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Stark, Freya

Riding to the Tigris

1959

34.78 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1959
Place of printing
New York. Harcourt, Brace and Company
Author
Stark, Freya
Edition
First American edition.
Keyword
Travel - Asia Middle East Women Travellers
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xi, 113 pp, numerous illustrations from the author's photos, folding color map, wood engraving by Reynolds Stone, index. original cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, dj (lightly soiled at edge), fine in vg dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, probably the first Western woman to make the journey, travelled from Lake Van on the high Turkish plateau, through the desolate and mountainous Hakkiari, down to the Tigris River, mainly alone on horseback. Robinson 28: "The grand old lady of travellers".