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Hardback. Condizione: Good. A unique collection of essays accompany Wilfred Thesiger?s own personal photographs of the Africa he experienced as one of the world?s most celebrated explorers. SIR WILFRED THESIGER, last of the great gentleman adventurers, was, in the words of David Attenborough, 'one of the very few people who in our time could be put on the pedestal of the great explorers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.'Born at the British Legation in 1910 in Addis Ababa, Thesiger spent his early years in Abyssinia. He was educated at Eton and Oxford and in 1930, aged twenty, attended the coronation of Haile Selassie at the Emperor's personal invitation. Throughout his life he journeyed through some of the remotest, most dangerous areas of Africa, the Middle East and Asia, witnessing and photographing fast-changing cultures to great acclaim. His many inspiring travels involved explorations in Ethiopia, wartime service with the SOE and the SAS, crossings of the Empty Quarter of Arabia, sojourns in the Iraqi marshes and many loyal and sometimes turbulent friendships. During the 1960s he travelled extensively in East Africa, and from 1978 he spent the greater part of each year living among the pastoral Samburu in Kenya, until retiring to England in 1994. He was knighted in 1995 and died in 2003, aged ninety-three. His books, including ?Arabian Sands? (1959) and ?The Marsh Arabs? (1964), have been hailed as classics of modern travel writing.Published to coincide with the centenary of Wilfred Thesiger's birth and a major exhibition at the Pitt Rivers Museum, this book is a moving celebration of Thesiger's enduring relationship with the African continent, and his fascination with its peoples and landscapes. Containing around two hundred photographs from Thesiger's personal archive, many of them previously unpublished, these essays explore and evaluate his lifetime of exploration and travel in Africa, as well as, for the first time, his photographic practice and its legacy as a museum collection.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. A unique collection of essays accompany Wilfred Thesiger?s own personal photographs of the Africa he experienced as one of the world?s most celebrated explorers. SIR WILFRED THESIGER, last of the great gentleman adventurers, was, in the words of David Attenborough, 'one of the very few people who in our time could be put on the pedestal of the great explorers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.'Born at the British Legation in 1910 in Addis Ababa, Thesiger spent his early years in Abyssinia. He was educated at Eton and Oxford and in 1930, aged twenty, attended the coronation of Haile Selassie at the Emperor's personal invitation. Throughout his life he journeyed through some of the remotest, most dangerous areas of Africa, the Middle East and Asia, witnessing and photographing fast-changing cultures to great acclaim. His many inspiring travels involved explorations in Ethiopia, wartime service with the SOE and the SAS, crossings of the Empty Quarter of Arabia, sojourns in the Iraqi marshes and many loyal and sometimes turbulent friendships. During the 1960s he travelled extensively in East Africa, and from 1978 he spent the greater part of each year living among the pastoral Samburu in Kenya, until retiring to England in 1994. He was knighted in 1995 and died in 2003, aged ninety-three. His books, including ?Arabian Sands? (1959) and ?The Marsh Arabs? (1964), have been hailed as classics of modern travel writing.Published to coincide with the centenary of Wilfred Thesiger's birth and a major exhibition at the Pitt Rivers Museum, this book is a moving celebration of Thesiger's enduring relationship with the African continent, and his fascination with its peoples and landscapes. Containing around two hundred photographs from Thesiger's personal archive, many of them previously unpublished, these essays explore and evaluate his lifetime of exploration and travel in Africa, as well as, for the first time, his photographic practice and its legacy as a museum collection.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condizione: Very Good. UK ed. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Harpercollins, 2010. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new with light spotting to top page ends. Dust jacket is like new with partially removed sticker on back cover. Great copy of this photo book.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine, Not Price Clipped. British First. First edition, first printing as indicated by the numeral "1" printed on the verso of the title page; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; well illustrated with a colour map and an extensive, separate section of black and white photographs by Wilfred Thesiger; 280 pages. Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Book and wrapper in fine condition.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. "A temporary exhibition Embroidered Visions: Photographs of Central Asia and the Middle East by Sheila Paine, curated by the authors, was held at the Pitt Rivers Museum from November 2016 to April 2017. . The photographs from the exhibition can all be found in this book, alongside a further selection of striking images from Europe, Africa and Central America."--Page 4. 106 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 21 cm. Minimal shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. Published to accompany " Wilfred Thesiger in Africa : A Centenary Exhibition" at Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, edited by Christopher Morton & Philip N. Grover, 1st impression, unread, not price clipped, no owner's name or other inscription, no stickers, D/j protected by a clear removable sleeve.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 4to. Original publisher's beige cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Ownership signature on the title page of the contributor, Alexander Maitland, best known for his books about Wilfred Thesiger (1910-2003), the noted British explorer who was Maitland's close personal friend for the last forty years of Thesiger's life. ISBN: 000732524X Pages: 256 Fine in fine dust jacket. Signedes.…

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