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First edition of Bertram Thomas's Arabia Felix, the first recorded account of the crossing of the Rub al Khali in Saudi Arabia.
First edition of Bertram Thomas's Arabia Felix, the first recorded account of the crossing of the Rub al Khali in Saudi Arabia.
First edition of Bertram Thomas's Arabia Felix, the first recorded account of the crossing of the Rub al Khali in Saudi Arabia.
First edition of Bertram Thomas's Arabia Felix, the first recorded account of the crossing of the Rub al Khali in Saudi Arabia.
First edition of Bertram Thomas's Arabia Felix, the first recorded account of the crossing of the Rub al Khali in Saudi Arabia.

THOMAS, Bertram; LAWRENCE, T.E. (foreword).

Arabia Felix. Across the "Empty Quarter" of Arabia. With a Foreword by Colonel T.E. Lawrence (T.E.S.] and an Appendix by Sir Arthur Keith.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1932.

£850.00
£850.00

Arabia Felix.

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A narrative of one of the first recorded accounts of the crossing of the Rub al Khali by camel, the great "Empty Quarter", including researches carried out in the Dhofar province. He was aided by Bedouin of the Rashid tribe and he describes the desert, its peoples, and wildlife in tender detail.

Bertram Thomas (1892-1950) served in Iraq and Jordan before being Wazir to Taimur bin Feisal, the Sultan of Oman, between 1925 and 1932.

First edition; 8vo (24 x 17 cm); 81 photographic illustrations, 3 maps, of which 1 folding, reinforced repairs to folds of large map; full tan calf, gilt ruled boards, gilt spine in six compartments, top edge gilt, fine copy; xxix, 397 pp.

Stock code 116750

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First edition of Bertram Thomas's Arabia Felix, the first recorded account of the crossing of the Rub al Khali in Saudi Arabia.

Arabia Felix.

£850.00
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