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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Thesiger,Wilfred

DESERT, MARSH AND MOUNTAINS-The World of a Nomad

Published: Collins, London, 1979

Edition: First Edition

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Desert, Marsh and Mountain. The World of a Nomad.

One of the last in a great British tradition of individual and often eccentric travellers, Wilfred Thesiger is widely known for two claasic books,Arabian Sands and The Marsh Arabs. Now in this new and even more lavishly illustrated volume, portraying with the Desert and Marshes of his earlier books far Mountains and other lands where he has travelled. Wilfred Thesiger recreates a lifetime's journeying in some of the world's least known places. As fine a photographer as a writer, he here assembles one of the most striking collections of photographs ever published.

Clipped dustcover with ex-Libris label to front paste down.304 pages text with supporting data and illustrations. Very clean copy.

  • Jacket Condition: Very Good
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 22 X 28cm
  • Sold By: Quathlamba Winds Books
  • Contact Person: Ian & Yvonne Halford
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 01743 361772
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Paypal-Cheques-Direct Transfer to UK Bank.
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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