Author: Charles Montagu Doughty; T. E. Lawrence
Title: Travels in Arabia Deserta
Description: London, Jonathan Cape, 1943 . Cloth. A wonderful example of the 'Definitive Edition' of Charles Montagu Doughty's work about his time living in the Middle East in the mid nineteenth century. Illustrated throughout, and with a preface by T. E. Lawrence. The second impression of the 'New and Definitive Edition' of this work, with an introduction by T.E. Lawrence.In the scarce publisher's original dust wrappers, price clipped.Illustrated with ten plates to volume I, including a frontispiece and folding plate to the rear, and with a folding map to the rear of volume II. Collated, complete.'Travels in Arabia Deserta' is a detailed and exciting travel work, documenting the author's travels in the Middle East, where he spent some time in the 1870s living with the Bedouins. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with price clipped dust wrappers. Bumping to spine heads and tails, otherwise externally excellent. Dust wrapper back strips age toned. Mark to front wrap of volume I, with losses to volume I back strip head and tail. Front wrap of volume II detached front rear wrap and back strip. Large closed tear to volume II back strip, with chipping to back strip head and loss to back strip tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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