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Middle East.- Doughty (Charles M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vol., first edition, [one of 500 copies], half-titles, folding plates, illustrations, folding colour map in pocket at end of vol.1, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, uncut & unopened, spines lightly faded, a little mottling to boards, vol.2 with split to upper joint and corners bumped, 8vo, Cambridge, 1888.
*** Classic work on the exploration of Arabia with so much information on the topography of the area that it was used as a text-book by the British army during the Arab Revolt. There are also detailed descriptions of the Bedouin tribes and their customs.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/db00fcee-9a90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/1c851869-d591-ee11-817a-7c1e5204c008.webp "88
Middle East.- Doughty (Charles M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vol., first edition, [one of 500 copies], half-titles, folding plates, illustrations, folding colour map in pocket at end of vol.1, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, uncut & unopened, spines lightly faded, a little mottling to boards, vol.2 with split to upper joint and corners bumped, 8vo, Cambridge, 1888.
*** Classic work on the exploration of Arabia with so much information on the topography of the area that it was used as a text-book by the British army during the Arab Revolt. There are also detailed descriptions of the Bedouin tribes and their customs.")
Description
Middle East.- Doughty (Charles M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vol., first edition, [one of 500 copies], half-titles, folding plates, illustrations, folding colour map in pocket at end of vol.1, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, uncut & unopened, spines lightly faded, a little mottling to boards, vol.2 with split to upper joint and corners bumped, 8vo, Cambridge, 1888.
⁂ Classic work on the exploration of Arabia with so much information on the topography of the area that it was used as a text-book by the British army during the Arab Revolt. There are also detailed descriptions of the Bedouin tribes and their customs.
Lot 88
Middle East.- Doughty (Charles M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vol., first edition, original pictorial cloth, gilt, Cambridge, 1888.
Hammer Price: £1,500
Description
Middle East.- Doughty (Charles M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vol., first edition, [one of 500 copies], half-titles, folding plates, illustrations, folding colour map in pocket at end of vol.1, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, uncut & unopened, spines lightly faded, a little mottling to boards, vol.2 with split to upper joint and corners bumped, 8vo, Cambridge, 1888.
⁂ Classic work on the exploration of Arabia with so much information on the topography of the area that it was used as a text-book by the British army during the Arab Revolt. There are also detailed descriptions of the Bedouin tribes and their customs.
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