Hoye john (18 Ergebnisse)

Tapa Dura c/ Sobrecubierta. Zustand: Excelente. 1ª Edición. EXCELENTE ejemplar. FIRST EDITION. 241pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Staple Cotton Fabrics: Names, Descriptions, Finishes, and Uses of Unbleached, Converted, and Mill Finished Fabrics.Hoye, John.Condition:used but good.

1952 Gustavo Gili, Barcelona Trad. y adaptación de F. Castany Saladrigas. Il. en b/n. 271 p. 23x15 cm. Enc. tela c/sobr. Para ver o recibir fotografías de los libros puede ir a nuestra web o solicitarlas., ).

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Original b/w illustrated wraps 22x28cm. Printed in Beirut by the Middle East Export Press. 32pp with several b/w photos and drawings. Covers very good with foxing and some marks, interiors near fine. The cover story is a photo essay about Aramco's Mobile Drilling Platform No. 1 in the Arabian Gulf, and life aboard for its crew including 45 Saudi Arabs. Other articles cover manners in the Middle East; oriental carpets; Sir Chester Beatty and his collection of Arab artifacts outside Dublin; pottery; and Easter. Photographers include Aramco's own V.K. Antony. V.K. Antony; et al (illustrator).…

Zustand: New.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 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 representation of the Tower of Babel in art and architecture, and its underlying significance. Other articles describe the Khanjar; oil drilling rigs in Saudi; a survey of the Arab press in the US (Al Hoda, Al Islah, Al Bayan, Mera't Al-Gharb et al) with photos of editors, typesetters, printing presses etc; new buildings in Beirut growing out of the rubble; and Kairouan in Tunisia ("The Fourth Holy City"). Photographers include Aramco's own Khalil Abou El-Nasr. Khalil Abou El-Nasr; et al (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Original colour illustrated wraps 22x28cm. Printed in Beirut by the Middle East Export Press. 32pp with b/w and colour photos and drawings. Very good. The cover story is about Saudi Arabia's "Pink Gold", the new shrimping industry based in Eastern Province, with several photos of a trawling expedition. There is also a history of the Nairn Transport Company and the author's valuable account of the bus journey he made through the Syrian Desert to Baghdad. Other content includes the Trans-Arabian Pipeline (Tapline)'s terminal at Sidon; Saint Simeon and the Qalat Seman fortress in Syria; Ibn Khaldoun; and the alphabet. Photographers include Aramco's own Khalil Abou El-Nasr. Khalil Abou El-Nasr; et al (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 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, lightly creased. The cover story presents a history of ancient Byblos on the Lebanon coast. Other articles include the Al Murrah Bedouin "one of the most important tribes" in Saudi Arabia; the Trans-Arabian Pipeline (Tapline) 16 years on from the start of construction; and modern developments in Arabic literature written for Aramco World by the Egyptian author Abbas Mahmoud Al-Akkad shortly before his death. Photographers include Aramco's own Khalil Abou El-Nasr, Burnett Moody, and V.K. Antony. Khalil Abou El-Nasr; Burnett Moody; V.K. Antony; et al (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 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. Burnett H. Moody; S.M. Amin; Ali M. Khalifa; et al (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Original colour illustrated wraps 22x28cm. 36pp illustrated in colour and b/w. Very good with previous owner's name to the front cover and printed mailing label to the back. Articles include the lengthy cover story "Last Boats to Taqba" giving a last look at the Euphrates as it was, based a voyage down the Syrian segment (Carla Hunt); Philby's crossing of the Rub al Khali Part Two continuing from the Nov-Dec 1973 issue with Philby's own photos (Elizabeth Monroe); and the near extinct Ibis of Birecik on the Turkish Euphrates (Robert Arndt). Included as a Special Feature is the valuable reference "An Aramco World Index" covering 1951-73 in anticipation of the publication's 25th anniversary (pp11-26): "of interest to the scholars, writers, journalists and teachers who make up a large part of the magazine's present circulation" (Eileen Olmsted). Philby, H. St. John; Nik Wheeler; Robert Arndt; et al (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Original colour illustrated wraps 22x28cm. Printed in Beirut by the Middle East Export Press. 32pp with b/w and colour photos and drawings. Very good. The cover story and much of the content presents a history of the American University of Beirut founded 100 years previously. Other content includes the poets and development of poetry at Ukaz (between Taif and Mecca); the work of oil dispatchers; Wadi Ram; and ancient Egyptian building. Photographers include Aramco's own Burnett Moody and V.K. Antony. Moody, Burnett; V.K. Antony; et al (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 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. Khalil Abou El-Nasr; Burnett H. Moody; S.M. Amin; et al (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Original colour illustrated wraps 22x28cm. Printed in Beirut by the Middle East Export Press. 32pp with colour and b/w photos and drawings. Wraps very good with marks to the front, interiors near fine. The cover story is about the 514 mile earth and gravel Trans-Arabian Pipeline (Tapline) Road running from Qaisumah to Turaif. It includes scenes of the road prior to and during its recent asphalting, and discusses its significance as "Saudi Arabia's newest trade route to the Mediterranean". Other articles cover the delivery and installation of a massive new high-pressure gas trap at the Gas-Oil Separation Plant at Shedgum; van der Meulen's memories of old Jeddah; US Naval Lieutenant W.F. Lynch's exploration of the Jordan River in 1847; T.E. Lawrence's account of the march to Wadi Aish (extracted from Seven Pillars of Wisdom); and Baalbek. Photographers include Aramco's own Khalil Abou El-Nasr. Khalil Abou El-Nasr; et al (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 190 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Colour illustrated wraps 22x28cm. 32pp illustrated in colour and b/w. Wraps very good with recipient's address label to the back, interiors near fine. The cover story (It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Nabil Fawzi!) is about the translation of Superman into Arabic, involving a name change from Clark Kent: "He has had to learn Arabic because the 270,000 or so Arab boys and girls who so eagerly await his exploits each week refuse to learn Kryptonese". Other articles relate to David Roberts' Middle Eastern prints, an installment of Wallace Stegner's "Discovery!", Pamukkale, and Father Abd al-Masih. …

Barcelona, Gustavo Gili, 1952. Traducc. F. Castany Saladrigas. 23x15 cm. 271 p. Tela editorial. Abundantes ilustr. b/n. Esporádicas señales de uso y mancha en cub. posterior. 1ª edición español. (Ref. N. 500-A).

HOYE, John TEJIDOS DE ALGODON. Nombres, descripciones y usos de los tejidos en crudo, blanqueados, tintados y acabados. Gustavo Gili. Barcelona. 1952 271 p. (23 cm) Enc. tela editorial con sobrec. -5KG Ilustraciones bn. Q (Ref.29300) industria textil tejidos algodon.