OASIS and SIMOON by Ferdinand Ossendowski, published in 1927. The Russian, Dr. Ossendowski, was a man of long and diverse experience as a scientist and writer whose training for careful observation helps put the stamp of accuracy and reliability on his accounts. He is best- known for his book, Beast, Men and Gods. Contents: The City of the Pirates; Away to the Desert; In the Babylon of the Sahara; Through the Land of the Simoon; When Africa was Rome; Under the Spell of Numidian Kings; The Mediterranean of St. Augustine; The Heritage of Carthaginian Rulers; In the City of Dido and Salammbo; Among the Proud Highlanders of Kabylia; The Tale of Akub Ben Gmali; and The Love of a Sahara. Bound hardback with original pictoral jacket which has some chips especially at the head of spine but is now in an archival sleeve.    JM8257