Description: This listing is for the following book - If you have any questions please let me know. Book Title - Middle East: a Record of Travel in the Countries of Egypt, Palestine, Iraq, Turkey and GreeceBook Author - H.V. MortonBook Publisher / Year - Methuen & Co. Ltd. London England stated Third Edition 1941 with 1st being June 5th 1941 and 2nd being August 1941 // 326 pages with full indexBook Condition - Dust Jacket is in a protective clear sleeve - DJ has chips, age and obvious damage at corners. Color photograph on front of DJ is still attractive - shows view from the Citadel, Aleppo Syria. Red boards are solid with fade o bottom spine and a few spots on front - titles are clear on spine. Light age to edges at top, side and bottom but nothing severe and does not affect interior. Pages are sharp and there is no writing - photogravure plates are very nice and are rich with nice depth. Near end of book there is a light crease at bottom right margin from maybe a light bump. Binding is on the solid side. DJ is Fair to Good and book is Very Good minus or better. An overall nice copy. Book Content - Henry Canova Vollam Morton FRSL (known as H. V. Morton), (26 July 1892 – 18 June 1979) was a journalist and pioneering travel writer from Lancashire, England. He was best known for his many books on London, Great Britain and the Holy Land. He first achieved fame in 1923 when, while working for the Daily Express, he covered the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter. ILLUSTRATIONSSAND-DUNES, MERSA MATRUH FrontisSIWA MERSA MATRUH MONASTERIES OF SYRIANI AND BISHOI, WADI NATRUN BRITISH WAR CEMETERY OVERLOOKING JERUSALEMON THE EUPHRATES‘and BABYLON SHALL BECOME HEAPSSTREET IN KONYA, TURKEY TURKISH SHEPHERD, EPHESUS KAVALLA, MACEDONIA SNOW-CAPPED BELESH MOUNTAINS ON THE YUGOSLAV-BULGARIAN FRONTIERKEMAL ATATURK’s BIRTHPLACE IN SALONICA AN ARCADIAN SHEPHERD THE GORGE AT DELPHI GIRLS OF THASOS All the illustrations are from photographs by the Author and Mary Morton MAPSMIDDLE EAST EndpapersEGYPT PALESTINE IRAQTURKEY GREECE Drawn by Edward Stanford Ltd. 031
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Year Printed: 1941
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Travel
Binding: Hardcover
Region: Middle East
Author: H.V. Morton
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Methuen & Co
Place of Publication: London
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
