Travels in Asia and Africa, 1325-54 (Hardcover, Facsimile of 1929 ed)

Ibn Battuta, the greatest of all the medieval travellers, was in Tangier in 1304. At the age of nineteen he set out on his travels that were eventually to take him over 75,000 miles through all of the Muslim world. His book, in which he describes the cultural life and beauty of those times, remains one of the most famous of all travel narratives. The value of the work to historians and students is beyond question, but perhaps its true worth lies in the freshness of its narrative style. Throughout, we are aware of the author's own human and compassionate insights and, even after six centuries, it remains a delight and pleasure to read. This fine facsimile edition, originally published in 1929, is enhanced by the inclusion of several exquisite prints, with maps of the journeys undertaken during Ibn Battuta's remarkable life.

General

Imprint:	Darf Publishers Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Broadway travellers
Release date:	December 1983
Authors:	Ibn Batuta
Translators:	Hamilton Gibb
Dimensions:	220 x 140 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	398
Edition:	Facsimile of 1929 ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-85077-002-2
Subtitles:	Arabic
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
LSN:	1-85077-002-6
Barcode:	9781850770022

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