Wilfred Thesiger charts the time he spent living with the Bedu, including his legendary traverses of the Empty Quarter. Wilfred Thesiger is the last of the great British eccentric explorers, a legendary figure renowned for his travels though some of the most inaccessible places on earth. Arabian Sands was his widely acclaimed first book and is recognized as one of the great travel classics. His evocative prose and stunning photographs capture the spirit of the proud tribespeople who became his friends and the harsh ...
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Wilfred Thesiger charts the time he spent living with the Bedu, including his legendary traverses of the Empty Quarter. Wilfred Thesiger is the last of the great British eccentric explorers, a legendary figure renowned for his travels though some of the most inaccessible places on earth. Arabian Sands was his widely acclaimed first book and is recognized as one of the great travel classics. His evocative prose and stunning photographs capture the spirit of the proud tribespeople who became his friends and the harsh landscape he inhabited with them in a way very few westeners have.
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F- in F- jacket. F-/F-. 8vo. original black boards gilt (a trifle rubbed & marked) in dustwrapper priced £14.95 (slightly rubbed); pp. 348 (last blank), with 64 plates, large folding map + 8 text maps. A near fine copy of the 1983 reissue.
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Like New. 2000 Harper Collins (UK) hard cover-1st Thus full number line-minor tanning to page edge-otherwise a fine clean like new collectible now in mylar cover-enjoy.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Book in Very Good Condition. Pages clean with some toning on upper edges and top and front edges. Tight binding. DJ has some minor shelf wear. 368 p. Audience: General/trade.
