Chicago: Regnery, 1955. Illustrated. 448 pages. 8vo, blue cloth (dampstain at foot but internally clean), edgeworn but largely intact d.w. Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1955. First American edition. Good in very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1971. 275pp. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1971. Very good The true story of a California girl's years in an Arabian harem. More
New York: Paragon House, 1989. Black & white illustrations throughout. 233pp. Short 4to, cloth, dust wrapper. N.Y.: Paragon House, 1989. First American edition. Very good. More
New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1994. 2 volumes. Illustrated in black and white and in color with a few fold out maps. xxviii, 436; 478 pages. 8vo, decorative green leatherette, d.w. (lightly wrinkled). New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1994. A very good(+) set in very good dust wrappers. More
New York: Penguin, 2008. Illustrated. 671 pages. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Penguin, 2008. First edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
Amsterdam: Covens and Mortier, 1746. Map. Engraving 24 x 19 1/4" Striking map of Egypt, southern Levant and part of Saudi Arabia showing ancient and modern names. Tightly rendered depiction of Jebel's or hill ranges in the Sinai. Many famous routes and roads included, as well as temples and ruins. Five insets show the mouth of the Nile throughout history as described by Herod, Strabo (geographer), Diodorus, Pliny and Ptolemy. A beautiful title cartouche with an obelisk, alligator and a...... More
1776. Sea chart. Engraving. Trapezoid projection, image 11 x 16 3/4 inches (lower widens to 17 1/4"), sheet measures 16 1/2 x 22 inches. Fine map of the Gulf with many toponyms along the coast such as Deh Rogn (Qatar) and Zaka (UAE). Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d' Anville (1697-1782) was a French geographer and cartographer whose accurate, research-based work raised the standards for 18th-century map-making. Passionate about maps from his childhood, he created maps during his school years and would..... More
San Francisco: McSweeney's Books, 2012. 312 pages. 8vo, gilt stamped gold-painted cloth (paint wearing at spine and edges revealing blue cloth below). San Francisco: McSweeney's Books, (2012). First printing. Corners a touch bumped. Very good(+). More
New York: Random House, 2004. xvii + 296 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (2004). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Pegasus, 2017. xx, 298 pages. 8vo, white and tan boards, d.w. (very lightly edgeworn). New York: Pegasus, (2017). Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Letts, Son, & Co. Map. Engraving with hand colored outline. Image measures 15 1/2" x 12 3/4" This 19th century map of the the Arabian Peninsula was published by Letts, Son, & Co. The map is carefully colored to show regional boundaries and labeled in great detail, showing rivers, towns, major routes, mountains, and coastal features. Topography is rendered by hachure. Two tables include data regarding trade in the region, showing values of major imports and exports, as well..... More
368pp. 8vo, grey cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Hippocrene Books, (1991). Near fine. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. 433pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. (d.w. edgeworn). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1987. Very good. Inscribed and signed on half-title page by author. More
Paris: Souffles, 1988. Illustrated in color. 189 pages. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (spine evenly sunned). Paris: Souffles, 1988. Fine in a near fine dust wrapper. Translated from the French by Khia Mason. More
Paris: Flammarion, 1996. Illustrated in color. 199 pages. Square 4to, red boards, d.w. Paris: Flammarion, (1966). Text block slightly pulled at head, else near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Harrison: Roman Catholic Books. 8vo, black cloth, some pages underlined in ink, otherwise very good. Harrison: Roman Catholic Books, n.d., circa 1995. More
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005. 8vo, black boards, one page of introduction slightly underlined in ink. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, (2005). Very good. More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1985. Illus. 410pp. 8vo, white boards, boards soiled. (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1985). More
Washington: Smithsonian, 1995. Signed by the authors. Illustrated throughout in color. 164pp. Oblong 4to, blue cloth, d.w. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, (1995). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Signed by the authors on the half-title: "Especially for Shiumiu & David who, over the years, have encouraged us to follow our creative dreams in a myriad of much appreciated was. As dear friends you have helped to make the hard parts easier, and the easy parts richer!..... More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1971. Photo Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. spine ends and edges of corners of boards lightly rubbed. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1971). More
Hoboken: John C. Wiley, 2005. Illustrated in black and white. xxii, 422 pages. 8vo, black boards, d.w. Hoboken: John C. Wiley, (2005) First Edition. Text block lightly toned, ownership signature at flyleaf, otherwise internally clean and tight. Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: James Wyld, 1840. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring Beautiful desert and railway map of Egypt centered on the Nile and the 120 mile proposed Suez canal. Provinces are listed and noted in color. Sand dunes are finely engraved with many camel routes and trails included. Arabs Bay (Plinthimetes Sinus) and 'Bedwin' routes noted in the West. Part of the Levant in the Eastern Mediterranean is included and hand colorized in green. Part of Saudi Arabia and Akaba (Jordan)..... More
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