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One of the most unconventional and courageous explorers of her time, Freya Stark chronicled her extraordinary Travels in the Near East, establishing herself as a twentieth century heroine. A Winter in Arabia recounts her 1937-8 expedition in what is now Yemen, a journey which helped secure her reputation not only as a great travel writer, but also as a first-rate geographer, historian, and archaeologist. There, in the land whose "nakedness is clothed in shreds of departed splendor," she and two companions spent a winter in search of an ancient South Arabian city.
Offering rare glimpses of life behind the veil-the subtleties of business and social conduct, the elaborate beauty rituals of the women, and the bitter animosities between rival tribes, Freya Stark conveys the "perpetual charm of Arabia ... that the traveler finds his own level there simply as a human being."
Freya Stark (1893-1993), 'the poet of travel', was the doyenne of Middle East travel writers and one of the most courageous and adventurous women travellers in history. She travelled extensively through Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq and Southern Arabia, where she became the first western woman to travel through the Hadhramaut. Usually solo, she ventured to places few Europeans had ever been. Her travels earned her the Founder's Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society and she was created a Dame in 1975. She received huge public acclaim and her many, now classic, books include Traveller's Prelude, The Valleys of the Assassins, Ionia, The Southern Gates of Arabia, Alexander's Path, Dust in the Lion's Paw and East is West. 'She has written the best travel books of her generation and her name will survive as an artist in prose.' - The Observer
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Hardcover. Etat : Good. DJ is clean and has little wear to edges. However, it has been price clipped. Book has clean and bright contents. Gift inscription to endpaper. N° de réf. du vendeur 9999-9992331551
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8° (22,5 x 14 cm). vii, 1 Karte, 327 S., 3 Bl. Kunstdrucktafeln. Original-Pappband mit illustriertem Schutzumschlag. Englische Originalausgabe. - Handschriftlicher Besitzervermerk auf fliegendem Vorsatz. Mehrere Anstreichungen mit hellem gelbem Marker. Sonst gut erhaltenes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch. N° de réf. du vendeur 17138AB
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Hardcover. Etat : Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual markings. Well read with some wear but still very useable. THIS BOOK IS A LIBRARY REBIND Quick dispatch from UK seller. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000342096
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