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Arabia Felix : Across the Empty Quarter of Arabia / by Bertram Thomas
by Thomas, Bertram
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1932. Second Edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Bookplate of Leonard Harrison Matthews. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Foxing scattered throughout. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xvi, 304 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes index. Contents; A propitious start and an early check -- At Dhufar: anarchy, treachery and hospitality -- Skull-measuring and devil-dancing -- In the Qara Mountains: 'Ain ar Rizat -- In the Qara Mountains, ancient survivals and the blood sacrifice -- The Qara Mountains, hyenas, faith cures and circumcision -- The Qara Mountains, exorcising the evil eye and ordeal by fire -- In the Qara Mountains, farewell -- Dhufar, the eleventh hour -- Over the hills and far away -- Nejd, life in the southern steppe, along the southern fringe of the sands -- Across the mountainous sands of Uruq Adh Dhahiya -- A geographical note on Rub' al Khali -- Through the sands of Dakaka, the second relay of camels -- At the water-hole of Shanna, the halt before the northward dash -- The northward dash -- Through the central sands -- A retrospect -- Banaiyan to the sea. The last stage. Subjects; Arabian Peninsula Description and travel. Arabian Peninsula Social life and customs. Rub al-Khali Description and travel.
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- Title
- Arabia Felix : Across the Empty Quarter of Arabia / by Bertram Thomas
- Author
- Thomas, Bertram
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- London : Jonathan Cape
- Date Published
- 1932
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