Arabia Phoenix: An Account of a Visit to Ibn Saud, Chieftain of the Austere Wahhabis and Powerful Arabian King
by De Gaury, Gerald
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
George G. Harrap, London, 1946. Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket in protective mylar covering. First Edition. 8 1/2 X 5 1/2. Original binding in orange cloth with gilt title. With a forward by Freya Stark and sixty-four plates in Half-tone. 169 pages, includes index. Colour map printed end papers. A very nice tight, clean, straight. An account of his journey to Ibn Saud at the time when Saudia Arabia was newly formed. Fine book in a dust jacket. Price unclipped.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lansdowne Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72
- Title
- Arabia Phoenix:
- Author
- De Gaury, Gerald
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 8 1/2 X 5 1/2.
- Weight
- 1.32 lbs
- Keywords
- Freya Stark, Middle East Biography, Ibn Saud, Wahhabis
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; First Edition; History; Biography; Middle East;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lansdowne Books
Biblio member since 2018
Port Fairy, Victoria
About Lansdowne Books
Lansdowne Books is an independent online store specialising in Antiquarian and Quality Secondhand books. We are based in regional Victoria and offer our collection from around the world. It is possible to collect items from Port Fairy, Victoria Australia.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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