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The Kingdom, (Limited, Bound by Zaehnsdorf, Presentation)
by Lacey, Robert
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0091457904
- ISBN 13
- 9780091457907
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson, (1981), 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Thick 8vo. pp. xv, [5], 3-630, [1]. Includes notes, glossary, and indexes. First Edition. Illustrated. Maps. End paper maps. Limited to 102 copies specially bound by Zaehnsdorf's of London at the request of Xenel Industries of Saudi Arabia and presented to an ex CEO of Coca Cola who's name is printed on the presentation page. Gilt stamped, full, red morocco by Zaehnsdorf, raised bands on spine. Silk end papers with gilt stamped border. All edges are gilt. Protected in a felt lined cloth slipcase of matching color. Slipcase has minor wear. Binding and interior of book are in excellent, like new condition. A detailed history of the Arabian Peninsula and the House of Saudi. A magnificently bound copy presented by the powerful Saudi Xenel Industries to a former CEO of Coca Cola.
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- Bookseller
- Arabesque Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001482
- Title
- The Kingdom, (Limited, Bound by Zaehnsdorf, Presentation)
- Author
- Lacey, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0091457904
- ISBN 13
- 9780091457907
- Publisher
- Hutchinson, (1981)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Saudi Arabia, Zaehnsdorf, Xenel Industries, Coca Cola, CEO,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Size
- Thick 8vo
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