Abu Dhabi, Signed (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition With The Number Line Indicating A First Printing. Signed By The Author, With A Short Inscription, On The Title Page. Includes Selected Sources. The Book Is Bound Within Boards With One Quarter Dark Brown Over Brown. Gilt Lettering On The Spine. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition With The Number Line Indicating A First Printing. Signed By The Author On The Title Page. Includes Selected Sources. The Book Is Bound Within Boards With One Quarter Dark Brown Over Brown. Gilt Lettering On The Spine. The Unclipped Jacket Has A One Half Inch Tear And Crease At The Lower Back Edge. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. Fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket. Signed on bookplate by Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by the author on the title page without inscription or other marking. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed first edition, first printing 2001 (it was reprinted in 2004). This presents a history based on official records held in the British Archive at the Centre for Documentation and Research in Abu Dhabi. Original brown cloth gilt-titled to front and spine in illustrated jacket, 17x24cm. XIXpp including Foreword by Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahayan (DG, Office of HH the President of the UAE), 263pp including colour and b/w photos + large folding Al Nahayan Family Tree 65x34cm featuring colour photos of the male line. Covers near fine, bumped to the spine ends. Interiors near fine. Jacket very good, shelf rubbed with some small dents. Inscribed to the half-title by one of the authors, signed Jayanti, Abu Dhabi, 2002. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: Like New. Signed (inscribed) by author on title page. Text block, boards and binding are pristine. Dust wrapper in fine, like new condition. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

Original-Farbportraitfoto (als Bischof von Arabien), rückseitig eigenhändig signiert.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Jacket. 1st Edition. 122 Pp. Black Pebbled Cloth. Spine Lettered In Gilt, Black Textured Endpapers; Color Plates Throughout. First Printing, Hardcover. Fine. Dust Jacket With Wear At Corners. Signed By Hubbell On The Title Page. Per Wikipedia, James Hubbell (Born 1931) Is A Visual Artist, Architect, Sculptor, Stained-Glass Designer And Founder Of The Ilan-Lael Foundation Living In Santa Ysabel, California. He Is Best Known For Designing And Building Organic-Style Structures That Have Been Referred To As "Hobbit Houses", With One Such Example Being His Collaboration With Kendrick Bangs Kellogg On The Onion House In Holualoa, Hawaii. He Studied Design And Painting In 1951 For A Year At The Whitney Art School In New Haven, Connecticut Until He Was Drafted Into The U.S. Army, Where He Served In Korea In Headquarters Company And Troop Information Education, Making Posters And Charts. After Returning From The Army, He Studied Painting And Sculpture At The Cranbrook Academy Of Art In Michigan, But He Did Not Graduate. Hubbell Has Produced Hand-Crafted Doors, Stained-Glass Windows, Gates, And Sculpture Using Wood, Stone, Metal, Glass And Clay. His Art And Architecture Have Been Installed In Homes, Schools, Gardens, Pavilions, Nature Centers, Monasteries, Museums And Peace Parks In California And Worldwide. His Art Studio Sits On A 40-Acre Ranch In Wynola, A Community In Julian, California. During The 1950S And 1960S, Hubbell Used Natural, Local Materials To Design Hobbit-Like Structures That Became His Family's Compound. In 2003 As A Result Of The Cedar Fire, He And His Family Lost Their Home And Hubbell's Studio, And Other Outbuildings Located On The Property. All Have Been Rebuilt, And They Have Continued To Expand In The Years Following. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Original gilt-titled cream cloth in b/w illustrated jacket 18 x 25cm. (8) + 236pp, illustrated with several b/w photos mostly credited to the author and BP, including a frontis portrait of Sheikh Shakhbut, and the author's own full-page sketch map. Covers fine with slight lean to the text block and spotting to the top edge. Interiors fine. Jacket near fine and unclipped, slightly faded to the spine. Signed by the author to the title page, and inscribed by her to the ffep: "For Robert and Nick / Sue Hillyard / Friends 'since long' as the Arabs would say". Susan Hillyard (1926-2014) came to Abu Dhabi as the wife of BP oil executive Tim Hillyard. She was the only European woman there at the time. Sheikh Zayed al Nahayan encouraged her to write this account, and Sheikh Nahayan al Nahayan edited the manuscript. Inscribed by Author(s).

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO20266673: 1970. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 170 PAGES + envoi de l'auteur, voir 2e photo - nombreuses planches illustrées de photos en noir/blanc - jaquette correcte. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 97.2-Dédicace, envoi.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. 4to. pp 187. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered silver on spine and front cover. Illustrated throughout. Review copy with signed letter from Hoda Al Khamis-Kanoo, founder of the festival. Text in Arabic and English. Limited edition of 500 copies. Rare. No copies found at WorldCat (OCLC) the worldÕs largest library catalogue. Head of spine very slightly bumped, otherwise fine in VG slip-case. Signedes.

ALS BISCHOF IN ARABIEN Erfahrungen mit dem Islam. Verlag Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1. Auflage 2016, ERSTAUSGABE, 207 SS. gebunden (Hardcover 8°) mit Schutzumschlag, M-Stempel im Bodenschnitt, Ecken minimal bestoßen, sonst gut erhalten - mit E.SEGEN, Widmung, Unterschrift eigenhändig signiert.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. 236 pages. Mint hardback copy in mint pictorial dust jacket. Contents in fine condition. Black and white illustrations. Signed by the author on the front free end paper. A scarce account of Abu Dhabi before the finding of oil. Includes sketch map. Signed by Author(s).

4to (165 x 238 mm). 158 pp. With photographic illustrations throughout and 2 large colour foldouts: a plan of Abu Dhabi city and a family tree of the Al-Nahyan ruling family, printed in red and black. Original colour printed wrappers. First edition in Arabic: an important record of the first two years of Sheikh Zayed's reign, from 1966 to 1968, profiling the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, reviewing the achievements of the period and looking ahead to the future. This account was prepared by the Ruler's Office, and released on 6 August 1968, marking the second anniversary of Sheikh Zayed's accession as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, approximately three years before the formation of the modern-day United Arab Emirates in December 1971. The publication reviews the achievements of the 1966-68 period, while also presenting Sheikh Zayed's ambitious goals for education, infrastructure, public health, housing, communications and other aspects of life, comprising a section on the 1967-1972 five year plan. - With hundreds of contemporary black and white photo illustrations showing all aspects of life in the Emirate, including Sheikh Zayed's official meetings and engagements, agriculture, utilities and infrastructure, oil industry, travel, traditional life, construction and more, featuring statistics on the Emirate's economy, industry, agriculture and population. Two large foldouts include a plan of Abu Dhabi city and a genealogical tree of the ruling family. - Edges a little worn, otherwise a good copy. - Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title in blue ink.

Hardcover. BITTE BEACHTEN: KEIN VERSAND AUSSERHALB EU - PLEASE NOTE: NO SHIPPING OUTSIDE EUROPEAN UNION. Ohne Jahr, ca. 1995. Elf farbige Kunstdrucke, jeweils 35,5 x 28 cm auf Karton (50 x 40,5 cm). Jeder Druck von Christo signiert. In grauer Leinenkassette (54 x 44 cm). Gewicht: 5100.