Lot 297: A GUIDE TO THE IRAQI KINGDOM BOOK, DALIL AL-MAMLAKAH AL-IRAQIYAH. MAARIF PRESS, 1935. FIRST YEAR

ADAS, IBRAHIM AND SHAFIQ (EDS). DALIL AL-MAMLAKAH AL-IRAQIYAH (GUIDE TO THE IRAQI KINGDOM). MA’ARIF PRESS, 1935. FIRST YEAR.

This octavo directory, titled Dalil al-Mamlakah al-Iraqiyah (Guide to the Iraqi Kingdom), is dated 1935-1936 and identified as the First Year (Al-Sannah al-Ula). The volume is bound in publisher’s yellow cloth boards with printed black text and decorative borders. The front cover incorporates advertisements for Ibrahim and Shafiq Adas, the agents for Ford and Union Insurance in Iraq, alongside the imprint for the Ma’arif Press, Baghdad. Internally, the work provides a comprehensive overview of the Iraqi Kingdom, encompassing historical, administrative, commercial, industrial, and agricultural sectors. The contents are profusely illustrated with monochrome photographic portraits of contemporary political figures, notably members of the National Assembly (page 185), and a wide array of advertisements for international automotive and industrial companies including Ford, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Goodyear tyres, and Mobiloil.