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From the MEMOIRS OF ARABIA series, a look at the history of the exploration of the Arabian Peninsula, from the Haj pilgrims through to the adventurers of the 20th century.
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Condition: Muy bueno. : Adéntrate en un fascinante recorrido por la historia de la exploración en la Península Arábiga. Desde los peregrinos del Haj que bordeaban los desiertos cada año, pasando por los mercaderes que lideraban sus caravanas por las antiguas rutas comerciales, hasta los aventureros del siglo XX, este libro te sumerge en un mundo de sagas y descubrimientos en las arenas del tiempo. Descubre los relatos de viajeros y exploradores que se aventuraron en esta región, enfrentando desafíos y desvelando los secretos de la Península Arábiga. EAN: 9781860630583 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: Travelling the Sands Autor: Andrew Taylor Editorial: Motivate Publishing Idioma: en Páginas: 196 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2025-07-30-350741d5
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Travelling the Sands. Sagas of Exploration in the Arabian Peninsula.
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Motivate Publishing, Dubai, UAE, 1997
ISBN 10: 1860630588
ISBN 13: 9781860630583
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Paperback. 164pp, index, bibliography, bw & col ills, frontis map. Or card covers. Light even toning to page edges/margins, very slight esge wear to covers. The Arabian Peninsula has always held an intense fascination for travellers and using first hand accounts the author evookes the hardships they endured and explores their motivation. Includes Richard Burton, Charles Doughty, the Blunts, TE Lawrence, Gertrude Bell, Harry St John Philby, Bertram Thomas, Wilfred Thesiger, and Ranulph Fiennes. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 021416
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Reprint ed. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour & black & white photos & drawings (some paintings), frontispiece map, glossy paper, corner tips covers & few pages little creased, minor edgewear. 164 pp. Andrew Taylor explores historic travel adventures in the Arabian Peninsula. He uses first-hand accounts as a main source, and he writes about the hardships the travellers endured, and explores the motivation behind 'travelling the sands'. Some of the well-known people to travel in the Arabian Peninsula are Sir Richard Burton, T.E. Lawrence and Sir Ranulph Fiennes. This book is confined to six expeditions: Charles Doughty, the Blunts, Bertram Thomas, Harry St John Philby and Wilfred Thesinger (two trips). The book is illustrated with Victorian era oil paintings, portraits of the explorers and a map of their various routes. The author is a British journalist. Seller Inventory # 27682
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Paperback. This book embraces the fascinating history o f travel in the Arabian peninsula, from the Haj pilgrims who skirted the deserts each year, through the merchants leadin g their caravans up the ancient trade routes, to the adventu rers of the 20th century. ' Motivate Publishing, 1997. A trade paperback copy in very good condition. Seller Inventory # 4123594
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; ISBN: 1860630588. ISBN/EAN: 9781860630583. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 45174. Seller Inventory # 45174
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