Octavo, black cloth covers, xi [1] 276 pages. Illustrated with black and white photo reproductions. Map on endpapers. One cover corner lightly bumped, else very good. Dust jacket has some light chipping and creases at edges. The author was "assigned to Jidda by the State Department during the last years of the recent war.the author's eyewitness account of the great awakening resulting from the impact of American oil royalties upon the Saudi economy." 081006A. Seller Inventory # 000020590

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Bibliographic Details

Title: TENTS AND TOWERS OF ARABIA

Publisher: Dodd, Mead, & Co. (c. 1951), New York

Publication Date: 1951

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Very good

Dust Jacket Condition: good +

Edition: first edition.

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Established in 1984, Alkahest Bookshop took over the space and stock of the Atheneum Bookstore on Central St. in Evanston, IL. For many years we were a partner in Chicago Rare Book Center, which closed in 2017. We are now on-line, and have a select general stock, with large sections on U.S. history, art, and literature. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) and IOBA.

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Alkahest Books
IL, U.S.A.

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All items are subject to prior sale. You may order or inquire about books by
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hours are currently irregular, so e-mail is more reliable than phone. Payment
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Books may be returned within ten days for any reason, if prior notice is given.
Alkahest Books is a sole proprietorship, whose owner is Patricia Martinak,
located at 545 Juneberry Rd. Riverwoods, IL 60015. email is:
alkahestbooks@toast.net. Phone: 847-236-1154

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