Philby, H. St. J. B. (Harry St. John Bridger), 1885-1960
Title:
A pilgrim in Arabia / H. St. J.B. Philby.
Published / Created:
London : The Golden Cockerel Press, 1943.
Physical Description:
191, [8] pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Printed by Christopher Sandford and Owen Rutter at the Golden Cockerel Press, Rolls Passage, London E.C. 4, in Perpetua type on Arnold's mould-made paper, and finished on the 3rd day of March, 1943. The edition is limited to 350 numbered copies. No. 1-30 are bound in full Niger and contain a short photographic supplement. Nos. 31-350 are bound in 1/4 Niger."--Colophon.
Contents:
The Meccan pilgrimage -- "The city illumined": Madina -- The queen of the desert: Riyadh -- Qarnait: the coronet -- A Persian holiday.
Subject Terms:
Arabian Peninsula -- Description and travel. | Iran -- Description and travel. | Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens. | Travel. | Arabian Peninsula. | Iran.
Form/Genre:
Photomechanical prints -- 1943. | Private press books (Publishing) -- England -- London.
Contributors:
Golden Cockerel Press, publisher. | Sangorski & Sutcliffe, binder. | Sandford, Christopher, printer. | Rutter, Owen, 1889–1944, printer. | Montgomery, Elizabeth A., illustrator.