Freya Stark in the Levant: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine
by Ruthven, Malise
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 1859640036
- ISBN 13
- 9781859640036
- Seller
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About This Item
Reading, UK: Garnet Publishing, 1994. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 120 pp, map, introduction, Lebanon; Syria; Jordan; Palestine, chronology with b&w illustrations throughout. The St Antony's College Middle East Archives: First Edition, 1994. "In 1927 Freya Stark stayed in Beirut, taking lessons to improve her Arabic, before moving on to Damascus in 1928. Returning in 1939 to Aleppo, and again in the 1950s to explore the deserted Byzantine cities of the Orontes valley, for Freya Stark the Levant was the foundation for her love of the Middle East. This volume includes some of her best photographs." Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001907
- Title
- Freya Stark in the Levant: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine
- Author
- Ruthven, Malise
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1859640036
- ISBN 13
- 9781859640036
- Publisher
- Garnet Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Reading, UK
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- Small 4to
- Keywords
- PHOTOGRAPHY TRAVEL MIDDLE EAST THE LEVANT LEBANON SYRIA JORDAN PALESTINE
- Bookseller catalogs
- PHOTOGRAPHY;
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