L'Arabie contemporaine avec la description du pelerinage de la mecque.

£3,750 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

This scarce title contains descriptions of Najd, Hejaz and Yemen and includes notes on the Wahhabis, the lives of Arab women and the minority religious and ethnic groups of the Arabian Peninsula. The author, a French diplomat and prolific author with a specific interest in the Middle East. First edition; 8vo, (22 x 14 cm); text in French, large folding map of Arabia by Kiepert at rear of the volume, pages browned, some spotting throughout, heavier on the preliminary pages, some pages with marginal pencil notes by a previous owner; contemporary half green morocco, gilt lettered on spine, marbled endpapers, corners a little rubbed, otherwise a good solid copy; [1], table, [1]pp, 312pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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