Author: BARTLETT, NORMAN
Title: Land of the Lotus Eaters
Description: London, The Adventurers Club. 1959. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold title on blue boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally just a touch of light foxing to endpapers else clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good+ copy. Dustjacket is complete with a little wear to top edge. The author, an Australian diplomat, provides a fascinating account of Siam, now modern day Thailand, the only country between Persia and China which has never been subjected to control by a foreign power. He reveals the people's way of life, the majesty and mystery of Angkor and the Khmer ruins and the journeys to the more remote areas. Illustrated with photographs by the author. A far cry from today's modern Thailand. 162. Very Good/Very Good.

Keywords: Travel, Siam, Thailand, Angkor, Khmer


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