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London: John Murray, 1953. Hardcover. Good Boards and spine are worn; spine edges and board corners are bumped; gilt text on spine is faded; previous owner's name inked on first page; age yellowing to pages.. 286pp. 5 3/4 x 8 /78" Green cloth boards with gold gilt text on front board and spine.

London: John Murray, 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. London: John Murray, 1953. Stated First Edition. Very Good/no dust jacket . Stated First Edition. Green cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. A little light soiling, no fraying or wear-through. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated with map, wonderful photographs. 287 pages with index. Freya Stark's travels to Iraq, Greece, Syria and other places during the years 1933-1939. Such a wonderful travel writer..

John Murray, London, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xviii + 287pp. Hinges cracking. Spine cocked and slightly faded. Fragment of jacket spine loosely inserted. Edges browned. Covers marked. Corners bumped. Associated newspaper snippets loosely inserted. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Travel & Places; Biography & Autobiography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51134. .

London: John Murray, 1953. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition,first printing octavo hardback, Green cloth gilt 287pp. Illustrated Very Good condition No Dust jacket. No inscriptions

London: John Murray. 1953. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Light marking to book's lower edge. Deckled edges and some offset to free endpapers. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 287 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

London: John Murray. 1953. 8vo, clth boards, b&w plates, map, pp 238. Covered in clear plastic adhesive. Very good condn. 1st edition. Boards.

London: John Murray, 1953. (1953), 286pp, illus., bottom corners bumped, light shelfwear to cover light foxing to pg edges, couple small tears to dj, slight rubbing & edgewear to dj, contents clean & unmarked.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -.

John Murray, London, 1953. 287 pp including index, map, b&w photographic plates, very good copy in like d/j.. First edition.

London, UK: John Murray, 1953. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Stated First Edition, 1953. Stated First Edition. Text/BRAND NEW. Green linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/None. Bookshop label to front cover verso. Upper text edge dyed green. Autobiography of British travel writer of Freya Madeleine Stark (1893 - 1993) famous for her experiences in the Middle East. Sequel to Beyond the Euphrates; this volume chronicles travels between 1933 - 1939 when she penetrates the hinterlands of southern Arabia. Illustrated with photos, the text is in 5 chapters: 1, First Journey to the South, 1933-1935; 2, Iraq Revisited, 1935-1937; 3, The Winter in Huraidha, 1937-1938; 4, Greece & Syria: The Year of Munich, 1938-1939; and, 5, The War, 1939. Fine copy less dust jacket.

John Murray, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 1953 first edition hardback in very good condition. No marks, clean and bright, tight binding, slight marking to the front edge of the green cloth boards, otherwise fine. In its original, unclipped dust wrapper with pieces missing from top front and rear, no rear inside flap, the remainder is quite good, unmarked. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback.

London: John Murray, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Green buckram with gilt lettering, just very lightly cocked, clean throughout. In a price clipped dust jacket, a little toned at the edges, tiny nicks in the corners and chipped at the spine head. A very good copy.

London: John Murray, 1953. Hardcover; 8vo; 286 pages. First edition. Green cloth hardcovers with gilt lettering on spine, gilt signature on upper board. Tops faded, other edges deckled. Prev. owner's name in pen on fep. Yellowing but clean interior. Many photos within. In a green jacket, heavily chipped edges. Yellowed. PC. VG/G-. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good-.

London: John Murray, 1953 287pp untrimmed edges, green cloth buckram has slight discolouration via rubbing , front hinge cracked, front endpaper lightly creased.b+w photos, tipped in map on green paper, fore edges slightly foxed. Freya's journeys in Iraq, Greece and Syria and the Hadhramaut. taken from her journals.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London : Murray, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Edition; 1st ed. Physical description; 287 p. : ill, map ; 23 cm. Contents; First journey to the south, 1933-1935 - Iraq revisited, 1935-1937 - The winter in Huraidha, 1937-1938 - Greece and Syria, the year of Munich, (1938-1939) - The War, 1939. Subjects; Stark, Freya (1893-1993). Stark, Freya (1893-1993) � Travel � Middle East. Women travelers � Biography. Women travelers � Middle East � Biography. Travel � Stark, Freya � (1893-) � biographies. Biography. Yemen � Description and travel. Middle East � Description and travel. Hadramawt (Yemen : Province) � Description and travel. Hadramaut (Arabia) � Description and travel. Arabian Peninsula � Description and travel. Near East � Description and travel. a ramawt (Yemen : Province) � Description and travel. Levant �… Read More

London: John Murray. bound in clean green cloth with bright gilt titles to spine, this dated 1953 hardcover First Edition is VG in VG dustjackiet(unclipped). X111/187pp with 5 Chapters as follows: Journey South, 1933-35; Iraq Revisited, 1935-37, Winter in Huraidha, 1937-1937, Greece & Syria, 1938-39, The War, 1939 and Index. With 51 B/W Photos and Sketch Map by H.W. Hawes, also several line drawings set in text. Signature of late owner to FFEP. Icm closed tear to top of jacket's front panel, and 3 small chips to top of jacket's spine: Jacket is 99.9% complete.otherwise VG/VG . Very Good. Hardcover.. First Edition. 1953.

London: John Murray, 1953. 51 b/w photos. 287 pp. Very light foxing on endpapers. Green cloth with gilt titles. Green DJ. Large chip from spine's head, chips and wear along the edges. VG+/VG-. First Edition.

London: John Murray 1953, 1st Edition. (Cloth) 287pp. Near fine in good dust jacket. Illus., ports. - plates, maps. Wrapper shows regrettable missing piece from middle of rear cover, not affecting cloth board. "A traveller of genius"..

1953 JOHN MURRAY, LONDON. 1ST EDITION. VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY SLIGHTLY DAMAGED DUSTWRAP. CONTAINS A MAP AND 40 PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

John Murray 1953: Green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering to spine and to front: approximately 6 x 9.5 inches tall: dust jacket: 286 handcut pages: black and white photographic illustrations. Synopsis: The third volume of Freya Starks autobiography based on her letters of the 1928 33 period, describing her travels in Arabia, and in Greece and Syria immediately before the Second World War. Contents are arranged under the following headings : 1) First Journey to the South, 1933 1935. 2) Iraq Revisited, 1935 1937. 3) The Winter In Huraidha, 1937 1938. 4) Greece and Syria: the Year of Munich, 1938 1939. 5) The War, 1939. Condition: Hard cover and contents firm, clean and good. Clear, removable, archival protective sleeve fitted to dust-jacket but which is not price-clipped. [xvi], map on green paper, B&W Photographs; 8vo; 287 pages.

London: John Murray, [1953]. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. xiii, 286 p. illus. 23 cm.