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19272299Jerusalem Keren Kajemeth Lejisrael 1927. Soft cover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Small octavo. Pp. 48. Plus 2 extra pages with 3 photo-plates and 6 other such illustrations. With a folding line-drawn map tipped-in onto inside of back wrap. Appendices. Original decorated wrappers lettered in red with a woodcut illustration of a Holy Land landscape spine very lightly rubbed. In about fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ Second edition. A fascinating publication published by the Zionist Information Office of the Jewish National Fund and printed in Tel Aviv. Not a traditional traveller's guide to the Holy Places it is an invitation to visit the Zionist community in Palestine. It includes background information for visits in Jerusalem Tel Aviv and its region Haifa Valley of Yisrael Nazareth Afula Beth Shean as well as some newly established villages. Further there are detailed programmes for a three-day a five-day a week and two-weeks visits with advise what to do and where to go on each day. There is also a train timetable and a currency conversion table. The second part is the history of the Zionist Movement in Palestine and the book concludes with a financial report of the Fund's activities. This copy includes the road map "Erez-Israel" with indication of railways main roads paths and tracks marshes and rivers as well as Jewish National Fund land and national frontier. Y-3 OUT <br/> <br/> Jerusalem, Keren Kajemeth Lejisrael paperback
196120239Zürich: Kunsthaus Zürich. 1961. Seventh Edition. Softcover. Very Good. The art of the Hittites in German. Exhibition catalogue from a show at the Kunsthaus Zürich from 1961. Extensive rear section with plates of artifacts. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 110 pages . Kunsthaus Zürich paperback
1936L6CG5IA5ETO8Chicago: Geographical publishing company 1936. Colour printed map 54 x 40 cm. Map of the Arabian Peninsula and parts of the USSR Turkey Iran and the British French and Italian colonies in Africa possibly coming from an edition of the Commercial atlas of the world. Printed in yellow are oil fields and pipelines including the legendary Kirkuk-Haifa/Tripoli oil pipeline. Detailed maps of Iran and of British controlled Palestine are printed on the other side.With a few small holes near the inner margin. Geographical publishing company, unknown
1957L94EK3173IPOTel Aviv: Tazpioth 1957. Original wrappers. 8vo. 18 instalments plus 1 duplicate. A selection of instalments of the magazine: New outlook an Tel Aviv-based monthly devoted to Israeli and Middle Eastern affairs and the promotion of Israeli-Palestinian dialogue and peace. It includes articles on politics poetry agriculture meteorology the Cold War education music education economy etc. covering all countries in the Middle East and from both Jewish and Arab perspectives.A very good set. Tazpioth, unknown
1948L2EG76GNBQ6GLondon: Brettenhem house 1948. Later cardboard binder. 30 x 23.5 cm. With many reproductions of photographs ground plans maps and cross-sections. Extract from the periodical The Petroleum Times containing an extensive article on oil in the Middle East. It opens with a list of Middle East oil companies and their concessions accompanied by a map showing their oil fields followed by a section on the future of Middle East oil. Individual chapters are devoted to the oil industry in Iran Iraq Bahrein Saudi Arabia Haifa Israel and Kuwait describing the area's geology oil fields reservoirs and more illustrated with photographs and cross-sections of the soil. The first 25 and last 16 pages consist of advertisements. Lacking the first 4 leaves of the preliminaries probably advertisements but the article itself complete some leaves slightly creased otherwise in very good condition. Brettenhem house, unknown
1920ABC_48727Iraq 1920. Kept in a clear plastic sleeve. With 11 snapshots all ca. 6 x 9 cm. Collection of 11 snapshots from the early 1920s likely taken by a British soldier stationed in the Middle East. It is difficult to pinpoint exactly where these photographs were taken but presumably in Mesopotamia present day Iraq. Great Britain was actively involved in Mesopotamia from 1914-1932. Prior to the First World War a large portion of the Middle East was in the hands of the Ottoman Empire. However when the Ottomans sided with Germany in 1914 Great Britain sent forces to Mesopotamia to protect the Anglo-Persian oil fields. The British army initially suffered a major defeat but eventually gained the upper hand and captured Baghdad in 1917. In 1920 after the Ottoman Empire was partitioned the United Kingdom formally established control in the region under a mandate of the League of Nations. However the Iraqi people resented this idea and revolted. In 1922 Great Britain and Iraq then signed the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty in which Iraq was given the right for self-government while Great Britain stayed in control of the country's foreign policy. This would last until Iraq's independence in 1932.The present snapshots were taken in the early days of British control in the region and depict the atmosphere at the time. They show the daily life of locals including women collecting water from the river men standing guard and the hustle and bustle in the streets. Also included are various group photos of British soldiers and locals.The photographs show some traces of wear around the corners and edges but are overall in good condition. unknown
1910J68AIMO7W1D1Palestine 1910. Rolled up and kept in a cardboard tube. An enormous panoramic view drawn in coloured gouaches on a single continuous roll of unwatermarked wove paper 70 x 583 cm the drawing running to the edges of the paper. A panoramic view of what appears to be a fantasy Middle Eastern landscape with spectacular mountains in the background a body of water near each end and a wide variety of buildings and ruins some clearly classical Roman and others Middle Eastern. The combination of classical Roman architecture with dromedaries and other Middle Eastern features places it very likely in Palestine but we have not been able to identify specific buildings. The most distinctive ruin a round Roman temple with five columns on the viewer's side an entablature above them and a vertical base below them looks more like the Temple of the Vesta at Tivoli than like any known in the Middle East the columns are not rendered in sufficient detail to determine their order but they are almost certainly not Ionic and are probably Corinthian. There are also classical Roman aqueducts. The six shepherds with their flocks all wear broad-brimmed hats and have staffs and two are blowing long slightly curved horns. Several more figures with broad-brimmed hats and staffs might be pilgrims one together with what is presumably his wife. With a 33 cm tear into the left end a few insignificant and much smaller tears and with pin holes about 1 cm from the edges from mounting on a wall but otherwise in very good condition and with the colours fresh and bright. A spectacular panoramic view of the Middle East including many classical Roman ruins. unknown
1979EC-43U.K.: Oxford University Press 1979. Detailed text provides a systematic account of the views of the Arab oil-producing countries on the basic issues underlying debates in the most crucial areas of international oil affairs. Contains nine papers contributed by some of the leading figures in policy-making in international oil affairs and oil-developmental economists in the Arab world. 110 pgs. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oxford University Press Paperback
19251208C019Baghdad: Hasso Bros. 1925 Circa. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 50. Very Good Plus/Good. 10 x 12.25 inches 26 x 32 cm. Slipcase: Rare original slipcase constructed from stapled card. Addressed to the English recipient on one side panel with Iraqi stamp and label with a few postal franks dated 1927. Also included is the original plain jacket with heavy foxing wear and slight loss to edges a few archival tape repairs to reverse. Overall case condition is Good. Book: First printing. Oblong album bound in imitation crocodile skin with gilt lettering to front board. Cord ties one tassle lacking. 73 sepia photogravures on 50 leaves recto only printed by Rotophot AG of Berlin. Speckled foxing to pages as usual for this title a few light marks. Excellent overall condition by far the best example we have seen. Includes street scenes of Basrah Basra Baghdad and Mosul. Three images have 'R.A.F. Official Photograph' noted below. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 10 x 12.25 inches 26 x 32 cm. Hasso Bros. hardcover
1988MS-37Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1988. Scholarly text explores the recent history of the Saudi oil state in an analysis of the struggle for social and political power in modern Saudi Arabia. Includes a discussion of the impact on the Saudi economy of the oil market; processes of modernization and its impact on social and political change; etc. 247 pgs. Frontispiece map. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper with some residual print transfer on inside dustjacket flap. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
1977MS-46Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1977. Classic scholarly text investigates the Turkish experiment in democracy which began with the formation of new political parties in 1945 and led to the peaceful abdication of power by the Republican People's Party after the general election of 1950. This change which brought the Democrat Party to power proved to be a turning-point in Turkish politics and thereafter the experiment took on new dimensions. This book is based largely on Turkish sources including material gathered by the author in his extensive interviews with participants in this continuing experiment. 474 pp. Minor small light scuff mark to lower section of front dustjacket cover. Minimal shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar. Scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
1999032798Berlin: Gerbruder Borntraeger 1999. Second Edition. Cloth. Like New/No d/j as Published. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Type: Book 205pp. Gerbruder Borntraeger hardcover
1995AH-1Ministry of Information: Atlas Est. State of Kuwait 1995. Contains descriptive and cartographic sections on War Crimes brief statistics of the invasion maps of mass destruction maps of different areas of Kuwait. Outlines the locality where war crimes were committed during Aug.21990 and Feb.261991. Text in English French and Arabic. Dustjacket in mylar. Minimal shelfwear. NOTE: Heavy Item. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Atlas Est. State of Kuwait Hardcover
1978MS-32Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1978. Scholarly text based on the author's extensive research and access to previously unpublished government documents presents the first detailed and accurate figures on the size and distribution of the Gulf oil revenues. Text examines precisely how four governments- Abu Dhabi Bahrain Kuwait and Qatar- decided to use the wealth they received from exploitation of their petroleum deposits and assesses the impact of their decisions on their countries' development. 218 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
1987MS-8Abdullah N. Al-Subaiy 1987. Scholarly text presents 789 bibliographic entries of doctoral dissertaions on all subjects related to Saudi Arabia which have been accepted by universities in the U.S. and Canada from 1935-1987. Entries are arrange alphabetically by subject year and author. Text in English and Arabic. Includes a presentation letter from the author on his stationary signed and dated. Approx. 350 pp. Gilt spine front cover in English rear cover in Arabic. Lower corners slightly bumped. Scarce. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Privately Printed. Abdullah N. Al-Subaiy Hardcover
1973MS-4Beirut Lebanon: Al-Risalah 1973. Classic scholarly historical text contains early geographical writings from 800 to 1150 including descriptions of some localities in the Northern Hijaz by the Arab geographers of that period; descriptions of the pilgrim routes in that area; a general survey of information and characteristics; rise and decline of towns and villages in the Northern Hijaz; dependencies of Medina and Mecca; geographical poetry; etc. Includes a detailed fold-out map of the region. 486 pp. Dustjacket in mylar. Virtually no shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Al-Risalah Hardcover
1985MS-36Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1985. Scholarly text examines the complex processes by which the traditional relationships between religion society and polity are being radically altered in the modern Saudi state. This study focuses on the differentiation between religion and state in a patrimonial society; changing patterns in the composition and orientation of the political elite; the process of nation building. 171 pgs. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. Very minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
1977008414Ridgefield CT U.S.A.: Attic Books Limited 1977. Publisher: Attic Books Limited 1977 V.Good HB ISBN: 0-915018-16-0. Hard Cover. Very Good. Attic Books Limited Hardcover
19251206T062London: Country Life 1925. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: xiv 88. Very Good Minus. 10 x 12.5 inches 27 x 32 cm. Green cloth binding. Light scuffing and marking to boards. Fading to spine and edges of front board. Top page edge gilt. Foxing to page edges and plates a few spots to text. Complete with the fold-out map and three fold-out aerial surveys. Provenance: From the library of St. Benedict's Abbey Fort Augustus with bookplate and small shelf label to front pastedown endpaper. . Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £19.00; USA £33.00; Oceania £40.00; Rest of World £37.00. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 10 x 12.5 inches 27 x 32 cm. Country Life hardcover
19103690Sátoraljaújhely W. Alexander 1910. Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Small octavo. Pp. 288. Portrait frontispiece and another plate. Some text ornaments. List of participants. HARDCOVER bound in the original publisher's grained crimson cloth small plate of Jerusalem mounted on upper cover black lettering floral endpapers apparently lacking free endpaper cloth bit faded and marked slight wear at spine ends. Bit shaken opens stiff but nevertheless a lovely copy. ~ The travelogue of Wilhelm Alexander describes the pilgrimage in 1910 of 68 Jews predominantly Hungarian from Budapest to Palestine. They first travelled to Triest where they embarked on the "Elektra" sailing to Alexandria. From Alexandria via Cairo and Port Said they arrived at Jaffa. Alexander's report is a remarkable account. It combines his critical sometime painful observations detailed descriptions of meetings with the local community and dignitaries with a travelogues of pilgrimages to the holy places interweaved with prayers and words of praise which he brings in Hebrew. Very rare. OCLC locates copies in University of Amsterdam Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Jewish National & University Library Jewish Theological Seminary New York Public Library and University of Pennsylvania only. H-2 IN <br/> <br/> Sátoraljaújhely, W. Alexander hardcover
19910076031991. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press 1991 V.Good HB ISBN: 0-271-00673-0 hardcover
1992K5041992. Soft Cover. Good. Good Condition/318 pages - Conversations with Mata Amritanandamayi. HT2K504 paperback
19191206T060London: Andrew Melrose Ltd 1919. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: xi 288. Very Good Plus. 5.5 x 7.75 inches 13.5 x 20 cm. Blue cloth binding. Light foxing to page edges tanning to free endpapers. Patches of foxing to pages facing plates otherwise clean throughout. Complete with all 9 photographic plates. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.5 x 7.75 inches 13.5 x 20 cm. Andrew Melrose Ltd hardcover
19361665Prague Zionistische Propagandastelle 1936. 1st Edition . Soft cover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Octavo. Pp. 68. Original orange wrappers lettered in black; short inscription dated 1936 at blank section of title-page. In about fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Translated from the Hebrew manuscript by Dov Biegun. A collection of five essays published as a supplement to the Zionist Bulletin "Taamula" Propaganda. Y-3 OUT <br/> <br/> Prague, Zionistische Propagandastelle paperback
1978MS-21London U.K.: Ithaca Press 1978. Classic comprehensive text presents a detailed study of the attempts made in the last four decades of Naser ad-Din Shah's reign to reform the governmentand the administration in Persia. Includes topics covering the factors that by 1858 made reform appear a pressing necessity among leading Persians; proposals and ideas for reform that began with correspondence and essays by Persians after 1858; specific measures introduced in the effort to reform the administration and to strengthen the state; reasons for the limited success or outright failure of reforms under Naser ad-Din Shah. 444 pp. Gilt spine. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ithaca Press Hardcover