London: Gordon Cremonesi, 1975. 294pp, index, bw ills. Or blue boards in jacket. JAcket with several short tears at bottom edge, a little light toniong to page edges. 100 years before Lawrence of Arabia Hester Stanhope travelled throughout the Arab world on her own, adopting the customs, tongues and dress of her Arab companions. Shipwrecked off Rhodes, attacked by Bedouins in the Syrian desert, the first European woman to visit Palmyra, nearly killed by the plague- before her death her reputation was so great that not even the Sultan dared defy her, becoming an Oriental potentate in her own right.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo.

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Librería: Lawrence Jones (AU)
Inventario del vendedor #: 030628
Título: Travels in Araby of Lady Hester Stanhope
Autor: Watney, John
Formato/Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Estado del libro: Usado - Muy bueno
Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good
Edición: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0860330052
ISBN 13: 9780860330059
Editorial: Gordon Cremonesi
Lugar de publicación: London
Fecha de publicación: 1975
Palabras clave: Women Travel Exploration Arabia Egypt Holy Land Palestine Palmyra Constantinople Greece Malta Stanhope Syria Victorian
Catálogos del vendedor: Africa & South America; Anthropology, Sociology, womens/mens issues; Travel & Exploration;

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