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Published by (London, Gentry Books, 1974), 1974
Seller: Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Association Member: IOBA
Foreword by John Julius Norwich and photographs by Roger Balsom. 245 x 185 mm; laminated pictorial wraps; pp. (xvi) + 142, incl. index; map; photographic illustrations in black-and-white and full colour. Cover a little sunned and shelf-worn. Very good condition. "There can be few people in England better qualified to write about the Sahara in general, and the Tuareg in particular, than Ken and Julie Slavin. Separately and together, they have travelled the desert for years; and the mutual sympathy that has grown up between them and the most intriguing of Saharan tribes emerges unmistakably from these pages - nowhere with more impact than in the extraordinary account of the Tuareg celebration of their marriage, with which the book ends. This sympathy alone suffices to make it the most valuable study of the subject in English since Lord Rennell of Rodd's great work of nearly half a century ago, and to give it an importance that the authors' amateur standpoint in no way diminishes. Amateurs they may be, but in the best, truest sense of the word: people who love their subject, and whose love allows them a special insight that no amount of cold scientific investigation can hope to match." - John Julius Norwich.
Published by Gentry Books, London, 1973
ISBN 10: 0856140333ISBN 13: 9780856140334
Seller: Riley Books, Oswaldtwistle, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Roger Balsom (illustrator). First. Brown boards with bright gilt title to the spine. Decorative endpapers. 142 very clean, firm pages inc. the index. Wonderfully illustrated with full colour photographs throughout. Some black/white photographs. The jacket is clean and shows a photograph of aTuareg in a desert scene. One small closed tear to the top of the back cover. A rich and very interesting book of these nomadic people, an objective study written by a highly qualified couple. Book.
Published by Gentry Books, London, 1973
ISBN 10: 0856140333ISBN 13: 9780856140334
Seller: Elizabeth's Bookshops, Fremantle, WA, Australia
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Introduction by John Julius Norwich. Illustrated. Of the Saharan people, the Tuareg are the most renowned, the most significant - and the least understood." Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.
Published by Gentry Books, London, 1974
Seller: Expatriate Bookshop of Denmark, Svendborg, Denmark
orig.boards Minor rubbing. Name to reverse of flyleaf. VG. Textual photo illustrations 25x18cm, 142,(12) pp, Includes 12pp color photoplates. Foreword by John Julius Norwich. Photographs by Roger Balsom. Contents: Approach; The Hoggar Mountaibns; The Tassili N'Ajjer; The Aïr Mountains. Minor rubbing. Name to reverse of flyleaf. VG.