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Arabian Sands
by Thesiger, Wilfred
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Dover, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1959. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. Stated first edition. Cloth in unclipped dust jacket. 326 pages including index. With black and white photos throughout, as well as a fold out map in the rear. A well written recounting of Thesiger's journey through the Arabian Desert, including the Empty Quarter, revealing the lifestyles of those who call it home. GOOD condition. Uneven fading and scuffing to the jacket, with light soiling and some toning. Jacket extremities scuffed, with some chipping, tearing and creasing. Uneven fading and toning to the book. Minor bumping to the edges. Owner's signature on the title page.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Mare Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019727
- Title
- Arabian Sands
- Author
- Thesiger, Wilfred
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Noisbn
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
Mare Booksellers
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About the Seller
Mare Booksellers
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Dover, New Hampshire
About Mare Booksellers
Mare Booksellers specializes in punk fanzines, with interests in underground newspapers and art. Who are we kidding? We really like anything with printed or handwritten letters, whether paper, books, etc. (Okay, letters and words aren't really that important either).
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- E.P.
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- Title Page
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- Jacket
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- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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