Cobra II; The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
New York: Pantheon Books, 2006. Illus. 603pp. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Pantheon Books, 2006. More
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Egypt Observed.
many color and b/w illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. London: Kaye & Ward, (1979). vg. More
Breaking Ice in the Desert.
Photo illus. 80pp. small thin 8vo, pr. wrs. Canada, (1979). More
Iran: The Illusion of Power.
228pp. 8vo, bds., d.w. N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, 1978. vg. More
From Alexander to Cleopatra; The Hellenistic World.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly soiled, otherwise very good). London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1982). More
Persian Painting
Geneva: Skira, 1961. Mounted color plate on title, 80 tipped in color plates, 191 pages, square 4to, yellow cloth, chipped dust wrapper. (Geneva): Skira, (1961). Gift inscription on front endpaper, else a near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Treasures of Asia series. More
The Whole World and Company.
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1936. 313pp. 8vo, cloth. New York: Reynal & Hitchock, 1936. Sunned spine, still a very good copy. More
Living by the Sword: America and Israel in the Middle East 1968-87.
Vermont: Amana Books, 1988. 279pp. 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; d.w. has a small closed tear. Vermont, Amana Books, 1988. Very good. More
The Discovery of Egypt.
Illus. 216pp. 8vo, d.w.; slight wear to top of d.w. spine. NY: Viking, 1966. More
Boats and Boatman of Pakistan.
Illus. Color frontis. Small 8vo. South Brunswick & New York, (1971). More
Palastina Arabien und Syrien: Baukunst, Landschaft, Volksleben.
Berlin: Wasmuth, 1925. 16pp. of text, map, 304 full-page photos. Small folio, orange cloth (edges slightly faded). Berlin, 1925. Very good. Text in German, with photo captions in English, French, German, Italian & Spanish. More
The Yellow Wind.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1988. Translated from Hebrew by Haim Watzman. Map. 216pp. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1988). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
The Civilizations of the East: The Near And Middle East.
New York: Knopf, 1931. Illus. 8vo, black cloth. New York: Knopf, 1931. Very good. More
A Treatise on the Canon of Medicine of Avicenna, Incorporating a Translation of the First Book.
Birmingham: Classics of Medicine, 1984. Color frontis. plus a few illustrations, folding table at rear. vii + 612 pages, 8vo, gilt-decorated blue leather, a.e.g. Birmingham: The Classics of Medicine Library, (1984). A fine copy. Facsimile of the London: Luzac & Co., 1930 edition. "The translation is accompanied by a large number of valuable notes and comments on the text, which bring out the close relationship between Arabic and Chinese medicine, and the influence which Avicenna had upon many mediaeval scholars."..... More
Investigating Artistic Environments in the Ancient Near East
Washington: Smithsonian, 1990. Foreword by Milo C. Beach. Black-and-white photographs, drawings and tables. xii + 153pp., 8vo, blue cloth; minor wear to spine. Washington, D.C.: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, (1990). Internally fine, a very good (+) copy. Chapters by various authors. More
The Cambridge Medieval History VOLUME II. The Rise of the Saracens and the Foundation of the Western Empire
Cambridge: University Press, 1957. VOLUME II ONLY. 14 maps. xxiii + 889 pages, very thick 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper spine darkened, some edgewear. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1957. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. The Rise of the Sarcens and the Foundation of the Western Empire. More
War of Necessity, War of Choice; A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2009). Fine. More
Les Barbares: Des Grandes Invasion aux Conquetes Turques du XI Siecle.
Paris: Presses Universitaires, 1948. Folding maps in rear. 460pp., 8vo, original printed wrappers; rubbed. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1948. A very good copy. More
Letters from Sardis.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1972. Profusely illustrated, some in color. 366pp. 4to, two-toned cloth. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1972. A very good(+) copy. More
Dynamik und Dogma im Islam: Zeitgemasse Randglossen zur Rechts-, Staats- und Sozialordnung.
74pp. small 8vo, wrs. Leiden, (1952). More
Arabia Felix: The Danish Expedition of 1761-1767.
New York: Harper & Row, 1964. Translated by James & Kathleen McFarlane. Illustrated. 381 pages, tall 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn. New York: Harper & Row, (1964). First edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Beyond the Gunsights: One Arab Family in the Promised Land.
226pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (d.w. torn). Boston, (1980). More
The Antiquities of Jordan.
London: Lutterworth Press, 1967. Frontis, many b/w illus., 215pp., 8vo, black cloth, d.w. slightly chipped. London: Lutterworth Press, (1967). Very good. More
The New Breed Series.
Olive Books, 1972. 7 volumes: Above And Beyond, Citation!. Follow Me..., The Story Of Moshe Dayan. Crowning Achievement, Citation!. War Of Attrition. Sabra Commandos. Explosion!. On The Wings Of Eagles, The story Of Arik Sharon. 8vo, cloth. Israel: Olive Books Of Israel, 1972. Fine copies in very good, edgeworn dust wrappers. More
Tobruk; The Great Siege Reassessed
London: Arms and Armour Press, 1996. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. (London): Arms and Armour Press, (1996). Fine. More