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1987réf. 4558Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1987. XII, 433 pp. Map Gr. 8°. OCloth
2001réf. 38174NY., Rizzoli Publications, 2001. origi.Pappband mit Schutzumschlag, 4°, 160 Seiten.
1828réf. 12889Florenz, Giuseppe Galletti, 1828. Kupferstich. Blattgröße: 42,5 x 50,5 cm, Druckspiegel: 29 x 43,5 cm. [2 Warenabbildungen]
1950réf. 171429Saudi Arabia: c. 1950. A record of Aramco's formative era A collection of ground and aerial shapshots apparently taken by a Saudi Aramco manager stationed at the Mahasin camp just outside al-Hofuf showing the site's early years several scenes of local life and the drilling rig. Collectively the images provide a window onto the early years of Saudi Arabia's development. Seven images depict the camp itself including one picture taken from atop the radio tower overlooking the barracks mess halls powerhouse water trucks and wells. The structures are all surrounded by black lines which the annotations to the verso of the image inform us are "oil to keep the scorpions and snakes out - we hope". Other snapshots show the view up to the top of the radio mast the view down to ground and a panorama across to the nearest town presumably al-Mubarraz. One picture shows the drilling rig with cars in front and a crane to the right. The remaining six images were taken at leisure and show a rocky outcrop several camels locusts on the fender of a jeep local camel drivers and a view from a water tank in an oasis. Accompanying the photographs is a handwritten note from two Aramco employees to a "Mr Canady" perhaps the photographer. The employees complain of a colleague who is proposing to charge the company rent for the use of a dysfunctional bulldozer leased by the Bin Laden company. Muhammad Bin Laden was Saudi Arabia's most successful construction magnate of the mid-20th century and was famously the world's largest importer of Caterpillar bulldozers. 13 gelatin silver photographs c.120 x 92 mm 1 slightly trimmed and numbered on the print in ink manuscript captions relating to numbering on verso. Housed in developer's buff paper sleeve. Numbered image creased and slightly trimmed several others with slight striations: a very good collection. unknown
1953réf. 172560London: Associated Press 1953. Ibn Sa'ud's anticommunist alliance Rare prints of Associated Press photographs documenting the changing face of Saudi foreign policy in 1953 during the final months of Ibn Sa'ud's reign and a few short years before the Suez crisis. The first image captures a meeting between Prince - later King - Faisal and President Eisenhower in Washington while the second shows Ibn Sa'ud meeting Emperor Haile Selassie d. 1975 of Ethiopia. After Eisenhower assumed office in 1953 he and his Secretary of State John Foster Dulles also seen here were keen to continue the flourishing relationship between their country and Saudi Arabia which had been cemented during the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt. On 2 March of that year Prince Faisal at this point Saudi minister for foreign affairs was accompanied to the White House by the chief of his cabinet Ibrahim Suleiman and his country's ambassador extraordinary to the United States Asad al-Faqih who had signed the UN constitution on Saudi's behalf when it was drafted in 1945. Ibn Sa'ud's brief trip to Ethiopia was made in July 1953. Haile Selassie met him in a special marquee which had been erected at Addis Ababa airport and the two monarchs sat on lavish thrones. The state visit aimed to strengthen Saudi-Ethiopian relations as both nations faced the common adversary of Nasserism. The visit laid the ground for improved bilateral relations throughout the 1950s: King Sa'ud visited Addis in 1957 and Haile Selassie travelled to Riyadh in 1960. Two silver gelatin prints 200 x 150 mm; 215 x 205 mm. Stamps of the Associated Press to rear of both prints press clipping to rear of 1 print slug to rear of 1 print manuscript to rear of 1 print: "Faisal king of Saudi Arabia". Edges a little worn surface abrasions damp staining to rear of one print. A very good set. unknown
1953réf. 194501Mecca: 6-7 Dhu'l Hijja 1372 / 1953 CE. A remarkable ephemeral survival this invite was issued by the Crown Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 1902-1969 for dinner at the royal palace in Mecca. The construction of the palace had been initiated by Prince Saud himself in 1936. We have traced no other similar invites institutionally or on the market. The dinner was to take place after the Maghrib prayer at the Masjid al-Haram in the evening and night of 6-7 Dhu'l Hijja within the first ten - the most sacred days - of the last month of the Islamic calendar and just before the beginning of hajj on the eighth day. Single card 125 x 170 mm. Arms of Saudi Arabia printed in green at head Arabic text edges gilt. Card a little toned: a very good example. unknown
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
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. 66815Saudi Arabia c.1945-1990. 31 photographs mostly of Saudi kings and members of the royal family measuring between 10.5 x 15 cm and 20 x 25.5 cm. 30 black & white and 1 colour. Some occasional small tears to edges a few photographs with loss to edges. Generally very good. A collection of photographs mostly featuring Saudi kings Abdulaziz Saud Faisal and Fahd. The collection also features a number of images with King Hussein of Jordan and one with Winston Churchill. [Saudi Arabia, c.1945-1990]. unknown
réf. 120370Calcutta Superintendent Government Printing 1917. . First edition; small 8vo 18 x 13 cms; publisher's original green printed cloth wrappers black lettering to upper cover a few marks to upper cover else a very good copy internally clean; 43 pp. This scarce intelligence pamphlet includes significant chapters on the neighbours of Iraq namely 'The Bakhtiari' the 'Pusht-i-Kuh' Pot-e Kuh and 'Central Arabia and the Shamiyah'. Scattered throughout are extensive references to the history of Arabia and Saudi Arabia with the 'Central Arabia' chapter including an account of Ibn Saud and Wahhabism as well as mentions of relations with Bahrain Oman and Kuwait. It was only five years later that the borders of Saudi Arabia with Iraq and Kuwait would be agreed under the Uqair Protocol. Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson 1884-1940 was a critical figure in the British administration of Iraq and its relations with its neighbours. He was deputy chief political officer under Sir Percy Cox and then acting commissioner when Cox transferred to Persia in 1918. The pamphlet describes itself as being 'prepared to meet the request of certain Officers of Indian Expeditionary force "D" for some account of the political status of Mesopotamia and neighbouring countries' and was likely commissioned as part of the broader reaction to the British disaster at Kut in requiring up-to-date intelligence on the region. Scarce with only 6 copies known in institutions. Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1917. hardcover
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
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
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
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
1945réf. 165179London: Geographical Section General Staff 1945. A detailed early map of central Arabia Second edition of this pilot's map of Riyadh and the surrounding region reissued by Britain's general staff for the use of the Royal Air Force at the end of the Second World War and annotated by a member of 53 Squadron. Revised from its first publication in 1922 the map was photolithographed in 1942 and then updated in 1945 to include new information on roads airfields landing grounds and seaplane stations. The topographical features that are referenced include all the salient information a pilot might expect such as rivers marshes areas liable to flooding mountains ruins lava flow and sandy desert. A glossary explains the English meanings of the Arabic terms included in the map such as darb road jabal mountain and qasr fort. The owner's inscriptions to the lower corners read "Riyadh" and "E. Skemp" most likely Eric Skemp who "flew Liberators on 53" Squadron Mulder p. 298. Although the squadron spent the war years stationed in Britain and the eastern United States it was assigned to carry troops home to India in 1945. Photolithographed map 630 x 790 mm. General light creasing more marked at head and foot of central fold scuff at top left corner: a very good example. Rob J. M. Mulder The Fokker Fours 2019. unknown
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
1961réf. 178445Bonn: Delegation der Liga der Arabischen Staaten November 1961. First edition first printing of this introduction to Saudi Arabia. It contains biographies and photographic illustrations of Ibn Sa'ud and other members of the royal family. We have traced no institutional copies outside of Germany Austria and Denmark. This pamphlet was produced by the Arab League's delegation in Switzerland as part of a series introducing its members their economies political systems and histories. The introduction opens by emphasizing Saudi Arabia's importance among the Arab states both for its oil resources and religious significance. The chapters then go on to cover geography infrastructure education oil and industry. Octavo. Halftone photographic illustrations throughout; text in German. Original white printed wrappers wire-stitched and hole-punched as issued front wrapper lettered and decorated in black and green Wrappers lightly toned at edges a few scuff marks minor offsetting internally contents bright: a very good copy. Philipp 796. unknown
1976réf. 171424Dhahran: Arabian American Oil Co. Exploration Department 1976. A scarce map showing the locations of oil wells pipelines and refineries in the region surrounding Aramco's headquarters. We have traced only one copy US Library of Congress. The discovery of commercial quantities of oil in Dhahran at the Dammam Number 7 well in 1938 kick-started the industry in Saudi Arabia. The city is now one of the major centres of oil production in the region and has been the centre of Aramco's now Saudi Aramco's activities since the early 1950s. This map shows the Abqaiq-Dhahran Dhahran-Ras Tanura and Saudi Arabia-Bahrain pipelines. It also maps the road network airport powerlines and drainage systems. Six different types of wells are marked from observational to structural suspended and abandoned examples. It was drawn by Aramco employee Kei Inouye and first released in December 1975 with revisions published on 20 September 1976. The 1:1000000 scale key shows the connections between Dhahran and other major cities such as Dammam Safwa and al-Khobar. Large map 1366 x 845 mm key on recto. Folds toned edges a little nicked one small hole neatly repaired: 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
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
réf. 156758Saudi Arabia: Royal Saudi Armed Forces 1983. Destroy when no longer needed First editions of this extensive and institutionally rare set of large aerial charts produced for the Royal Saudi Air Force covering northeastern Saudi Arabia the Arabian Gulf region Iraq and Iran. Strictly confidential they bear the legend: "For distribution to Royal Saudi Defence Forces only. Destroy when no longer needed". The year of their publication saw the first joint military exercises of the Gulf Cooperation Council headquartered in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia relied on significant foreign assistance to augment its military during the 20th century as it sought to increase its influence in the Middle East. US involvement within the country was formalized through the establishment of a Military Training Mission in 1951. By the mid-1980s when these charts were produced a "45000-strong Saudi army received training and logistical support from some 38000 advisors of US British and French origin" Cronin. Based on extensive maps produced by the British Geographical Services General Staff GSGS the charts contain updated indices of elevations populated places roads railroads boundaries terrain elevations hydrography and vegetation and an Arabic-English glossary. The collection comprises: 1. NG38-2445 Saudi Arabia. 2. NG38-2645 Saudi Arabia. 3. NG39-2448 Saudi Arabia & Qatar. 4. NG39-2648 Saudi Arabia. 5.NG40-2454 Oman United Arab Emirates. 6.NG40-2657 Iran. 7. NH38-2845 Saudi. 8. Arabia Kuwait Iraq. 9. NH38-3045 Iran Iraq Kuwait. 10. NH39-2848 Saudi Arabia Iran Kuwait Iraq. 11. NH39-2851 Iran. 12. NH39-3048 Iran Iraq Kuwait. 13. NH39-3051 Iran. 14. NH40-2854 Iran. 15. NI38-3242 Iraq. 16. NI38-3245 Iraq Iran. 17. NI39-3248 Iran. 18. NI39-3251 Iran. 19 colour charts each 890 x 1230 mm. Some pencillings to the margins. A few small creases occasional finger soiling large section excised from centre of NH39-3048. Overall in excellent condition. Stephanie Cronin "Tribes Coups and Princes: Building a Modern Army in Saudi Arabia" Middle Eastern Studies vol. 49 no. 1 2013. 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
1985réf. 163227Riyadh: General Department of Antiquities and Museums 1985. The capital of the first Saudi state First edition first impression of this richly illustrated bilingual guide for visitors to the historic earthen city of Diriyah recording its history and restoration to date. This work is institutionally uncommon with WorldCat tracing only four locations Library of Congress Smithsonian Bilkent University Library and Bibliotheque Geneve. The Emirate of Diriyah often referred to as the First Saudi state had the town of Diriyah as its capital. Located on the northwestern outskirts of Riyadh its At-Turaif district served as the original home of the Saudi royal family. The town was "founded in the 15th century and bears witness to the Najdi architectural style which is specific to the centre of the Arabian Peninsula. In the 18th and the early 19th century its regional political and religious role increased and the citadel of at-Turaif became the centre of the temporal power of the House of Saud and the spread of the Islamic reform movement in Arabia Salafiyya. The property includes the remains of many palaces and an urban ensemble built on the edge of the ad-Dir'iyah oasis" UNESCO. The At-Turaif District in Diriyah was included on the list of World Heritage Sites in 2010. Quarto. With 2 folding maps numerous illustrations in the text. Original light yellow wrappers illustrations from photographs; text in Arabic and English. Some marks to covers neat repair at foot of spine. A very good copy. "At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah" UNESCO available online. unknown
2000réf. 167658Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Education Assistant Deputy Ministry for Antiquities and Museums c.2000. First edition first printing of this illustrated bilingual guide to the archaeology of the capital of the Emirate of Diriyah widely considered the first Saudi state. The work celebrates the recent government-backed restoration of fortification walls and watchtowers. Diriyah's At-Turaif district served as the home of the Saudi royal family. The town was "founded in the 15th century and bears witness to the Najdi architectural style which is specific to the centre of the Arabian Peninsula. In the 18th and the early 19th century its regional political and religious role increased and the citadel of at-Turaif became the centre of the temporal power of the House of Saud and the spread of the Islamic reform movement in Arabia Salafiyya. The property includes the remains of many palaces and an urban ensemble built on the edge of the ad-Dir'iyah oasis" UNESCO. The At-Turaif district was included on the list of World Heritage Sites in 2010. Large octavo. With folding map duplicated in Arabic and English photographs and diagrams in text. Text in Arabic and English. Original illustrated card wrappers lettered in black and green in Arabic and English. Wrappers lightly rubbed bright internally. A near-fine 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
