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1946000234<ol><li>General Historical Context<br />King ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd's visit to Egypt in 1946 took place at a critical moment in Middle Eastern history immediately following the end of the Second World War amid the reconfiguration of the international order and the beginning of the decline of British colonial influence in the region. At that time Egypt was a pivotal actor in Arab politics while the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had firmly established itself as a central state with growing religious and political influence.</li><li>Political and Diplomatic Dimensions of the Visit<br />The document reveals the highly official and symbolic nature of the visit reflecting:<br />Mutual recognition of the leading status of both states in the Arab world.<br />A clear desire to coordinate political positions at a stage preceding the escalation of major Arab issues foremost among them the Palestinian question which was approaching a decisive turning point.<br />Support for the course of joint Arab action which had been crowned by the establishment of the League of Arab States in 1945 followed by efforts to consolidate Arab solidarity.<br />The programme further demonstrates meticulous protocol intended to project Arab unity in the face of international powers.</li><li>The Symbolic Significance of King ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz<br />The visit represents the peak of King ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz's external diplomatic presence. The programme illustrates the high level of esteem accorded to him as:<br />The founder of a modern state in the Arabian Peninsula.<br />A political and religious authority of particular weight in the Islamic world.<br />The document highlights how royal symbolism and formal protocol were employed to reinforce the legitimacy of the Saudi state within both the Arab and international spheres.<br />4. Importance of the Document as a Primary Source<br />The core value of the publication lies in its nature as:<br />An official primary source reflecting the governmental perspective rather than later historical narratives.<br />An organizational document revealing the nature of official relations mechanisms of coordination and priorities of engagement.<br />A precise record of Arab political protocol in the mid-twentieth century.<br />Unlike personal memoirs or retrospective studies this programme provides raw material for researchers without subsequent interpretive overlay.<br />5. Protocol and Cultural Dimensions<br />The book illustrates the level of royal diplomatic traditions of the period including:<br />Reception ceremonies and official honors.<br />The arrangement of meetings reflecting hierarchies of authority and political symbolism.<br />The blending of Arab and Islamic elements within official state ceremonies.<br />This offers scholars valuable insight into the culture of the modern Arab state in its formative stages.<br />6. Archival and Documentary Value<br />As a document of limited circulation produced for official or commemorative purposes the book possesses:<br />High archival value.<br />Particular importance for national libraries and historical research centers.<br />Strong potential for use in comparative studies of royal and diplomatic visits in the Arab world.</li></ol><p><br />The book "Programme of the Visit of His Majesty King ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd to Egypt 1365 AH / 1946 CE" is a document of exceptional historical importance. Its value lies not only in its organizational content but in its profound political and symbolic implications. It stands as a reliable witness to a pivotal phase in the formation of the modern Arab order and to the central role played by both Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in shaping its early dynamics.</p> The Egyptian Royal Court paperback
18645296Richmond Va: February 2 1864. Very good. Autograph document signed 1p. folio on blue paper. Old folds minor wear. with: Two autograph letters signed by De Voss Richmond Va. totaling 6pp. and with: Autograph letter signed by William Bradley Assessor Richmond Va. 2pp. Mailing folds minor wear. A collection of manuscript documents and letters pertaining to an interesting diplomatic moment between the Austrian government and the Confederacy in Richmond during the Civil War. Austrian consul Edward William De Voss was based in Richmond during the Civil War. While in Virginia he purchased 612 hogshead of tobacco right at the outbreak of the war in 1861 but was then forbidden to remove it to Austria due to the Union naval blockade. Appeals for relief to Secretary of State William Seward were denied. For a long while the Austrian government in an effort to preserve good relations with the United States accepted Seward's decision without complaint. As a result the Austrian-owned tobacco valued at $252331 sat in storage in Richmond and other locations in Virginia until at least 1864.<br /> <br /> The present manuscript petition dated February 2 1864 is a protest from the Austrian government triggered after the Confederate government apparently forced the Austrian government to pay 8% in taxes on De Voss's tobacco. Here De Voss as an agent for the Austrian government states that they are paying the tax bill "Solemnly protesting against the payment of said tax" and reserve the right to request "repayment or restitution from the said Government of the Confederate States of America of the said tax so paid by us." The sum was not small. At a total value of $252331 the 8% tax totaled $20186.48. The bottom twelve lines of manuscript following De Voss's petition is a statement by a Virginia notary and the bottom of the document is signed by him.<br /> <br /> In addition to the manuscript petition the present group includes two related letters by De Voss and another letter by a tax assessor in Richmond all pertaining to a specific portion of De Voss's tobacco horde. In his first letter dated February 20 1864 De Voss writes to Confederate Treasury Collector William Green about the appraised value of fifty-six hogshead of the aforementioned tobacco "stored near a Rice depot in Prince Edward County." Apparently the Confederate tax assessor had changed the value of this tobacco from just under $10000 to a whopping $24500. De Voss discusses the background of the tobacco's purchase "inspected here in Richmond and purchased by us in the year 1861 during the months of May and August for the account of friends in Europe" the movement of the tobacco to Petersburg for storage and other difficulties and issues relating to the tobacco since then. De Voss informs Green that he also has additional tobacco stored in Richmond Petersburg Dinwiddie County Buckingham County and Nelson County" and expresses surprise at the re-valuation of the tobacco stored in Price Edward County writing that "any dealer or Tobacco shipper will readily testify" in their favor.<br /> <br /> De Voss's second letter was also written to William Green a few weeks later. Here De Voss provides further details about the tobacco stored in Price Edward County stating that it is located "in barns on a plantation near Rice depot under the care of Mr. W.E. Bradshaw." He then provides a detailed breakdown on how much tobacco was stored in each of four warehouses and the value of each portion of each type of "leaf." De Voss then discusses the prospect of moving this tobacco to Richmond commenting that "Tobacco does not improve by keeping and particularly the lower grades which are never judged with the same care as the better descriptions." The letter is followed by a manuscript forwarding note by Green to Confederate tax assessor William Bradley regarding the Austrian tobacco. Green writes that "The Tobacco having been in Price Edward County before the tax act was passed if such was the fact I concur that in applying the Richmond standard of prices allowance should be made for the expense of bringing it again to Richmond."<br /> <br /> The final letter in the present group is Bradley's reply to Green regarding De Voss's tobacco in the "log barns" in Prince Edward County. Bradley confirms some of the information in De Voss's communication regarding the type and quantity of the tobacco and then provides his own "fair evaluation" of the tobacco.<br /> <br /> A fascinating group of manuscripts illustrating the complexity of diplomatic and economic relations during the Civil War with notable information on the value of southern tobacco during the latter period of the conflict. February 2 unknown
1727000369Mantua: Alberto Turnermani 1727. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to. pp. xxii 2 260 i.e. 272 2 261-338. Pagination is erratic repeating 161-172 in numbering. With 6 plates including a frontispiece depicting the dedicatee Victor Amedeus II Duke of Savoy; a fold-out illustrating the Roman triumphal arch at Susa outside of Turin with a restored inscription; 3 fold-outs reproducing Roman papyri manuscripts; 1 plate depicting Roman coins. An illustration on p. 236 accompanies the text showing a winged Roman or Etruscan spirit. The title page is printed in red and black and includes an engraved vignette. Text is in Italian with Latin sections. Bound in full contemporary mottled calf showing rubbing staining and general wear. Hinges and head caps are carefully restored; board corners are repaired. Several gilt panel lines on the spine are renewed with new gold somewhat brighter than the old. Interior pages are generally crisp and fresh. Occasional scholarly Latin marginalia are written as glosses in a very neat miniscule old hand 19th cent. or earlier sometimes easy at first glance to confuse with the regular printed glosses. A small marginal tear on p. 93 is neatly sealed. A minor tear near the hinge of the triumphal arch plate is also sealed. Scipione Maffeis "Istoria diplomatica" is a landmark book in the history of paleography. This work firmly established the unity of the Latin script and disproved Jean Mabillions earlier theory that Latin upper case lower case and cursive characters derived from five different early alphabets. Maffeis book also analyzes the Ravenna papyri a collection of late Roman administrative documents from the chancery of the Archdiocese of Ravenna dating from the 5th-7th centuries c.e. many of which are here transcribed and published for the first time. Other documents are also mentioned including the famous bronze tablet "Senatus Consultum" prohibiting the celebration of the Bacchanalia. Another section discusses the origin of the Etruscan and Italic alphabet. Razzolini Biblio. dei testi di lingua a stampa p. 212; Brunet III 1291; Graesse IV p. 334 <br/> <br/> Alberto Turnermani hardcover
1976306083Washington D.C.: Embassy of India 1976. First edition. 222 pp. 4to. Original blue silk-covered boards dust jacket. Front hinge over-opened some minor edgewear to jacket. First edition. 222 pp. 4to. INSCRIBED by the author to then Secretary of State Cyrus Vance 1917-2002. Vance occupied the post 1977-1980 succeeding Henry Kissinger. He accompanied President Carter on his historic visit to India in January 1978 a few months before this inscription which culminated in the Delhi Declaration in which the two nations made a strong commitment to global diplomacy and human rights. The visit was crucial in restoring good relations with India following Nixon's tilt toward Pakistan in 1971. Kamath was Washington correspondent for the Times of India from 1969 to 1978. Embassy of India unknown
2091502135500171Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19582080202102705704University of Tokyo Press 1958. Soft Cover. Fine. Page size: 875 pages Size: A5 size University of Tokyo Press paperback
195776099Germany: N.p. 1957. Original photograph album containing over 60 photographs and presented to William Trimble in 1957 as a gift when he left the American embassy in Bonn West Germany. The album measures 13 x 16 inches and the majority of the photographs measure 9 x 6 1/2 inches though there are a number of larger images. All leaves mounted to stubs and all photographs with with handwritten captions. The whole housed in the original green morocco and card slipcase. Slipcase worn but album and photographs in very good condition. A fascinating photograph album dealing with American diplomacy in Western Europe at the start of the Cold War. We find the presentation nicely done in a calligraphic hand on the first leaf - "Presented to Minister William C. Trimble by the Administrative Affairs Section of the American Embassy Bonn in recognition of his unfailing support understanding patience and wide counsel which he so willingly provided on all matters concerning the Embassy's administrative program. It is out hope that this small token of our appreciation will recall fond memories of his tour of duty at Bonn. On the occasion of his departure we want him to know that he takes with him our best wishes for his continued success. On the second leaf in the same hand we find a list of all 69 Embassy employees. The photographs include 2 views of the embassy 1 from high up with a good view of the Rhine 3 views of Trimble reviewing military units men in uniform for a Memorial Day ceremony Armistice Day ceremonies aerial photographs of Plittersdorf and Bad Gadsburg 5 of spring flooding of the Rhine orientation for Fulbright students an American church movie theater 5 of the opening of the Little League of Bad Gadsburg Col. Ray Lasseter Gen. Norstad Adm. Ruge William de Bourdet Konrad Adenaur first Chancellor of West Germany 1949-1963 Willi Brandt chancellor 1969-74 near end of album and finally a 2-page pair of photos of a city's buildings surrounded by trees taken from an elevated position.William C. Trimble began his diplomatic career as a vice consul in Seville Spain in 1931 and finished it in 1968 as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. After leaving West Germany he became the United States Ambassador to Cambodia. He died in Maryland in 1996. N.p. unknown
1963ZB288466Philadelphia etc.: 1963-1993 passim. volumes 7-37 most volumes available; price is for the lot. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Philadelphia, etc.: unknown
1994x-1563243989M E Sharpe Inc 1994. Hardcover. New. 288 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. M E Sharpe Inc hardcover
1939180510Japan. circa1939. 103 name or business cards mounted on 17 window-faced card leaves a little faded and a few tears in an album 26.2 x 18.3 cm; green linen boards gilt decorated spine a little chipped and rubbed but in remarkable original condition. An album of Japanese name cards collected in the late 1930s apparently by Bruce Rogers who held a post at the University of Oregon. The name cards which are organized roughly in alphabetical order in a purpose-made album offer a fascinating insight into the network of contacts of a western resident in prewar Japan. They include cards presented to Rogers by journalists academics businesspeople diplomats and others. Though quite a number of his contacts are Americans or other foreigners the majority are Japanese. There are three cards from George Albert Makinson 1886-1972 and his wife presented at the time when Makinson was US Consul General in Osaka a post he took up in1938 and a card presented by Parliamentary Lower House member Honda Yoshinari 1871-1952. Some of the cards include inscriptions thanking Rogers for hospitality and one particularly interesting one is inscribed with a message of introduction from a Japanese acquaintance asking for Rogers to be allowed to be present during an air-raid drill in Tokyo an omen of the approaching war. . hardcover
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190440230Philadelphia: Journalists' Home. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1904. First Edition. Cloth. 12.5" x 9; 406 pages; Editorial Edition de Luxe. Limited to 100 copies. Two blank end papers with repaired rips. Wear to cloth extremities. Title page states this is volume I but no volume II appears to have ever been published BOHEMIA. Official Publication of the International League of Press Clubs for the Building and Endowment of the Journalists' Home. A Symposium of Literary and Artistic Expressions by Men and Women distinguished in Journalism Art Romance Literature Finance Diplomacy Politics and Statecraft. Especially prepared and voluntarily contributed. Edited by A. K. McClure and others. With numerous colored and plain illustrations portraits facsimiles etc. Thick 4to. Contents generally VG with a few scattered light water stains. . Journalists' Home hardcover
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188203423Boston: American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions 1882. Hard Cover. Hardcover. Very Good. Book. To Science and Human WellBeing. A hardcover very early edition with lots of black and wie drawings of tribal and groups. An study and account of e US Foreign Missions priort o 1882. Book has some loose pages in center but all present. A very rare 1st edition print. <br/><br/> American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions hardcover
19412090202120201774Japan International Association 1941. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 167p Plate size: 19cm Number of books: 1 Japan International Association paperback
2111902158407378Japan International Association N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 167p Plate size: 19cm Japan International Association paperback
2012Q-1442208309Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2012-05-03. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Rowman & Littlefield Publishers hardcover
167339005Gedruckt in't Jaeronses Heeren 1673. 12mo. Later blank wrappers. 12 pp. Closely cut. <br/><br/><em>Negotiations for peace between the Netherlands and Great Britain took place in the Hague in 1673 lead by the Swedish ambassadors Sparre and Ehrensteen. </em> unknown
2006T26553Bangkok: White Lotus Press 2006. Paperback. Good/no dj. 1.52. India Timeless Splendour White Lotus Press paperback
1940biblio423<p>Tight Binding Unmarked text. Cover has edge wear crease small tear. Stamp on title page: Zionist Archivezand Library. 41 East 42nd Street NY NY. Alternate title: 5000000 Jews without country What is the answer. A digest by Harry Louis Selden. Intro. by Frances Gunther. 215 pages. </p> The American Friends of a Jewish Palestine paperback
1564250318.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2000Q-0967910803American Academy of Diplomacy 2000-05-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! American Academy of Diplomacy paperback
19652091202133210158Tokoshoin 1965. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 3 books in total Tokoshoin paperback
1997x-1563243997M E Sharpe Inc 1997. Paperback. New. 288 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. M E Sharpe Inc paperback
