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ALLAN, Mea. Palgrave of Arabia. The Life of William Gifford Palgrave 1826-88.
(London): Macmillan, (1972). First edition. Cloth, 318pp. With illustrations. Fine in d/w.
Gifford Palgrave, son of Sir Francis Palgrave, joined the Indian army. After being converted to Catholicism, he became a Jesuit missionary. In 1860 he witnessed the Syrian massacres when the Druses rose against the Maronites, and in 1862 was commissioned by Napoleon III to explore the unknown interior of Arabia.
$65 Now $32.50
ALLAN, Mea. Palgrave of Arabia. The Life of William Gifford Palgrave 1826-88. (London): Macmillan, (1972). First edition. Cloth, 318pp. With illustrations. Fine in d/w.
Gifford Palgrave, son of Sir Francis Palgrave, joined the Indian army. After being converted to Catholicism, he became a Jesuit missionary. In 1860 he witnessed the Syrian massacres when the Druses rose against the Maronites, and in 1862 was commissioned by Napoleon III to explore the unknown interior of Arabia.
