'It was because I was afraid that I had decided to attempt a crossing of the great Sahara desert, from west to east, by myself and by camel. No one had ever made such a journey before . . .' In October 1972 Geoffrey Moorhouse began his odyssey across the Sahara from the Atlantic to the Nile, a distance of 3,600 miles. His reason for undertaking such an immense feat was to examine the roots of his fear, to explore an extremity of human experience. From the outset misfortune was never far away; and as he moved further into ...
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'It was because I was afraid that I had decided to attempt a crossing of the great Sahara desert, from west to east, by myself and by camel. No one had ever made such a journey before . . .' In October 1972 Geoffrey Moorhouse began his odyssey across the Sahara from the Atlantic to the Nile, a distance of 3,600 miles. His reason for undertaking such an immense feat was to examine the roots of his fear, to explore an extremity of human experience. From the outset misfortune was never far away; and as he moved further into that 'awful emptiness' the physical and mental deprivation grew more intense. In March 1973, having walked the last 300 miles, Moorhouse, ill and exhausted, reached Tamanrasset, where he decided to end his journey. The Fearful Void is the moving record of his struggle with fear and loneliness and, ultimately, his coming to terms with the spiritual as well as the physical dangers of the desert.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very Good in Near Very Good jacket. Book Larger book, fine dark red cloth, covers very slightly flared open, gilt lettering bright on spine, photo of camels and men in desert inside covers and adjacent end papers, 288 lightly browned pages, two photo sections, one in color. DJ has slight surface wear to front tips, light crease at top front edge, micronicks and slight wear at spine bottom left edge, light creases at top back edge. DJ and book, both Near Very Good.
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Very good in very good dj. Dust Jacket Included. Book Author's 1972 3600-mile trek color and b&w photos. very good in very good dj, gold-stamped cranberry cloth 288 pgs.
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London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1974, hardcover, 288 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Near Fine in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, very slight spine end and corner touches. Dustjacket price-clipped, edge nicks, spine a bit sunned, in new Brodart sleeve. The true story of the author's planned solo traverse of the Sahara from the Atlantic to the Nile in 1972. Illustrated with maps, drawings and 20 black-&-white and color plates. Appended: Equipment List, Word List. ISBN 9780340166925