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The Desert King: A Life of Ibn Saud
by David Howarth
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Beirut, Lebanon : Librarie du Liban , 1974 Librarie du Liban, Beirut, Lebanon. 1974. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light foxing to textblock top; light shelfwear to tips; light bump to front board edge. No DJ. Green cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 251 pp 8vo. This book, being written in 1974, tells the story of Saudi Arabia and of its founder Ibn Saud just as the country was beginning to change from Bedouin to Urban as the oil income flowed into the Kingdom. An accurate and very interesting account into the history and culture of Arabia and its Bedouin warrior King pre and post oil discovery. The book profiles the personality, the mind, the strength and the vision of the founder and monarch of Saudi Arabia, as well as his sons and heirs, one of which brought the country into the 20th Century. Interested readers are given an insight into the rapid evolution of the country from ancient and historical lifestyle of the Bedouin culture to modern day progression. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015291
- Title
- The Desert King: A Life of Ibn Saud
- Author
- David Howarth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Librarie du Liban
- Place of Publication
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Saudi Arabia, development of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud, King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, oil development, oil concession with the United States, Dhahran, Dammam #1, oil drilling, ARAMCO,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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