By Charles M. Doughty; T. E. Lawrence [intro.]
London   Philip Lee Warner Medici Society Jonathan Cape
9.5" by 6.5" xxxvi, 624; 690pp
The second edition of Charles Montagu Doughty's account of his time living in the Middle East in the mid nineteenth century, illustrated throughout. In half morocco bindings.
By Charles M. Doughty; T. E. Lawrence [intro.]

1921 Travels in Arabia Deserta

London   Philip Lee Warner Medici Society Jonathan Cape
9.5" by 6.5" xxxvi, 624; 690pp
The second edition of Charles Montagu Doughty's account of his time living in the Middle East in the mid nineteenth century, illustrated throughout. In half morocco bindings.
£1,400.00
: 3kgs / : 915F4

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Description

Folding Maps, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Limited Edition

The second edition of this work, complete in two volumes.

Only 500 copies of this second edition were produced.

'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.

This is the author's best known work.

Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, folding map to the rear, five folding plates, and many in-text and full page illustrations. Volume II illustrated with many in-text and full page illustrations.

Collated, complete.

Written by Charles Montagu Doughty, an English poet and explorer.

With a preface from T. E. Lawrence, the noted British explorer and archaeologist.

Condition

In half morocco bindings, with cloth covered boards. Back strips age toned, as is common with green morocco. Otherwise, externally fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of light spotting throughout.

Very Good Indeed

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