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Iraq in War Time by PHILBY Harry St. John Bridger

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Seller: Bauman Rare Books
Title
Iraq in War Time
Author
PHILBY Harry St. John Bridger
Seller
Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1918. First Edition. PHILBY, Harry St. John Bridger. 'Iraq in War Time. Basrah, Iraq: Government Press, circa 1918. Slim folio (10 by 13-1/2 inches), original gilt-stamped pictorial green cloth. $4200.Second edition of the first Western book to be published on Iraq and Najd (a region encompassing the center of Saudi Arabia), lavishly photo-illustrated with a section of Saudi Arabian photographs taken by Harry Philby.This photographic survey of Iraq and Saudi Arabia is divided into four parts: 1. ""Groups and Portraits,"" featuring a wide variety of Arab leaders and British officers, often in formal seated poses; 2. ""Local Events,"" featuring cultural and religious events, local workers and artisans, and entertainment such as horse racing; 3. ""Views,"" concentrating on Iraq; and 4. ""A Tour Through Central Arabia,"" including pictures taken by a British officer touring the Najd region of Saudi Arabia with an Arab escort. The last section is arguably the most valuable, as it deals with Revenue Commissioner for British Occupied Territories Philby and mission to Ibn Saud in Riyadh in 1917. Philby was involved in the leadership dispute for the role of ""King of the Arabs"" between Ibn Saud, a chieftain promoting Wahhabism, and Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, who led the Hashemites and the Arab Revolt. Philby's strong support of Ibn Saud (who he viewed as a ""democrat"") contrasted with the official British position supporting Hussein bin Ali. Accompanied by Col. F. Cunliffe Owen, Philby left Baghdad on October 29th and stopped in Basra, where he bought a camera and paraphernalia for developing film. Philby arrived in Riyadh on November 30th where he conducted several days of diplomatic discussion before continuing on to Jedda. He shot and developed these photographs during his trip. Philby was elevated to Minister of Internal Security in Mandatory Iraq and later to chief head of the Secret Service in Mandatory Palestine, before ultimately being forced to resign over the question of Jewish immigration. Philby had maintained a close advisory relationship with Ibn Saud throughout this time. He was committed to creating a single Arab government controlling the entire Arabian peninsula. However, Philby's clandestine communications with Ibn Saud were discovered to have bordered on espionage. Philby left the government and became Ibn Saud's chief advisor as well as an oil executive, which allowed him deeper influence in the Middle East for much of his life until a dispute with Ibn Saud's successor resulted in his exile to Lebanon. Second edition, published shortly after the first, with slightly altered organization and a new three-page section on the Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala, Iraq. Text in English and Arabic. With twelve 8-by-6 photographic cards of Indian sites and views laid in by a former owner.Faint occasional foxing, a few small spots of marginal wormholing, a couple of marginal closed tears, only light soiling to binding and slightest rubbing to extremities. An extremely good copy.
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Florence 1889 - 1892, Volumes 1 and 2

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Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Title
Florence 1889 - 1892, Volumes 1 and 2
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very good, clean and tight but with some scuffing and fading to covers; backs of covers still show original rich red color
Description
Boston: F. P. Hathaway (Binder), 1892. Hardbound. Very good, clean and tight but with some scuffing and fading to covers; backs of covers still show original rich red color. Marbleized boards with maroon quarter leather; gilt edges; each volume with approx. 150 single-sided sheets with one bw photo glued onto each page;. These appear to be souvenir photographs of, perhaps a journey undertaken to the city of Florence, put into the albums as a memento or, perhaps as a way of display for lecture purposes. Each photograph has a number and description printed (in Italian) on its lower edge. Photograph selections include both city views and works of art.
Hans Hofmann: India Ink Self Portraits on Paper

Hans Hofmann: India Ink Self Portraits on Paper by yohe

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Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Title
Hans Hofmann: India Ink Self Portraits on Paper
Author
yohe
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780977607167
Condition
VG
Description
New York: Ameringer Yohe Gallery, 2006. Softcover. VG. Beige wraps with red lettering; 32 pp. with 27 plates;. All drawings were done between 1942 and 1943.
QUEECHY. Two Volumes in one leather-bound volume

QUEECHY. Two Volumes in one leather-bound volume by WETHERELL, Elizabeth

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Seller: Antic Hay Books
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QUEECHY. Two Volumes in one leather-bound volume
Author
WETHERELL, Elizabeth
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Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description
London: James Nesbit & Company, 1853. First English Edition, with a new preface not in the American edition. With the armorial bookplate of John Waldie (1781-1862), who was the administrator of Hendersyde Park at Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. His journals and other papers are at the UCLA library. Susan Bogert Warner (1819-1885) was an influential American author known for her religion fiction and children’s literature, most notably her bestselling novel "The Wide, Wide World." Published in 1850 under the pen name Elizabeth Wetherell, this book became a bestseller and is considered one of the first American novels to sell over a million copies. Other than “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” it was perhaps the most widely circulated story of American authorship. 12mo., brown quarter-calf leather & marbled boards. Illustrated.. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight).
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A Catalogue of the Epstean Collection on the History and Science of Photography by -

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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA
Title
A Catalogue of the Epstean Collection on the History and Science of Photography
Author
-
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Columbia University Press, 1937. 1st. Uncommon early photography reference. 1937 1st edition, a VG+ copy with mild fading along spine.
Ariel

Ariel by Block, Lawrence

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Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books
Title
Ariel
Author
Block, Lawrence
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Arbor House, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout. Equally attractive dust-jacket, ($9.25), has a touch of soiling but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears.. Inscribed and signed by the author on the ffep in the year of publication. A very pretty copy.
The Illusion of the Epoch. Marxism-Leninism as a Philosophical Creed

The Illusion of the Epoch. Marxism-Leninism as a Philosophical Creed by Acton, H.B.

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Title
The Illusion of the Epoch. Marxism-Leninism as a Philosophical Creed
Author
Acton, H.B.
Seller
The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Cohen & West, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Harry Burrows Acton (1908-1974) was an English academic in the field of political philosophy, known for books defending the morality of capitalism, and attacking Marxism-Leninism. [Wikipedia] This work is based on a seminar that he gave at the University of Chicago in 1949. The title is based on a quote from Marx and Engels that "the exponents of this conception of history ... in each epoch have had to share the illusion of that epoch." As Acton states in his introduction, he is treating Marxism and a philosophy or "world-view", not just as an economic and social doctrine. He states that "a philosophy comprises a principal account of the purposes of human life ..." He focuses on the branch of Marxism that is associated with Soviet Communism. Part I deals with Dialectical Materialism, including Marxist Realism and Marxist Naturalism. Part II deals with Scientific Socialism, including Historical Materialism and Marxist Ethics. Octavo. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt title to spine. Sunning to spine, and spine is bumped at top and bottom. Some wear and rubbing to covers. Pages are yellowed but clean. Previous owner's name on front end paper. COMM1/7110.

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