London: John Murray, 1953. Pp. xvi+288(last blank), 40 plates, 3 text illustrations, several small tailpiece decorations, the title page decoration printed in green, full page map printed in dark green on light green stiff paper, index; tall demy 8vo; green cloth, lettered in gilt, tiny indentation to upper board; fore and bottom edges uncut; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly foxed and browned, edges chipped and split, the backstrip slightly faded; inked gift inscription and bookseller's sticker on upper free endpaper, the free endpapers offset, edges of leaves lightly foxed; John Murray, London, 1953. First edition. *The third and final volume of Freya Stark's autobiography, describing her travels in Egypt, the Persian Gulf, South Arabia, two journeys to the Valley of Hadhramaut, and her nearly fatal illness in the Shibam. The decorations are by Reynolds Stone; the sketch map is by H. W. Hawes.

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Bookseller: Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 168462
Title: THE COAST OF INCENSE: Autobiography 1933-1939
Author: Stark, Freya
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: John Murray
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1953

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