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    By Ibn Battuta; H. A. R. Gibb [Trans.]; Sir E. Denison Ross [Ed.]; Eileen Power [Ed.]
    London   Darf Publishers
    9" by 5.5" xi, 398pp
    A fine copy of H. A. R. Gibb's translation of the Rihla, an account of the journeys made by fourteenth century scholar and explorer Ibn Battuta.
    By Ibn Battuta; H. A. R. Gibb [Trans.]; Sir E. Denison Ross [Ed.]; Eileen Power [Ed.]

    1983 Ibn Battuta Travels in Asia and Africa

    London   Darf Publishers
    9" by 5.5" xi, 398pp
    A fine copy of H. A. R. Gibb's translation of the Rihla, an account of the journeys made by fourteenth century scholar and explorer Ibn Battuta.
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    Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce, With Dustwrapper

    A lovely copy of this translation of A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling, commonly known as the Rihla. Translated by Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb from an early French translation, this volume contains selections from Ibn Battuta's famous account of his travels. A scarce work, with eight illustrations, collated and complete. Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Battutah, commonly known as Ibn Battuta, was an explorer who travelled more than any other explorer in pre-modern history. Although scholars continue to question whether all of the Rihla is based on the personal experiences of Battuta, the Rihla provides an important account of much of the fourteenth century world, and the the varied instances of culture shock Battuta experienced. Found in the unclipped dust wrapper.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original black cloth binding, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with just some very light bumping to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout.

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