Wanderings in Arabia is an abridgement of Charles M. Doughty's masterwork, Travels in Arabia Deserta, which has been hailed as the finest travel account in the English language. It is the first book to be written, in any language, about wide tracts of the Arabian Penisula. Out of his remote and lonely wanderings, Doughty fashioned a lyrical evocation of the desert and the peoples who inhabit this mysterious world. In the estimation of fellow explorer Benedict Allen: 'The book, which brims with lively observations of human ...
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Wanderings in Arabia is an abridgement of Charles M. Doughty's masterwork, Travels in Arabia Deserta, which has been hailed as the finest travel account in the English language. It is the first book to be written, in any language, about wide tracts of the Arabian Penisula. Out of his remote and lonely wanderings, Doughty fashioned a lyrical evocation of the desert and the peoples who inhabit this mysterious world. In the estimation of fellow explorer Benedict Allen: 'The book, which brims with lively observations of human character, opened European eyes to the Arabian desert - not least Gertrude Bell, and later Wilfred Thesiger, who were profoundly influenced by it'. The great Arabist, T. E. Lawrence also enthused about Doughty's achievement: 'The book had no date and can never grow old. It is the first and indispensable work upon the Arabs of the desert'. For Jan Morris, the book is 'entirely unique ... Whether for the strange beauty of its language, its record of a tremendous adventure, or its accurate evocation of a landscape and a civilisation, Travels in Arabia Deserta is truly one of a kind'.
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Add this copy of Wanderings in Arabia: Being an Abridgement of Travels to cart. $14.95, good condition, Sold by BookScene rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hull, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1924 by Thomas Seltzer.
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Very Good. Very good Book spine slightly darkened. Bumped corners. Cover rubbed. Former owner's name on front endpaper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Add this copy of Wanderings in Arabia to cart. $20.00, good condition, Sold by George Houle rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Palm Springs, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1949 by London, Duckworth [1949]..
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8vo. Abridged by Edward Garnett. Frontispiece. Original gilt stamaped green cloth (a bit frayed at top of spine). Good-very good. No dust jacket. No bookplates. Ink signature on the front free endpaper: "Bob Walters, 2-52."
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Add this copy of Wanderings in Arabia to cart. $30.00, good condition, Sold by George Houle rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Palm Springs, CA, UNITED STATES, published by LONDON, DUCKWORTH, 1949.
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