First edition, King Khalid of Saudi Arabia's copy of this splendid photoessay, inscribed by the photographer "To His Majesty King Khalid ibn Abdulaziz, with many thanks for the encouragement and cooperation of the Government of Saudi Arabia, enabling me to complete this work, Robert Azzi" on the front free endpaper. This is one of ten copies only in the presentation binding of full calf gilt (the trade issue was cloth-bound). The photographs include city and desert views, historical and religious sites, scenes of daily life, and various images of the Saudi royal family. Azzi, a Lebanese-American photographer, achieved recognition for his work for Newsweek and National Geographic, and photobooks on Saudi Arabia. Khalid ascended the Saudi throne in 1975, and after his death in 1982, this copy was gifted back to Azzi.
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