Family, Women and Social Change in the Middle East: The Palestinian Case
Toronto: Canadian Scholar's Press, 1987. Soft cover. 8vo. Orig. card wrappers, sewn and glued binding. 72 pp. Covers are age toned and damp stained. More
Middle Eastern Studies
The Secret of Divine Civilization
Willmette, Illinois: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1970. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter red cloth, tan cloth boards. xi, 126 pp. B&W portrait frontis. Dust jacket is age toned, lightly bumped to edges, a few small chips to spine ends and corners. More
The United Arab Emirates: A Modern History
London: Croom Helm, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Review copy, with Canadian publisher/distributor's slip and note from the International Journal limiting reviews to 300 words laid in. Orig. black paper boards. 365 pp. Edge toned to interior. Dust jacket is bumped to extremities, a few spots of wear, sunned to..... More
A Border Passage from Cairo to America--A Woman's Journey
New York: Penguin Books, 1999. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. x, 307, 11 pp. Reader's guide. Light rubbing to extremities, edge toning to interior, else fine. More
The Bosphorus: Its Palaces, Mansions, Pavilions and Yalis
Istanbul: Aksit Kultur Turizm Sanat Ajans Tic, 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12" x 11.5" Full blue cloth. Colour pictorial endpapers. Blue ribbon marker. 347 pp. Magnificently illustrated in colour. Bump to lower corner of text block. Sticker to foot of spine of dust jacket, else fine. In custom paper and..... More
The Grandeur and Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Istanbul: Aksit Kultur Turizm Sanat Ajans Tic, 2013. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12" x 11.5" Full blue cloth. Colour pictorial endpapers. Blue ribbon marker. 384 pp. Magnificently illustrated in colour. Bump to lower corner of text block. Sticker to head of spine of dust jacket, else fine. In custom paper and..... More
The Mystery of the Ottoman Harem
Istanbul: Aksit Kultur Turzim Yayancilik, 2012. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 9.25" x 8.5" Oblong soft cover. 180 pp. Magnificently illustrated in colour throughout. Fine. More
Iraq Reborn: A Firsthand Account of the July 1958 Revolution and After
New York: Vantage Press, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Orig. navy paper boards. xiv, 117 pp. B&W photos in text. Spine tilted. Light chafing to spine ends and corners. Dust jacket is sunned to spine, bumped and rubbed to extremities. More
On Arab Nationalism
London: Embassy of the Republic of Iraq, 1965. 1st Edition. Audio Book (Cassette). 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. 92 pp. Covers soiled, some rubbing to rear cover. More
Limelight on the North of Iraq
Baghdad: Dar al-Jumhuriya, 1965. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 18mo. Orig. printed card wrappers. 72 pp. Creased and rubbed to spine, creasing and short tear to upper corner of rear cover. More
The Myth of Arab Piracy in the Gulf
London: Croom Helm, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Full brown paper boards. xx, 244 pp. [20] colour plate illustrations. Spine tilted. Dust jacket is sinned to spine, light bumping to top edges. About fine. More
Response to Challenges: An Outline of Iraq's Stand Towards Arab and International Issues
Baghdad: The Department of Translation and Foreign Languages Publication, Ministry of Culture and Information, 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. 212 pp. Some light soiling to covers, else fine. More
Modern Arabic Literature
New York: The Ungar Publishing Company, 1987. Hardcover. 8vo (medium). From "A Library of Literary Criticism" Series, edited by Rita Stein. xxxiii, 370 p.p. Orange cloth boards with black spine labels and silver titling. Light bumping and rubbing to spine ends, and rubbing to corners. One small spot of wear..... More
The Last Shack
Israel: The Cultural and Art Department of the Regional Council "Yoav" and Kibbutz Gal-On, 1987. Hardcover. 10.5" x 10.5" SIGNED and dated with inscription to ffep. Translated from the Hebrew by the author's wife, with text in English and Hebrew. Light green cloth boards, Hebrew title stamped in black to..... More
The Arabian Nights: A Selection of Tales
London & Glasgow: The Children's Press, 1974. Hardcover. 8vo. The Boys' and Girls' Library Classics Series. Illustrated boards, 156pp. Boards lightly worn with corners a bit bumped o/w very good. Stories incldue Aladdin and Sinbad the Sailor. More
Introduction to Turkish Law
Ankara/Dobbs Ferry, NY: Society of Comparative Law/Oceana Publications, 1978. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Review copy of the 2nd edition. Orig. light blue cloth. xii, 255 pp. Small orange stain to front joint, fading to edges. Age toning to interior. Review copy rubber stamp to ffep, Oceana Publications review slip tipped..... More
Aspects of Islamic Civilization, As Depicted in the Original Texts
New York: A.S. Barnes and Co., 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Orig. yellow cloth.408 pp. Dust jacket is price clipped, chipped to spine ends and head of rear cover, lightly soiled to rear. More
The Legacy of Persia
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 18mo. Orig. navy cloth. xvi, 421 pp. [53] plates. Some light rubbing to board and extremities, bruising to corners and edges of rear board. Some age toning to interior. More
Bitter Roots, Tender Shoots: The Uncertain Fate of Afghanistan's Women
Toronto: Viking Canada, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. SIGNED with inscription from author to title page. Yellow paper boards. 276 p.p., [16] p.p. B&W photo plates. Some light bumping to edges and spine ends of boards and dust jacket, else a fine copy. More
Veiled Threat: The Hidden Power of the Women of Afghanistan
Toronto: Viking, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. SIGNED with inscription to title page. Grey paper boards. xvii, 221 pp., [8] pp. B&W photos. Small white scuff to fore edge of front board, offset panel to rear board. Small stain to outer margin of p. 3 and larger stain to head..... More
The Quest for the Red Prince
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1983. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter grey cloth over grey paper boards. 232 pp. Light bumps to spine ends. Dust jacket lightly bumped to extremities, a few very small stains. The inside story of Israel's relentless manhunt for one of the world's deadliest..... More
Judgements of the Israel Supreme Court: Fighting terrorism Within the Law
[Jerusalem]: Israel Supreme Court. Soft cover. 12mo. [2005?] Paperback, 210pp. Light creasing at lower corner of front cover, o/w about fine. Examples of cases in Israeli Supreme Court on Warefare and Humanitarian Matters, Detention, Methods of Interrogation, Recent Judgements, and other cases on the subject ofTerrorism and Human Rights. More
The Beauties of the Bosphorus. Illustrated in a Series of Views of Constantinople and Its Environs, From Original Drawings
Istanbul: Turkiye Is Bankasi Kultur Yayinlari, 2010. Bartlett, W.H. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo (royal). Limited first printing, 1000 copies. Orig. navy cloth, gilt decoration to spine and vignettes to boards. Blue ribbon marker. xii, 172 pp. [85] B&W plate illustrations. Rubbing to gilt. Small white spot to fore edge of..... More
Turkestan Down to the Mongol Invasion
London: Messrs. Luzac and Company, 1968. Hardcover. 8vo. Third edition, with an additional chapter, hitherto unpublished in English. Orig. black cloth. xxxii, 569 pp. Colour fold-out map at rear. Bruising to lower corners, a few scuffs to boards, light sunning to spine ends. Ink scuff to tail edge of text..... More