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Arabian Sands.
by THESIGER, Wilfred
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd,, 1959. The Empty Quarter of the Arabian Peninsula First edition. This was Thesiger's first book, and "in his opinion, his finest" (ODNB). "During the years that I was in Arabia I never thought that I would write a book about my travels... Seven years after leaving Arabia I showed some photographs I had taken to Graham Watson and he strongly urged me to write a book about the desert. This I refused to do... The following day Graham Watson came to see me again, and this time he brought Mark Longman with him. After much argument the two of them persuaded me to try to write this book. Now that I have finished it I am grateful to them, for the effort to remember every detail has brought back vividly into my mind the Bedu amongst whom I travelled, and the vast empty land across which I rode on camels for ten thousand miles" (Introduction). Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in terracotta morocco, spine lettered in gilt, raised bands, twin rule to turn-ins gilt, dark green endpapers, gilt edges. Frontispiece and 46 plates, 8 maps to the text, some full-page, with folding map in a pocket at the back. A fine copy.
Synopsis
"First published in Great Britain by Longmans, Green 1959, first published in the United States of America by E.P. Dutton 1959"--T.p. verso. "Reprinted with a second preface 1991"--T.p. verso. Includes index. "Gift, April 2007"
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 138381
- Title
- Arabian Sands.
- Author
- THESIGER, Wilfred
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd,
- Date Published
- 1959
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Gilt
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