Catalog of the Middle East Institute Library, The George Camp Keiser Library at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D. C. [4 vols]

Boston, Massachusetts: G. K. Hall & Co, 1984. Appears unread. 4 volumes, complete. Near Fine condition. Internally VERY FINE. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked, apparently never read. 1984. First Editions. This dictionary catalog describes some 15,000 volumes with 47,000 author, title and subject entries. From the preface: "The strength of the collection lies mainly in Western language works emphasizing history and politics of the Middle East, Islamic studies, economics, and nineteenth century travel accounts. All countries of the Middle East from North Africa to Central Asia are represented, therefore providing information on opposing viewpoints in many conflicts." Also described are over 300 periodical titles and more than 2000 works in Arabic, Turkish, Farsi, and Hebrew. Full title: "Catalog of the Middle East Institute Library, The George Camp Keiser Library at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D. C." Sheehy DE58. Publisher's price was $715. The 4 volumes are uniformly bound in the original light blue sturdy buckram cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spines. Oversize Hardcover. 10.25" wide by 14" tall by 6" thick (altogether). This extremely heavy 4 volume set will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments. But for media mail, you pay only our standard charge for 1 volume and we ship the second volume at no extra cost. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jackets, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 4 volumes: 2,353 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.