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1958L6DAZGHLUF3GWashington DC: USAF aeronautical chart and information service 1958. Colour printed map 56 x 73.5 cm with a legend printed on the back. Scale 1:1000000. Pilot's map of Wadi Sirhan in the border region of Iraq Saudi Arabia and Jordan. The map shows the concave and zigzagging border between Saudi Arabia and Jordan before it revision in 1965. The indefinite nature of the borders is clearly visible on the map in the changed and crossed-out borderlines and the notations "boundary approximate" and "boundary approximate". Several areas are marked as "danger area" or "prohibited area". Stamped "obsolete for use in aviation" otherwise in excellent condition. USAF aeronautical chart and information service, unknown
8vo. First Edition with plates and maps neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt a very good bright clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. SCARCE.
8vo., Second Impression thus, with a frontispiece and folding map, small neat signature on half-title; original green cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy. Nice copy of the second impression of the first single-volume edition. Garnett's abridgement of Doughty's nineteenth century classic, first published in two volumes in 1908, brought the work to a new and appreciative audience (including T E Lawrence). Professor Bonney, Doughty's geological tutor, attributed to this publication the award by the RGS of the Founder's Gold Medal in 1912. The first single-volume edition appeared in 1926. Scarce.
1985163227Riyadh: General Department of Antiquities and Museums 1985. The capital of the first Saudi state First edition first impression of this richly illustrated bilingual guide for visitors to the historic earthen city of Diriyah recording its history and restoration to date. This work is institutionally uncommon with WorldCat tracing only four locations Library of Congress Smithsonian Bilkent University Library and Bibliotheque Geneve. The Emirate of Diriyah often referred to as the First Saudi state had the town of Diriyah as its capital. Located on the northwestern outskirts of Riyadh its At-Turaif district served as the original home of the Saudi royal family. The town was "founded in the 15th century and bears witness to the Najdi architectural style which is specific to the centre of the Arabian Peninsula. In the 18th and the early 19th century its regional political and religious role increased and the citadel of at-Turaif became the centre of the temporal power of the House of Saud and the spread of the Islamic reform movement in Arabia Salafiyya. The property includes the remains of many palaces and an urban ensemble built on the edge of the ad-Dir'iyah oasis" UNESCO. The At-Turaif District in Diriyah was included on the list of World Heritage Sites in 2010. Quarto. With 2 folding maps numerous illustrations in the text. Original light yellow wrappers illustrations from photographs; text in Arabic and English. Some marks to covers neat repair at foot of spine. A very good copy. "At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah" UNESCO available online. unknown
Milano, C.T.I., 1937, in-8, br., pp. XII, (125). Copertina e 4 tavv. a col., numerose ill. fotografiche in b.n., cartine e pubblicità.
In-16 (cm. 19.10), brossura originale, pp. 308, (4), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero fuori testo. COPIA DA STUDIO. Scritte d’appartenenza. Segnatura al verso dell’antiporta. Tracce d’uso al dorso. Distacco parziale delle prime carte. Scollamento tra le pagine 112 e seguente; peraltro testo in buono stato (text in good condition).
1936VOY512MNew York: Random House, 1936. New Definitive Edition [2 Volumes in 1]. Hardcover on light gray cloth, This edition has a black and white map in the mappocke, Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; [1370] pages.
1950171429Saudi Arabia: c.1950. A record of Aramco's formative era A collection of ground and aerial shapshots apparently taken by a Saudi Aramco manager stationed at the Mahasin camp just outside al-Hofuf showing the site's early years several scenes of local life and the drilling rig. Collectively the images provide a window onto the early years of Saudi Arabia's development. Seven images depict the camp itself including one picture taken from atop the radio tower overlooking the barracks mess halls powerhouse water trucks and wells. The structures are all surrounded by black lines which the annotations to the verso of the image inform us are "oil to keep the scorpions and snakes out - we hope". Other snapshots show the view up to the top of the radio mast the view down to ground and a panorama across to the nearest town presumably al-Mubarraz. One picture shows the drilling rig with cars in front and a crane to the right. The remaining six images were taken at leisure and show a rocky outcrop several camels locusts on the fender of a jeep local camel drivers and a view from a water tank in an oasis. Accompanying the photographs is a handwritten note from two Aramco employees to a "Mr Canady" perhaps the photographer. The employees complain of a colleague who is proposing to charge the company rent for the use of a dysfunctional bulldozer leased by the Bin Laden company. Muhammad Bin Laden was Saudi Arabia's most successful construction magnate of the mid-20th century and was famously the world's largest importer of Caterpillar bulldozers. 13 gelatin silver photographs c.120 x 92 mm 1 slightly trimmed and numbered on the print in ink manuscript captions relating to numbering on verso. Housed in developer's buff paper sleeve. Numbered image creased and slightly trimmed several others with slight striations: a very good collection. unknown
198020596Riyadh 1980. Paperback. Very Good. maps and charts xxxiii 503p. Original wrapper. 28cm. <br/><br/> paperback books
1975167654Al Khobar: Printed by the East Press for the Ministry of Information 1975. First edition first printing of this report covering agriculture town planning municipality projects of Asir and particularly Abha the capital of the region. The handsome illustrations include one of H.R.H. Fahd ibn 'Abdul-'Aziz Al Saud inaugurating the Wadi Abha Dam. Oblong octavo. With illustrations throughout some in colour. Original green pictorial wrappers front wrapper lettered in white and black. Minor loss to spine wrappers creased and rubbed. A good copy. unknown
19874558Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1987. XII, 433 pp. Map Gr. 8°. OCloth
2000167658Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Education Assistant Deputy Ministry for Antiquities and Museums c.2000. First edition first printing of this illustrated bilingual guide to the archaeology of the capital of the Emirate of Diriyah widely considered the first Saudi state. The work celebrates the recent government-backed restoration of fortification walls and watchtowers. Diriyah's At-Turaif district served as the home of the Saudi royal family. The town was "founded in the 15th century and bears witness to the Najdi architectural style which is specific to the centre of the Arabian Peninsula. In the 18th and the early 19th century its regional political and religious role increased and the citadel of at-Turaif became the centre of the temporal power of the House of Saud and the spread of the Islamic reform movement in Arabia Salafiyya. The property includes the remains of many palaces and an urban ensemble built on the edge of the ad-Dir'iyah oasis" UNESCO. The At-Turaif district was included on the list of World Heritage Sites in 2010. Large octavo. With folding map duplicated in Arabic and English photographs and diagrams in text. Text in Arabic and English. Original illustrated card wrappers lettered in black and green in Arabic and English. Wrappers lightly rubbed bright internally. A near-fine copy. unknown
Two volumes. No marks or inscriptions. Two very clean very tight copies with bright unmarked red cloth boards, very slight bumping to spine feet and no bumping to corners. Dust jackets not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to spine extremities from being constrained in protective sleeves. Both jackets now protected in fully-removable transparent sleeves. Large folded detailed map at end of Vol 2 in perfect condition. Total of 657pp. Burton's purported reason for visiting North West Arabia in 1877 to 1878 was gold prospecting but his real purpose was to study and survey the region scientifically. Facsimile edition of the 1879 edition.
a44043Rome 1980. Proceedings of a Symposium held in Riyadh 9-13 October 1976. Translated into English. 8vo. 606pp. wraps. Good spine edges rubbed head of spine and wraps a bit worn. paperback
1971890335Coconut Grove Miami Florida.: Field Research Projects. 1971. Card covers. Covers little scuffed and marked pages edges little foxed else Very Good. Field Research Projects. unknown
1961ABC_45244London: Anti-slavery and Aborigines Protection Society 1961. Original pictorial wrappers. Vol. 2 no. 7 April 1961. Pamphlet journal which includes obituaries articles reports news and reviews. Cover photo shows Nigerian children boarding a plane for Saudi Arabia where a story on page 73 states that they are to be sold as slaves to cover the costs of pilgrimage. A vertical crease some slight wear. Otherwise in good condition. Anti-slavery and Aborigines Protection Society, unknown
ria9781789698053_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This survey aimed to gain greater understanding of the past and present of Wadi Bani Kharus Oman through its tangible and intangible cultural heritage. The book provides an eclectic overview of the wadi’s twenty-nine communities inc paperback
1977184718Jeddah: Banawi Printers 1977. Rare annual report by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency SAMA - today's Saudi Central Bank - on economic development in the KSA for the year 1977. We have traced no other copies in OCLC. SAMA was established in 1952 under King Abdul Aziz. In 1977-78 it was relocated from Jeddah to Riyadh. Regular statistical summaries were issued from the 1960s covering the trends of the Saudi economy. For 1977 the most important was "the elimination of congestion at the Jeddah and Dammam ports which had been plaguing the country's economy for close to two years" p. 1 followed by a decline in the cost of living index and housing rents. Chapters are devoted to money supply imports and exports investments and oil production with specific mention of major projects such as the expansion of the Riyadh refinery. The appended tables provide data in riyals on project expenditure oil production and export including data on Aramco and revenue sources as well as imports and internal consumption. Quarto. Original white wrappers wire-stitched. Front wrapper slightly foxed at margins a few light marks or small water stains to back cover contents clean: a very good copy. unknown
196278284New York 1962. Paperback. Very Good. Saudi Arabia. Mission to the United Nations. Statements Made during the 16th Session of the General Assembly by His Excellency Mr. Ahmad Shukairy. NY: 1962. 185p. Wrapper. 23cm. Light but extensive cover foxing. <br/><br/> paperback books
ria9780443314780_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Smart Functional Hybrid Nanocomposites: Fundamentals and Applications for Environmental Sustainability and Energy introduces readers to the fundamental principles behind these materials covering their chemical and physical properties paperback
2018AME_9781786344571World Scientific Publishing 2018. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. World Scientific Publishing hardcover
1958151710Geneva: Printed in Switzerland 1958. Scarce document relating to the 1958 Saudi-Aramco arbitration talks First edition preceding the English and Arabic translations presentation copy from Professor Georges Sauser-Hall with his compliments slip laid in. Production may have been restricted to principal participants for review before preparation of the official versions. We have traced only six institutional copies. The document records the Geneva tribunal established under the Aramco Concession Agreement to resolve a major dispute between the Saudi government and Aramco early in the reign of King Saud. Significant both for Saudi-Aramco relations and as an early modern test of sovereignty and concessionary rights the case arose from the concession granting Aramco 60 years exclusive rights to explore extract transport and export petroleum together with an arbitration clause. Amid surging post-war demand Aramco concluded offtake agreements for future exports which Saudi Arabia challenged in 1954 by granting Aristotle Onassis priority tanker-transport rights through the Saudi Arabian Maritime Tankers Company a Saudi-flag fleet with tax exemptions royalties and preferential access to Aramco exports. Aramco refused compliance as impractical and contrary to the concession and arbitration commenced on 23 February 1955. Saudi Arabia first appointed Dr Helmy Badawi succeeded after his death by Judge Mahmoud Hassan; Aramco appointed Dr Saba Habachi. The arbitrators selected the Swiss jurist Georges Sauser-Hall as referee and Pierre Lalive as secretary general after which both parties assembled leading international counsel. Empowered to state the law but not reconcile the competing agreements the tribunal considered separate submissions addressing maritime transport rights assignment of concessionary privileges preferential treatment for Saudi-flag shipping and the compatibility of the Onassis agreement with the concession. Proceedings comprised three rounds of written exchange and forty-two sittings over eight weeks in Geneva during summer 1956 drawing on Hanbali and international law. On 23 August 1958 the tribunal ruled overwhelmingly for Aramco holding that Satco's priority rights contravened the concession that Aramco had not assigned its rights and that Saudi Arabia could neither compel use of Satco tankers nor disregard Aramco's export and offtake arrangements; the Onassis agreement was therefore ineffective against Aramco. Despite dissent the Saudi government complied with the award abandoned enforcement of the Onassis arrangement and avoided international arbitration for decades. This document presents the proceedings in full. Quarto. Original pale grey printed wrappers. Spine lightly toned and palely stained a few other minor marks. An excellent copy. An online search of institutional libraries cites UN Geneva University of Basel Bibliotheque cantonale et universitaire Lausanne Peace Palace Library University of Chicago University of California. unknown
171, [5] p., ill. a colori n.t.; 24 cm. Bross. edit. Copertina imbarcata, per il resto buono
1978175074Riyadh: General Directorate of Press c.1978. A colourful photobook gifted to a delegate to an international geological conference held in Jeddah. Published midway through the second Five-Year Development Plan it documents "the concrete achievements of recent years which have witnessed the rapid transition from a traditional society towards a technological one" rear cover. Tipped onto the title page verso is a sheet in English and Arabic stating that this copy was "presented on occasion of the international symposium on evolution and mineralization of the Arabian-Nubian Shield" which was convened in February 1978 at the Institute of Applied Geology King Abdulaziz University. Some of the photographs celebrate recent achievements in Saudi science and technology. No publication date is given and we have traced a number of editions with unknown priority including one spiral-bound and one in three languages. Large quarto. Colour illustrations throughout. Original pictorial wrappers spine lettered in black front cover lettered in white map on inner front cover. Spine ends bumped covers creased some leaves proud where volume somewhat crudely bound photographs bright: a very good copy. unknown
