East Is West
by Freya Stark
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: John Murray, 1945 . First edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A first edition of Freya Stark's travels in the Middle East with illustrations. First edition, in original publisher's cloth binding with clipped dust wrapper of one of Freya Stark's early works.East is West is Stark's account of her travels in the Middle East, including Arabia, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Persia and their war experiences. During World War II, Stark was sent by the British Ministry of Information to spread the British cause in these areas, particularly in Yemen (Syria) and Cairo (Egypt) where she spend some time. Includes 85 monochrome plates and a map. There is an ink inscription from a prior owner to the recto of the first free endpaper. In original publisher's cloth binding with clipped dust wrapper. Dust wrapper is worn and slightly torn to the extremities. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is an ink inscription from a prior owner to the recto of the first free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 825W56
- Title
- East Is West
- Author
- Freya Stark
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Freya Stark Illustrated First edition Travel and exploration Illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...