Egyptian Art.
Octopus. 1972. Trans. Profuse colour illustrations, 158pp, index, dustjacket. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 133). More about Egyptian Art
Middle East
Ten Things I Hate About Me.
Sydney. Pan. 2006. Young adult novel, paperback. By the author of Does my Head Look Big in This? "For the past three years Jamie/Jamilah has hidden her Lebanese background from everyone at school. It's only with her email friend John that she can really be herself. But now things are... More about Ten Things I Hate About Me
The Modern History of Kuwait 1750-1965.
No publication details. Maps, black and white illustrations, xi + 226pp, appendices, bibliography, index, upper edge and front free endpaper stained, minor wear paperback covers, small quarto. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 63622). More about The Modern History of Kuwait 1750-1965
A Personal Narrative of the Euphrates Expedition.
Elibron Classics. 2005. Reprint. 2 volumes in paperback. Vol I: xiv + 447pp; Vol II: vii + 492pp, appendix, index. Modern paperback reprint. Though a facsimile style reprint it does not include the map which was published in the 1888 edition. Useful for the text. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 151621). More about A Personal Narrative of the Euphrates Expedition
A Personal Narrative of the Euphrates Expedition.
Kegan Paul, Trench. 1888. 2 volumes. Volume I: Folding map, xiv + 447pp, List of Officers Attached to the Euphrates Expedition; Volume II: vii + 492pp, appendix, index, a number of the final gatherings unopened. Recased, modern endpapers and black cloth spines lettered in gilt, original blue boards lettered in... More about A Personal Narrative of the Euphrates Expedition
Islam and the West. Reflections from Australia.
Sydney. UNSW Press. 2005. xvii + 186pp, glossary, bibliography, index, light wear paperback extremities, a good copy. "Islam and the West presents a multi-layered approach to the relationship between Muslims and Western states. At the global level, it investigates the impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, along with the implications... More about Islam and the West. Reflections from Australia
Change and Persistence of Turkish Culture.
Melbourne. Australian-Turkish Friendship Society. 1984. 61pp, ex library, catalogue sticker upper cover, cancelled library stamp on dedication page and lower paste-down endpaper, library slip and cancelled barcode lower free endpaper, wrappers very slightly worn. Seminar Papers, 14 April 1984, Monash University, Melbourne. "Turkish Culture through the Ages", "Influences on Turkish... More about Change and Persistence of Turkish Culture
The Art of the Hittites.
New York. Abrams. n.d. Tipped in colour plates, black and white photographic illustrations, plans, endpapers little browned along edges, a very good copy in a little worn and browned now protected dustjacket. A beautifully illustrated book which traces the history and art of the Hittite people who lived in the..... More about The Art of the Hittites
Modernity and Tradition. The Saudi Equation.
London. Kegan Paul. 1991. Reprint. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, diagrams, tables, xiii + 337pp, bibliography, index, quarto, dustjacket, very nice copy. Looks at the judicial and political systems, the petroleum industry, the economy, industrial and agricultural development, infrastructure, education, health, foreign policy and aid to the developing world... More about Modernity and Tradition. The Saudi Equation
Saudi Arabia. A Case Study in Development.
London. KPI. 1988. Reprint of the revised edition. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, tables and figures, 264pp, glossary, bibliography, index, dustjacket, compliments stamp contents leaf. A good copy. Study of the political and administrative development of Saudi Arabia. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 316). More about Saudi Arabia. A Case Study in Development
Saudi Arabia. A Case Study in Development.
London. Stacey. 1978. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, tables and figures, 220pp, appendix, glossary, bibliography, index, compliments stamp title page, covers patchily faded, edges lightly foxed, minor wear and foxing dustjacket. A good copy. Study of the political and administrative development of Saudi Arabia. (When referring to this item... More about Saudi Arabia. A Case Study in Development
The Monument. Art, Vulgarity and Responsibility in Iraq.
Berkeley. University of California Press. (c.1991). Numerous black and white photographic and line illustrations, xv +153pp, index, notes, dustjacket, large octavo. Samir al-Khalil uses artefacts such as 'The Victory Arch' in Baghdad "to illuminate the nature of dictatorship, the relation between developed and developing countries, and the uses and true... More about The Monument. Art, Vulgarity and Responsibility in Iraq
The Oil Economy of Kuwait.
London. Kegan Paul. 1980. ix + 166pp, notes, index, ex library, front paste down little damaged from removal of label, lower endpapers laid down, library markings neatly removed from tail of spine, good copy. An analysis of Kuwait's oil economy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 34379). More about The Oil Economy of Kuwait
The Invention of Hebrew Prose.
Seattle. Uni. of Washington Press. 1988. xi + 122pp, index, very good in dustjacket. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 42169). More about The Invention of Hebrew Prose
The Invention of Hebrew Prose. Modern Fiction and the Language of Realism.
Seattle. Uni. of Washington Press. 1988. xi + 122pp, index, dustjacket spine and upper edge sunned, otherwise a very good hardback copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 160873). More about The Invention of Hebrew Prose. Modern Fiction and the Language of Realism
The Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean in International Politics.
Tehran. Institute for International Political and Economic Studies. 1975. vi + 417pp, notes, paperback. 13 papers presented at a conference held at the Institute for International Political and Economic Studies in Tehran in 1974 together with edited versions of the discussions which followed. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 44890). More about The Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean in International Politics
Criterion Miscellany. No. 25. Persian Painting.
London. Faber and Faber, 1930. 46pp, bibliography, endpapers little browned, light foxing on edges, name prior owner front free endpaper, small bookseller's label upper cover, a good copy in little worn paperback with soiled and worn wrappers. A summary of the history of Persian painting from the time of the... More about Criterion Miscellany. No. 25. Persian Painting
More Tales from the Masnavi.
London. George Allen & Unwin. 1963. 252pp, notes, sticker stains endpapers, dustjacket little foxed with single closed tear upper edge lower cover, a good hardback copy otherwise. Professor Arberry continues with the task of putting into clear and rhythmical English the two hundred stories and apologues of the Masnavi of... More about More Tales from the Masnavi
Under Five Shahs.
London. Murray. 1964. Maps, illustrations, ix + 457pp, appendix, index, cloth binding little worn at extremities, gilt lettered spine, corners of few internal leaves little creased, edges very lightly foxed, a good copy. Reminiscences and comment on Iran from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century by General... More about Under Five Shahs
The Jews in Business.
London. Penguin. 1973. Reprint. Paperback, 229pp, index, minor wear otherwise sound and clean. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 38910). More about The Jews in Business
Kingfisher Out of Egypt. A Dialogue in an English Garden.
London. OUP. Number 75 of 750 copies.1934. Full page black and white plates, 51pp, decorative paper covered boards in two places along lower edge and corner, front free endpaper little creased. Poetry. A dialogue involving Akhenaton, Aspasia, Josephus, Saint Louis, Saadi, Beatrice d'Este and Pierpoint Morgan. (When referring to this... More about Kingfisher Out of Egypt. A Dialogue in an English Garden
Miracle of the Desert Kingdom.
London. Johnson. 1969. 4 colour maps, 3 folding, coloured charts, 330pp, index, dustjacket worn, now protected, a good copy. 'This is the story of the Saudi Arabian State from its emergence as a nation down to the present day . . . Full particulars are given of negotiations with the... More about Miracle of the Desert Kingdom
Crusade. The Untold Story of the Gulf War.
London. HarperCollins. 1994. Maps, black and white illustrations, xii + 575pp, chronology, notes, bibliography, index, edges lightly soiled, otherwise good copy in protected dustjacket. Definitive chroncile of the Persian Gulf War. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 63625). More about Crusade. The Untold Story of the Gulf War
Anwar Sadat.
London. Burke Publishing, 1990. Black and white photographic illustrations throughout, 112pp, chronology, index, upper cover slightly lifting, paperback. Biography of Anwar Sadat, aimed at the younger reader. World Leaders, Past and Present series. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 67896). More about Anwar Sadat
Underdevelopment and Rural Structures in Southeastern Turkey: The Household Economy in Gisgis and Kalhana.
London. Ithaca Press. 1986. 301pp, bibliography, appendix, index, type script, covers trifle worn extremities. Chapters cover: The Turkish agrarian debate; regional underdevelopment; the structure of southeastern Anatolia; physical environment, population and agriculture; land and stock ownership; relation of production outside and within the household; credit mechanisms; marketing structures and patterns... More about Underdevelopment and Rural Structures in Southeastern Turkey: The Household Economy in Gisgis and...