Before the oil

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A personal memoir of Abu Dhabi 1954-1958.
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HILLYARD, Susan.

Before the oil

Before the oil

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A personal memoir of Abu Dhabi 1954-1958.

Stock Code 108039

Bakewell, Derbyshire, Ashridge Press, 2002

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A scarce memoir by Susan Hilyard, one of the first Western women to live in Abu Dhabi. Her husband was a leading figure in the oil industry and the Hillyards became personal friends of Sheikh Zayid Al Nahayan who encouraged the publication of the book.

First edition. 8vo, 236 pp., signed by the author, illustrated from photographs throughout, original cloth, pictorial dust-wrapper, a very good copy.

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