Arabia Infelix or the Turks in Yamen

G. Wyman Bury

Published by Macmillan and Co., London, 1905

About this Item

The first edition of Bury's history of Yemen and the southern Arabian peninsular, illustrated with photographs and colour maps. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the binder's label of Thacker & Co., Bombay, to the front paste down. 21 plates. Mostly monochrome photographs taken by the author, but three are colour maps. Collated complete. Arabia infelix; or the Turks in Yamen is a history of Yemen and the southern Arabian Peninsula from earliest times to the eve of World War I. George Wyman Bury (1874-1920) was a naturalist, explorer, author, Arabist, and political officer in the British army. He played an important role as an Intelligence officer in Yemen and the Hejaz in Arabia before and during the First World War. 2 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with a little bumping to the extremities, front board and head of the spine. Two small bits of cloth are lifting to the front board and the front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for some offsetting to the end papers. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 835M26

Bibliographic Details

Title: Arabia Infelix or the Turks in Yamen

Publisher: Macmillan and Co., London

Publication Date: 1905

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: G. Wyman Bury

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book