Henri Monfreid (77 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: Good. Wraps are firm, text block clean, without highlights/underlining or markings. Some rubbing/curling to wraps, mild tanning. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Acceptable. Cover not as depicted. Shelf wear on cover. Pictures available upon request.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Nobleman, writer, adventurer and inspiration for the swashbuckling gun runner in the Adventures of Tintin, Henri de Monfreid lived by his own account "a rich, restless, magnificent life" as one of the great travelers of his or any age. The son of a French artist who knew Paul Gaugin as a child, de Monfreid sought his fortune by becoming a collector and merchant of the fabled Persian Gulf pearls. He was then drawn into the shadowy world of arms trading, slavery, smuggling and drugs. Infamous as well as famous, his name is inextricably linked to the Red Sea and the raffish ports between Suez and Aden in the early years of the twentieth century. De Monfreid (1879 to 1974) had a long life of many adventures around the Horn of Africa where he dodged pirates as well as the authorities. In Adventures of a Hashish Smuggler, de Monfreid, who was not particularly law-abiding by nature and was essentially a professional gunrunner, tells the story of his one foray into the world of hashish smuggling during the 1920s. The source of the hashish was Greece, where hemp was openly grown. The market was Egypt, where the British government had banned the popular drug. When de Monfreid got the notion of going to Greece to purchase hashish to smuggle into Egypt, he didn't even know what hashish looked like. De Monfreid arranged to have 600 kilos of hashish brought from Greece to Marseilles and then into Djibouti, a French colony. From there, he sailed with it in his own "boutre" or dhow and a loyal crew of natives (assembled when he had run the pearl-diving operation) up the Red Sea to Suez, from where the shipment was carried on to Cairo by camel caravan. Along the way de Monfreid had several close calls and met a number of colorful characters. Shortly after de Monfreid's venture, the Greek monarchy was turned out and the Second Hellenic Republic was declared. Under strong pressure and with economic inducements from Great Britain, the new Greek government outlawed the production of hashish. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Dura. Condition: Buen estado. Sobrecubierta deslucida por manchas de óxido en el lomo. Interior muy bien conservado, con esporádicos puntos de óxido. Deliciosas ilustraciones a todo color de diez autores distintos dentro de texto, incluida alguna de Henri de Monfreid. (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 284 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Vintage, worn copy, clean and intact. May have wear or markings that do not obscure the text.

Softcover. Condition: Très bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque avec équipements. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Former library book. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.…

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: Very Good. 1979. Paperback. Text in French. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Previous owner's ex-libris stamp to rear cover. Remains a very good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 1979. Paperback. Text in French. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Previous owner's ex-libris stamp to rear cover. Remains a very good copy. . . . .

hardcover. Condition: Good. Book shows shelf & handling wear, including some edge wear and scuffing. Pages are worn on their external edges. Interiors are lightly tanning with unmarked text/pictures. Binding is intact but slightly worn/loose.

Robert Laffont 1973 en BE.

Condition: Very Good. Bon état. Sans date. Very Good.

Paperback. 232,iv pp.; 24 cm. Text in French / Français. - (sl. browned) Although very good, see picture. 320g.

Condition: Fine. Très bon état - légères marques de lecture et/ou de stockage mais du reste en très bon état- expédié soigneusement depuis la France. Sans date. Fine.

Hard cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. In great condition. The edges of the spine are bumped. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked.

Paperback. 312,viii pp.: map; 24 cm. Text in French / Français. - (sl. browned) Although very good, see picture. 420g.

Poche. Bon exemplaire bien propre. 140pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Français, couverture souple, assez bon état, les petites taches sur la couverture, 237 pages.

Condition: Very Good. Bon état. Sans date. Very Good.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Nobleman, writer, adventurer and inspiration for the swashbuckling gun runner in the Adventures of Tintin, Henri de Monfreid lived by his own account 'a rich, restless, magnificent life' as one of the great travelers of his or any age. The son of a French artist who knew Paul Gaugin as a child, de Monfreid sought his fortune by becoming a collector and merchant of the fabled Persian Gulf pearls. He was then drawn into the shadowy world of arms trading, slavery, smuggling and drugs. Infamous as well as famous, his name is inextricably linked to the Red Sea and the raffish ports between Suez and Aden in the early years of the twentieth century. De Monfreid (1879 to 1974) had a long life of many adventures around the Horn of Africa where he dodged pirates as well as the authorities. In Adventures of a Hashish Smuggler, de Monfreid, who was not particularly law-abiding by nature and was essentially a professional gunrunner, tells the story of his one foray into the world of hashish smuggling during the 1920s. The source of the hashish was Greece, where hemp was openly grown. The market was Egypt, where the British government had banned the popular drug. When de Monfreid got the notion of going to Greece to purchase hashish to smuggle into Egypt, he didn't even know what hashish looked like. De Monfreid arranged to have 600 kilos of hashish brought from Greece to Marseilles and then into Djibouti, a French colony. From there, he sailed with it in his own 'boutre' or dhow and a loyal crew of natives (assembled when he had run the pearl-diving operation) up the Red Sea to Suez, from where the shipment was carried on to Cairo by camel caravan. Along the way de Monfreid had several close calls and met a number of colorful characters. Shortly after de Monfreid's venture, the Greek monarchy was turned out and the Second Hellenic Republic was declared. Under strong pressure and with economic inducements from Great Britain, the new Greek government outlawed the production of hashish.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Nobleman, writer, adventurer and inspiration for the swashbuckling gun runner in the Adventures of Tintin, Henri de Monfreid lived by his own account "a rich, restless, magnificent life" as one of the great travelers of his or any age. The son of a French artist who knew Paul Gaugin as a child, de Monfreid sought his fortune by becoming a collector and merchant of the fabled Persian Gulf pearls. He was then drawn into the shadowy world of arms trading, slavery, smuggling and drugs. Infamous as well as famous, his name is inextricably linked to the Red Sea and the raffish ports between Suez and Aden in the early years of the twentieth century. De Monfreid (1879 to 1974) had a long life of many adventures around the Horn of Africa where he dodged pirates as well as the authorities. In Adventures of a Hashish Smuggler, de Monfreid, who was not particularly law-abiding by nature and was essentially a professional gunrunner, tells the story of his one foray into the world of hashish smuggling during the 1920s. The source of the hashish was Greece, where hemp was openly grown. The market was Egypt, where the British government had banned the popular drug. When de Monfreid got the notion of going to Greece to purchase hashish to smuggle into Egypt, he didn't even know what hashish looked like. De Monfreid arranged to have 600 kilos of hashish brought from Greece to Marseilles and then into Djibouti, a French colony. From there, he sailed with it in his own "boutre" or dhow and a loyal crew of natives (assembled when he had run the pearl-diving operation) up the Red Sea to Suez, from where the shipment was carried on to Cairo by camel caravan. Along the way de Monfreid had several close calls and met a number of colorful characters. Shortly after de Monfreid's venture, the Greek monarchy was turned out and the Second Hellenic Republic was declared. Under strong pressure and with economic inducements from Great Britain, the new Greek government outlawed the production of hashish. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: Assez bon. De MONFREID Henri, Aventures de Mer - Éditions Bernard Grasset 1934 8e tirage -296 pages - Reliure toile bleue - Bon état mais traces de ver particulièrement dans la structure du dos sans impact sur la lecture ref 086.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First US Edition. New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1930. First American edition, 1930. Worn but sound copy of this true life adventure of travel throughout the Middle East and Horn of Africa in the early 20th century, illustrated in black and white. Brown cloth printed in gilt, map endpapers, no dustjacket. Covers have some shelfwear, mainly to the corners and spine ends, good hinges (rear hinge internally neatly reglued and secure), sound text block, a few small spots to the endpapers, age-toned but clean pages with a few instances of smudging to the outer margins, name and 1930 date on half-title, no other markings. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…