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Travels in Arabia Deserta.
by DOUGHTY, Charles M.; LAWRENCE. T. E. (intro.)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape,, 1936. The handsomely produced new and definitive edition, first impression. Doughty's masterpiece was first published in 1888, "an unrivalled encyclopaedia of knowledge about all aspects of nineteenth-century and earlier Arabia" (ODNB). Lawrence was instrumental in getting the second English edition published and his introduction first appeared in that edition of 1921. Two volumes, large octavo. Original brown cloth, gilt-lettered spines, top edges brown, others untrimmed. With dust jackets. Half-tone portrait frontispiece of Doughty, 8 plates and illustrations throughout, 2 folding coloured maps showing Doughty's routes; title pages printed in red and black. Touch of sunning to head of spines, slight creasing to fore corners of vol. II title page due to a production fault; jackets lightly soiled, some nicks, chips and closed tears with some loss, old stain to front panel of vol. II; very good copies in used but presentable jackets. O'Brien A017.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 166761
- Title
- Travels in Arabia Deserta.
- Author
- DOUGHTY, Charles M.; LAWRENCE. T. E. (intro.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Jonathan Cape,
- Date Published
- 1936
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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