Aden to the Hadhramaut a Journey in South Arabia

D Van Der Meulen

Published by John Murray, 1947

About this Item

*** BOOK in good + clean tight and unmarked condition. Publisher's original pale beige buckram boards with gilt title on spine. 254 pages, frontispiece, 91 further b&w illustrations and a double page map. Fore and lower edge untrimmed. Some spotting to foreedge. *** DUST JACKET in poor condition as it is missing more than half the spine. The upper and lower faces are OK, but the whole thing was extensively repaired (no adhesive tape used) before being enclosed in a Trimsleeve sleeve. *** CONTENTS: The author was a Dutch diplomat and explorer who made two journeys in this remote and forbidding area, in 1931 and 1939. It was during this period that the Ingrams Plan for the Hadhramaut was put in place to ensure peace. There are splendid photographs of the geomorphology and the extraordinary architecture of the region. Size: 240x160mm. Seller Inventory # 007053

Bibliographic Details

Title: Aden to the Hadhramaut a Journey in South ...

Publisher: John Murray

Publication Date: 1947

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Poor

Edition: 1st Edition