8vo. xii, 374 pp., 86 b/w plates & plans in text, 2 maps at rear of which one is folding, cloth, title printed in red on front cover & spine, previous owner’s name inscribed verso front & lower cover, American Geographical Society, Oriental Studies and Explorations No: 1, edited by J. K. Wright, published under the Patronage of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts, and of Charles R. Crane, a reprint of 1926 edition, AMS Press, New York, 1978.

Synopsis

Travel itinerary by camel and horseback from what is now southern Jordan into Arabia, with the itinerary recorded on a large folding map that is in beautiful condition. Published under the patronage of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts, and of Charles R. Crane. Musil’s journeys into Arabia are sought after, and his wanderings into the Hejaz are no exception.
Bibliographic references: Macro 1674; Howgego III, MU 103.