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Beirut: Khayats, 1965. The history discussed is 1750 to 1800. The author was a Palestinian historian, educated in Jerusalem, Cairo and London, who lived in Kuwait in the 1950s. Pages xx, 213 with index, appendices and an excellent bibliography. Handsome copy with bright gilt letters on the spine and no edgewear. Inside, clean and tight. The dustjacket has some wear, but is protected in a mylar, brodart dj. A presentation copy, signed by the author to J.E. L. Castonquay. More important, this is a very readable history with a thorough discussion of indigenous sources and early travellers. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by 3 Maps and a Portrait at the End. 8 Vo. more information

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Beirut: Khayats, 1965. The history discussed is 1750 to 1800. The author was a Palestinian historian, educated in Jerusalem, Cairo and London, who lived in Kuwait in the 1950s. Pages xx, 213 with index, appendices and an excellent bibliography. Handsome copy with bright gilt letters on the spine and no edgewear. Inside, clean and tight. The dustjacket has some wear, but is protected in a mylar, brodart dj. A presentation copy, signed by the author to J.E. L. Castonquay. More important, this is a very readable history with a thorough discussion of indigenous sources and early travellers. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by 3 Maps and a Portrait at the End. 8 Vo. more information

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London: Orbis Publishing, 1980. The author is now Sir Mark Allen, knighted for his extraordinary service in Middle East affairs. Falconry was an early love, which he shared with the bedouin of Arabia. Beautifully illustrated, a fine bird book. Pages 143, with a foreword by the renowned traveller, Thesiger. A prior gift inscription on the endpaper, otherwise a fine copy with dustjacket protected in a brodart sleeve. . First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Paintings of Falcons By Mary-Clare Critchley-Salmonson, Plus Photos. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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NY Holt 1955.. Very good with a dustjacket that has some edgewear, good only. Four pages of Lawrence photos. Pages 318 with index and a 4 page bibliography. The author fully understands his complexities and eccentricities. After being acclaimed a World War One hero, he withdrew from public life, dismayed at the British government betrayal of promises made to the Arabs. A very good read. . Stated First Edition. 8 Vo. more information

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Falcon, 1980. As new copy, still in the original cellefane. Very evocative of the desert, villages, and scenes of Arabia. . Stated Third Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. Illus. by Profuse Paintings. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Trubner & Co, 1878. Illustrations are complete. The signature at the bottom of the frontispiece is sometimes advertised as an author signed copy. None are, as the author had died and his manuscripts are clearly labeled as having been edited by his wife, after he had completed the first three chapters. Subtitled, "Geological, Botanical and Conchological Reports, Plans, Map and 13 wood engravings". Pages xx, 606 with index and appendices. Blackmer sale 1150 which confirms his wife Emily's efforts (she also wrote an introduction) and says this is Beke's most important work. A thick, heavy 8 vo. in the original red cloth, very slightly faded on the spine but protected in a clear, plastic dustjacket. Gilt landscape with palms on the front cover. All edges gilt. Inside, very slight and intermittent foxing on a few pages. Overall, a very nice copy, and an important work on the Sinai. A scarce book.. First Edition. Illus. by Photo Frontispiece, 13 Engravings, 2 Charts & Large Folding Map . 8 Vo. more information

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NY Knopf 1969.. very good/ dj very good. Archaeology in the Arab Gulf, a fifth great civilization. Illustrated by profuse illust,maps &photos. 1st US edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY W.W. Norton 1989.. 1st,stated US. A superb insight into Lawrence and the Middle East via his letters and the editor's commentaries. Pages xxxii, 568 with index, select bibliography and two small maps. A fine copy, as new, with just the slightest edgewear on the dustjacket. Inside, clean and tight with no prior owner marks. . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8 Vo. more information

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New York: G.P. Putnam, 1856. This is Burton's finest work, which made him deservedly famous for his trip in disguise to the holiest places of Arabia, and his detailed observations at some considerable risk. One volume edition, pages xvi, 492, and no index. Original green cloth, some wear at the top of the spine, and on one hinge. Gilt moon on the front, and gilt title on the spine is dulled. Potected in clear, mylar dustjacket. Inside some foxing ad soiling . First U.S. EDITION. Very Good. Illus. by Folding Map and 2 Frontispiece Engravings. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: MacMillan, 1967. Near fine red cloth with only a hint of edgewear, and bright gilt title on unfaded spine. Very good dustjacket, NOT price-clipped, slight edgewear. Very clean and tight inside, no prior owner marks. Pages (viii, u407 with index and bibliography. A scholarly interpretation of Islam and the Arab , the reshaping of the Arab identity after the Ottoman Empire. He also discusses Arab unity, which seemed more likely in the 1960s than it does now. A useful, readable summary. . First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Westport, CT: Praeger Security International , 2005. A most thorough examination of the security of Saudi Arabia, by two highly respected scholars. Pages xxiv, 426 with chapter notes. As new/ dustjacket as new.. First Printing. more information

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London G.Allen & Unwin 1967.. Near mint original cloth/ dustjacket very good and protected in plastic. Large folding maps, glossary & appendices in this classic on Kuwait. Maps bound in, and 3 sketchmaps at end present, unlike 1951 ed. Illustrated by profuse maps & photos. Fourth edition.. more information

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London: George Allen & Unwin, 1956. A superb book by the keenest of Arabia observors, part reminiscence, part exploration of culture, Wahabi religion, history and culture and tribes. This copy is clean and tight, with no prior owner marks. The dustjacket has some edgewear and small tears, but is protected in a mylar clear dj. Pages 627 with index. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by 10 Folding Maps, Old Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Saqi , 1990. A fine copy of a Shi'a Pilgrimage to Arabia by a well-educated Iranian. Beautiful photos, and an insightful text. Pages xxxii, 380 with index. As new copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by 2 Maps & 39 Vintage Photos. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Avon / Henry Holt, 1989. As new inside and out. Subtitle is "Creating the Modern Middle East 1914-1922". Quite a remarkable book, respected so that it is very difficult to find a hardback first edition. It is especially valuable given the current turmoil in the region. Pages pages 635 with index, chapter notes, and an excellent 14 page bibliography. A fine paperback copy. Very clean and tight, with no prior owner marks. . First Paperback Ed.. Trade Paperback. Illus. by 4 Maps and 50 Photos. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London A & C Black 1937.. The definitive book on travel, transport & trade routes across the Syrian desert and the great (Saudi) desert in the triangle from Aleppo to Basra to Azaba. Based on research & 4 years study in Jordan, Iraq, Syria. Illustrated by 4 maps, 16 plates, 3 folding. 1st edition. This timeless desert travel obstacle was just ending with the advent of the motor car. Original brown cloth with bright gilt title on the unfaded spine. Protected in a clear mylar dustjacket. Inside, clean and tight, with no prior owner marks, and no browning or stains. . 8 Vo. more information

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NY & Evanston Harper & Rox 1962.. Near fine green cloth/ dustjacket very good with small tear repaired. Pages 381 with index & sources. Marvelous travel through Palestine and Egypt into remote Yemen in the 1760s. Of 6 men, only Carsten Niebuhr survived. Illustrated by 33 maps & line drawings. 1st US edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1893. Harris wrote a series of books on travel through Yemen, North Africa, Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East and Africa. All of them are sought-after, as he was intrepid and preferred to travel without an entourage. Pages 385 with index. There were dangers on this trip, including from a Turkish military presence that did not welcome outside observers of their occupation. Fifty years later Freya Stark traveled some of this same territory in Yemen. Protected in a mylar dustjacket. This copy has been professionally refurbished, new internal hinges and new endpapers, so it is probably the most solid copy available of a heavy book. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by 24 Plates from Sketches & Photos By the Author, Plus 24 Sketches in the Text, and 3 Maps, 1 Colored and Folding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY Dodd, Mead 1934.. Very good original dark green cloth, title letters on spine faded. Illustrated by 10 maps,12 pages of photos. 1st U.S.edition, 4th printing. No dustjacket. Liddell Hart was making his name as the premier writer on military matters at the time this book was published. It is a very good read on the essential role of the Middle East campaigns of WW One, while troops in Europe were stalemated in the trenches. Lawrence, with his irregular Arab troops, was important to the successful outcome. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Washington, DC: The Middle East Institute, 1959. Sir Rupert Hay spent most of his career in this area , and this is now a difficult book to find. But it is a fine rendition of the peoples along the Gulf from Kuwait to Oman, and the radical changes that were under way by 1959. Forward by Rear Admiral E.M. Eller of the U.S. Navy. Pages xviii, 160 and nice photos. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. Illus. by 16 Pages Photos, Endpaper Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Oxford Univ Press, 1928. An important Oxford Arabist who was a mentor to T.E. Lawrence and others, writing of their hero, who wrote the first important, modern travel book into Arabia. Pages xii, 216 with index. This copy of the original green cloth is some soiled, slight rubs on the edges, and gilt title on the spine is a bit dimmed. But inside, it is very clean and tig, with no stains or browning or foxing. There is a gift inscription on the title page to "H.S. Birkett, Xmas 1928". Protected in a mylar, clear dustjacket. `. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Frontispiece of Doughty, 9 Other Illustrations and a Folding Map. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1904. Subtitled, "A Record of the Development of Western Knowledge Concerning the Arabian Peninsula". The author was the mentor at Oxford Univ of T.E. Lawrnce and his generation of Arabists. Pages xiv,359, index. An exceedingly clean, tight copy with only the slightest wear at the corners and no prior owner marks. Bright gilt title, and chip out of the corner at the top of the spine. Still a definitive book, often quoted by later explorers of Arabia. Protected in a mylar dustjacket. Large folding map at the rear is fine. . First U.S.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by 52 Maps, Plans and Illustrations. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Beirut: Librairie Du Liban, 1974. Still a fine biography of Ibn Saud. Dj has slight edgewear, no prior owner marks. A very clean copy. . 2nd Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Endpaper Map, 12 Pages Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Collins, 1964. Still a fine biography of Ibn Saud. Dustjacket has slight edgewear and is price clipped. Very clean and tight, with no prior owner marks. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Endpaper Map, 12 Pages Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY Free Press 1993.. As new/ as new dustjacket. The Arabists of the Foreign Service, an excellent study of American diplomacy, many of whom grew up or were educated in the Middle East. Illustrated by 16 pages photos. Well researched and told by the respected Kaplan. . First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: W.W. Norton, 2003. Superb telling of the sources of current messes in the Middle East, with roots from the beginning of the 20th Century. Pages xx, 506 with chapter notes, bibliography and index. Recommended. . First Printing. As New/As New. Illus. by 32 Pages Photos4 Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: Basic Books , 1980. First American edition, same year as the UK first and printed on UK sheets. Also available in pb. This is clean and tight, a nice copy. The best survey of the Gulf States and their relationship to Saudi Arabia. . First U.S.. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by 5 Maps, 23 Pages Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Albuquerque: Univ New Mexico Press , 1952. Early 20th Century Saudi Arabia, as the oil boom was beginning. The author was born Egyptian, graduated from American Univ of Beirut, and from Northwestern medical school. He wrote several other books on Isamic history and culture. Pages x, 307. There is some wear on the dustjacket, which is protected in clear plastic. A very good read, and a nice copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Charles Naef Drawings, 16 Pages Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London Nelson 1969.. Near fine black cloth, near fine dustjacket with slight edgewear. Two page bibliography. Illustrated by 16 pages of photos. This is the second printing of the British first edition. . more information

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New York: Horace Liveright, 1930. Arranged for publication by Katharine M Wright. Musil was a noted, early Arabist, and Professor in Prague. This covers his travels in the desert from 1896 to 1915 in what is now Syria, Jordan, Iraq and the north end of Saudi Arabia. There is a helpful two page map at the end showing routes of the author's treks. An exceptionally nice copy, protected in mylar dustjacket. Pages 339. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. Illus. by 22 Pages Old Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London MacMillan 1866.. Exceptionally bright, clean original cloth with gilt camels on the front boards. Handsome set. Very slight wear at corners, internal hinges professionally repaired, spine ends strengthened. Illustrated by frontispiece and 5 maps. Stated Third edition. A fine travel journal over 13 months, the author a Jesuit missionary who was disguised as a Syrian doctor. He preceeded Burton into the heart of Arabia. . 8 Vo. more information

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London: Methuen, 1939. This is Philby's last, great jaunt across the Saudi desert, made at the request of his friend and employer, King Ibn Saud. The success of his travels across mostly unexplored lands along the vague Saudi- Yemen border and into the Haudramaut was heavily dependent on his being known as an emissary of the Saudi King. Philby had left the employ of the British government a dozen years before, and loses no opportunity to criticize British imperial designs in Arabia, previous desert travellers, and the Aden (British) authorities who decided he was "the enemy" as the result of this trip. Philby sired and neglected a son, Kim Philby, who became (about the time of this writing) a spy in the secret employ of the USSR. But the father was a meticulous explorer of Sheba (Shabwa) and this is a thorough record of his travels there in the twilight of his influence as an advisor to Ibn Saud. Pages xx, 485 with index and appendices. Philby complains about the scale of the map, very detailed but print so small that a magnifying glass is welcome. Slight wear at the corners, bright gilt title on the spine, exceptionally clean and tight inside, no prior owner marks, and protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. The original dark green cloth has washed out to beige, quite uniformly except the upper edge of the front board; very strange as copies of this first edition are nearly always unevenly faded. It is defective cloth rather than misuse by prior owners. A great travel exploit, and a great read. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by 47 Plates, 1 Folding Map. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Robert Hale, 1957. This is Philby's last book, a great record of his life in Arabia. He was odd man out among the British Arabists who were shaping Trans-Jordan and Iraq after WW One. Not well liked, he was shipped off to Arabia, where he formed an influential niche with King Ibn Saud. At age 72, when this book published, he was retired but still living in Arabia and he did not much like the corruption that oil wealth had brought. Pages xvi, 272 with index. Near fine blue cloth with bright gilt title on unfaded spine. Very good dustjacket, with wear at spine ends, NOT price-clipped. Inside, very clean and tight, no prior owner marks. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by 2 Page Map and 37 Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Henry Holt, 1933. Fine blue cloth with black title on unfaded spine. No edgewear. Fine dustjacket. Philby's card is attached, with the following note on the back, "Dear Mr Mueller, Many thanksfor your note & invitation. I shall be delighted to dine with you on Sunday, presumably after sunset as usual. All good wishes, Yours, H. St J.B. Philby 26/2/59". A pencil note on the endpaper says Mr. Mueller was a publisher. Inside, very clean and tight with no prior owner marks. This is the most ambitious of Philby's explorations of the desert, made possible only with permission from King Fahd, to whom he was a respected advisor. . First U.S. EDITION. Illus. by Numerous Photos and Folding Maps. 8 Vo. more information

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London: Allen Lane the Penguin Press, 1971. By the esteemed French scholar, a fine study of the impact of an ideology (Islam) on 7th Century Arabia, as well as being a biography of its founder. Pages xx, 361 with notes and index. Fine red cloth with bright gilt title on the unfaded spine, and only a hint of edgewear. Inside, as new, no stains and no prior owner marks. Dustjacket is fine, protected in a brodart sleeve.. First in English. 8 Vo. more information

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New York: Harper & Bros, 1949. Still sought-after book for its insights into the author, who became a ranking CIA operations officer, and the mastermind of the overthrow of Mossadeq in Iran. Kermit was the grandson of Teddy Roosevelt and inherited some of the same swash-buckling, big stick manner. But this is an excellent book on the Middle East as it was just after WW Two. Pages (viii), 271. Dark red cloth with slight edgewear and fresh white title on the spine. Inside clean and tight. No dustjacket, but protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. Scarce. . Stated First Edition. Illus. by Endpaper Map. 8 Vo. more information

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Reading, England: Garnet, 1995. Freya Stark took prodigious photos, all now housed at St Antony's College Middle East Centre at Oxford Univ. These are her best photos in Yemen, most taken in the Hadhramaut in the 1930s, and many never previously published. Pages 120. Each group of photos has introductory text by Ruthven, a godson of Dame Freya Stark . Stated First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Profuse Yemen Photos. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London & NY G.P.Putnam 1928.. Both volumes very good original green cloth with bright gilt titles on spines, top edges gilt, some edgewear mostly at corners. In a mint, handmarbled slipcase pf browns and beiges that suggests a desert, with calf leather trim in dark brown. This set belonged to the Union Club library in Aden so has a special association with Arabia, with book plates on the inside covers. There is minor evidence of Union Club bookplates on the spines and front covers, removed by me with a bit of residue. Protected in clear, mylar dustjackets. A very nice set, indeed. Illustrated by 8 maps, 2 photo frontispieces with captioned tissue guards, all fine. Clean and tight inside, with no prior owner marks, and no foxing or stains. Rutter had converted to Islam, so did not have to resort to the disguises of other Westerners in making this thorough, respected study. Scarce , especially in this condition. . First Edition. Tall 8 Vo. more information

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Tavistock, England: University Press of Arabia, 1975. Near fine white cloth, no edgewear and bright gilt titles on front and on unfaded spine. Dustjacket very good, with slight edgewear, NOT price-clipped. Pages x, 161. Author was an American who spent 6 months as the King's guest before writing this early, and not surprisingly laudatory biography. Still a good read to consider Saudi Arabia early in its modernization. . First Edition. Illus. by Endpaper Maps and 16 Pages of Arabia Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Dutton, 1936. Original blue/green cloth with a gilt title on the front and on the spine within a gilt Arab-style gate. Some edgewear, and the remains of a library pocket on the rear endpaper, a hint of a removed label on the spine, and the bottom inch of the title page cut off, not affecting any print. No other library indicators. Pages 328. I think this is Stark's best book, although she did not linger long for lack of permission to be travelling in some of these parts. A clean copy inside. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. . First U.S.. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Nice Photos of a Primitive Architecture & Culture. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY Harper & Row 1977.. very good/ dj very good. with excellent chapter notes incorporating bibliography. Illustrated by 5 maps, 12 pp photos. 1st US edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: MacMillan & Co, 1921. The superb and scarce (as scarce as the 1915 first edition), Sykes history, which includes a good deal of modern Arabia, Iraq and Afghanistan. All maps in fine condition, all plates and maps present as called for. Pages xxviii, 561 and xx, 594 with index, plus 2 pages publisher ads. Original dark blue cloth with very slight edgewear, bright gilt figures of Cyrus the Great and Shah Abbas the Great on the two volumes. Bright gilt titles on the unfaded spines, and top edges gilt. Inside, remarkably clean and tight with no prior owner marks or signatures. Sykes travelled, and fought, in Persia for 21 years. Persia's long and rich history deserves this very readable (still) splendid set. . 2nd Edition. Near Fine. Illus. by 7 Maps (3 Folding In Pockets0, 92 Plates in Vol One, 101 in Vol Two. 8 Vo. more information

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Athens & London Univ of Georgia Press 1987.. Ten essays examine Doughty's unique exploration in Arabia, which he first published in 1888. Illustrated by 3 maps & few illustrations, with a fine descriptive bibliography. . 1st edition. Pages xii, 275 with index. A beautiful copy, inside and out, with no prior owner marks. . Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Athens & London Univ of Georgia Press 1987.. Ten essays examine Doughty's unique exploration in Arabia, which he first published in 1888. Illustrated by 3 maps & few illustrations, with a fine descriptive bibliography. . 1st edition. Pages xii, 275 with index. A beautiful copy, inside and out, with no prior owner marks. . Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Athens, GA Univ Georgia Press 1984.. Thirteen excellent essays on Lawrence, as a documentary, as a strategist, an a Monk, ask an intelligence officer. Very interesting insights. Pages x, 342 with index and 9 page bibliography. Illustrated by 8 non photo plates. first edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8 Vo. more information

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New York: Praeger, 1957. The Dutch author/diplomat provides much info on the Hashemite versus Saud tribal ribalry which led just after WW One to the expulsion of the Hashemite family leadership which still rules Jordan. He first arrived in Jidda in 1926, as modern Arabia was about to begin. Very readable. Original green cloth, some soiled, with gilt title on the spine. Inside, some browning on the endpaper, but clean and tight throughout. No dustjacket, but protected in a clear, mylar sleeve. . First U.S.. Illus. by 16 Pages Photos. 8 Vo. more information

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London: Constable & Co, 1912. A splendid book of disguised travel to Mecca and the Holy Cities of Arabia. Wavell knew Swahili and posed as a Zanzibar native arriving in Arabia from Damascus on the Hejaz railway. Most of the book covers his long stay in Mecca and other holy cities. He then proceeded to Sanaa, Yemen and was there in time to witness the bloody revolt against the Turks in the Spring of 1911. Pages x, 349. This copy includes the book review of May 18, 1913 in the New York Times. Very good plus dark blue coth with bright gilt title on unfaded spine, and on the front. Slight edgewear. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. Very clean and tight inside, no browning or stains. . First Edition. Illus. by Folding Map of Arabia and 7 Photos. 8 Vo. more information

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Austin: Univ Texas Press, 2007. A fine, scholarly exploration of several tribes of farmers and traders in the Northern highlands of Yemen. No prior owner marks, in perfect condition. Pages xx, 390 with index, a catalog of documents, chapter notes, glossary and a 16 page bibliography. Very readable. First U.S.. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Map, Tables, 8 Pages Color Photos, and Other Photos. 8 Vo. more information

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New York: Grove Press, 1997. Subtitled, "Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing About the Muslim Pilgrimage". Wolfe has edited the accounts and written a fine introduction, making a very readable compendium. Pages xxxii, 620 with index, a fine glossary, and a bibliography. As new copy, protected in a mylar, clear dj. . Stated First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. Illus. by 16 Maps & Plans. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: A.M.S. Press, 1974. Fine brown cloth with no edgewear, bright gilt title on unfaded spine. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. Pages xii, 344 with index. Reprint of the scarce 1933 John Murray first edition, a nice copy of which can not be had for under $100. Young was a British Arabist of the vintage of T.E. Lawrence, and this is his memoir of travel, military and governance experience in Iraq and Arabia from 1913 to 1922. He comments on his fellow Arabists, like Dickson, Philby, Lawrence and Gertrude Bell. There is much on Lawrence and the military ops with the Hashemites, as Young was an important officer in that enterprise. He was later a diplomat in Iraq from 1929 to 1939. . 2nd Edition. Illus. by 3 Small, Folding Maps at Rear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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