The Tourmaline Expedition. (First Edition) With an Appendix on South-West Barbary as a Field for
Published by J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd, 1906
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Piccadilly Books & Pigalle livres, Randers NV, DenmarkPiccadilly Books & Pigalle livres
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Condition: Used - Fair
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A rare first edition. No date but 1906. The expedition named after the steam - yacht Tourmaline. A description of an expedition (1897 / 98) to the Sus country just beyond the Atlas mountains and south of Morocco. Major Spilsbury traded in illegal arms to the tribes of Sus against the wishes of the English and Moroccan government. The group ended up in Moorish captivity in 'English' chains. See also: Henry M. Grey: In Moorish captivity : An account of the "Tourmaline" expedition to Sus, 1897-98 (1899). 259pp 7" + 8.5" (17.0 +21.0 cm). Frontispieces of the yacht and Major Spilsbury. Illustrated throughout with b/w photos. Folding map at rear of Sus. In the publisher's green beveled cover with gilt device and titling to the front and the spine. Light fraying to the tips of the spine otherwise with very minor wear to the squarely bound cover. Internally with faint pencil markings to front free end-paper and occasional at the margins. The text-block is bright but with light foxing to the rear end-papers. The hinges just short of being separated from the text block.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Tourmaline Expedition. (First Edition) With an Appendix on South-West Barbary as a Field for
- Author
- Spilsbury Major A. Gibbon
- Publisher
- J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd
- Publication year
- 1906
- Condition
- Fair
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 0.93 kilograms
Piccadilly Books & Pigalle livres
Randers NV, Denmark
AbeBooks seller since January 17, 2023
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A unique collection of primarily English and French books gathered in Egypt by my late brother, Bent Bach Christophersen. He was bookseller by education having finished his studies at Foyles in London in 1972. He moved to Cairo in the early 1990s where he noticed a surprising number of fine and rare books – not to mention pretty unique memorabilia’s - originating from Europe, to be found in the many, many small shops selling pretty much everything on the streets of Cairo. Intrigued, he found out that most of these books were left behind by the Europeans who, when president Abdel Nasser came to power in 1954, were asked to leave Egypt. They were given a very short notice and only brought their most prized possessions with them. My brother passed away early April 2022. He gave me the task to look after his collection. The money raised from the sales will go to the upkeep of his flat in Cairo. I hope you will enjoy browsing through the list as it will grow over the coming months.…
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