1939 Sheba's Daughters: Being a Record of Travel in Southern Arabia

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First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

A fascinating and detailed first hand account of the travels of St John Philby throughout Southern Arabia and the Middle East in the 1930s. 

St John Philby was a twentieth-century British Arabist, political advisor, and British intelligence officer. During this journey to Southern Arabia, Philby served as Ibn Saud's official advisor, and was the first European to enter the capital of Najran, Abha. He recounts his experiences in Mecca, the land of Uz, Sheba, Astarte, and more. 

Also including an appendix on the rock inscriptions by A.F.L. Beeston. 

The first edition of this work.

Illustrated with forty-seven plates, a folding map at the rear, and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated and complete.