Five Pamphlets Pertaining to Watercraft of the Near East.
Bowen, Richard LeBaron, Jr.
( 1949 - 1952.), Rehoboth and Salem, Mass.
Price: $150
Bowen was a noted archaeologist of the 20th century. He specialized in niche aspects of near Eastern archaeology. The four titles here are: ARAB DHOWS OF EASTERN AFRICA, Rehoboth, 1949, 54 pp. b/w plates and ills; THE DHOW SAILOR, Salem, 1951, 46 pp. b/w plates; PRIMITIVE WATERCRAFT OF ARABIA, Salem, 1952, 36 p. b/w plates and ills. (some water staining and wrinkling); EASTERN SAIL AFFINITIES, Salem, 1953, pp. 81-211, b/w plates and ills.; and RIVER CRAFT OF THE LOWER NILE, Salem, 1952, 7 pp. b/w plates. All in wrappers. All the Salem imprints are offprints from “The American Neptune.” All in VG condition except as noted. These are scarce titles. No copies currently offered on the Internet. The lot