‎Middle east‎

‎Annales - Economies / Sociétés / Civilisations - Revue bimestrielle publiée avec le concours du C.N.R.S et de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales - Ed Armand Colin‎

‎Retour aux enquêtes ( Fernand Braudel ) - La Baltique dans l'hitoriographie scandinave ( Folke Lindberg ) - L'Europe centrale devant la révolution des prix ( Stanislas Hoszowski ) - L'architecture contemporaine : au delà du baroque ? ( Pierre Charpentrat ) - Un exemple de cartigraphie expérimentale ( Jacques bertin ) - Scoiences sociales et sociologie du travail ( I ) ( Georges Friedmann ) - Le congrès de Stockolm - Sources d'énergie et histoire de l'humanité ( Carlo M. Cipolla ) - Théâtre et société au XVIIIème siècle ( Alfred Sauvy ) - Vie matérielle et comportements biologiques : bulletin N° 1 - Le bonheur disait Saint-Just ( jean Ehrard ) - Racisme et science de l'homme ( Léon Poliakov ) - Le Moyen-Orient ( Nada Tomiche )‎

‎In-8 - 16ème année N° 3 - Mai / Juin 1961‎

‎bel état‎

Bookseller reference : 10304

‎ANNEMARIE SCHIMMEL.‎

‎Dinler tarihine giris.‎

‎Fine English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 15 cm). In Turkish. 327 p. Dinler tarihine giris. Introduction to history of religions. MIDDLE EAST Religious history Islam Mesopotamia.‎

‎Annette Levy Willard‎

‎Summer Rain: A Journalist's Diary of the 2006 War Between Israel and Hezbollah‎

‎London: Psychology News 2007. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Psychology News Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 038633 ISBN : 0907633072 9780907633075

‎ANON.‎

‎Who is My Neighbour The Report of an Ecumenical Visit to the Middle East 10-24 March 2001.‎

‎London: Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. 2001. "Goes theologically to the heart of the crisis in Middle East. Behind the violence and the strident politics there is this primary insistent question a recognizable gift of the region's Christian heritage - for Arabs and non-Arabs Christisn Jews and Muslims". Pp 135. P/b. Illustrated cover. VG. . London: Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. 2001. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 24663

‎Anonyme‎

‎Lawrence of Arabia‎

‎Colombia Pictures Plaquette 1962 Plaquette in-4 agraffée, 32 pp avec des photos noir et blanc et des vignettes contre-collées couleur, plaquette en anglais imprimée à la sortie du film de David Lean et Sam Spiegel, agraffes rouillées à l'intérieur, petites traces de rouilles au feuillet du milieu sans gravité, une pliure sur une des vignettes contre-collées hors texte, très bon état Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

Bookseller reference : bb1238

‎Anouchirevan Khan Sepahbodi, Persian Minister in Berne.‎

‎Autograph Quotation signed. In Arabic. No place or date.‎

‎Folio. 1 page. On uncut wove paper, bearing the Schoellers-Parole blind embossed seal, margins uncut. The original autograph contribution of Anouchirevan Khan Sepahbodi to the Committee of the World League for Peace (Ligue Mondiale pour la Paix), a remarkable organization formed in 1925 with close ties to the League of Nations. The Committee itself was composed of such notaries as Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, King Carol II of Romania, John D Rockefeller, Marie Curie, and Albert Einstein, who personally gathered the present manuscripts over the course of seven years (1925-32). Among the public figures who contributed to the project were dignitaries from the newly-created League of Nations' member states. "Peace is the foundation for the prosperity of the world. [Signed] Anouchirevan Khan Sepahbodi". Sepahbodi was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Persia at Berne. Pax Mundi. Livre d'or de la paix. Enquete universelle de la Ligue mondiale pour la paix sous le haut patronage de son comite d'honneur avec l'approbation de la Societe des nations, du Bureau international du travail et de la Cour permanente de justice internationale. Geneve, Societe paxunis, 1932.‎

‎Ansari Shirazi, Ali ibn Husayn [Zayn-e-Attar].‎

‎Ikhtiyarat-i Badi'i [Selections for Badi'i]. [India, 1666/67 CE =] 1077 H.‎

‎Tall 8vo (158 x 288 mm). Persian manuscript on paper. 278 ff. Nastaliq text in black and occasional red ink, handsomely ruled in red and blue, with occasional marginal notes and further ownership notes on exterior leaves. Modern blank endpapers. Bound in full 20th century red ochre leather, stamped in blind. One of the most important books on pharmacology written in Persian in the Islamic era. Ansari Shirazi (1329-1403) was a famous physician of the Mughal period, serving at the court of Sultan Jalal ud-Din Shah Shuja (1333-84). During Ansari Shirazi's years at court the Sultan was a patron of the poet Hafez (1325-90), icon of Persian poetry, whom Ansari Shirazi would have known personally. Another esteemed acquaintance appears in the title of this particular book, "Selections for Badi". The work is dedicated to a woman, allegedly a Persian princess named Badi al-Jamal about whom little is known. - The work itself is a gem of Persian medical literature: scholars have claimed that "in the history of Persian medicine, the book 'Ikhtiyarat Badiei' is considered the most important book written in Persian", citing the large number of sources and remedies it provided the mediaeval reader, though some irrational fallacies are noted as well: "In three entries in Ikhtiyarat Badiei, the author has illustrated some superstitious ideas, namely that 'If the food is poisonous, and the weasel finds out, it will shout and its hair will stand on its end' and says: 'looking at zebra is good for the eyesight'" (Ghazi Sha'rbaf, 99). - The scribe responsible for copying the text was Muhammad Qasim Quraishi Siddiqui, who is known to have been active in India in the 17th century. A few minor stains and soiling; altogether a well-preserved and vital piece of Persian scientific history. Cf. Javad Ghazi Sha’rbaf et al., "Introducing the Book Ikhti-yarat Badiei: An Investigation Over its Importance in the Pharmacology of the Islamic Period", in: Journal of Research on History of Medicine 9.2 (2020), pp. 95-102.‎

‎ANSON Peter F.‎

‎A Pilgrim Artist In Palestine.‎

‎London: Alexander-Ouseleynd.1929. Pp.168 tipped-in colour frontis.Tiberias looking south 39 b/w drawings by the author accompanied by description and comments to facing page. Grey cloth illustrated d/w with copy of frontis. laid down d/w repaired with minor loss to spine now protected in glassine cover. VG/VG. . London: Alexander-Ouseley,nd.[1929?] hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 58

‎Anthony John Duke edited by‎

‎THE MIDDLE EAST: OIL POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT‎

‎Washington D.C.: Amer. Enterprise Institute 1975. HC. very good w/good dustjacket hardcover. B&Q figures. ISBN 0844720674 This volume takes its title from the prinicpal themes discussed at a conference on world energy problems held at the University of Toronto in January 1974. 109pp. Amer. Enterprise Institute unknown‎

Bookseller reference : BOOKS029307I ISBN : 0844720674 9780844720678

‎Anthony, John Duke.‎

‎Arab States of the Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum. Washington D.C., The Middle East Institute, 1975.‎

‎8vo. X, 273, (1 blank) pp. With two black and white maps on the endpapers. Brown cloth with publisher's illustrated dust jacket. First and only edition of a thorough description of the history of the nine Arab states of the Lower Gulf, that gained independence in 1971, just four years before the publication of this book. The author has managed to discuss the individual politics of each state and that of the bigger picture, making this a handbook for all who wish to learn more about Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain). The several infographics that are used to explain the political structures are very helpful in this respect. Oil plays a key role in the relationship between the individual states and this is intricately laid out by the American author. Because this book was written in such a key moment in the history of the region, it has gained much importance. The author Dr. John Duke Anthony is a leading figure in United States-Arab relations and has held many influential government positions in this field. Amongst others, he is the founder and president of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations and he is part of the United States Department of State Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy's Subcommittee on Sanctions. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations and Middle East Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies. In the years leading up to this publication the author has conducted first-hand research on the Lower Gulf region's political and socio-economic structures, obviously with oil playing a major role. The fruits of this research are presented in this book, offering the reader a comprehensive overview of a complex subject. This book was published in The James Terry Duce Memorial Series, which started in 1966. The first and second volumes were on North Africa and Jerusalem respectively, this is the final volume of the series. - Ink annotations in the margins throughout. A good copy with the original dustjacket well preserved. OCLC 1700964.‎

‎Antonius, George‎

‎The Arab awakening : the story of the Arab national movement‎

‎Quarto pale clay (orange-brown) cloth; 471 pages : maps (some folded) ; 23 cm An important work || Nationalism -- World War, 1914-1918 -- 1800-1918 : Middle East -- History -- 19th century. Arabian Peninsula.‎

‎ANTOUN RICHARD EDITOR; HARIK ILIYA EDITOR‎

‎Rural Politics And Social Change In The Middle East‎

‎Indiana University Press Bloomington: 1972. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. Contains sections on: The State of Theory and Literature Case Studies and Local Political Processes and Economic Change and Reform. Indiana University Press, Bloomington: 1972 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 17710X1

‎Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d' / Dalrymple, Alexander.‎

‎A Brief Statement of the Prevailing Winds, from Monsieur d'Apres de Mannevillette. [London], 1782.‎

‎4to. 22 pp. Stitched, untrimmed. First edition of a rare pamphlet on the monsoon winds in the Indian Ocean, of crucial importance for East India Company ships sailing to and from the East Indies. - As Dalrymple states in the introduction, the text for the pamphlet has been translated by him from Jean Baptiste d'Après de Mannevillette's "Mémoire sur la navigation de France aux Indies". Dalrymple had extensive correspondence with Mannevillette, hydrographer to the French East India Company and Dépôt de la Marine, from 1767 to 1780, much of which is preserved in Paris in the Archives nationales and the Bibliothèque de l'institut de France. Dalrymple had such high regard for d'Après - the author of the "Neptune Oriental" in 1745, at the time the most authoritative work on oriental navigation - that he often sent charts for comment and inclusion into his work, as the following letter attests: "You have full consent to make what use you please of the Charts I have sent you [...] You will undoubtedly find many mistakes which escaped my observation; And therefore you will do me a favour in communicating your remarks to me" (10 Nov. 1772). In the present work Dalrymple has augmented the d'Après text with information from a Mr. William Woodville of Liverpool, and a Captain Jones of the ship Mary, "whom we met at Grenville 5th June 1775, to the Westward of Sierra Leon. It is obvious Mr Woodville's Account differs considerably from M. D'Aprés but I cannot presume to decide who is right". - The extract not only shows Dalrymple's continuing quest for any and all sources of information regarding a passage to the East Indies, and the rather ad hoc nature in which he obtained it, but also his willingness to question Mannevillette's findings, at the time the leading authority on such matters. - Some waterstaining to title with marginal fraying. Rare: we are only able to trace one other example appearing at auction since the war (Sotheby's, the Franklin Brooke-Hitching sale 2014). ESTC T74284.‎

‎Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'.‎

‎Routier des côtes des Indes Orientales et de la Chine. Paris, Ch. J. B. Delespine, 1745.‎

‎Large 4to (203 x 260 mm). (6), LVIII, 254, (2) pp. Title-page printed in red and black. With an engraved headpiece. Contemporary full calf, spine rebacked and gilt to style. Leading edges gilt, all edges sprinkled in red. Marbled endpapers. Extremely rare pilot guide to the East Indies, reduced to a single quarto volume from the author's great "Neptune Oriental", published simultaneously. One of the greatest maritime atlases in the history of French cartography, the "Neptune" was devoted to exotic regions (the Middle East including the Gulf, the African coasts, the Indian Ocean and East Indies, Southeast Asia, parts of the Chinese coast, and the Pacific islands). It was compiled by Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas-Denis d'Après de Mannevillette (1707-80), hydrographer to the French Navy, supported by the French East India Company and the Académie des Sciences. "It was at once hailed as a major achievement and welcomed by navigators throughout the world" (Cat. Nat. Mar. Mus.). Of the present text-only reduction, OCLC lists no more than nine copies worldwide, only one of which in the the U.S. (University of Chicago). - Corners bumped; modern spine gilt in 18th-century style. A good, wide-margined copy. Provenance: 1) From the library of Sir Francis Lindley Wood, 2nd Baronet, of Barnsley (1771-1846), with his bookplate on the pastedown. 2) By descent to his son Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax (1800-85), sometime Chancellor of the Exchequer, with handwritten ownership on the flyleaf. As President of the Board of Control of the English East India Company, Sir Charles Wood was instrumental in spreading education in India. 3) Acquired from the Portuguese trade. Jöcher/Adelung II, 622. OCLC 41102601. Not in Cordier (Sinica), Brunet, Graesse, etc.‎

‎Arab Perspectives‎

‎Arab Perspectives volume 1 number 6 September 1980‎

‎New York: Arab Information Center 1980. Small crease and small tear in front cover. 68 pages. 26.5 cm. Wrappers Soft cover. Condition: Very Good/none. . Catalogs: MIDDLE EAST. New York: Arab Information Center, 1980 paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 8990

‎Arabian American Oil Company.‎

‎Aramco at Fifty. The Commemorative Video of Aramco's Fifty Years of Achievement. No place, [1993].‎

‎53 min. Colour and black-and-white. NTSC VHS cassette. In original case. Promotional video celebrating Aramco's first 50 years in the oil business. The 53-minute film traces the development of the Arabian American Oil Company from the first team of engineers and researchers that braved the Saudi desert in search of oil in the mid-1930s to a company of 60,000 employees controlling a large share of the earth's reserves. Most valuable are early photos of exploration camps, regional topography, and the Arabian Peninsula before its development. The tape makes for a heroic tale, but as one might expect, fails to place American efforts in the larger context of oil exploration in the Arabian Peninsula, Iran and Iraq that began with the British in the 1890s and was joined by the Dutch, French and Americans in the next century. Briefly addressing the economics of oil and its effects on Saudi Arabia, the film prefers to concentrate on the good fortune and technological advances the oil boom brought to the kingdom. - The film premiered on Channel 3 on 29 May 1984, the anniversary of the Concession Agreement. - Very well preserved. OCLC 12825212.‎

‎Arabian American Oil Company.‎

‎Aramco facilities in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, no date.‎

‎2 large black-and-white photographic prints, 260 x 360 mm. Matted (500 x 400 mm). Rare views of Aramco facilities in Saudi Arabia. The set comprises a fine aerial view of worker accomodation complexes in the Eastern Province, as well as a street view showing office and residential buildings. The mattes bear a giltstamped caption "Aramco Photograph". - Corners lightly bumped; images in excellent condition.‎

‎Arabian American Oil Company.‎

‎Aramco World 1957 [and] 1959. New York, Aramco, 1957 & 1959.‎

‎Small folio (220 x 282 mm). 2 vols. 12 issues each. Contemporary full cloth with giltstamped title to cover and spine. Two complete year runs of the popular Aramco magazine. In November 1949 the Arabian American Oil Company launched "Aramco World" as an interoffice newsletter that linked the company's U.S. offices with "the field" - primarily Dhahran, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The journal quickly grew into a monthly (later bi-monthly) educational magazine featuring historical, geographical and cultural articles that helped the American employees and their families appreciate an unfamiliar land. - The present collection comprises vol. 8, nos. 1-12, and vol. 10, nos. 1-12. - Heads of spine somewhat worn. Interior in excellent condition.‎

‎Arabian American Oil Company.‎

‎Aramco World. New York, Aramco, 1960-1965.‎

‎Small folio (215 x 280 mm). 12 issues. Original printed wrappers. Stapled. Set of 12 issues of the popular Aramco magazine. In November 1949 the Arabian American Oil Company launched "Aramco World" as an interoffice newsletter that linked the company's U.S. offices with "the field" - primarily Dhahran, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The journal quickly grew into a bi-monthly educational magazine featuring historical, geographical and cultural articles that helped the American employees and their families appreciate an unfamiliar land. - The present collection comprises vol. 11, no. 5; vol. 14, nos. 5-8; vol. 15, nos. 1-3 and 5-6; vol. 16, nos. 1 and 2. - 11 issues addressed to Michigan resident Florence E. Lostuzzi on verso.‎

‎Arabian American Oil Company.‎

‎Handbooks for American employees. Vols. I & II. [New York?], Aramco, 1952.‎

‎4to. 2 vols.: VIII (but: X), 112 pp., final blank leaf; I-(XIV), 179 pp., final blank page. With numerous black and white photographic illustrations as well as several colour-printed illustrations, maps and charts in the text. Contemporary printed wrappers. Spiral binding. Second edition. The well-known handbook series prepared by the Arabian American Oil Company for the benefit of their staff as operations began to expand after WWII. First published as a set of five booklets in 1950. Although intended for the instruction of Aramco's own employees, the series "attracted widespread interest outside the company and the demand of copies was so great that two years later, in January 1952, a revised hardbound edition was published" (Nawwab). The present spiral-bound second edition was apparently produced simultaneously. Subsequent editions in a single volume appeared in 1960 and 1968. - Part I discusses the history of oil production and the role of the United States, in particular the evolution of Aramco oil exploration in Saudi Arabia, emphasizing the company's pioneering role in the country. Part II describes the work and life of Aramco employees in Saudi Arabia. Parts III-V provide some background on Arabia and the Middle East, including information on the Saudi government, as well as on Arabian culture and customs. - Apart from refineries, tanks, drilling operations, oil wells, the city of Jeddah, the Dammam oil field, Dhahran Camp, the Ras Tanura refinery, and the construction of pipelines in the desert, the photographs include pictures of royal visits to Aramco operations, showing King Ibn Saud and Crown Prince Saud in Dhahran in 1947, as well as the Sheikh of Bahrein in 1939, mosques and scenes of the Hajj, life at the Dhahran expats' camp, local farmers and fishers, as well as Arabian hospitality and wildlife. Further, the illustrations comprise charts showing the changes in U.S. consumer demand between 1908 and 1948 and U.S. production increase from 1859, as well as maps of the American interest in the Middle East and a world map displaying oil reserves and the inter-regional movements of petroleum in 1948. - Extremities slightly worn; some tears to first volume. Interior crisp and clean. OCLC 83399405.‎

‎Arabian American Oil Company.‎

‎Identification card. No place, 1. II. 1964.‎

‎Oblong 12mo (60 x 102 mm). 2 pp. Insurance ID for the Aramco employee Orlin Orace Thomas, verifying his claim to have medical expenses covered under the Aramco medical payment plan. - Right corners slightly worn.‎

‎Arabian American Oil Company.‎

‎Ras Tanura. Headquarters for Aramco's Refinery and Terminal. Saudi Arabia, Aramco, June 1963.‎

‎8vo. (2), 18 pp. each in English and Arabic. With several black-and-white photographic illustrations. Original printed wrappers. Stapled. Exceedingly rare booklet about the Aramco compound at Ras Tanura, describing the facilities and the various steps of oil production, including emphasis on the safety record of Ras Tanura: "Employees working in the District have received the highest award for safety granted by the United States National Safety Council". The illustrations include impressive aerial views of the refinery as well as images of workers seeing to ensure smooth operations of the facilities. - Wrappers slightly spotted. Not in OCLC.‎

‎Arabian American Oil Company.‎

‎Report of operations to the Saudi Arab government by the Arabian American Oil Company. 1953. [Dharan, Aramco, 1954].‎

‎Folio. VI, 59, (2), 59 pp. Colour illustrations throughout. Original illustrated colour wrappers. Stapled. 1953 issue of the "Taqrir an sair al-amal marfu ila Hukuma al-Arabiya as-Suudiya min qibal Sarikat az-Zait al-Arabiya al-Amrikiya", printed in Arabic and English throughout. Profusely illustrated, the annual journal issued by ARAMCO reported on the year's work and activities in the form of essays and statistical figures. A few years previously, Aramco had moved their headquarters from New York to Dhahran, jointly with King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud managing to negotiate a larger share of the profits for the Saudi Arab Government. The principal oil fields at the time were Ghawar and Safaniya, soon to be confirmed the largest onshore and the largest offshore field in the world, respectively. - Some notes in ink to Arabic title-page. In good condition. Cf. OCLC 2416997.‎

‎Arabian American Oil Company.‎

‎Safety poster for bus drivers. Saudi Arabia, Aramco Transportation, Graphic Arts, no date.‎

‎280 x 330 mm. Graphic poster. In English and Arabic. Rare poster with safety instructions for Aramco bus drivers. Prepared by the Transportation Department, it reminds the drivers that "one bus should never pass another", as well as to "keep plenty of space between buses": "The lives of your passengers are in your hands". Apart from the safety rules in English and Arabic, the poster shows sketches of six fully occupied coaches. - Very well preserved.‎

‎Arabian American Oil Company.‎

‎Set of booklets on the company's benefit plans. Dhahran and no place, 1974-1976.‎

‎4to and oblong 8vo. 4 brochures and a folder, the latter comprising (55) ff. Prospectuses for Aramco benefit plans, briefing the employees on terms and conditions of life insurance, retirement income, social security benefits, a medical payment plan, a savings plan, disability plans, and the compensation plan for expats. The latter includes the photocopy of a typed letter signed by Aramco official W. E. Whitley, inviting an employee to attend a meeting on the compensation plan at the Dhahran training center. - Some margins slightly worn.‎