Letters: The Furnace and the Cup 1914-30; The Open Door 1930-1935; The Growth of Danger 1935-1939; Bridge of the Levant 1940-1943; New Worlds for Old 1943-1946; The Broken Road 1947-1952; Some Talk of Alexander 1952-1959; Traveller's Epilogue 1960-1980. SIGNED by the Author

STARK, Freya

Published by Salisbury, Wiltshire: Compton Russell; Michael Russell, 1974

About this Item

Eight volumes, all First Editions, published 1974-1982. Edited by Caroline Moorhead & Lucy Moorehead. Octavos. Black cloth covered hard boards, all with dust jackets. All volumes except 5 & 6 have endpaper maps as called for. All jackets are un-clipped, volumes 1-7 have all been re-priced with a sticker (£18.95), volume 8 has the original £9.95. Volume 1 is SIGNED by the author in black ink to the half title page. These letters cover sixty five years of Stark's life and travels and provide insight into the journeys and thoughts of one of the greatest and most adventurous of twentieth century explorers. Freya Stark most notably travelled in western Iran in the early 1930's, locating the long fabled Valleys of the Assassins, and in southern Arabia in the mid 1930's travelling more extensively in the Hadhramaut than any previous Western visitor. All eight volumes are in just about Fine condition in Fine dust jackets. A lovely set, enhanced by the Author's signature to Volume One.

Seller Inventory # B2486

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Letters: The Furnace and the Cup 1914-30; The Open Door 1930-1935; The Growth of Danger 1935-1939; Bridge of the Levant 1940-1943; New Worlds for Old 1943-1946; The Broken Road 1947-1952; Some Talk of Alexander 1952-1959; Traveller's Epilogue 1960-1980. SIGNED by the Author
• Publisher: Salisbury, Wiltshire: Compton Russell; Michael Russell
• Publication Date: 1974
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel
  • Signed Books