Description
Inscribed to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the president of the United Arab Emirates, the first edition of The Politics of Diplomacy by James A. Baker III.
Octavo, xvi, 687pp. Black hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Full number line listed on the copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $32.50 retail price on front flap, touch of shelf wear, a near fine example.
Inscribed by the author on the title page: “To His Highness Mohamad bin Zayed / with warmest personal regards / James Baker.”
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (b. 1961), known by his initials MBZ, is the third President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi. In 2004, former Secretary of State James Baker visited the United Arab Emirates as a Special Presidential Envoy to discuss Iraq’s international debt. At the time, Sheikh Mohamed served as the deputy Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. The inscription in this book is not dated and it is not clear when this book was returned to the United States.
