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London: John Murray, 1958. [Travel literature] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xxiv; 283 [1]. With 21 black and white photographic plates, as well as vignette title page illustration by Reynolds Stone, in-text illustrations by the author, maps, and an index. Recent blue half morocco with raised bands..... More
London: John Murray, 1937. [Iraqi Travel] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.xiv; 269 [3]. With 23 of the 25 double-sided black and white photographic plates, and the green folding sketch map at rear. In a contemporary or slightly later library binding of brown quarter morocco, with gilt titles..... More
London: John Murray, 1954. [Travel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[xxiv]; 263; [1] blank. Publisher's blue cloth titled in gilt to spine and upper board, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 30s net, sketch map drawn by E.G. Morton, photographic plates and in-text drawings by the author. Spotting to endpapers, toned..... More