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First edition, first impression, of the first, and until very recently the standard biography of Cox, the great diplomatist and architect of the post-WWI settlement in the Middle East, who worked with key figures including Gertrude Bell and T. E. Lawrence, and rulers including Ibn Saud. It is scarce, particularly so in the jacket. Cox (1864–1937) was a military officer and colonial administrator, serving as the Political Resident in the Arabian Gulf between 1904 and 1920. He was highly successful in this role as chief representative of the British system of protectorates in the Arabian Gulf, managing Britain’s relationships with the rulers of the Trucial States, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. Philip Perceval Graves (1876–1953), elder brother of Robert Graves, was himself well-acquainted with the Middle East. He worked as a foreign correspondent for The Times in Constantinople and in the Middle East during the First World War, conducting intelligence work at the Arab Bureau in Cairo alongside T. E. Lawrence. Octavo. Original dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, map endpapers. With dust jacket. With 8 half-tone plates from photographs. Minor bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, slight loss to head of spine, book and jacket mottled, jacket a little soiled and discoloured, slightly more heavily at spine, some loss to head of spine and front panel, small chips and closed tears to extremities, old tape repairs to verso. £1,650 [157244] 20 DUBAI. Jebel Ali Warehouse Facility, Dubai, U.A.E. Dubai & Houston: Dubai Petroleum Company & The Austin Company, 1981 Designing a vital Dubai oil hub An attractively produced in-house publication, the preliminary design package for the development of warehousing at the newly opened oil facility at Port Jebel Ali; the moving force for which was the ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Rashid bin Said Al Maktoum. It is extremely scarce, with no locations showing from an online institutional search.
In August 1981 the Dubai Petroleum Company commissioned the Austin Company of Texas to perform the study and preliminary engineering design for the new facility. This document (the covering letter dated 14 October 1981) presents their preliminary designs to the Dubai Petroleum Company. This was a major strategic and economic undertaking, with Jebel Ali presently one of the world’s busiest ports, and a major stopping point for the US Navy in the Arabian Gulf. Provenance: ownership signature of “Sellars” at head of covering letter, presumably architectural and structural engineer Bill Sellars (1932–2013), who worked for the Austin Company. Quarto. Original comb-bound pale orange yellow printed wrappers with clear plastic overlay. With 5 mounted colour plates each protected by a clear plastic sleeve, numerous folding elevations and plans. Pale marginal stain to front cover, some highlighting and occasional small edits in the text. An excellent copy of a vulnerable publication. £1,500 [159377]
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