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ARABIAN SANDS
by Thesiger, Wilfred
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1959. First American Edition. Hardcover. frontispiece, 68 photos, 9 maps; xvi, 326 pages; A very nice example of the First Edition of Thesiger's landmark work. Clean and tight in original binding of blue cloth and light blue boards in bright dustjacket (price-clipped) now in mylar cover. A large folding map tipped in at rear. Thesiger is perhaps the last of the great tradition of explorers and travellers. In this classic volume he relates one of the last great adventures modern man has experienced: his five years with nomad Arabs in the unknown deserts of southern Arabia. An enthralling well written book. ; .
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
- Antiquarian Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41611
- Title
- ARABIAN SANDS
- Author
- Thesiger, Wilfred
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Arabia, Oman, Empty Quarter, Exploration, Travel Literature, Middle East, Arabia & Arabian Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Antiquarian Book Shop
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Washington, District of Columbia
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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Tight
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- Fine
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
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- Tipped In
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