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A celebration of the life and career of Ibn Sa'ud, founder and first king of Saudi Arabia

PHILBY, Harry St John Bridger. Arabian jubilee.
London, Robert Hale Limited, 1952. 8vo. With a portrait of king 'Abdul-'Aziz Ibn Sa'ud as the frontispiece, 1 map of Arabia in 1950, and 16 double-sided plates. Black cloth. XIV, 280 pp. Full description

€ 800

Arabian Peninsula & Gulf States Saudi Arabia

Rare photograph of three men praying in the Sahara

[PHOTOGRAPHY - ALGERIA]. Sahara Algérien - la prière.
[Ca. 1880]. One albumen print (ca. 21 x 27.5 cm). Mounted on grey/green cardboard (ca. 28 x 39 cm), with a black border around the albumen print. Housed in a clear plastic sleeve. [1] photograph. Full description

€ 400

Islamic Art, Culture & Science North Africa Photography

Captivating views of the Alhambra, produced for tourists visiting Granada

[PHOTOGRAPHY - ALHAMBRA]. MAUZAISSE, Charles (photographer). [Collection of 13 photographs of the Alhambra in Granada].
[Granada, ca. 1865]. All albumen photographic prints (18 x 24 cm) are mounted on black card stock (29.5 x 21 cm). [13] ll. Full description

€ 9,500

Architecture Islamic Art, Culture & Science Photography Spain

Rare photographs of a Nissan car show in the Middle East in the 1970s

[PHOTOGRAPHY - CAR SHOW]. Car show.
[1970s]. Eight photographs (all ca. 9 x 12.5 cm). Housed in a clear plastic sleeve. [8] photographs. Full description

€ 400

Arabian Peninsula & Gulf States Photography Saudi Arabia Technology

Collection of photographs of 19th-century Egypt, by the leading Orientalist photographer of the time

[PHOTOGRAPHY - EGYPT], SÉBAH, Jean Pascal. [Collection of 34 albumen prints of Egypt].
[Cairo?, 1888-1900?]. 34 albumen prints (ca. 22 x 27 cm) mounted on cream cardstock (ca. 28 x 35.5 cm). Full description

€ 4,000

Egypt Islamic Art, Culture & Science North Africa Photography

Rare late 19th-century photograph of two Bedouins engaged in falconry

[PHOTOGRAPHY - FALCONRY]. [Two Bedouins hunting with birds of prey].
[Ca. 1880]. One albumen print (ca. 22 x 27.5 cm). Tipped onto a stiff paper mount (ca. 40 x 30 cm). Housed in a clear plastic sleeve. Full description

€ 250

Arabian Peninsula & Gulf States Falconry, Fishing & Hunting Photography

Sterographs of the procession of the holy carpet, taken by American photographers in the late 19th century

[PHOTOGRAPHY - HOLY CARPET]. RAU, William Herman and Roddo York YOUNG (photographers). [Holy carpet].
[Early 20th century]. Various sizes. With two stereographic cards and one photographic print. Mounted on cardboard. [3] photographs. Full description

€ 300

Arabian Peninsula & Gulf States Eastern Mediterranean & Cyprus Egypt North Africa Photography

Late 19th-century album with beautiful photographs of Jerusalem

[PHOTOGRAPHY - JERUSALEM]. [Photo album of Jerusalem].
[Jerusalem?, late 19th century]. Ca. 20 x 15 cm. With 20 albumen prints (each ca. 5.5 x 8.5 cm). Later black shark (?) leather. [10] ll. Full description

€ 1,500

Eastern Mediterranean & Cyprus Islamic Art, Culture & Science Photography

Two beautiful, large portraits of king Faisal of Saudi Arabia

[PHOTOGRAPHY - KING FAISAL]. [King Faisal].
[Ca. 1970]. Ca. 40 x 30.5 cm. Two large photographic prints. Housed in a clear plastic sleeve. [2] photographs. Full description

€ 2,500

Arabian Peninsula & Gulf States Photography Saudi Arabia

Beautiful action shot from the Lawrence of Arabia movie

[PHOTOGRAPHY - LAWRENCE OF ARABIA]. [Lawrence of Arabia].
[Ca. 1962]. One glossy photograph (ca. 20 x 26 cm).
Housed in a clear plastic sleeve. Full description

€ 350

Arabian Peninsula & Gulf States Photography Saudi Arabia UK - United Kingdom

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