First edition of this fine account of travels in southern Arabia in 1936, particularly in the Hadhramaut, by the Arabist, explorer, writer, and British colonial office intelligence officer St. John Philby (1885-1960), also known by his Arabian name "Sheikh Abdullah". It describes the longest of Philbys journeys, ostensibly to map the new frontier with Yemen, containing excellent photographs taken for the first time in that area by a European. Until the 1930s the highlands of the south-west corner of Arabia were among the worlds few remaining lands not fully explored or charted.
Clear tape on the first page, covering part of the title of the journal without affecting the page or legibility of the text, very slight foxing on the large coloured map (mainly on the back). In very good condition. Macro 1788.