The Desert King. A Life of Ibn Saud.
by HOWARTH, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
London, London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Collins, 1964. . First edition. 8vo, 252 pp., with 20 photographic illustrations, original brown cloth gilt, blue pictorial dust-wrapper (short tears and chips to extremities), a good copy.
Howarth's life of Ibn Saud provides a lucid portrait of a legendary warrior, and way of life unique in the twentieth century.
Howarth's life of Ibn Saud provides a lucid portrait of a legendary warrior, and way of life unique in the twentieth century.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111897
- Title
- The Desert King. A Life of Ibn Saud.
- Author
- HOWARTH, David
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Collins, 1964.
Terms of Sale
Shapero Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Shapero Rare Books
Biblio member since 2020
London, London
About Shapero Rare Books
Specialising in rare books on Travel & Voyages, Natural History, Literature (including modern first editions), Children's Books, Guide Books, Judaica & Hebraica, titles of Russian interest, and Islamica.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...