دار ابن الجوزي (السعودية)

This page gathers the works of Dar Ibn al-Jawzi, a Saudi publishing house, available in the My Maktaba catalogue. Gulf editions are generally the most carefully made on the market: thick paper, clean printing, sewn bindings, and often thorough annotation. For each title, the listing states the year, the number of volumes, the format, the paper, the binding and the nature of the editorial work. Everything is new and in Arabic.

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What you will find on this page

The titles of Dar Ibn al-Jawzi present in the catalogue, in Arabic and all new.
The origin: a Saudi house. The information appears in the page name and on every listing.
The information for comparison: year of printing, number of volumes, format, paper, binding, vocalisation.
The nature of the editorial work: bare text, annotated text, text with indexes.

What the Saudi origin implies

This is, on the whole, the top of the range in making. Gulf houses print on thick, opaque paper, use sewn bindings, and often entrust the text to scholarly editors who verify the sources, number, index and note the variants.

The counterpart is price, and sometimes weight: a multi-volume work in a Gulf edition costs and weighs more than the same title printed elsewhere. For a book you will consult for twenty years, the difference pays for itself. For a single reading, a lighter edition will do.

Checking an edition before buying it

The number of volumes tells you the scale of the apparatus of notes. The presence of indexes and numbering decides its use in consultation. The paper and the binding decide the life of the book. And on texts meant for memorisation, vocalisation and the size of the characters come before all the rest.

If the title you want is not listed

This page covers only what we hold in stock at this moment. Send us the title and, if you know it, the year of the edition you want: our network of booksellers covers most of the editions in circulation.

The other houses in the catalogue

Find the other publishers listed from the Publishers section.

Which country is Dar Ibn al-Jawzi from?

It is a Saudi publishing house. The information appears in the page name and on every product listing, because the country of publication is the first indication of how a book is made.

Why do Saudi editions cost more?

Because the making is generally the most careful on the market: thick opaque paper, clean printing, sewn rather than glued bindings, and often thorough annotation. On a work you will consult for years, the difference pays for itself.

Should I always prefer a Gulf edition?

No. For a single reading or a short text, a lighter and cheaper edition will do. The Gulf edition is justified on works of consultation you will open regularly, and on sets you intend to keep.

How do I know whether the edition is annotated?

The listing says so, with the number of volumes, the presence of indexes and the nature of the editorial work. It is the criterion to look at before price on any reference work.

Can I order a title from this house that is not listed?

Yes. Send us the title and, if you know it, the year of the edition you want. Our network of booksellers covers most of the editions in circulation.