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London, George Allen. 4th. 1967 Hardback. Complete with Maps & Genealogical Trees. Errata notes. Covers Scuffed. Light Spotting. Inscription. Good Condition
The Arab of the Desert. A Glimpse into Badawin Life in Kuwait and Sau'di Arabia. by Dickson, H.R.P - 1949
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The Arab of the Desert. A Glimpse into Badawin Life in Kuwait and Sau'di Arabia.
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London: George Allen & Unwin, 1949. First edition, first impression, pp.648, many illustrations, some in colour, 9 folding maps on seven sheets, and 6 folding genealogical tables. A very good copy in lightly soiled original cloth. Corners bumped, occasionally very lightly foxed. One of the most important accounts of Bedouin nomadic life around the Arabian Gulf by British administrator Lieutenant Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson (1881-1959). Dickson served as British official in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Kuwait from 1919 until 1941. This work was the first, and only biographic, book he wrote on the now endangered way of life of the northern Arab Gulf. This work is considered 'monumental' in preserving Bedouin life and history, especially because Dickson recounts the detailed family and tribe relations he witnessed and heard in the oral histories told over evening campfires. He credits his friendly relations with the Bedouins to the circumstances around his nursing. He was wet-nursed by a member of the "Anizah tribe, as arranged by Shaikh Mijwal al Mazrab, which made him an honorary member of the tribe. He stated that this blood tie 'in later life has been of assistance to me in my dealings with the Badawin [Bedouin] of the high desert and around Kuwait".
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The Arab of the Desert, A Glimpse into Badawin Life in Kuwait and Sau'di Arabia
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London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1959 VG+/VG-. 8vo. original terracotta cloth gilt (neat bookplate to front pastedown, some maps slightly misfolded with trifling tears to margin, gutter separation between pp. 512-513, extremities lightly rubbed, else very clean & bright) in dustwrapper (a bit loose fitting, spine ends frayed with some closed tear & creasing, extremities slightly worn, else complete); pp. 664, with 54 plates (8 in colour), numerous text figures, 8 folding maps, 7 single page maps (1 in colour) & 6 genealogical trees. Heavy item (2 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy, with the 'Sketch Map showing Motor Route from Riyadh to Kuwait' (3 sheets), lacking in the earlier editions.. Third Impression. Hard Cover. VG+/VG-.
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The Arab of the Desert a Glimpse Into Badawin Life in Kuwait and Sau'Di Arabia
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George Allen & Unwin, 1967. Fourth Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 664pp, price clipped, no inscriptions, small bookplate from The Family Bookshop Kuwait to the front paste down, illustrated. In this copy the folding maps and geneological charts are incorporated in the text, we count six sets of charts and nine folding maps, the last one of which is a motor road map at the end of the text section and before the appendicies. A couple of the fold outs have an additional crease but none appear to have any tearing or damage. There is very slight rubbing to wrapper, especially to top and bottom of spine but no tearing or fading, wrapper is now in a clear removable protective sleeve. Very little wear internally, overall an exceptionally nicely conditioned copy. Happy to supply photos on request. Heavy book, please inquire for postage outside the UK.
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London, George Allen. 5th. 1972 Hardback. Scuffed Dustjacket. Complete with Maps & Genealogical Trees. Errata notes. Good Condition
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London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1951. Hardcover. very good. 2nd Impression. 664pp. Ocatvo. Black and white plates from photos, colour plates, illustrations in text from drawings, and folding maps and genealogical tables in rear pocket. Original orange cloth; dust some staining from old tape repairs; restored. Name on front free endpaper. Scarce. very good A study of the Badawin way of life as seen from the authors experience camping and trekking with the Badawin themselves. 1951
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George Allen & Unwin, London., 1959. Third impression. Octavo. 664 pages. Colour plates, photographs, line-drawings; maps and genealogical trees in pocket at rear. A detailed description of daily life and customs.Head of spine slightly bumped. Very good indeed in very good, slightly creased dustwrapper.
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The Arab of the Desert. A Glimpse into Badawin Life in Kuwait and Sau'di Arabia
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London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd,, 1951. Hardcover. Good. Good condition cloth hardcover with slight tearing to cover along spine. Inside clean and bright, signature of prior owner. Second edition. Back cover pocket contains fold out (loose) diagrams and maps in pristine condition including Map of Kuwait Hinterland & North Central Arabia, Riyadh City and Environs 1937, Table of the Al Subah Ruling Family of Kuwait, Tree Showing Names of Shaikhs of Mutair, Pedigree of the Al Sa'ud Family, Family Tree of the Al Rashid, Family Tree of the Al Sa'ud, Failaka Island (Kuwait), Sketch of Hasa Oasis, Rough Tribal Map of Arabia, and Pedigree of the Al Hathlain.
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