Set against the superb background of the medieval city of Marrakesh and the pinnacled castles of the Atlas Mountains, this book tells the story of the meteoric rise to power of an orginally obscure warrior tribe, the Glaoua, and their equally sudden and spectacular downfall.
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Gavin Maxwell was born in 1914, educated at Stowe and Oxford and served in the Scots Guard during the Second World War. Invalided out in 1944 he bought the Island of Soay and set up his Basking Shark fishery there - the subject of his first book, Harpoon at a Venture, (1952). Other books include A Reed Shaken by the Wind (1958), an account of the Marsh Arabs of Iraq, The House of Elrig (1956), an autobiography of his childhood, and his world famous West Highland books about otters: Ring of Bright Water (1960), The Rocks Remain (1963) and Raven Seek Thy Brother (1969). He died in 1969.
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Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Hardback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR001622782
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Librería: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Reino Unido
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Librería: A Good Read, Toronto, ON, Canada
Paperback. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 9.7 X 8.0 X 0.9 inches; 272 pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 189789
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Librería: Ezekial Books, LLC, Manchester, NH, Estados Unidos de America
paperback. Condición: Good. No Highlighting or underlining. Some Wear but overall good condition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. Nº de ref. del artículo: 51UN4X0011GW
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Librería: Laurel Reed Books, Stratford, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Illustrated Edition. Beautiful book, decorated endpapers, brown cloth boards, gold lettering on spine. Nº de ref. del artículo: 011277
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Librería: Quickhatch Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 272pp., index, map, biblio., photos, ill. "This classic story of Morocco and its history in the first half of the twentieth century tells the tale of the meteoric rise to power of an originally obscure warrior tribe,the Glaoua and their equally sudden and spectacular downfall." Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 003634
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Librería: GfB, the Colchester Bookshop, Colchester, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Cassell & Co, 2000. Hardback, d/j, sm4to, 272pp, illust. A good copy. 0304354198/1.1uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading). Nº de ref. del artículo: 381117
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Librería: Gleebooks, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Decorated endpapers, 272pp., table, chronology, genealogy, monotone and colour illustrations, appendices, bibliography, map, index. Minor spotting to top edge otherwise Fine in like Dustjacket.(BH) 7/2025. Nº de ref. del artículo: ABE-1753403351060
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Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 272pp, bw & col illus. Illustrated edition, small nick on dw edge. Nº de ref. del artículo: 17851
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