First Azimuth (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG Very Good. First Edition. Demy folio, [33.75cm/13.5inches], full blanc-embossed ebony cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 223, indexed. Illustrated exclusively with, colour plates &ct. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. . Robert Azzi is a photojournalist, columnist and public speaker who lives in Exeter New H.ampshire. An Arab American Muslim, he writes on issues of identity, conflict, and Islam, particularly as they apply in the Middle East and the Global South. Born in New Hampshire, he's lived in Beirut, Cairo, Athens, Jeddah and New York. Although he returned to the Granite State in the late 1980s, he continues to travel to visit and work in the Middle East. Azzi has been a Nieman Fellow in Journalism at Harvard University, He has also served terms as a member of the Leadership Council of the Harvard Divinity School and as an advisor to Tufts University's Fletcher School committee on Islam and South-West Asia. Small Tear on Upper-Left-hand Corner of dust Jacket.…

Condition: Good. Original decorated cloth, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (double page) photographs in colour, pictorial board slipcase, folio.; Name and small dedication on half title; small tear dust jacket repaired.

cloth, dustj, large 4to 223 pp., ca. 200 fullpage colour photographic plates oversized picture book of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Yemen; very good condition.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. 1978. Like new and unread condition Black cloth hardcover is in like new. Dust jacket is very lightly rubbed at front edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 208pp, all colour throughout. Intro. by His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al Faisal. Fine in slipcase Size: Folio.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover in box. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Covers have very minor wear to corners and edges. Interior clean, tight, and unmarked. DJ has minor rubbing, minor wear to edges. Small tear at spine area. Box has scuffing, wear to corners and edges. International shipping billed at cost. Photos upon request.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 208 pages.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback in jacket 1978. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Jacket is not torn. IN SLIPCASE. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with tracking next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref H504. Saudi Arabian Portfolio. Photographs by Robert Azzi (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Robert Azzi's vision of the fascinating desert kingdom as it emerges into the industrial twentieth century. Beautiful full page and smaller coloured photographs, with an introduction and descriptions in English. The book is in very good, nearly new condition, complete with dust jacket and slip case. Inside of dust jacket lightly foxed. Slipcase slightly worn and with some small white marks. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. black cloth with white lettering and decoration in fine condition unclipped dj in near fine condition top corners of jacket slightly bumped still near fine slip case fine author's signature on half title page shipped media mail. Robert Azzi (illustrator). …

A large format first edition hard- back with dust jacket. Book of photographs with introduction by H.E. Shaikh Yamani. 223 pp 35x 25 coms In very good condition. DJ slightly scuffed top and bottom. No inscriptions or markings.

FIRST. NEW/NEW/NEW slipcase. Folio sized black cloth boards, white embossed Arabic titling. Introduction by His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al Faisal. The publication was supported through the joint patronage of several Saudi and American and Japanese political, commercial, energy and industrial families, groups and agencies - to celebrate the heritage of Saudi Arabia and its movement into the 21st century. An incredible photoessay of a rising star among the world's nations. This is a singular copy on several counts. It was gifted to Senator Howard Cannon (Nevada) one of the USA Senate's senior members from World War II through the 1980's. His signature stamp is neatly on the rear end paper. Tipped in a related memento: a 1965 invitation from Saudi Arabian Ambassador Al-Sowayel to attend a reception Sept 3, 1965 at the Saudi Arabian Embassy honoring US Ambassador Designate to Greece, Phillips Talbot. A check mark indicates the reception was attended. Such opportunities afforded the respective nations' attendees to meet and discuss mutual interests. Ambassador Talbot was US Naval Commander in WWII and served as Ambassador to Greece 1965-1969, during the Johnson Adminstration; he remained active in US-Far East relations to the 1990's. Large book. mm only USA delivery. [B210-118C].…

Hardcover. Presumed first edition/first printing. 203, [5] p. Includes illustrations. Many illustrations in color. Introduction by His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saudia Arabia. Robert Azzi of Exeter is a freelance photographer who has covered the Middle East and writes about Islam and issues of identity. This is his first book of photography. From an on-line posting: "Prince Abdullah Bin Faisal Bin Turki Al-Saud has never been an official spokesman for his government. In fact, his training is as an engineer. At present he is chairman of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, responsible for administering all logistical services to the Kingdom's two showplace industrial cities, Jubail with 50, 000 inhabitants and Yanbu with 30, 000. Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has edge wear and tears. Inscribed by Abdullah ibn Faisal ibn Turki Al Abdullah al Saud. Azzi, Robert (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Stains to cover, page edges, and/or pages inside. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Deep in the Shia branch of Islam; from the beginnings of Islam, through 1400 years, to their current diaspora of sorts in thirty-five centuries; illustrated, chronology, glossary. Fine in dustwrapper. book.