Leipzig: Verlag von M.W. Kaufmann, 1902. 2. revidierte Auflage (Second Revised Edition). Octavo (23cm.); contemporary morocco-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers; v,[1],213pp. Ex-Reformed Theological Seminary at Lancaster with their usual markings, leather quite rubbed and dried, extremities scuffed with brief exposure, paper flaw to..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1927. First Edition. Octavo (23cm.); publisher's maroon gilt-stamped cloth; xvi,108pp. Ex-Lancaster Theological Seminary with their usual markings, corners very gently bumped, else Very Good, internally fine. Contributions to Oriental History and Philology Vol. XIII. More
Paris: Somogy Art Publishers / Louvre Editions, 2010. First Edition. Quarto. 608 pages. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Glossy photographic boards. Light wear to corners. Binding is sound and interior is clean and unmarked. More
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
Beverly Hills, CA: Glen House Communications, 1992. First Edition. Signed by Rice to William Safire on front free endpaper with inscription, "To William Safire with love Dorothy Rice." Quarto. 144 pages. Full color illustrations and photographs. Unclipped illustrated dust jacket. Blue boards stamped in gilt. Dust..... More
London: Methuen & Co Ltd, [1912]. Presumed second edition with no edition statement. Octavo. 409 pages. Red cloth with spine stamped in gilt. No dust jacket. Light edgewear to boards with a bit of fraying at bottom of spine. Spine is sunned. A few stray dark markings. Cracked..... 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
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1987. Facsimile edition. Octavo. 490 pages. Fold-out maps throughout and in rear pocket; black and white photographs. Decorative dust jacket. Red boards stamped in gilt. Dust jacket shows creasing and light staining along edges. Boards lightly stained along edges. Rear board bowed due..... More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1938. First Edition. Octavo. 471 pages. Three fold-out maps, two additional full-page maps. Library binding in blue buckram with gilt lettering to spine. Stamps of The Middle East Institute Library on pages 40-41, but no other library markings, pockets, or additions. Some general wear to..... 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 Century Co., [1926]. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 472 pages. Color frontis by Pankoff; black and white photographs and further illustrations by Pankoff, all present. Green boards with spine stamped in gilt. No dust jacket. Light wear to corners and spine ends; corners bumped. Sizable stain..... More
New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1901. First Edition. Octavo. 298 pages. Black and white illustrations. Publishers blue cloth stamped in red and gilt. Light wear to extremities with brief exposure. Spine is toned. Some intermittent scuffing. Binding is sound with front hinge starting. Pages unmarked... 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
First English Language Edition. Octavo (24cm.); publisher's green printed card wrappers; [4],xv,[3],233pp.; two folding plates, text illus. throughout, including photographs. Wrapper extremities extremely toned and rather foxed, small chip at top spine edge of upper cover, previous owner has written the title at bottom edge of textblock as well as..... More
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. First Edition. Octavo. 211 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over gray boards with brown lettering to spine. Jacket is lightly rubbed along edges, with some faint scuffing to front and rear panels. Boards are sturdy and clean. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. 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
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New York: Crown Publishers, 2014. Fourth Printing. Signed by Bird on title page without inscription and dated May 28, 2015. Octavo. 430 pages. Unclipped illustrated dust jacket over black boards white lettering to spine. Jacket is rubbed and worn along edges, but with no chips or tears. Boards..... 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
New York: Carlton & Porter, 1832. First American Revised Edition: Twenty-Sixth Thousand. Octavo; 1003pp. Five fold-out maps. Contemporary varnished leather; raised spine bands. Title in gilt in crimson spine compartment. Leather solid; front joint and hinge cracked but holding well; rear hinge stabilized with modern mesh. Textblock, including maps..... More
Bethesda, MD: CDL Press, 2010. Quarto. 341 pages. Illustrations. Red cloth stamped in gilt. No dust jacket, as issued. Sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap. Unread. Some wear to plastic shrinkwrap with a few small punctures. A touch of shelfwear to corners of boards. Volume 16 in the..... More
Paris: Félix Alcan, 1911. Sixième Édition. 12mo (18cm.); recent calf over the original cloth boards, gilt-lettered spine; xvii,[1],352pp.; map in text. Stock a bit brittle and toned, else a Very Good or better copy in sturdy and handsome new binding. Treatise on the "Macedonian question" of the late..... More