"The finest travel narrative in the English language"
Folio Society TRAVELS IN ARABIA DESERTA
by C.M. Doughty
Preface by Rory Stewart; Introduction by T. E. Lawrence
an exclusive Folio Society facsimile limited to 780 numbered copies
- PUBLISHED BY Folio Society, London
- Numerous integrated illustrations
- Text printed on wove paper with approximately 200 integrated illustrations
- 52 pages of plates printed duotone on art silk paper
- Half bound in goatskin with hand marbled paper sides by Jemma Lewis
- Halftones printed on art silk paper; Fabriano endpapers
- Gilded top edge; Ribbon marker
- Map is mounted onto book cloth and then bound into a buckram book case
- 2 volumes, 1,328 pages in total; Book size: 11” x 6¾”
- Buckram slipcase holds books and map
CONDITION DESCRIPTION: This book is in like new and unread condition, clean inside pages, tight bindings, firm hardcover. The set will be a great addition to your family library
SHIPPING / HANDLING: Book(s) will be handled/packed very safely, and shipped via USPS media mail with delivery confirmation.