£850
Harry St John Bridger Philby: 'The Background of Islam; Being A Sketch of Arabian History In Pre-Islamic Times', Alexandria, Egypt, Whitehead Morris, 1947, limited edition, number 281 of 500 copies, signed by the author on limitation page, 152pp, original green cloth backed printed paper covered boards. Scarce signed title by St John Philby (1885-1960), legendary British explorer and Arabist, the first European to cross the Rub al-Khali, or Empty Quarter, of Arabia from east to west.
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