Ibn Sa'ud; The Puritan King of Arabia
by Williams, Kenneth
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good in a Good jacket, unclipped (8s. 6d. net), chipped, generally stained and soiled. Green cloth with green ink lettering on the spine and front board, rubbed at the foot of the spine. Square and firmly bound, spotted green top stain, foxed at the edges. Advertised as the first portrait of the first king of Saudia Arabia, who the jacket describes as "a ruler in the mould of Kemal or Mussolini.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8118
- Title
- Ibn Sa'ud; The Puritan King of Arabia
- Author
- Williams, Kenneth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- Middle East, Politics, History, Kingdom, Islam, Muslim
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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