Southern Gates of Arabia Freya Stark 1936 Arabian Peninsula Yemen Travel Illust

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The Southern Gates of Arabia:A Journey in the HadramautFreya StarkLondon: John Murray, 1936Early Printing.Green buckram with gilt titles and decoration. 100+ illustrations from photographs. Bindings square and tight. Text clean, no ownership markings, some toning. 9.25 inches tall. 328 pages with index. Bibliography Two maps. An account between the World Wars of what is now Yemen.The author traveled to areas usually inaccessible and had some difficulties due to her traveling without permission.Southern Spice routes are a major topic.Hadhramaut, is the name of the region currently retained in Hadhramaut Governorate of the Republic of Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula. The people of Hadhramaut are called Hadhramis and speak Hadhrami Arabic.Check out my other items !Be sure to add me to your favorites list !Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your FavoritesMember of IOBA [International Online Booksellers Association]Pleased to present: Travel, Exploration and Geography;Decorative Bindings, Illustration/Illustrators;Literature; and Vintage Children's and other Noteworthy Books.