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Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger, published by E. P. Dutton and Company, New York, 1959. Illustrated throughout and retaining its original illustrated dust jacket, this classic travel narrative recounts Thesiger’s extraordinary journeys through the Arabian Peninsula and his crossings of the vast Rub' al Khali, or Empty Quarter. Thesiger describes traveling by camel alongside Bedouin companions through some of Arabia’s most remote and difficult terrain, documenting the people, landscapes, customs, and traditional way of life he encountered. The book covers his first and second crossings of the Empty Quarter, journeys through the Trucial Coast and Abu Dhabi, the Wahiba Sands, and other regions. An impressive fold-out map of the Empty Quarter and Thesiger’s routes is included. The hardcover features blue cloth along the spine with decorative silver lettering and a striking desert-themed design on the front board. Condition: Vintage hardcover with the original dust jacket. The book itself presents well with light visible shelf wear. The dust jacket shows substantial age-related wear, including rubbing, creasing, edge wear, small tears, and losses/chipping particularly along the upper and lower edges and corners. The fold-out map is present and appears intact in the photographs. Please review all photographs carefully for exact condition. Your book will be carefully packaged to ensure it arrives safely. Please review all photographs, as they are considered part of the description.