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Holboe, Knud, Introduction By J. H. Driberg

Desert Encounter; An Adventurous Journey Through Italian Africa

1936

60.16 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1936
Place of printing
London. George G. Harrap & Company
Author
Holboe, Knud, Introduction By J. H. Driberg
Edition
First edition in English, translated from the Danish first
Keyword
Travel - Africa Middle East
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 282 pp, frontis portrait of author, photo illustrations on plates, maps. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (chipped at edges, tear), signature on endpaper, else near fine and clean in good jacket. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, a Dane who spoke fluent Arabic, traveled by car from Ceuta, Morocco, through Algeria, Tunis, Libya, Tripoli, across the Libyan Desert to Cairo, and provides a good description of the peoples, town, conditions, encounters, etc.