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Doughty, Charles Montagu
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1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- Doughty, Charles Montagu
- Travels in Arabia Deserta. Cambridge: University Press, 1888
- paper
FIRST EDITION, [one of 500 copies], 2 volumes, 8vo (225 x 135mm.), (vol.1) xx, 624pp.; (vol.2) xiv, 690pp., half-titles, plates and illustrations, folding map in the rear cover pocket of volume1, original dark green cloth gilt, uncut, slipcase
"Travels in Arabia deserta... is an unrivalled encyclopaedia of knowledge about all aspects of nineteenth-century and earlier Arabia... Sir Richard Francis Burton praised the book's scientific knowledge and its style... So reliable was the book's anthropology of the Bedouin peoples and its topography, that British intelligence mined it for information during the First and Second World wars. Doughty's contributions to all areas of Arabian knowledge continue to be praised by scholars. His principal geographical achievement was to confirm ‘that the Wady er-Rummah system drains a large area, and definitely to the east’, but his main contribution may well be the description of the land use, economy, and other features of the forty-odd settlements that he visited... His book is one of many sources that describe nineteenth-century Arabian history, but ‘no single work paints an overall picture of nineteenth-century Arabian society that tells us more’, according to historian Bayly Winder" (ODNB).
"Travels in Arabia deserta... is an unrivalled encyclopaedia of knowledge about all aspects of nineteenth-century and earlier Arabia... Sir Richard Francis Burton praised the book's scientific knowledge and its style... So reliable was the book's anthropology of the Bedouin peoples and its topography, that British intelligence mined it for information during the First and Second World wars. Doughty's contributions to all areas of Arabian knowledge continue to be praised by scholars. His principal geographical achievement was to confirm ‘that the Wady er-Rummah system drains a large area, and definitely to the east’, but his main contribution may well be the description of the land use, economy, and other features of the forty-odd settlements that he visited... His book is one of many sources that describe nineteenth-century Arabian history, but ‘no single work paints an overall picture of nineteenth-century Arabian society that tells us more’, according to historian Bayly Winder" (ODNB).
Condition
A fine copy
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."