8vo. [6], 182 pp., 2 maps of which 1 is in colour, colour & b/w plates including a frontispiece portrait, cloth in d/w, biblio, index, previous owner’s name inscribed verso front & lower cover, otherwise copy clean & in very good condition, Longman, London, first edition, 1980.

Synopsis

The author attempts to convey a new understanding of the Sultanate of Oman and an appreciation of its past glories and traditions, together with an insight into the people, their customs and the attributes of the country.