Far Arabia, Explorers of the Myth
by Peter Brent
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1977 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Not stated. The first edition of this history of the Western myths surrounding 'Arabia' in the original dust wrapper with illustrations. First edition of Far Arabia, Explorers of the Myth by Peter Brent in the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper. Includes the dust wrapper clipping inserted. This history of Arabia discusses the myth's created by the West about this largely unknown but vastly explored area of the world through the common imagination from explorers and travel writers such as T. E. Lawrence and Richard Burton. With eight pages of monochrome plates with twenty one illustrations between pages 116 and 117 and a double page map. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. There is some slight wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper. To the binding, there is some very slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 835W42
- Title
- Far Arabia, Explorers of the Myth
- Author
- Peter Brent
- Illustrator
- Not stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Far Arabia Peter Brent First edition Illustrated Peter Brent
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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