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réf. 121954London Archive Editions 1991. . 8 vols 8vo 25.5 x 16.5 cm; 7 vols text & map portfolio containing 12 large folding maps; publisher's original green cloth gilt arms of Qatar to upper boards gilt lettering to spines with red lettering pieces top edges gilt a fine set. An unrivalled collection of material revealing the history of Qatar from 1820 to 1960 focussing on primary documents charting the history of the peninsular from Qatar's first maritime treaty with Britain in 1820 up to the abdication of Ali bin Abdullah in 1960. Many of the documents within are published for the first time. London, Archive Editions, 1991. hardcover
réf. 121947Cambridge Cambridge Archive Editions 2020. . 2 works in 8 vols 25.5 x 16.5 cm; publisher's original black cloth silver gilt lettering a fine set. An extensive collection of documents and letters covering the reign of King Abdulaziz also known as Ibn Saud and the first king of a unified Saudi Arabia from the reconquest of Riyadh in 1902 until his death in 1953. Many of the documents and letters here are published for the first time and many of the letters are reproduced in facsimile in King Abdulaziz's own hand. Cambridge, Cambridge Archive Editions, 2020. hardcover
réf. 121949London Archive Editions 1989. . 8 vols 8vo 25.5 x 16.5 cm; 7 vols text & map portfolio containing 9 large folding maps and 2 tables; publisher's original red cloth gilt royal arms of Kuwait to upper boards spines in gilt with green labels top edges gilt a fine set. An impressive set of records documenting the history of Kuwait from 1899 to 1961 covering the period from the first treaty signed between Britain and Mubarak Al-Sabah to the establshiment of Kuwait as an independent state in 1961. London, Archive Editions, 1989. hardcover
réf. 121946London Archive Editions 1994. . 14 vols 8vo 25.5 x 16.5 cm; includes maps charts & diagrams; publisher's original orange-brown cloth gilt lettering to spines top edges gilt a fine set. The complete development plans of Saudi Arabia from 1970 to 1995 with supplementary documents and reports including the master plans for Jeddah. London, Archive Editions, 1994. hardcover
1955réf. 188201On board HMS Loch Alvie: South Asia and Arabian Gulf 1955-56. Striking visual record of the Gulf at the dawn of the oil boom An attractive photograph album compiled by a Royal Navy rating during service in the Gulf in 1955-56 notable for its early views of Abu Dhabi and other sites in the present-day UAE on the eve of the oil transformation. Drawn to the stark coastline and improvised shore installations he recorded places that within a decade would be reshaped by petroleum infrastructure and urban expansion. Several images relate to Abu Dhabi. A view of Das Island dated 11 April 1956 shows a bare shoreline with oil drums and rudimentary structures in the first phase of development linked to the Umm Shaif field. At Khawr al Bazm 19 April 1956 he photographed the coast from the ship and the firing of a 21-gun salute for the Queen's birthday juxtaposing imperial ceremony with an undeveloped littoral. Four deckle-edged photographs depict Dalma Island - then a remote outpost - including a grave the remains of a wrecked dhow and the stretch of coast where the vessel was driven ashore in bad weather. Today Dalma is recognised as a major archaeological site within Abu Dhabi emirate. Dubai appears in a 22 April 1956 view of water taxis and the souq along Dubai Creek still a modest mercantile settlement. The following day Lord and Lady Mountbatten paused there during their return from Asia and Australasia an event marked by guards of honour and captured in the album. A coastal view of Dibba on the Musandam Peninsula - now divided between Oman and the UAE - records the rugged shoreline before modern development. Although centred on the Gulf the album also includes related regional material - Bahrain including Juffair naval base Qatar's early oil installations at Umm Said and Halul Island and shipboard scenes - placing the UAE images within the wider strategic network of Britain's post-war naval presence east of Suez. The volume concludes with an official photograph of HMS Loch Alvie and a track chart of her cruise under Captain C. J. Matthews sailing from Chatham in July 1955 and returning in July 1956. Landscape folio 270 × 390 mm. 88 mounted silver gelatine photographs the majority personal rather than purchase and 24 of which relate to the Gulf various formats mostly 105 x 80 mm the great majority captioned in white ink leaves additionally decorated with small sketches and various ephemera. Asian black lacquer album silk ties at the spine typical of those available at the Liberty Stores Aden lettered "Souvenir of Aden" on the front cover with a hand-painted map of the Arabian Peninsula and Red Sea surrounded by images of a mosque camel dhow and local inhabitants HMS Loch Alvie cap tally pasted to spine edges gilt decorative gold and silver leaf spackled endpapers; black card mounting leaves. Corners a little bumped and worn a couple of cracks to the lacquer to the back cover; some tissue guards a little creased contents otherwise clean sound and complete; very good. unknown
1917réf. 000214We believe this to be the first complete collection of its kind including several items that we have not encountered in public libraries or archival sources. In any case it represents the most comprehensive collection of issues that we have traced over a period of twenty-five years of Ottoman state publications many of which are difficult to assemble. The collection essentially consists of official reports most of which were prepared by the two ambassadors Fakhr al-Din Rûm Bey Oğlu and Muhammad Nâbi. These reports are highly restricted official documents. Description of the Collection The reports were prepared in Ottoman Turkish except for four items written in modern Turkish after the alphabet reform; these were prepared by İsmail Hakkı Tevfik and Abdulgani Seni Bey. 1. Najd Issue Najd Question Ottoman Turkish report published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Istanbul 1918. 15 pages octavo. Prepared by Ambassador Fakhr al-Din Rûm Bey Oğlu and the Ottoman Ambassador in Rome Muhammad Nâbi dated 11 March 1917. The report discusses the political borders of Ottoman Najd; the treaty signed between Süleyman Şefik Pasha and Abdulaziz ibn Saud; the Ottoman–British treaty concerning Najd including Qatar; and the Ottoman treaty with Ibn Saud converting Najd from a mutasarrifate into a province vilayet appointing Ibn Saud as governor and commander-in-chief including military organization. Topics include: Midhat Pasha's report; Wahhabis; the conflict between Saud and Abdullah ibn Faisal; the sheikhs of Muscat Mukalla Oman Hadhramaut and Bahrain and their relations with Britain; Saudi movements along eastern Najd; Ottoman naval response under Midhat Pasha; the administrative difficulty of Najd; support of Mubarak al-Sabah for the Ottomans; coercion of Abdullah al-Faisal to sign the al-Ahsa treaty; Ibn Rashid's advances; tribal dynamics; British support of Al-Sabah; British protection; Ibn Saud and the Muntafiq sheikh; Ottoman–Wahhabi agreements 10 April 1905; British protests regarding Ibn Saud's border violations and interference in Qatar and Oman; the 12-article Ottoman–Ibn Saud treaty of 12 July 1913 including the separation of Qatar from Najd; maritime boundaries; recognition of Jasim Al Thani; compensation to the Sheikh of Bahrain. 2. Muscat Issue Ottoman Turkish report Ministry of Foreign Affairs Istanbul 1918. 6 pages. Prepared by Fakhr al-Din Rûm Bey Oğlu and Muhammad Nâbi dated 27 November 1916. Covers Muscat modern Oman the Imamate foreign involvement Ottoman views rejecting Muscat's independence from the Arabian Peninsula; relations between Najd Muscat and British India; strategic location; occupation history; Al-Sa'id relations with Wahhabis; British and French recognition of Omani independence in 1862; Ottoman perspective on Oman's connection to Arabia. 3. Qatar Coasts Issue Prepared 8 January 1917. Printed at the Imperial Press. 7 pages plus 9 pages of French appendices. Topics include British expansion from Bahrain to Qatar; Ottoman claims; British intervention since 1891; correspondence with the Ottoman state; Bahrain–Qatar disputes over Zubarah and al-'Udayd; appointment of Abd al-Rahman Al Thani; British encroachments; Qatar within the Kuwait treaty framework; confirmation of Jassim Al Thani's authority in 1913. 4. Kuwait Issue Fakhr al-Din Rûm Bey Oğlu & Muhammad Nâbi. Imperial Press Istanbul 1334 AH. 34 pages. Geography population sect history of Al-Sabah; Ottoman administration of Baghdad and Basra; British policy; secret treaties 1899–1904; borders; railways; maritime flags; taxation refusal; British attempts to place Kuwait under protection; Ottoman responses; oil islands Bubiyan Khor Abdullah; Sheikh's declaration of being an officer in the British army. Dated 31 August 1918. 5. Basra Gulf Issue Bahrain Qatar Pirate Coast/Emirates İsmail Hakkı Tevfik. Ankara 1931. 32 pages. Political tribal and documentary history in Turkish English and French. 6. Irrigation in Arabia Fakhr al-Din Rûm Bey Oğlu & Muhammad Nâbi. 14 pages. Ottoman irrigation projects; British interference since 1910; German involvement. 7. Asir Revolt of 1911 Report by Consul General İsmail Hakkı. 31 pages. Ottoman military actions; Idrisi revolt; tribal loyalties; Wahhabi involvement; detailed military maps. 8. Aqaba Issue By Rashdi Infantry Brigade Commander. Istanbul 1326 AH. 154 pages. Ottoman–British relations; Egypt's role; Hijaz railway; Aqaba dispute. 9. War in Arabia between Ibn Saud and the Imam of Yemen By Abdülgani Sünni Bey. Ankara 1934. 20 pages. Unique copy. Covers causes tribal alignments Asir Aden Najran foreign involvement. 10. Guide to the Gulf of Aden Ottoman Turkish. Istanbul 1310 AH. 276 pages. Includes maps; authored by naval officer Süleyman Nutqi. 11. Tripoli Benghazi and the Twelve Islands Issue Report dated 27 November 1916. 24 pages French treaty texts. Ottoman North Africa American conflicts Italian ambitions Lausanne Treaty. 12. Sheikh Sa'id Island Issue Istanbul 1916. 4 pages. Strategic Bab al-Mandab island dispute with France. 13. Palestine Issue – Zionist Claims Istanbul 3 March 1918. 43 pages. Origins of Zionism; European diplomacy; Jerusalem administration. 14. Notes on the Iraq War Military Press 1333 AH. 88 pages. Translated from English for official use only. Rare. 15. Bahrain Issue Report dated 8 January 1917. 12 pages French texts. History British protection treaties 1820–1898 inclusion in 1913 Gulf treaty. 16. Muhammarah Issue Report dated 1 March 1917. 8 pages. Borders oil Sheikh Khaz'al Anglo-Iranian-Ottoman relations. 17. Oil Concessions in Arabia Report dated 26 March 1917. 9 pages English treaty. Mosul Baghdad Basra Shell Najd Kuwait. 18. Baghdad Issue Report dated 31 August 1917. 53 pages French texts. Baghdad Railway; British–Ottoman rivalry; Gulf politics. 19. Farasan Islands Issue Report dated 28 November 1916. 8 pages. German coal depot request; British occupation; oil and gas. 20. Hadhramaut Issue Report dated 11 March 1917. 6 pages. Tribal governance; British relations via Aden. 21. Aden and the Nine Districts Report dated 27 November 1916. 39 pages French annexes. Portuguese Ottoman British rule; Yemen administration; sovereignty claims. 22. Memorandum on British Claims Regarding the Baghdad Line and Basra Gulf Istanbul 21 January 1911. 35 pages appendices. Detailed diplomatic negotiations since 1903. 23. Guide to the Red Sea Istanbul 1307 AH. 459 pages. Comprehensive nautical and railway guide with ports and routes. 24. South Arabia Issue Hadhramaut Socotra etc. İsmail Hakkı Tevfik. Bulgaria 1935. 132 pages with photographs and maps. 25. The Egyptian Issue Prepared March 1918. 186 pages. Ottoman legal and political analysis of Egypt from Muhammad Ali to British occupation. 26. Shatt al-Arab Issue Istanbul 1917. 30 pages. 1913 treaty with Britain; navigation borders Iran Muhammarah. Note İsmail Hakkı Tevfik was a senior Ottoman and Republican diplomat and son-in-law of Sultan Mehmed VI. Fakhr al-Din Rûm Bey Oğlu and Muhammad Nâbi were leading Ottoman statesmen. Other contributors include Süleyman Nutqi naval officer and Abdulgani Seni Bey later a key Republican thinker. 26 items Ottoman Ministry of Foreign Affairs paperback