London: George G. Harap, 1936. Translated from the Danish by Helga Holbek. Introductin by J H Driberg. 279pp, bw ills, maps. Prev owner's stamp on the front flyleaf. Prelims, endpages and page edges lightly foxed. Or purple cloth boards in attractive dust-jacket which has a 3cm closed tear from the spine head and a nick at the spine foot. The author was a young Dane who embraced Islam and in 1930 conceived the idea of driving a car from Morocco to Egypt garbed as an Arab and studying Arab culture as he journeyed. As well as the Arab culture the book reveals the shocking way in which Italian Imperialism was practiced in Abyssinia under General Graziani who executed 'rebels' at the rate of 30 a day. Also looks at the activities of guerillas under the command of Ahmar Moktar.. First English Language Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

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Bookseller: Lawrence Jones (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 027090
Title: Desert Encounter. An Adventurous Journey Through Italian Africa
Author: Holmboe, Knud
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First English Language Edition
Publisher: George G. Harap
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1936
Keywords: Italian Africa Travel Adventure Morocco Egypt Algeria Tunisia Libya Sahara Abyssinia Guerilla Islam Arabs
Bookseller catalogs: Militaria; Africa & South America; Travel & Exploration;

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Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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