[SOLD] John Barrett Kelly – Eastern Arabian Frontiers – 1964

A fascinating history of disputed border demarcations in the Arabian Peninsula and the Arabian Gulf coast.

Describes territorial disputes between different states and emirates in the region, as well as with the British colonial interests of the time. With sections on Saudi expansion in the Wahhabi period and the rule in Abu Dhabi of Zayed the First (1835-1909). Includes an appendix on the Arbitration Agreement of July 1954.

Hardback, first edition, first impression, published in 1964 by Faber and Faber. In very good condition. Original unclipped jacket. No writing or marking inside.