Main Heritage Shelves General G516 .B53 1930 Book Item-ID: i10079312 BIB-ID: 1009567 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General G516 .B53 1930 Book Item-ID: i10079312 BIB-ID: 1009567 Show less
Printed in Great Britain by George Philip & Son, Ltd. Very rare map showing the route of a proposed Haifa-Baghdad railway that was never completed.... Show morePrinted in Great Britain by George Philip & Son, Ltd. Very rare map showing the route of a proposed Haifa-Baghdad railway that was never completed. We are only able to trace two copies in institutions: National Archives, Kew, and Oxford. The British contemplated building a railway connecting the Mediterranean with the capital of Iraq in the 1920s, ostensibly to shore up their imperial rule, support the British-backed Arab government of Iraq, and secure the oil pipeline already running from the Mosul oilfields to Haifa. The British were also aware that, with the development of air warfare, the Suez Canal could be easily attacked in a time of war, and alternative military routes to cross the Middle East to access India were required. However, a series of economic difficulties trumped political and military expediency, and with the outbreak of the Second World War, the dream of a trans-Middle East rail service evaporated. Octavo (190 x 105mm). Folding lithographic map, with manuscript additions showing built and planned railway routes, colour-coded to show the differing gauges, on a scale of 55 miles = one inch (1:3,500,000), mounted on linen and folded within original green cloth binding, 2pp. of publisher’s ads pasted onto front free endpaper and verso of map (cloth lightly soiled) Main Heritage Display General Book Item-ID: i26516718 BIB-ID: 2733810 Show less
Bedouins, Description and travel, Social life and customs, DS207 .M87 1930, 915.304 M973i
Part one. September 1908-June 1909. Into the desert -- To the borders of the Euphrates -- To the camp of Eben Smeyr -- In the tracks of Nuri to the... Show morePart one. September 1908-June 1909. Into the desert -- To the borders of the Euphrates -- To the camp of Eben Smeyr -- In the tracks of Nuri to the Sirhan Depression -- On the roads of death -- On the fringes of the Nefud -- In the heart of the Arabia Deserta -- In the camp and in the oasis -- Through the Sirhan Depression to Syria -- Part two. November 1914-January 1915. With the Weld Ali Tribe -- Back to the inner desert without guide or protector -- From Nuri's camp towards the south. by Alois Musil ; arranged for publication by Katharine McGiffert Wright. "The present book is drawn mainly from Musil's 'Arabia deserta' ... and from 'The manners and customs of the Rwala Bedouins' ... His experience during two journeys made in 1908-09 and 1914-15"--Editor's foreword. Main Heritage Shelves General DS207 .M87 1930 Book Item-ID: i15642616 BIB-ID: 1012328 Also issued online. Show less
by Ameen Rihani. "Printed in Great Britain." Main Heritage Shelves General DS247.Y4 R54 1930 Book Item-ID: i10058709 BIB-ID: 1007506 Show moreby Ameen Rihani. "Printed in Great Britain." Main Heritage Shelves General DS247.Y4 R54 1930 Book Item-ID: i10058709 BIB-ID: 1007506 Show less
Bedouins, Description and travel, Social life and customs, DS207 .M87 1930, 915.304 M973i
Part one. September 1908-June 1909. Into the desert -- To the borders of the Euphrates -- To the camp of Eben Smeyr -- In the tracks of Nuri to the... Show morePart one. September 1908-June 1909. Into the desert -- To the borders of the Euphrates -- To the camp of Eben Smeyr -- In the tracks of Nuri to the Sirhan Depression -- On the roads of death -- On the fringes of the Nefud -- In the heart of the Arabia Deserta -- In the camp and in the oasis -- Through the Sirhan Depression to Syria -- Part two. November 1914-January 1915. With the Weld Ali Tribe -- Back to the inner desert without guide or protector -- From Nuri's camp towards the south. by Alois Musil ; arranged for publication by Katharine McGiffert Wright. "The present book is drawn mainly from Musil's 'Arabia deserta' ... and from 'The manners and customs of the Rwala Bedouins' ... His experience during two journeys made in 1908-09 and 1914-15"--Editor's foreword. Also issued online. Show less
