Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, 2003. First Edition. Octavo. 309 pages. Signed by Gold on half title page to William Safire with inscription, "Bill, / Here it is. Thank / you for standing up all / these years for our / Freedom. Hopefully this / will help. / Best wishes, /..... More
First Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1991. First Edition. Inscribed by author to William Safire on front free endpaper. Inscription reads, "To Bill - / A friend, mentor + role model - / Your down-to-earth approach to life + work is an / inspiration. / Thanks for..... More
London: Faber & Gwyer, 1928. First Edition. Octavo. 246 pages. Black and white illustrations; folding map at rear. No dust jacket. Red cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Institutional copy from the Middle East Institute with white library markings to spine. Bookseller ticket to front board. Corners bumped..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton and Company Inc., 1934. First American Edition. Octavo. 365 pages. Black and white illustrations; all maps present. Ex-library with a library stamp to front free endpaper and pocket to rear endpaper. Missing dust jacket. Pink-orange boards stamped in red at spine and front. Some smudging and..... More
First Edition. Hardcover. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2000. First Edition with full numberline. Blue cloth-covered boards with black title card and silver lettering. xv, 281p. Maps and illustrations throughout. No dustjacket, assumed as issued. Covers are clean, sturdy, and square with only very faint shelfwear. Binding is tight and pages unmarked..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901. First Edition. Octavo; x + 346pp + bound-in appendix of 32pp of publisher's prospectuses. Eight B&W full-page illustrations by Charles M. Sheldon; one fold-out map of Afghanistan. Three-color pictorial stamping and gilt lettering on front panel and spine. All textblock edges stained shiny green..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1955. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 244 pages. Lacks dust jacket. Green cloth with spine and front stamped in gilt. Stamps from Middle East Institute to text blocks, preliminaries, and title page. Remnants of stickers to spine and endpapers. Corners are bumped, some rippling..... More
London: Constable & Company, 1933. First Edition. Octavo. 22 cm. 433 pages. 32 black and white plates; 3 color fold-out maps. No dust jacket. Publisher's green olive cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Ownership stamp of George Camp Keiser, founder of the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC, to front..... More
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. First Edition. Octavo. 211 pages. Illustrated dust jacket is lightly rubbed along edges; some faint scuffing to front and rear panels. Gray boards are stamped in brown at spine. Spine is very slightly rolled; binding is sound; pages clean and unmarked. More
Hardcover. [New York]: [The Richardson Press], 1913. Presumed First Edition with no additional printings listed. Octavo; 243pp. Green cloth with gold-stamped face and spine. 21 photographic illustrations in sepia. Binding superficially chewed and minimally soiled, with a narrow vertical run to cloth on back. Gold stamping still bright. Joints solid;..... More
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989. First Edition. Octavo. 210 pages. Signed by authors on front free endpaper to William Safire with inscription, "March 9, 1989 / For William Safire, / Hoping this will make a / small contribution to greater / understanding. / With our love, / Janet and..... More
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1898. Third Edition, Revised and Augmented. 16mo; cxviii + 472pp. Twenty three-color maps; 48 plans of cities and monuments; central engraved panoramic fold-out of Jerusalem. Classic Baedeker binding in red cloth on limp boards with gilt lettering, front and spine; marbled textblock edges. Traditional green Baedeker..... More
Al-Bireh, PS: Birzeit University, 1998. First Edition. Illustrated Wraps. Octavo. 50 pages. Catalog from the exhibition organized by the Founding Committee for the Development of Cultural Heritage at Birzeit University. Creasing and light wear to edges; sound in binding. Ownership inscriptions to half-title and full title pages. More
Tel Aviv: The Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, 1985. First Edition. Signed by co-author Rabinovich on half title to journalist William Safire with inscription "Sep 25, 93 - For Bill, Despatches or dispatches? A book that has a lot to do with language and politics. Cordially, Itamar..... More
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London: John Calder, 1957. First English Language Translation. Inscribed by Henry Miller to Eve McClure, his fourth wife, on front free endpaper. Octavo; 134pp. Illustrations by Nancy Esdaile. Illustrated dust jacket with original 15s. net price; book in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket rubbed with a number..... More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 335 pages. Frontispiece; 15 black and white plates; fold-out map printed in black and red tipped in at rear. Unclipped illustrated dust jacket with original "$3.00" price present. Plum glacé boards stamped in black at spine and front board..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1989. Stated First American Edition with full numberline. Original dustjacket showing $27.50 price over white paper and light blue cloth-covered boards. Jacket shows light edgewear and a few small smudges, but no chips, tears, or marks. Boards are sturdy and clean with a slight..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1869. First Edition. Octavo; viii + 303, including index and bibliography. Forty-eight line-drawing illustrations, inset within text; full page frontispiece with tissue guard. Wine boards with gilt spine lettering, blind embossed image of prayer wheel on front panel. Binding shows some scratches and scuffing..... More