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Lugalbanda | The Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War | An Epic Tale From Ancient Iraq (Aesop Prize Award for 2007) Henderson, Kathy [Illustrated by Jane Ray]. (Book #ID 97240) Published by Walker Books Ltd., 87 Vauxhall Walk, London First Edition 2006. 2006. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated glazed boards. 4to. 11½'' x 8½''. An Epic tale from Ancient Iraq which dates from the Sumerian civilisation, approximately 3000 years B.C., and has been retold from ancient cuneiform texts. Contains 78 printed pages with wonderful full-page and part-page colour illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1319781844287468 Click here to select books from the IRAQ Category |
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Road Through Kurdistan | The Narrative of An Engineer In Iraq Hamilton, A. M. [Archibald Milne Hamilton (1898-1972) was a New Zealand-born civil engineer, notable for building the Hamilton Road through Kurdistan and designing the Callender-Hamilton bridge system]. (Book #ID 100254) Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square, London First Edition March 1937. 1937. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covers, gilt and maroon title and author block lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Between 1928 and 1932 Hamilton was the principal engineer of a British-built strategic road across Iraqi Kurdistan, which ran from Erbil, through Rawandiz, to the Iranian border near modern day Piranshahr. The road became known as the Hamilton Road. Although Hamilton hoped the road would unite the peoples of the region, it has been fought over many times. He describes in detail the building of the road in this 1937 book. Contains 331 pp + 28 monochrome archive photographs throughout + 2 folding maps to the rear (Iraq and the Road through Kurdistan, and The Rowanduz Road). End papers cracked and repaired, rubbing of the cloth across the spine ends, corners and edges of the cloth worn through to the boards, two small repaired tears to the edge of the first map, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the IRAQ Category |
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