Riyadh and London: Transworld Arabia Library and Stacey International, 1983. Book. Illus. by profuse photos of Eastern Saudi Arabia. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Mustard cloth boards with no edgewear, bright gilt title on the spine. Very clean and tight inside. Dust jacket has very slight wear along the edges. Subtitled "A Portrait of the Bedouins of Eastern Saudi Arabia in Mid-Century". No hint of the modernization or oil wealth in this book; a fine record of Bedouin life in the 1960s, the near end of their long desert history. .

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Bookseller: Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 079076
Title: In the Footsteps of the Camel
Author: Nicholson, Eleanor
Illustrator: profuse photos of Eastern Saudi Arabia
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Transworld Arabia Library and Stacey International
Place of Publication: Riyadh and London
Date Published: 1983
Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
Keywords: Arabia, camel, Saudi Arabia, Middle East
Bookseller catalogs: Arabia;

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