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(arab league) . A GENERAL REVIEW OF THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES OF THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES 1946-1956
Cairo no date (c. 1957) Costa Tsoumas. In English. Lg.8vo., 51pp., wraps. VG. (a41151)
$45.00 (arab states) . ARAB STATES TOURIST GUIDE
El Hazaar 1961. Covers all of the Arab States. 8vo., 145pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Good, bump on right edge, light soiling and wear. (a38478)
$30.00 (arabian nights) . LAS MIL Y UNA NOCHES
Lima 1978. In Spanish. 12mo., 220pp., illustrated wraps. VG, some residue marks form tape on front and rear blanks. (a44250)
$25.00 (arabian nights) . THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OR THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS A NEW EDITION ADAPTED TO FAMILY READING EMBELLISHED WITH NUMEROUS CHARACTERISTICS ENGRAVINGS ILLUSTRATED FROM DESIGNS BY D. C. JOHNSTON
Boston and New York 1873 Lee and Shephard. Originally published in 1852 by Phillips, Sampson, and Company. Hardcover. Octavo, 556pp.. illustrations, original red cloth with gilt decorated spine. Owner signed on front free blank. Good plus, , a few minor stains, narrow chip at head of spine. (a60012)
$25.00 (islam) . MEMORANDUM DU GOUVERNEMENT DU ROYAUME DE L'ARABIE SAOUDITE RELATIF AU DOGME DES DROITS DE L'HOMME EN ISLAM ET SA MISE EN APPLICATION DANS LE ROYAUME
Beirut 1972. 12mo., 54pp., wraps. VG. (a36715)
$45.00 (jordan) . THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF JORDAN
Baltimore 1957 1st Hopkins. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 8vo. , 488pp., index,,hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a53353)
$40.00 (jordan) . THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN THE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS 1959-1963
1963 Department of Statistics. In English. 4to., 60pp., foldout chart, stiff wraps. Bank stamp, number label and title label on front. Pocket inside rear wrap. Good, light wear. (a48633)
$75.00 (jordan) . THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN THE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS 1959-1965
1965 Department of Statistics. In English. 4to., 73pp., foldout chart, stiff wraps. Bank stamp, number label and title label on front. Pocket inside rear wrap. VG, light wear. (a48634)
$75.00 (jordan) . THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN THE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS 1959-1966
1966 Department of Statistics. In English. 4to., 84pp., foldout chart, stiff wraps. Bank stamp, number label and title label on front. Pocket inside rear wrap. VG, light wear. (a48635)
$75.00 (kuwait) . THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF KUWAIT
Baltimore 1965 1st Johns Hopkins. 8vo, 194pp., hardcover. Fine in VG DJ, small area scuff on front, small closed tear on rear. (a53000)
$25.00 (league of nations) . REQUEST BY THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT UNDER ARTICLE 11, PARAGRAPH 2, OF THE COVENANT; COMMUNICATION FROM THE PERSIAN GOVERNMENT
Geneva 1934, 1935. Two related documents from the League of Nations, regarding a border dispute between Iraq and Persia involving the Shatt-al-Arab. In 1980, a dispute over the Shatt-al-Arab became the ostensible cause of the Iraq-Iran war. I. Request by the Iraqi Government, Lg.4to.,19pp., wraps. II. Communication from the Persian Government, Lg.4to. 27pp., wraps. The First item (I) is VG, with a few small closed tears at edges. The Second item (II) has been torn into two parts at the lower 1/4 without loss, and is now temporarily held together with invisible tape. The entire document can be easily repaired in a professional manner. Two documents, as described. (a47301)
$150.00 (middle east) . TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO THE MIDDLE EAST
Washington 1984 GPO. OTA ISC 173. Includes petrochemical technology, machinery, telecommunications, medical services, weaponry, nuclear technology. 4to., 612pp., photo illustrations, original wraps. Depository Library name and numbers. Near Fine. (a75138)
$74.00 (palestine) . A MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY THE ARAB HIGHER COMMITTEE TO THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON JANUARY 11th 1937
Jerusalem 1937 Modern Press. Octavo, 13pp., original wraps. VG. (a74934)
$80.00 (Saudi Arabia) . THE EFFECT OF ISLAMIC LEGISLATION ON CRIME PREVENTION IN SAUDI ARABIA
Rome 1980. Proceedings of a Symposium held in Riyadh, 9-13 October 1976. Translated into English. 8vo., 606pp., wraps. Good, spine edges rubbed, head of spine and wraps a bit worn. (a44043)
$80.00 (Yemen) . PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF YEMEN OFFICIAL STANDARD NAMES GAZETTEER
Washington 1976 Defense Mapping Agency. Oblong 4to., 204pp., original printed wraps. Light non-circulating library marks, no spine numbers, no pocket, no bookplate. VG. (a76526)
$75.00 (zionism) . POLICY IN PALESTINE DESPATCH ...1937..FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES TO THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR PALESTINE
London 1938 HMO. Octavo, 12pp., wraps. VG. (a74935)
$45.00 Abegg, Lily . NEUE HERREN IN MITTELOST ARABISCHE POLITIK HEUTE
Stuttgart 1954 Deutsche Verlags. In German. Zahlreichen Abbldungen und karten. 8vo., 559pp., boards. VG, no DJ. (a39178)
$20.00 Al-Farsy, Fouad . CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING FAHD BIN ABDUL AZIZ
2001 1st Knight. Saudi Arabia. Hardcover. 4to., 282pp., color photo illustrations, boards. Fine in VG DJ, a few tiny scratches. (a42028)
$45.00 Al-Jumah, Haider Hassan . THE KUWAITI STOCK MARKET CRISIS
1986 Author. In English. 8vo., 80pp., printed wraps. VG. (a45861)
$75.00 Alkhedheiri, Abdulaziz . THE ROLE OF SECONDARY CITIES IN THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OF SAUDI ARABIA
Riyadh 2002. 8vo., 280pp., diagrams, wraps. VG, lower corner of front and first few leaves gently bumped. (a50179)
$60.00 Aman, Mohammed M. . ARAB STATES AUTHOR HEADINGS
NY 1973 St. John's University. 4to., 134 leaves mimeo on rectos only, rebound in buckram with original front wrap affixed. Institution stamps on fore-edges and on front and rear free blanks and pastedowns. Residue of label ons spine. VG, new endpapers. (a45394)
$80.00 Ambraseys, N. N. , C. P. Melville and R. D. Adams . THE SEISMICITY OF EGYPT, ARABIA AND THE RED SEA A HISTORICAL REVIEW
1994 Cambridge University Press. 4to., 181pp., illustrated boards. VG, slight bumping to top outer edge of cover and some text pages. (a39713)
$85.00 Asfour, Edmond Y. . SAUDI ARABIA LONG - TERM PROJECTIONS OF SUPPLY OF AND DEMAND FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Beirut 1965 American University. 8vo., 180pp., many charts, hardcover. VG, spine faded, no DJ. (a25447)
$35.00 Azzam, Henry T. . SAUDI ARABIA ECONOMIC TRENDS, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
London 1993. 4to., 210pp. Fine in Fine DJ. (a36655)
$35.00 Barbar, Aghil M . URBANIZATION IN THE ARAB WORLD : A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1977. Council of Planning Librarians Bibliography 1198. 4to., 18pp., original wraps bound in transparent plastic folder. Ex-university library. Good, large chip on rear wrap. (a63286)
$35.00 Ben-Zevie, I. . THE MOSLEM WORLD AND THE ARAB WORLD
Jerusalem 1937. 8vo., 30pp., wraps. Good, a few chips on wraps, some pencil lines in margins. (a41741)
$40.00 Benumeya, Rodolfo Gil . ACTUALIDAD MUNDIAL DE LOS CRISTIANOS ARABES
Madrid 1964. In Arbor, Revista General de Investigation y Cultura, No. 221, Mayo 1964, at pp. 41-50. In Spanish. Whole issue has several articles, all in Spanish. Sm.4to., 119pp., wraps. VG. (a38442a)
$30.00 Berger, Monroe . MILITARY ELITE AND SOCIAL CHANGE: EGYPT SINCE NAPOLEON
Princeton 1966. Princeton Near East Paper Number 2. Octavo, 35pp. wraps. VG. (a37874)
$25.00 Bidwell, Robin (editor) . BIDWELL'S GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT MINISTERS VOLUME 2 THE ARAB WORLD 1900-1972. ISBN 0 7146 3001 2
London 1973 Frank Cass. ISBN 0 7146 3001 2. 4to., 124pp., hardcover. Near Fine in VG DJ, price clipped. (a70804)
$49.00 Borgesen, F. . SOME MARINE ALGAE FROM THE NORTHERN PART OF THE ARABIAN SEA WITH REMARKS ON THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
Kobenhaven 1934. Det Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Biologiske Meddelelser, X!, 6. 8vo., 72pp., plates, original printed wraps. Uncut. VG. (a20798)
$35.00 Bowen, Richard LeBaron Jr. . THE EARLY ARABIAN NECROPOLIS OF AIN JAWN A PRE-ISLAMIC AND EARLY ISLAMIC SITE ON THE PERSIAN GULF
New Haven 1950. Supplementary Studies Nos. 7-9. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 8vo., 69pp., photo illustrations, original printed wraps. VG, some foxing. (a56227)
$74.00 Butcher, Charles Henry . ARMENOSA OF EGYPT A ROMANCE OF THE ARAB CONQUEST
Edinburgh and London 1897 First edition. Blackwood. Author was Chaplain at Cairo and formerly dean of Cathedral, Shanghai, China. Small octavo, 354pp., original blue cloth with gilt lettering. 4 page manuscript letter from author to Mrs. Hitch dated 1880 tipped in, with much about the book. Owner signed on title page. VG, light foxing on initial and final pages, slight browning on yellow blank end papers, light cover wear, slight darkening of backstrip. (a41560)
$250.00 Carr, Katherine et al . CONTROVERSY IN THE MIDDLE EAST U.N .RESOLUTION 242 AND THE OCTOBER WAR
NY 1974. Documents and analysis prepared by the Arab-Israeli Research and Relations Project. IDOC No. 59. 4to., 89pp., wraps. Good, wraps a bit soiled. (a41177)
$45.00 Cesar, Dr. Jaroslav . THEORIES OF NON-MARXIST SOCIALISM IN AFRICAN AND ARAB COUNTRIES MATERIALS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
Praha 1978 Oriental Institute. 405pp., wraps . VG. (a20488)
$35.00 Coke, Richard . THE ARAB'S PLACE IN THE SUN
London 1929 1st Butterworth. 8vo., 318pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. Bookplate. VG, no DJ. (a25592)
$50.00 De Gaury, Gerald . RULERS OF MECCA
NY 1954 1st Roy. Hardcover. Octavo, 317pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. VG in Good DJ, some spotting. (a13209)
$35.00 de Monfried, Henri and Ida Treat . PEARLS ARMS AND HASHISH, PAGES FROM THE LIFE OF A RED SEA NAVIGATOR
NY 1930 1st Coward-McCann. Adventures include gun smuggling, prison, pearl diving, drug running and conversion to Islam. Hardcover. Octavo, 356pp., photo illustrations, endpaper maps, brown cloth with gilt lettering. VG plus, fainting soiling on cover, no DJ. No ownership marks. (a73061)
$65.00 de Vries, Bert and Pierre Bikai . ARCHEOLOGY IN JORDAN
Boston 1993. In a single issue of the American Journal of Archeology at pp. 457-520, photo illustrations. Other articles in this issue as well. 4to., wraps. VG, light stain on front. (a24913a)
$36.00 Delanque, Gilbert . UNE EPITRE DE HASAN-AL BANNA AUX FRERES MUSELMANS
Marseille 1973 Universite de Provence. In Cahiers de Linguistique d'Orientalisme et Dlavistique, 1-2, Janvier-Juillet 1973 at pp. 55-84. In French. Whole issue has several articles on oriental and slavic linguistics. Octavo, 294pp., wraps. VG, light edge wear. (a38282c)
$45.00 Di Varthema, Ludovico; John Winter Jones and George Percy Badger . THE TRAVELS OF LUDOVICO DI VARTHEMA IN EGYPT, SYRIA, ARABIA DESERTA AND ARABIA FELIX, IN PERSIA, INDIA, AND ETHIOPIA A.D. 1503 TO 1508
Franklin reprint of original Hakluyt edition. Translated from the original Italian edition of 1510 with a preface by John Winter Jones and edited with note and an introduction by George Percy Badger. Octavo, 320pp., 1 map, blue grey cloth. Fine. (a70702)
$150.00 Dodd, Edward MD and Rose Dodd . MECCA AND BEYOND
Boston 1937 1st Missionary Education.Travels of two Christian missionaries in Arabia, Syria and Palestine. 8vo., 222pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Good, some wear, some cover soiling. (a18682)
$22.00 Doe, Brian . SOUTHERN ARABIA
NY 1971 1st McGraw Hill. 4to., 267pp., 8 color plates, 134 monochrome plates, 41 line drawings, index. Fine in Good DJ, a few small chips, light wear. (a30674)
$30.00 Dubertret, L and J. Weulersse . MANUEL DE GEOGRAPHIE SYRIE, LIBAN ET PROCHE ORIENT - PREMIER PARTIE LA PENINSULE ARABIQUE
Beyrouth 1940 1st Imprimerie Catholique. In French.Octavo, 193pp., photo illustrations, maps, hardcover. Owner signed. VG, light wear, cover unevenly faded and lightly stained. (a64867)
$60.00 El-Ramly, Lenin . IN PLAIN ARABIC A PLAY IN TWO ACTS
Cairo 1992 1st American University. An audacious political satire... it opened in Cairo in November 1991. Octavo, 102p., cloth. Fine in Fine DJ. (a14530)
$28.00 Enani, Mohamad . THE PRISONER AND THE JAILOR
1989 General Egyptian Book Organization. Translated into English by Nayla Naguib.Sm.8vo., 165pp., wraps. VG. (a50466)
$45.00 Engle, Anitor (editor) . READING IN GLASS HISTORY 2
Jerusalem 1973. 5 articles on glass in the Arab world. 8vo., 99pp., wraps.Good, light wear, soiling. (a32626)
$37.00 Ettinghausen, Richard (editor) . A SELECTED AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND PERIODICALS IN WESTERN LANGUAGES DEALING WITH THE NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON MEDIAEVAL AND MODERN TIMES
Washington 1952 Committee on Near Eastern Studies. 4to., 111pp., original wraps. VG. (a67658)
$29.00 Field, Henry . CAMEL BRANDS AND GRAFFITI FROM IRAQ, SYRIA, JORDAN, IRAN, AND ARABIA
Baltimore 1952. Supplement to Journal of American Oriental Society. Ownership brands burnt onto camels. 8vo., 41p. plus 41 photo illustrations and drawings, original wraps. Good. (a46300)
$38.00 Ghory, Mr. Emile . THE PALESTINE ARAB DELEGATION STATEMENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Union November 1960. Christian Educational Asociation. Lg.4to., 34 leaves (printed on rectos only), original stapled wraps. Good. Scarce. (a63449)
$85.00 Glennon, John P. (editor) . FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 1955-1957 - VOLUME XVII : ARAB-ISRAELI DISPUTE 1957
Washington 1990 GPO. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 892pp., reddish brown buckram. One small Depository Library stamp on end paper and on title page - no other ownership marks, no spine label, no bookplate, no pocket. Near Fine, unused. (a75492)
$75.00 Glennon, John P. (editor) . FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 1955-1957 - VOLUME XXI: EAST ASIAN SECURITY; CAMBODIA; LAOS
Washington 1990 GPO. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 1096pp., reddish brown buckram. One small Depository Library stamp on end paper and on title page - no other ownership marks, no spine label, no bookplate, no pocket. Near Fine, unused. (a75493)
$95.00 Glubb, John Bagot . SYRIA LEBANON JORDAN
NY 1967 1st Walker. Glubb was the British Commander of the Arab Legion of Jordan, 8vo., 236pp., 69 illustrations, 10 maps, index, cloth. Owner signed. VG, smal bits of tape residue on covers, in VG DJ. (a48675)
$40.00 Glubb, Sir John Bagot . A SOLDIER WTH THE ARABS
NY 1957 1st Harper. 8vo., 458pp., photo illustrations, end paper maps, cloth. VG, no DJ. (a49186)
$35.00 Gordon, David C. . HISTORY AND IDENTITY IN ARAB TEXT-BOOKS: FOUR CASES
Princeton 1971. Princeton Near East Paper Number 13. Octavo, 19pp., wraps. VG. (a37872)
$24.00 Grant, Eilhu . PALESTINE TODAY
Baltimore 1938. Sm.8vo., 48pp., wraps. Near VG. spot on front where price tag once affixed. (a50284)
$45.00 Guwaidah, Farouq . THE FALL OF CORDOVA (A VIZIER IN LOVE)
1988 General Egyptian Book Organization. Contemporary Arabic Literature 13. Translated from the Arabic. A poetic drama. Sm.8vo., 110pp., wraps. Arabic signature on rear blank. Good, spine rubbed. (a49522)
$50.00 Gyula, Germanus . ALLAH AKBAR! II. KOTET
Budapest 1936 1st Revai Kiadas. In Hungarian. Small octavo, 311pp., photo illustrations, original black cloth with portrait of explorer on front. VG. Volume 2 only. (a66489)
$50.00 Hause, H. E. . TERMS FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN THE SUDANIC LANGUAGES A LEXICOGRAPHICAL INQUIRY
New Haven 1948. Supplement to Journal of American Oriental Society. Octavo, 71pp., foldout chart, wraps. VG. (a46163)
$34.00 Haywood, John A. . MODERN ARABIC LITERATURE 1800-1970
NY 1972 St. Martins. Introduction with extracts in translation. Octavo, hardcover. Near Fine in VG DJ. (a10807)
$20.00 Hazo,Samuel (editor) . MUNDUS ARTIUM SPECIAL ARABIC LITERATURE ISSUE
Pittsburgh 1977. Mundus Artium, Vol. X Number 1, 1977. 8vo., 200pp., color illus., wraps. Good, wraps a bit worn and rubbed. (a40320a)
$45.00 Hetata, Sherif . THE EYE WITH THE IRON LID
London 1982 1st (stated) Onyx Press. Translated from the Arabic by Hetata, an Egyptian writer. 8vo., 409pp. Near Fine in slightly soiled, VG plus DJ. (a24114)
$70.00 Hirschfeld, Hartwig . ESSAI SUR L'HISTOIRE DES JUIFS DE MEDINE
Paris 1883 Durlacher. Article in French at pp. 167-193 in Revue des Etudes Juives, publication trimestrielle de la Societe des Etudes Juives. Included in a complete issue of this journal which has articles by other writers as well as Salomon Reinach, Ab Cahen, R De Maule, Emile Ouverlelaux and others. Octvao, original printed wraps with later paper spine. Good, cover toned and a bit soiled. (a72621b)
$75.00 Hopkins, J. F. P. (translator, annotator) . LETTERS FROM BARBARY 1576-1774 ARABIC DOCUMENTS IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
1982 1st Oxford. 8vo., 112pp., illus., index, hardcover. VG in Good DJ, a few chips. (a41956)
$60.00 Izzeddin, Nejla . ARAB WORLD PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE
Chicago 1953 Henry Regnery. Foreword by Wm Ernest Hocking. Hardcover. Octavo, 412pp., pohot illustrations, index, cloth. VG in Fair DJ, worn. (a11483)
$29.00 Jarvis, Major C.S. . ARAB COMMAND: THE BIOGRAPHY OF LIEUTENANT-COLONEL F. G. PEAKE PASHA
London 1942 1st Hutchinson. Pasha served under Lawrence of Arabia. 8vo., 158pp., photo illustrations, index, blue cloth hardcover. Good, no DJ. (a11204)
$30.00 Kabeel, Soraya M. (compiler) . SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON KUWAIT AND THE ARABIAN GULF
1969 Kuwait University. In English. 4to., 104pp., wraps. Paperclip impression at top margin of first few leaves. VG. (a54072)
$95.00 Kadi, Leila S. . ARAB SUMMIT CONFERENCES AND THE PALESTINIAN PROBLEM 1936-1950, 1964-1966
Beirut 1966. Research Centre Palestine Liberation Organisation. Palestine Books #4. Lg.8vo., 221pp., wraps. VG, light wear, a few small stains from paperclips that were clipped to some margins. (a47196)
$195.00 Kahnert, F. et al . AID TYING AND EXPORT OF NITROGENOUS FERTILISERS FROM THE PERSIAN GULF
Paris 1962. In English. 8vo., 84pp., original printed wraps. Ex-university library. VG, light wear. (a57863)
$45.00 Kamil, Murad . DAS LAND DES NEGUS
Innsbruck 1953 Inn-Verlag. In German. 8vo., 116pp., photo illustrations, index., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a37984)
$22.00 Katibah, H. I. . THE NEW SPIRIT IN ARAB LANDS
NY 1940. Privately Published by the Author. Hardcover. Octavo, 320pp., original printed cloth. Inscribed and signed to a staunch friend of the Arabs - Benjamin Freedman. Freedman was a leading anti-Zionist. VG plus in Good DJ. (a56854)
$55.00 Katibah, H. I. . THE NEW SPIRIT IN ARAB LANDS
NY 1940. Privately Published by the Author. Hardcover. Octavo, 320pp., original red printed cloth. VG plus, no DJ. (a72882)
$24.00 Katz, Mark N. . RUSSIA AND ARABIA SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY TOWARD THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
Baltimore 1986 1st Hopkins ISBN 0-8018-2897-X. Hardcover. Octavo, 279pp., cloth. Fine in Fine DJ. (a74219)
$26.00 Kheirallah, G. (editor) . THE ARAB WORLD VOLUMES 1 AND 2 (BOUND IN ONE VOLUME)
NY 1944-1946. A quarterly magazine sponsored by American citizens of Arab descent to cement Arab American friendship. Published in New York City by the Arab-American Press. Vol. 1 No. 1, Summer 1944 to Vol. 2 No. 3-4 1946. 7 issues bound in one volume with original maroon cloth cover. Sm.4to., photo illustrations, original color covers bound in.Good plus, cover rubbed, some covers frayed on lower edge. Scarce. (a15317)
$150.00 Landau, Jacob M. . THE ARABS IN ISRAEL A POLITICAL STUDY
London 1970 Oxford. 300pp., map, index. Fine in VG DJ. (a25314)
$50.00 Landau, Rom . THE ARAB HERITAGE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
NY 1975 4th ed. Arab Information Center. 8vo., 88pp., wraps. Light paperclip impression on initial pages. VG. (a53480)
$22.00 Laugel, Marcel . SONS OF THE CLOUDS A NOVEL OF POLITICAL INTRIGUE IN THE SAHARA
NY 1986 Philosophical. 220pp. Fine in Fine DJ. (a21416)
$25.00 Lipsky, George A. . SAUDI ARABIA ITS PEOPLE, ITS SOCIETY, ITS CULTURE
New Haven 1959 Hraf Press. No. 4 in series Survey of World Cultures edited by Thomas Fitzsimmons. 8vo., 367pp., index, hardcover. Fine in VG DJ. (a54598)
$40.00 Longrigg, Stephen Hemsley . OIL IN THE MIDDLE EAST ITS DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT
London 1955 2nd Oxford. 8vo., 305pp., index, hardcover. VG in VG DJ. (a13369a)
$30.00 Loya, Arieh . THE DETRIBALIZATION OF ARAB SOCIETY AND ITS EFFECTS ON ARABIC POETRY
NY 1971. Single article, included in Modern Near East: Literature and Society, edited by C. Max Kortepeter (Second Annual New York University Near Eastern Round Table 1968-69), at pp. 1-18. Whole volume has several articles. 8vo., 83pp., wraps. VG. (a46887b)
$40.00 Mahfuz, Najib . THE CHASE: A PLAY IN SIX SCENES
Pittsburgh 1977. In Mundus Artium, Vol. X Number 1, 1977, Special Arabic Literature issue, at pp.134-162. Translated with an introduction by Roger Allen. Mahfuz received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988. Whole issue has several stories, essays etc. 8vo., 200pp., color illus., wraps. Good, wraps a bit worn and rubbed. (a40320b)
$45.00 Marks, Aminta . A PIETA FOR THE DISPOSSESSED THE GRACE OF PALESTINIANS
Princeton 1993 1st Grindstone Press. Poetry and prose. 8vo., 172pp., wraps. Typed letter signed by author laid in. VG, crease on rear cover. (a50681)
$45.00 Matthias, Leo . GRIFF IN DEN ORIENT EINE REISE UND ETWAS MEHR
Leipzig 1931 1st Bibliographisches Institut. Travel in Persia, Syria, Palestine, etc. In German. Sm.4to., 318pp., monochrome photo illus., map, later wraps. Date stamp on front. VG, light wear. (a41973)
$35.00 Meyers, Jeffrey . T. E. LAWRENCE: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. ISBN 0-8240-1052-3
NY 1974 1st Garland. ISBN 0-8240-1052-3. Hardcover. Small octavo, 48pp., red cloth. Fine. (a73163)
$20.00 Nicholson, R. A . A Literary History of the Arabs
Cambridge 1962. Reprint of book originally published in 1907. Lg.8vo., 506pp., index, hardcover. Near Fine in Good DJ, spine discolore and has small stain. (a52884)
$30.00 O'Leary, De Lacy . HOW GREEK SCIENCE PASSED TO THE ARABS
London 1951 (1949) Second Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, 146pp., index, cloth. Label at heel of spine, number stamped at lower margin on one page. VG, new endpapers, no DJ. (a59010)
$45.00 Patwardhan, Vinayak N. and William J. Darby . THE STATE OF NUTRITION IN THE ARAB MIDDLE EAST
Nashville 1972. 8vo., 308pp., boards. VG in VG DJ, lightly rubbed, price clipped. (a41113)
$35.00 Peled, Mattiyahu . RELIGION, MY OWN - THE LITERARY WORKS OF NAJIB MAHFUZ
New Brunswick 1983. Peled is a retired Israeli Air Force General. Hardcover. Octavo, 268pp., index, cloth. VG in VG DJ. (a22618)
$29.00 Peters, F. E. . ARISTOTLE AND THE ARABS: THE ARISTOTELIAN TRADITION IN ISLAM
New York 1968 1st NYU. Octavo, 303pp., hardcover. Near Fine in Good DJ, some chips. (a66046)
$60.00 Petracek, Karel . DREI STUDIEN UBER DIE SUDSEMITISCHE VOLKSPOESIE
Prag 1966 Oreintalischen Institut in Academia. In German. Small octavo, 97pp., wraps. VG. (a27706)
$35.00 Phillipps, L. March . IN THE DESERT
London 1905 1st Edward Arnold. Algeria and Arab civilization. 8vo., 288pp., photo illus. Good plus,titlepage and frontispiece tissue (but not frontispiece itself) lightly foxed, one page (p.271) has edge margin chip not affecting text, one plate(p. 245) has closed tear halfway into image. (a37712)
$55.00 Reboul, Antoine . THOU SHALT NOT KILL
Phillips NY 1969. 157pp. VG-fine, DJ has 1/2" chip on top of spine.Novel of 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Winner Grand Prize of the Salon de L'Enfance, 1968. Translated by Stephanie Craig. (a16474)
$30.00 Rutter, Owen . TRIUMPHANT PILGRIMAGE AN ENGLISH MUSLIM'S JOURNEY FROM SARAWAK TO MECCA
Philadelphia 1937 1st Lippincott. Hardcover. Octavo, 296pp., portrait frontispiece of the English Muslim David Chale, original orange cloth. VG, no DJ. (a57760)
$24.00 Sadka, Tova Murad . NO WAY BACK
1984 1st Exposition Press of Florida. Fiction about the downfall of a Jewish communist in the Arab world. Hardcover. Octavo, 180pp., cloth. Fine in VG DJ. (a18762)
$23.00 Sakkut, Hamdi . THE ARABIC NOVEL BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICAL INTRODUCTION VOLUMES 2, 3, 5, AND 6
Cairo 2000 American University. 4 volumes. Each volume in Arabic, with an occasional entry in English. 8vo., about 600pp., stiff wraps. Volumes Fine, some light soiling. Set of 4 volumes (of 6): (a42157)
$45.00 Shorter, Frederic C. . THE APPLICATION OF DEVELOPMENT HYPOTHESES IN MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
Princeton 1966. Princeton Near East Paper Number 3. Octavo, pp.340-354, wraps. VG. (a37873)
$24.00 Shukairy, Ahmad . STATEMENTS MADE DURING THE 16TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
NY 1962. 8vo., 185pp., wraps. VG, light wear. (a41159)
$45.00 Soloway, Arnold M. . THE ROLE OF ARAB POLITICAL CULTURE AND HISTORY IN THE CONFLICT WITH ISRAEL
NY 1985. Problems of Middle East Peace Making Study Paper No. 1. 8vo., 48pp., maps, wraps. Good, rear wrap cover a bit water wrinkled. (a39466)
$30.00 Somekh, Sasson . TWO VERSIONS OF DIALOGUE IN MAHMUD TAYMUR'S DRAMA
Princeton 1975. Princeton Near East Paper Number 21. Octavo, 21pp., wraps. VG. (a37868)
$24.00 Steiner, M.J. . INSIDE PAN-ARABIA
Chicago 1947. 8vo., 237pp., index, cloth, VG, cloth a bit soiled, no DJ. (a43426)
$30.00 Terhorst, B. . WITH THE RIFF KABYLES
NY no date (introduction 1926) Stokes. Introduction by Douglas Booth.Hardcover. Morocco. Octavo, 237pp., 8 drawings, 3 photo illustrations, cloth. VG, a bit of foxing, no DJ. (a25206)
$35.00 Trumbull, H. Clay . KADESH-BARNEA ITS IMPORTANCE AND PROBABLE SITE WITH THE STORY OF A HUNT FOR IT
NY 1884 1st Scribners. Including studies of the route of the Exodus and the Southern Boundary of the Holy Land. Hardcover. Large octavo, 478pp., frontis illustration and foldout map, a few monochrome photo illustrations, 2 large folding maps in rear pocket, original green cloth with gilt and black trim. Top edge gilt. Good, new end papers, light rubbing. (a42830)
$135.00 Van Beek, Gus W. . HAJAR BIN HUMEID INVESTIGATIONS AT A PRE-ISLAMIC SITE IN SOUTH ARABIA
Baltimore 1969 1st Johns Hopkins. 4to., 421pp., illustrations, hardcover. Near Fine in VG DJ. (a44583)
$25.00 Waterfield, Gordon . MORNING WILL COME
London 1944 John Murray.Travel in Africa, especially Somalia, and in India and Burma during WWII. 8vo., 198pp., photo illustrations (many by Cecil Beaton), index, cloth. Maps on end papers. VG, no DJ. (a7498)
$20.00 Wright, Dr. William . AN ACCOUNT OF PALMYRA AND ZENOBIA WITH TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN BASHAN AND THE DESERT (ORIGINAL BOOK, NOT A MODERN REPRINT)
NY 1895 (1894) Thomas Nelson. Hardcover. Octavo 8vo., 394pp., photo illustrations and woodcuts, index, dark green cloth with gilt design. Top edge gilt. Institution bookplate. Near VG. (a29004)
$47.00 Wright, Quincy and Isaac Shapiro (editors) . THE MIDDLE EAST: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE BACKGROUND PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE 13TH HAMMARSKJOLD FORUM
Dobbs Ferry 1969 Oceana. 8vo., 113pp., hardcover. Some paper clip rust residue on initial pages. VG, a few pages crudely opened, no DJ. (a54646)
$50.00 Zwemer, S. M. et al (editors) . THE MOHAMMEDAN WORLD OF TO-DAY BEING PAPERS READ AT THE FIRST MISSIONARY CONFERENCE ON BEHALF OF THE MOHAMMEDAN WORLD HELD APRIL 4TH-9TH 1906
NY 1906 1st Revell. Article on Islam in Arabia by J. C. Young and Swemer; Statistical Survey of Islam in Asia, accompanied by a large foldout chart of extensive statistics by Zwemer; Islam in Turkey by Anatolicus; The New Islam in India by Weitbrecht, and many others. 8vo., 302pp., photo illustrations, foldout map, hardcover. VG, light wear to head of spine. Scarce. (a58317)
$150.00 Zwemer, Samuel M. . THE MOSLEM WORLD
NY 1908. 12mo., 239pp., photo illustrations, index, foldout map at rear, wraps. Good, spine repaired, wraps a bit chipped. (a33215)
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