Arabia from Craftsbury Antiquarian Books

Riyadh and London: Transworld Arabia Library and Stacey International, 1983. Book. Illus. by profuse photos of Eastern Saudi Arabia. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Mustard cloth boards with no edgewear, bright gilt title on the spine. Very clean and tight inside. Dust jacket has very slight wear along the edges. Subtitled… Read more about this item

Muscat: Journal of Oman Studies, 1988. Book. Illus. by photos, some color, and charts. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine copy of a rare and thorough study of the archaeology and history of portions of Oman. Special Report No. 3. Original cloth with no edge wear, as new inside. No… Read more about this item

Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1988. Book. Illus. by map. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine copy, subtitled, "From Ancient Times to Their Eclipse Under Islam". No prior owner marks, and no flaws to the dust jacket. The author is an American academic. .

New York City: Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. Book. Illus. by 3 maps. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine copy, subtitled "An Anthropology of War and Mediation. No prior owner marks, and very clean and tight inside and out. An excellent meditation on Arab… Read more about this item

Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1997. Book. Illus. by profuse photos and a few architectural drawings. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A fine copy, subtitled "The History and Restoration of a sixteenth-century Madrasa in the Yemen". Very clean and tight with no prior owner marks. This copy includes an obituary of the… Read more about this item

Westport, CT and London: Greenwood Press, 2005. Book. Illus. by 16 pages of color photos. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. A rich and definitive description of a proud people within a closed society, very different than Western cultures. As new copy with no wear, no prior owner marks, and no stains. The author is a highly… Read more about this item

London: C.Kegan Paul, 1878. Book. Illus. by Folding Color Map, Illustrations in Text. Very Good. Cloth. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCARCE. Subtitle is "A fortnight's Tour in North-Western Arabia. Burton was hopeful he could find gold in NW Arabia for the Khedive of Egypt. This short trip led to a… Read more about this item

Woodbury, NY: Barron's, 1980. Book. Illus. by 86 Fine Images, 81 in Color. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The raw beauty of desert Yemen, superb photography by the French author, who has traveled extensively in Yemen. Oblong format, 11 inches tall by 12 inches long. Translated from the French by… Read more about this item

Westport, CT: Praeger Security International, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. Fine, with fine dustjacket and no prior owner marks. A most thorough examination of the security of Saudi Arabia, by two highly respected scholars. Pages xxiv, 426 with chapter notes. .

NY: Basic Books, 1980. Book. Illus. by 5 Maps, 23 Pages Photos. Fine. Cloth. First U.S.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American edition, same year as the UK first and printed on UK sheets. This is clean and tight, a nice copy. The best survey of the Gulf States and their relationship to Saudi Arabia, from… Read more about this item

London: Saqi, 1990. Book. Illus. by 2 Maps & 39 Vintage Photos. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A fine copy of a Shi'a Pilgrimage to Arabia by a well-educated Iranian. Beautiful photos, and an insightful text. Pages xxxii, 380 with index. As new copy..