Maker of Modern Arabia: The Story of Ibn Sa'oud

Ameen Rihani

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1928

Ameen Rihani was a renowned Lebanese-American traveller and intellectual who authored a series of pioneering books on Arabia in the 1920s. Maker of Modern Arabia is a first-hand account of his time with Ibn Sa oud and his family, one of the earliest such profiles of the country and its ruler. It is also notable for being written from the perspective of an Arab, rather than a Westerner, and provides fascinating and readable insight into a key period in the Kingdom s history. First edition, first impression of the US edition. Hardback, published by Houghton Mifflin in 1928. In very good condition, some small tears and missing areas to extremities of dust jacket, which is unclipped and otherwise intact. Previous owner's bookplate to front endpaper; neat bookseller sticker to rear endpaper. No inscriptions. Pages clean and bright with no foxing or spotting. Exceptionally rare to find with the original jacket, showing the stylised portrait of Ibn Sa oud. The book was published in the UK in the same year under the title: Ibn Sa oud of Arabia: His Land and People. More images on request. Ships from the UAE. Seller Inventory # 1

Bibliographic Details

Title: Maker of Modern Arabia: The Story of Ibn ...
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 1928
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition