'twixt Sand and Sea: Sketches and Studies in North Africa

Published by London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co., no date [1911]

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Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United KingdomAdrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB

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[North African History and Topography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.xii; 504. With 58 black and white plates, including a frontispiece, as well as a folding map. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. Fore and lower edges untrimmed. Black ink ownership to front pastedown and title page. Occasional light spotting. Moderate wear and heavy toning to spine; titles heavily dulled. Very good. A dramatically broad-brush treatment of the history and topography of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, beginning with the legendary ninth-century B.C. emigration of Queen Elissar and the foundation of Carthage, and continuing through the Roman and Islamic periods, through to the days of the Corsairs.

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Title
'twixt Sand and Sea: Sketches and Studies in North Africa
Author
GRANT, Cyril Fletcher, and L.S.
Publisher
London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co., no date [1911]
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.
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History & Biography, Illustrated & Plate Books, Travel & Topography

Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB

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Adrian Harrington Ltd occupies the rare book room on the first floor of the iconic Hall's Bookshop in Royal Tunbridge Wells which was established in 1898. We are a large high street bookshop with a stock of tens of thousands of books, prints, maps and ephemeral items. Adrian Harrington specialise in Literature, modern first editions, Ian Fleming, children's books, history, travel, and general antiquarian books. Opening hours are Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5.30pm. Visit our website at www.harringtonbooks.co.uk

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