8 vo. vi, [2], 280 pp. frontispiece, 8 b/w photographs, 1 folding map repaired with tape without loss, Hard back lightly faded and rubbed, title gilt on spine & front cover, copy inside clean & in very good condition, William Blackwood & Sons Ltd, Edinburgh & London, 1938.

Synopsis

Major Jarvis held the position of governor of Sinai. In this work he discusses the Arab law and customs of the Bedouins, and the importance of the area to British presence in Egypt and Palestine.