Riding to the Tigris
de STARK, Freya;
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New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1959], First American edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, dj (lightly soiled at edge), fine in vg dj. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xi, 113 pp, numerous illustrations from the author's photos, folding color map, wood engraving by Reynolds Stone, index. . The author, probably the first Western woman to make the journey, travelled from Lake Van on the high Turkish plateau, through the desolate and mountainous Hakkiari, down to the Tigris River, mainly alone on horseback. Robinson 28: "The grand old lady of travellers". A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Horizon Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- J4937
- Título
- Riding to the Tigris
- Autor
- STARK, Freya;
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Original cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, dj (lightly soiled at edge), fine in vg dj.
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1959], First American edition.
- Tamaño
- 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xi, 113 pp, nu
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Travel - Asia;
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