belgrave sir charles (27 résultats)

Etat : New. In.

Etat : New.

Etat : New. In.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First edition. xii, 292pp, with one folding map and numerous black and white plate illustrations. In brown cloth-covered boards with gilt stamped titles on spine. 8vo. Cloth a little pushed at spine ends, hint of offset toning on endpapers, else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In an illustrated dust jacket, bumped and rubbed at edges and folds, shelf worn, chapped with some minor loss on lower edge of rear panel, short closed tear from upper edge on rear panel. Dust wrapper now protected in an archival-quality Mylar wrapper, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. A seminal and now very hard to find work on the history of pirates and piracy in and around the Persian Gulf.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Tight solid binding, slight bottom back corner bump. Very small letter stamp on front fly, no other markings. DJ shows some edge and spine wear and has coffee cup rings and small doodlings on back.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Hardback, black cloth. Slight fading along top edge. An R is stamped on front free endpaper. Owner name is blind stamped on front cover and front dustjacket otherwise very good. Dj is rubbed and shelf worn. Edges nicked, with small tears.

8vo. 242 pp. Original orange printed wrappers. A rare proof copy, printed without the illustrations present in the first edition. - Starting in 1926, Sir Charles Belgrave served as an advisor to the rulers of Bahrain for 31 years, firstly to Shaikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872-1942), then Shaikh Salman ibn Hamad Al-Khalifa (1895-1961). This work is an account of that time and therefore contains much on the politics and society of Bahrain in what were vital years for its development. - Ink ownership inscription to front cover and stamp of the publisher Wyman & Sons to the half-title. Extremities worn with a few tears, covers a little darkened and dusty, page corners bruised and folded, interior otherwise clean and bright.

LeatheBound. Etat : New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 363. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1924 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 363.

LeatherBound. Etat : New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 364. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1923 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 364.