Lot 84
Middle East.- Stark (Freya) The Southern Gates of Arabia, first edition, John Murray, 1936; and 21 other first editions by Stark, uniformly bound (22)
Hammer Price: £4,000
Description
Middle East.- Stark (Freya) The Southern Gates of Arabia, first edition, folding maps, plates, modern red half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., John Murray, 1936; and 21 other first editions by Stark, uniformly bound (though three with horizontal spine lettering of title), a few with very slightly different colour of red, many with dust-jackets bound in, 8vo and 4to (22)
⁂ A substantial collection of Freya Stark's travel writings, autobiography (4 vol.) handsomely and uniformly bound. From the library of Michael Matantos with his bookplate.
Description
Middle East.- Stark (Freya) The Southern Gates of Arabia, first edition, folding maps, plates, modern red half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., John Murray, 1936; and 21 other first editions by Stark, uniformly bound (though three with horizontal spine lettering of title), a few with very slightly different colour of red, many with dust-jackets bound in, 8vo and 4to (22)
⁂ A substantial collection of Freya Stark's travel writings, autobiography (4 vol.) handsomely and uniformly bound. From the library of Michael Matantos with his bookplate.