8vo. 308 pp., 20 b/w plates & plans, cloth in slightly faded d/w, biblio, index, small stain to fold of back wrapper, otherwise copy clean inside & in very good condition, George Allen & Unwin, London, first edition, 1978.

Synopsis

“From the vast literature of Arabian travel Zahra Freeth and Victor Winstone have chosen nine of the most varied explorers. Vividly they evoke the dangers which the explorers encountered, the hardships of the journeys, and the bleakness and loneliness of the desert. In these pages the reader will find a concise history of the exploration of Arabia from the sixteenth century to the end of the Victorian Era.” (Leaf Jacket).