{"product_id":"arabia-felix-needs-binding-photo","title":"Arabia Felix","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. Total of 81 illustrations, 2 illustrative maps, 1 fold-out map. First edition. Publisher's full red cloth stamped in gilt. Deckle edges. xxix, 299, 301-384 Appendix, 385-397 Index. Gilt on spine is partially rubbed off, small tear on fold-out map, sun faded on spine and top edge of cloth. A very good copy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1920, Thomas was awarded \"Officer of the Order of the British Empire\", in 1928, the Sultan of Muscat and Oman awarded him \"Grand Cordon of the Order of Al Said\", and in 1949, he was awarded \"Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George\". Thomas received numerous other medals and honors, but perhaps his most significant accolade is being the first European to cross the Empty Quarter of Arabia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is that a account of his crossing of the Rub al Khali by camel, otherwise known as the great \"Empty Quarter\". \"Bertram Thomas’s accounts provide valuable historical insight, as he served as a direct eyewitness to aspects of Qatar’s past and the everyday life of its people during that period. His work represents an important perspective within the early Western documentation of the Arabian Peninsula.\" (Jerad, M.A. et al. 2026. According to Arabia Felix: Between Exploration and Representation, Bertram Thomas’s 1931 Journey to Qatar. \u003ci\u003eDirasat: Human and Social Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e. 53, 9 (Jun. 2026), 10463. DOI:https:\/\/doi.org\/10.35516\/Hum.2026.10463.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNCIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59654866043166,"sku":"UN-0013","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/2094\/0574\/files\/PANA2924.jpg?v=1785341672","url":"https:\/\/uncialrarebooks.com\/products\/arabia-felix-needs-binding-photo","provider":"UNCIAL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}