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1932123119London: Jonathan Cape 1932. First edition of Thomas' first edition second impression of Thomas' famed work on the Arabian Peninsula. Octavo original cloth very fully illustrated with maps charts diagrams and illustrations. Foreword by T. E. Lawrence. Appendix by Sir Arthur Keith. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Ownership name. English diplomat and explorer Bertram Thomas undertook a number of expeditions into the Arabian desert and became the first European to cross the Rub' al Khali from 1930 and 1931 a journey he recounted in Arabia Felix with detailed descriptions of the animals inhabitants and culture. "A great work of travel a book that is at once a record that will fascinate every imaginative literary explorer and a reference book for the footslogger who may follow in Mr. Thomas' tracks" Norman Collins. Jonathan Cape hardcover books