8vo. 224 pp., Arabic text, 1 table interleaved, original illustrated wrappers, slightly scuffed with small tear at spine, previous owner’s inscription on title page, browning to pages, otherwise copy in good condition, Mu’assasat Al-Anwar lil Nashr, Riyadh, first edition, no date, circa 1394 H [1974].

Synopsis

A book on Saudi Arabia representing the country’s development under king Faisal (1906–1975), discussing its foreign politics and oil industry. This is the first edition, published one year before Faisal’s assassination. The book also recounts an aspect of the king’s life, his stances, works, sayings and his goals with an analysis.
Worldcat lists the title without any recorded examples in Western libraries.