The road to Oxiana
Byron, Robert, 1905-19412010
Book
In 1933, the delightfully eccentric Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana - the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which formed part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. While his arrival at his destination, the legendary tower of Qabus, is a wonder, the journey itself is a captivating, quirky record of his adventures and a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now inaccessible to most Western travellers.
Main title:
The road to Oxiana / Robert Byron ; with an introduction by Bruce Chatwin.
Work:
Edition:
New ed. / with an introduction by Bruce Chatwin.
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2010, c1937.
Collation:
xx, 393 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
"Vintage Byron" -- Cover.First published: Great Britain : Macmillan, 1937.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780099523888
Dewey class:
915.6043915.6
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
74406
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Travel | TRAVEL 915.6 BYRO | Available |
| Library at the Dock | -Travel | TRAVEL 915.6 BYRO | Available |