Originally published in 1908 under the title in the Land of Mosques and Minarets, this book was reissued in 1924 as The Spell of Algeria and Tunisia. At the time of Francis Miltoun's travels, new trade links were being forged and the wealth of North Africa was beginning to be exploited by America and Europe. The region was 'fast becoming known to the world of modern travellers as the newest winter playground', but despite the invasions of Western culture and tourism, the Arab retained much of his enigmatic Oriental mystique ...
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Originally published in 1908 under the title in the Land of Mosques and Minarets, this book was reissued in 1924 as The Spell of Algeria and Tunisia. At the time of Francis Miltoun's travels, new trade links were being forged and the wealth of North Africa was beginning to be exploited by America and Europe. The region was 'fast becoming known to the world of modern travellers as the newest winter playground', but despite the invasions of Western culture and tourism, the Arab retained much of his enigmatic Oriental mystique: 'What the Arab thinks about, and what he is likely to do next no one knows, or can even conjecture with any degree of certainty', observes the author, whose knowledge of Algeria and Tunisia and their inhabitants is impressive. Against the background of the eventful history and the recent economic development of the two countries, the author draws a vivid picture of contemporary Arab society and describes the main places of interest for the casual tourist or more serious traveller, enlivening the account with amusing stories of his own adventures. The book is reprinted here in a handsome facsimile of the 1924 edition, complete with Blanche McManus's numerous colour plates, drawings and maps.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. State "New edition" (first published in 1905). Illustrated by Blanche McManus. Decorated cloth boards illustrated by McManus. Spine a little dull, a very good or better copy in very good dustwrapper with small chips and a little age-toning. Scarce in jacket.
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Illustrated by Blanche McManus. Very Good. Color and B/W Plates; maps; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 442 pages; 1924 L. C. Page & Co. HC. 2nd edition, after the rare 1908 1st edition. Decorative binding of green cloth and pictorial view of a mosque in white and blue framed with gilt and an ornate frame of palms, trees and leaves. Separate pictorial design to spine. Solid clean copy; arrestingly illustrated with color and b&w tissue guarded plates from paintings by Blanche McManus. Approximately 75 illustrations, perhaps half this number are full page plates. Includes several maps, one folding. Just minimal shelf rub at tips and spine ends. Handsome and neat. VG+
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Very Good, Good++ 8VO, 442 pgs., B/W, Color Ills, Hardcover. Hardcover: Beautiful dark green color illustrated and embossed front cover and spine. Small wrinkle to cloth on front cover. Title and illustration on front are decorated in gold Title on spine is in gold. Page edges are lightly foxed. Illustrated endpapers are lightly foxed. Color frontispiece is tissue guarded. All other color illustrations have tissue guard. Profusely illustrated. Nice tight binding. Jacket: Color illustrated front cover and spine. Closed tears to front cover edges. Two along the top edge have been tape repaired and the tape has darkened. Edgewear and chipping to top rear edge. Nice in protective mylar.