Search Results: North Africa

New York: Arab Information Center, 1961. Book. Very Good. Original Wraps. First Edition. 8 Vo. The original light green wraps with dark green cloth spine. Very little edgewear but some fading to the edges of the covers. Pages 32 with a two page map of the area in question. Algerian - French failed negotiations over the Sahara. An old military struggle that evolved into a long standing Morocco - Algeria dispute..

Washington DC: Middle East Institute, 1966. Book. Illus. by Endpaper Map,12 Pages Photos. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near fine brown cloth with bright gilt title on unfaded spine and no edgewear. Dustjacket very good, NOT price clipped, but some fading. No prior owner signature, internally very clean. Includes chapters on political parties, foreign policy, language and identity, the role of Islam in modern North Africa, rapid urbanization , trade unionism, the rural system of the Maghrib, economic planning, oil in the North African economy and the colonial imprint..

Durham, England: Univ of Durham, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Original Wraps. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Articles and books, broken down by general, geography, history, politicis, economic conditions, and social conditions - 39 pages..

Johns Hopkins University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York : Grove Press, 2003. Book. Illus. by Sahara map and endpaper portraits of Laperrine and Foucauld. Fine. Hardcover. First U.S.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine copy in the original cloth with a perfect dust jacket. No stains, as new inside, no prior owner marks. The adventures of two French imperialists, friends but very different. One turned to religion. The other was a career military officer who led a famed camel corps at the end of the 19th Century and the early years of the 20th. The Sahara was a dangerous, mostly unexplored wasteland in those years, and these Frenchmen set out to tame it in French interests. A rousing tale, beautifully told. .

Beacon Pr, 1988-07. Paperback. Used: Good.

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books,, 1920 Paperback in card covers. The date is from the introduction as the title & 1/2 title pp are absent. pp280 incl. index + 8 advtg. Spine creased, pp tanning and front and rear covers partially detached. Rprd. with acid free conservation grade tape.

Paperback. Acceptable.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1952. Book. Illus. by 15 Pages of Photos. Near Fine. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original yellow cloth with a hint of edgewear.Title in black on the unfaded spine. A red dust jacket that is NOT price clipped and has only one small closed tear along the bottom edge. With endpaper maps. The photos taken circa 1950 illustrate life in the deserts of North Africa, Sinai and Iran. A fine travel book of its time and a bench mark, as these deserts have changed. Pages 186, index..

NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1965. Jacket scuffed with light edgewear. Boards have rubbed edges. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: E. P. Dutton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Some rubbing, wear, creasing at DJ edges. .

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

Century, 1983. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Very Good copy.Wear to cover and edges of pages.

New York: David McKay. Very Good. 1975. Hardcover. Light rubbing and soiling to boards. Back hinge cracked; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 288 pages .

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Book is in VG condition light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends, slightly cocked spine else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges else bright, intact and whole.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

London: Century Publishing Co., 1983. Soft Cover. Very Good. Octavo.

Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1963 First edition hardcover, with dustcover. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 8 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches, map-illustrated endpapers, 404 pp., index, frontispiece photo of King Idris I. Some text underlining. Dustcover moderately chipped. Laid in are two newspaper clippings and a magazine article (The Economist, April 4, 1987) about Gadhafi. (K009). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair.

New York: E.P, Dutton & Co, 1965. hardcover. very good(+). 350pp. Illustrated endpapers, black and white photos. 8vo, tan cloth with decorative stamping of a palm tree, New York: Dutton, 1965. A very good(+) copy.<br/><br/>

Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1964. First Edition. 350 pages. Pictorial dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over navy cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.