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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
2012ID90205 Riyadh: 2012. Pp. 414. Paperback in dust-wrapper Condition: Very good in good dust-wrapper.<br>Contents:<br>Rainer Voigt Language Script and Society in South Arabia and on the Horn of Africa;<br>John F. Healey Between Rome and Arabia: the Aramaic Interface;<br>Zeyad Mustafa Al-Shorman The Assimilation of Dushara – ḌwÅ¡ara in Greco-Roman Period;<br>Christian Julien Robin Les rois de Kinda;<br>El-Nowieemy Magda Arabia in Roman Sources: The Evidence of Latin Poetry;<br>Alia Hanafi Some Greek and Arabic Documents;<br>Albrecht Berger Christianity in South Arabia in the 6th Century AD – Truth and Legend;<br>Robert Hillenbrand Reflections on the Mosaics of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus;<br>Panayotis Yannopoulos L’origine des informations byzantines au sujet de l’Arabie préislamique;<br>Carole Hillenbrand Sayf al-Dawla al-MutanabbÄ« and Byzantium: The Evidence of a Textile;<br>M. Tahar Mansouri Les échos des conquêtes arabes dans les sources byzantines et l’évolutions des relations vers la reconnaissance mutuelle VIIe-Xe siècles;<br>Sophia Patoura The Byzantine Court and the Arab Caliphate: Mutual Attempts at Rapprochement at the Peak of the Arab-Byzantine Struggle 9th-10th c.;<br>Alkiviadis Ginalis A Preliminary Introduction to the Comparison of Maritime Traditions in the Red Sea Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean from the 1st to the 15th Century AD;<br>Vasilios Christides Sailing in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Imaginary Creatures in Some Byzantine and Arab Illuminations: The Unicorn MonocerÅs;<br>Tarek M. Muhammad Clysma in the Literary and Documentary Arab Sources;<br>Stephanos M. Kordoses Arab Advance along the Southern Part of the Silk Route Gesar Phrom and Fu-lin æ‹‚è» of the Chinese Sources;<br>Lin Ying and Yu Yusen The Arab Empire in Chinese Sources from the 8th Century to the 10th Century;<br>Nike Koutrakou The Eastern Luxury Nexus in Middle - Byzantine Literature: A Reality Check;<br>Eleonora Kountoura Galaki Arabia Egypt and Syria in Byzantine Hagiographical Works during the Late Byzantine and Ayyubid Periods;<br>Maria Leontsini Byzantine References to the Flora and Fauna of the Arabian Peninsula and the Classical Greek Tradition 4th -12th c. AD;<br>Anne Mccabe Greek Horse Medicine in Arabic;<br>Geor Soutsos and Christos Teazis Piri Reis’s Greek and Arabic Influences in his Chart and Map Creations for the Ottoman Empire;<br>Summaries of the contributions in Arabic language Vol. I;<br>C. Hillenbrand Conclusions of the Symposium. King Saud University paperback
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
2001MS-43Herndon Virginia: Association of Muslim Social Scientists & International Institute of ISlamic Thought 2001. Scholarly text presents articles covering Al-Mawardi's Theory of State: Some Ignored Dimensions; Prospect and Problems of a Common Market: An Empirical Examination of the OIC Countries; Femininity versus Feminism: Contemporary Islamic Perspectives on the Essence of Womanhood; ISESCO and the International Knowledge Order: Proaction Reaction or Inaction; The Evolution of Early Islamic Ethics. 205 pgs. Prior ownership name stamp on title page. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association of Muslim Social Scientists & International Institute of ISlamic Thought Paperback
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
18451236E184London: John Ollivier 1845. 2nd Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. xi 1 418. Very Good. 6 x 9 inches 15.5 x 23 cm. Second edition in the publisher's blind stamped cloth binding with gilt illustration to front board. Page edges untrimmed. Spine browned. Creasing and slight wear to ends of spine. Slight bumping to board edges and corners. Browning to page edges occasional patches of foxing to the text. Complete with the two hand-coloured plates: Fold-out frontis of 'Eastern Travel' and 'Passage of Jordan' with tissue guard. An early printing in a nice solid original binding. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 6 x 9 inches 15.5 x 23 cm. John Ollivier 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
18681044Paris Berger Levrault 1868. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Octavo. Pp. xxiv 600. Plus 3 chromolithograph maps on two sheets loosely inserted. Title printed in red and black. Footnotes with terms set in Hebrew type and explained in the text; errata. HARDCOVER contemporary half cloth and marbled boards spine gilt old institutional bookplate and stamp pencil underlining throughout neat repair to verso of last leaf. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. The first part covers the geographical history of the Holy Land; the second part covers the physical geography; the third part is dedicated to the natural history; and the fourth part is a lovely "Nomenclature historique des villes et bourgardes de la Palestine" with all the original place names set in Hebrew type and explained with references. F-4 IN <br/> <br/> Paris, Berger Levrault 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
17571443Utrecht Paddenburg 1757. 1st Edition . Print. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 510 mm. Plate mark ca. 365 x 445 mm. Image size ca. 340 x 420 mm. Engraved illustration at lower right corner. Handsome illustrated cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Scale within illustrated frame. Fine strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First original state unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free pH-balanced buffered archival paper. In fine condition. A touch of browning to centrefold. ~ FIRST EDITION. Willem Albert Bachiene 1712-1783 Dutch clergyman later a professor of geography and astronomy at the Illustere School Maastricht. Well known cartographer. The 3-volume "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land alsmede andere landen in de H. Schrift voorkomende" is considered among his most important works. It was published in Utrecht between 1763-1768 and included a suite of 12 fine geographical maps of the Holy Land and its neighbouring lands which Bachiene made during a period of ten years the first in as early as 1758. The map offered herewith is taken from this suite. Other important cartographic works of the Holy Land by Bachiene were included in the so-called "Jehovah Bible" i.e. "De Gansche H. Schrift Vervattende alle de regelmatige Boeken des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments . Gods Gedenk-Naam Jehovah onvertaald gehouden" published in 1762 by N. Goetzee of Gorinchem shortly before the present map first appeared in book form. Whereas other single-sheet maps by Bachiene are in relative abundance the works from "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land" are very scarce seldom found in any state practically unavailable in their original uncoloured state. FOLIO <br/> <br/> Utrecht, Paddenburg unknown
17581444Utrecht Paddenburg 1758. 1st Edition . Print. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 510 mm. Plate mark ca. 360 x 445 mm. Image size ca. 345 x 425 mm. With Inset Map "Der Verdeelinge van Israels Land" measuring ca. 150 x 110 mm presented by two finely engraved cherubs. Engraved illustration depicting Joshua's men about to embark on the entry into the Promised Land. Illustrated cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Fine strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First original state unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free pH-balanced buffered archival paper. In a very fine condition. - - FIRST EDITION. Willem Albert Bachiene 1712-1783 Dutch clergyman later a professor of geography and astronomy at the Illustere School Maastricht. Well known cartographer. The 3-volume "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land alsmede andere landen in de H. Schrift voorkomende" is considered among his most important works. It was published in Utrecht between 1763-1768 and included a suite of 12 fine geographical maps of the Holy Land and its neighbouring lands which Bachiene made during a period of ten years the first in as early as 1758. The map offered herewith is taken from this suite. Other important cartographic works of the Holy Land by Bachiene were included in the so-called "Jehovah Bible" i.e. "De Gansche H. Schrift Vervattende alle de regelmatige Boeken des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments . Gods Gedenk-Naam Jehovah onvertaald gehouden" published in 1762 by N. Goetzee of Gorinchem shortly before the present map first appeared in book form. Whereas other single-sheet maps by Bachiene are in relative abundance the works from "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land" are very scarce seldom found in any state practically unavailable in their original uncoloured state. FOLIO <br/> <br/> Utrecht, Paddenburg unknown
17682187Utrecht Paddenburg 1768. 1st Edition . Print. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 800 mm with 2 flapped wings. Image size within plate mark ca. 340 x 740 mm. Handsome ornate cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Fine strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First original state unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free pH-balanced buffered archival paper. In fine condition. - - FIRST EDITION. Willem Albert Bachiene 1712-1783 Dutch clergyman later a professor of geography and astronomy at the Illustere School Maastricht. Well known cartographer. The 3-volume "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land alsmede andere landen in de H. Schrift voorkomende" is considered among his most important works. It was published in Utrecht between 1763-1768 and included a suite of 12 fine geographical maps of the Holy Land and its neighbouring lands which Bachiene made during a period of ten years the first in as early as 1758. The map offered herewith is taken from this suite. Other important cartographic works of the Holy Land by Bachiene were included in the so-called "Jehovah Bible" i.e. "De Gansche H. Schrift Vervattende alle de regelmatige Boeken des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments . Gods Gedenk-Naam Jehovah onvertaald gehouden" published in 1762 by N. Goetzee of Gorinchem shortly before the present map first appeared in book form. Whereas other single-sheet maps by Bachiene are in relative abundance mostly with added colouration for purely decorative purpose the works from "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land" are very scarce seldom found in any state. They are practically unavailable in their original unaltered uncoloured state. FOLIO <br/> <br/> Utrecht, Paddenburg unknown
2185Utrecht Paddenburg 1750. 1st Edition . Print. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 510 mm. Plate mark ca. 350 x 445 mm. Image size ca. 325 x 410 mm. Incorporates a detailed Plan of the City of Jerusalem within a general delicately illustrated topographical view of its environs. Plain cartouche encloses title and colophon. Fine strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First original state unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free pH-balanced buffered archival paper. In fine condition. Single outer corner finger-soiled well away from image and plate mark. - - FIRST EDITION. Willem Albert Bachiene 1712-1783 Dutch clergyman later a professor of geography and astronomy at the Illustere School Maastricht. Well known cartographer. The 3-volume "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land alsmede andere landen in de H. Schrift voorkomende" is considered among his most important works. It was published in Utrecht between 1763-1768 and included a suite of 12 fine geographical maps of the Holy Land and its neighbouring lands which Bachiene made during a period of ten years the first in as early as 1758. The map offered herewith is taken from this suite. Other important cartographic works of the Holy Land by Bachiene were included in the so-called "Jehovah Bible" i.e. "De Gansche H. Schrift Vervattende alle de regelmatige Boeken des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments . Gods Gedenk-Naam Jehovah onvertaald gehouden" published in 1762 by N. Goetzee of Gorinchem shortly before the present map first appeared in book form. Whereas other single-sheet maps by Bachiene are in relative abundance the works from "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land" are very scarce seldom found in any state practically unavailable in their original uncoloured state. FOLIO <br/> <br/> Utrecht, Paddenburg, (1750). unknown