Personal narrative of a year's journey through Central and Eastern Arabia (1862-63). 10th thousand.
by PALGRAVE, William Gifford
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London, Macmilland and Co, 1883.Sm.8vo. Contemporary blue calf, spine gilt. With engraved portrait on titel-page and 5 folding maps and plans. VI,427 pp.First published in 1865; with bookplate of F. Cleveland Morgan. - Palgrave (1826-1888) made the first known west-to-east crossing of the Arabian Peninsula, from Ma'an in southern Jordan to Qatif on the Persian Gulf. The French emperor Napoleon III, who, anticipating the construction of the Suez Canal, sought to extend French hegemony over the region, was willing to provide financial backing. The book was immediately translated into French and became a bestseller throughout Europe. - A classic of Arab travel literature.
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- Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NL)
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- Personal narrative of a year's journey through Central and Eastern Arabia (1862-63). 10th thousand.
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- PALGRAVE, William Gifford
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