Lot 134
  • 134

Saudi Arabia

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • A collection of research documents and maps compiled from official sources and records.
  • paper
RECORDS OF SAUDI ARABIA, 1902-1960: Primary documents, edited by P. Tuson. Farnham: Archive Editions, 1992, FIRST EDITION, 10 volumes (including atlas volume of maps and tables), 8vo, original cloth (10)

THE SAUDI GREEN BOOK, 1934. Relations between Saudi Arabia and the Yemen. Farnham: Archive Editions, 1994, FIRST EDITION, 8vo, original cloth 



KING ABDUL AZIZ: POLITICAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1904-1953, edited by S.L. Denning. Farnham: Archive Editions, 1996, FIRST EDITION, 4 volumes, 8vo, original cloth

Condition

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Catalogue Note

The first work documents the evolution and development of the Saudi state from the momentous reconquest of Riyadh in 1902. The collection offers historical evidence for the creation of Saudi Arabia –the capture of Riyadh, the conquests of Al-Hasa and the Hijaz, the occupation of Taif, Jiddah, Mecca and Medina, and the proclamation of the Kingdom. The second work contains the famous report concerning relations between Saudi Arabia the Yemen, and the final work presents an extensive collection of some 2,000 letters from and to King Abdul Aziz over half a century.