Arabian Sands.

Thesiger (Wilfred)

Arabian Sands.

Description: FIRST EDITION, monochrome frontispiece photograph, 68 monochrome photographic plates, 9 maps (includes a colour folding map in pocket to rear pastedown), occasional light foxing, pp. 326, 8vo, original sage-green boards, the lettering to backstrip in black and gilt, edges a little browned with some faint spotting to these and endpapers, dustjacket lightly soiled overall with a few faint spots, the odd nick and a light crease at foot of front panel, red lettering to backstrip panel faded as often, very good

Publication Details: Longmans, 1959

Notes: Thesiger's account of five years spent travelling with the Bedu in the Empty Quarter. The author's first and, in his opinion, finest book.