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1975ref. 26383London: The Gulf Committee 1975. First Edition. Octavo; printed wrappers stapled; 44pp; illus. Fine copy. Pamphlet outlining the position of women in the traditional Omani society and the changes that have taken place within the revolutionary process. Based on documentary material from the periods of 1970-73 and 1975. The Gulf Committee unknown books
ref. 17118Vintage Optical Lantern images of the Persian Gulf circa late 19 cent Glass size is about 3.25" x 3.25" . Vintage Image of the Persian gulf and The Sheik of Mohammerah Palace at Shah-et-Arab. A boat is docked in calm water along the bridge while a spray of palm leaves waves at the edge of a palace. The handwritten label reads "Sheik of Mohammerah Palace. Shah-et-Arab." The Shatt al-Arab also known as Arvand Rud River is a river formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris. Mohammerah is city and port presently known as Khorramshahr a city in southwestern Iran. It lies on the right bank of the KÄrūn River where it enters the Shatt al-Arab. The city occupies the site of the old ʿAbbÄsid port of Mohammerah but it was already in existence at the time of Alexander the Great. Since In 1847 it was ruled by a sheik known as the Emir of Mohammerah who was chief of the local Banu Ka'b tribe and built a large Palace known as Qasr al-Failiyah in Mohammera with very large arches that can be seen on the image. Very few historical artifacts exist from the times of Shaikh Khaz'al bin JÄbir bin MirdÄw al-Ka'bī 1861-1936. After oil was discovered by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company BP today in Khuzestan in 1908 Britain at first strengthened its ties to Shaikh Khaz'al. But after W.W.I The British stopped supporting him and in 1924 Mohammerah came under the control of the central government of Iran and was renamed Khorramshahr by Rez Shah of Iran. The cheikh was taken to Tehran and stayed in house arrest until his death in 1936. Out of all the sheikdoms around the gulf Abu Dhabi Dubai Sharjah Ajman Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah he is the only Emir to have lost his sheikdom. The southern end of the river constitutes the border between Iraq and Iran and discharges into the Gulf and has been the cause of multiple wars due to its huge oil reserves including the Iran-Iraq war. Scarce and in very good condition. unknown books
ref. 17136WWII Iran Photo album of US Military in Persian Gulf Command. 38 original silver gelatin print photographs most of sinking ships c. 1943-1945. Images of US Army soldiers as part of the Persian Gulf Command a WWII initiative to secure allied Soviet supply lines through Iran. Original textured brown boards. 13 x 10 in. "Persian Gulf Command / Iran" printed on front cover along with PGC insignia of 7-pointed white star and red scimitar blade on a green shield. Photographs of various size from 1.25 x 2" to 2.5 x 4". During World War II the U.S. Army's Persian Gulf Command maintained a supply line through Iran for the benefit of Soviet allies. One photograph of a soldier even shows Russian Cyrillic text for "American" ÐМЕРИКÐÐСКИЙ painted on the door of his Jeep. 23 photographs show badly damaged and sinking ships. Most photographs do not have captions but one is labeled "Abadan Iran" a city in the south of Iran; and another image of a pool is labeled "Iran". 1 image is of 3 Iranian local men . Other photos show soldiers resting in their barracks relaxing off-duty around a pool or sights from their travels. One photograph of soldiers in the 1940s was developed in 1967 others are period. In very good condition. unknown books
ref. 1241740 president of the United States. Reagan Presidential GOLF BALL. White Nike golf ball with Presidential seal and facsimile "Ronald Reagan" signature on the ball. Mint condition. unknown books
ref. 1241443 president of the United States. Bush Presidential GOLF BALLs. White Nike golf balls with Presidential seal and facsimile "George Bush" signature on the ball. Mint condition. unknown books
ref. 12130Air Force One golf ball Clinton Era. Dunlop. Full color Presidential seal with "Seal of the President of the United States/Air Force One" around. In excellent condition. unknown books
1892ref. 16469Washington 1892. 22 pp folding map. Disbound minor margin wear. Good. unknown books
1996ref. 31523Augusta: Augusta National Golf Club 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardbound quarto. Issued without dustwrapper. 80 pp. Golf annual summarizing the events of the 1997 golf tournament in Augusta. A near fine copy in faux-green leather binding. Illustrated with color photographs of the event. Includes the original cardboard mailing carton. Augusta National Golf Club hardcover books
ref. 14361Original engraving titled "Ile Dormus ou de Jerun" The Strait of Hormuz. Published in 1747. Engraving is from "Histoire generale des voyages." Illustrated by Bellin. On top is the "Cote de Perse." Engraving depicts "Fortresse" "Ile de Kishom ou Quixema" "Entre des Vaisseaux" "Porte de derriere" "Parade Alkoran" "St. Lucia" "Lardimira" with illustrations of ships and fortress. Arab ships on the left and European ships with large masts and multiple sails on the right. Five Arab ships in the foreground. In the foreground representing the Arabian peninsula. The Portuguese explorer Afonso de Albuquerque captured the island in 1507 and it became a part of the Portuguese Empire. The Portuguese constructed a fortress on the island the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception which is represented in this etching. But in 1622 the island was captured from the Portuguese by a combined Anglo-Persian force. The island then became part of Persia Iran and later part of Oman. Paper has been folded three times. Overall page size is 13.5" x 9.5." Image size is 7.5" x 9.75." Overall in very good condition. unknown books
1992ref. W0719GOMarietta GA: Longstreet Press 1992. Original green cloth with gilt spine lettering and upper cover vignette. Endpapers with watercolors of golfers titled Members of the Club. Loose watercolor plate laid in titled Checking the Distance Ballybunnion Ireland. Book and jacket in exceptional condition; dust jacket is price clipped. A marvelous evocation of golf highlighted by 80 oil and watercolor paintings by Ellis. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Ray Ellis. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Trade. Longstreet Press Hardcover books
1969ref. 22261New York: Simon & Schuster 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good /very good . Stated first printing. 416 pp. Foreword by Robert Tyre Jones Jr. Includes six full chapters of instruction by the greatest golfer of his generation. A handsome very good copy in dustwrapper. This copy is especially notable in that it has been INSCRIBED by HERBERT WARREN WIND to Sir Peter Allen. Sir Peter was a British industrialist and writer of golf books. A nice association. Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1967ref. 29010New York: Harper & Row 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 8vo. 120 pp. Stated first edition. Illustrated with instructional photographs. A very good copy in very good price-intact dustwrapper. This copy has been briefly INSCRIBED by Sarazen and is uncommon thus. Harper & Row hardcover books
1997ref. 31492Augusta: Augusta National Golf Club 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Hardbound quarto. Issued without dustwrapper. 80 pp. Golf annual summarizing the events of the 1997 golf tournament in Augusta. A fine copy in faux-green leather binding. Illustrated with color photographs of the event. Includes the original cardboard mailing carton. This was Tiger Wods' first big year at The Masters. Augusta National Golf Club hardcover books
1969ref. 31500London: Hodder and Stoughton 1969. First UK edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. Clothbound octavo in dustwrapper. 416 pp. First UK edition of this classic volume on Nicklaus and his contributions to the sport. Ably assisted by Herbert Warren Wind. A well-thumbed copy in very good condition in green cloth binding. The dustwrapper has had all four flap corners widely clipped; otherwise it is in very good condition. The book includes six full chapters by Nicklaus on golf instruction. Hodder and Stoughton unknown books
1939ref. SS2801no place: 1939. 1939. 228 x 303 mm. 8 pp. Illus. Printed wraps; center leaf loose. 1939. paperback books
1986ref. 31455Far Hills: United States Golf Association 1986. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good. Small clothbound octavo issued without dustwrapper and housed in a decorated hard slipcase. 194 pp. This is copy 1210 of fifteen hundred special facsimile copies printed. Couple of small blemishes to the cloth covers. A very good example in very good hard slipcase. United States Golf Association unknown books
ref. 264204in two Boxes. This lot features a large collection of Augusta National collectibles many of them produced in limited edition for distribution to the spouses of club members during the Masters Tournament. Present are the following: Buttons: 8 gold blazer buttons 6 sleeve and 2 jacket by Waterbury & Co with Augusta National logo. Jewelry cases: Dark green leather jewelry strap roll with Augusta National logo to clasp by Garrard & Co London. Together with silk jewelry case with Augusta National logo. Leather goods: Dark green calf address book with gilt stamped logo of Augusta National 1967 to upper cover. 2 Dark green folding pocket wallets with printed Augusta National logo to interior. Large green leather pack with strap with Augusta National logo. 2 light green pigskin ladies wallets with printed Augusta National logo to interior. 4 dark green alligator key rings with Augusta National logo to interior 3 in original boxes. Ladies clutch dark green alligator 3 1â„2 by 6 1â„2 inches German make with Augusta National logo on clasp. Silver and gold: Sterling silver trivet 7 inches in diameter engraved at center with image of Augusta National clubhouse and at lip with images of course flora by Garrards of London. Sterling silver porridger 2 pieces with inscription to Cliff Roberts made by Garrard of London. Three small 14K gold brooches of Augusta National logo. Kits: Medical kit in green casing with Augusta National logo. 2 dark green calf travel sewing kits logo to exterior. Ladies Manicure set in green case with Augusta National logo. Tool kit in green leather case with Augusta National logo. 2 metallic ladies compacts one in ponchette logo on powder lid. Plus other miscellaneous Augusta National souvenirs. A comprehensive collectionBorn in Morning Sun Iowa Roberts had a troubled family life as a boy and left school in the ninth grade. He worked at a great variety of jobs all around the United States and eventually chose the investment industry for his career.1 He served as Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club from 1931 through 1976 and was named "Chairman in Memoriam" after his death. He also served as Chairman of the Masters Tournament from 1934 through 1976. An investment banker on Wall Street from the late 1920s Roberts was a partner with Reynolds & Company. He was the co-founder with Bobby Jones of the Augusta National Golf Club. In the early years he and Jones personally extended invitations to the tournament. Roberts' friendship with American president Dwight Eisenhower led to the Eisenhowers making Augusta National their retreat during the 1950s. Roberts was sometimes described as a 'benevolent dictator'. Roberts received many awards and honors during his lifetime including service on the PGA Advisory Committee from its inception in 1943 until his death appointment by the United States Golf Association to serve on the Bob Jones Award Selection Committee and election to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1978. He was the author of The Story of the Augusta National Golf Club published in 1976 and a subject of a book titled The Making of the Masters Clifford Roberts Augusta National and Golf's Most Prestigious Tournament by David Owen published in 1999. It was not until 1975 that Lee Elder became the first black golfer to play in the Masters Tournament although he was not the first non-white golfer to compete; Sukree Onsham of Thailand played in 1970 and 1971. Roberts is quoted as saying "to make an exception would be practicing discrimination in reverse." Lee Elder later said "I don't want anything special. I will make it on my own." Another comment attributed to Roberts is: "As long as I'm alive all the golfers will be white and all the caddies will be black."2 3 Roberts age 84 committed suicide by gunshot in 1977 on the banks of the par-3 course at Augusta National. He had been in ill health for several months. unknown books
1963ref. 216337New York: The New Yorker 1963. 1 vols. 6 x 7 inches. Fine. 1 vols. 6 x 7 inches. The New Yorker unknown books
1924ref. 300188Greenwich Connecticut: Cecil Hodgman 1924. Winter and Spring Edition. Folio 33 x 20 inches. Fine old folds. Winter and Spring Edition. Folio 33 x 20 inches. Cecil Hodgman unknown books
1925ref. 300187Greenwich Connecticut: Cecil Hodgman 1925. Summer and Fall Edition. Folio c. 33 x 20 inches. Fine old folds. Summer and Fall Edition. Folio c. 33 x 20 inches. Cecil Hodgman unknown books
1925ref. 12886N.p.: Golfers Magazine 1925. With thirty-seven 8 x 10 inch photographs. 1 vols. The photographs for the most part captioned are mounted on black paper pages laid within black imitation leather covers lettered in gilt on upper cover. Fine condition. With thirty-seven 8 x 10 inch photographs. 1 vols. Vintage Golf Photographs. An extraordinarily interesting series of actual photographs taken on a tour through the Canadian and American Pacific Northwest with a few group shots of the participants but mostly showing views of the courses and buildings of golf clubs in Banff Lake Louise Spokane Moose Jaw Tacoma Portland Calgary Helena Seattle Winnipeg and elsewhere. The photographs are superb the subjects of compelling interest the locales pristine if not indeed primitive and the reaction--even to a non-golfer--is one of almost overpowering nostalgia. A SUPERB PIECE OF AMERICAN GOLFING HISTORY. Golfers Magazine unknown books
1920ref. 252588New York 1920. Vintage gelatin silver print mounted on card. 13-3/4 x 10-3/4 in. Fine. Vintage gelatin silver print mounted on card. 13-3/4 x 10-3/4 in. A great candid shot of "Long Jim" Barnes who won the first US PGA Championship in 1916 wrote several books on golf technique and was one of the great early stars of the game. unknown books
1905ref. 245773New York: Doubleday Page 1905. First edition. With 42 illustrations by A.B. Frost. 346 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cloth with inset paper label of Golfer on upper cover. Gift inscription on front flyleaf. Owner blindstamp on rear flyleaf. Very good. Frost A.B. First edition. With 42 illustrations by A.B. Frost. 346 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Donovan & Murdoch 4850 Doubleday, Page unknown books
1915ref. 23767London: L. H. Lefèvre & Son 1915. First Edition: "A Limited number of artist's proofs signed by Sadler and Dobie.were printed on rice paper. Golf print in black and white by James Dobie after W. Dendy Sadler. 1 vols. 14 x 18 1/2 inches. About fine with full margins. First Edition: "A Limited number of artist's proofs signed by Sadler and Dobie.were printed on rice paper." Golf print in black and white by James Dobie after W. Dendy Sadler. 1 vols. 14 x 18 1/2 inches. This scene shows the negotiation of the stymie a rule on the putting green which is no longer in force. One of the special copies signed in pencil below the image by both W. Dendy Sadler and James Dobie. L. H. Lefèvre & Son unknown books
ref. 31713n.p. n.d. turn-of-the-century. 1 vols. Image 18 x 10 inches; matted and framed. 1 vols. Image 18 x 10 inches; matted and framed. Original Golf Watercolor. A charming professonal rendering in colors of a handsome trio of Gibson-type Girls one of whom is evidently an early devotee of golf. Possibly done for a poster or a magazine cover. UNIQUE AND HISTORIC. unknown books
