Philby of Arabia
Ithaca Press, 1998. Revised. 8Vo Softcover. 320p. White pages are unmarked. Covers are glossy with crisply pointed corners and minor edge wear. Binding is tight, spine is unbroken. Erased price remnants on front endpage.
History of the Middle East and North Africa, includes cultural and anthropoligical perspectives.
Ithaca Press, 1998. Revised. 8Vo Softcover. 320p. White pages are unmarked. Covers are glossy with crisply pointed corners and minor edge wear. Binding is tight, spine is unbroken. Erased price remnants on front endpage.
University Press of Florida, 2013. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 205p. White pages are unmarked. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Boards are crisply pointed with minimal wear.
Washington, D.C. Public Affairs Press, 1956. Second Printing. 12MO Hardcover. 119 ppg. Text is clean, no writing or creases. Tan and blue jacket is in good condition w/ some wear & toning from age & a small quarter inch tear on the front side. Binding is tight and hinges are.....
Smithsonian Books, 2015. 4To Hardcover. Contents unmarked with visual b/w photos. Binding is squared, hinges are secure. Boards are pointed with minor shelf wear on backside.
Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, 1991. 8Vo Softcover. 119pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Spine is unbroken, textblock is square with pointed corners. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, light foxing on textblock edges, faint edgeblush throughout.
Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, 1990. 8Vo Softcover. 95pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Spine is unbroken, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, sunning, light foxing on textblock edges, faint edgeblush throughout.
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. 8Vo Hardcover. 387pp. Maroon boards, gilt golden lettering on spine, unclipped jacket in mylar sleeve. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners, fold-out map is intact. Moderate overall book shelf/timewear, board edgewear, blush throughout, written name on.....
2009. Second Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Inscribed by Dr. Ali Quebo on half title. 282p. Remaining white pages unmarred. Minor superficial scratching to covers and corners lightly bumped. Binding square and secure.
Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. 1st printing. Paperback. 8vo. 272pp. Aside from a stamp on the first page, content is unmarked on warmly toned pages. Binding uncreased and square. Covers show minor edge wear from light reading.
Society of Abidance in Truth, 1995. 1st U.S. Edition. 8Vo Hardcover. 396pp. Contents unmarked on white pages. Bright orange cloth boards have crisply pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Binding tight and square. Jacket is glossy and remains unclipped with minor edge wear.
Gorgias Press, 2004. 2nd. 8Vo Hardcover. A complete 3 volume set. 596pp. vol. 1; 675pp. vol. 2 and 729pp. vol. 3. Fascimile text is bright and unmarked with b/w illustrations throughout. Bound in glossy boards with crisply pointed corners and minimal shelf wear. Binding is stiff and square with firmly.....
London, England: Graham & Trootman, 1995. 8vo. Hardcover. 195 ppgs. Underlining & margin notations throughout. Light foxing to edges of textblock. Binding tight. Cover has surface scratches & corner bumps.
Maverick Publications, 1996. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 106p. Text is unmarked with b/w photos. Two stamps and name inscribed on front endpage. Covers are glossy and clean with minor edge wear. Binding is tight, spine is unbroken.
S. Andrus and Son, 1846. 8Vo Hardcover. 271pp. Pages warmly toned and foxed with b/w illustrations. Bound in heavily chipped and bug-eaten brown boards with rubbed edges and a front board that is almost detached from hinge hanging on by a thread. Binding is intact, spine heavily chipped and missing.....
Croom Helm, 1987. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 182p. White pages are neatly underlined, text still legible. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with minimal wear.
Franciscan Printing Press. 1st Printing. 8Vo Saddle-stitch. 28p. White pages are unmarked with some b/w photos. Stapled binding is tight, hinges are secure. Covers are glossy and pointed with minimal wear. No date listed.
1968. 8Vo Softcover. 31pp. Staplebound softcover. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is intact, textblock is square with bumped corners. Moderate++ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, sunning, insect damage, edgeblush throughout.
J.C. Nimmo and Bain, 1883. Ltd Edition. 8Vo, Hardcover. 4 volume set, 327-407pp. Hand-numbered limited edition, #116 of 150. Marbled boards with ledger styling, gilt golden lettering and graphics on spine. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages, each book has a place ribbon. Hinges are secure, textblock is square.....
Neville Spearman, 1975. 1st. 8vo Hardcover. 491p. Contents are unmarked with numerous b/w photos. Binding is tight, hinges are securely attached. Red cloth boards are clean and pointed with gilt lettering. Bright jacket is protected in mylar with clipped flaps. Small sticker bookplate on corner of ffep.
Crawford Press, 1982. Signed First. 8Vo Hardcover. 321pp. Signed and dated by author front end-paper in black ink. Text is unmarked on white pages with some B&W photography. Midnight blue boards with shiny gold gilt lettering have pointed corners. White jacket is glossy and unclipped with edge wear and a......
American Ethnological Press, 1934. Limited Edition. 8vo Hardcover. 443pp. A limited edition, only by subscription, copy no. 385/600 printed. Contents are unmarked with a slight patina and a few b/w photos. Tightly bound with fully attached hinges. Pictorial green patterned boards are scraped on rear with lightly rubbed edges and.....
Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1928. 8Vo, Hardcover. 343pp. Pages are unmarked and uncreased on natural pages with an edgeblush. Maroon boards are unmarked with slightly bumped corners, design embossed on front board, gilt golden lettering on spine. Hinges are tight. Textblock is square with pointed corners. Unclipped dust jacket is encased.....
Steimatzky's Agency Limited, 1969. 2nd Impression. 8Vo Hardcover. 290p. Bright pages are unmarked. Tightly bound with fully attached hinges. Boards are clean with a bumped upper corner. Jacket is unclipped with mylar protection. Large tear on front panel is taped down with a chipped spine.
Oaklea Press, 2016. Signed. 8Vo Softcover. 496pp. Text is clean on unmarked pages. Spine is unbroken, textblock is square with slightly bumped corners. Signed by author on half-title page. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, crease on pp 463-468.
Harper & Brothers, 1850. 8Vo Hardcover. 287pp. Black boards, copper lettering on spine and front board. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages; some quarto pages are uncut. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate+++ overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, some board edge and corner abrading, head and foot.....