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THREE IMPORTANT DOCUMENTAL BOOKS (TOW ARE OFFICIALS) ABOUT THE POLITICAL QUESTION, THE TERRITORIAL DISPUTE BETWEEN MUSCAT, ABU DHABI, SAUDI ARABIA, BURAIMI QUESTION AND THE BRITISH RELATIONS: (1) OMAN AND THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF THE PERSIAN GULF (2) ARBITRATION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THE TERRITORIAL DISPUTE BETWEEN MUSCAT AND ABU DHABI ON ONE SIDE AND SAUDI ARABIA ON THE OTHER, MEMORIAL OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA IN, 6 VOLUMES SET, ARABIC AND ENGLISH (3) THE BRITISH AGGRESSION ON AL BURAIMI OASIS by GEORGE RENTZ, ABDEL RAHMAN AZZAM, AND TAHA AL FAYYADH - 1952

by GEORGE RENTZ, ABDEL RAHMAN AZZAM, AND TAHA AL FAYYADH

THREE IMPORTANT DOCUMENTAL BOOKS (TOW ARE OFFICIALS) ABOUT THE POLITICAL QUESTION, THE TERRITORIAL DISPUTE BETWEEN MUSCAT, ABU DHABI, SAUDI ARABIA, BURAIMI QUESTION AND THE BRITISH RELATIONS: (1) OMAN AND THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF THE PERSIAN GULF (2) ARBITRATION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THE TERRITORIAL DISPUTE BETWEEN MUSCAT AND ABU DHABI ON ONE SIDE AND SAUDI ARABIA ON THE OTHER, MEMORIAL OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA IN, 6 VOLUMES SET, ARABIC AND ENGLISH (3)  THE BRITISH AGGRESSION ON AL BURAIMI OASIS by GEORGE RENTZ, ABDEL RAHMAN AZZAM, AND TAHA AL FAYYADH - 1952

THREE IMPORTANT DOCUMENTAL BOOKS (TOW ARE OFFICIALS) ABOUT THE POLITICAL QUESTION, THE TERRITORIAL DISPUTE BETWEEN MUSCAT, ABU DHABI, SAUDI ARABIA, BURAIMI QUESTION AND THE BRITISH RELATIONS: (1) OMAN AND THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF THE PERSIAN GULF (2) ARBITRATION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THE TERRITORIAL DISPUTE BETWEEN MUSCAT AND ABU DHABI ON ONE SIDE AND SAUDI ARABIA ON THE OTHER, MEMORIAL OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA IN, 6 VOLUMES SET, ARABIC AND ENGLISH (3) THE BRITISH AGGRESSION ON AL BURAIMI OASIS

by GEORGE RENTZ, ABDEL RAHMAN AZZAM, AND TAHA AL FAYYADH

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Cairo: Arabian American Oil Company relations department, Research division. Printed in the Imp. Misr and al- Ma'arif press, 1952 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. ARABIC AND ENGLISH TEXT ABOUT THE EASTERN ARABIAN FRONTIERS AND THE BURAIMI DISPUTE. (1) ARBITRATION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THE TERRITORIAL DISPUTE BETWEEN MUSCAT AND ABU DHABI ON ONE SIDE AND SAUDI ARABIA ON THE OTHER, MEMORIAL OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA, 11 DHU AL-HIJJAH 1374 (31 JULY 1955). Official report prepared by Abdel Rahman Azzam: " In compliance with Article VIII (a) of the arbitration agreement, I certify that all qoutations in this volume are accurate transcript or verified translations from the sources indicated in each case. Notes of some of these sources will be found in appendix D at the end of volume II of this memorial. I further certify the authenticity of the photographs reproduced herein" Abdel Rahman Azzam, Agent of the Government of Saudi Arabia. SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES. (VOL 1): TEXT, 539 P (VOL 2): ANNEXES-APPENDICES, 343 P (VOL 3): TAX RECORDS (.... THE TAX REGISTERS ARE GENERALLY ENTITLED FOR CONVENIENCE ACCORDING TO THE TRIBES FIGURING MOST PROMINENTLY IN EACH, IT SHOULD BE OBSERVED THAT THE REGISTERS ALSO RECORD PAYMENTS BY MEMBERS OF MANY OTHER TRIBES AND GROUPS" THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES WHICH CONSIST THE THIRD VOLUME OF THE ARABIC EDITION. 624 P. TALL QUARTO IN THE ORIGINAL PRINTER WRAPPERS, UN CUTTED, AS PUBLISHED, EX-LIBRARY WITH SMALL MARKS (NOT ON THE TITLE PAGE) WITH PRESENTATION LABLE BY WILLIAM MULLIGAN (who joined Aramco's Government Relations Department in 1946 and held the position of coordinator of the Arabian Affairs Division, manager of the Government Affairs Services Department, secretary of the Donations Committee and assistant to the vice president, Government Affairs. In his early years he worked extensively with George S. Rentz, the world renowned Arabist who increased Aramco's and the world's knowledge of the life, language and culture of Saudi Arabi). THE ARABIC EDITION IN THREE VOLUMES: 513, 324, 418 P WITH 3 FOLDING MAPS IN A REAR POCKET AT THE END OF THE SECOND VOLUME; CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARABIA, AL DHANNAH, AND AL BURAIMI. TALL QUARTO FINELY BINDED IN CONTEPORARY BINDINGS. (2) OMAN AND THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF THE PERSIAN GULF, ARABIAN AMERICAN OIL COMPANY, RELATION DEPARTMENT, RESEARCH DEVISION, CAIRO, IMP. MISR S A E 1952. OFFICIAL STUDY, COMPLETE TEXT IN ARABIC, 318 P, AND ENGLISH 326 P. TALL OCTAVO IN CONTEMPORARY GILT LETTERED FINE BINDING. MANY FOLDING MAPS INSIDE THE TEXT. TOGETHER WITH: (3) THE BRITISH AGGRESSION ON AL BURAIMI OASIS AND THE ARAB NATIONS ATTITUDE, BY TAHA AL FAYYADH, AL SIJILL PRESS (?) NO PLACE 1375 AH, 1955. ARABIC TEXT 47 P.. 8VO. THE FIRST OFFICIAL SEVEN VOLUMES ARE VERY RARE TO BE EXIST ORIGINALLY AS SET..
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AL I'LAAM BI A'LAAM BALAD ILLAHI L HARAM (HISTORY OF MECCA IN THE 16th C.), ARABIC MANUSCRIPT...
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AL I'LAAM BI A'LAAM BALAD ILLAHI L HARAM (HISTORY OF MECCA IN THE 16th C.), ARABIC MANUSCRIPT WRITTEN IN MECCA

by KUTB UD DIN AL NAHRAWALI, MUHAMMAD BIN AHMAD BIN MUHAMMAD BIN QADI KHAN (D. 988 AH, 1580 AD)

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Book. Very Good. No Binding. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ARABIC MANUSCRIPT IN NASKH SCRIPT, # 200 PP MISSING PAGES FROM THE BEGINNING. DATED 1130 AH (1718 AD) AND SIGNED BY A MECCAN SCRIBE, MUHAMMAD AL MAKKI AL TUNBARI. DETAILED HISTORY OF MECCA FROM IT'S EARLY ISLAMIC ERA (HERE BEGINNING FROM THE AYYOUBID ERA) TO THE SULTAN MURAD B. SELIM B. SULEYMAN PERIOD IN 985 AH. HISTORY OF MECCA ACCORDING TO THE ISLAMIC DYNASTIES, IT'S STRUCTURE, CULTURAL LIFE, SCHOOLS, POLICY, HISTORY OF THE HOLY MOSQUE FROM THE ASPECTS. THE AUTHOR MAINLY CAME FROM INDIA (ACCORDING TO SOME SCHOLARS) LIVED IN MECCA AS IT'S MUFTI AND STUDIED IN EGYPT. HE WAS A HANAFITE AND WELL-KNOWN HISTORIAN OF MECCA AND YEMEN. HE WROTE HIS IMPORTANT WORK ALSO ABOUT YEMEN WHICH CALLED; Al Barq ul Yamani fi al Fath al Uthmani. THE AUTHOR WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE OTTOMAN AUTHORITY AND OTTOMAN OFFICIALS IN MECCA AND YEMEN. VERY RARE WELL-KNOWN WORK ABOUT HISTORY OF MECCA TO BE SCRIBED IN THIS HOLY CITY..
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Seven volumes; (vol.1): 4, 255, 3 p. (Vol.2): 6, 256 p. (Vol.3): 7, 219, 2 p. (Vol.4): 12, 169 p. (Vol.5): 17, 360, 2 p. (Vol.6): 16, 389 p. (Vol.7): 14, 296 p. In contemporary bindings, edges of the all volumes, except vol. 7, are marbled. Selections from al Jawa'ib newspaper which was issued in Istanbul during the Sultan Abdul Aziz era by Ahmad Faris al Shidyaq. The Muntakhabat was published between 1875 and 1882 by Shidyaq's nephew; Salim Faris.
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Official report of The Armenian assassination attempt against the Sultan Abdul Hamid II
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Official report of The Armenian assassination attempt against the Sultan Abdul Hamid II

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İn original decorative dark green binding with the Toghra (arm) of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II and the Ottoman cresent. Dedicated and signed by a possible member of the commity in 21-11-1321 (21-11-1905). With 14 plates in the end contain 34 original photographs of the accused people, equipments and explosive materials used in the assassination attempt. Ex-libris Ertugrul Zekai Okte. Armenians who were not able to get the desired results from their protests in Istanbul in 1895 and 1896 attempted to draw the attention of big powers by assassinating Abdulhamid II and carrying out big protests, and in this way, reach their goals by weakening the Ottoman Empire. Within this framework, it was decided to start intensive activities in Istanbul and İzmir in the Dashnaksutyun congress carried out in Sofia in January of 1904. According to this, the Sultan would be assassinated and then the government centre, Galata Bridge, Tunnel, Ottoman Bank, foreign embassies and some other private and official institutions… Read More
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The original manuscript draft of the most important work about the history of Bulak press, Tarikh...
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long 4to, 30. 192ff, with 26, 16ff appendix. WITH UNPUBLISHED PARTS. The most important of the specific history of Bulak press which later printed in Bulak printing house in 1953 as: تاريخ مطبعة بولاق و لمحة في تاريخ الطباعة في بلدان الشرق الأوسط Unique manuscript of the author.
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A simi - official Ferman (military order) issue by Ahmad al Sharif al Sanusi , the representative...
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Tow pages of 46 lines , 34 x 21 cm. Photo : 33 x 28 cm. Arabic text of Maghribi script. dated 25 - 3 - 1335 (1917) , Jihad Order (the Thirs Ottoman Nshan) given to a Libyan doctor and general ( Mir-liwa) Tahir Bey b. Abd us Salam al Tarabulsi.
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AL I'LAAM BI A'LAAM BALAD ILLAHI L HARAM (HISTORY OF MECCA IN THE 16th C.), ARABIC MANUSCRIPT...
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by KUTB UD DIN AL NAHRAWALI, MUHAMMAD BIN AHMAD BIN MUHAMMAD BIN QADI KHAN (D. 988 AH, 1580 AD)

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Book. Very Good. No Binding. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ARABIC MANUSCRIPT IN NASKH SCRIPT, # 200 PP MISSING PAGES FROM THE BEGINNING. DATED 1130 AH (1718 AD) AND SIGNED BY A MECCAN SCRIBE, MUHAMMAD AL MAKKI AL TUNBARI. DETAILED HISTORY OF MECCA FROM IT'S EARLY ISLAMIC ERA (HERE BEGINNING FROM THE AYYOUBID ERA) TO THE SULTAN MURAD B. SELIM B. SULEYMAN PERIOD IN 985 AH. HISTORY OF MECCA ACCORDING TO THE ISLAMIC DYNASTIES, IT'S STRUCTURE, CULTURAL LIFE, SCHOOLS, POLICY, HISTORY OF THE HOLY MOSQUE FROM THE ASPECTS. THE AUTHOR MAINLY CAME FROM INDIA (ACCORDING TO SOME SCHOLARS) LIVED IN MECCA AS IT'S MUFTI AND STUDIED IN EGYPT. HE WAS A HANAFITE AND WELL-KNOWN HISTORIAN OF MECCA AND YEMEN. HE WROTE HIS IMPORTANT WORK ALSO ABOUT YEMEN WHICH CALLED; Al Barq ul Yamani fi al Fath al Uthmani. THE AUTHOR WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE OTTOMAN AUTHORITY AND OTTOMAN OFFICIALS IN MECCA AND YEMEN. VERY RARE WELL-KNOWN WORK ABOUT HISTORY OF MECCA TO BE SCRIBED IN THIS HOLY CITY..
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Muntakhabat al Jawa'ib
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Seven volumes; (vol.1): 4, 255, 3 p. (Vol.2): 6, 256 p. (Vol.3): 7, 219, 2 p. (Vol.4): 12, 169 p. (Vol.5): 17, 360, 2 p. (Vol.6): 16, 389 p. (Vol.7): 14, 296 p. In contemporary bindings, edges of the all volumes, except vol. 7, are marbled. Selections from al Jawa'ib newspaper which was issued in Istanbul during the Sultan Abdul Aziz era by Ahmad Faris al Shidyaq. The Muntakhabat was published between 1875 and 1882 by Shidyaq's nephew; Salim Faris.
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Official report of The Armenian assassination attempt against the Sultan Abdul Hamid II
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İn original decorative dark green binding with the Toghra (arm) of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II and the Ottoman cresent. Dedicated and signed by a possible member of the commity in 21-11-1321 (21-11-1905). With 14 plates in the end contain 34 original photographs of the accused people, equipments and explosive materials used in the assassination attempt. Ex-libris Ertugrul Zekai Okte. Armenians who were not able to get the desired results from their protests in Istanbul in 1895 and 1896 attempted to draw the attention of big powers by assassinating Abdulhamid II and carrying out big protests, and in this way, reach their goals by weakening the Ottoman Empire. Within this framework, it was decided to start intensive activities in Istanbul and İzmir in the Dashnaksutyun congress carried out in Sofia in January of 1904. According to this, the Sultan would be assassinated and then the government centre, Galata Bridge, Tunnel, Ottoman Bank, foreign embassies and some other private and official institutions… Read More
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The original manuscript draft of the most important work about the history of Bulak press, Tarikh...
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long 4to, 30. 192ff, with 26, 16ff appendix. WITH UNPUBLISHED PARTS. The most important of the specific history of Bulak press which later printed in Bulak printing house in 1953 as: تاريخ مطبعة بولاق و لمحة في تاريخ الطباعة في بلدان الشرق الأوسط Unique manuscript of the author.
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A simi - official Ferman (military order) issue by Ahmad al Sharif al Sanusi , the representative...
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Tow pages of 46 lines , 34 x 21 cm. Photo : 33 x 28 cm. Arabic text of Maghribi script. dated 25 - 3 - 1335 (1917) , Jihad Order (the Thirs Ottoman Nshan) given to a Libyan doctor and general ( Mir-liwa) Tahir Bey b. Abd us Salam al Tarabulsi.
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A Man

A Man

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. First US Edition. Translated from the original Italian title Un Uomo by William Weaver, about a Greek revolutionary hero who fights alone and to the death for freedom and truth. Fallaci (1929-2006) was an Italian journalist and author and became famous worldwide for her coverage of war and revolution and her "long, aggressive and revealing interviews" with many world leaders. A Man is based on Alexandros Panagoulis, with whom Fallaci had a long relationship. She maintained that he was assassinated due to his work with the Greek resistance and his (unsuccessful) assassination attempt of Greek dictator Georgios Papadopoulos. A Man received the Italian awards Premio Viareggio and Premio Nazionale. 9½ x 6½". 0671252410. Purple over grey boards, gold letters on spine, title blind stamped on front board. 463 pp. Dust jacket has crease to front flap, small chips, discolored edges of DJ and boards. Text edges scattered light foxing not extending onto pages, else a Good… Read More
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The King Of Kings
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The King Of Kings

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THE KING OF KINGS, Copyright 1927, Grosset & Dunlap. Written by Jeanie Macpherson and Henry Macmahon. USED. 257 pages plus adverts. 5 ¼ X 7 5/8. Light brown boards with delft blue titling and ornamentation. VG Condition/Acceptable RARE original H.B. Warner dust jacket. The jacket is in acceptable condition with wear and loss to back panel and spine. Now protected in a mylar wrap. Sorry about the stack of books photos. King of King is the only title available here. Summary: "The King of Kings is a 1927 American silent epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It depicts the lasts weeks of Jesus of Nazareth before his crucifixion, and stars H.B. Warner in the lead role.
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Ties That Bind: A Social History of the Iranian Carpet

Ties That Bind: A Social History of the Iranian Carpet

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Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1994. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Inst Pr., 1994. 8vo., 358 pages, illustrated b/w photos. Previous owner's blind stamp on title page, else near fine in near fine dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo..
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Syrian Stone-Lore; or the Monumental History of Palestine

Syrian Stone-Lore; or the Monumental History of Palestine

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London Richard Bentley 1886. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original blue gilt decorated cloth, bit of spotting, and internal hinge paper is cracked. But a very clean, solid copy. A fine history of Syria and Palestine published for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Conder's approach was to ignore Hebrew literature, basing his archaeological history on the evidence only of uncovered monuments and inscriptions, etc. Illustrated by 29 illustrations, 3 folding maps. first edition..
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Seven Pillars Of Wisdom, A Triumph

Seven Pillars Of Wisdom, A Triumph

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T.E. Lawrence. SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, A TRIUMPH. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Privately Printed, 1926. First Published for general circulation 1935. First American Edition. States MCMXXXVI on the title page. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City, NY. GOOD CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET IS INCLUDED. 672 pages, indexed. Beige buckram boards. Spine has darkened a bit. 6 7/8 X 9 ½.
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Shaykh and Effendi: Changing Patterns of Authority among the El Shabana of Southern Iraq

Shaykh and Effendi: Changing Patterns of Authority among the El Shabana of Southern Iraq

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Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1970. First edition, first printing. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1970. 8vo., xi+227 pages, illustrated with tables, charts. Name on fly leaf, minor sun fade along botoom edge from dust jacket shift, else a very good plus, clean, bright, tight copy - no shelf wear, in a very good spine sunned dust jacket chipped at the crown.. 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo..
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Arabs in Tent and Town

Arabs in Tent and Town

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Inscribed by the publisher, In memory of Ada Seeley from F.P Seeley 9 March 1929. 325 pp. 22 x 14.5 cmz. 780 grams. 1.5 cm tear in middle of top spine. photo loose opposite page 48.
The title reads in full: "An intimate account of the family life of the Arabs of Syria, their manner of living in, desert & town, their hospitality, customs, & mental attitude, with a description of the animals, birds, flowers & plants of their country."

Adela Monica Goodrich-Freer Spoer (1870-1931) was an author who initially wrote under her maiden name of A. Goodrich-Freer, and then under her married name of A. M. Spoer.
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The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World
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The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World

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New York, Ecco, 2007, hardcover, 332 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Signed twice by the Author, once on the half-title page including location and date in the year of publication, and again on the title page, Fine in Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight bump to heel of spine. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight bump at heel, in new Brodart sleeve. The award-winning Wall Street Journal reporter and author of Children of the Flames: Dr. Joseph Mengele and the Untold Story of the Twins of Auschwitz returns to tell her own family story of glamour and luxury in post-war Cairo and their hasty escape to America as Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes Egyptian industry and purges the city of foreign influences. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs from the author's personal collection. Selected Bibliography appended. ISBN 9780060822125
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The Sun at Midday: Tales of a Mediterranean Family
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New York, Pantheon Books, 1997, hardcover, 226 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean, one red dot to top edge of textblock. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slightest edge bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. This first, full-length work from the well-known journalist, freelance writer, founder of the literary magazines Normal and XXIst Century, and author of Diary of a Djinn, presents stories of some unique characters in her family and their adventures and travails throughout Europe, The Middle East, The United States, and Japan. ISBN 9780679417637
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Moon of Israel: A Tale of the Exodus
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Moon of Israel: A Tale of the Exodus

by Haggard, H. Rider

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Third printing Thus
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H. RIDER HAGGARD: Moon of Israel: A Tale of the Exodus. Longmans, Green and Co., Copyright 1918. States 1920 on the title page. March 1920 Third Printing Thus. 1920 Used. Good- condition/ no DJ. States 1920 on title page. Blindstamped red cloth boards. Titling still visible on spine. Colour frontispiece of Merapi at a chariot. Gutter separation at back hinge. Bright pages. The novel narrates the events of the Biblical Exodus from Egypt told from the perspective of a scribe named Ana." Rare/Scarce. By H. Rider Haggard, author of "She", King Solomon's Mines, and the Allan Quatermain Professor Challenger series.
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