Ernest Main (36 results)

Condition: VG wraps. 1st. 4to. 116pp. NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Mark Comer; Peter Main; Daniel Savage (illustrator). ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.

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hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

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Condition: New. pp. 308.

Condition: New. pp. 308.

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Condition: good. A former college library book with all the expected stamps, stickers and markings. Some shelf, storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. Missing dustjacket. The pages appear unmarked. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Scott. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 308 pages. 9.13x6.14x0.98 inches. In Stock.

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Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: ACCEPTABLE. Dust Jacket Condition: NONE. 267 clean, unmarked, tight pages with a bumped upper corner; front hinge is mildly cracked; cover is bumped and softened at 4 corners and is creased at ends of spine; fraying along spine and bottom edge; some fading along edges and a few small marks; no dj.

268 pagine con alcune illustrazioni fuori testo; 23,5 cm. Tela editoriale, manca la sovracoperta. Segni di usura e abrasioni alla copertina, qualche fioritura.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Mandatory Palestine was established in 1920, and the British obtained the Mandate from the League of Nations in 1922. Jewish immigration and the rise of Nationalist movements characterized the following years, and the years between 1936 and 1939 saw the Palestinian Revolution against British rule. Originally published in 1937, this is a journalist's account of several months spent in Palestine, in the centre of a growing storm, where 'Jew and Arab are struggling for land which each feels to be rightfully his.' Although clearly written from an imperialist point of view, the book discusses how to order the affairs of Palestine and asks if there is any common objective to which both Jews and Arabs could work, whilst at the same time, safeguarding British interests in the region. The author acknowledges that then, as now, the 'Palestine Problem' is wider than Palestine itself. The writing and stance of the author reflects the prevailing British attitudes of the time, but the book is nevertheless an important part of the literature of the politics of the Middle East and sheds light on some of the origins of this complex region which persist today.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Rare book in very good condition. 86pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Original brown-titled orange cloth 15x22cm. (1)pp Title, (15)pp local adverts, 86pp. Covers very good, lightly dusted with some marks. Interiors lightly tanned and near fine. Rare with 8 locations on Worldcat and Library Hub (OCLC 27979329). Undated c1931-32. Ernest Main (b1889) was a British official, editor of The Baghdad Times (at the same time Freya Stark worked there) and Times of Mesopotamia, and correspondent for the Daily Mail in Iraq. He wrote "Iraq - From Mandate to Independence" (1935) and contributed to academic journals. As many people approached Baghdad overland from Damascus, his opening chapter describes the desert crossing with much on the stopover at Rutba Wells, and other points of historic and modern interest (Nairn is among the advertisers). A chapter on shopping streets covers traditional and modern goods, shopkeepers, craftspeople, and their buildings. Like Selfridges and Marshall Field the bazaars offer everything under one roof though warns of donkeys and pack horses. In an anecdotal style he guides through carpets, coppersmiths, cloth, iron, and food including coconuts transported up the Shatt-al-Arab on Zanzibar dhows. A chapter on racing covers horse breeds, breeders (local including Shaikh Ali Sulaiman, Indian, Egyptian), markets etc. Enthusiastically described activities include a river tour, the National Museum with recommendations for licensed antique dealers, the Royal Hospital, Boys' Reformatory School, live music and dancing girls. Two chapters describe policing and criminal investigation, the latter detailing different types of crime and the types who commit them. Another covers the challenges of irrigation, key to development. He ends with the Chicago Oriental Institute's digging and finds at Tel-Asmar (Ashnunak), whose first season was 1930/31. The adverts give an evocative period glimpse including photographers (Hasso, Arshak, Eldorado); hotels (Waverley "the business man's hotel", Zia Hotel "oldest established in Iraq", Carlton "a beautiful terrace overlooking the Tigris", Claridge "for tourists", River Front Hotel "favourite Rendez-Vous for Snacks", Ritz "best and most central"); transport and tours (Nairn's 6-wheeler desert crossing in Pullman comfort, Mesopotamia Corporation river voyages, Iraq Railways, Cooks and Wagon-Lits); recreation (the Baghdad Races, National Cinema); services (JS Varma Tailors by royal appointment to Iraq's King, Fetto's Pharmacy, Eastern Bank, and suppliers FC Strick with their "3 golden rules for travellers in Iraq" concerning whisky, beer and gin).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES & MAPS, NO JACKET. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 X 6 INCHES WITH 267 PAGES. SOME LIGHT SCUFFS & A FEW MINOR BUMPS TO COVER, SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING TO PAGES BUT A LITTLE HEAVIER TO ENDPAPERS. OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 267. Frontis and 33 illus + 2 maps.Original publisher's green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Faint rubbing else VG indeed. Signed to ffep by Sir Tom Hickinbotham, "Delhi 1941", of the Indian Political Service, and with his armorial bookplate on front pastedown. Hickinbotham was Political Agent in Kuwait in the 1940s and in the 1950s was Governor of Aden and of the wider Aden Protectorate. The third chapter deals with T E Lawrence and his relations with the Arabs of Iraq, another chapter deals with Iraq and the R A F.

SOFTCOVER. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Tall 4to. in illustrated stiff card covers, 46pp on stiff thick paper, with an 8 page folded sheet of captioned photographs of Gimson's furniture etc, which doubles as the dust jacket for this book (as issued). This copy came from the private collection of the art historian Raymond Lister, and has his signature on the title-page and few scattered pieces of very neat marginalia in his hand . [CONDITION: FINE in a lightly edge-rubbed but otherwise FINE illustration sheet cum Dust Jacket ] . __To see more of our books on Furniture, Woodwork, Woodcraft and related subjects, type DbbFURN in the Keywords search box . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this historical study of Iraq, a presentation copy signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author in presentation to a Marjorie Armstrong. The inscription reads: "for Marjorie Armstrong, whose pictures have helped so much in the making of this book. Ernest Main, May 9. 1935." Some of the photographs in-text have been noted as being taken by Armstrong. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty photographs across sixteen plates, and two maps. Collated complete. A recent history of Iraq covering a period of approximately fifteen years from British Imperial Communications and Lawrence of Arabia, to the development of the "New Iraq". With chapters on defence and foreign relations, Sunni and Shiah, finance, justice, agriculture, transport, trade, and more. With information on the land and the people, along with their ancient histories. Written by Ernest Main, a British travel writer. With a foreword by George Ambrose Lloyd, Lord Lloyd of Dolobran, a British Conservative politician and colonial administrator. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear and rubbing to the extremities. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. The odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Light age toning to the endpapers with the author's ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good. signed by author. book.

14X20 cm. 309 pages. Gilt Hardcover. Front cover is a bit stained. Spine is a bit rubbed. Pages are yellowed and a bit stained with water marks. The book is in : English.