaty with Ibn Saud converting Najd from a <em>mutasarrifate</em> into a province <em>vilayet</em> appointing Ibn Saud as governor and commander-in-chief including military organization.</p><p>Topics include:<br />Midhat Pasha's report; Wahhabis; the conflict between Saud and Abdullah ibn Faisal; the sheikhs of Muscat Mukalla Oman Hadhramaut and Bahrain and their relations with Britain; Saudi movements along eastern Najd; Ottoman naval response under Midhat Pasha; the administrative difficulty of Najd; support of Mubarak al-Sabah for the Ottomans; coercion of Abdullah al-Faisal to sign the al-Ahsa treaty; Ibn Rashid's advances; tribal dynamics; British support of Al-Sabah; British protection; Ibn Saud and the Muntafiq sheikh; Ottoman–Wahhabi agreements 10 April 1905; British protests regarding Ibn Saud's border violations and interference in Qatar and Oman; the 12-article Ottoman–Ibn Saud treaty of 12 July 1913 including the separation of Qatar from Najd; maritime boundaries; recognition of Jasim Al Thani; compensation to the Sheikh of Bahrain.</p>2. <em>Muscat Issue</em><p>Ottoman Turkish report Ministry of Foreign Affairs Istanbul 1918. 6 pages.<br />Prepared by Fakhr al-Din Rûm Bey Oğlu and Muhammad Nâbi dated 27 November 1916.</p><p>Covers Muscat modern Oman the Imamate foreign involvement Ottoman views rejecting Muscat's independence from the Arabian Peninsula; relations between Najd Muscat and British India; strategic location; occupation history; Al-Sa'id relations with Wahhabis; British and French recognition of Omani independence in 1862; Ottoman perspective on Oman's connection to Arabia.</p>3. <em>Qatar Coasts Issue</em><p>Prepared 8 January 1917. Printed at the Imperial Press. 7 pages plus 9 pages of French appendices.</p><p>Topics include British expansion from Bahrain to Qatar; Ottoman claims; British intervention since 1891; correspondence with the Ottoman state; Bahrain–Qatar disputes over Zubarah and al-'Udayd; appointment of Abd al-Rahman Al Thani; British encroachments; Qatar within the Kuwait treaty framework; confirmation of Jassim Al Thani's authority in 1913.</p>4. <em>Kuwait Issue</em><p>Fakhr al-Din Rûm Bey Oğlu & Muhammad Nâbi. Imperial Press Istanbul 1334 AH. 34 pages.</p><p>Geography population sect history of Al-Sabah; Ottoman administration of Baghdad and Basra; British policy; secret treaties 1899–1904; borders; railways; maritime flags; taxation refusal; British attempts to place Kuwait under protection; Ottoman responses; oil islands Bubiyan Khor Abdullah; Sheikh's declaration of being an officer in the British army. Dated 31 August 1918.</p>5. <em>Basra Gulf Issue</em> Bahrain Qatar Pirate Coast/Emirates<p>İsmail Hakkı Tevfik. Ankara 1931. 32 pages.<br />Political tribal and documentary history in Turkish English and French.</p>6. <em>Irrigation in Arabia</em><p>Fakhr al-Din Rûm Bey Oğlu & Muhammad Nâbi. 14 pages.<br />Ottoman irrigation projects; British interference since 1910; German involvement.</p>7. <em>Asir Revolt of 1911</em><p>Report by Consul General İsmail Hakkı. 31 pages.<br />Ottoman military actions; Idrisi revolt; tribal loyalties; Wahhabi involvement; detailed military maps.</p>8. <em>Aqaba Issue</em><p>By Rashdi Infantry Brigade Commander. Istanbul 1326 AH. 154 pages.<br />Ottoman–British relations; Egypt's role; Hijaz railway; Aqaba dispute.</p>9. <em>War in Arabia between Ibn Saud and the Imam of Yemen</em><p>By Abdülgani Sünni Bey. Ankara 1934. 20 pages.<br />Unique copy. Covers causes tribal alignments Asir Aden Najran foreign involvement.</p>10. <em>Guide to the Gulf of Aden</em><p>Ottoman Turkish. Istanbul 1310 AH. 276 pages.<br />Includes maps; authored by naval officer Süleyman Nutqi.</p>11. <em>Tripoli Benghazi and the Twelve Islands Issue</em><p>Report dated 27 November 1916. 24 pages French treaty texts.<br />Ottoman North Africa American conflicts Italian ambitions Lausanne Treaty.</p>12. <em>Sheikh Sa'id Island Issue</em><p>Istanbul 1916. 4 pages.<br />Strategic Bab al-Mandab island dispute with France.</p>13. <em>Palestine Issue – Zionist Claims</em><p>Istanbul 3 March 1918. 43 pages.<br />Origins of Zionism; European diplomacy; Jerusalem administration.</p>14. <em>Notes on the Iraq War</em><p>Military Press 1333 AH. 88 pages.<br />Translated from English for official use only. Rare.</p>15. <em>Bahrain Issue</em><p>Report dated 8 January 1917. 12 pages French texts.<br />History British protection treaties 1820–1898 inclusion in 1913 Gulf treaty.</p>16. <em>Muhammarah Issue</em><p>Report dated 1 March 1917. 8 pages.<br />Borders oil Sheikh Khaz'al Anglo-Iranian-Ottoman relations.</p>17. <em>Oil Concessions in Arabia</em><p>Report dated 26 March 1917. 9 pages English treaty.<br />Mosul Baghdad Basra Shell Najd Kuwait.</p>18. <em>Baghdad Issue</em><p>Report dated 31 August 1917. 53 pages French texts.<br />Baghdad Railway; British–Ottoman rivalry; Gulf politics.</p>19. <em>Farasan Islands Issue</em><p>Report dated 28 November 1916. 8 pages.<br />German coal depot request; British occupation; oil and gas.</p>20. <em>Hadhramaut Issue</em><p>Report dated 11 March 1917. 6 pages.<br />Tribal governance; British relations via Aden.</p>21. <em>Aden and the Nine Districts</em><p>Report dated 27 November 1916. 39 pages French annexes.<br />Portuguese Ottoman British rule; Yemen administration; sovereignty claims.</p>22. <em>Memorandum on British Claims Regarding the Baghdad Line and Basra Gulf</em><p>Istanbul 21 January 1911. 35 pages appendices.<br />Detailed diplomatic negotiations since 1903.</p>23. <em>Guide to the Red Sea</em><p>Istanbul 1307 AH. 459 pages.<br />Comprehensive nautical and railway guide with ports and routes.</p>24. <em>South Arabia Issue</em> Hadhramaut Socotra etc.<p>İsmail Hakkı Tevfik. Bulgaria 1935. 132 pages with photographs and maps.</p>25. <em>The Egyptian Issue</em><p>Prepared March 1918. 186 pages.<br />Ottoman legal and political analysis of Egypt from Muhammad Ali to British occupation.</p>26. <em>Shatt al-Arab Issue</em><p>Istanbul 1917. 30 pages.<br />1913 treaty with Britain; navigation borders Iran Muhammarah.</p><p><strong>Note</strong><br />İsmail Hakkı Tevfik was a senior Ottoman and Republican diplomat and son-in-law of Sultan Mehmed VI. Fakhr al-Din Rûm Bey Oğlu and Muhammad Nâbi were leading Ottoman statesmen. Other contributors include Süleyman Nutqi naval officer and Abdulgani Seni Bey later a key Republican thinker.</p><ul><li><strong> 26 items</strong></li></ul> Ottoman Ministry of Foreign Affairs paperback
196154957Pinehurst North Carolina: Richard S. Tufts. Very Good; Dj in Good Condition. 1961. Hardback. 122 pages . Richard S. Tufts hardcover
1972341j0814Toronto Ontario: The Royal Canadian Golf Association / R.C.G.A. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1972. Club-House Edition. Hardcover. 117 pages. Index. Eight page fold-out "Rules of Amateur Status" revised February 11 1972 affixed inside back board. Gift greetings atop first leaf otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear to original red cloth. A quality vintage copy.; Sm 4to . The Royal Canadian Golf Association / R.C.G.A. hardcover
60-02955United States Golf Association. Pamphlet. Good. Good condition with wear. United States Golf Association unknown
000977London: Relegious Tract Society A great copy of this popular annual. Full of stories to suit all. Black and white and colour illustrations. Nice condition faded spine with small tear to top GIRL PLAYING GOLF ON COVER 128pp. Signed by A Previous Owner comtempary. First Edition. Cloth Spine Pictorial Boards. VERY GOOD AVERAGE/No Jacket. Illus. by Various : Critchlow Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. HARDBACK. Relegious Tract Society hardcover
192274414London: Methuen 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Methuen 1922. Octavo xii 128 8 publisher's catalogue pages plus a frontispiece and 7 pages of plates. Cloth lightly bumped on the front bottom edge; spine sunned and a little rubbed; endpapers lightly offset; inner margin of the title leaf and the adjacent leaf a little glue discoloured with trifling adhesion blemishes to the inner margin of the frontispiece and title page; a very good copy. Methuen hardcover
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