1995rif. 60005Stockbridge:: Stockbridge Golf Club. Fine. 1995. Hardcover. Black and white photographs throughout. Limited edition: this copy is number 129 of 600 copies. Fine in a fine slipcase. . Stockbridge Golf Club, hardcover books
1995rif. 60005Stockbridge:: Stockbridge Golf Club. Fine. 1995. Hardcover. Black and white photographs throughout. Limited edition: this copy is number 129 of 600 copies. Fine in a fine slipcase. . Stockbridge Golf Club, hardcover
8vo. 15 black and white photographs captioned in white, plus one repeat in a smaller print. Original board album, acquired from "M. Arthur, Beyrouth". Paper label to upper cover: "Arab Types. Syria". Small but fascinating collection of portrait photographs showing Arabian nobles as well as commoners, all captioned and the subject often identified by name and tribe. The photos, many of which are executed as highly expressive profile studies, were taken and assembled by Lt. Col. Walter Francis Stirling (1880-1958), Chief of Staff to T. E. Lawrence. While the present photographs were taken during his time with Lawrence, whom Stirling revered, it is not his British comrades but rather the striking features of the sheikhs and bedouins on which this collection is focused. Among the images are "Sheik Gawaileh of Nejd, one of Lawrence's Bodyguard", and "Sheikh Hamondi, Friend of Lawrence"; others are more ominously identified as "Yezidi Shepherd, Devil worshipper" or "Bad type of Hadadiyim Tribesman". Of many noble tribesmen here depicted, such as Fauraz ibn Sha'laan, Emir of the Ruwalla, or Sheikh Daham al-Hadi, Paramount Sheikh of the Shammar tribe, these probably constitute the only photographic record. - Stirling was trained at Sandhurst and served in the Transvaal operation during the Boer War before being seconded to the Egyptian Army in 1906. He spent five years patrolling with an Arab battalion on the Eritrean and Abyssinian borders. Throughout WWI he served at Gallipoli and the Palestinian campaign until he was appointed chief staff officer to Lawrence of Arabia, who called him "Stirling the imperturbable". In 1937, Stirling would reflect on his famous wartime comrade: "From then [early 1918] throughout the final phase of the Arab revolt on till the capture of Damascus, I worked, travelled, and fought alongside Lawrence [...] We sensed that we were serving with a man immeasurably our superior [...] In my considered opinion, Lawrence was the greatest genius whom England has produced in the last two centuries [...] If ever a genius, a scholar, an artist, and an imp of Shaitan were rolled into one personality, it was Lawrence." In 1919 Stirling became advisor to Emir Feisal and Deputy Political Officer in Cairo, then acting governor of Sinai and Governor of the Jaffa district in Palestine before moving to Albania in 1923 to take up a position advising and assisting in the reorganisation of the Albanian Ministry of the Interior.
1987rif. 45008ABKönigswinter, Heel, 1987. 29 cm. 160 S. : überwiegend Ill. Pp., OU. Guter Zust.
1989Quarto in black cotton and silk cloth backed boards ; 162 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. Numnerous tipped in color plates. Box. Limited edition of 5,000 copies and this exemplar 313. In English. Contents: A history of Golf / by David Stirk -- Golf museums, libraries and documents / by Bobby Burnet -- Profiles -- Golf 2000 or What we are coming to / by J.A.C.K. (J. McCullough) -- Introduction / by Guido Almansi. // Golf -- History. Golfers -- Biography.
1989rif. 34165London: H. F. & G. Witherby. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0854931724 . Illustrated. First edition thus. Fine in a very near fine price clipped dust jacket. . H. F. & G. Witherby hardcover books
1987rif. 055970Königswinter., Heel-Verlag., 1987. 160 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Guter Zustand. 4°. H OLeder mit OUmschlag.
1987Milano, Mursia, 1987, 4to t. tela con sovr. ill. col. compl. ill. nero e col. pp. 158.
1991London, 1991, 8vo tutta tela con sovraccopertina illustrata a colori, pp. 128 con numerosissime illustrazioni in nero e col. n.t.
8vo. pp. 293-298 and 211-216 of the Geographical Journal of 1899 and 1900, respectively. With an illustration of the Mausolia near Bandar Abbas. Offprints in modern wrappers. Parts 5 and 6 of Stiffe's account of former and ancient trading centres of the Arabian Gulf, treating Kung (pp. 294-297, 1899) and Bandar 'Abbas (211-215, 1900), both on the Persian coast. Well-preserved. Cf. Macro, Bibliography of the Arabian Peninsula, 2135 (vols IV and VII).
rif. 29910Paris Gallimard in-4° 160 pp
1987rif. GITc718Paris Gallimard 1987. Grand in-8 carré 154pp. Reliure éditeur papier toilé chamois bradel, titre en bleu sur le dos, sous belle jaquette illustrée. Abondante illustration dans le texte, à pleine page, en noir et en couleurs. Bel exemplaire en parfait état.
2005rif. 34844Ann Arbor: Sports Media Group. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 1587262614 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Sports Media Group hardcover books
1887rif. k5207Glasgow: Hamilton Adams & Co. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Ex lib with modern rebind new endpapers and usual stamps and markings.Scattered light foxing. 1887. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 180mm 9" x 7". xi 300pp. . Hamilton, Adams & Co hardcover
Small 4to. (2), 112 pp., final blank leaf. Slightly later full cloth with giltstamped title to cover and spine. Re-issue of this important guide to falconry by the "grand old man of British falconry" (Gallagher), Ronald Stevens (d. 1994), first published in 1956. The book questions several age-old concepts of the sport, such as the attempt of teaching falcons to wait on through flying to the lure, and introduces methods of teaching the birds to home to the falconer's house, which "caused a great deal of rethinking among falconers" (Gallagher). - Stevens settled in the remote Fermoyle Lodge in Connemara in Ireland in the early 1960s, the place quickly turning into something of a Mecca for falconers from all across the world, his treatises inspiring generations of aspired falconers. - Handwritten ownership of Charles Garton, dated Wadeford House, December 1987, to front pastedown. A typescript letter signed by John Cox from The Clock House bookshop to Garton is loosely enclosed, regarding his order of "A Falcon in the Field" by Jack Mavrogordato (London, Knightly Vernon Ltd., 1966), which could not be fulfilled as the work was not to be reprinted due to the author's recent death, offering to send him Stevens's work instead. With Garton's autograph reply on the same sheet, accepting the offer, and asking Cox to refund him the difference. The Clock House's advertisement for "A Falcon in the Field", with handwritten notes by Garton, is stapled to the letter. - Occasional light foxing. A very good copy of this influential work. Gallagher, Falcon Fever 74. OCLC 974238561.
2005This book examines the role oil has played in conflicts around the globe over the last century. It looks at the actions governments and multinational companies have taken to secure their oil supplies since the 1920s, examining accusations that they promote conflict and support corrupt or violent regimes.
2017rif. 029687OnePutt Press 2017. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the dedication page. NEW and unread in PERFECT condition. Flat spine. NO chips tears creases rubbing or fading. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh crisp clean and unmarked - obviously never read. Laid in are two full color photos of The Westin Mission Hills Gary Player Signature Course in Ranch Mirage California where the author is a golf writer and Head Teaching Professional. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. From the rear cover: " A young man determined to launch a career as a gold professional must first overcome self-doubt heartbreak and limited resources. His propects improve when he meets Jitterbug Bell a local golf legend with a unique gist for teaching. Jitterbug's Gift is a treasure trove of golf knowledge.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. 1st ed No additional printings listed. Softcover. New. xi 148pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. OnePutt Press Paperback
1987rif. 47147ABLondon Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1987. 4° 240 S., Ill. OL, OU. Guter Zust.
19801st edition. Hardback in dust jacket. VG/VG. ISBN 0851122159. 17158. eng
1975rif. V38631New York (The Viking Press) 1975 (= Erste Ausgabe). 4°, Orignalkunstleder (Hardcover) 479 S, zahlreiche Abbildungen, ISBN 670294012 1
rif. 1341920208.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
8vo. XIII, (3), 341, (1 blank) pp. With a double-page map on green paper, 40 double-sided plates, a green ornament on the title-page and some decorations in the text. Green cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. With dust jacket designed by F. Quilter. First edition of the second part of Freya Stark's autobiography, detailing her first extensive travels through the Middle East. Stark (1893-1993) was one of the first European travellers in certain parts of the Middle East, for example Southern Arabia. Apart from a four-volume autobiography, she has 21 other works to her name. Her autobiography and other works are illustrated with images of her own photographs she took of family and of the landscape and peoples during her travels. Her writing style was unusual for her time, since she wrote multifaceted works in a highly personal style, not only about her own life and travels but also about the geography, history, politics, and anthropology of the places she visited. In the present work Stark describes her experiences during the years 1928-1933. - Dust jacket is very slightly damaged with a small tear at the foot of the spine, restored with tape, edges are untrimmed, very slight browning throughout. Overall in very good condition. Bergé, Vente Collection Lazard L'Orient et la Terre Sainte (2008), 404. Blackmer 1470. Howgego IV, S 61. Shapero, The Islamic World (2003), 457. Cf. Canton, From Cairo to Baghdad British travellers in Arabia, pp. 118-121; cf. article "Freya Stark" in Encyclopaedia Britannica.
8vo. XII, 296, [2] pp. With a map of the Middle East, titled "Dust in the Lion's Paw" on p. 6, 8 double-sided plates, and an illustration of a lion (in red) on the title-page. Green cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. With dust jacket, designed by Frank Quilter, and protected by a clear plastic jacket. First edition of Freya Stark's (1893-1993) fourth and final volume of autobiography, detailing her work, travels and life during the years 1939-1946. During the Second World War she travelled through the Middle East in the service of the British Ministry of Information, spreading propaganda for the Allied cause. According to the short blurb on the inside of the dustjacket, "Freya Stark's new book is an autobiography with a theme - the art of Persuasion ...". She strictly promoted connections between the Allies and the peoples and governments of the Middle East, expressly speaking out against the Germans and also against Zionism. In Egypt she founded the "Brotherhood of Freedom", which she used to further her fight for freedom and secular democracy. - Untrimmed. With an ownership inscription on front pastedown in blue ink: "Marjorie Wood. December 1961". Overall in very good condition. Blackmer 1470. Howgego IV, S 61. Shapero, The Islamic World (2004), 459 (first ed. misdated "1962"). Cf. article "Freya Stark" in Encyclopaedia Britannica.
8vo. XXII, 218 pp. Red and black title-page with a small illustration of two people. With a frontispiece, a map of the Middle East on green paper, titled: "East is West by Freya Stark", and 32 double-sided plates. Blue/green cloth. With dust jacket. First edition, detailing the author's experiences in the Middle East during the Second World War. Stark (1893-1993) spent the duration of WWII travelling from Egypt to Iraq and from Syria to Southern Arabia. She had offered her services to the British Ministry of Information and was sent to the Middle East to persuade government officials, among others, to join, or keep on supporting, the Allied cause. - The book was written "with the freedom of the independent and adventurous traveller but also with the authority of an official of the Diplomatic Corps" (dust jacket blurb). Stark's writings are accompanied by many images of her own photographs, taken during her travels, showing the landscapes and peoples she encountered. - Dust jacket slightly soiled, binding shows some minor signs of wear, slight browning throughout. Overall in good condition. Howgego IV, S 61. Macro 2111. Shapero, The Islamic World (2003), 460. Smith, The Yemens, 95. Cf. article "Freya Stark" in Encyclopaedia Britannica.
4to. XXIII, (1 blank), 199, (1 blank) pp. With the title-page in red and black, 1 map of the Hadhramaut titled: "Seen in the Hadhramaut", and 50 double sided plates. The plates are included in the pagination. Blue cloth with black lettering on front cover and spine. With dust jacket. First edition. A perspective on the Hadhramaut region in Southern Arabia and its people through the eyes and camera lens of traveller, writer, and photographer Freya Stark (1893-1993). Of Italian and British descent, Stark was born in Paris and grew up in several places throughout Europe. Her present account tells the story of Southern Arabia in 130 photographs with corresponding descriptions. - Dust jacket is slightly soiled and very slightly damaged (mostly around head and foot of spine), binding and edges with some slight discoloration and foxing, endleaves partially browned. Blackmer 1470. Howgego IV, S 61. Smith, The Yemens, 98. Sotheby's, Burrell sale, lot 889. Cf. article "Freya Stark" in Encyclopaedia Britannica; Macro 2118 (1939 ed.); Shapero, The Islamic World (2003), 468.
