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réf. ria9781394308828_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
réf. 64107Riyadh: Designed and Printed by the National Offset Printing Press 1986. Original colour-printed map of the Arabian Peninsula 60 x 88.5 cm showing all manner of streets and roads. Verso printed with additional descriptive text and with photographs of Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud and King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al Saud. Text in Arabic map in English and Arabic. Folding between original pictorial covers. A very good copy. The legend specifies freeways and/or dual carriageways completed and under construction existing main roads designed to be dual carriageways completed and under construction asphalted main highways asphalted feeder or secondary roads main roads under construction and railways. The map is flanked to the right by a column of text con telegraphs public transport shipping and railways. Riyadh: Designed and Printed by the National Offset Printing Press, 1986. unknown
réf. ria9781786304995_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
2001réf. STM-9783540672722Europe: Springer Nature 2001. Hardbound. Brand New. Book Condition:- Brand New. Secured Packaging. Fast DeliveryBookseller Inventory # 9783540672722 Springer Nature hardcover
1999réf. 97531Oger International 1999 2 volumes. In-4 30 x 21 cm. Reliures pleine toile bordeaux, dos lisses, pièces de titre cuir noir, 300-206 pp. Exemplaires en très bon état.
1928In-8 p., tela editoriale (fioriture al dorso), pp. XVII,370, con numerose ill. fotografiche in b.n. in tavv. f.t., 1 mappa “showing the new boundaries of Najd” e un albero genealogico di Aal Sa’oud, nel testo. Prima edizione. Storia di Abd’ul-Aziz Ibn Sa’Oud, re di Al-Hijaz nel 1926 e del Najd e sue dipendenze nel 1927, la cui abile politica estera gli assicurò l’indipendenza dalla stessa Inghilterra. Firma di appartenenza al frontespizio; ex-libris e timbro al risguardo, altrimenti esempl. ben conservato.
1828réf. 12889Florenz, Giuseppe Galletti, 1828. Kupferstich. Blattgröße: 42,5 x 50,5 cm, Druckspiegel: 29 x 43,5 cm. [2 Warenabbildungen]
1928réf. PHO-1377London, Constable & Co ltd ,1928 , 8°, xiv-422pp. , original editor cover , one folding map and several illustrations .
2001réf. Star-9783540672722Springer 2001. Hardcover. New. Springer hardcover
2001réf. Star-9783540672722Springer 2001. Hardcover. New. Springer hardcover
1977réf. 184718Jeddah: Banawi Printers 1977. Rare annual report by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency SAMA - today's Saudi Central Bank - on economic development in the KSA for the year 1977. We have traced no other copies in OCLC. SAMA was established in 1952 under King Abdul Aziz. In 1977-78 it was relocated from Jeddah to Riyadh. Regular statistical summaries were issued from the 1960s covering the trends of the Saudi economy. For 1977 the most important was "the elimination of congestion at the Jeddah and Dammam ports which had been plaguing the country's economy for close to two years" p. 1 followed by a decline in the cost of living index and housing rents. Chapters are devoted to money supply imports and exports investments and oil production with specific mention of major projects such as the expansion of the Riyadh refinery. The appended tables provide data in riyals on project expenditure oil production and export including data on Aramco and revenue sources as well as imports and internal consumption. Quarto. Original white wrappers wire-stitched. Front wrapper slightly foxed at margins a few light marks or small water stains to back cover contents clean: a very good copy. unknown
1950réf. ABC_487261950. Kept in a clear plastic sleeve. Various sizes. Four postcards and one press photograph. Collection of four postcards and one press photograph all relating to hajj. Every image shows a different aspect of the pilgrimage. The photograph shows a group of Moroccan men awaiting their turn to board the plane to Mecca and the postcards show the covered Kaaba both from further away and from up close and the arrival of the holy carpet in Alexandria. The final postcard depicts the public execution of two men.The postcard of the holy carpet has been used and has a black stamp on the front and a message and an address on the back the left margin has been cut slightly affecting the image and the handwritten text the corners of the photographs are somewhat creased. Otherwise in good condition. unknown
18932 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispieces (one in colour), coloured or tinted plates, woodcut illustrations in the text, plans on japon (2 folding; one double-page) and large folding coloured map, half-title of first volume lightly spotted; original black cloth, upper boards blocked in gilt, gilt backs, red tops, black endpapers, neatly rebacked with old backstrips laid down, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. Sold from an institution with its bookplates on front paste-downs and free endpapers, and neat blind stamp on titles. 'It will thus be seen that this edition is very complete, as it has the various appendices from all the past editions. There is also a full index. As in the second edition [1857] there are thirty-four chapters instead of the original thirty-five, owing to two being made appendices, 'The Damascus Caravan' being numbered as a separate chapter' (Penzer). Burton's classic account was first published in 1855. Penzer, p.54.
1998réf. 188302Riyadh: Maktabat al-malek 'abd al-'aziz al-'amma 1998. Second edition of this well-illustrated history of communications and telecommunications in Saudi Arabia during the first half of the 20th century. The study begins with the most traditional modes of communication and transport - the use of camels and horses across the desert - with a map of the main routes from Damascus to Mecca and Basra. The second part examines the modernization of roads and the introduction of motor and rail transport under King Abdulaziz with particular emphasis on the Hijaz Railway and considers Aramco's central role in developing Saudi road and rail infrastructure. The third section is devoted to maritime communications with old photos of the Jeddah and Dammam ports and the earliest travel from the airports of Jeddah and Hofuf. The last section offers an overview of wired and wireless communications including the telegraph the postal service and the telephone. Octavo 240 x 160 mm. With halftone photographic illustrations and maps. Text in Arabic. Original pictorial wrappers wire-stitched as issued. Extremities a little rubbed: a very good copy. unknown
1976réf. 179946Jeddah: Jeddah Modern Service c. 197677. First edition unrecorded on WorldCat. This photograph collection features both old and new sites from the Masmak Fortress through to the University of Riyadh. This guide is undated but was most likely released in the mid-1970s judging from both the population statistics and the many photos of the Riyadh Water Tower completed in 1971. The introduction recounts the history of the city from its founding in the 17th century through to the first Saudi state the Ottoman Empire the restoration of the House of Saud and modern times. "In 1902 Adbul Aziz Ibn Abdul Rahman who was only 20 years old accompanied by only 40 men with his brother Mohammed and his cousin Abdullah Ibn Jilwai set out to recover Riyadh. With a daring surprise attack they killed the Rashidi governor Ajlan. On hearing the news the people of Riyadh welcomed Abdul Aziz back" p. 3. Small octavo concertina-style 162 x 111 mm. With 25 colour photographic illustrations 3 double-page colour map colour diagram of regional flight routes. Original pictorial card wrappers colour map on inner covers. Rubbed spine cocked old adhesive to front wrapper some small abrasions internally plates bright: a very good copy. unknown
1961réf. ABC_45244London: Anti-slavery and Aborigines Protection Society 1961. Original pictorial wrappers. Vol. 2 no. 7 April 1961. Pamphlet journal which includes obituaries articles reports news and reviews. Cover photo shows Nigerian children boarding a plane for Saudi Arabia where a story on page 73 states that they are to be sold as slaves to cover the costs of pilgrimage. A vertical crease some slight wear. Otherwise in good condition. Anti-slavery and Aborigines Protection Society, unknown
1960réf. 187923Beirut: Matba'at al-sharq al-'awsat li-l-tasdir c. 1960. First edition of this well-illustrated pamphlet unrecorded institutionally on the 1213-km Trans-Arabian Pipeline Tapline which operated between Qaisumah Saudi Arabia and Sidon Lebanon especially in the years 1950-76. It provides an overview of its operations managed by four US oil companies with an initial output of 350000 barrels which increased to 450000 after a structural upgrade in 1958. Landscape octavo. With halftone and colour photographic illustrations. Text in Arabic. Original pictorial wrappers wire-stitched as issued. Extremities a trifle rubbed rear wrapper a bit soiled contents clean: a very good copy. unknown
1969réf. 179167Dammam: Ministry of Information c. 1969. An early map of Saudi Arabia's developing road network printed on one side in English and the other in Arabic. It shows surfaced roads those under construction and proposed highways. It also promotes the nation's medical and communications infrastructure agriculture and education. After the discovery of oil in the 1960s the Saudi government began to invest heavily in the road network. The Ministry of Planning created a series of five-year road programmes to execute these initiatives building 3221 kilometres of new roads from 1970 to 1975 and a further 21452 kilometres from 1975 to 1980. This example doubles as a promotional pamphlet featuring photographic illustrations of landmarks such as the Holy Mosque at Mecca Jeddah International Airport and the ruins of Mada'in Salih Hegra. It was likely printed in 1969 as the section introducing communications infrastructure references the future expansion of Dammam port in 1970. Single sheet 479 x 840 mm folding to 242 x 110 mm maps printed recto and verso. Six halftone photographic illustrations small colour vignettes; text in Arabic and English. Inscribed by one Muhammad Jukhdar on front panel. Maps bright outer panels a little scuffed and toned small hole at fold intersection: a very good copy. unknown
1982réf. 182093Riyadh: King Abdulaziz Foundation Publications 1982. First edition of this rare comparative study of the natural and human geography of the Western Saudi coast published by Darah and illustrated with numerous colour maps. We have traced only two copies in OCLC. The work sought to establish unified institutional research and scientific independence in the field of environmental studies as well as to provide reference works in Arabic on ports and harbours in Saudi Arabia. It discusses the development and uses of natural harbours in pre-Islamic and Islamic times; geographical historical and economic factors in their development; their subdivision into historic strategic and economic harbours; as well as their uses past and present the types of professional employment they have traditionally fostered and the morphology of port cities. The illustrations include maps of ancient and modern harbours and of the historical phases of urban development in Rabigh Duba al-Wajh and al-Lith. Octavo. With 13 colour maps and plans errata leaf tipped-in. Original pale blue printed wrappers. Minor wear to wrappers contents slightly yellowed: a very good copy. unknown
1978réf. 175074Riyadh: General Directorate of Press c. 1978. A colourful photobook gifted to a delegate to an international geological conference held in Jeddah. Published midway through the second Five-Year Development Plan it documents "the concrete achievements of recent years which have witnessed the rapid transition from a traditional society towards a technological one" rear cover. Tipped onto the title page verso is a sheet in English and Arabic stating that this copy was "presented on occasion of the international symposium on evolution and mineralization of the Arabian-Nubian Shield" which was convened in February 1978 at the Institute of Applied Geology King Abdulaziz University. Some of the photographs celebrate recent achievements in Saudi science and technology. No publication date is given and we have traced a number of editions with unknown priority including one spiral-bound and one in three languages. Large quarto. Colour illustrations throughout. Original pictorial wrappers spine lettered in black front cover lettered in white map on inner front cover. Spine ends bumped covers creased some leaves proud where volume somewhat crudely bound photographs bright: a very good copy. unknown
1975réf. 167654Al Khobar: Printed by the East Press for the Ministry of Information 1975. First edition first printing of this report covering agriculture town planning municipality projects of Asir and particularly Abha the capital of the region. The handsome illustrations include one of H.R.H. Fahd ibn 'Abdul-'Aziz Al Saud inaugurating the Wadi Abha Dam. Oblong octavo. With illustrations throughout some in colour. Original green pictorial wrappers front wrapper lettered in white and black. Minor loss to spine wrappers creased and rubbed. A good copy. unknown
réf. ORD-13091Paris. Hachette. 1896. in-8 (122 x 183mm) dos chagrin noir à grains fins, 5 nerfs, plats mouchetés, gardes marbrées, 2ff., 236 pages, 34 illustrations dont 1 planche dépliante (panorama de La Mecque) et 13 illustrations à pleine page. Papier bruni sinon bel exemplaire. Deuxième édition parue la même année que l'originale.
1954réf. ABC_48728Saudi Arabia or Kuwait 1954. Ca. 28.8 x 22.8 cm sheet size: ca. 35.3 x 27.8 cm. Kept in clear plastic folder. Twelve photographic prints all signed and dated. 12 photographs. Remarkable collection of twelve photographs showing daily life of a community in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait in a time before oil wealth. The photographed people are likely all members of the same family. The moving images show the children engaged in wool spinning playing music on homemade instruments or posing in front of a wooden shed with their mother. The men are shown playing music and engaged in falconry. The beautifully captured portraits truly offer a glimpse into the lives and personalities of these people. All photographs are signed and dated by hand. They must have been made by a skilled photographer but the signature is unfortunately unclear. The corners of some of the photographs are very slightly creased otherwise in excellent condition. ABE CAT Anthropology & Ethnography ABE CAT Middle East Arabian Peninsula unknown
1963réf. 182391Saudi Arabia: 1963. First edition of this pamphlet detailing Saudi Arabia's history and development. It features portraits of Ibn Sa'ud King Sa'ud and King Faisal along with illustrations of hospitals schools agriculture oil refineries and the Ka'aba. The pamphlet also includes data on the country's economic resources including both its revenue from oil and its annual budget. Quarto. halftone photographic illustrations and maps throughout some in colour. Original colour wrappers front wrapper lettered in black rear wrapper decorated with emblem of Saudi Arabia in black and white. Wrappers rubbed and a little creased contents clean: a very good copy. unknown
