2002, ISBN: 0719563240

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780719563249], Near Fine, [PU: John Murray Ltd, London], Jacket, First edition, first impression. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly… More...

[EAN: 9780719563249], Near Fine, [PU: John Murray Ltd, London], Jacket, First edition, first impression. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly bruised, not price clipped (£17.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight an square, overall a vg+ copy. 240pp. King Solomon, the Bible's wisest king, also possessed extraordinary wealth. He built a temple at Jerusalem that was said to be more fabulous than any other landmark in the ancient world, heavily adorned with gold from Ophir. The precise location of this legendary land has been one of history's great unsolved mysteries. Long before Rider Haggard's classic adventure novel 'King Solomon's Mines' produced a fresh outbreak of gold fever, explorers, scientists and theologians had scoured the world for the source of the king's astonishing wealth. In this book, Tahir Shah takes up the quest, using as his leads a mixture of texts including The Septuagint, the earliest form of the Bible, as well as geological, geographical and folkloric sources. Time and again the evidence points towards Ethiopia, the ancient kingdom in the Horn of Africa whose imperial family claims descent from Menelik, the son born to Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Tahir Shah's trail takes him to a remote cliff face monastery where the monks pull visitors up on a leather rope, to the ruined castles of Gondar, and to the churches of Lalibela, hewn from solid rock. In the south, he discovers an enormous illegal gold mine, itself like something out of the Old Testament, where thousands of men, women and children dig with their hands. But the hardest leg of the journey is to the accursed mountain of Tullu Wallel, where legend says there lies an ancient shaft, once the entrance of King Solomon's mines. Tahir Shah's account of his journey in search of the facts behind the fiction is every bit as exciting as Rider Haggard's. Quite a scarce book., Books<

2002, ISBN: 0719563240

[EAN: 9780719563249], Used, very good, [SC: 2.8], [PU: John Murray Press, United Kingdom], TAHIR SHAH IN SEARCH OF KING SOLOMON'S MINES, King Solomon, the Bible's wisest king, also posses… More...

[EAN: 9780719563249], Used, very good, [SC: 2.8], [PU: John Murray Press, United Kingdom], TAHIR SHAH IN SEARCH OF KING SOLOMON'S MINES, King Solomon, the Bible's wisest king, also possessed extraordinary wealth. He built a temple at Jerusalem that was said to be more fabulous than any other landmark in the ancient world, heavily adorned with gold from Ophir. The precise location of this legendary land has been one of history's great unsolved mysteries. Long before Rider Haggard's classic adventure novel King Solomon's Mines produced a fresh outbreak of gold fever, explorers, scientists and theologians had scoured the world for the source of the king's astonishing wealth.;In this book, Tahir Shah takes up the quest, using as his leads a mixture of texts including The Septuagint, the earliest form of the Bible, as well as geological, geographical and folkloric sources. Time and again the evidence points towards Ethiopia, the ancient kingdom in the horn of Africa whose imperial family claims descent from Menelik, the son born to Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.;Tahir Shah's trail takes him to a remote cliff-face monastery where the monks pull visitors up on a leather rope, to the ruined castles of Gondar, and to the churches of Lalibela, hewn from solid rock.In the south, he discovers an enormous illegal gold mine, itself like something out of the Old Testament, where thousands of men, women and children dig with their hands. But the hardest leg of the journey is to the accursed mountain of Tullu Wallel, where legend says there lies an ancient shaft, once the entrance of King Solomon's mines. Tahir Shah's account of his journey in search of the facts behind the fiction is every bit as exciting as Rider Haggard's. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

2002, ISBN: 0719563240

[EAN: 9780719563249], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 13.98], [PU: John Murray Publishers Ltd], OTHER RELIGIONS FOLKLORE GENERAL AAS CUSTOMS ETHIOPIA & DJIBOUTI TRAVEL WRITING ENGL, A… More...

[EAN: 9780719563249], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 13.98], [PU: John Murray Publishers Ltd], OTHER RELIGIONS FOLKLORE GENERAL AAS CUSTOMS ETHIOPIA & DJIBOUTI TRAVEL WRITING ENGL, ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING, Books<

2002, ISBN: 9780719563249

Hardcover, ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL., Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, Other Religions, Folklore, General AAS, General, Customs, Ethiopia & Djibouti, Travel Writing, English, Hardco… More...

Hardcover, ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL., Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, Other Religions, Folklore, General AAS, General, Customs, Ethiopia & Djibouti, Travel Writing, English, Hardcover, Regular Size, [PU: John Murray Publishers Ltd]<

2002, ISBN: 9780719563249

John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2002-05-09. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.7919 in x 23.5787 in x 15.9898 in., John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2002-05-09, 3