zayed sultan nahyan (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Slipcase Good. (History, Politics, Motivation) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Zustand: Good. Original gilt boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jackjet, richly illustrated with colour photographs, 4to.; Verso fust jacket slightly foxed; some foxing inside.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and front cover, illustrated end papers. Folio 13'' x 11''. Contains Arabic and English text with colour photographs throughout. Fine clean condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with light rubs and creases. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1900724596 SAUDI ARABIA (Arabian).

FIRST EDITION. Folio (30 x 22 cm). Publisher's original glossy cream wrappers with colour photograph to each cover. Text and pagination in English and Arabic, printed back to back. 77 photographic plates in colour and black & white plus one colour photograph of Sheikh Zayed to inner flap. Some trivial shelfwear, generally a very good copy. Includes a history of falconry in the Ommayad and Abbassid eras, various methods of hunting and training the falcon, a description of species of falcon found in the Gulf region, common diseases and their treatment, and a description of the bustard. Enriched with stunning images of falcons and falconers, including rare photographs from the first Conference on Falconry hosted by Sheikh Zayed in Abu Dhabi at the end of 1976. The conference brought together falconers from different parts of the world for the first time.

Folio (222 x 298 mm). 41, (3) pp. (English text); 97, (14) pp. (Arabic text). Numerous photographic plates. Original colour printed wrappers. Second edition of Sheikh Zayed's popular take on falconry, now a classic on the subject. Printed in English and Arabic back to back. - Includes a history of falconry in the Ommayad and Abbassid eras, various methods of hunting and training the falcon, a description of species of falcon found in the Gulf region, common diseases and their treatment, and a description of the bustard. Enriched with stunning images of falcons and falconers, including rare photographs from the first Conference on Falconry hosted by Sheikh Zayed in Abu Dhabi at the end of 1976. The conference brought together falconers from different parts of the world for the first time. - Noticeable waterstains and paper flaws to the lower gutter, otherwise in good condition. - OCLC 18800908.