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1970Best.-Nr. 144461970. Baltimore Sun photographic archive. Press wirephoto of the King of Saudi Arabia at an Arab summit conference circa 1970s documenting the participation of the Saudi monarchy in high-level inter-Arab diplomacy during a decade shaped by the Arab-Israeli conflict the 1973 war oil politics and negotiations among Arab governments over regional policy. The supplied description does not identify the monarch exact summit or specific date and these details cannot be established from the available information. Original black-and-white press wirephoto measuring approximately 8.3 x 9.1 inches from the historical photographic archive of The Baltimore Sun. The image shows the Saudi king attending an Arab summit conference and was produced for rapid newspaper distribution. Wirephotos were transmitted electronically over telecommunications networks and printed at the receiving newspaper office allowing international political photographs to reach editorial desks within the short publication schedules of daily newspapers. The print therefore preserves both the summit image and the physical form in which such photographs circulated through twentieth-century press organizations. Photographs of Arab summit meetings supplied American newspapers with visual records of political leaders whose decisions affected war diplomacy petroleum policy and relations with the United States and Europe. This example remained in The Baltimore Sun's working photographic archive and retains a watermark. No additional condition defects are stated in the supplied description. unknown
1960Best.-Nr. 144431960. Baltimore Sun photographic archive. Wirephoto titled "Arab Summit Conference" circa 1960s-1970s records a Saudi Arabian king with other Arab leaders during a regional summit meeting. Arab summit conferences during these decades brought heads of state together around questions including inter-Arab relations regional security and the Arab-Israeli conflict. The supplied information does not identify the individual monarch other participants exact conference or date and no more specific identification can therefore be made without the original caption or verso markings. Original black-and-white wirephoto measuring approximately 8.3 x 9.1 inches formerly in the historical photographic archive of The Baltimore Sun. The image shows the Saudi monarch among other Arab political leaders gathered for the conference and bears the title "Arab Summit Conference." Produced as a transmitted press photograph the image was electronically scanned and sent through telecommunications networks for reproduction at a receiving newspaper office. Wirephoto technology allowed news organizations to distribute photographs rapidly over long distances and became a standard component of twentieth-century newspaper reporting. The photograph preserves both a visual record of Arab diplomatic activity and physical evidence of the transmission methods used by American newspapers before digital image distribution. Its Baltimore Sun archive provenance places the print within the working files through which international political photographs were retained for editorial use. Watermark present; no other condition defects are stated in the supplied description. unknown books
1970Best.-Nr. 144461970. Baltimore Sun photographic archive. Press wirephoto of the King of Saudi Arabia at an Arab summit conference circa 1970s documenting the participation of the Saudi monarchy in high-level inter-Arab diplomacy during a decade shaped by the Arab-Israeli conflict the 1973 war oil politics and negotiations among Arab governments over regional policy. The supplied description does not identify the monarch exact summit or specific date and these details cannot be established from the available information. Original black-and-white press wirephoto measuring approximately 8.3 x 9.1 inches from the historical photographic archive of The Baltimore Sun. The image shows the Saudi king attending an Arab summit conference and was produced for rapid newspaper distribution. Wirephotos were transmitted electronically over telecommunications networks and printed at the receiving newspaper office allowing international political photographs to reach editorial desks within the short publication schedules of daily newspapers. The print therefore preserves both the summit image and the physical form in which such photographs circulated through twentieth-century press organizations. Photographs of Arab summit meetings supplied American newspapers with visual records of political leaders whose decisions affected war diplomacy petroleum policy and relations with the United States and Europe. This example remained in The Baltimore Sun's working photographic archive and retains a watermark. No additional condition defects are stated in the supplied description. unknown books
Best.-Nr. A9781166806613New. unknown
2009Best.-Nr. DADAX1120522048Kessinger Publishing 2009-11-06. paperback. New. 6.00x1.60x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing paperback
Best.-Nr. DADAX0020826621New unknown
Best.-Nr. DADAX1585671398New unknown
1955Boards worn and dampstained. Light fraying to spine ends. ; From the collection of Gloria Vanderbilt, with her name on front endpaper ; 8vo; 318 pages
1926305p., illus. 12 col. plates Hardcover Good condition, some foxing, spine faded
1973Spine slightly cocked. Wear with small tears to price clipped DJ. Previous owner's name to front endpaper ; St. John Philby spent much time in Arabia, with one foot in the Muslim world and one foot in the Western world, in Britain ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 332 pages
1982A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Green imitation leather cover. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. 8 5/8"w x 10 7/8"h. 184 pages.
1985157 pages. Large lavishly illustrated glossy colour photographic pictorial presentation of the Kingdom. Text in English, French and German. Undated. Circa early 1980s? Unmarked. Moderate wear. Nice copy. Undated. Book
199248 pages. Features: The Orient of Pierre Loti; Deck and the Islamic Style; Early mankind in Arabia; The Journey of a Lifetime - the hajj; Blending Flavors - Iraqi-born chef Yahya Salih; Albania's Islamic Rebirth; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
201048 pages. Features: Risotto's Roots; Photos of wind-powered dhow in 1938; Bee-eater (bird) of Saudi Arabia; Shodo Arabi - Japanese calligraphers try their hand at Arabic; The Life of Omar ibn Said - this Muslim/African slave taken to American wrote a brief autobiography, now located in Fayetteville, North Carolina; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
198940 pages. Features: The last wild adult bald ibis dies in Turkey; Education Americans about Saudi Arabia; Jordan's Royal Falcons; Fine Muslim Architecture; The painting of Lebanon's Mustafa Tahoukji; The Imbaba camel market; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Moderate moisture exposure, otherwise a sound copy. Magazine
1986A colorful collection of costumes for your adopted kids. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
194648 pages. Songs include: Waltzing in a Dream; Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes; La Golondrina; Vienna Beauties; Souvenir De Lucerne; Ma-Ha-Lo; Love's Last Word; Espana; Tesoro Mio; Valse Triste; Storvals; Minute Waltz; Monte Cristo; Dark Eyes; In Pekin; Kroll's Echoes of the Ball; La Belle Roumaine; Ny Fiskar; Poeme; Rose of Arabia, the; Slavonic Dance No. 1; Sounds from Aberdeen Medley; Sweet Molly Malone; Vision of Salome. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
18591 vol. in-8 reliure demi-chagrin vert, dos à 4 nerfs orné (caissons), fers de prix du Prytanée Militaire au premier plat, Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1859, 2 ff., 526 pp. et 1 f. Edition originale de ce célèbre récit du voyage qui mena Gobineau de Malte à l'Egypte, puis en Perse via la Mer rouge, l'Océan indien et le Golfe Persique. Toute la seconde partie est consacrée à la description de l'Iran, de sa religion et de sa société. Etat très satisfaisant (coiffes, coupes et coins frottés) Français
1980arabe 2 tomes en 2 volumes in-8 ; reliure simili-cuir de l'éditeur.
1948Prima edizione del 1948 di questa opera sulla storia della legione araba scritto dal Brigadiere John Bagot Glubb che comandò la legione araba dal 1939 al 1956 quindi testimone diretto dei paesi arabi durante la guerra. All'interno numerose planches in bianco e nero che mostrano vedute e persone (Tubaiq mountains, Stone fort of Kaf, Desert Patrol fort at Mudawara, ruins of Jerash, Ammam, Desert fort at Rum, Ruins of Jerash, Petra, Euphrates, Palmyra ecc... Alcune mappe. In ottime condizioni. Copertina in tela editoriale in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Scoloriture. Legatura in buone condizioni. Pagine in ottime condizioni con rare fioriture. In 8. 230 x 155 mm. Pp. 371+(1). First edition of 1948 of this work about the history of of arab legion written by Captain John Bagot Glubb who commanded arab legion from 1939 to 1956 since a direct witness of Arabia during World war. Inside different black and white photos featuring views and people (Tubaiq mountains, Stone fort of Kaf, Desert Patrol fort at Mudawara, ruins of Jerash, Ammam, Desert fort at Rum, Ruins of Jerash, Petra, Euphrates, Palmyra ecc...). Some maps. In very good conditions. Editorial cloth cover in good conditions lightly worn in the extremities. Discoloring. Binding in good conditions. Pages in very good conditions with occasional foxings. In 8. 230 x 155 mm. Pp. 371+(1).
1959Mm 150x235 RARO - Brossura editoriale di xii-394 pagine. Conserva al suo interno la fascetta del Premio Viareggio per la saggistica, di cui l'opera fu insignita. Dorso brunito, occasionali e leggere sottolineature a matita, nel complesso esemplare in buone-ottime condizioni. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
2002259 p., très nbr. ill. coul. Inv. 17332
197873pp. + [76] plates out-of-text, 27cm., cloth, copy from the collection of Jacques Ryckmans, G, [work on the ancient history and culture of South Arabia], OCLC 647942652, X72599
Best.-Nr. DADAX0230112080New unknown
19658vo., Fifth Impression, with frontispiece, 68 plates on 46, 3 maps in the text and large folding map in red and black in pocket at end, free endpapers lightly browned; ivory cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt and black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author's first and most celebrated book, chronicling his years of travel after WWII 'without European companions and living as an Arab'. EARLY PRINTINGS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.