First edition. Frontispiece, map and 36 photographic illustrations. 8vo. Original black cloth, gilt, dust-jacket; cloth a little faded, boards slightly bowed, otherwise good. Dust-jacket in poor condition, with large areas of loss. 248pp. London, Hutchinson & Co., 1960.
Starting in 1926, Sir Charles Belgrave served as an advisor to the rulers of Bahrain for thirty-one years; firstly to Shaikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872-1942), then Shaikh Salman ibn Hamad Al-Khalifa (1895-1961). This work is an account of that time and therefore contains much on the politics and society of Bahrain in what were vital years for its development.
