Author: Hamilton, A. [Master of Belhaven]
Title: The Kingdom of Melchior: Adventures in South West Arabia
Description: John Murray 1949 x, 212, 16 b/w plates, 2 maps. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gilt title to spine. Some occasional minor spotting. From the library of D.J. Greathead (1931-2006) with his name to endpaper. Vg in d/w (small tear with loss to head and foot of spine; in removable protective sleeve).. First edition. Account of the authors time living in the deserts of Aden (southern Arabia), and his efforts to protect the "Ingram's peace", a tenuous alliance between desert tribes..

Keywords: Arabia; Middle East; Asia


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