Rare gazetteer with the official English names of features and place names in Bahrain and Kuwait. The entries include standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN), as well as unapproved variant names. The BGN was established in 1947 to maintain uniform geographic name usage throughout the Federal Government. The present work lists 835 entries for Bahrain and 1400 for Kuwait. The first volume, on Bahrain, contains a foreword with an explanation and justification of the choices that were made. The series also includes a volume on Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which are not present here. However, the work is very rare on the market, as we have not been able to find copies of any of the volumes in sales records.
With the crossed out library stamp of the BBC library on the title-page of the first volume, and a number written below in ink. Only the volumes on Bahrain and Kuwait are included. The bindings of both volumes are very slightly scratched and bumped. Otherwise in very good condition.