Search Results: Middle East from Rose's Books, IOBA

New York: Crowell, 1976. Book. Good. Leatherette. First Edition. 8vo. New York: Crowell, 1976. First edition. 8vo. Leatherette binding, 572 pp. Little-read ex-library book with previous owner name and minimal effects. Good in very good dust jacket, protected with a new archival-quality mylar cover..

New York: Council on Foreign Relations/Frederick A. Praeger, 1963. Ex-Library. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition, second printing. Cloth binding. 338 pp. An analysis of Arab nationalism particularly as seen through the policy of Gamal Abdel Nasser. Ex-library with usual effects. Quite a nice solid copy, covered with library-issued plastic cover taped to boards. Very good overall condition..

New York: W. W. Norton, 1979. Ex-Library. Very Good. Cloth. Fourth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth edition. 8vo. Cloth. 359 p. Illustrated. A classic book, extensively revised, includes the most important archaeological discoveries made up until 1980, and presents the evidence for both the pre-biblical and biblical history of Palestine. Exlibrary markings include spine label, bookplate, stamps, pocket, barcode. Dustjacket covered in mylar and neatly taped to boards. Very good in near fine dustjacket in mylar cover..

Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1955. Baltimore: Penguin Books. The Pelican History of Art. 4to. Fourth revised edition with additional bibliography. Cloth binding, decoration and titles in gilt. Top edge stained grey-blue. 298 pp. including index. Pull-out map of sites mentioned in the text.117 black and white figures. Notes, additional bibliography, 192 black and white plates. Henri Frankfort died in 1954. This masterwork was published posthumously with the assistance of his colleagues. "His greatest love was the work of art for its own sake, and he regarded it as his task -- as indeed the present book fully proves -- to present oriental art as art, and not as archaeological evidence." The book is in fine condition with a hint of fold to the free front endpaper. No writing inside. Hinges sound. Dust jacket has rubbing along folds and wear to extremities. In a slipcase that is rubbed along edges, but still sound. Fine in very good dust jacket/slipcase.. Fourth Edition Revised and Updated. Hard… Read More

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1980. New York: Abrams, 1980. First edition. Massive 4to. 618 pp. Lavishly illustrated with 1076 illustrations, including 158 plates in full color, 115 ground plans and elevations, 41 line drawings, 6 reconstructions and 1 map. Covers art, architecture and history in context with full scholarly content. Fine in fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to..

New York: American Academic Association for Peace in the Middle East, 1971. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Soft cover. 187 p. A collection of writings on Jewish Statehood and the Arab-Israeli conflict from noted scholars from around the world. Moderate shelfwear. Very good..

Boston: Perkins, Marvin and Co., 1836. Boston: Perkins, Marvin, 1836. First edition. 8vo. Sewn wrappers. Noteworthy is a MAP of the country around the Dead Sea, "The Territory of the Moabites and Edomites according to the latest information designed to illustrate Isaiah Chaps. 10, 15, 16. Map in fine condition. Book good.. First Edition. Wrappers. Good. 8vo.

New York: Atheneum, 1970. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. New York: Atheneum, 1970. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 215 pp. Little-read ex-university library book with expected stamps. 150 black and white illustrations, most never seen, and 4 pp. of maps. Very good in very good dust jacket, protected with a new archival-quality mylar cover..

London: University College Library Letter. Very Good. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 128 pp. of photocopied correspondence acquired through the University College Library. Very good condition..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arcade Pub, 1990. Remainder. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. New York: Arcade/Little,Brown, 1990. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 377 pp. A fascinating history of the Jews, praised by the New York Times, Shimon Peres, Chaim Potok, and others. Remainder mark. Light shelf wear to dust jacket. No other writing inside. Book appears little-read. Very good in near fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

Harwich Port: Clock & Rose Press, 2003. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. New. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harwich Port: Clock & Rose Press, 2003. Reprint of 1850 first edition, published by A. Hart in Philadelphia. 8vo. Brown cloth binding, gilt titles. Limited edition. 520 pp. 25 illustrations, including a large fold-out geographical map of Palestine. Fierce contention over the land of Palestine is not news. Fought over millennia by religious, tribal and national factions - Jews, Muslims, Christians, Assyrians, Romans, Persians, Turks and currently the Israelis and the Palestinians - the rights to Palestine, now Israel and the "West Bank", remain a burning issue. The answer to 'who owns the land' lies in a volatile mix of politics, history and religion. The Descriptive Geography of Palestine, by Rabbi Joseph Schwarz (1805-1865), a German Jew and Zionist, while written from the Jewish perspective, utilizes a wide variety of ancient sources… Read More

Harwich Port: Clock & Rose Press, 2003. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. New. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harwich Port: Clock & Rose Press, 2003. Reprint of 1850 first edition, published by A. Hart in Philadelphia. 8vo. Brown cloth binding, gilt titles. Limited edition. 520 pp. 25 illustrations, including a large fold-out geographical map of Palestine. Fierce contention over the land of Palestine is not news. Fought over millennia by religious, tribal and national factions - Jews, Muslims, Christians, Assyrians, Romans, Persians, Turks and currently the Israelis and the Palestinians - the rights to Palestine, now Israel and the "West Bank", remain a burning issue. The answer to 'who owns the land' lies in a volatile mix of politics, history and religion. The Descriptive Geography of Palestine, by Rabbi Joseph Schwarz (1805-1865), a German Jew and Zionist, while written from the Jewish perspective, utilizes a wide variety of ancient sources… Read More

Harwich Port: Clock & Rose Press, 2003. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. New. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harwich Port: Clock & Rose Press, 2003. Reprint of 1850 first edition, published by A. Hart in Philadelphia. 8vo. Brown cloth binding, gilt titles. Limited edition. 520 pp. 25 illustrations, including a large fold-out geographical map of Palestine. Fierce contention over the land of Palestine is not news. Fought over millennia by religious, tribal and national factions - Jews, Muslims, Christians, Assyrians, Romans, Persians, Turks and currently the Israelis and the Palestinians - the rights to Palestine, now Israel and the "West Bank", remain a burning issue. The answer to 'who owns the land' lies in a volatile mix of politics, history and religion. The Descriptive Geography of Palestine, by Rabbi Joseph Schwarz (1805-1865), a German Jew and Zionist, while written from the Jewish perspective, utilizes a wide variety of ancient sources… Read More

Baltimore: Penguin, 1967. Baltimore: Penguin, 1967. Reprint of first edition. 4to. Cloth binding, decoration in gilt, titles in gilt on spine label, top edge stained grey. 390 pp. Lavishly illustrated throughout in color. Written by the foremost authority in the world, this volume presents early Christian and Byzantine architecture as an outgrowth of Roman architecture. The book is in fine condition with no writing inside, clean, hinges sound. The dust jacket has light wear at corners. The slipcase is solid with wear at extremities. Fine in very good dust jacket in very good slipcase.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to..

Berkeley: Univ of California Pr, 1993. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Cloth binding, 386 pp. A brilliant discussion of the major intellectual leader of Zionism. Dust jacket has fold to front flap and light shelf wear. Fine in very good dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York: Harper & Row, 1978. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Harper & Row, 1978. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 668 p. Index. Bibliography. Black and white photographs. This is a review copy with original review slip laid in. Fine in near fine jacket protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New Delhi, India: Cosmo, 1985. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New Delhi: Cosmo, 1985. Compiled from original sources. Originally published in 1842. Second Indian reprint. 8vo. 462 pp. Green cloth boards. Fading to spine and stripe on right side of front board. Corners bumped. Light foxing on endpapers. Pages foxed. Very good in cloth..

Wheaton, IL: Van Kampen Press, 1949. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. Wheaton: Van Kampen, 1949. No edition stated. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 152 pp. An expository and devotional commentary on the Book of Joshua. Near fine in very good dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

Boston: Little and Brown, 1987. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. First edition. 4to. 240 pp., illustrated in color. The natural and cultural history of the Cradle of Civilization. Fine in fine dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

Boston: Little Brown, 1987. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Boston: Little Brown, 1987. First edition. Book Club. 4to. 240 pp., illustrated in color. The natural and cultural history of the Cradle of Civilization. New in near fine dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..