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Taylor & Francis, 2016. Paperback. New. 732 pages. 9.21x6.14x1.50 inches.

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1967. Fourth Impression. Hardcover. Thick Octavo, 664 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine pictorial black/orange with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price clipped front flap. Exterior shows slight age toning/foxing with minor wear to the head/tail edges. Mild foxing interiorly and reddish offsetting to the head spine area. Boards have extremely light wear and minor edge wear. Text block shows some foxing to the edges and slightly interiorly. Previous owner's name to the front free end paper. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Fourth impression. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column F, ND-F Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1377977. FP New Rockville Stock.

London, George Allen. 4th. 1967 Hardback. Complete with Maps & Genealogical Trees. Errata notes. Covers Scuffed. Light Spotting. Inscription. Good Condition

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1959 VG+/VG-. 8vo. original terracotta cloth gilt (neat bookplate to front pastedown, some maps slightly misfolded with trifling tears to margin, gutter separation between pp. 512-513, extremities lightly rubbed, else very clean & bright) in dustwrapper (a bit loose fitting, spine ends frayed with some closed tear & creasing, extremities slightly worn, else complete); pp. 664, with 54 plates (8 in colour), numerous text figures, 8 folding maps, 7 single page maps (1 in colour) & 6 genealogical trees. Heavy item (2 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy, with the 'Sketch Map showing Motor Route from Riyadh to Kuwait' (3 sheets), lacking in the earlier editions.. Third Impression. Hard Cover. VG+/VG-.

George Allen & Unwin, 1967. Fourth Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 664pp, price clipped, no inscriptions, small bookplate from The Family Bookshop Kuwait to the front paste down, illustrated. In this copy the folding maps and geneological charts are incorporated in the text, we count six sets of charts and nine folding maps, the last one of which is a motor road map at the end of the text section and before the appendicies. A couple of the fold outs have an additional crease but none appear to have any tearing or damage. There is very slight rubbing to wrapper, especially to top and bottom of spine but no tearing or fading, wrapper is now in a clear removable protective sleeve. Very little wear internally, overall an exceptionally nicely conditioned copy. Happy to supply photos on request. Heavy book, please inquire for postage outside the UK.

Routledge, 2015. Hardcover. New. reprint edition. 664 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.75 inches.

London, George Allen. 5th. 1972 Hardback. Scuffed Dustjacket. Complete with Maps & Genealogical Trees. Errata notes. Good Condition

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1951. Hardcover. very good. 2nd Impression. 664pp. Ocatvo. Black and white plates from photos, colour plates, illustrations in text from drawings, and folding maps and genealogical tables in rear pocket. Original orange cloth; dust some staining from old tape repairs; restored. Name on front free endpaper. Scarce. very good A study of the Badawin way of life as seen from the authors experience camping and trekking with the Badawin themselves. 1951

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1959. 664 pages all clean, white; 14 fold-out maps and charts; 57 plates. White endpapers, with previous owner`s bookplate with inscription on ffep. Brown cloth cover with red and gilt titles on the spine. Corners bumped, head and tail of spine lightly worn. Orange illustrated DJ. Small chips, light wear along the edges. Overall in perfect condition. VG+/VG+. 2nd Edition, 3rd Impression. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd,, 1951. Hardcover. Good. Good condition cloth hardcover with slight tearing to cover along spine. Inside clean and bright, signature of prior owner. Second edition. Back cover pocket contains fold out (loose) diagrams and maps in pristine condition including Map of Kuwait Hinterland & North Central Arabia, Riyadh City and Environs 1937, Table of the Al Subah Ruling Family of Kuwait, Tree Showing Names of Shaikhs of Mutair, Pedigree of the Al Sa'ud Family, Family Tree of the Al Rashid, Family Tree of the Al Sa'ud, Failaka Island (Kuwait), Sketch of Hasa Oasis, Rough Tribal Map of Arabia, and Pedigree of the Al Hathlain.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1949. First edition, first impression, pp.648, many illustrations, some in colour, 9 folding maps on seven sheets, and 6 folding genealogical tables. A very good copy in lightly soiled original cloth. Corners bumped, occasionally very lightly foxed. One of the most important accounts of Bedouin nomadic life around the Arabian Gulf by British administrator Lieutenant Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson (1881-1959). Dickson served as British official in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Kuwait from 1919 until 1941. This work was the first, and only biographic, book he wrote on the now endangered way of life of the northern Arab Gulf. This work is considered 'monumental' in preserving Bedouin life and history, especially because Dickson recounts the detailed family and tribe relations he witnessed and heard in the oral histories told over evening campfires. He credits his friendly relations with the Bedouins to the circumstances around his nursing. He was… Read More

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1949. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Plates, Illustrations In Text, Maps, Genealogical Tables Of Al Sa'ud, Al Arat, Al Rashid, Al Haithlain, Shaiks Of Mutair, Al Sabah {'Atbi]. 648 Pp. Orange Cloth Stamped In Gilt And Red. First Printing Indicated. Lightly Used, Gilt Brilliant, Cloth Clean, No Fraying, With Folding Maps And Genealogical Charts In Pocket On Rear Pastedown, As Issued; However, The Map "Sketch Of Oqair" Is Lacking. From The Library Of U. S. Mideast Diplomat John S. Habib. Although Not Marked As Such.

1959. London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd., [1967]. Thick 8vo. Original burnt ochre cloth in original pictorial dust-wrapper; pp. 664; numerous illustrations from photographs, illustrations to text, 12 maps including 8 folding, 6 folding genealogical tables; lower panel of wrappers with light spotting, slight bumps to two corners, internally remarkably clean and fresh. Fourth impression of the second, enlarged edition, with the original wrapper design by Quilter unchanged since 1949. Dickson forms part of that tradition of British writers and travellers - Burton, Doughty, T.E. Lawrence, Bertram Thomas, H. St. John Philby, Gertrude Bell, Freya Stark, Thesiger - who became fascinated by Arabia and the Arabs, often espousing their causes and aspirations. Himself a fluent Arabic speaker, Dickson's friendship with such as Ibn Sa'ud and his travels in the Arabian peninsular resulted in the present work. A classic of the literature, it introduces the reader to the cultural life of Arabia, with chapters on… Read More