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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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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Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1968. Yemen has an ugly history confronting modernism during this period. It has done better in more recent years with the help of oil revenues. But Bin Laden's family came from Yemen, and this book is valuable in understanding his background, as well as Yemen's tensions and future. Pages 257 with index and an excellent 15 page bibliography.. 2nd PRINTING. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Map of Yemen. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (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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