bertram thomas lawrence (10 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Reissue. A very good copy with d/w of the re-issue edition of 1936, with a frontispiece, numerous other plates with illustrations from photographs, 22 text figures, a sketch map, a chart, and a large folding coloured map, xxxiipp, 397pp., publisher's buckram cloth gilt that show ssigns of damp marking. Foreword by TE Lawrence. Despite some signs of damp marking this remains a reasonable copy and is priced accordingly.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Hardcover with gilt lettered front board, no dust jacket, in very good condition for its age. Published in February, 1932 and reprinted twice in March, 1932. Includes plates and fold out map (in very good condition). Boards are sunned, particularly the spine. Edges and corners are bumped and rubbed. Page block is lightly blemished and foxed. Light foxing also noted on the pastedowns, endpapers and a few of the pages, which are otherwise clear, and binding is sound. LW. Used.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. 1st UK Edition. Appendix by Sir Arthur Keith, hinges weak, illustrated with b/w photos, 2 maps plus folding maps at end, unmarked, 397pp, VG/--. Book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart illustrated first edition, second impression, of Bertram Thomas' account of his crossing the Rub' al Khali. The first edition, second impression of this work, reprinted in the same year as the first impression. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, one folding plate, forty-seven plates, and many in-text illustrations. Collated complete. An immersive travel work on Saudi Arabia, noting the author's experiences travelling through the country. This work recounts the author's journey as he became the first documented Westerner to cross the Rub' al Khali. The Rub' al Khali is a large sand desert which encompasses most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula. Written by Bertram Thomas, an English diplomat and explorer. With a foreword by Thomas Edward Lawrence, a British Army officer, archaeologist, diplomat and writer known for his role during the Arab Revolt and Sinai and Palestine campaign. His activities associations, and ability to describe them vividly in writing, earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia. An appendix by Sir Arthur Keith, a British anatomist and anthropologist. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good. book.

Hardback, 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Tall 8vo. Orange cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In very good condition. Spine and top edges of boards faded. Some minor handling to cloth. Corners bumped. Pages and plates all very clean and tight. No inscriptions or marks. Page edges rough cut. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 397pp. Illustrated with maps, diagrams and b&w photo plates. With large fold out map at the back. The author was formerly Wazir to H. H. the Sultan of Muscat & Oman, Political officer in Iraq & Assistant British Representative in Trans-Jordon, and holder of various Geographical Society medals. A detailed & well-illustrated account.

Zustand: Very Good. Second impression. Hardback. Large octavo. xxix, 397pp. Original covers slightly worn and faded, endpaper slightly creased, very occasional light foxing, otherwise complete, very good indeed. No jacket.

Hard Cover. Zustand: F-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG+. New and Cheaper Edition. F-/VG+. 8vo. original brown buckram gilt, top edge trimmed, else uncut (spine ends a little bumped, else clean & bright throughout), in dustwrapper (price-clipped, extremities a little frayed, with slight browning & rubbing to backstrip); xxxii, 398 with numerous illustrations, 2 text maps & 1 colour folding map. Heavy item (2 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A nice copy, near fine.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Various (illustrator). First edition. A striking illustrated first edition, second impression, of Bertram Thomas' account of his crossing the Rub' al Khali. The first edition, second impression of this work, reprinted in the same year as the first impression.Singed by Mark Evans to the title page; Evans is a noted explorer who was awarded an MBE for his work connecting cultures and the future leaders from the Arab and western world; he is currently the General Manager of Outward Bound Oman. Evans has recreated the explorations and crossings made by T. E. Lawrence and Bertram Thomas.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, one folding plate, forty-seven plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.An immersive travel work on Saudi Arabia, noting the author's experiences travelling through the country.This work recounts the author's journey as he became the first documented Westerner to cross the Rub' al Khali. The Rub' al Khali is a large sand desert which encompasses most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula.Written by Bertram Thomas, an English diplomat and explorer.With a foreword by T. E. Lawrence.With an appendix by Sir Arthur Keith. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the extremities. Small chip to the spine. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Front hinge is starting but firm. Pencil note about the ink signature to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few odd spots. Half-title and frontispiece are detaching. Ink signature to the title page. Very Good. book.

Hard Cover. Zustand: F-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: F-. Second Impression. F-/F-. 8vo. original brown buckram gilt, top edge trimmed, else uncut (small tape residues to endpapers, tail of spine a little bumped & sunned, else clean & crisp throughout), in dustwrapper (price-clipped, edges a trifle rubbed with minor fraying to extremities, occ. marks, else bright & unworn); xxxii, 398 with numerous illustrations, 2 text maps & 1 colour folding map (sometime misfolded with fraying to fore-edge). Heavy item (2 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A superior copy, near fine.

Hard Cover. Zustand: VG+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG. First Edition. VG+/VG. 8vo. original brown buckram gilt, top edge trimmed, else uncut (a little rubbed & marked), in dustwrapper (price-clipped, rubbed & marked with fraying to extremities); pp. xxxii, 398 with numerous illustrations, 2 text maps & 1 colour folding map + publisher's advertisement (tipped in at Appendix V). Heavy item (2 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy of the first edition, uncommon in dustrwapper.