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Cairo and How to See It

By: N/A

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Cairo, Egypt, Les Editions Universitaires D'Egypte: 1954

Seller ID: 012706

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

Clean blue cloth boards with silver lettering on cover, silver advertising for Air France on rear board. Slight fading to cover and spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight, pages are clean and bright. Small previous owner initials and date 1954 at top edge of front free endpaper. 187 pgs. with clean fold-out map of Cairo at rear of book (excellent condition). Illustrated with photographs of buildings and antiquities. "Welcome to Egypt" pamphlet from Air France in excellent condition also enclosed. Book details history of the area and important sites, architecture; itinerary...
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The Automobile Club of Egypt: A novel

By: Alaa Al Aswany

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 2015

Seller ID: 026206

ISBN: 0307957217

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Stated First U.S. Edition in brand new condition. Very clean yellow boards with deeper yellow cloth spine bright gold lettering on spine. No wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean endpapers. 475 pages. Clean bright dust jacket has no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.
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Heroes of the Empty View

By: Aldridge, James

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 1954

Seller ID: 014463

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

Clean brown cloth boards with gold lettering on spine and small illustration of man on camel blind stamped on front cover. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages, edges, and endpapers are clean and bright; no writing or marks. 428 pgs. Brightly colored orange dustjacket is not price clipped, has closed horizontal tear to spine and 2" vertically down to base along front spine edge. A few small closed tears along edges and some chipping to corners. Biography of author on rear panel. Jacket designed by Jean Carlu. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The Empty V...
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The Levanter

By: Ambler, Eric

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, Atheneum: 1972

Seller ID: 017308

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

Stated First Edition. Clean green and white cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight, with slightest hint of lean. Pages and edges are clean. Clean olive green endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 307 pgs. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Author's photo on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A suspenseful story of survival against a group of criminal extortionists, set in the Middle East. 8vo. Fiction.
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Lionhearts Heroes of Israel

By: Bar-Zohar, Michael

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Warner Books: 1998

Seller ID: 003189

ISBN: 0-446-52358-5

Binding: Hardbound

Condition: Near FIne

330 pgs. Nr Fine in Fine DJ - new archival quality mylar cover. Clean and tight hardbound book; no names or writing inside. Remainder mark on bottom edges. Illustrated with photographs. A celebration of Israel's most courageous men and women. Clean, unchipped dustjacket has not been price clipped. 9-3/4" x 7-3/4". Israel.
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Once in Aleppo

By: Barton, Donald R.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1955

Seller ID: 015843

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

Clean rust brown cloth boards with black title box, yellow lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Slightest hint of fading to lower front board corner. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean bright endpapers; no names, writing or marks. "A" on copyright page indicating first printing. 424 pgs. Dustjacket is not price clipped, has faint water stain to lower spine & rear corner of back panel, unchipped edges, narrow scratch/chip to lower rear corner panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A vividly romantic story moves at a live...
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To Jerusalem and Back - A Personal Account

By: Bellow, Saul

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Viking Press: 1976

Seller ID: 018404

ISBN: 670-71729-0

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

First Edition, with "First Published in 1976 by The Viking Press" statement on copyright page. Clean charcoal gray boards with clean turquoise blue cloth spine, unchipped gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean; clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 182 pgs. Dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, small price clip to top corner of front inside flap. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.
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To Jerusalem and Back: a Personal Account

By: Bellow, Saul

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, The Viking Press: 1976

Seller ID: 027115

ISBN: 0670717290

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

First Edition in dust jacket. Charcoal gray boards with blue cloth spine, unchipped silver lettering on spine. No bumping, fraying, or wear. Faint water line on rear board, barely visible. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers - previous owner name and date neatly penned at top of title page. 182 pages. Dust jacket is clean with slightest hint of age-toning, no wear, no tears, small price clip at top corner of front inside flap. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A personal account of Saul Bellow's sojourn in Israel d...
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Looking For Dilmun

By: Bibby, Geoffrey

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 1969

Seller ID: 010617

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Clean burgundy cloth boards with gold stamped decoration on cover, gold stamped lettering on spine. Slight bumping to corner tips, no fraying. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Previous owner name neatly penned on front free endpaper. 383 pgs. + index. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has edge chips and small closed tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Ancient History.
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The Libyan Arena: The United States, Britain, and the Council of Foreign Ministers, 1945-1948

By: BIlls, Scott L.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Kent, Ohio/London, The Kent State University Press: 1997

Seller ID: 012048

ISBN: 0-87338-511-X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

First Edition in clean dust jacket. Very clean black cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean red endpapers. No names, writing or bookplates. 209 pgs. with index. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Middle East.
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The Soul of Egypt - The Charm and Needs of the Land of the Nile

By: Boutros, Allison Douglas

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, Marshall, Morgan & Scott: 1936

Seller ID: 024720

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover book in original dust jacket, inscribed and SIGNED by the author. Illustrated with black and white drawings. Clean brown cloth boards with black lettering and decoration on cover and spine. No fraying or wear. Some foxing to pages throughout. No previous owner markings. Author inscription in pencil on front free endpaper: "The Lottie Young Circle - with the Author's grateful appreciation - Allison D. Boutros." 126 pages. Illustrated dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, hint of very light soiling. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.
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Tribes of the Sahara

By: Briggs, Lloyd Cabot

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Cambridge, Harvard University Press: 1960

Seller ID: 014390

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

Clean rust brown cloth boards with black lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers, with tasteful previous owner bookplate on front fixed endpaper. 295 pgs. with index. Illustrated with photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with very slight surface wear at top and bottom spine edges. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. This book is the result of twelve years of field and library work, replacing myths and exaggerations with factual information every bit as exciting, mysterious a...
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Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand nights and a Night with Notes anthropological and Explanatory (Volume III)

By: Burton, Richard F.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: The Burton Club for Private Subscribers Only:

Seller ID: 013125

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Very Good

De Luxe Edition, Limited to 250 copies (this copy is No. 36). Volume III only. Blue cloth boards with brown leather corners and spine with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Wear-through to corner tips, lighter wear to leather edges. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Clean marbled blue endpapers. No names, writing or bookplates. Frontis illustration with clean tissue guard. Additional illustrations with tissue guards. Pages are clean and bright, no foxing. Deckled page edges. 304 pgs. 6-3/4" x 9-3/4". Literature.
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All the Animals of the Bible Lands

By: Cansdale, G. S.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Grand Rapids, Zondervan Publishing House: 1970

Seller ID: 005423

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

Very clean beige boards with maroon lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Very small P/O label at inside edge of front free endpaper. 268 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket has not been price clipped, is unchipped and enclosed in new mylar cover. 8vo. Animals.
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Cent Ans d'Art Plastique an Liban 1880-1980 (Volumes 1 & 2 complete) (One Hundred Years of Plastic Arts in Lebanon 1880-1980)

By: Chahine, Richard A.

Price: $200.00

Publisher: Beirut, Lebanon, Richard A. Chahine: 1982

Seller ID: 020216

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Volume I and II in near fine condition. Clean brown faux leather boards with unchipped gold stamped lettering on front and rear covers. No bumping or wear. Bindings are tight & square, no cracking; pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Text in English, French and Arabic. Beautiful full color plates of Lebanese art. Size 9-3/4" x 13-3/4".
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Scattered Like Seeds: A Novel

By: Dallal, Shaw J

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press: 1998

Seller ID: 019555

ISBN: 0815605536

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

First Edition, second printing in as new condition. Clean rust brown cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 335 pp. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An historical novel which places a human face on the decades-long conflict between Jews and Palestinians.
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Scattered Like Seeds

By: Dallal, Shaw J.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press: 1998

Seller ID: 016980

ISBN: 0-8156-0553-6

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

First Edition, First Printing, signed by author. Very clean rust orange cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping, no wear. Remainder mark to bottom page edges. Inscribed and SIGNED by author on title page: "3/12/03 - Professor Pat Longstaff and Jim - In Friendship - Shaw J. Dallal." Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers. 335 pgs. Historical novel that tells the story of one Palestinian-American uprooted by the Arab-Israeli conflict. 6" x 9". Historical Fiction.
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Caravansary Alone in Moslem Places

By: De Combray, Richard

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Garden City, Doubleday: 1978

Seller ID: 018098

ISBN: 0385112068

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Very clean blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine, stamped gold author's signature on cover. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean decorated endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with black & white photographs. 179 pp. Dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no tears, with faintest hint of soiling. Author's photo on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Richard de Combray takes the reader by every conceivable means oftransportation, from Rolls-Royce to camel, on an ...
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Nile

By: Devine, Laurie

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster: 1983

Seller ID: 014009

ISBN: 0-671-45170-7

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near FIne

Clean green-gray boards with clean gold cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 476 pgs. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A sweeping multi-generational saga which captures unforgettably the human underpinnings of the Middle East today. 8vo. Fiction.
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A Traveller on Horseback - In Eastern Turkey and Iran

By: Dodwell, Christina

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Walker and Co.: 1989

Seller ID: 018523

ISBN: 0802710786

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Very clean unfaded green boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated with color photographs. 191 pp. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, one tiny closed edge tear. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Author's travel by horseback to remote and challenging areas of the Middle East.
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Category: Middle East