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Desert Adventure.

by STUART, Brian.:

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London: G.Bell and Sons Ltd, 1954.. 1st edition. "An account of the dangers and the humours of travel in the Sahara and in Syria...Major Stuart went to North Africa to fetch back the vicar's son from the Foreign Legion. Failing in this, he decided to walk across the Sahara. With an Arab, and three camels of decided individuality, he set out over the giant sand dunes by a route never used before by a European. Thus, mostly on foot, he crossed the desert and reached Timbuktu, where he stayed for some time." Pp.183, 16 black & white photo illustrations + a map, owner's name to front free endpaper, slight toning to endpapers. Red cloth, dustwrapper rubbed with edge tears and small losses to top and tail of spine and corner tips. G+/Good.

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Chilton Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
49545
Title
Desert Adventure.
Author
STUART, Brian.:
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
London: G.Bell and Sons Ltd, 1954.
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
brian stuart desert adventure travel sahara syria north africa aguedal aghdar m'zubites in-salah tamanrasset timbuktu beduins um garamil djeb-al-ali hebh 50798
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