Bates Brainerd Editor (12 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Bates, Brainerd S., editor. ARAMCO WORLD OCTOBER 1956 VOLUME 7 NO. 10. New York: Arabian American Oil Company (1956). Illustratedwith photographs, etc. Illustrated articles include: Oilmen On Safari, The Olympics, The Better To See You, Feline Facts, etc. 24pp with covers, 4to(8 1/2" wide x 11" tall) spine stapled softcover magazine with lllustrated covers. Unmarked, clean, tightly bound. In very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Amin, S.M.; Burnett Moody et al (illustrator). Original colour illustrated wraps 22x28cm. 36pp illustrated in colour and b/w. Very good with some creasing, and printed mailing label to the back. Articles include a history of Waqf or charitable giving (Jon Mandaville), Philby's crossing of the Rub al Khali Part One with full page portrait by Aramco's pioneering geologist Max Steineke inside the front cover (Elizabeth Monroe), Ghawar oilfield (Brainerd Bates), new hotels in the Middle East cover story with Mecca Hotel to the front, including new developments in the Gulf, and a profile of the Nazzall family: "five generations of Arab innkeepers" (Joseph Fitchett), From Pirate Coast to Trucial including photos of the original treaty (John Brinton), and Rodney Searight's collection of Orientalist art. Among the photographers are Aramco's own S.M. Amin and Burnett Moody.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Khalil Abou El-Nasr; Burnett H. Moody; et al (illustrator). Original b/w illustrated wraps 22x28cm. Printed in Beirut by the Middle East Export Press. 40pp with colour and b/w photos and drawings. Near fine. The cover story profiles foreign correspondents covering the Arab world and the stories and personalities they have been working on. These include LA Times Middle East Bureau Chief Joe Alex Morris (pictured on the cover), Tom Brady, Milan Kubic, Elias Antar, Paul Delifer, John Lawton, and others. Other content includes the Dhahran Fashion Show hosted by Aramco women of Dhahran, Abqaiq and Ras Tanura; wildlife on Juraid Island; Jordan's efforts to promote camel camping tourism in Wadi Ram in the wake of the occupation of Jerusalem and the West Bank; ancient Egyptian humour; and the 3rd installment from Wallace Stegner's "Discovery! The Story of Aramco Then" with illustrations by Donald Thompson. Photographers include Aramco's own Khalil Abou El-Nasr and Burnett Moody.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Walters, Thomas F.; et al (illustrator). The first issue to introduce colour photos. Original colour illustrated wraps 22x28cm. Printed in Beirut by the Middle East Export Press. 32pp with b/w and colour photos and drawings. Near fine, lightly rubbed to the extremities. The cover story describes how oil is found and the people who search for it ("Wanted: Earth scientist with rugged physique, excellent health, strong nerves and inquiring mind. For outdoor job involving constant travel, exacting work, irregular hours"). Other content covers Eid al Fitr; music in the Middle East; Palmyra; and the development of skiing in Lebanon. Photographers include Aramco's own Thomas F. Walters.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Moody, Burnett; V.K. Antony; Thomas F. Walters; E.E. Seal; et al (illustrator). Original black and yellow illustrated wraps 22x28cm. Printed in Beirut by the Middle East Export Press. 32pp with several b/w photos and drawings. Very good. The cover story is about Aramco's oil reservoirs and challenges of controlling fluid movement. Other content includes a description of present day Medina; Jeddah's harbour pilots and the challenges of navigating its reefs; Arab literature today; and a history of Muslim rule on Majorca. Photographers include Aramco's own Burnett Moody, V.K. Antony, Thomas Walters, and E.E. Seal.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. S.M. Amin; Tor Eigeland; Nicholas Kourides; et al (illustrator). Original colour illustrated wraps 22x28cm. Printed in Beirut by the Middle East Export Press. 36pp with colour and b/w photos and drawings. Covers very good, marked, interiors near fine. The cover story is about diving for seashells in the Red Sea off Jeddah and elsewhere. Other content includes the overland journeys made by Aramco's riggers and transport specialists and challenges encountered; the origins and development of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) with a profile of one of its pilots Nahar Nassar, and description of its services; Nicholas Kourides' photo essay of people in the mountains of Lebanon; a profile of Travels in Arabia Deserta author Charles Doughty; and the 10th installment from Wallace Stegner's "Discovery! The Story of Aramco Then" with illustrations by Donald Thompson. Photographers include Aramco's own S.M. Amin and Tor Eigeland.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Burnett H. Moody; S.M. Amin; Ali M. Khalifa; et al (illustrator). Original colour illustrated wraps 22x28cm. Printed in Beirut by the Middle East Export Press. 36pp with colour and b/w photos and drawings. Near fine. The cover story describes how Aramco plans its major long-term infrastructure based on an estimated doubling in crude oil production by 1975. Examples include Abqaiq's power plant, the offshore GOSP plant at Safaniya, Ras Tanura's tank island and pier pictured in striking aerial views on the cover. Other content include the Arab child in school, Thomas Waghorn's overland mail and passenger route to India via Egypt (referred by Palmerston as "the world's most important trade route); Arab worry beads; gardens; and the 6th installment from Wallace Stegner's "Discovery! The Story of Aramco Then" with illustrations by Donald Thompson. Photographers include Aramco's own Burnett Moody, S.M. Amin, and Ali Khalifa.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Khalil Abou El-Nasr; Burnett H. Moody; S.M. Amin; et al (illustrator). Original colour illustrated wraps 22x28cm. Printed in Beirut by the Middle East Export Press. 36pp with colour and b/w photos and drawings. Near fine. The cover story is about the first known family visit deep into the Rub al Khali in Land Rovers for a camping expedition. It describes their encounters with Bedouin, and contrasts the family's experiences with those of Aramco's oil explorers who "While in the field for weeks at a time live in reasonable comfort in mobile trailers fitted out for sleeping, eating and showering". An article profiles the activities of Aramco's aviation department and its fleet with striking aerial and desert views. Other content is on Syria's traditional conical beehive houses; Buck Whaley's 18th Century journey to the Holy Land on a bet; locusts; and Syrian and Arab emperors in Rome. Photographers include Aramco's own Khalil Abou El-Nasr, Burnett Moody, and S.M. Amin.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Khalil Abou El-Nasr; V.K. Antony; et al (illustrator). Original b/w illustrated wraps 22x28cm. Printed in Beirut by the Middle East Export Press. 32pp with several b/w photos and drawings. Very good, wraps foxed. The cover story is a celebratory history of Aramco mapping in Saudi Arabia from the 1930s up to the major exercise completed with the USGS. It includes early photos from Aramco's Exploration Department, examples of maps and aerial photography, Aramco cartographers and geologists including Charles Phillips, Lee Ramirez, Thomas Barger, Max Steineke, et al. Other articles cover Bahrain; the experiences of Saudi students in the US; Kahlil Gibran; and marine archaeology in the Mediterranean. Photographers include Aramco's own Khalil Abou El-Nasr and V.K. Antony.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Tor Eigeland; Khalil Abou El-Nasr; et al (illustrator). Original colour illustrated wraps 22x28cm. Printed in Beirut by the Middle East Export Press. 36pp with colour and b/w photos and drawings. Near fine. This special "Quest for Knowledge" issue is entirely dedicated to education and training in the Arab world. Articles include a history and description of Al Azhar University in Cairo; the American University of Beirut; 15 years of progress in developing education in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia; technical training in support of industrialisation; special needs; Aramco's contributions to education in Saudi Arabia; the University of Jordan; and the new breed of Arab colleges and universities, 18 out of 27 of which founded since 1946. The latter includes a detailed table of principal four-year colleges and universities across the Arab world with data on faculty, student enrollment, budget, languages, etc, distinguishing national from private or foreign institutions. Photographers include Aramco's own Tor Eigeland and Khalil Abou El-Nasr.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Tor Eigeland; S.M. Amin; et al (illustrator). Original colour illustrated wraps 22x28cm. Printed in Beirut by the Middle East Export Press. 36pp with colour and b/w photos and drawings. Near fine. The cover story is a biography and fulsome tribute to one of Aramco's eminent generation of early explorer-geologists Thomas Barger, who had arrived in Bahrain in 1937 (received by Max Steineke), and just stepped down as its Chair and CEO on 1 September ("Myth or Man?"). This features numerous Donald Thompson paintings of Barger in the field, and later as a senior executive. Other content includes Tor Eigeland's photos of a Bedouin boy on a camel deep in the Empty Quarter (taken during his trip with Daniel da Cruz which featured in the May-June 1969 issue); Qatif Junction (QA-5, the link up point for many of Aramco's pipelines); a celebration of 1000 years of Cairo and 100 years of the Suez Canal; and the 11th installment from Wallace Stegner's "Discovery! The Story of Aramco Then" with illustrations by Donald Thompson. Photographers include Aramco's own Tor Eigeland and S.M. Amin.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Aramco photographers: Owen Oxley; Dick Cesare; Carl von Hoffman (illustrator). Original b/w illustrated wraps 22x28cm. 16pp including b/w photos and drawings. Good, creased, with a couple of patches of staining to the back. The cover story describes the Aramco Training Center at Sidon, and how it prepares employees for life and work in Saudi Arabia. It opened in New York in 1948 before transferring to Lebanon in 1951, with 3 US staff including head R.E. Sullivan, and 19 Lebanese. Offering long 4 week and short 2 week intensive courses it aimed to teach 600 words of Arabic ("a language so complex that some thirty volumes are required merely to explain its grammar"), Saudi history, the history of oil, a tour of Tapline installations, and supervision and training skills if required. It offers insight into recreational facilities on-site, and weekend tours to Baalbek, Damascus, Jerusalem and Cyprus. The photos feature the campus and locale including Tapline's tank farm seen through the eyes of one of its students. Other articles include "The Caravan" (a description of an exploration team's encounter with a Bedouin caravan in the Rub al Khali); Middle Eastern influences on modern jewellery; a description of the "Christmas Tree" (oil well control head); and a comparison of wedding ceremonies in different countries.