[Bahrain]. - Lot 164

[Bahrain]. BELGRAVE, James H. D. Welcome to Bahrain. Manama, Bahrain, published by James H. D. Belgrave, 1954. In-8, 150 pp. (of 164, lacking pp. 33-36, 53-56, 73-46-123-124), two folding maps, in-text figures. Paperback, publisher's illustrated cover (one map torn off with taped tears). Guide to Bahrain, second edition dated April 1954 (the first appeared in March 1953). Printed in England, Mark & Moody LTD. Illustration consists of two fold-out plates printed in color (a map of the islands of Bahrain and a map of Manama), a Bahrain map and 12 photographic reproductions in the text. James Belgrave (1929-79) was the son of Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, advisor to Shaikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa and Shaikh Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa from 1926 to 1957.