Two British Naval Intelligence handbooks on the Middle East

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Sale 384: Americana – Travel & Exploration - Natural History – Cartography (#384) 07/24/2008 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #303Two British Naval Intelligence handbooks on the Middle East

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Title:

Two British Naval Intelligence handbooks on the Middle East

Author:

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Place Published:

[Britain]

Publisher:

Naval Intelligence Division

Date Published:

1944 & 1946

Description:

Includes: Iraq and the Persian Gulf. xviii, 682 [1] pp. 1944. * Western Arabia and the Red Sea. xix, [1], 659, [1] pp. 1946. Together, 2 volumes. Profusely illustrated with photo plates & maps, some folding. 8½x5½, cloth lettered in gilt.

Semi-classified productions intended for government use, giving great historical, geographical, cultural, and economic detail on this volatile region at the end of World War II, when the seeds of future conflicts were being sown.

Condition:

Fading to spines and cover margins; very good.

Item#:

189871

Headline:

British Intelligence Handbooks on Middle East
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