![]() ![]() ![]() The book chronicles her travels into Luristan, the mountainous terrain nestled between Iraq and present day Iran, often with only a single guide and on a shoestring budget. Instantly recognised as a classic upon its first publication in 1934, The Valleys of the Assassins firmly established Freya Stark (1883-1993), as one of her generation's most intrepid explorers. Not price clipped (price on spine 6/-), small previous owner's inscription on ffep, some faint spotting to endpapers, internally clean tight and square, overall a reasonable copy, printed on thin wartime paper. ![]() Edge wear, chipping, closed tears and small loss to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners and folds rubbed with small loss, spine browned, some overall time staining. First published in 1934, this is an eighth impression (third small 'pocket' impression on thin paper) of 1946. ![]()
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