The Autobiography: Traveller's Prelude; Beyond Euphrates; The Coast of Incense; Dust in the Lion's Paw.
STARK, Freya.
The Autobiography: Traveller's Prelude; Beyond Euphrates; The Coast of Incense; Dust in the Lion's Paw.
The Autobiography: Traveller's Prelude; Beyond Euphrates; The Coast of Incense; Dust in the Lion's Paw.
Stock Code 113718
London, John Murray, 1950, 1951, 1953 & 1961.
complete set of Stark's autobiography
Freya Stark is one of the most well known female travellers associated with the Middle East. She was one of the first westerners to cross the Southern Arabian desert. These memoirs also cover her exploits during World War II when she worked for the British Ministry of Information and travelled extensively in Yemen and Egypt.First editions; 4 vols, 8vo (23 x 15 cm); maps, numerous illustrations throughout, previous bookseller's label in one volume, slight foxing on the fore-edge; bound in publisher's green cloth gilt, original dust-wrappers, overall a fine set; xii, [1], 346; xiii, [1], 341; xiii, [1], 287; xxii, 297 pp..
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