Hardcover. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. , 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 211 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the political history of Syria. Rich in archival sources, maps, and images, it is an essential read for students and scholars of Middle East history, Syrian history, and history in general. Previous owner's inscription on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33985
Hardcover. London, England, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, Reprint, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 542 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Cover boards bound in black cloth, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket has a touch of age wear at top of back cover (see image), unclipped, very good. Top edge dyed. Pages clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Spine straight. In great shape. This important and absorbing biography will fill many gaps in our knowledge of the man who created modern Turkey and changed the course of European history.
Hardcover. New York, Thomas Yoseloff, 1st, 1961, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 429 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Cover boards bound in green cloth, gilt title on spine (slightly faded). Some agewear to cover boards at edges (see image). Some tanning to edges from age. Pages clean. Binding tight. Spine straight. In great shape for its age. Starting in 1948 over half a million Jews from Iraq, Yemen, Aden, Syria, Egypt, Libya to their homeland of Israel voluntarily relocated. This history of Jewish communities in North Africa and the Middle East describes in detail their mass exodus, how it was done and the impact on the countries left behind.
Softcover. Warwick, England, Helion & Company, Ltd., 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 64 pages, soft cover. Covers are slightly warped, but are still in very good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book is a part of the "Middle East @ War" series, itself being volume No. 16. This book presents the history of the military and police forces in the Middle East. Clean copy. Record # 34502
Hardcover. New York, Basic Books, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 592 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. Color images throughout. Tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Henry Holt and Co., 1st US, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 368 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear. Black and white illustrations throughout. Tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Schocken Books, 1st, 1975, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 304 pages. Hardcover. Previous owners stamp on front endpaper. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Toning to pages. Light wear to dust jacket edges. Clean, unmarked text.
Hardcover. Lahore, Pakistan, Law Publishing Company, 1st, 1974, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 298 pages. Dust jacket severely chipped. Some edge wear on book itself. Minor spotting on fore edge. Library of Congress stamp on front flyleaf; otherwise clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, PA, Manufacturers Book Company, 1st, 1893, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 464 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations/plates throughout. Cover boards bound in brown cloth, gilt title on spine and design on front (slightly faded). A faint moisture stain to front cover but no warping. A bump or two to edges of covers and a touch of fraying to corners. Binding tight, spine straight. Some tanning from age to edges and pages. Incredible old photographs of the royalty of the world in the mid 1800's. In amazing shape for its age.
Hardcover. NY, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1st thus, 4th Pr., 1934, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 382 pages, hardcover. Green cloth covers have minor edge wear, with bumping at the top and bottom of the spine. Interior pages do show light foxing, but this does not affect the legibility of any text blocks. Front hinge is slightly loose, but the binding is still solid overall. Contains B&W photography and maps throughout. This book is a foundational biography that cuts through the myth of T.E. Lawrence. It explores his intellectual evolution from an Oxford archaeologist to a brilliant guerrilla commander during the Arab Revolt, and demystifies his postwar retreat, explaining his withdrawal from public life as the result of immense wartime strain and deep disillusionment with the political betrayal of the Arab nations. Clean copy. Record # 34589
Hardcover. New York, Pantheon, 1st US, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 263 pages, b&w illustrations by C. Walter Hodges. In a bright, unclipped dust jacket.
Hardcover. United Kingdom, Whittet Books Ltd, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 288 pages. Extensive color photography throughout. Gilt titles on spine. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.
Hardcover. London, Hambledon Continuum , 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 224 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket in very good condition with some minor edgewear. Clean, unmarked, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 272 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear to dust jacket. A tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, The Overlook Press, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 384 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. Black and white images throughout. A tight copy.
Hardcover. Santa Monica, CA, Clover Park Press, Reprint, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 289 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Heavy foxing to top edge of textblock. An otherwise clean, unmarked copy with only minor dust jacket wear.
Hardcover. London, Stacey International, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 117 pages. Hardcover. Illustrated with black & white photographs by author/photographer Owen Oxley. Documents Saudi Arabian culture, the growth of ARAMCO (Arabian American Oil Company) during the period 1950-1955, and the American/Arabian experience in the region as modern economic/political changes occurred. Clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. London, Stacey International, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 117 pages. Hardcover. Illustrated with black & white photographs by author/photographer Owen Oxley. Documents Saudi Arabian culture, the growth of ARAMCO (Arabian American Oil Company) during the period 1950-1955, and the American/Arabian experience in the region as modern economic/political changes occurred. Clean, bright copy.
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