Rider, 1957, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, First
In this unusual travel book the author relates his experiences across the Arab world from Tangier in the west to Kabul in the east, Idries Shah is a Moslem of noble family, speaking Arabic & Persian, who received his education in England & now lives in London. As a result he understands both the people he is writing about & the reader for whom he is writing." Size: 180mm-240mm. 192 pages. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket has some small chips, tears and bumping to extremities as well as some shelf wear.. Dust Jacket un-clipped. There is some foxing mainly to the end papers and exterior of text block. Pages 85-90 have some small creasing probably caused by bad storage. There is a small stain, appears to be from some clear liquid, to the top of the picture between pages 85-86. MC Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; 1950s; Anthropology. Inventory No: 83.
In this unusual travel book the author relates his experiences across the Arab world from Tangier in the west to Kabul in the east, Idries Shah is a Moslem of noble family, speaking Arabic & Persian, who received his education in England & now lives in London. As a result he understands both the people he is writing about & the reader for whom he is writing." Size: 180mm-240mm. 192 pages. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket has some small chips, tears and bumping to extremities as well as some shelf wear.. Dust Jacket un-clipped. There is some foxing mainly to the end papers and exterior of text block. Pages 85-90 have some small creasing probably caused by bad storage. There is a small stain, appears to be from some clear liquid, to the top of the picture between pages 85-86. MC Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; 1950s; Anthropology. Inventory No: 83.