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Stark, Freya

A Winter in Arabia

1940

57.34 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1940
Place of printing
New York. E. P. Dutton & Co.
Author
Stark, Freya
Edition
First American edition.
Keyword
Travel - Asia Middle East Women Travellers
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [24 x 16.5 cm]; xii, 328 pp, frontis and plates from photos, 3 maps, index. original cloth, spine a little darkened, interior clean and unmarked, a solid and sound copy, very good or better. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A narrative of the author's travels in Hadhramaut, south Yemen, excavating Jureidha, journey alone to west, Hajlain, Al Dhijaib, Wadi Amd, etc. Robinson 28: 'the Grand Old Lady of travellers. . . . southern Arabia expert to the Ministry of Information in London. . . in all her journeys she has been able to distil and communicate a rich philosophy of travel and to illustrate the art of travelling in time as well as place. She is, quite simply, a classic'.