Click for full-size.
The Marsh Arabs
by Wilfred Thesiger
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, 1964. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 6". Not Stated. The first hand account of Wilfred Thesiger's experiences living with the Marsh Arabs, a lavishly illustrated superior first edition copy. The first edition first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Wilfred Thesiger lived amongst the tribes in the marshes of Iraq for eight years. In this work he recounts his experiences and the lives and culture of the various tribes, a very interesting first-hand account by the British military officer.Illustrated with a frontispiece, sixty-four plates, and three in-text maps.Collated, complete.Bookplate of David Armitage Bannerman to the front paste down, with his wife's bookplate to the recto of the front endpaper. Bannerman was an ornithologist who was the Curator of the Natural History Museum in London from 1919 to 1952. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Head and tail of the spine are a little faded. Light bumping to the extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down and to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is smart with minor edge wear, and a few spots to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
During the years he spent among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq-long before they were almost completely wiped out by Saddam Hussein-Wilfred Thesiger came to understand, admire, and share a way of life that had endured for many centuries. Traveling from village to village by canoe, he won acceptance by dispensing medicine and treating the sick. In this account of a nearly lost civilization, he pays tribute to the hospitality, loyalty, courage, and endurance of the people, and describes their impressive reed houses, the waterways and lakes teeming with wildlife, the herding of buffalo and hunting of wild boar, moments of tragedy, and moments of pure comedy in vivid, engaging detail.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 867P27
- Title
- The Marsh Arabs
- Author
- Wilfred Thesiger
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- The Marsh Arabs wilfred thesiger iraq travel wilfred thesiger
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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.
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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- 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...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
A Brief History of the Dust Jacket
When did dust jackets first appear, and what exactly are they for? Learn about this often-important detail as it applies to book collecting. More...
The American Eclipse of 2017
The path of the total eclipse of August 2017 had our offices at 99% totality - we closed the office to go watch the spectacle, but first we put together this gallery inspired by eclipses to celebrate.
